For those of you who thought plugging into the Cerberus System in Mass Effect 2 would be your only way to access DLC, have I got some news for you. In an interview with Joystiq, Bioware’s Dr. Greg Zeschuk has given us a few more details on how DLC for the highly-anticipated title will work (Check out the epic Mass Effect 2 launch trailer here). Apparently, there will be two types of DLC–the kind you get for free through the Cerberus Network and the kind you pay for that will be distributed through BioWare on the PC and Xbox Live on the Xbox 360.
This doesn’t really change much in the scheme of things. Those who purchase the game new will still get their free Mass Effect 2 DLC through Cerberus and have to pay for any other DLC. Those who want to get the game used will still have to pay to access Cerberus (and the free DLC) while also having to pay for the DLC distributed independently. In the end, the DLC options for Mass Effect 2 still favor those who buy the game new.
What do you guys think? Like the way BioWare is doing DLC for Mass Effect 2? Hate it?
Mass Effect 2 will release for the PC and Xbox 360 in North America on January 26th, in Australia on January 28th, and finally Europe on January 29th.
Source: Joystiq
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EA/Bioware are obviously trying to increase the sales of new copies over pre-owned and I don't really blame them for trying that. I'll be getting the game day of release so I'll have free access to the Cerberus Network. So long as the DLC is of a good quality and a reasonable length I'll probably lap it all up. Every last bit!!
Agreed. Now, if only I could get my damn Return to Ostagar!
Me too, I waited all December for that to come out – no word. Then it was supposed to be early January. Now who knows when we'll see it. I hear it's actually a pretty short piece of content, but who cares, I need more Dragon Age …NOW!!
Crazy how it was delayed, then showed up right away, then was taken down and re-delayed while the expansion is on its way.
#confusion
In the end, this is a means of motivating purchasers to buy a fresh and sealed copy of the game. Yes, it's BioWare's way of making more money, but for the kind of effort they have put into this game, I don't think it's completely unfair or illogical of them to do so. They want your experience of Mass Effect 2 to be so different than everyone else's, it even starts when you buy a new copy!
BioWare could fill a box with excrement and I would buy it.
My thoughts exactly. lol
When it comes to DLC and this game, I wonder what the game would be like without Massani. And if you answer in any way that it would greatly change the game play or story, then it should be available to everyone. I understand the need to reduce piracy, and if you want to have an activation code for xbox games like you do for pc games that'd be fine, but don't limit the essential missions of the game that involves CHARACTERS to play. The armor, the weapons ect is all fine for DLC to me. Extra missions with characters that are standard are fine. But the fact that players will encounter a world where Massani doesn't exist is an issue.