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Mass Effect 2 Weapons DLC Out Today

Two bones will get you three weapons.

I've got no up-front complaints about the latest Mass Effect 2 DLC because...guns. This afternoon, the Firepower Pack dropped on XBLM and PC, ushering in three new weapons to the masterful sci-fi RPG for the price of 2 bones (or 160 Microsoft Banana Bucks).
 

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I can't complain because weapon DLC doesn't carry with it the promise of meaningful narrative ties, fresh dialogue, or compelling design like other bigger packs such as Overlord have in the past. In fact, the only thing it promises is padding your armor locker with some serious firepower. And I'd say The Phalanx hand cannon, Mattock semi-automatic rifle, and Geth Plasma Shotgun--a triple-barreled beast--might do just that.

Need to see before you dive in? Good thing you're reading this. Below are some sick images of the guns in action. I think I'm in love with at least two of these.     
 

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Edited By stephenage

This seems pointless this late on. There's nothing really left to do with them.

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Edited By grumpyg

Not a fan of paying money for a few extra weapons/skins/armor/etc. Give us some real content instead!
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Edited By HellsWrath

I bought these on a whim yesterday and I have to say that these are all nice.  I've been spending a lot of time with the Mattock, in particular.  Rather pleased with these.

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Edited By Shenanigans19

I'll probably pick it up at some point, although it seems like kind of odd timing for a weapons pack. I'm not going to pick it up until I'm in the mood to roll through the game again.
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Seems a bit late to release a weapon pack. No real desire to play through the game again at this point.

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Edited By Chird

nice

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Edited By Guns

Sweet, gonna grab those

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Edited By opivypunk

Yay more DLC!

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I really like the idea of paying a small amount of money for a few DLC items

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I'll have lots of neat stuff to use on my first play thru.

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Those better be the best damn guns in the Universe.

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Got this pack yesterday. Actually having a lot of fun with the new weapons.
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Edited By Chronologist

The Liara DLC is the one I'm interested in... 
More weapons aren't really that necessary, even though 160 points is a pretty reasonable price. 
Might get it if I have some "leftover points" sometime.

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Edited By WOLVERINE366

Might get it when the Liara DLC is out... oh, who am I kidding? I will get it when the Liara DLC comes out.

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These are pretty sweet. Almost overpowered, really.

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I can't believe I haven't been able to play this game yet.  Having a kid really cuts into my gaming time :(
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I think they are ramping up for the next narrative-based DLC, which is called "Lair of the Shadow Broker". From the sounds of it Liara might be in it.
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Im kind of regretting that I sold ME2. 

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Edited By Genjai
@Degringolade said:
" @viiral said:
"Selling weapons as DLC is stupid."
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Agreed. But, I suppose it is kind of like a micro-transaction.
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@viiral said:
"Selling weapons as DLC is stupid."
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Selling weapons as DLC is stupid.

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Seems like a rip-off. Btw, I have horse armor for sale.

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Edited By overbyte
@Donniey said:
" Is it balanced for Multiplayer? "
Firewalker was kind of like a "dry dun" for a new vehicle and expansive areas. 
Overlord and Stolen Memory seems to be testing out new forms of storytelling (forgot where I read that) 
Every other ME2 DLC was guns or armor. Then there's that "Project Wombat" thing on Christina Norman's tweet. Could all this be leading to multiplayer in my ME3? Oh no!
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Guns are cool.

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cool

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The bones to weapons ratio is crazy!? How do they continue business with prices this low? I am flabbergasted.

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I wish this DLC would have come out 4 months ago...

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Man, every time I see DLC for this game I think, "I need to get around to playing that."

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These new weapons are actually quite nice. Those top three original weapons are quickly losing their shine.

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Edited By RogueBomber12

Guns, whatever.
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Can't say I have any interest in this;  I really enjoyed my time with ME2, but extra weapons aren't enticing enough to bring me back to it.  I guess I'm holding out for ME 3.

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Haven't played ME2 in a while, might have to catch up on the DLC and go through it again.

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Hooray for DLC, I suppose.

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are there people still playing this?

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Good time to pull this game out of my pile of shame .

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I just played through Overlord but I might pick this up next time I play through ME2.

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Did you know guns go pew pew?

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Edited By veektarius

I still have one more playthrough in me, and I'll get this when it's time to do that.  A shortage of equipment was one of the game's shortcomings.  That's a ways off, though, for when Bioware starts talking ME3.  There aren't even whispers yet. 

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More ME2 DLC... just release ME3 already rather than milking the fan-base for all they're worth.

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@Waffles13 said:
" Zero interest in this. Why don't they just hold the DLC for a month or two a piece, then sell it all as one big pack for more money? Even if the overall cost remained the same, I know that I would instinctively feel better about buying a couple big and bloated DLCs than a bunch of tiny and insignificant ones. "
Here's one reason.  I have the game on the 360 and thanks to Microsoft's screwed up way of doing business, I have an oddball amount of Microsoft dollars in my account.  Less than 400 which is where the cheapest games usually reside, and I refuse to spend it on avatar clothing, so it sits there unspent.  Then something like this comes along and I am saved.  I can put some of my MS points towards this and enjoy the content.  Bioware gets paid now off a block of points I bought back at the start of the year and I get to enjoy some new weaponry. 
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Is it balanced for Multiplayer?

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Seems kinda pointless to add MORE weapons, but I guess all the merrier.

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Weapons? Liking it.

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Edited By Admiral_Kristov

It's ME2 DLC, I'll get it....I can't quit you.

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more guns sounds good to me...  =)

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Sure they look cool, but I'm not really sure they're worth 160 Microsoft points. Hmm
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Sweet.

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Any chance all these DLC weapons will finally get me past that stupid Insane difficulty? Grrrr