Poll: Mass Effect 3 DLC - UPDATE!

[ResonanceSD]

is figurines.

I wish I was kidding. FIGURINES?

Here's the interesting/infuriating part for those unwilling to check my source.

"Each figure contains different in-game content, exclusive to North American released product," says Big Fish, so you're SOL, Europe. "Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Oh, and one figurine is $17.99; a set of four is $67.99.

All four series, then, would cost $271.96, or about 32,000 Microsoft points.


UPDATE

"the DLC "is slightly randomized during the registration and could include powerful new weapons and new characters." The DLC is only available for use on PC and Xbox 360 versions."

Nice, class act there, Bioware.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5878284/mass-effect-will-set-a-record-for-most-expensive-dlc


I can't see this as anything other than a massive cash-grab. But then, I haven't bought a physical game in a few years, because I'm in love with Steam.

 

[Jeremy Meadows]

Well I do love figures, but I don't love every character in mass effect. I'll proabably wait to see what the DLC actually is, before I get it.....Except for Tali and Grunt. I'll get those anyway. lol

 

[Stormz]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

 

[ResonanceSD]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

Add it to the list of reasons =D

"No you can't unsubscribe from ToR, and stop making threads about it on our forums"

 

[Jeremy Meadows]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

Ok. Why? Not being all fanboy protective, but DLC espcially in something like mass effect or fallout doesn't take anything away from the core game. If you dont' want the figures, that's cool. Hell i'm not even saying to go buy the game for 60 bucks. Wait til it's like 20. But is it the figures that makes you not want to buy the game?

 

[Stormz]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

Ok. Why? Not being all fanboy protective, but DLC espcially in something like mass effect or fallout doesn't take anything away from the core game. If you dont' want the figures, that's cool. Hell i'm not even saying to go buy the game for 60 bucks. Wait til it's like 20. But is it the figures that makes you not want to buy the game?

It certainly pisses me off when the DLC is essential to the plot, which ME2 did and 3 will almost certainly do as well. Granted this isn't the only reason I'm not buying it, and if I do it will be like you said, when it's cheap as hell.

More to the topic though. It does if it's the only way to get it, and 8 pieces of DLC? I bet you half of that is armour and weapons that should have been in the game to begin with. Me2 had barely any weapons or armour, most of them were DLC.

I've had enough of Biowares antics. I'm not asking you to agree with me or anything, hell you can think I'm a raging lunatic (I do rant a lot) but really. I've trusted Bioware for a long time and I'm not taking it anymore.

 

[ResonanceSD]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

Ok. Why? Not being all fanboy protective, but DLC espcially in something like mass effect or fallout doesn't take anything away from the core game. If you dont' want the figures, that's cool. Hell i'm not even saying to go buy the game for 60 bucks. Wait til it's like 20. But is it the figures that makes you not want to buy the game?

It certainly pisses me off when the DLC is essential to the plot, which ME2 did and 3 will almost certainly do as well. Granted this isn't the only reason I'm not buying it, and if I do it will be like you said, when it's cheap as hell.

More to the topic though. It does if it's the only way to get it, and 8 pieces of DLC? I bet you half of that is armour and weapons that should have been in the game to begin with. Me2 had barely any weapons or armour, most of them were DLC.

I've had enough of Biowares antics. I'm not asking you to agree with me or anything, hell you can think I'm a raging lunatic (I do rant a lot) but really. I've trusted Bioware for a long time and I'm not taking it anymore.

Which ME2 DLC was vital to the plot? '

I remember using the Cain once in ME2, on the final boss.

And missing.

I was like, AWESOME... FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[Stormz]

"Collect all 8 for the full experience!"

Okay it's final. I am NOT buying Mass Effect 3. Fuck Bioware.

Ok. Why? Not being all fanboy protective, but DLC espcially in something like mass effect or fallout doesn't take anything away from the core game. If you dont' want the figures, that's cool. Hell i'm not even saying to go buy the game for 60 bucks. Wait til it's like 20. But is it the figures that makes you not want to buy the game?

It certainly pisses me off when the DLC is essential to the plot, which ME2 did and 3 will almost certainly do as well. Granted this isn't the only reason I'm not buying it, and if I do it will be like you said, when it's cheap as hell.

More to the topic though. It does if it's the only way to get it, and 8 pieces of DLC? I bet you half of that is armour and weapons that should have been in the game to begin with. Me2 had barely any weapons or armour, most of them were DLC.

I've had enough of Biowares antics. I'm not asking you to agree with me or anything, hell you can think I'm a raging lunatic (I do rant a lot) but really. I've trusted Bioware for a long time and I'm not taking it anymore.

Which ME2 DLC was vital to the plot? '

I remember using the Cain once in ME2, on the final boss.

And missing.

I was like, AWESOME... FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival have important plot details that you won't see in the actual game.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Huh, I bought neither of those.

And a quick romp through wiki just filled me in on the plot without me having to give bioware or ea any more money.

 

[Jeremy Meadows]

Except most people hated arrival and advised everyone not to buy it. And I didnt' have everything is fine and nothing has changed.

 

[darkcalling]

I'll freak out over the figurines once it's clear what kind of DLC they come with. My bet is something like an extra outfit for the character or a special gun.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Probably nothing hugely essential.


I love the poll status. Seems like we think alike.

 

[Steampunk Viking]

It certainly pisses me off when the DLC is essential to the plot, which ME2 did and 3 will almost certainly do as well. Granted this isn't the only reason I'm not buying it, and if I do it will be like you said, when it's cheap as hell.

I don't think it'll be that essential, given that we in Europe won't get them. Still, apparently Forbidden Planet (UK import company) is selling them. I probably won't get them all, but I would like Garrus and Tali

 

[GiantRaven]

Is this DLC going to be available sans figurines? It all sounds pretty stupid to me.

 

[Gatx]

Hold on, this isn't a big deal at all. We're talking ACTUAL figurines right, like a physical product? I mean this is more or less around the same price a quality figurine would cost anyway. We'll have to wait until they reveal what the DLC actually is (if it's just some skins or costumes or something) but so far it seems like the figurine is what you're paying for, not the in-game content.

 

[Laser Priest]

Good god, come on people. The Figurines are not DLC.

These are figurines that COME WITH ACCESS TO DLC. THIS PRICE IS NOT FOR THE DLC ALONE.

Fuck, it's less ridiculous than prices I've seen for figurines alone.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Well it's cash grab as swag always is, and this preplanned DLC is always pinched from the game.
Which just makes my decision to not buy ME3 final, ok maybe on a $10 full pack sale.

 

[Poomermon]

I'm always perplexed when people throw fit over something like this. Companies are allowed to make money you know. If you don't like figurines don't buy them. DLC is just a bonus. You are not their target audience but some people will gladly pay money for the figurines. Quit your entitled whining and get on with your lives.

 

[mental_looney]

Shrug if they want to make money by offereing soemthing free with the figures it's up to them.
Uncharted gave free dlc if you bought a drink from subway.
There is no idea what the dlc will be chances are weapons or armour or just constumes nothing game vital should be given as a freebie for buying a figure.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Commenter Chronicles points us to this listing on the BioWare Store site, which says the DLC "is slightly randomized during the registration and could include powerful new weapons and new characters."

They can't be stupid enough to restrict new characters to a NA only release and force you to buy toys to get them.