Mass Effect fans are outraged at the content and release plan for the recently leaked From Ashes DLC, but is it really that bad? Ben, from StickTwiddlers looks at the facts and comments from Bioware.
One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!
To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier
it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
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IMO if a developer has DLC already made especially even before the official release of the game then its something that should have come on the disc, either way they are owned by EA and EA have a track record of releasing tons of DLC before games even come out.
In most cases EA's DLC is already on the disc and you pay to unlock it which is beyond a joke to be honest.
I think day 1 DLC like this should be free for everyone because even if the developers use the excuse 'we decided to do it after the game went into production' then it should be free.
I am guessing they cut a lot of content out and will just sell it at a premium, I rather have more of a single player experience with RPG's than stupid idiotic online modes that EA is slapping on ALL of their games such games like Dead Space 2 I mean why??
In the most rudimentary words I can conjure, Financially and from a purely business oriented standpoint, No it's far from wrong. Actually it's very right in terms of profit. However, if one were to look at it from a longtime fans perspective, who has vested deep into the series not just with previous time and money, but more in terms of being emotionally connected resulting in an entitled heir of free content,..then Yes it is wrong. Simple
10 dollars (1/6 of the game's price) for one dude?!
i read the article. at one point he says this: "I personally think that people are putting way too much faith into how integral to the overall Mass Effect end-game this DLC is going to be."
and this: "This new demographic isn’t as bothered about the lore and are more into the new combat focus, furthered by the inclusion of a multiplayer."
but that's beside the point, because of what he previously said: "I agree that day one DLC and only making it available to those that buy the Colllector’s Edition is wrong."
whether it turns out to be great DLC or a worthless addition, the bottom line is that we're being cheated out of content that's ready at launch and ties into the Mass Effect universe. and even the people buying the CE don't get it for free, because you're still paying extra for the CE.
also, i don't buy this explanation: “It takes about 3 months from “content complete” to bug-fix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs. In that time we work on DLC. On ME3, content creators completed the game in January and moved onto the From Ashes DLC.”
is that true? maybe so. i wouldn't know. but that doesn't mean they have to charge us for more of the game DAY ONE. DLC should, as it's pointed out somewhere in the article, extend the life cycle of the game. you're not extending the life cycle of the game by ripping us off for $10 more, on top of the $60 we already paid, by releasing something day one.
unfortunately, i'm such a huge Mass Effect fan that i'll most likely be getting the game day one anyways and buying any DLC that adds more characters and/or missions. but the bottom line is that from a consumer standpoint, which matters a lot more than any articles or dev/pub standpoint, stuff like this really sucks.
Many will beat ME3 prior to any DLC coming out. Some players when finished with this game and given the amount of grief they are giving it probably won't even touch the DLC or this game again. Therefore, I can't seem to understand what the big deal is here. A Prothean member is clearly unnecessary...and is an add-on.
Zaeed and Kasumi in ME2 were too and when added in they brought a little bit more to the game but nothing substantial. The DLC for this game will be for the main story which many will have been finished with by the time any DLC releases.