Mass Effect 3: Resurgence Free Multiplayer DLC Now Live, Do Not Purchase for 320 MS Points on XBL

MP1st - Today, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer goers were treated to a nice little addition in the form of 2 new maps, 6 new characters and 3 new weapons, all for the reasonable price of free. However, BioWare has recently issued this warning to all Xbox 360 users.

[Splooshington]

Jesus Christ.

[Mister_V]

Yes? Whaddaya need?

[Gaming101]

Let me guess, its up for 320 microsoft points because that's how it was originally coded and intended by EA, and now that Mass Effect fans are some of the most pissed off infantile fans on the planet they just HAD to release this for free or be burned at the stake lol

[Hayabusa 117]

13 anti-christs on N4G. Or maybe they're christians without a sense of humour. Hey, all I'm saying is it's a damn good joke.

[Mister_V]

@Hayabusa 117 Crazy eh? I come back a day later and... wow.

So... Mass Effect anyone?

[SephirothX21]

Do not take the non-existent Jew's name in vain!

[WitWolfy]

My GF will would be totally pissed if she heard you saying that.

[deep_fried_bum_cake]

I'm pretty sure that there were Roman documents which shows that they did actually crucify a man with his (actual) name, so he probably did exist. Now whether or not he was the son of god is a whole other can of worms which I'm not touching.

On topic though, good to see EA actually giving something out for free, that's rare.

[joab777]

You can debate his role but not his existence. Actually, if i am not mistaken, he fulfilled 456 phophesies written atleast 400 before his birth. The odds are more than 10 to the power of 100, much more if i am correct... something like the odds of choosing a random element in the universe.

To the topic at hand, this shows that obviously it wasn't intended to be free. As much as i would love sp dlc, i love the multi and the dlc and am glad they put it out...for free...even better. Thanks bioware!

[Gaming101]

Don't be a trolling dumbass

[Fylus]

Yeah, seriously dude, what these^ guys said. Whether you believe he was the son of God or not, you're obviously pretty damn illiterate if you'd deny his existence all together.

[MyNameIsNotRick]

There is no definitive proof of his existance. There are no roman documents. The earliest writings about Jesus were written decades after his death. On the other hand, there is proof that a significant part of what was attributed to Jesus was attributed to other "gods" hundreds of years before Jesus. One example, Horus...
Info on Horus similarities starts at 0:54

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Fylus]

@AtMyNameIsNotRick, actually, there ARE historical records of his crucifixion by Pontius Pilatus (Or Pilate), plus the entire New Testament.

Also, like you said, there have been plenty of people who claimed the status of Messiah, with stories involving virgin mothers and such, however, like I said, this isn't a question lf whether or not Jesus was the Messiah; It's about whether he did or did not EXIST. Sure, he COULD have just been a regular mortal man claiming to be the son of God, but the fact is, he did at one time walk on this earth.

Also, if he didn't exist, do you really think there would be a full-blown religion because of him that is still globally popular TODAY? Thought so.

[F7U12]

1:16am and still not uploaded to Origin. -.-

[EmperorDalek]

I think you need to get it in the in-game store. Could be wrong, but that's how I got it.

[F7U12]

I barely used that sh*tty app.

"To download the Resurgence Pack in Origin for Mass Effect 3 PC:

Please login to Origin. Find Mass Effect 3 in your My Games list.

Right-click show details , then click “Shop for Add-ons”

As the Resurgence Pack is free of charge, click Buy Now to purchase the pack. Once purchased, it will appear in your DLC list.

Click Ready To Download and the pack will download and install."

[gameplayingfool]

@ Hayabusa 117

Must be christians without a Christ-like humor.

[ThankYou_KindSir]

@ Splooshington

Watch your language and have some respect for other people. Was it too difficult for you to think for a single moment that your misuse of a name (Jesus) that others revere is completely disrespectful? Your ignorance and inconsideration for others through your blasphemy is uncalled for and you're not funny. Everyone is held accountable for their actions, you're no exception.

[typikal82]

I'm guessing 320 was the original price for the DLC and someone didn't get the memo

[BattleTorn]

Somebody somewhere spilled the beans. lmao

[Perjoss]

Hopefully if anyone accidently buys the 'fake' one they can have those points refunded.

[Valenka]

I'm surprised Microsoft isn't telling people that the 320 MS Points package is the proper one.

[Dr Face Doctor]

The fact that it was going to be 320 points further proves that releasing it for free was a damage control move by EA.

[TekoIie]

I'm sorry but are you complaining about free stuff???

[typikal82]

I don't think anyone is playing the blame game, we're just pointing out the obvious.

Their original intention was to sell the pack for 320msp, but with all the backlash recently they put up for free.

I'd be mad if I paid for it since you still have to take a (slim) chance of getting the DLC class/character you want to play with. I kept buying Spectre packs all last night and got no DLC characters. :(

[TekoIie]

Thing is that the 320 ms point version wasnt uploaded to the UK marketplace. So it would have been nice to see the article point out or see if this "issue" is limited to the US...

[SonyPS360]

Either way blame Microsoft.

[mynameisEvil]

It's strange. EA and BioWare's move this entire time was to make MORE money. Instead, they had a much larger backlash than they ever could've anticipated and now they have to pull damage control, which loses money.

GREAT PLANNING, EA. See what happens when you try to get greedy?

[Xof]

I'm stunned. I didn't think EA/Bioware could ~possibly~ make this ME3 fiasco any worse.

But, damn, charging people for free content? Jesus Christ.

[Nimblest-Assassin]

yes... they are charging people for free content, by warning them not to buy it in order for them to fix the problem on XBLA.

Yes, warning people about the fact that they could be charged, makes this even worse. They should not have said anything, and let people buy the content rather than wait for them to fix the problem....

/s

[GraveLord]

Like all ME3 owners read gaming press.....

[Xof]

GraveLord hit the nail on the head. I honestly didn't think anyone would be so stupid as to miss the point...

And even beyond the fact that the warning will NOT reach many gamers is the fact that it was put forth long after the update, and that it's /still/ there.

By the time it's taken down, how much money do you think EA will have made from selling free content? How much of that money do you think they'll refund?

Now I know some people are stupid and don't understand the concept of rhetorical questions, so I'll spell it out for 'em: the answers are "more than a little," and "less than none," respectively.

[mynameisEvil]

With as many times as people say Jesus Christ here, you'd think this is the holiest friggin' site on the internet...

[Hassassin]

OMG!! I'm lucky Nº Slevin <---

[upallnightgamer]

Well, seeing as everyone else is too busy trolling to actually talk about the content, I'll be the first and say that I enjoyed my time with the Asari Justicar. The Barrier Bubble you can set up is immensely useful because you can set it up to be an extra shield against SOME damage and at the same time hurt any Reaper forces that come inside it (because Cerberus and Geth take cover, you'd have to put them inside it for it to work actively against them). The maps are intricate and make you think about where you're going and how to get there. The Palaven's moon map is way too easy to get flanked on, and the other was easily defensible with the Barrier Bubble on until very late rounds (like 8-10). Haven't gotten any new weapons yet.

[TheBlackSmoke]

Thanks for the impressions, just finished off My Insanity playthrough so im gonna jump on to Multiplayer and check it out next session.

[TekoIie]

Batarian sentinel is so far my favourite. My friend was telling me that the krogan warlord is tougher than the krogan sentinel because of charge.

[rattletop]

downloaded it. the maps aren't that great. but the weapons are good.

[Hayakuzima]

Woooo, always wanted to play as a geth.
Can't wait until I get home!

[aDDicteD]

nice additions, hope they toss in more free dlc

[ziggurcat]

MS won't let them because they have strict policies about the amount of free content that can be distributed. after the extended cut DLC, expect to see the end of free content if they decide to put more out.

[upallnightgamer]

Not necessarily. If I recall correctly, at least half of the content from ME2 was free with a Cerberus Network pass in a new copy.

[ziggurcat]

leave it to butthurt ME fans to jump to conclusions without knowing what's involved in the development cycle, and how functionality testing for DLC content actually works...

[Trenta27]

Rather then you guys bitching about the price or whatever, can we all take a second and say that the maps in this are gorgeous?