Mass Effect 2

Mr E

A friend of mine queued them about 15 mins ago and said only 4 were available.
Looks like they've copped it and removed them. Balls...

quad_red

Mr E wrote: »

A friend of mine queued them about 15 mins ago and said only 4 were available.
Looks like they've copped it and removed them. Balls...

Really? Crap. Don't wanna bust my ass to get home and find I can't download any of them.

Mr E

Just checked all those links. They're still showing as "purchased", and my download queue still has all items in it.

abelard

What will I miss out on if I come to this game without any previous save game present from the original Mass Effect?

DirkVoodoo

Yeah got the first link all downloaded to the xbox, thanks weseire for the heads up on live too.

quad_red

Just turned on the console and they all downloaded automatically.

Nice

Cheers BurningEclipse!!

rizzla

Only managed to get the Collectors Armour and Rifle, it does look awesome though. Can't wait to use it in game.

Mr. K

Just got the Collectors' Armour and Rifle too, the others said:

Sorry

This item is not available for purchase from Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web.

Still, managed to get something out of it! Good stuff Burning Eclipse!

rizzla

Anyone else think this was a clever last minute push to get the game mentioned on a few sites before it's US release tomorrow?

NotorietyH

rizzla wrote: »

Anyone else think this was a clever last minute push to get the game mentioned on a few sites before it's US release tomorrow?

I don't know about that. The whole reason for a lot of this DLC (like with the Blood Armour and Stone Prisoner DLC for Dragon Age) is to try and stop people buying the game pre-owned. Releasing it all like this would seem to undermine that a bit.

It's the first massive release of 2010, or a least the first big exclusive, so I'd say it's safe to assume it was going to be getting a lot of coverage on websites anyway.

Belfry

On a revenue/anti 2nd hand side I would say that this has little effect cause it was only for a few hours in the early morning US time and the increased coverage from Tweets/Blogs etc. would be well worth it! Even this post will help boost the Mass Effect 2 buzz!

rizzla

NotorietyH wrote: »

I don't know about that. The whole reason for a lot of this DLC (like with the Blood Armour and Stone Prisoner DLC for Dragon Age) is to try and stop people buying the game pre-owned. Releasing it all like this would seem to undermine that a bit.

It's the first massive release of 2010, or a least the first big exclusive, so I'd say it's safe to assume it was going to be getting a lot of coverage on websites anyway.

Only 1 of the items was dlc to prevent pre-owned sales. The rest were pre-order bonuses for different shops, and not many people will pre-order the day before release.

calex71

ah poo none of them working now.

NotorietyH

rizzla wrote: »

Only 1 of the items was dlc to prevent pre-owned sales. The rest were pre-order bonuses for different shops, and not many people will pre-order the day before release.

Yeah maybe, but why then not hold off on 'accidentally' releasing the new copy only DLC. Any pre-order bonus anyway is encouraging you to buy it new in the first place. It just seems like it would be a bit short-sighted trying to drum up some publicity when in the long term it could damage future sales of their games if people who had pre-ordered felt burned for losing the exlusivity of their pre-oreder bonuses.

That's assuming Bioware or Microsoft were thinking long-term not short-term, so it's still a possibilty! I just think it'd be a mis-judged one.

LD 50

rizzla wrote: »

Only 1 of the items was dlc to prevent pre-owned sales. The rest were pre-order bonuses for different shops, and not many people will pre-order the day before release.

I did:D

Chairman Meow

Gonna have to leave this til after my gf goes home on the 9th. Dont really want to sit around playing 70 hour epics when she only has a week or two left in ireland

Mr E

Good stuff.... all my queued downloads came down OK.
Thanks again, Burning Eclipse.

Sad Professor

All mine download fine as well. Thanks, guys. Now just to get the actual game...

Burning Eclipse

Mr E wrote: »

Good stuff.... all my queued downloads came down OK.
Thanks again, Burning Eclipse.

No problem! Mine also downloaded.

Pesky shops, each with their different DLC... We showed them

II HAND II

they said that there is a flying version of the mako (if they keep it or not i dont know) but you can still explore planets and therfore require some sort of vehicle to get around in
and in the videos there seems to be a mako of some kind

calex71

/ me shakes fist at you lucky bastards who got freebies

Mr E

Eurogamer Review:

10/10

Chairman Meow

Cant wait for this, i loved the first one despite the flaws. Ill have to put back buying it tho, as my gf is going back to America on the 9th of feb, so i dont really want to start palying something as in depth as this beforehand, id get nothing done if i did

Burning Eclipse

Chairman Meow wrote: »

Gonna have to leave this til after my gf goes home on the 9th. Dont really want to sit around playing 70 hour epics when she only has a week or two left in ireland

Chairman Meow wrote: »

Cant wait for this, i loved the first one despite the flaws. Ill have to put back buying it tho, as my gf is going back to America on the 9th of feb, so i dont really want to start palying something as in depth as this beforehand, id get nothing done if i did

We get it... You have a girlfriend

Asmodean

id get nothing done if i did

Alien blowjobs are better anyway

RAIN

Don't watch the Gametrailers video review unless you want the whole start of the game spoiled on you.

Bastards!

Burning Eclipse

RAIN wrote: »

Don't watch the Gametrailers video review unless you want the whole start of the game spoiled on you.

Bastards!

I know my thanks is no consolation, but genuinely, thank you. I hadn't watched it, and now I certainly won't.

Mr Freeze

Cheers, I wont be watching it now either....

I think I have loads spoiled on me already anyways about the opening few hours buy watching the vids on IGN.

DirkVoodoo

Gamespot review:

9.0

RAIN

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

I know my thanks is no consolation, but genuinely, thank you. I hadn't watched it, and now I certainly won't.

Sickened I am. They did the same with Gears of War 2 with the big water boss thing and worm level. So stupid.