Mass Effect 3: Omega DLC (Spoiler Alert)

[Gennadios]

Honestly, BW DLC sucks alot in general. I've only bought the Arrival for ME2 and it was just linear, meh, had glitches that were never patched. It didn't play nice with DLC weapons either, seriously, half the time they either wouldn't fire or the shots came from somewhere above Shep's head.

ME3 wasn't the highlight of the series for me and I have plenty of issues with it, but I've had issues with BW DLC long before ME3 and this just seems like more of the same.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

The appeal of the ME2 DLC for me was that it gave me a reason to continue on post-main quest. Apart from Overlord and Firewalker, I played all the ME2 DLC after I was finished with the Collectors. I loved that Bioware had taken the extra effort to make appropriate dialogue changes if if Shadow Broker was played before or after the Collector Base. It made it much more satisfying, because we got to see how our victory affected Shepard's friends and allies.

And Liara wasn't a useless fap bait for once.

 

[Amakusa]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm not tempted to play me3 again single player but one day i probably will once all the dlc is out and it will be a new game without the me2 data to see the difference. But only if the dlc has a price drop or something.




Capcha:
Eat your dinner: yes i generally do, i need to wait 8 hours till my dinner thankyou very much

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

I had pretty much the exact opposite opinion. I was far more impressed with this one than I was with Leviathan, although in general none of the ME3 DLC's have really stood up to the mighty duo of Lair of the Shadow Broker, Overlord, that Mass Effect 2 had. Perhaps I was more impressed by it because I went into it not expecting it to make a whole lot of difference other than adding war assets. Also, I've found that the DLC's that I've enjoyed the most are the ones that have virtually nothing to do with the broader story arc of the game they're attached to.

There were a few problems. I spotted a few glitches with character movement, Carrie Ann Moss' voice acting was off at times, and the whole thing really should have been longer. Other than that though, I loved going back to Omega, I loved the gameplay with Aria as a squadmate, and I loved Nyreen as a character. Petrovsky wasn't too shabby either. For what little their was of him (tying into my complaint that the whole DLC should have been longer), in that time he made for a much more compelling antagonist than Kai Leng ever did. Finally, it gave some well deserved depth and growth to Aria's character, although I wish the DLC had included some info on her pre-Omega past, how she wound up on the station in the first place and why. I guess it might have spoiled her mystique, but idk, just seemed like an opportunity that was missed.

So yeah, a few faults, but in my opinion well worth it, and the second best ME3 DLC after the extended cut.

 

[Souplex]

I'm pissed we couldn't make some choice at the end to stop Aria. Maybe have Nyreen survive and take over?
From the moment I met Aria in 2, I wanted to kill her. If it had been 1, I could have killed her.

 

[Sangnz]

Honestly I'm at the point where i will not bother with a bioware release until a GOTY edition comes out (or they have a DLC sale) now so I can actually have the entire game.
ME3 was the last day 1 purchase for a bioware game, which included a character as paid day one DLC (unliked Zaeed in ME2 who was day one DLC for free for people who buy the game new), Leviathan which is a MASSIVE plot filler which in all honesty should have been in at release and now Omega which is sounding like something that should have been in at release as well.

Lair of the Shadow Broker in ME2 and Bring Down the Sky in ME have been the only DLC to date that doesn't feel like it was something cut out of the game and saved for later or just a blatent cash grab.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Wasnt Omega supposed to be bigger than LotSB? If its really only an hour and a half then that is really pathetic

 

[Redd the Sock]

I guess it wasn't terrible. It set out what it wanted to do, the problem is that it wasn't much. Consequence or not, all this was was a dropped plot point from the main game. Doesn't help allude fears about DLC just being chopped off main game and resold. Nothing Shadow Broker level of epic, and even our new character seemed to exists only to show us a female turrian, and provide enough subtext about her relationship to Aria to make the fanfic writers happy. AT this point, even new war assets are pointless as anyone that would buy this probably got enough for the "best" ending on their own.

It's not the biggest waste of DLC space this series has had, but they've done better.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I really want to play the DLC for ME3... but I can't really justify doing so. It doesn't seem to be even remotely worth the cost. I'd rather not have my money support high cost/low content DLC packs, because I really want that practice to hurry up and disappear. Old school expansion packs need to make a resurgence.

 

[putowtin]

I mean levitation had some interesting info, more backstory that actually added to ghost child's speech. I just don't feel that this dlc adds anything to the game.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

Always glad to come back pre ending dlc,I quite enjoyed it.At least to remember that this was a good game until I killed Marauder Shields who tried to stop me from going further.

After finishing my Male Paragon playthrough I had to "force" my Female Paragon to go Renegade just to see the Renegade ending(which includes kiss from Aria).I will probably go back and play it Paragon so I don't ruin my perfect Paragon bar.

Conclusion: I've played all DLC's that have been released thus far,but they don't compare to anything with Lair of The Shadow Broker.That was how they should properly do DLC.

 

[Uhura]

Not the best ME dlc (LotSB is my favorite) but I was entertained. It took me around 3-4 hours to finish, which is pretty good lengthwise, but I still think it was overpriced. It was also a bit too action oriented for my taste and I was disappointed that we didn't get a new squad mate, but otherwise I was happy with it.

If you really hated the ending, then I doubt Omega will restore your faith in Bioware. However, if you're like me and didn't have massive issues with the ending then you might enjoy Omega.

 

[Casual Shinji]

DLC for Mass Effect 3 is like finding a slice of ham from the ham sandwich you ate a month ago that left a bad taste in your mouth.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Thanks.

Now it's another ME3 DLC that I'm not going to buy. So far I've bought none of them, not even from Ashes

From Ashes isn't particularly worth it given that the mission is similar to others you've played and the character isn't particularly useful. Other than some mildly interesting interactions between the Prothean and others on the ship (Largely Liara who is annoyed that Protheans were just a bunch of dick-bags like everyone else in the galaxy) there is some filling in of a few details of the Prothean extinction event none of which particularly helps fill any gaps in the story you might see.

Levithan on the other hand is interesting since it explicitly states the purpose of the crucible and the origin of the reapers. A huge part of the controversy surrounding the ending is simply that these points weren't terribly clear.

 

[Caedus]

From Ashes isn't particularly worth it given that the mission is similar to others you've played and the character isn't particularly useful. Other than some mildly interesting interactions between the Prothean and others on the ship (Largely Liara who is annoyed that Protheans were just a bunch of dick-bags like everyone else in the galaxy) there is some filling in of a few details of the Prothean extinction event none of which particularly helps fill any gaps in the story you might see.

I've got to disagree with you.

Javik is an amazing companion for a Vanguard, especially coupled with Liara. His Dark Channel power gives every Biotic Charge a chance to do a Biotic combo which means a huge blue boom.

For the interactions part, it gives a whole new look to the Prothean, not the mysterious and wise and calm style they had before. They're just like the current races. And if you take Javik and Liara on the Thessia mission, in the end in the temple, there's a bunch of discussions between the two about the Asari mythology and it's real meaning!

 

[-Dragmire-]

I was hoping Aria would come along after Omega.

Heh, that'd be an amazing scene!

Shepard, Aria and squadmate #3 are about to charge the beam as Harbinger starts playing lazer whack-a-mole with the Alliance.

Aria looks over to Shepard with a deadpan look on her face and says, "Shepard, this is fucking stupid.".

Then the writer smacks Aria with with a fish and she looses all coherent thought and reasoning as she chases Shepard to the conduit 2.0(reaper edition).

After the credits roll we find out many allied ships were destroyed that could have been saved because no one gave the orders for the Blood Pack, Blue Suns, and Eclipse to join the fray. They only listen to Aria and she's been so busy with Shepard that it slipped her mind.

EDIT:

From Ashes isn't particularly worth it given that the mission is similar to others you've played and the character isn't particularly useful. Other than some mildly interesting interactions between the Prothean and others on the ship (Largely Liara who is annoyed that Protheans were just a bunch of dick-bags like everyone else in the galaxy) there is some filling in of a few details of the Prothean extinction event none of which particularly helps fill any gaps in the story you might see.

I've got to disagree with you.

Javik is an amazing companion for a Vanguard, especially coupled with Liara. His Dark Channel power gives every Biotic Charge a chance to do a Biotic combo which means a huge blue boom.

For the interactions part, it gives a whole new look to the Prothean, not the mysterious and wise and calm style they had before. They're just like the current races. And if you take Javik and Liara on the Thessia mission, in the end in the temple, there's a bunch of discussions between the two about the Asari mythology and it's real meaning!

You sound like you looked into Javik more than I did so you might be able to answer this.... Can Javik read? I know that he's a soldier and science isn't really his thing but there were many instances of people mentioning translation being the main roadblock to building the Crucible. Had they of explained that the plans were too complicated and they needed time to develop new technology to build the Crucible then Javik would have been useless to them but as it stands, either Javik can't read or he refuses to help in the way that would be the most beneficial to his goals.

EDIT 2:

Hell Javik should have just did the non sex* "embrace eternity!" thing Liara did with Shepard in ME1 so she could see his vision after he got the Cipher so she understood it...

... wait a minute... sigh, fucking plot holes. Liara got the Cipher from Shepard the same way Shepard got it from Shiala so she they(Liara and Shiala) should already understand the Prothean language the same way Shepard does. That being said, that was a plot hole in the first game too, just not nearly as big.


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[sub]*I assume it was a nonsexual version of it because Liara was rather shy in the first game so I doubt she'd be brain banging a recent acquaintance in front of the whole crew...[/sub]

 

[Rawne1980]

Lost interest in ME3 a couple of days after I got and finished it.

To be fair, i'd actually forgotten completely about it until I spotted this thread.

Seeing as I no longer own the game, I won't be buying this .... not that I would have done if I still owned it anyway.

The great thing about the internet is, even if I had any interest at all in this, I could read/watch it online and not have to get it myself. Other people spend money so I don't have to.

 

[bug_of_war]

Con's
*Five FIVE missions
(And one of those is meeting Aria on the Citidel to chat!)


[/spoiler]

5 missions is pretty good for DLC, most games only give you one mission or one map pack. While it may be mainly Dialogue, so was most missions in ME1 and 2 IMO. I just can't see how that is a con

 

[AD-Stu]

Finally got a chance to finish it - first half was very underwhelming and the camera bug were just... sigh. It reminded me what a boring environment Omega was in ME2. I think the other problem too is we've always been lead to belive that Omega is largely populated by scumbags, so it's a little hard to get super-excited about liberating it.

I enjoyed the mine level onwards though, thought it had some decent level design and some cool visual moments. I really liked the way it ended too:

Spoiler

Having to fight Petrovsky as some kind of "boss" would have been stupid IMO so I'm glad they didn't go down that route. I also found it interesting how pragmatic he was in the end - given that he's so high up in the Cerberus organisation, and yet even the lowliest soldier is prepared to occular nerve flashbang themselves if they're caught

So yeah, I thought it was just OK. Not $15 worth, but not bad or anything.