It's important to point out that some of the merchandise unlocks the same content, making it unnecessary to buy everything in order to get all the unlockables, but wow....that's a lot of product they're trying to push.
I'm curious what most of you think of the day 1 DLC. I can't remember ever seeing that in a game before, do you think it will catch on and start becoming the norm? I have no doubt most AAA titles would be able to get away with it very easily and as people got used to it, smaller titles would be able to start also.
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As long as people keep buying DLC, publishers will keep pushing it out there. I do agree that day 1 DLC is shitty though and there's absolutely no reason it couldn't have been in the actual game. Blatant cash grab, but then it's EA we're talking about. Did you expect anything less?
Most Mass Effect DLC has been utterly shite in the past anyway, with the exception of LotSB. I doubt we'll miss much if we skip it.
Apparently they began work on it after they finished the retail game
It takes about 3 months from 'content complete' to bug-fix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs. In that time we work on DLC...
Warning: Spoilers
It's kind of hard to believe they weren't working on the DLC and the retail game simultaneously. It's hard to believe that after they finished the game no one took vacations and they started working on a DLC like the next day and were able to finish that in 2-3 months.
Like you said, most of the Mass Effect dlc has been extremely forgettable, so I'm going to hold out for dlc reviews before I make a decision. I'm not mad like a lot of people though, just disappointed. They could have just put a code in the manual so people who buy new copies get the extra content and wouldn't have riled up so many long time fans. Hopefully it doesn't set a bad precedent going forward. As much as people like to say "people should boycott," it'll never happen. Video games are like booze, no matter the econmic or the person's employment status, even broke people will find a way to scrounge up as much cash as it takes. $10 won't sway them.
On a lighter note, time to play through the first two games again or I won't remember what decisions I made. Haha all the decisions I made in the first game were the default decisions you're given in the second if you never played the first...apparently I'm predictable so I'll have to change it up.
Memphis wrote:Day 1 DLC is an utter piss-take to any long-term gamer. Everyone else won't give a fuck and will actually defend the shit, so the real fans of gaming get ignored and the masses get fucked a little bit deeper by corperate cock AND ENJOY IT. Fuck my species.
xer0s wrote:So don't you receive the day 1 DLC if you preorder the game? That seems easier...
No, but you get it if you buy the Collector's Edition. The Collector's Edition is $20 more than the retail game though, so if all you want is the DLC you're better off buying the game for $60 and buying the DLC separately for $10. Most people just have to remember it's an optional purchase and hopefully the DLC doesn't carry much weight story wise. If it's just some backstory about a single angsty character who happens to be a prothean, it doesn't seem like you'd be missing out on anything by skipping it. One would think they'd tie up the Prothean loose ends in the main story and not save huge revelations for the DLC.
I'm replaying through the first one now. As clunky as some aspects feel compared to the second game, I really like the character development in the first game. Leveling up is a lot more fun and choosing which categories to put not only your character's points into, but your squad mates' as well, makes it a lot more strategic than the bastardized version of it they used in ME2. They dumbed it down a ton for ME2, does anyone know if there going to try to aim for the middle ground with regards to character development? Or will it just stay the same as ME2?
Also, shotguns....shotguns in the first game are awesome...shotguns in the second game are worthless. I'm particularly curious because the Vanguard wasn't very fun to play in ME2 when the shotgun felt like a welt noodle.
sorry if my questions were answered in the demo, I don't have internet access on my 360 at the moment.
I'm replaying ME1 and ME2 on the PC before even beginning ME3. The first 2 games I'll just play through once for a refresher, but I'll do absolutely everything there is to do in the 3rd, so I should get my money's worth.
[quote="YourGrandpa"]I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.[/quote]
Transient wrote:I'm replaying ME1 and ME2 on the PC before even beginning ME3. The first 2 games I'll just play through once for a refresher, but I'll do absolutely everything there is to do in the 3rd, so I should get my money's worth.
I'm doing the same, importing a fresh character seems like the best option. I'm not going to bother with getting my character in ME1 to level 60 though since it takes more than one playthrough. Doing everything in one play through will put you at level 50 which is fine before importing to ME2. Though I noticed that I want to make the same decisions in ME1 as I did on the character I already imported to ME2 (bone ashley and renegade on everything besides for saving the rachni), which is disappointing, but at least all the decisions will be fresh in my mind.
To be honest, I don't remember what I did on ME2, I only played through it all the way once because the story wasn't as good as the story in the first (though I guess that's the curse of being the second installment of a trilogy). Tali died for me on the suicide mission though so when I replay ME2 I'll make sure no one dies. Spoiler: How to make sure no one dies
I'm curious, which game do you like better? The majority seems to like ME2 much better, though the minority that likes ME1 is very, very loud....if you read the ME forums, at least. Personally I think ME2 improves on just about everything but the leveling and the story. I liked having more skills to choose from in ME1 because it can make the same class play differently. For instance, as the Soldier, you can level up all your weapon skills and be a master of death with any weapon the situation calls for, or you can upgrade only 1 weapon and put all your points in the health and armor categories and tank. Though I still like the ME2 classes because they actually feel different; apart from the soldier in ME1, most classes feel too similar (pistol and a power, yada yada yada). I just would have liked to see more skill options in ME2 because it would lead to more diverse ways of playing each class.
If you ask me, all this bullshit about having different direction in storyline through the choices of your previous actions is laughable.
I mean sure, there might be about 3 or 4 different possible scenarios in ME3 but I don't see how 2 prequels worth of dendritic choices are going to truly translate to anything more than a few superficial outcomes.
Tsakali wrote:If you ask me, all this bullshit about having different direction in storyline through the choices of your previous actions is laughable.
I mean sure, there might be about 3 or 4 different possible scenarios in ME3 but I don't see how 2 prequels worth of dendritic choices are going to truly translate to anything more than a few superficial outcomes.
A lot of people, myself included, love role playing in the Mass Effect universe. Though I obviously haven't played the third yet, as far as I'm concerned, the trilogy is more like a 100 hour rpg instead of the 3 separate games. I want to feel like my decisions shaped the ultimate outcome of the story. I don't want to just play the third and have the game tell me "You made these default decisions in the first two, here's your ending."
Plus, I don't see replaying the first two as any chore. I genuinely enjoyed both games. Although I didn't make it all the way through the second game on subsequent playthroughs, I still sunk a lot of hours into trying out different classes, and part of the reason I didn't go all the way through was because I knew I was going to when ME3 came out.
edit: And even if you don't want to play or replay the first two, I wouldn't call having your decisions matter in the previous games "laughable" at all. In fact, it should be encouraged. This is the future of gaming, sequels that build off their predecessors. Are you trolling? Because I don't know how stripping away depth and choice can be seen as a good thing. ever. If generic third person shooters are more up your alley, maybe you should play 50 cent's game and leave the Mass Effect series alone.
Having the final installment of a trilogy play off the first two and make them relevant is totally "bullshit" and "laughable" man. They should just make the previous 60 or so hours of role playing not even matter. "Different direction in the storyline?" Lol, that'll just make my tiny brain get lost
