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[Captain Crash]

Arrival is the last "bridging" DLC. If you want a DLC based in preparation for ME3 thats your best bet. LotSB was the first.  Those are the two that impact the main story so to speak.  


If your looking to download go for Arrival if its main plot driven your after.  Although in my opinion I much preferred Overlord as a DLC.

Modifié par Captain Crash, 18 juin 2011 - 05:35 .

[Fogg]

Aegis Pack is the best DLC. Love that Kestrel Armor.

[Nashiktal]

Lair of the Shadow Broker, and Arrival are the most important story wise. However Arrival is generally accepted as among the weakest DLC out of the bunch in terms of both story and gameplay and recycled assets.

However Arrival despite its flaws, is still very important in what it reveals and the buildup to the next game, and it does have some impressive environments.

[ADLegend21]

Arrival. It and LoTSB are the most important DLC's right now.

[LGTX]

It is unknown at this point how much plot-based priority any of those DLCs possess in regards to ME3. Overlord might give you insight into the Geth opposition in ME3, Stolen Memory will prepare you for some governmental conspiracies, Lair of the Shadow Broker will explain Liara's starting point, and Arrival will set up the beginning. It's really up to you to decide which one of those story arcs you find more important.

[HTTP 404]

I think Overlord and LoTSB are the most important. In Overlord you make a BIG decision that could impact Me3. LoTSB has a good back drop story about Liara who will be your squadmate in Me3. Even though there weren't major decisions in LotSB, it had great combat.

wouldn't put Arrival in the top 3 mainly because there really isn't choices to be made that will impact 3. Every shepard will have gone through with Arrival no matter if you played it or not.

[Arrow70]

Yeah Arrival is the bridging DLC so thats pretty important.

on another note, are Kasumi and overlord worth it?

[Flashlegend]

Since you already have Shadowbroker; I would say that Arrival is the only other important story related dlc. However, that doesn't mean I suggest you buy it. The gameplay was much weaker than older dlc and the story....well, I felt it insulted my intelligence. It was bad. Anyway, if I were you I would just watch a walkthrough of it on youtube instead of wasting my money.

[Raiil]

Kasumi's loyalty mission may have some repercussions on ME3. Additionally, she's one of the few people on board who comment on various squaddies and missions, so if that's important to you, go for it. Plus you get a good SMG during her mission.


Overlord... this is just personal opinion, but Overlord punched me in the face- in a good way. If you like the question of ethics and morality in the MEffect verse, I would strongly recommend Overlord. It's a good mission (unless you absolutely hated the Firewalker), you get some credits and I think possibly an upgrade or two, and it's a rather compelling story.

[Raiil]

Opinion time!


One, not allowing anyone to go in with you. I have two of the stealthiest people in the galaxy with me, Thane and Kasumi. We know how to get around undetected. Blah blah Alliance- a--hole, if you're asking me to do a personal favour for you off the record, let me do it my way.

Two, complete lack of choice- insomuch as Arrival always happens. You can't choose to tell Hackett no, you can just choose not to play the in-game mission. And then suddenly I'm on trial because Hackett someone forced me to go somewhere? Better to not make the DLC at all.


Three, I'm Commander Shepard, a walking, talking, target of mass destruction. I go missing for two days and no one comes looking for me? Not even my LI? Not even my XO?


Immersion. Broken.


Personal opinion though.

[Chuvvy]

Shadow Baker and Arrival.

[Fiery Phoenix]

Obviously, Arrival and LOTSB. Whether you do them or not, they will have happened by ME3's time-frame.

[Nashiktal]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

Obviously, Arrival and LOTSB. Whether you do them or not, they will have happened by ME3's time-frame.

Exactly. In fact Arrival is the actually setup for the beginning of ME3. If you don't do it, you will have to rely on some recap of what shep did instead of playing it yourself.

[MarchWaltz]

Arrival is our very own witch hunt.

Hastily put together. More focus time on ME3, however.

[Kaiser Shepard]

The final two are the most obvious, what with them introducing a new race for ME3 plus railroading both Shepard and the series' most vital companion into their current position. Overlord is there to explain how Cerberus gained control the geth, whereas Stolen Memory might provide Shepard with an as of yet uncertain ace up his sleeve (or it and Kasumi might get stolen...).

[Cutlass Jack]

KaidanWilliamsShepard wrote...

Alright, i have to ask and don't be afraid to tell me, what made Arrival SSOOO, SSSOOO bad?

Attempting to avoid spoilers....Arrival forces Shepard into a terrible decision he gets no actual choice in, then holds him completely responsible for it.

Unfortunately you're held responsible for it even if you don't play it.

That's really my entire objection to it. Not being able to bring companions sucked too.

[OSUfan12121]

Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival will be the 2 most important. I do wanna see how they handle Zaeed/Kasumi and Overlord tho.

[The Twilight God]

KaidanWilliamsShepard wrote...

First off, the reason this is in Mass Effect 3 general discussion, is because it may help people with this same issue, and it seemed like the logical location for the topic right now.

Alright, i have never been much of a fan of Xbox Live, and that is why i am a Mass Effect fan, because it WAS one of the only series out there that didnt care about multiplayer or Xbox Live pretty much at all.

I need to know which two Mass Effect 2 DLC's are the most important leading into Mass Effect 3's story, i already have LOTSB and Kasumi, and i am assuming the newest one where Shepard is on trial or something, is the second one that is most important, next to LOTSB.

So fans, which two should i make sure i have bought and played before March 6'th?

Poll: http://social.biowar...93/polls/21279/

Both LotSB and Arrival are canon. So they aren't necessarily important to play, but they do contain events that are more important than the rest. LotSB is of practical importance if you romanced Liara.

I personally view Overlord's decision at the end is more important than the two I just mentioned as a matter of practicality. There is the potential that your choice could effect future conflicts with the geth.

Of course, Kasumi and Zaeed are of significance for the fact that they add two cameos and possibly other boons/consequences. You have Stolen Memory already. I'm not sure exactly how the main choice made Zaeed's mission will effect anything. Just seems like business would continue as usual with either decision. I never personally viewed the Blue Suns as enough of a threat to care about with Vigo in charge.

With that being said LotSB is the best DLC. And you have that already. Although it has a pretty contrived moment, I did enjoy Arrival more than Overlord. I did enjoy Overlord. It's just that I'm no fan of the hammerhead's "pull the trigger and forget it from safe distance because Shepard could take more fire on foot than in this tin can can" combat and I like Arrival's story better. And heretic geth in ME2 lack a certain character compared to organic opponents. Makes their fights less visceral.

Modifié par The Twilight God, 18 juin 2011 - 06:53 .

[HTTP 404]

doing LotSB or Arrival doesn't affect the story in Me3. Kasumi, Zaeed, and Overlord present you with choices that affect Me3. I don't see how playing LotSB or Arrival as important as it is already set in stone what happens in Me3.

[The Twilight God]

HTTP 404 wrote...

doing LotSB or Arrival doesn't affect the story in Me3. Kasumi, Zaeed, and Overlord present you with choices that affect Me3. I don't see how playing LotSB or Arrival as important as it is already set in stone what happens in Me3.

LotSB and Arrival, you play for the enjoyment of it. Because you like ME and want to experience the story first hand. In the case of LotSB it allows you to continue or graciously end a Liara romance. In that regard, it will effect ME3. I'd take LotSB over all the other DLCs combined without or without any carryover because it is simply of superior quality.