Why not using the Alamo as a transport is a bad idea:

[SpecialAgentOrange]

https://gyazo.com/61dd287abde77da64853d15a744bbcde

[Karmac]

The way LZ's and Dropships are at the moment, using LZ2 at all is pointless and setting the Normandy for fire missions and only fire missions is the best idea anyone ever had. Once devs sort out the sentry gun issues putting those on DS1 along with the inside-smartgun nest will be the best way to load up the Alamo. Double GAU's and Single Missile Pods on the Alamo with the targeting system is the way to go, keep the min-rocket pods nearby for when you run out of Missiles as well.

[jusa297]

What karmac said. Normandy is better for firing missions because no one uses lz2.

[Jeser]

Yep, There is no sense in using DS2, no strategic points near LZ2, no resources that can be accessible only from there. Almost impossible to defend from aliens and it's a common sense to use Nexus as FoB, so dividing resources to hold LZ2 never lead to something good. I'd prefer lay on the floor in DS1 than deploy on DS2 and find out in 15 minutes that DS2 PO is torned to pieces and DS2 already lost. Nah, thanks.

[Crab_Spider]

Yep, There is no sense in using DS2, no strategic points near LZ2, no resources that can be accessible only from there. Almost impossible to defend from aliens and it's a common sense to use Nexus as FoB, so dividing resources to hold LZ2 never lead to something good. I'd prefer lay on the floor in DS1 than deploy on DS2 and find out in 15 minutes that DS2 PO is torned to pieces and DS2 already lost. Nah, thanks.

So Robotics, medbay, and Secure Storage are not strategic points?

[Jeser]

So Robotics, medbay, and Secure Storage are not strategic points?

Medbay is accessible from hydro -> from Nexus. Robotics is useless, Secure storage was used as a FoB when LZ2 was back near it, now it almost never used and no viable stuff in there, so, yes, not strategic points.

[WinterClould]

So Robotics, medbay, and Secure Storage are not strategic points?

After a quick one time scouting run I'd say they are completely pointless places to be. When holding the Nexus and Hydro are so much more important I don't see a point in bothering with those places. Maybe today or tomorrow a CO like Carson will come up with a crazy plan where we hold Internal Affairs instead of the Nexus.

[Steven Sneider]

So Robotics, medbay, and Secure Storage are not strategic points?

Nothing worth in those places to be honest

[Crab_Spider]

Medbay is accessible from hydro -> from Nexus. Robotics is useless, Secure storage was used as a FoB when LZ2 was back near it, now it almost never used and no viable stuff in there, so, yes, not strategic points.

I don't think you understand what you're trying to dismiss.

[Barent]

I would argue that designating Normandy as fire support right off the bat is a bit meta, since you don't know that you're going to be having a huge battle with a bunch of aliens down there....

[Karmac]

We don't know anything Barent, having a dropship prepped for gunruns is more of a precaution than anything else.

[Barent]

I suppose; it's still pretty inefficient for getting marines on the ground for a distress call but I'm not a CO so maybe it's tactical genius.

[Steven Sneider]

heck if the CO wants to he can send two squads at a time.