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Operation Goliath
Citadel Allied Command is mounting a galaxy-wide operation to cripple the Reapers’ shock troops: the turian-krogan hybrids known as “brutes.” To flush out Reaper ground forces, N7 teams are deploying to engage the enemy in key theaters. Heavy reinforcements are expected anywhere fighting begins.

Community Goal: Inflict heavy casualties on Reaper “brutes” on March 16th, 17th, and 18th.

Community Unlock: If this goal is met, all N7 squads will be awarded a Victory Pack that can be unlocked the following week.

Squad Goal: Successful extraction from a Reaper-held zone at a Silver threat level or higher.

Squad Unlock: Your squad will be granted a Commendation Pack.

Your allies are counting on you. Now is not the time to let them down.



Welcome to the first N7 Challenge weekend!

Join your friends on line between 5 PM PST Friday, March 16 and 5 AM PST Monday, March 19, and take the fight to the Reapers like never before.
  • Any player who is part of a squad that beats the Reaper faction on Silver difficulty or better will unlock one Commendation Pack.  This means that at least one member of the squad must be extracted at the end of the mission – this will earn all squad members the reward. Each player can earn a maximum of one pack, and each pack contains a random N7 Arsenal Weapon. Originally only available as single-player weapons via the N7 Collector’s Edition, these multiplayer variants will be exceptionally rare and are NOT obtainable through regular purchasable Reinforcement Packs.   The Commendation Packs will contain one of the following guns at random: N7 Crusader Shotgun, N7 Eagle Pistol, N7 Hurricane SMG, and N7 Valiant Sniper Rifle.
  • Destroy as many brutes as possible – if the multiplayer community kills a combined 1 MILLION brutes within the hours of the challenge, ALL players will receive a Victory Pack as a reward. 
PLEASE NOTE THAT REWARDS WILL UNLOCK ON TUESDAY, MARCH 20 @ 5 PM PST. YOU MUST REDEEM (OPEN) YOUR PACKS IN THE MULTIPLAYER STORE MENU WITHIN 7 DAYS, AT WHICH POINT THE PACKS WILL EXPIRE AND CANNOT BE RESTORED.


THIS CHALLENGE IS ONLY IN EFFECT ON XBOX 360 AND PC. Unfortunately we are unable to extend the N7 Challenge Weekend to the PlayStation 3. We continue to work with Sony to have them enable our ability to run these types of events on their platform.”

N7 CHALLENGE - FAQ

How do I participate in the N7 Challenge Weekend “Operation: Goliath”:
To participate, you will need to:
  •  Ensure you have access to Mass Effect 3 multiplayer and can play matches
  • Progress tracking and unlocks are only possible if you have data tracking enabled. To verify this, in the game go to: Options -> Online -> Upload Gameplay Feedback, and make sure it is “ON”.  If this is set to “OFF” your completion and/or contribution to the challenges will not be tracked and you will not receive any unlocks. IF THE HOST DOES NOT HAVE DATA TRACKING ON, YOUR COMPLETION OF THE MISSION MAY NOT BE DETECTED. IF YOU ARE WORKING ON THE SILVER REAPER EXTRACTION MISSION IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO HOST YOUR OWN SESSION OR PLAY WITH FRIENDS.
When will I receive the unlockable packs, and do I need to input a code to get them?
Unlocks will be granted at 5PM PST, Tuesday March 20.  No codes are required, you will automatically receive your packs in the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer Store.  Please note that you will NOT see an indication in the game this weekend that you have completed the mission. 

What is in the Commendation and Victory Packs? Can I choose my unlocks?
The Commendation Pack and Victory Packs contain a number of upgrades and consumables for use in ME3 multiplayer. The Commendation Packs will contain one of the following guns at random: N7 Crusader Shotgun, N7 Eagle Pistol, N7 Hurricane SMG, and N7 Valiant Sniper Rifle.  This unlock cannot be swapped or changed.

I failed to get extracted in a Silver match versus the Reaper faction, but my squad mate was extracted. Will I still receive a Commendation Pack?
Yes.

Is a full squad of 4 required to unlock the Commendation Pack by beating Reaper Faction on Silver?

No – but it is recommended to improve your chances! As long as one person makes it out alive (extraction) all members of the squad will get a Commendation Pack when they are unlocked on Tuesday.


How will the community know if it has killed 1 Million brutes by Monday 5 am PST?
We will announce the results on our facebook page, twitter and forum sometime on Monday.  We are not able to display progress on this goal. Please note that brutes killed in Bronze, Silver, and Gold on both PC and Xbox all count towards the goal.

Do I have to play multiplayer during the challenge to get the Victory Pack unlock?
No – if the community kills 1 Million brutes within the challenge period, ALL players will receive the Victory Pack. However, your contribution to the kill count would be greatly appreciated!

I think I should have received a Commendation Pack and/or a Victory Pack but did not. What should I do?

You should verify the following:
  • You were logged in with the correct Origin ID (linked to your Xbox Gamertag or PSN ID if you are playing on a console)
  • Verify you have data tracking enabled per the first question in this FAQ: in the game, go to Options -> Online -> Upload Gameplay Feedback, and make sure it is “ON”.  If it was “OFF” during the challenge period, you will not be able to receive the unlocks.
  • Please note that you must redeem (open) the packs within 7 days of receiving them. They will disappear from your multiplayer Store menu after that and you will not be able to have them restored. Don’t delay in obtaining/redeeming your packs.



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Raging Nug

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Awesome!

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Thanks Chris!

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Is it 1 pack per round? Meaning, we can earn multiple packs if we win multiple rounds?

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Jarrett Lee

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claudeswares wrote...

Is it 1 pack per round? Meaning, we can earn multiple packs if we win multiple rounds?


 Each player can earn a maximum of one pack, and each pack contains a random N7 Arsenal Weapon.  :)  Just one Commendation pack. This is likely only the first of this type of challenge though, so stay tuned.

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I look forward to losing the upgrades from this event!

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kyles3

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Why can't PS3 players participate? Are we going to be able to access future challenges? This seems unfair.

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I have a quick question, (assuming we meet these goals) is the problem with multiplayer kits being relocked going to be fixed before or on the 20th? I'm concerned that if this issue isn't resolved and people start to lose their Victory Packs as well as all their other items, it just seems like more fuel is being added to the fire.

Otherwise it's a very interesting announcement, thank you.

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Challenge accepted!!! Even though I only have time for it tomorrow :( MUST.GET.VALIANT!

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Jarrett Lee wrote...

claudeswares wrote...

Is it 1 pack per round? Meaning, we can earn multiple packs if we win multiple rounds?


 Each player can earn a maximum of one pack, and each pack contains a random N7 Arsenal Weapon.  :)  Just one Commendation pack. This is likely only the first of this type of challenge though, so stay tuned.


I'm literally giddy right now.  A damned good day for it too personally...

Oh and another question; Does this mean that you are adding the N7 arsenal to current packs?  Or we really just have one chance to get one random N7 weapon?

Thanks guys!

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This sounds fun! Even though I suck, I'm gonna try! Wish I hadn't made plans Sunday, though. :( I just wish we could PICK the weapon, if we earn it. Want the rifle for my Infiltrator... the rest I could care less about. I'd hate to get stuck with some uber-weapon I never use.

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1 million brutes, jesus.

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Jarrett Lee

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Hey guys:

- PS3 is a bit of an ongoing thing (we don't WANT to keep omitting that console from these, honestly). We continue to work on that.
- The fix for kit relocking is going in soon, this weekend you should be in good shape (and we fully intend to restore anyone hit by that bug)
- this is the ONLY way to get the N7 Arsenal guns in MP right now (note you will only get 1, randomly). They are not being added to the main pack system.

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Jarrett Lee wrote...
- The fix for kit relocking is going in soon, this weekend you should be in good shape (and we fully intend to restore anyone hit by that bug)


I want to throw you people a parade. Thank you.
And this event sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. I'm down with.

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Thunderfurby wrote...

1 million brutes, jesus.


Not so bad, you'd be amazed how many you guys have actually killed so far...We picked a goal that was "not easy, but very achievable".

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Jarrett Lee wrote...

Hey guys:

- PS3 is a bit of an ongoing thing (we don't WANT to keep omitting that console from these, honestly). We continue to work on that.
- The fix for kit relocking is going in soon, this weekend you should be in good shape (and we fully intend to restore anyone hit by that bug)
- this is the ONLY way to get the N7 Arsenal guns in MP right now (note you will only get 1, randomly). They are not being added to the main pack system.


Thank you Mr. Lee for clarifying!  (Hope I get a Crusader ahem*)  Might I recommend a separate thread stating you are going to help people who got hit by the kit locking bug? (Thank you kindly for that)

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Thunderfurby

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Ugh, goes live at 1am, qq.

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Yeah when does it go live in Europe? 11pm Friday or 1am Saturday? D:

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Brownfinger wrote...

Jarrett Lee wrote...
- The fix for kit relocking is going in soon, this weekend you should be in good shape (and we fully intend to restore anyone hit by that bug)


I want to throw you people a parade. Thank you.
And this event sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. I'm down with.


Seconded.  The lack of any official response was slowly draining my willpower, but if this does go live and fix the issue sometime this weekend (or thereabouts), then I shall provide to you good folks at Bioware with a complimentary virtual fistbump.  Or morale boosting virtual symbolism of your choice should fistbumps not be acceptable.  :)

Edited for spelling.

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DHR107 wrote...

Yeah when does it go live in Europe? 11pm Friday or 1am Saturday? D:


Pretty sure it's 1am Sat.

Modifié par Thunderfurby, 16 mars 2012 - 06:37 .


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Jarrett Lee

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Hey guys, I'm sure there will be an official post about the locking bug yes. Also, for Europe: the 5PM PST start time is global, but we ran it all weekend to accomodate other time zones etc.

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Jarrett Lee wrote...

Thunderfurby wrote...

1 million brutes, jesus.


Not so bad, you'd be amazed how many you guys have actually killed so far...We picked a goal that was "not easy, but very achievable".


This intrigues me. Is there a means of accessing or sharing this data with the userbase? Things like census data, matches played and their success rate, enemies killed? These kinds of statistics are interesting.

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Are Brutes on Gold worth more than ones on Silver, or is the incentive for Gold just more Brutes spawned per match?

edit:
Also, I like how this just links back here once you click 'Learn More'

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PS3 screwed over, yet again.

I really hope this secret exclusivity crap with Microsoft only lasts for a few months. I'm going to be severely disappointed if it lasts more than 6 months.

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Let's take them out. Go Go Go!

Will Bioware tell us how many were killed this weekend when it's over?

Modifié par iamsnakemaster, 16 mars 2012 - 06:42 .