Mass Effect 3 - Omega DLC
Kitteh_On_A_Cloud
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Hello everyone!
As some of you playing/following Bioware's Mass Effect series might know (or already know), soon another DLC will be released, called 'Omega'. This DLC will feature the possibility to team up with Omega ruler Aria T'loak to retake the station from Cerberus control, a female turian companion called Nyreen and new enemies, as stated in this article:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-12-date-for-mass-effect-3s-omega-dlc-the-biggest-and-most-expensive-yet
This sounds all nice and dandy, but I immediately noticed that this DLC costs more despite being only about 4 hours long, as stated in this article:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-07-back-to-omega-aria-and-nyreen-mass-effects-first-female-turian-star-in-4-hour-dlc
Before going into the price issue, let's take a look at the companions first, who also seem to not be without troubles... First of all, it seems that Shepard cannot bring any team members with him from the main game when teaming up with Aria and Nyreen, as stated in the article above. Neither is Shepard able to romance either of them or able to take either with him at the end of the DLC. So both companions are nicely quarantined inside their own stand-alone boxed DLC-universe, which sounds kind of cheap and like the convenient way out to me.
Now: what's up with the price tag, Bioware? Knowing what is told in the article and what I've written down earlier, how is this supposed to justify a rise of 5 dollars in the price tag? As it is right now, nothing major seems to give a good reason for a price increase, so it made me wonder. The length of the DLC is the same as most other DLCs released thus far, the story has no major connection to the main game (unlike Leviathan, which showed some more background info on the Reapers) and the companions are only temporarily available as squadmates to Shepard. So I can only cynically conclude that it is yet again an experiment from EA testing the waters and see how far they can go with DLC prices. Sorry if I sound narrow-minded here, but after Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3's ending and the failure of SWTOR, I have at least a little bit of a reason to be pessimistic, no?
Alas, dear people, discuss and let me know what you think!
As some of you playing/following Bioware's Mass Effect series might know (or already know), soon another DLC will be released, called 'Omega'. This DLC will feature the possibility to team up with Omega ruler Aria T'loak to retake the station from Cerberus control, a female turian companion called Nyreen and new enemies, as stated in this article:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-12-date-for-mass-effect-3s-omega-dlc-the-biggest-and-most-expensive-yet
This sounds all nice and dandy, but I immediately noticed that this DLC costs more despite being only about 4 hours long, as stated in this article:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-07-back-to-omega-aria-and-nyreen-mass-effects-first-female-turian-star-in-4-hour-dlc
Before going into the price issue, let's take a look at the companions first, who also seem to not be without troubles... First of all, it seems that Shepard cannot bring any team members with him from the main game when teaming up with Aria and Nyreen, as stated in the article above. Neither is Shepard able to romance either of them or able to take either with him at the end of the DLC. So both companions are nicely quarantined inside their own stand-alone boxed DLC-universe, which sounds kind of cheap and like the convenient way out to me.
Now: what's up with the price tag, Bioware? Knowing what is told in the article and what I've written down earlier, how is this supposed to justify a rise of 5 dollars in the price tag? As it is right now, nothing major seems to give a good reason for a price increase, so it made me wonder. The length of the DLC is the same as most other DLCs released thus far, the story has no major connection to the main game (unlike Leviathan, which showed some more background info on the Reapers) and the companions are only temporarily available as squadmates to Shepard. So I can only cynically conclude that it is yet again an experiment from EA testing the waters and see how far they can go with DLC prices. Sorry if I sound narrow-minded here, but after Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3's ending and the failure of SWTOR, I have at least a little bit of a reason to be pessimistic, no?
Alas, dear people, discuss and let me know what you think!
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Every time I see a new stunt like this pulled by EA, I get so sad...Sad as to what it's come to: ripping your game into pieces and selling each piece for more and more profit...It's clever from a business point of view, but unethical from a gaming point of view. I still think a game should be crafted with passion, devotion and patience, but I think my mindset has just gotten old-fashioned, heh.
@Gilgalahad: Yeah, you might be right, as EA's currently in charge. I don't know for sure myself, though.
@State_Lemming: I know I'm maybe judging a bit too fast here. Of course proper judgement should be given after the DLC has been bought and played. I am merely wondering whether the offered content is worth the price, and especially 5 extra dollars. I'm just guessing at this point.
@Elminster: Well, I'be been playing Skyrim's DLC, Dawnguard and thus far I must admit I've really enjoyed myself. The DLC's interesting because in my case, I hadn't come across THAT many vampires in Skyrim and I had always been wondering why they were in the game. I mean, ordinary enemies like Giants and Trolls belong to the nature and the wilds, but vampires always had this extra bit of mystery hanging around them. I'm glad they got focussed upon a bit more in this DLC. I also like the interactions with Serana. She feels like a person who's 'alive', if you get what I mean. Err, anyway, I just wanted to say Dawnguard, despite being 20 dollars, was well worth the purchase.
I love ME saga, but I refuse to buy any kind of DLC until EA fix that shame of Pass Online issue on PC... six months are passed and I can't still access multiplayer because of it.
i'm gonna do what i did with leviathan dlc- ignore it completely and later watch the content on youtube. curiosity sated, money kept and frustration spared.
Honestly though, DLCs from Bioware are waaaaaay too expensive for the content they offer...
It would appear that the release date for Omega DLC is November 27th 2012. Unfortunately for EA's coffers from recollection I have alternative plans for the following day. Those plans may take up a fair amount of my spare time for a little while afterwards
Haha....EA making more money because fans fix their games.
Also for old times sake because I think that ME3 will be the last acceptable/good game from Bioware.
Skepticism is the name of the game with Bioware, which is really okay because they pull through more often than I expect.
On one hand, Yay Aria and a female turian (although do not get me started on the model they used for Nyreen.)
On the other, it really doesn't add much to the game as a whole does it? Just more useless war assets. Bleagh
I'd give anything to put those war assets to use and try to take on the reapers conventionally.
I do not have high hopes for this DLC, however, I will still get it. I love the franchise enough...
(I should point out that I am a raging ME fan. I think it annoys everyone at the office. Gotta keep it cool.)
I'm also a raging Mass Effect fan. I don't buy any DLC unless there's a story and mission involved... I don't give a fig about extra guns, haha. I haven't bought Leviathan yet, but I would like to get both the Omega and Leviathan dlc's when my budget balances out.