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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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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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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

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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

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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

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nukular power wrote...

Ugh, why only 5 AM monday? 48 hours to kill 1 million brutes? That is a pretty tall order.


Totally do-able :)  We checked....not going to give you a task that is unreachable.

EDIT wow you guys think of every angle!

It's a total number of combined kills: Worldwide, PC + Xbox combined, any difficulty.

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Jarrett Lee

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Regarding the PS3 exclusion, it's not a lot better than what we already told you but basically this is the statement:

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.

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Jarrett Lee

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Makora7 wrote...

DHR107 wrote...

Komachi wrote...

would love to know how those of us who've had the relock issue are suppose to complete a silver game or what guarantees we aren't just wasting our time to lose more stuff?


They say a fix is in the works and will come shortly for that bug... It was on the first page.


"Shortly", yes. Likely not before the start of the event. This will get ugly.


The fix is actually live already. We're just still working on some messaging around it.

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ATARI CARTEL wrote...

I think there's a typo in Chris Priestly's initial post which I wouldn't normally care about but in this regard, it's a little confusing.  Here's what he wrote:

"Join your friends on line between 5 PM PST Friday, March 16 and 5 AM PST
Monday, March 18
, and take the fight to the Reapers like never before. "

Monday is actually March 19th.

So does it last until 5 AM PST Sunday, March 18?
or
5 AM PST Monday, March 19?


Good catch - fixed. It ends Monday the 19 at 5 AM PST.

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Jarrett Lee

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Zeju wrote...

The Eagle is my favourite pistol...

Well.. I hope I get it. The other N7 Weapons suck imo.

Good luck everyone.


They are being rebalanced for MP, I think (ie they wont suck).

Modifié par Jarrett Lee, 17 mars 2012 - 01:30 .


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A Menacing Twig wrote...

I-AM-KROGAN wrote...

Would be cool if the Victory Packs contain one of the "rumored" DLC characters LOL but i doubt it

EDIT: also, why cant we get the N7 dlc Assult Riffle?


Could be because the N7 rifle wasn't technically part of the set of guns, but a Gamestop preorder bonus.


Correct. But I did look into it :)

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N3xium_Crash wrote...

What happens in the event of a freeze during a match in which someone has to rejoin but ended up playing almost every wave and was part of the team that was extracted and did survive final wave?

ie. in my case I completed all waves and survived the end as well but during wave 7 my console froze and I had to rejoin in wave 8. Would this still count?


Basically, if you are on the final screen that tallies your score, credits etc and you and your team didnt get MISSION FAILED, you would qualify. 

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IPraetoriaNI wrote...

Sorry if this has been answered already, but I cant find the "search within this topic" option, and I'm too lazy to read all 16 pages.

So, do I get it right, if I complete 123 silver reaper runs by the end of the event, then I'll get 123 Commendation packs on tuesday, but not earlier? (wondering because I've completed 3, but got no "event packs")


1 per account

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Droma wrote...

hm i wonder, let's say i have online game tracking enabled on the xbox but all my 3 teammates don't.

1.) it regulary counts for me (not for them) if I finish a game on silver with reapers correct?

2.) how does the brute killcounter work in that scenario? do only brutes I actually killed count or do any count?


1) This is correct
2) We will still know the brutes killed

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IhateEA-Mask wrote...

Umm, nobody?


You dont get it until tuesday

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Jarrett Lee

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xxrpggamemanxx wrote...

I wish they'd pop in and tell us at like certain goals... like "Oh hey, you all just passed 250k brutes killed" Not wait till we finish the event to tell us yes or no.


We would, but we can't. Someone has to pull the data reports on Monday basically :)

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To re-iterate

Please watch this thread
social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/343/index/10341890