Mass Effect 3 campaign gets new weapon DLC
If you've enjoyed shooting men with the likes of the Piranha shotgun and Typhoon assault rifle in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, you may be pleased to hear that a selection of the shiny new guns introduced in MP are now available in single-player, with two all-new weapons too. BioWare will charge you for that privilege, of course.
Typhoon! Typhoon!
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 campaign gets new weapon DLC.
If you've enjoyed shooting men with the likes of the Piranha shotgun and Typhoon assault rifle in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, you may be pleased to hear that a selection of the shiny new guns introduced in MP are now available in single-player, with two all-new weapons too. BioWare will charge you for that privilege, of course.-
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BioWare has released new DLC for a game which sold many copies and many people enjoyed.
Much of this content is already in the game in some form, yet it still costs money to unlock for the campaign. Many people get annoyed about similar tactics, so they may well wish to know this.
BioWare has released an awful lot of free multiplayer DLC but charges for everything single-player, even weapon packs. The different models are interesting as publishers try to create, and adapt to, new models.
So there are three ways. How is any other "This thing is out" not an ad?-
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More than that, the headline, "Mass Effect game gets weapon DLC" is depressing, considering what the game used to be.
Mass Effect isn't in my wheelhouse, but my friend is a big fan of the Mass Effect storyline. He has the first two games, but passed on the third due to the loss of focus, and dilution towards "retail box multiplayer bolt-on with DLC masquerading as a freemium game", and due to the ending controversy. If I told him that Mass Effect 3 got weapon DLC, he would sigh in disgust.
Beyond that, as a news article, beyond what commentary I gave, what else is there to discuss? I'd rather see trite headlines like this confined to a weekly DLC release summary, and let Major Nelson / PlayStation Blog and the publisher put out the announcement themselves.-
Your friend missed out on a great single player game (minus the ending) ... seriously, the game was epic (minus the ending).
I could care less about the MP and how EA is trying to squeeze money out of people, but that doesn't mean I ignored a great game because of it. -
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I guess you just don't pay attention and remember that Mass Effect 2 had:
Alternate Appearance Pack 1 & 2 - 3 Squadmate Outfites each: $2 each
Equalizer Pack - 1 Armor Set/2 Armor Parts: $2
Aegis Pack - 1 Sniper Rifle/5 Armor Parts: $2
Firepower Pack - 1 Assault Rifle/1 Heavy Pistol/1 Shotgun: $2
But I'm glad you have selective memory and think that ME2 was somehow less of a possible money hole.
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The multiplayer stuff is free presumably because enough people pay real money for a load of unlock packs when new gear and classes come out. And you never want to divide a multiplayer community, or make it feel divided.
Which is quite nice, in a way, though the unlock system is a pain in the arse for people who either play only a little or don't pay up.
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Wasted news space. Until they complete the story, DLCs are gonna feel like attempts and nickle'n diming.
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