DLC for Mass Effect 2 - Worth it?

[Tarkand]

Now I love ME (beat it twice) and adored ME2 - beat it twice, nobody died on either play through and I have all the achievements.

However, I did so fairly quickly... I think it took me all of 2 weeks if that do so... I tend lended the game and moved on to other things. This is a problem that occur fairly frequently for me, i.e. by the time DLC actually start coming for a game, I'm not playing it anymore.

Now my Xbox live subscription has run out, I'd need to re-sign in... I'm just wondering if the ME2 are worth signing up for, as I rarely ever play multiplayer games anyway.

Thoughts?

 

[Irridium]

Well when you buy the game new you get that Cerberus Card which lets you get quite a few DLC for free.

As for the others, well Shadow Broker and Overlord are the only ones that are really worth the money.

 

[MisterShine]

The various weapon/armor packs: Meh. If you want some new toys to play with, they're cute I guess.
Alternate appearance pack: If you use Thane/Garrus or Jack, definitely. They all look awesome.

The meat and potatoes:
Zaeed: He comes with the Cerberus thing, so yeah you should get that, since it has the Firewalker missions too.
Kasumi: A funny character to join you with a pretty solid mission. Also, she cloaks like the Predator and stabs people from behind. That never gets old. If a new party member sounds good to you, grab it.
Overlord: Decent gameplay, but the story is heartwrenching. If you have a younger sibling this is a tough mission. More for story-oriented people.
Lair of the Shadowbroker: Do you dig Liara? No? I don't care. Get it. It's fantastic. Best DLC ever made, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. edit: In case this isn't clear, I don't mean "this is the best ME2 dlc ever", I mean, this is the best piece of downloadable content ever made.

I'm a huge Bioware fan, so I thought all of them were well worth the money. PERSONALLY, I'd wait for the first big Xpac to come out for the game and grab Overlord/Lair and maybe Kasumi if you need a new party member, then do a whole other playthrough with your oodles of new content. But who knows when that'll be..

 

[Tarkand]

I guess I should have added: I do have the Cerberus network card, so I've had Zaaed since day 1.

 

[spectrenihlus]

Can't you get dlc with silver membership? I forget.

 

[MercurySteam]

Can't you get dlc with silver membership? I forget.

You can, but you don't get discounts on weekly offers. Why is he asking if he should sign up for ME2 DLC if you don't need to?

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Lair of the Shadowbroker: Do you dig Liara? No? I don't care. Get it. It's fantastic. Best DLC ever made, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

I will stand beside you in said fight. This is the best DLC I have ever bought for ANY game. Ever. Only Alan Wake's "The Writer" comes close in my book.

I think the DLC is worth it. Get Kasumi (not only is she awesome, but you get a new SMG that makes you characters crazy good) and Overlord so you can complete the achievement list. But you must get Lair of the Shadow Broker. ESPECIALLY if you were "involved" with Liara in the first game and remained loyal to her in the second game.

 

[Eumersian]

I never got it, so I don't really care. I guess if you really love Mass Effect 2, it could be an ideal purchase. I've heard that it's good though.

 

[Bryan Jue]

The various weapon/armor packs: Meh. If you want some new toys to play with, they're cute I guess.
Alternate appearance pack: If you use Thane/Garrus or Jack, definitely. They all look awesome.

I've never had the spare Bioware Points to get the alternate appearance packs so I couldn't say. I also didn't go for most of the armor/weapon DLCs because most of them contained something I'd already gotten in either the preorder bonus or the Collector's Edition.

However, I did pick up the Firepower Pack (contains pistol w/ laser sight, Geth Plasma Shotgun, and a semi-auto "Mattock" assault rifle). I personally thought it was worth it. It makes the game more fun, IMO.

Kasumi: A funny character to join you with a pretty solid mission. Also, she cloaks like the Predator and stabs people from behind. That never gets old. If a new party member sounds good to you, grab it.

I've seen some people judge this DLC solely on the mission that comes with it and say "bah it's just a short mission". I find that reasoning completely flawed. It's not very long, but it's very unique and satisfying. The real great part about this DLC, though, is that you get Kasumi, and as MisterShine said, she's funny and her special abilities are awesome. Definitely someone to take on several missions.

EDIT: Thanks for the reminder from SniperTeam4. The new SMG is indispensable if you use SMGs (i.e. you're not a Soldier and you didn't pick Assault Rifles for your advanced weapon training).

Overlord: Decent gameplay, but the story is heartwrenching. If you have a younger sibling this is a tough mission. More for story-oriented people.

It's always fun to fight more Geth, and yeah the story is .. whoa. Funny that you mention the younger sibling aspect, because I AM the younger sibling in my family. The square root of... ehh, nevermind.

Lair of the Shadowbroker: Do you dig Liara? No? I don't care. Get it. It's fantastic. Best DLC ever made, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

Well, I don't want to fight MisterShine, so I will not say otherwise. Haha, actually no, I agree that LotS is the very best of the lot. If you're a Liara fan, even better. If you're not, then get it for the excellent locations, battles, and the story, which I'm certain will be important in the next Mass Effect.