MichaelEM3
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Damage control EA is best EA.
Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack announced (free multiplayer expansion) [Up LIVE/PSN/PC]
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It's a multiplayer expansion pack so no, they won't be in the campaign. Will they use those assets in future campaign DLC? Maybe, sure.
With how the first multiplayer maps were used in single player, I think it's probably a given at this point that these will be added as filler to a single player DLC as new N7 missions. Just a shame we have to wait for them. Though to be honest, I'm not sure if I'm going to touch single player again for a while.
Multiplayer is fun though - I get a kick out of it.
Oblivionmancer
Member
Yeah, they just kind of come off as insecure at this point.
Pretty excited for the new stuff though, cannot, cannot wait to play as geth. I really hope they add in some new gameplay modes and new enemy factions in their inevitable next update. An endless mode with credit payouts every so many rounds would be great, and adding collectors as an enemy faction seems pretty obvious.
To be fair, there's a sizeable amount of players who have been hit by multiplayer bugs who have paid cash that are still being affected. So I'd imagine it also has something to contribute to it.
Pretty cool, so that leak was right on the ball then, look forward to giving it another go once I get ME3 back from a friend.
I don't know why people are suddenly surprised that an EA developer is doing free DLC, they gave out a bunch with ME2, and Citerion did a ton of free DLC for Burnout Paradise.
I don't know why people are suddenly surprised that an EA developer is doing free DLC, they gave out a bunch with ME2, and Citerion did a ton of free DLC for Burnout Paradise.
They've been doing alot of free DLC over the past couple of years
Shale for DA:O
Midnight Show for Saboteur
map pack for Dead Space 2
all the stuff for Mass Effect 2
Yep looks like exactly what the game needs to keep it interesting. Awesome that they are doing it for free, like others have said the fact everyone will have the 'choice' of paying for the special spectre packs to try and unlock the new stuff straight away is the kind of devious business tactic I can get behind because at least they are giving me the opportunity to earn them for free.
I think Bioware did a really good job with the MP, it's just really well designed, lasts the perfect amount of time, theres good variety in what you fight and how you can fight it, and it requires teamwork but not so much that you can't complete it with randoms.
Only thing I think that's missing from this DLC, and hopefully we'll get it soon, is another enemy race, or maybe a 'mixed' lineup if something all new is too much to hope for (call it 'banshees and primes and phantoms oh my')
I think Bioware did a really good job with the MP, it's just really well designed, lasts the perfect amount of time, theres good variety in what you fight and how you can fight it, and it requires teamwork but not so much that you can't complete it with randoms.
Only thing I think that's missing from this DLC, and hopefully we'll get it soon, is another enemy race, or maybe a 'mixed' lineup if something all new is too much to hope for (call it 'banshees and primes and phantoms oh my')
I'm prepared to get addicted all over again. The Geth Infiltrator and Engineer look great; being able to see through cover looks like a nice ability. The Batarian Sentinel looks another interesting class as well so I'm looking forward to it.
I don't know what to make of the Krogan Vanguard since they only showed off Charge; I would like to see what other abilities it has. The Asari Justicar looks awesome; the biotic barrier should make Silver and Gold runs more interesting.
The guns look pretty cool too; I just don't see myself using the Geth SMG since I never ever bother using SMG's to begin with in both the SP and the MP. I just hope we don't have to unlock them at random. I haven't unlocked the Asari Vanguard/Adept nor the Quarian and Salarins, nor Krogan classes because I haven't gotten lucky. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
By the way, what happened to that promote 150,000 characters to level 20, get a free pack thing? Was it a success? I promoted a character last weekend to level 20; well 2 IIRC and I never got anything.
I don't know what to make of the Krogan Vanguard since they only showed off Charge; I would like to see what other abilities it has. The Asari Justicar looks awesome; the biotic barrier should make Silver and Gold runs more interesting.
The guns look pretty cool too; I just don't see myself using the Geth SMG since I never ever bother using SMG's to begin with in both the SP and the MP. I just hope we don't have to unlock them at random. I haven't unlocked the Asari Vanguard/Adept nor the Quarian and Salarins, nor Krogan classes because I haven't gotten lucky. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
By the way, what happened to that promote 150,000 characters to level 20, get a free pack thing? Was it a success? I promoted a character last weekend to level 20; well 2 IIRC and I never got anything.
darth_infamous
Member
oh god the nightmares
Kinda doubt it. i get the feeling those missions were in SP just to pad out the sidequests and gets some more use out of the assets.
Wrex was a battlemaster. Too bad he wasnt a party member after the vanguard change.
Blue Ninja
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Krogan Vanguard?
Yeah, I think they reported something like over 300k promotions were done last weekend?
To get the packs your online feedback option needs to be turned to 'On', but they also disabled the free packs because people were using an exploit to get more than what they earned. I'm not clear if that was PC only or for all platforms.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Nice, looking forward to it. I've enjoyed the MP 10x more than I thought but I was about ready to put it down.
I hope they include some more objectives and enemy types down the road as well.
I hope they include some more objectives and enemy types down the road as well.
EmCeeGramr
Member
gonna play that geth
Make sure you switch it to Bronze before you search for a game and you'll be fine. I only play with randoms and have no trouble finding games.
Aww that sucks. I was hoping to get a free pack for all the troubles that I went through (playing as a Turian Sentinel who can't roll was torturing but useful). I did have the online feedback option turned on; I just never saw the free pack in the store other than the supply pack that costs 33,000 credits which was the last pack that got added in. I'm playing the 360 version for reference.
Oh well at least I unlocked the Drell Adept, a couple of guns, and a secondary color layer. I didn't even know that if you get 100% Galactic Readiness, you get 5% more XP; that's a nice bonus.
Phat Michael
Banned
You can already play as a drell so its not that different..
This is fantastic btw. Time to crank up the multi again.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Nice that it's free, but was the '75 perfect scores' really necessary to put in a multiplayer pack trailer?
Full defense mode ahead, I guess.
Full defense mode ahead, I guess.
TheBioLover
Member
Now we need new enemy types. Mercs and Collectors. Collector and Prothean player types would be cool as well.
Empty Space
Member
Everybody keeps saying this, but almost every EA game has those system in place where you can spend points to buy stuff you would normally unlock through normal play. This is just the first time you see them in the actual game interface. Microsoft doesn't like free stuff on their service much less something large and this is a pretty substantial thing.
I've been looking at the powers showed off in the trailer.
Geth Engies have their turret, obviously, and Overload, but they also seem to have some green pulse-based attack. That's either their heavy melee or a new Nova-like attack. It disintegrates enemies, which is sweet.
Geth Infiltrators have their X-Ray thing, but they don't have cloak?
Both Batarians seem to have some sort of omni-tool weapon. Soldier's seems to do pure damage (close range?) and the Sentinel's freezes enemies in place like Stasis. The sentinel also has shockwave.
Krogan Spamhard has his charge and his backhand of death. Fucking awesome.
The Justicar has pull and some sweet new barrier type thing.
Also, subtle troll: the Asari, Geth and Batarian at the beginning are Green, Red and Blue, hahaha.
Geth Engies have their turret, obviously, and Overload, but they also seem to have some green pulse-based attack. That's either their heavy melee or a new Nova-like attack. It disintegrates enemies, which is sweet.
Geth Infiltrators have their X-Ray thing, but they don't have cloak?
Both Batarians seem to have some sort of omni-tool weapon. Soldier's seems to do pure damage (close range?) and the Sentinel's freezes enemies in place like Stasis. The sentinel also has shockwave.
Krogan Spamhard has his charge and his backhand of death. Fucking awesome.
The Justicar has pull and some sweet new barrier type thing.
Also, subtle troll: the Asari, Geth and Batarian at the beginning are Green, Red and Blue, hahaha.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
I would like to see this as well, but the issue is that the multiplayer is tied to the SP storyline and purpose. Fighting cerberus, the collectors, and the geth all make sense in upping your galactic readyness and helping prepare for the battle with the Reapers.
Collectors were all destroyed, and mercs are united by shepard to work to fight the larger threat that is the Reapers.
Maybe they can find a work around to this. I loved the collectors as an enemy.
I would also like if they added some Praetorians and Scions to the Reaper force. Those things were near impossible on Insanity.
Hydranockz
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No volus??? 
Awesome news. Can't wait for a harpoon gun!
Awesome news. Can't wait for a harpoon gun!
FIFA Ultimate Team (The mode that started this whole business model for EA afaik) was a free addon for FIFA, makes sense that they can negotiate terms with MS for free DLC when they know it will generate revenue indirectly.
Loads of games have free, substantial DLC on Xbox Live. Enough with this nonsense, please.
Playing as a geth sounds fun, hope teammates playing as one doesn't get confusing when actually up against geth though heh.
Psychoward
Banned
Bryan Johnson (BioWare employee) over at BSN said it was always intended to be free. He also said everything would be in packs, but none of the characters would be "really hard to get". I'm guessing that means uncommon for some, and a few rares.
I bet the Justicar and Battlemaster will be rare since they're upgraded versions of existing classes.
I kept having Halo Reach flashbacks: that Geth pulse attack looked like armor lock, and the Justicar barrier looked like drop shield.
i would not be surprise if Adept is better than Justicar though. One of the games most powerful classes.