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Mass Effect DLC Brings Batarians to the Mix

b-rad74 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:59:48 MST

@Murph1908:i really think bioware is just giving this dlc thing a good thest run, and if it really is an hour of driving that damn mako around then just give bioware your opinion and i think they will put alot more efort into the next patch. you gotta understand that this dlc is basicly a test run to see if we loyal fans will get into it, even it this one sucks its just remeber its just trial and error....maybe tell them to add some new team mates, weapons, and bad ass missions that are plot related and not jus side stories and i think they will deliver

b-rad74

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kftgr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:34:36 MST

@againstone:
E-peen moment from one playthrough:
Renegade
Completionist
Power Gamer
Tactician
Charismatic
Paramour
Soldier Ally
Quarian Ally
6 biotic experts
4 weapons experts (sniper rifle as an adept is a big, big pain)

I'm trying to see now if it's possible to get level 60 playing on Hardcore. The +10% xp bonus from the first completion should help a lot. Might have to resort to finishing off big enemies on foot as you get less xp in the Mako.

kftgr

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kftgr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:45:17 MST

@That Girl Hates You: You can get the lvl 50 achv. now. Just start a new game, but choose your existing character. Your stats continue where you left off. However, you can't change your class, so that's not much fun. I just finished ME this week and have started with a totally new character for a varied experience (and more Achv points!)

As for price versus content...it all depends on the implementation. If it's all like the sidequests on generic no-vegetation worlds, then no thanks. If it's like the main mission worlds, then sweetness. I do hope that they make the DLC complicated enough to warrant replaying.

This DLC has 50 points worth of achievements and Microsoft has limited DLC disc games to 250 total DLC points. So I really hope this means four more DLC packs. Perhaps the March 10th content is the start of a 5 part Batarian arc?

kftgr

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mind in rewind — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:23:37 MST

@Erwin: I totally missed the Batarian picture in the codex. I should have my geek card revoked.

I hope this DLC is on a par with a level like Feros or Noveria, instead of the 'ol barren planet, identical base thing. In thinking that, I'm probably just setting myself up to be disappointed, though.

mind in rewind

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produceking138 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:36:03 MST

The only reason it's going to be 90 minutes of gameplay is because they're going to stick the exact same style of 'generic enemy base' at the top of some impossible to climb mountain that'll take 60 minutes to figure out how to get up in the mako. i just finished the game last night doing all the side quests, and i must say by the end i was furious with how all the side quests are the exact same. plot might be a bit different, but its always the same building with the enemies in the same places, wouldn't expect anything else from the DLC

produceking138

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Spectre_J — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:08:52 MST

This is good. Now if Bioware can do this every 3 months then I will be happy. I cannot stand the idea of waiting 6 months or more for more DLC. BATarians, huh? I did not notice it at first, but they really do look like bats. If you dont think so, type bat into wikipedia and look at the picture at the top of the article. Some scary looking people, I tell you what...

Spectre_J

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A8acus — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:32:55 MST

$5 is cheaper than a movie ticket - and those are about an hour and a half.

(And not nearly as good).

A8acus

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Kraykan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:47:40 MST

This game is just epic - definatly in my top 10 games of all time - Bioware FTFW

Kraykan

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mcderek3000 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:58:58 MST

That's my kind of DLC!

I know that Bioware tried something similar with Neverwinter Nights premium content, but it didn't excite me as much, as it was not tied in to the central storyline.

BTW - I wonder if Bioware could borrow Obsidian Software to design them a 3 hour story - I'm sure that would be an original take on the Mass Effect universe.

mcderek3000

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Alazar — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:08:00 MST

Ah yes, this will be the first DLC I payed for then.

Alazar

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justhesh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:25:36 MST

@Hopnoe: That'd be a lovely guess. If the turians weren't actually avian-based.

@slatz_grobnik: Um...and how do you connect the word Prothean with Human?

justhesh

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Slatz_Grobnik — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:13:05 MST

@justhesh: Clearly, this is evidence that the Humans are the Proteans. Everyone's named after their stuff.

Slatz_Grobnik

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rob himself — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:56:45 MST

will it blend?

rob himself

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Jsp343 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:31:19 MST

It sounds like to me, that it will not just be another side quest planet. I think its going to be just like one of the main quest's planet's only instead of a bunch there is only uno.
Also 5 bucks for 90 mins is worth it. Think about how many people went to see Epic Movie for $8-11 bucks.

Jsp343

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gcZanmato — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:26:31 MST

Awesome, can't wait.

gcZanmato

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Erwin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:50:21 MST

This is cool, but I now expect the next DLC to feature a Hanar uprising. Enkindle this, jell-o freaks!
@Rebochan, hungry_for_worms, kyosen, WreckTheLaw, mind in rewind: They were not only in the game's codex, it also had a picture of them. Then again, I read the entire codex... because I'm a nerd...
*sigh*

Erwin

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Kiteoflight — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:16:43 MST

Cue Batman theme

Kiteoflight

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Sigma-D — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:55:09 MST

Whine and moan...Gamers are spoiled. Let the damn devs make their money. I'm definitely shelling out my hard-earned $5 for this. Jeez. $5. That could've went towards a Big Mac or a $5 DVD at Wal-Mart. Wow. The poor children.

Sigma-D

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Hopanoe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:47:34 MST

@justhesh: or...turtles?

Hopanoe

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Oban — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:21:44 MST

Very very cool. 400MS pts is nothing.

Oban

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justhesh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:47:50 MST

@mind in rewind: Yeah, me too. And dumb ass that I am, I didn't make the name connection until I went "Hey, he kinda looks like a bat--OOOOOOH!"

And then Elcor (elephant) and Volus (vole), fell into place with Salarian (salamander).

Of course, the Turians are...uh...Turidactyls.

justhesh

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Wookielad — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:38:40 MST

From the screenshots posted, it doesnt look like its going to be another typical "land on the planet and drive the Mako around for an hour till you decide to rush the hidden stronghold" type of mission.

The Batarians are piloting a mobile asteroid into the planet, and the screenshot shows the Normandy on an intercept course towards the asteroid, so I would guess that the mission involves docking with and assaulting the asteroid base, which strikes me as closer to one of the plot missions then the sidequest missions. Ill be checking it out.

Wookielad

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Myst3r1o — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:37:35 MST

Sweeeeeet! I'm buying it and NO ONE... let me repeat... NO ONE will stop me!

Myst3r1o

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argh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:32:24 MST

@Sunjammer: Wth? How do they look like bat men? They have 6 eyes.

argh

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argh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:31:09 MST

Ahh, finally a picture of Batarians. Everyone in Mass Effect is always talking about how evil they are, nice to finally see what they look like.

argh

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Samos42 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:08:57 MST

I'd complain about the price but it's Mass Effect. I'd pay anything for Mass Effect stuff. However, tortureness. I'm gonna have to make a tough decision: Brawl vs. Mass Effect...

Samos42

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Jandlecack — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:04:18 MST

@mind in rewind: They're Mass Effects very own Germans I s'pose.

Jandlecack

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Sunjammer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:59:33 MST

haha no way, the BATarians look like bat men? subtle!

Sunjammer

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My360broked — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:58:46 MST

Hmm, I'll just wait until all of the DLC is released, then it'll probably be sold on a disc.

My360broked

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Stormrider — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:57:48 MST

@4dSwissCheese: Depends on how much time you put into it. You can get through the main storyline in about 15-20 hours, but there's so much more to it than that. I've put in about 60 between my two playthroughs, and I want to go back and do a third as an Engineer.

Stormrider

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Cgirl — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:57:24 MST

five bucks? look at this: www.bestgamesever.com/article?46421

Cgirl

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KirbyMorph — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:57:01 MST

Not paying that much for the developers estimate of 90 minutes which is about 30 minutes in real world time. Every game these days contains over 40 hours of gameplay that takes 10 hours to go through.

KirbyMorph

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Eschguy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:54:08 MST

Damn! Now I really need to get this stinkin game! I've been putting it off (for some stupid reason) and so now...this game is mine. With 5 bucks for the additional content? That's so friggin cheap!

Eschguy

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red — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:50:17 MST

i got bored shortly after starting second playthrough. need to put some good time before starting again to enjoy it. what i want to know is how this ties into the existing game, mechanically. will my completed savegame reopen with this new planet? will it suddenly appear within my second playthrough? does one have to start a new game to take advantage of it? or will it just be a launchable piece of content from a menu available to play at any time with the stats of whichever loaded profile you have?

because if i cant just jump right in and play it right away, without starting new games or fudging around with existing partial profiles, then im not interested for now. nor in any future dlc. ill have to wait a few years until all their dlc is released, get it all at once, and then begin a new playthrough with it incorporated.

red

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Dudemeister — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:43:44 MST

@kingdavid73: @Black_Ops_19:

You guys realize this will be like a story mission and not like side quest right?

Dudemeister

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TheIrishNinja — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:33:23 MST

done and done. like i needed another excuse to replay this game!

TheIrishNinja

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MrSimoes — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:31:21 MST

Oooh boy! 90 minutes of more tedious gameplay moments spent driving around in a lame rover and engaging in boring gun fights.

I got 1/3 of the way through the game and had enough.

I can't fault an awesome developer like Bioware for trying, but the experience falls flat after a while.

MrSimoes

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Mister Adequate — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:29:30 MST

Finally get to kill some of these bastards!

Mister Adequate

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ezkill — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:26:04 MST

Eh ..
5 Dollars is really nothing for the work being done on this module.

I can see first hand the amount of work being put into this module and I really think that compared to some of the other 5 dollar content available this is a pretty significant piece of work.

Mass Effect meant several years of 6-7 day work weeks for a lot of people. This module is having a huge amount of effort put into it.

ezkill

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mind in rewind — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:25:46 MST

I read the book, and that's not how I pictured the Batarians at all. I know they're scum, but they look much, uh, evilier than I expected.

mind in rewind

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Xeneizes — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:13:34 MST

Sounds good to me, I guess. Then again, I'm not the one paying for it. :D

Xeneizes

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NateN — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:51:32 MST

@Smadubaku: You know, while playing the game the Acme moonbase kit did kind of bug me, but it kind of makes sense too. If you were creating a base on an alien world where you'll die if you spend more then 3 minutes outside, you'd like a well-tested design, no? It would make sense that they spend their time hammering out a workable design that could be slapped together quickly out of component parts. And having the uniformity also makes it easier to ship the junk across the galaxy, it's like the Ikea of planetary colonization!

The randomly locked doors in the otherwise identical spaceships to make them "unique" bugged me a lot more, as did the fact that everyone creates a mine exactly the same...

On topic: At 400 points for 90 minutes, I'll be buying this one myself. Doesn't seem like too bad of a deal IMHO.

NateN

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XbhaskarX — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:34:58 MST

Woo-hoo!

XbhaskarX

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Gouki4u — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:32:52 MST

All of the people who think five bucks it too much money to spend for ninety minutes of entertainment must not watch movies.

Gouki4u

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justhesh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:27:10 MST

@Moonshadow101: And the reason they're not present is because they shunned the Citadel and the Council, and are thus all but exiled. That's why they're not in the game. Yet.

justhesh

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ConstantCupcake — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:22:22 MST

When my friend Colin called to tell me the great news it was totally a wet panties moment. And just when I thought I was breaking my addiction!

ConstantCupcake

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Moonshadow101 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:15:54 MST

I'm in.

@DigitalHero: Batarians already have a codex entry. They're a species with some heavy weight in the story, they're just not present. Physically.

Moonshadow101

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mphz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:05:09 MST

Sweet. I just so happen to have 400 MS points that have been sitting there, unused, for ages. Now I know what I'll use 'em for. lol

mphz

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ludwigk — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:57:40 MST

@Rupan: You can't really compare the entertainment time between movies and games, because games are already extremely more entertaining, from an hourly perspective.

For example:

-Any PS2 'Greatest Hits' title, $20 for 30-80 hours of entertainment.

-Practically any DVD $10-15 for 1.5-2 hours of entertainment.

Still $5 is not a lot, its a new model, and we'll have to see it to know if its 'worth it'.

I have some concerns as to how this will combine with Mass Effect 2 and 3, but whatever.

ludwigk

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KurtSubvert — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:44:20 MST

I mean, I'm excited, but yeesh, only an hour and a half? I'd rather they wait a few more months and release a solid expansion.

KurtSubvert

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4dSwissCheese — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:34:55 MST

Mass Effect is what, a 15-20 hour game? So this is content that'll extend the game by a bit shy of 10%, for a bit shy of 10% of the retail price. That's very reasonable in comparison to other DLC. That's assuming the quality is good, which there's no indication it won't be.

4dSwissCheese

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AgainstOne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:31:53 MST

i am so there!

just finished my first playthrough a couple weeks ago (power gamer, completionist, tactician, charismatic, shotgun expert, assualt rifle expert, pistol expert, and so on) - 55 hours.

i was shocked that i didn't get any of the ally achievements, as i had liara and tali in my party throughout most of the game.

i did everything in that game that i could find to do and just barely got the level 50 achievement. i don't know how anyone could possibly get the level 60 achievement, unless DLC is involved.

anyway, i was already looking forward to playing through again. now i'm looking forward to it even more!

AgainstOne

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GOLD5 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:21:09 MST

I wish they would make it so that you could use the Microsoft Steering Wheel to drive the MAKO. They should be able to implement that fairly easily, shouldn't they? After all, they are both part of Microsoft Game Studios, right? That would make driving the MAKO a lot more fun, sorta..

GOLD5

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DarknessMyOldFriend — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:18:51 MST

FINALLY I CAN KILL BATARIANS!

Being a total loser who read the book I was absolutely pissed that I couldn't do it right away in the game.

DarknessMyOldFriend

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DARTH_TIGRIS — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:50:19 MST

Hmmm. We need Fox News to jump on this so people will stop complaining about ME again ...

DARTH_TIGRIS

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ironhive — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:35:49 MST

Considering I'm on my fourth playthrough of the game, I'm ready for a little more content. Bring it on!

ironhive

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PsycheDiver — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:34:12 MST

Hopefully the first of many. I'm looking forward to it. Maybe this will give me the push I need to get the last third of my still-outstanding ME achievements.

PsycheDiver

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EvilSuperSean — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:32:14 MST

I spent the week after Christmas playing Mass Effect and I haven't touched it since I completed it. I wanna play it now though, that's the magic of DLC!

EvilSuperSean

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UncleScrotar — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:26:45 MST

For all you bitching about $5 being too much for 90 minutes, let's put this into perspective...

$5 for 90 minutes = $60 for 18 hours of gameplay

Not to shabby...

UncleScrotar

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BloodStainedVendetta — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:19:40 MST

Wow! Sounds like a deal. Affordable DLC that's actually worth it?! =O This is how it should be done. Devs, take note.

BloodStainedVendetta

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brandonf — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:11:46 MST

I'm in.

brandonf

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StartingAces — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:10:42 MST

I will be paying $5 for motivation to play through the game again (maybe with biotics this time, I wasted a crapload of skills on my first playthrough).

It sounds weird, but I'm pumped for this.

StartingAces

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h0ghead — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:03:11 MST

Yeah It's cheaper than going to a movie, but the real question is, can you have sex with that thing?

h0ghead

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execrationist — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:02:17 MST

This is great! I don't know if anyone has asked this, but could we potentially go back and finish some of the side quests in the original title? I think I missed a few.

execrationist

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blackadvent — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:11 MST

@HykCraft: They'll do that six months after they finish releasing all the DLC one piece at a time.

blackadvent

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Antiterra — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:53:34 MST

@Hengst2404: Ah, yes, John Gabriel's Greater Internet Dickwad Theory: [www.pennyarcademerch.com]

Another thing worth mentioning: it's not like BioWare shipped a half-baked, incomplete game that needs to be expanded through DLC. Mass Effect is already a long, cohesive and well-developed game.

Of course, I'd hate it if developers were to start selling game engines with barely any meat around the bones, which they would then flesh out with DLC.
But it's clearly NOT the case here. BioWare are just adding depth to an already pretty-darn-deep game.

Antiterra

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yonderTheGreat — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:51:53 MST

@Maleficence:

"Damn, no PC version. Oh well
/waits"

You'll be waiting a long, long, long time. Either way... I don't see why everyone is whining. 5 bucks. 1.5 hours. Math tells me that that's the same as paying 60 bucks for an 18 hour game. So... shut up. You've all done that before. Your games most likely average less than 18 hours.

yonderTheGreat

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justhesh — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:42:53 MST

What's with all the bitching? All the people that aren't getting it now never were, and all the people that are would have any way.

Gamers have become so jaded and greedy in this age. And people wonder why prices have risen. What do you want from DLC, 300 Guitar Hero songs for 2 bucks?

justhesh

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Hiero Glyph — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:40:53 MST

@skullivan: Believe it or not the main storyline was compelling for most people. Something that most games are not. Sure, some of the game's missions were quite repetitive, but it also opened up various storylines and made the context of the character development more personal.

How exactly would you rate ME under a 7? To me the storyline and choose your own adventure text made it an 8.5 minimum. To be honest, the best game I have played in 2008 is No More Heroes and the graphics are horrid. The gameplay and art direction is fantastic though. Sometimes there is more to a game than just map layouts.

Hiero Glyph

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WreckTheLaw — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:40:13 MST

Can FINALLY pput a face to the batarians!

WreckTheLaw

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kw4k — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:38:29 MST

this is great since i barely got the game the other day! more games need to do this

kw4k

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nerotheantihero — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:37:37 MST

No pissing and moaning about pice or content size. If your a Mass Effect fan your gonna get it and you cant wait.

nerotheantihero

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Swift_ — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:35:05 MST

The game was so devoid of meaningful content, it should have shipped with this DLC. How long has it been since release anyway? Not that long.

Swift_

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Gadgetron — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:34:20 MST

i was excited after reading the title, but after reading the post i am sad.
bioware should wait and make a bigger content pack, as it stands now this is lame.

@Bioware: Take a look at a little game called Oblivion, as examples of respectable content packs [we don't talk about the horse armor].

Gadgetron

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TaggarT6 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:34:12 MST

@homernoy: Nope. With Netflix I don't need to.

TaggarT6

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RolexDPracer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:33:54 MST

I can't wait to get my hands on this DLC. I'm almost done with my second playthrough on the game.

RolexDPracer

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Red_Breast — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:33:48 MST

@Chucklestyle:

1000 gamerscore isn't too hard with ME. Just a lot of time. Liara ally can be a pain. As soon as you've done what you have to do on Citadel first time then go get her. Don't even enquire about secondary stuff. Look for more tips on this.
As for playing on Insane, it's not too hard. Just a bit more patience and care is required.

Red_Breast

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HykCraft — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:32:35 MST

Yes, I can do the match. Idiot.

HykCraft

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Black_Ops_19 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:32:09 MST

the back of the box said DLC. The extras menu says "Downloads" (or to the effect). In RPGs enviornment, Downloadable extras are a no brainer.

Sure it is a side quest, but if you are a fan of the universe in which mass effect is based then you can appreciate more fun romping around in the Normandy. Some extra dialog, and maybe more weapons. The game play sounds like it could be about the size of Noveria, but sure, it is a side mission, but its a freaking huge one.

I don't understand the hate.

Black_Ops_19

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adolfo-gomez — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:31:36 MST

@MPALM

sorry to hear you did not like any of the other RPGs on the 360, you still get Lost O on the 14th and a SRPG in march from Atlus I think

I have Folklore and Enchanted Arms so what you have looks good to me, but no I have no idea if they good

adolfo-gomez

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skullivan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:30:09 MST

@Hiero Glyph:

Somehow I doubt most Kotaku readers will be buying Poker Smash.

I hated Mass Effect but I'll be curious if this DLC is just another cookie cutter side mission like 75% of the main game was or if they'll actually create a new area to add to the mines, the science facility or the spaceship.

Every single mission in ME took place in one of those three places and the map layout was *exactly* the same every time. I will go to my grave never understanding how Mass Effect scored higher than a 7 from anyone :p

skullivan

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Dimipapa — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:29:58 MST

cool, I wish it was out now, since its obviously done >=(

Dimipapa

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Chucklestyle — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:28:36 MST

Just finished this game Sunday night (Paragon, Completionist, Tactician, Quarian and Soldier ally, etc etc. 30 hrs or so) and immediately started over again new game+ style. This game was so enjoyable that I think I'm going to gun for all 1000 gamerscore.

I just hope the sequel features more than one building layout. :P

Chucklestyle

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WalletMan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:25:31 MST

Remember original Xbox and the great idea they had for downloadable content? I believe Halo 2 was the only game that actually made you pay for a map pack. Everything else was free! New planes in Crimson Skies, new cards in Magic the Gathering, it was fuckin' awesome. Now you have to pay 5 bucks for the tiniest thing.

I'll probably still get this, but I'm still so annoyed with micropayments.

WalletMan

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Goodthymes — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:25:08 MST

I hope it has more of the hardcore sex I enjoyed in the original release. I also hope I can send the runaway asteroid space station in the direction of FOX news headquarters.

Goodthymes

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Red_Breast — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:24:55 MST

I'd really like to know if this opens up Level 60+.
Mind you an hour and a half gameplay. Don't know if that will get me to Level 61 anyway going on Level 59-60 is something like 200,000 points.
By the way from what a couple of people have said there are pictures of Batarians in the Codex. Even that picture which I think was the first ever picture from the game is in the Codex.

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Hiero Glyph — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:22:47 MST

400 MS points is nothing. Heck, most of you will pay double that for Poker Smash today. If anything I would pay it just to support Bioware. Besides, an additional 90 minutes of gameplay will be just the thing that my next character needs. Anyone who uses an existing character is just cheating.

Hiero Glyph

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Zanch — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:22:10 MST

Tits! Can't wait to try out the new content.

Zanch

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rluzinski — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:21:11 MST

Why are people always trying to define what x amount of time of a certain kind of entertainment SHOULD be worth to a person? It's up to the individual! You don't think it's worth it to YOU, don't buy it.

And really, when we are talking about $5, that's popcorn at a theator, a beer at a bar or a first run movie rental. The bar isn't exactly set high for five bucks.

rluzinski

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SirDanF — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:19:57 MST

Why is everyone making some value judgement based on how much TIME it's going to take you to play? It's as though the best value isn't in how enjoyable the game is, but in how much time it takes you to get through it? Does that mean that if I were a developer and I created a game, then added an expansion that could extend that game's playing time to 1 BILLION hours, I could charge hundreds of dollars and people would love me for it no matter how boring that added content is?

Such logic.

To me, BioWare's writers put together another "Main Mission" for a few bucks. That's good. Something to help extend the playability of a great game, that I have played through multiple times and plan to again, further than what it already is. That's awesome.

SirDanF

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SealsBroken — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:17:45 MST

Is it just me or do the Batarian's look like Samual L Jackson.

SealsBroken

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thejtrain — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:15:45 MST

In for one, without a second thought. Can't wait!

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SaintEmpire — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:15:38 MST

i say deal!

SaintEmpire

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Hengst2404 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:11:24 MST

Man Penny arcade was right about how people and being anonymous leads to people acting like ass hats online. Its 5 bucks for an hour and a half of content. Its not mandatory, Bioware will not have a crack team of EA hired musclebound goons at your house forcing you to pny up 400 ms points to play it.

I swear people cry about everything these days. If MS offers a free game, they cry because its not the game they think it should be. Mass Effect gets additional content and now we can cry about having to mortgage houses or sell crack in order to secure 5 dollars for the DLC. These same folks are already paying 50 a year to have Live anyways.

Its pretty easy, if you like MAss Effect and you want to continue your adventure, then you spend 5 dollars for 90 minutes of gameplay. If not, pound sand and forget about it.

Hengst2404

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Mecandes — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:11:10 MST

An hour and a half worth of content for 400 points?! This is an RPG! I used to have respect for BioWare...

Mecandes

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photoboy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:10:57 MST

I had no idea they were doing this, I'll definitely be buying.

photoboy

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Gray665 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:09:54 MST

sweeet. Having recelty passed the 30 hour mark with ME and still not through the main story, I welcome our DLC overlords with open arms.

Gray665

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AceKicker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:09:35 MST

Somebody foward this to RedOctane. BioWare can do 90 mins of gameplay for the same price they release 3 songs...

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sauvage — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:08:50 MST

The pack will include an uncharted world : Mass Effect and Uncharted to merge. Confirmed!

Kotaku announced today that Mass Effect and Uncharted will merge into a holy duality of gaming to become "Uncharted Effect : Drake's Mass Treasure". Details are a bit sketchy on the gameplay, but both teams agree it will make full use of next gen hardware and will run at 60FPS at a whopping resolution of 480p. Bungie failed to comment on the merger.

sauvage

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yashichi8bit — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:07:52 MST

@HykCraft: Well, its still much cheaper than going to a movie.

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BOMxAgonyxScenex — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:05:07 MST

well....all the aliens in mass effect did look bad ass until these suckers

BOMxAgonyxScenex

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Slatz_Grobnik — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:04:53 MST

I still don't quite like it. Gameplay hours are only estimates, and ME is all about the replay, but I don't like it. I can't shake the feeling that we're slowly moving towards the model where the game you buy is an empty frame, and you then have to pay for even moderate functionality.

Now, I'll be more accepting if this is a constant thing, say, every few months. But I suspect that's not going to happen.

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Arthois — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:03:33 MST

Good Hod is this a let down.

Arthois

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Mpalm. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:01:42 MST

@Lackshmana:

Not really, nothing special about it and somewhat annoying characters. God no, what a shitty game, not worth a rent. Blue dragon was worse than eternal sonata.

Once again, i should hope that xbox has more games due to it's head start, but that doesn't mean the RPGs are good. Let's wait til companies like Atlus, nippon ichi and squeenix start rolling out RPGs on PS3 (and wii now, with Atlus) before we start calling the xbox an RPG box.

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chimp_o_death — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:01:04 MST

$5 = 1 hour of gameplay.

$50-60 = price of a new game.

10-12 hrs = average game length these days.

Average price of an hour of gameplay: $5

chimp_o_death

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Rebochan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:59:40 MST

Yay, we finally get to see Batarians!

Rebochan

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Lackshmana — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:57:30 MST

@Mpalm.:

I take it then that you didn't like Eternal Sonata, Enchanted Arms, or Blue Dragon?

Also, I think that Adolfo Gomez might be referring to the general line up of rpgs, which features more available and more upcoming role palying games than the other next gen systems by far.

Lackshmana

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Antiterra — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:55:38 MST

How is this too expensive exactly? It's half a ticket to the movies.

So, wait, people have no problem paying $60/€60/£45 for 8-hour games, but $5 is too much for 60-90 minutes?

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Poison — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:54:27 MST

Hm, now it gets interesting. I have a PAL 360 but play the NTSC Mass Effect (because I wanted it in English). Which version will I be able to download, if any?

Poison

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Witzbold — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:54:08 MST

I hope in ME2 they make a better combat system with more weapons including melee ones.

I really wanted to shank folks with a knife. D:

Ah well in ME the shotgun loaded with explosive rounds was amusing enough I guess. :D

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brello — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:53:04 MST

@PaulHunter: You'd have the best depth perception ever

Anyways, $5 for 1.5 hours seems about right.

brello

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robotplague — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:52:48 MST

I forgot, has Bioware confirmed that all DLC is actually new content and not stuff they left out of the original game?

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PaulHunter — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:50:41 MST

Those screen caps make me wish I had four eyes too. =(

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Smadubaku — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:50:18 MST

@mooseyfate: agreed. I was wondering where I could get myself an Acme Do-It-Yourself Moonbase Kit. It's only available in a single floorplan, but feel free to customize your personal moonbase by randomly scattering your trash and stalagmites. Left side and rear left doors can be made to open. Or not open. It's your choice!

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robotplague — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:49:43 MST

Awesome, can't wait.

robotplague

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LoopyChew — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:47:18 MST

Five bucks? I'm TOTALLY there.

LoopyChew

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That Girl Hates You — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:47:07 MST

@Beatseeker: True that! Of course I do love Starbucks...

Oh no You have made me think of the impossible. That really good, really fattening Frapichino or some DLC tp one of my favorite games...

You sir have made me cry T-T

/lol O.o I hope you could read the sort of sarcasm there lol.

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El Patricko — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:46:40 MST

This is what I like to see, quality DLC for a great game and not too expensive.

El Patricko

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DigitalHero — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:45:44 MST

I'm expected a CODEX addition too Bioware.

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Smadubaku — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:45:13 MST

Seems like a ripoff to me. If the original game was around 50 hours then by the $5/hour rationale, the original game should have cost like 250 bucks.

I'll wait for something more substantial.

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MasterOfPastures — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:44:28 MST

HOLY SHIIIIIT!!!!

MasterOfPastures

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KingDavid73 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:44:13 MST

@mooseyfate:

lol, I was wondering the same thing. No variety at all.

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homernoy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:44:11 MST

@Beatseeker: beat me to it. ;)

homernoy

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homernoy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:43:38 MST

@Kyle81: Well since I pay that much for a latte and scone everyday before work it seems like something I would get. Not saying it's a good deal, just not a bad one.

Will this game come to the PC at some point?

homernoy

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Mpalm. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:43:22 MST

@Beatseeker:

Hmm... what kind of coffee? That's tough.

Mpalm.

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Beatseeker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:42:09 MST

why cry about $5??

hmmm, a starbucks coffee or some amazing new content for one of the best games of 2007??

Beatseeker

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Kyle81 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:40:51 MST

$5 for about an hour of gameplay is a good deal? Does being ripped off by map packs and such on Live make people jaded and accept this crap?

Kyle81

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mooseyfate — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:39:57 MST

@kingdavid73: I know I wasnt trying to be negative either, its just that that was the only part of the game i didnt like, everything else was great. I wonder, was there like some "space fortress" whole sale or something, everyone's got the same base on the same barren planet.

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Foxstar Sixtail — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:39:50 MST

It's $5 for a hour and a half? I'm sold.

Foxstar Sixtail

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b1t0 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:39:18 MST

So true about $5 for it is good since so many people will spend $10 for a 90 minute movie.. hopefully people see that.. Or realize hey lets not bash something that people aren't forcing us to buy. (just my opinion and than again i loved mass effect)

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exkon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:38:02 MST

400 MS points, that seem like a good deal to me.

But then again, I probably make more than the average gamer so money isn't a too big of a deal to me.

But I can see how some gamers would expect a little more for 400 points since some arcades games are worth 400 pts

exkon

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Digitalguardian — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:37:59 MST

What the hell bioware? Batarians should have been in the game from the beginning. Why should I pay you again to put them in there?

Digitalguardian

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Jomo7 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:37:41 MST

400's not bad for a little side quest dealie. I'll be picking this up when it comes out.

Jomo7

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dtroyt — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:37:25 MST

Nice. Loving this game (despite a few annoying flaws)

dtroyt

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Mpalm. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:37:21 MST

@adolfo-gomez:

Er... RPG box? That's a first. Mass effect is really the only good RPG to come out on the console.

Mpalm.

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That Girl Hates You — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:36:30 MST

However what I'm wondering about with this DLC is if I can just play the file I have already beaten. I was only 2 lvls away from 50 wouldn't mind getting that achievement.

(yay for copy and paste ><)

That Girl Hates You

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Xaero_Dumort — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:35:43 MST

@Murph1908:
Oh GOD do I hear that. Preach, my brother, preach.

Xaero_Dumort

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KingDavid73 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:35:37 MST

@mooseyfate:

yep. I'm not trying to be negative, I just don't think it'll be more than another boring random sidequest.

KingDavid73

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homernoy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:35:07 MST

@TaggarT6: So I take it you never buy movies.

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Beatseeker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:34:42 MST

"This is the first in a series of planned downloadable content."

sweeeeeet. this was goty for me by a long shot, i've spent a lot of time with this great game.

Beatseeker

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Spoony Bard — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:34:13 MST

I JUST beat it last night at 3 AM. Can't wait!!!

Spoony Bard

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adolfo-gomez — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:33:49 MST

$5 sounds fine, it is what SONY made me pay for a Folklore pack (and those did not have a new world)

good news for the 360 camp... Microsoft is sure making the 360 into a RPG box, SONY needs to get on the ball

adolfo-gomez

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TaggarT6 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:33:30 MST

$5 for 1.5 hours of entertainment? No thanks.

TaggarT6

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mooseyfate — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:33:15 MST

if the picture is a screen shot from the content, then you can see that it is just another one of those "space forts" on some useless planet thats barren. I think KINGDAVID73's post says it best.

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Black_Ops_19 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:33:04 MST

*pew*pew*
Bad Guy: "Kill Shepard!"
Good Guys: "Take out the hostiles!"
Bad Guy: "The enemy is everywhere!"
Bad Guy 2: "Go GO GO!"
Bad Guy: "If you kill me, the world is doomed!"
Shepard: "I don't negotiate with Batarians!" *pew*pew*

I love mass effect!

Black_Ops_19

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evilkoala — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:29:44 MST

yes, but how much sex will be in the DLC?

evilkoala

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Tarmac — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:29:37 MST

Watch as I over act.

Captain James T. Sheppard OFTHE..... U.S.S. Normandy.... reeeeee....portingforduty.

YOU BATARAIN BASTARD YOUKILLEDMYSON!

Tarmac

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Pancho_Villasan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:28:48 MST

I LOVE MAss Effect, any bone thrown my way I'll take. For a while there, I thought DLC was never going to happen for Mass Effect. I hope this is the first of many.

Pancho_Villasan

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Mookie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:57 MST

I like this. An Hour and a Half is the sweet spot. Most of the main story missions in the game took anywhere from 1 1/2 hours to around 2 1/2 hours.

Sounds like a deal to me.

Mookie

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Nicaraguan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:45 MST

So whats the chance of new equipment along with that? I was hoping for some rainbow body armor.

Nicaraguan

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TheHun — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:44 MST

The game came out about 3 months ago and theres already more missions? I'd say thats pretty cool compared to Half Life eps.

TheHun

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SigmundTheSeaMonster — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:44 MST

"Come get some Batarian poontang!"

SigmundTheSeaMonster

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Black_Ops_19 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:08 MST

most likely a big side quest, but what more can you expect? The main quest stuff is pretty straight forward, so no need to touch it.

I'm happy!
Time to kill new bad guys.... again. :D

Black_Ops_19

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Nex Antonius — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:07 MST

@kingdavid73: Well, then. You are a downer.

Nex Antonius

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romBox — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:26:51 MST

Can't wait.

romBox

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hungry_for_worms — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:26:34 MST

finally we get to see the batarians.

hungry_for_worms

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Cactuar — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:26:06 MST

sweet, more mass effect. Haven't yet finished the game, but still sweet.

Cactuar

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baked ham — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:25:54 MST

Hmm. I sold Mass Effect to a friend because I was done with it. Now I want to play the new mission. Perhaps I'll just wait a year or so until I can buy Mass Effect again for like 30 bucks.

baked ham

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rejack — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:25:29 MST

when they release a patch for some new dance moves for Shephard, i am SO there. until then, this is nice too.

rejack

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KingDavid73 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:24:46 MST

hmm... sounds kind of lame. I love the game, but the dlc sounds like it will just add another barren wasteland planet w/ a slightly different color, with the same generic building on it. When you go in, you'll see some new guys.

"hey, we're bad, don't interfere"
"i'm sorry, I can't do that, die alien scum"

*pew pew pew*

*dies*

the end

KingDavid73

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Bernoulli — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:24:06 MST

I hope you can drill the bataraians

Bernoulli

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N-Bomb — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:23:13 MST

People! Judge this by the cost of a movie. That's how I do it... it's $5 for 1.5 hours? That's like twice the value of going to see a movie, and you're getting alot more entertainment out of it.

That's how I justify these things... if it's not at least better than the value of a movie, I generally won't pick it up. That's one reason why games are so worth it in general!

N-Bomb

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NoaAltwynn — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:22:47 MST

@Strangelove: I do believe that the last line there says hour and a half, not just a half-hour.

I'm looking forward to this one, we get to finally see the Batarians after they were just a footnote in the codex and a bit of back story. More Mass Effect is definitely a good thing.

NoaAltwynn

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Strangelove — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:22:16 MST

So, you're saying it's an hour and a half?

Strangelove

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crazyscreenwriter — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:22:12 MST

@HykCraft: 400 points is like $5. That is pretty decent by expansion standards. Most of Oblivion's expansions were between $10 and $20.

crazyscreenwriter

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Mpalm. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:21:45 MST

Eh, 5 bucks for an hour and a half isn't too bad at all. But, this isn't really huge news like they made it out to be. They could have just said they were releasing DLC without all the hype tactics.

Mpalm.

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Quark — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:21:44 MST

Mako driving will consume 40 of those 90 minutes.

Quark

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pokebud — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:21:30 MST

I think I'll wait until most of the DLC has been released, it will probably be cheaper anyway then paying $20 for 4 new expansions (assuming there are 4).

pokebud

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Dagonis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:57 MST

@Strangelove:

The developers say the pack will contain about an hour and a half of action and a new Achievement worth 50 Gamerscore points.

aka 90 mins.

Dagonis

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itsburnsie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:57 MST

I love how people blow up at this announcement... when really that's a pretty fair price for a 90 minute mission.

I'll be buying it without a moment's hesitation. I <3 me some Mass Effect.

itsburnsie

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The Wreckard — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:49 MST

@Strangelove: And you've gone beyond poor reading skills. It's an hour and a half, not a half an hour.

I love that they're doing this, and wish they'd announced it before I sold my copy on eBay. I would have held onto it if I'd known there was DLC to be had.

The Wreckard

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GOD — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:02 MST

The dude on the picture looks like a happy ant man!

GOD

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Sullyville — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:48 MST

Hopefully the PC version will come out, like Jade Empire did, with all the bugs fixed and a better combat system, additional content and higher rez graphics. Yum. But in a year. Sad.

Sullyville

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kyosen — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:41 MST

@disavian: Almost every plot.. no , every plot in Enterprise was pretty much taken from the other ST series. And considering the number, it's kinda like trying to do something the Simpsons haven't done, in space.

On a side note, I had a completely different image of what Batarians looked like from reading the book.

kyosen

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Jandlecack — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:39 MST

@gummyworm: Wait what, ME was rushed? Didn't know that...what castration do you mean, from a technical aspect e.g. graphics?

Jandlecack

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NunianVonFuch — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:25 MST

Good deal. If 800 points is all right for 3 frigging maps then 400 is grand for 90 minutes more of sweet blue alien goodness. I'm sold.

NunianVonFuch

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DigitalHero — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:18 MST

This is good news! I just completed Mass on Sunday night.

DigitalHero

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exkon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:19:12 MST

Sweet...now I can kill Batarians...those sleezy aliens are going to get it!

exkon

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Nex Antonius — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:18:30 MST

@Strangelove: "The developers say the pack will contain about an hour and a half of action..."

Not a half-hour.

Nex Antonius

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Brian Crecente — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:17:47 MST

@Strangelove: One and a half hours.

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djkaurii — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:17:27 MST

This sounds pretty sweet. I've been needing a good reason to play through mass effect a third time! DLC!

djkaurii

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ChewdyFu — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:17:17 MST

@gummyworm: Except Bioware announced from the beginning that the plan all along was episodic content released in between the game releases.

ChewdyFu

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GOD — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:17:13 MST

@Luis: As aman of the cloth I cannot condone such things. I need to know co i can later condemn it... Honest... AMEN!

GOD

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Delano_J — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:17:02 MST

YES! Finally a deal that doesn't make me feel like a putz for dropping the dough. So uch better than getting 3 maps at $10 or some plane skins for $2 or a Bomb-up Pack for 150 ms points or bad retro game port for $5 or buying a key to content already on the disc for $1 or...

Delano_J

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disavian — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:16:48 MST

This sounds like the plot was lifted (with a couple of changes) from that episode of Enterprise last night. Freaky.

disavian

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Strangelove — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:16:35 MST

My god ... they've gone beyond even episodic content. A half-hour of content? For 400 points? They're either crazy or fucking greedy.

Strangelove

Mass Effect DLC Brings Batarians to the Mix

RobotPirate! — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:15:32 MST

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING 'BOUT. Seriously folks, these guys are the real-deal. Bioware is investing in this franchise and we're going on a trilogy trip that is gonna be worth every gaming minute we invest in it. What better way to extend the latest game than by DLC, until the next chapter comes along as a standalone store-shelf purchase! I'm so sold on this. Bioware, you've got a Mass Effect fan for life. Thank you!

RobotPirate!

Mass Effect DLC Brings Batarians to the Mix

Hiero Glyph — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:15:24 MST

@Bishmon: That is per each playthrough, not total. So as we all know you can expect to play it multiple times.

Hiero Glyph

Mass Effect DLC Brings Batarians to the Mix

Witzbold — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:15:22 MST

Hey thats pretty cool.

Witzbold