Team America has more articulation. These are more like statues.
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EA and Bioware plant DLC into figurines for Mass Effect 3
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Team America has more articulation. These are more like statues.
StevePharma
Member
Complistic
Member
i don't care enough about the multiplayer to care about them offering dlc for it.
It's apparently for the multiplayer mode. I don't see how a figurine would work in multiplayer.
I guess it will be maps or costumes for your character in multiplayer dmode. It is annoying for people that want the full game.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
It's an odd attitude:
"I hate DLC, but I need it!"
It's completely the attitude of someone that is addicted.
I'm not saying the majority of this thread is treating it that way, but a majority of DLC Hate stems from people thinking they have to buy the DLC.
If these are character skins, not being able to play as Tali in the multi player mode without spending $25 on a figurine is a game ruining experience
Will you ever just come out and say "this sucks" in a Bioware thread?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Besides the fact that I have many criticisms of BioWare and have expressed them many times, what does this have to do with anything?
I wasn't talking about BioWare, I was talking about DLC in general and the completely circular logic some people have with it.
It was a rhetorical question. Why did you reply? Your tag answers everything.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Oh I get it. You just want to make fun of me for having an opinion.
Psychoward
Banned
BioWare's dumb, but they're not that dumb, they wouldn't have multiplayer maps exclusive to a figurine.
Calisto Glory
Banned
I know that all the people from ME 2 will be back in ME 3, somewhere in the galaxy and they are doing stuff people expect them to do.
Jack will be a nice surprise... she wears now long hair with a side cut and clothes. ^^
FieryBalrog
Member
It's OK dude, we get it. You're an internet crusader for truth and anti-misinformation, which manifests itself via strenuous defenses of Bioware on internet forums.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Oh, please. So now I'm not allowed to defend myself?
SatelliteOfLove
Member
The distance between WRPGs and JRPGs is growing ever thinner by the day, yes.
Well I for one find it funny, so I got your back on this.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
So I went to check the store because I was possibly interested in the Legion figurine (him and Tali have the best face's expression). I then put the item in my cart and read in the item's description "This item may be back-ordered". I then check the FAQ and read "Pre-sale items are charged at the time of purchase, not at time of shipping".
So if I understood properly, they would charge me right away for an item that may be back-ordered and not available to me in the first release? Love that maybe, however for them there is no maybe about when they will receive my money, they would get it now.
I got the same type of deal on the Ubisoft shop and ended up cancelling my pre-order.
Maybe I just got spoiled with all the stores not charging until shipping... Does Biowre/EA really needs my 20$ now to pay for those figurines?
Do they just want to be sure to not produce too many because they are scared by a lot of orders being cancelled after production? This should not be my problem.
The more I look at it, the more I don't need a Legion figurine, although a part of me still want it. Don't really care for DLC, I play on PS3 and it seems to be PC/XBOX exclusive. If I ever end up buying it I will just make a Gaffer happy with my DLC code.
So if I understood properly, they would charge me right away for an item that may be back-ordered and not available to me in the first release? Love that maybe, however for them there is no maybe about when they will receive my money, they would get it now.
I got the same type of deal on the Ubisoft shop and ended up cancelling my pre-order.
Maybe I just got spoiled with all the stores not charging until shipping... Does Biowre/EA really needs my 20$ now to pay for those figurines?
Do they just want to be sure to not produce too many because they are scared by a lot of orders being cancelled after production? This should not be my problem.
The more I look at it, the more I don't need a Legion figurine, although a part of me still want it. Don't really care for DLC, I play on PS3 and it seems to be PC/XBOX exclusive. If I ever end up buying it I will just make a Gaffer happy with my DLC code.
graywolf323
Gold Member
son of a bitch... first store exclusive preorder dlc and now this?
Seraphinianus
Banned
man, this game :\
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
Same, if it is something like weapon skins for multi it isn't a big deal at all.
I see nothing wrong with giving dedicated fans who buy the DLC a lil something extra.
Same worthless DLC happened with ME2, didnt take it and it didnt stop me from enjoying the game and playing the DLC that actually added something to the story instead of a helmet or character skin. If they continue with the same thing, dont really care about this.
Updated the first post, preordering the artbook has multiplayer DLC as well.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/container/stores.asp?PID=41929
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/container/stores.asp?PID=41929
Ken Masters
Banned
yes, before Acitvision came out around EA would give hundreds of hours worth of free DLC and did everything that made gamers happy
oh how pure EA once was before Activision corrupted them
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Between this and MS phasing out Allards, my opinion of DLC is starting to go in the shitter.
At least this time it's for a game that I have absolutely no interest in.
And for the people saying, "But you get figurines, too." I guarantee a good chunk of the market for this DLC gives not one fuck about them.
At least this time it's for a game that I have absolutely no interest in.
And for the people saying, "But you get figurines, too." I guarantee a good chunk of the market for this DLC gives not one fuck about them.
EA is actively trying to be worse than them it seems
BattleMonkey
Member
Making a bunch of useless in game items that will generally be tossed aside for marketing purposes likely has little to do with cutting content. This just gets suckers to buy a bunch of toys they never intended to buy
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Believe it or not, there was a cartoon... and a Marvel comic book series.
Seriously. If you buy the artbook or figurines, just for the DLC, you are the problem.
ME2 had useful DLC items though. :/
Mr. B Natural
Member
What was that video game?
You don't want me to buy you?
Alright, if you insist.
You don't want me to buy you?
Alright, if you insist.
BattleMonkey
Member
ME2 didn't have as extensive a DLC release either. Biowares track record of in game DLC items has been mostly crap, but even the few good items were in no way needed for the game.
I don't understand why you wouldn't buy the game over this. The DLC is most likely exactly like the collectors edition DLC, pretty but useless.
What specifically are you missing from the game?
You can't say that for everybody though. Yeah, you can play a game with just one weapon all the way through, but using the others (like that Singularity gun) made the game more fun than the time I didn't have it.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
EA always looks so desperate and pathetic for Activision's money nowadays.
â Narayan
Member
It's like EA doesn't want me to buy their games, or something.
I knew it'd lead to trouble.
I actually thought a lot of the DLC guns were fun to use, though. Of course they're not necessary to play the game, but weapons like the geth shotgun and the blackstorm were great additions and let you play differently than the other weapons.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Bioware just needs to drop the facade next time around and make Mass Effect 4 a visual novel dating sim with anime and merchandising tie-ins.
They are just going to Pokemon it and do 2 versions: Mass Effect Black (Ops) will be the dudebro shooter one, and Mass Effect Pink will be the one you mentioned.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I like Gears of Waifu better.
Typographenia
Member
When can I preorder MEPink? The dinner date I reserved for Tali and I on the Citadel is kind of expensive, and I don't want it to interfere with potential preorder bonuses.
Even if it's just multi, you'd have to be nuts to buy these for the dlc first and the figures second.
Hari Seldon
Member
This game is going from a day 1 to a steam sale game very quickly.