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Tomorrow drops Mass Effect 3: Reckoning, the fifth and final multiplayer expansion pack. As with the others, it will be completely free.
Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nk13M1H4Y
BioWare just did a live stream of the pack, showing most of the new content being added. Here's the list:
Characters:
Weapons:
Equipment:
I also thought it would be neat to look back at all the content added via these expansion packs, so here's a list followed by a total comparing the base content to expansions.
Mass Effect 3: Multiplayer (no DLC)
Total Added via Free DLC Expansion Packs
Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nk13M1H4Y
BioWare just did a live stream of the pack, showing most of the new content being added. Here's the list:
Characters:
- Geth Juggernaut Soldier: Huge Geth unit. Cannot dodge or take cover. Cannot be staggered. Powers: Assault Pulse, Hex Shield, Geth Turret.
- Turian Cabal Vanguard: Female biotic Turian, as introduced in Omega. Biotic abilities for dodge. Powers: Poison Strike, Nightshade Blades, Biotic Focus.
- Alliance Infiltration Unit: EDI-like cyborg. Can uppercut because reasons. Powers: Tactical Cloak, Snap Freeze, Repair Matrix.
- Krogan Warlord Sentinel: Gigantic hammer wielding Krogan. Cannot take cover or dodge. Rage regenerates health. Powers: Tech Armour, Biotic Hammer, Electric Hammer.
- Talon Mercenary Engineer: Human mercenary armed with a tech bow because 2013 continues the "Year of the Bow". Powers: Trip Mines, Armor-Piercing Arrows, Concussive Arrows.
- Awakened Collector Adept: Yes, a Collector. Assumed to be controlled by Leviathan. Powers: Dark Sphere, Seeker Swarm, Dark Channel.
Weapons:
- Geth Spitfire Assault Rifle: A portable Geth Gatling gun.
- Venom Shotgun: Explosive round firing shotgun. Charge to have rounds fragment into more explosives.
- Lancer Assault Rifle: New assault rifle.
- Blood Pack Executioner Pistol: One-shot-per-clip high damage Magnum-like pistol.
- Chakram Launcher Assault Rifle: Explosive disk launching rifle.
- Blood Pack Punisher SMG: Heavy submachine gun, good against armour.
- Adas Anti-Synthetic Rifle: Electric based rifle. Shoots travelling electrical rounds (no hitscan).
Equipment:
- Geth Scanner: Enhances radar?
- Assault Rifle Ultralight Materials: Lowers weight of assault rifles.
- Pistol Power Amplifier:
- SMG Power Amplifier:
- Shotgun Ultralight Materials: Lowers weight of shotguns.
- Batarian Gauntlet: Replaces any class heavy attack with the Batarian's falcon punch. Looks great on a Volus.
I also thought it would be neat to look back at all the content added via these expansion packs, so here's a list followed by a total comparing the base content to expansions.
- 6 characters (including Geth and Batarians)
- 3 weapons
- 4 consumables
- 2 maps
- 6 characters (including Vorcha, Quarian Male variations, and Cerberus Phoenix)
- 3 weapons
- 2 maps
- 1 new game objective: package retrieval
- 18 gear (new non-consumable upgrades)
- 6 characters (completely new human classes)
- 3 weapons
- 5 weapon mods
- 3 maps
- 1 new game objective: combat drone escort
- 11 gear
- 1 new difficulty: platinum
- 16 characters (including Turian Ghost and Volus)
- 3 weapons
- 3 consumables
- 5 gear
- 6 hazard maps (variations of the original six maps)
- Challenges: new profile banner customisation and challenge system
- 1 enemy faction (Collectors)
- 2 units to exisitng factions (Cerberus Dragoon and Geth Bomber)
- 7 characters (Including Geth Juggernaut, Turian Female variation, and Awakened Collector)
- 7 weapons
- 2 weapon mods
- 4 gear
Mass Effect 3: Multiplayer (no DLC)
- 18 characters (+male/female variations for humans) across six classes
- 33 weapons
- 24 weapon mods
- 14 consumables
- 6 maps
- 3 enemy factions (Geth, Cerberus, Reaper)
Total Added via Free DLC Expansion Packs
- 41 characters
- 19 weapons
- 7 weapon mods
- 7 consumables
- 7 maps
- 6 hazard maps
- 1 difficulty: platinum
- 1 enemy faction (Collectors)
- 2 units to existing factions (Cerberus Dragoon and Geth Bomber)
- 2 game objectives
- 38 gear
- Challenge system + banners