BioWare on why you have to kill 300,000 Batarians before Mass Effect 3 starts

PCGAMER writes: Mass Effect 3 starts with Shepard returning to Earth to be put on trial for the killing of 300,000 Batarians. If you don’t remember doing that, you were either very drunk or you didn’t play The Arrival DLC for Mass Effect 2. It’s one of a few moments in the series so far when you don’t have a choice about something important. I asked executive producer on Mass Effect 3, Casey Hudson, about these moments: why they happen and whether they work.

[DaThreats]

Cause they are ugly motherfukers.

[qface64]

what if i DID NOT get the arrival and i do import my file?

[Neckbear]

You still kill the batarians.

Default "choice", you can't even pick any other outcome in the DLC.

[qface64]

well that's really stupid that's like getting the default choice in ME2 even after you save the council

so much for controlling your own story right

[Croash]

It's different here.

Arrival doesn't let you choose, unlike the moment when you had to decide whether the Council would live or not.
Either you kill the batarians, or you kill the batarians. So in ME3, no matter what you did during ME1 or 2, these batarians are dead.

Therefore not having played the DLC isn't that relevant.

[evrfighter1]

This kind of dlc is bad. You're basically paying to see the end of a game.

Thats it bioware we had some good times together but think it's for for the best if we go our separate ways. I'm afraid to see what their gonna do with the star wars mmo.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

I decided to play my file without doing the DLC because I didnt want to kill 300,000 batarians to delay the reapers arrival by a few days.

I hope they dont include that in ME3 for sure, it was lame. My shepard isnt that afraid of reapers.

[unknownhero1123]

sorry but ME3 begins with a trial that revolves around shepard killing all of those batarians.

[Megaton]

Meh, no one cares about the squints.

[krazykombatant]

I fucking hate DLC.... nice to have it expand the game as side-quest and shit. But when critical shit is put in the DLC.... such as the happening in "arrival" and "lair of the shadow broker" that pisses me the fuck off...

[Redgehammer]

Do you not have the option or desire to purchase the DLC? In the case of the arrival, I like it that it set of ME3 with such a harsh, yet required decision.

[krazykombatant]

Yes I do have a choice, but then again I also bought the sequel of ME1 to not be kept out of the loop when vital information is being put out through DLC. It's kinda awful.. It's just like the fact that PS3 players got all of the DLC for free while the loyal fanbase of the 360 had to pay for everything...

And don't give me that excuse ohhhh you had the game for longer. I'm sorry but that's not the way to pay loyalty.

[Redgehammer]

I agree with you completely that 360 ME1 purchasers got the shaft from EA and Bioware. I love the universe bioware created, and will support it to the end, but we did get shortend of the stick. Not even an avatar item saying thanks for your early support. That's the way it is these days, which is sad.

[Brixxer600]

All Batarians must die , Shepard done them a favour.

[LightofDarkness]

I've yet to meet one I like. I say LET 'EM FRY >:)

[RankFTW]

Ah well looks like I'm going to have to rent ME2 and play this DLC, sold my copy after I got Plat.

[aPerson]

Buy the GOTY edition.

[joydestroy]

i will be getting back to ME2 on PC this July. i wonder if i ever sold my 360 copy. should prob do that asap lol

[outwar6010]

i wanna get a pc rig and replay all the mass effect on pc plus all dlc if i cheat on the pc version will it corrupt my saves?

[joydestroy]

no, i don't see how it would. i used a few cheats thus far on my PC to help speed me through the story and i've had no issues. importing the save to ME3 is a different story, however lol

[outwar6010]

wait why would the import have problems?

[tigertron]

God damn Batarians, they got what was coming to them. :P

[nCiTy]

you humans are all racist

[Jack-H]

I'm sick to death of the Godd*amn spoilers. I only read the first half of the first sentence. LEAVE THE F*CKING GAME FOR US TO EXPERIENCE!! I'm tired of people ruining every detail with "exclusives" and "leaks". That's my piece.