The desire to hunt down and incorporate opposing ships for incorporation into the Beast self was quite curious. As I said, the Beast was well created. Even though the concept is clich , the execution raises it above the standard. I complained about the previously nonexistent Somtaaw which, I later learned, did indeed exist in one mention during the Heresy Wars. This mention in the original Homeworld fiction serves to eliminate that issue, though I must state that I hope to play significant Kiiths in other Homeworld games, instead of having to constantly play at being the underdog kiith.
Variation is the key.
The command ship modifications also interested me. The need to create modules on the command vessel, as opposed to, say, using the secondary research ship from Homeworld, was an interesting change. It allows you to readily identify the development of a fleet, technologically, and also allows for some nifty makeshift armor. Unfortunately, modules exist as one of the imbalances of multiplayer. Given that the Beast command ship has no need for research or hanger modules, the Beast fleet may reach full combat capability with greater speed than the Somtaaw fleet.