I won't go through and start quoting myself out of what I've been trying to get Mr. Zeel to understand, but I also don't want to keep repeating myself, so I'll give you the short version.00slash00 said:
People don't buy the Collector's Edition for a couple DLC codes, people buy the CE because they want the memorabilia. They want the Shepard statue, the art book, the sound track, and all the other stuff that comes from it. Why do they want this stuff? Possibly because they're collectors...hence the term "Collector's" Edition. The fact that it happens to come with a DLC Prothean is just another bonus that comes with it.
Would it be any better for them to have said "Only people with the CE get the Prothean, and no one else"? Would that make you happy? Or would you be complaining that the Prothean isn't available to everyone else? Here they've gone and made it available to everyone, but it's a free bonus for the CE people.
Another point is that yes, this guy is a Prothean, and I highly suspect that all the rage about this is specifically because he's a Prothean. If it were just another human merc or something, no one would give a damn. Yes, you'll probably get additional insight and lore into the ME story as you do his sidequest, but after that I can only imagine he'll be like Zaeed and just stand in a corner of the ship spouting out random lines whenever you talk to him.
The overall point is that if he's DLC, he's not critical to the game. Would it be badass to have a Prothean on your team? Undoubtedly. But the game with or without the Prothean is going to be exactly the same, I promise you. If I'm wrong on this subject and the game is entirely different with extra battles and storylines and weapons and conversations and different people dying, then yeah, I'll admit I'm wrong and lead the march to EA's headquarters with a good ol' fashioned pitch-forks-and-torches mob. But judging by Bioware's previous history with DLC characters: they will be insignificant in the greater scheme of things.
As I had mentioned to Zeel: I just got done playing ME 2 without Zaeed...it was the same as every other run-through I've ever done, only I didn't get to do Zaeed's mission. Whoop-de-damn-doo.
In the end, it's a matter of perspective. You and Zeel are apparently pissed off that the CE version of the game gets a bonus that the standard version has to pay for. That's fine, I suppose. From my perspective, though, I think it's very nice of them to say "This character isn't exclusively as CE bonus, if you really want him you can get him as well." In which case the Prothean is no different than any other DLC character, the only difference is that he's available on day 1. To sum up my point: I'd much rather have the OPTION to get him if I want him rather than having no option at all.
