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Mass Effect 3 DLC Info Shepherded In

Sony mistakingly droped some Mass Effect 3 DLC info and we grabbed it

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If the internet were a bucket, it would be a incredibly leaky one.  The latest leak comes via Sony Hong Kong who mistakenly revealed details on the upcoming Mass Effect 3 DLC before promptly removing it.  However, this being 2012 someone was able to grab the information first.  Kotuku inform us that the DLC will involve an expansion in the multiplayer universe and not the single player.  Check out Read More for the lowdown.

The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Firebase Jade's jungle reservoir and Firebase Goddess on Thessia. In-game reinforcement packs now include three new weapons as well as equipment, consumables, and six new classes: Quarian Engineer and Infiltrator, Vorcha Soldier and Sentinel, Phoenix Adept and Vanguard. The battle continues – hold the line!

So that's two new maps, six new classes and three new weapons.  The rumored date of release is sometime this week, but no costs are currently available.  At a decent price these additions should pump a little more life into an already great co-op experience.  

Community Question

What would you like to see from Mass Effect 3 DLC?  New co-op gameplay types, expansions on single player, a 4 hour dating sim quest?

 

 

 

Source: Kotaku.com

 
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dman21
7:55 AM
5/17/2012

Nice! This is a great co-op title. The ability to promote a class and start over, along with the credit system for purchasing unlocks, makes it addictively replayable.

This is the only co-op title I will play with randoms, because the game forces you to work together to succeed. The credits are shared, so it doesn't matter which player accomplishes a task. Any round with a lone wolf player is usally very short.

I am looking forward to new maps, characters and weapons. If you haven't played ME3's online component, you should check it out.


copalmus
10:02 AM
5/17/2012

i really don't feel like the multiplayer should really exist in Mass Effect. I mean, if these DLC's continue to be free, or atleast very cheap, I don't mind, but something tells me they are going to be about 5-10$.

The game it self is very entertaining, and I have logged quite a bit of time into the multiplayer, if only to raise the galactic readiness %.

I am more interested to hear about the Extended Cut DLC. Wether or not it will fix the game has yet to be determined, but I understand not wanting to give any facts about it.

Anyway, thank you for the update, it was nice to be informed about this.


merridew
10:15 AM
5/17/2012

I'm suspicious of this leak because we already have Quarian Engineers and Infiltrators. On the other hand, the Vorcha as playable character were teased in one of the briefings for a multiplayer bonus weekend.

I was initially anti-Mass Effect multiplayer, particularly when I found out you "had" to play it to improve the single-player game outcome. However, having played it - I absolutely love it & am all for expanding it.


ipsum
10:34 AM
5/17/2012

@copalmus
The site is called Co-optimus, so I'm pretty sure you'll be hearing more about co-op news. Just saying.

The only way the "new" Quarian classes would make sense is if they were male. Anyway, looks like this DLC is fake: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Mass-E ... 42578.html


Engineer Seven
11:10 AM
5/17/2012

It's likely going to be free. EA still makes money when people get frustrated w/ the RNG Unlocks and buy packs to speed up the process. If you go over to BSN there are people that put up posts saying they've spent $300 on the damn things.

@Merridew
It's Male Quarians. More or less confirmed by a Dev who tweeted an obscured picture of a Male Quarian Visor/Neck with the tag 'Coming soon to a ME3 MP near you'


samoza
11:57 AM
5/17/2012

I reckon that some multiplayer DLC is coming, but not for a little while. Will it be exactly as Sony Hong Kong suggested? I think it may still be ...


Engineer Seven
12:39 PM
5/17/2012

Actually Sam, Chris Priestly (community manager) has basically confirmed it and said we'll have details by June.

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic ... 89866&lf=8

Edit: Tinfoil Hat Analysts point to the language used in the Operation Silencer Briefing and Concession as evidence that the DLC will come out within the next two weeks. The Concession Brief says that the Alliance is working on some new tech for N7 Forces so they can be better prepared for the next objective (objective events occur every other week). All of that should be taken w/ a gain of salt but it's hard to deny Priestly's post about the forthcoming info.

Edit 2: Purely personal opinion here, but I don't think we're gonna see paid DLC for ME3 until after the EC is released. They're trying to make some gestures of good faith towards the fans and community. Charging people for MP Packs this early is going to bring more outcry about them selling out and having the wrong priorities.


Lutonio
1:27 PM
5/17/2012

I'd actually like to a see a multiplayer expansion that adds for variety to objective waves.


Bakken Hood
1:40 PM
5/17/2012

Seriously, $300 for fake guns? I want my Widow X, but not that badly.

I'm still a bit bewildered at playable vorcha. I don't understand making player characters out of a race whose chief quality in combat is "expendable." Do you get, like, a suicide-bomb power and three respawns per wave?

I hope they add some new multiplayer gametypes. A dedicated co-op campaign, something more offense-oriented than the dig-in-and-repel gameplay of what they have already. Brink would serve as a decent template.

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Release Date: 03.06.2012
Genre: RPG
ESRB: Mature

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