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[RZIBARA]

 What are the best DLC packs for the mass effect games? Also, i'm not interested in OMEGA, and is LOTSB any good if im not a big fan of liara? Also, im looking for DLC with good story.

Also, what are the Overlord and Arrival DLC packs all about anyways? 

Also, how are Bringing down the sky (really considering this one since its only 80 MSP) and pinnacle station?

Modifié par RZIBARA, 11 janvier 2013 - 01:06 .

[Qutayba]

I just replayed Lair of the Shadow Broker last night. Hands down the best - even better than the base ME2 missions. Not just for story, but also for level design, settings (one of the final areas is the most memorable for me in all three games), and adrenaline.

Overlord is about a Cerberus experiment with AI gone awry. And Arrival is a ME2-ME3 bridge that will give you an explanation about why Shepard is in military prison at the beginning of ME3. Both are good, although Overlord is probably the better of those two in terms of length and variety.

I actually liked Omega quite a bit. It reintroduced some of the level design elements that were so great in ME2 but were de-emphasized in ME3. Its story was OK, but that was one of its weaker elements.

BioWare needs to reexamine LofSB, bottle whatever they used to make it, and revive it for DA3 and ME4. It's BioWare at their best, IMO.

[RZIBARA]

Qutayba wrote...

I just replayed Lair of the Shadow Broker last night. Hands down the best - even better than the base ME2 missions. Not just for story, but also for level design, settings (one of the final areas is the most memorable for me in all three games), and adrenaline.

Overlord is about a Cerberus experiment with AI gone awry. And Arrival is a ME2-ME3 bridge that will give you an explanation about why Shepard is in military prison at the beginning of ME3. Both are good, although Overlord is probably the better of those two in terms of length and variety.

I actually liked Omega quite a bit. It reintroduced some of the level design elements that were so great in ME2 but were de-emphasized in ME3. Its story was OK, but that was one of its weaker elements.

BioWare needs to reexamine LofSB, bottle whatever they used to make it, and revive it for DA3 and ME4. It's BioWare at their best, IMO.

So would i like LOTSB even though i dont like liara? and how long are overlord and arrival. how long is LOTSB?
Is Kasumi any good?

[MegaIllusiveMan]

Yes. You would. LOTSB is 2-3 hours long, if I'm not mistaken, and yes Kasumi is good, you have a new squadmate, with the Conversation of ME3 (on-ship dialogue) and she has new powers and have a good play-mode, also adds new weapon(the Locust), it's definetely worth it

[RZIBARA]

MegaIllusiveMan wrote...

Yes. You would. LOTSB is 2-3 hours long, if I'm not mistaken, and yes Kasumi is good, you have a new squadmate, with the Conversation of ME3 (on-ship dialogue) and she has new powers and have a good play-mode, also adds new weapon(the Locust), it's definetely worth it

how long are overlord and arrival? and what about kasumi's? how long are her missions?

[Qutayba]

I liked the Kasumi mission - although it is just one mission - it's a little heavy on the role-playing element, which I like, but isn't to everyone's taste. She's a pretty decent squadmate, too - stealth/tech.

Liara is the centerpiece of LotSB, so yeah, you'd have to deal with her, but there's a lot more to the story. I still think it would be worth it, as long as you can swallow your Liara-bile. I'd say it's 2-3 hours. Overlord is about 2-3 hours, and Arrival is probably done in less than 2. Times will vary depending on how you play.

[MegaIllusiveMan]

I think Kasumi is about 20 to 30 minutes, but absolutely worth it

[Ferretinabun]

Kasumi is arguably the most powerful squadmate in ME2. Her powers are always useful no matter the mission or Shep. She's even more multi-purpose than Miranda. She doesn't really do much for me as a character, but her loyalty mission's kinda fun, so yeah, worth it.

Liara will be on screen most of the time in LotSB, so if you just can't stand the sight of her, then you might not enjoy it. But really, that aside the story is great. There's a reason people hail it as the best DLC.

Arrival's not amazing, but it acts as a bridge to ME3, so it's probably better to get it than not. Overlord's alright, but it's completely self-contained, so if you don't want to get everything, this is probably the one to leave out.

As far as ME3 goes, Leviathan adds more plot exposition, and is fun besides. Omega is just one massive (2-3 hours) action scene, so decide for yourself it that's your thing.

[RZIBARA]

Ferretinabun wrote...

Kasumi is arguably the most powerful squadmate in ME2. Her powers are always useful no matter the mission or Shep. She's even more multi-purpose than Miranda. She doesn't really do much for me as a character, but her loyalty mission's kinda fun, so yeah, worth it.

Liara will be on screen most of the time in LotSB, so if you just can't stand the sight of her, then you might not enjoy it. But really, that aside the story is great. There's a reason people hail it as the best DLC.

Arrival's not amazing, but it acts as a bridge to ME3, so it's probably better to get it than not. Overlord's alright, but it's completely self-contained, so if you don't want to get everything, this is probably the one to leave out.

As far as ME3 goes, Leviathan adds more plot exposition, and is fun besides. Omega is just one massive (2-3 hours) action scene, so decide for yourself it that's your thing.

i think im going to go with From Ashes (for javik, he seems cool and it adds to the small squad roster), and leviathan (is it good?) and what ever the one thats coming out soon is if its good. Omega doesnt interest me because it seems like it has nothing to do with the rest of the game (cant bring your squad mates).

For ME2, i think im just going to get Arrival, and maybe LOTSB, since many say its the best. Is overlord similar to how Omega is (not really part of the story, and not that great of a story?) ? And i think im going to hold off on Kasumi (ME2 has enough squadmates and id rather buy something else for that game).

That way ill only have to pay around $27-37 plus however much  that ME3 DLC coming soon is gonna be

Modifié par RZIBARA, 11 janvier 2013 - 01:06 .

[PsiFive]

For my money the must haves are Bring Down the Sky in ME1 and all the free DLC in ME2 plus the Kasumi, Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker in ME2 (and the paid weapons and armour if you want them, but you asked about story DLC).

Arrival may be the bridge to ME3 but for me, and of course YMMV, it has a poor story which actually crosses into outright stupidity in one or two places and it is extremely repetitive. Shepard has to single hand almost all of it and has help from a non-optional always the same squadmate for just a short portion, which means the only variety you can inject into it comes from Shepard's class. Once you've played it six times you've strip mined the damn thing down to nothing. I actually uninstalled it but found, much to my annoyance, that it meant that characters who'd been begun while it was insatlled wouldn't load anymore and I had to reinstall it. Now I either skip through dialogue and kill everything as fast as I can or more often just leave it unplayed. ME3 has dialogue changes to cater for imports that haven't played Arrival so this is not as big a deal as it might first seem. Just my 2¢.

[RZIBARA]

PsiFive wrote...

For my money the must haves are Bring Down the Sky in ME1 and all the free DLC in ME2 plus the Kasumi, Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker in ME2 (and the paid weapons and armour if you want them, but you asked about story DLC).

Arrival may be the bridge to ME3 but for me, and of course YMMV, it has a poor story which actually crosses into outright stupidity in one or two places and it is extremely repetitive. Shepard has to single hand almost all of it and has help from a non-optional always the same squadmate for just a short portion, which means the only variety you can inject into it comes from Shepard's class. Once you've played it six times you've strip mined the damn thing down to nothing. I actually uninstalled it but found, much to my annoyance, that it meant that characters who'd been begun while it was insatlled wouldn't load anymore and I had to reinstall it. Now I either skip through dialogue and kill everything as fast as I can or more often just leave it unplayed. ME3 has dialogue changes to cater for imports that haven't played Arrival so this is not as big a deal as it might first seem. Just my 2¢.

is overlord self contained? and can you use squadmates?
also, is Pinnacle station any good?

[sirus1988]

RZIBARA wrote...

is overlord self contained? and can you use squadmates?
also, is Pinnacle station any good?

You can bring squadmates in Overlord. Overlord consists of a few parts, so you will be able to switch squadmates in and out a couple times (or maybe just once, I cannot remember).

Sorry, I can't help you with Pinnacle Station since I don't have it. All I heard was that Bring Down the Sky DLC was better.

Like most people that responded on this topic, I would put my money into getting Lair of the Shadow Broker and Overlord for ME2. 'they are by far the best DLC's for the Mass Effect franchise. If you want extra squadmates, you can get Kasumi and Cerberus Network (Zaeed) DLC for ME2 and From Ashes (Javik) DLC for ME3.

Modifié par sirus1988, 11 janvier 2013 - 05:05 .

[RZIBARA]

sirus1988 wrote...

RZIBARA wrote...

is overlord self contained? and can you use squadmates?
also, is Pinnacle station any good?

You can bring squadmates in Overlord. Overlord consists of a few parts, so you will be able to switch squadmates in and out a couple times (or maybe just once, I cannot remember).

Sorry, I can't help you with Pinnacle Station since I don't have it. All I heard was that Bring Down the Sky DLC was better.

Like most people that responded on this topic, I would put my money into getting Lair of the Shadow Broker and Overlord for ME2. 'they are by far the best DLC's for the Mass Effect franchise. If you want extra squadmates, you can get Kasumi and Cerberus Network (Zaeed) DLC for ME2 and From Ashes (Javik) DLC for ME3.

I already have Zaaed, and im not getting kasumi. I plan to get Javik, and maybe leviathan (is it any good?). So what happens exactly when you play mass effect 3 without having played arrival?

[sirus1988]

Leviathan is good. Adds real well to the story and explains how the reapers originated. You also will get some extra dialouge with star child at the end. And you get a bonus power (dominate).

If you didn't play the arrival dlc, it barely has any affects on the game. If you did play it all I know is that it gives you an extra dialouge in the beginning with Anderson. Arrival is not all that important but it's still fun none the less.

If you are also interested in the other non-story DLC, the N7 combo pack for ME2 has some really strong and good weapons and armor. It's $8, but you can also buy separate packs if you want. For ME3 the two weapons packs are good as well. If you use SMG's the Bloodpack SMG is one of the best.

[RZIBARA]

sirus1988 wrote...

Leviathan is good. Adds real well to the story and explains how the reapers originated. You also will get some extra dialouge with star child at the end. And you get a bonus power (dominate).

If you didn't play the arrival dlc, it barely has any affects on the game. If you did play it all I know is that it gives you an extra dialouge in the beginning with Anderson. Arrival is not all that important but it's still fun none the less.

If you are also interested in the other non-story DLC, the N7 combo pack for ME2 has some really strong and good weapons and armor. It's $8, but you can also buy separate packs if you want. For ME3 the two weapons packs are good as well. If you use SMG's the Bloodpack SMG is one of the best.

thanks for the info. Also, im not interested in weapon/armour packs. Just want more story and missions.

[PsiFive]

RZIBARA wrote...

PsiFive wrote...

For my money the must haves are Bring Down the Sky in ME1 and all the free DLC in ME2 plus the Kasumi, Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker in ME2 (and the paid weapons and armour if you want them, but you asked about story DLC).

Arrival may be the bridge to ME3 but for me, and of course YMMV, it has a poor story which actually crosses into outright stupidity in one or two places and it is extremely repetitive. Shepard has to single hand almost all of it and has help from a non-optional always the same squadmate for just a short portion, which means the only variety you can inject into it comes from Shepard's class. Once you've played it six times you've strip mined the damn thing down to nothing. I actually uninstalled it but found, much to my annoyance, that it meant that characters who'd been begun while it was insatlled wouldn't load anymore and I had to reinstall it. Now I either skip through dialogue and kill everything as fast as I can or more often just leave it unplayed. ME3 has dialogue changes to cater for imports that haven't played Arrival so this is not as big a deal as it might first seem. Just my 2¢.

is overlord self contained? and can you use squadmates?
also, is Pinnacle station any good?

I see someone's already answered the first one, so all I'll add is that I tend to stick with the same two squaddies throughout the missions for story reasons though I've played it with a variety of teams of different abilities. Not sure what you mean by it being self contained but things you do in it do play out into part of ME3, so I think the answer may be no but not in a big way. Spoilerific to say much more than that, I'm afraid.

No idea about Pinnacle Station. Didn't look all that appealing to me so I didn't bother getting it and I'd say the majority opinion of what I've read is that it's not as good as BDtS. You may like it though. I don't know that it adds much in story terms but it is playable content.

[Randall]

Pinnacle station is a series of short training sims missions which vary in difficulty and length (some timed, some kill all the enemies, some capture the flag) with no real story to speak of. You can vary your squadies and bring who ever you choose to each sim and play them as often as you like till you get the high score and can move on. While many purists don't like it, I am convinced it was what finally led to ME3's multiplayer since most of the mini-games that form the sim missions are very reminiscent of the waves we now play there, interspersed with their objective rounds. If you haven't played multi-player yet, this is a great way to break yourself into it. I have all the dlc; weapons, alternate appearance and playable missions, found Zaeed and Kasumi best, followed by Shadow Broker and Overlord (and yep, it is self contained, but you'll meet David again in ME3 if you play it and go Paragon.) The Hammerhead missions were just painful, Arrival was okay, (and again is good prep for playing multi-player as you spend most of the mission on your own) Bring Down The Sky was nice, Leviathan is okay, Ashes is short but fills a gap in the storyline and it's nice to revisit Eden Prime where it all began. Omega is a bit pointless and repetitive and they really shouldn't have put Aria back on the Citadel afterwards. (Bad continuity, why would she come back? Bottom line, get what you can afford, but in my opinion most of the extras add to the richness of the story and gaming experience and give you some great kit for taking on the game at Hardcore or Insanity level.

Modifié par Randall, 13 janvier 2013 - 05:29 .

[silverserfer28]

Overlord is damm good at the night time and my favourite DLC then LOTSB and kasumis are good two IMPO

[jedielfsorcerer]

For mass effect 3, the bloodpack gun, that shoots one at a time, if you put a scope, and more weapon damage thing, you can use it like a sniper rifle, but its a hand gun, and any class can use itl.