A post on the Bioware forums has revealed that two new bits of DLC will be coming to Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network tomorrow, February 9. Players will be able to download both a new set of armor and a new shotgun for free via the game's DLC pipe. The Cerberus Armor ups heavy weapon ammo capacity, shields, and health by 10 percent each, and the M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is "a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads" that "also violates several intergalactic weapons treaties."
But those "treaties" were never ratified by the Citadel Council anyway, so who cares? The new DLC should be released by 2pm ET, so you can start ganking with the new space shotty then.
[Thanks, Michael]
Reader Comments (108)
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 9:37PM andsoitgoes said
Well if my constant attempts to complete the game on Insanity seem to suffer without the Shotgun, I may have to hold off and try it out with the new shotgun ;)
I'm thrilled this is free. All the more reason to come back and play it a 3rd, 4th and... well, who knows how many more times.
This is a game I want 100% completion on, no matter what it takes.
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I'm thrilled this is free. All the more reason to come back and play it a 3rd, 4th and... well, who knows how many more times.
This is a game I want 100% completion on, no matter what it takes.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:55PM Mirhderer said
Insanity seems to be only troublesome at the beginning, probably because I didn't have enough skill points at lower levels.
I finished ME1 on Hardcore like 10 hours before I got ME2 so I figured I'd be able to handle it on Insanity. It literally took me like 5 hours to do Jack's recruit mission.
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I finished ME1 on Hardcore like 10 hours before I got ME2 so I figured I'd be able to handle it on Insanity. It literally took me like 5 hours to do Jack's recruit mission.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:05PM (Unverified) said
Goddamn EA, already starting to nickel and dime the buyers of Mass Effect 2. Why would you even need this stuff in the game? Are there not enough weapons and armor? Do you really need another one of each?
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:11PM (Unverified) said
its in the cerberus network which means its free.Still waiting for the hammerhead dlc thou that should be really good hopefully
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:28PM (Unverified) said
Oh, oops. Sorry that I didn't care enough to find that out. Well, it is good that it's free, but it's definitely not below EA to charge for even this.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:29PM (Unverified) said
Oops, well it's not like it's above EA to charge for this stuff.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:32PM FredFredrickson said
@FartButtFace - For someone who didn't care enough to actually read the announcement, you sure seem to have a strong opinion about it.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:34PM FredFredrickson said
You sure do have a strong opinion for someone who "doesn't care."
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:34PM FredFredrickson said
Gah - what is up with this comment lag, Joystiq? I waited a few minutes, refreshed the page, and my comment doesn't show up until I resubmit! Hate it!
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:45PM (Unverified) said
You can't really blame anyone for seeing "EA" and automatically thinking "this will cost money".
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 8:06PM Puertoricarious said
it's this kind of thought process that makes politics into a circus. you see a few words and immediately begin ranting nonsensically without having considered what's being said.
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Posted: Feb 9th 2010 12:54PM onan said
OP said, "Why would you even need this stuff in the game? Are there not enough weapons and armor? Do you really need another one of each?"
You may be confusing this game with ME1 which had hundreds of armor and guns spilling out of every locker. The new game hardly has any.
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You may be confusing this game with ME1 which had hundreds of armor and guns spilling out of every locker. The new game hardly has any.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 7:32PM (Unverified) said
Wow! That's awesome, dude! Wow. Like, shit man, thanks for letting us know. That's really cool. Very cool. Haha, that's crazy actually... ... haha... ... ... wow. Um, so what now?
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:08PM (Unverified) said
It better not be armor that is unalterable like the special edition armor, dragonplate armor, and gamestop & best buy armor.... I got the special edition and paid $10 on ebay thinking I'd actually like wearing them... Unfortunately they weren't customizable, and required that the helmet be worn 100% of the time..... I hope they come out with DLC that makes the rest of the armor just like the main set - interchangable, or at least the ability to take off the helmet or put it on via the pause menu (aka original Mass Effect).
Small beef, but one that will decide if I actually purchase this DLC or not. Shotgun sounds cool though.
Oh, also, does the extra ammo bonus hold more than the armor leggings that do the same thing?
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Small beef, but one that will decide if I actually purchase this DLC or not. Shotgun sounds cool though.
Oh, also, does the extra ammo bonus hold more than the armor leggings that do the same thing?
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:24PM (Unverified) said
Ahh, free is nice....
Still seems a waste to make cool armor you can't customize or even take off the helmet. I was wearing the Collectors armor when I first started playing and it made the dialogue scenes quite odd
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Still seems a waste to make cool armor you can't customize or even take off the helmet. I was wearing the Collectors armor when I first started playing and it made the dialogue scenes quite odd
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 11:21PM OnToGloryReturns said
I hear you. I customize my armor several times during a playthrough and it was a bummer not to be able to go without a helmet in the Terminus armor and not being able to customize the armor itself.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:22PM RadiantViper said
+1, very happy to see new items but I'm hoping for a toggle helmet option. My Shep is too sexy to keep hidden behind a helmet.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:26PM miquonranger03 said
@radiantviper You can just set the helmet to be off in your cabin on the Normandy, on the screen where you customize armor.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:28PM RadiantViper said
That's only for the normal armour, not special armours (I have Collector, Blood Dragon, and Terminus - helmets are mandatory on all of them). Presumably this new armour will be the same.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 8:03PM aughscreennames said
Ya I dont know how that managed to get past the testing phase. Who wants to use armor like this when you cant take off your helmet during the talking parts? This is one of the most common complaints, I dont believe that none of the people playing this game during testing didnt get annoyed by that. It would have been such an easy fix during development, who knows if its even possible to patch in now.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:14PM Faceless Troll said
Meh, this would've been nice to have before I'd played through the game twice.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 7:03PM Ballistic H said
I'd rather have a mission DLC to level up instead of in-game items.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 11:16PM (Unverified) said
You know it is when most peoples' complaints are about toggling helmets on/off.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:16PM Omega2k3 said
Ok, slightly off-topic, but if anyone's going for paragon and sees the reporter from the first game on the citadel, do not try to end the interview with RT. Bad things happen.
Or, better yet, save the game really quick, do the RT action, lol at the ridiculous shit that just happened, then load your save game.
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Or, better yet, save the game really quick, do the RT action, lol at the ridiculous shit that just happened, then load your save game.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 6:36PM TheDarkWayne said
I've had enough of your disingenuous assertions!
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