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    Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    After a violent death by an unknown force and a timely reanimation by the human supremacist organization Cerberus, Commander Shepard must assemble a new squad in the seedier side of the galaxy for a suicide mission in the second installment of the "Mass Effect" trilogy.

    New DLC "Arrival"?

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    #1  Edited By luce
    http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/103/index/6128586/1 
     
    Basically the new patch for ME 2 PS3 added a few trophies for completing a mystery DLC that we don't have yet.  
     
    Speculate! 
     
    @PhatSeeJay said: 


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    In one of the screenshots posted, there's mentions of a Dr. Amanda Kenson. A doctor mentioned in the Cerberus Network. 
     
     

    01/24/2186

    Monday, January 24th, 2011
    Historians and astronomers alike are abuzz tonight over a new paper published by Dr. Amanda Kenson of the University of Arcturus. Her team claims that by testing the dust trapped in the gravity wells around a mass relay, and comparing its composition to that of dust clouds in the same system, scientists can create a timeline of when the relay passed through the dust. Her conclusion? “Only a small fraction of the mass effect relays date back 50,000 years,” she writes, “The majority are far older, indicating they were created by a species predating even the Protheans.” Dr. Aurana T’Meles of the University of Serrice met the information with skepticism: “While Dr. Kenson’s methods appear sound, the asari tried a similar procedure centuries ago and discounted it. What civilization could have spanned the galaxy for not thousands, but millions of years? If this were the case, we should have found mountains of evidence of their passing. Where is this species now?” 
     
    Worth noting is that this entry was the last Official Cerberus entry before they took it offline. Deeper story investigations around the origins of the relays perhaps? Time for the Reapers to become a threat to take serious now? "
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    #2  Edited By Yummylee

    Oh nice! Hope this is the DLC to bridge the two games we've been waiting for. The title alone being called ''Arrival'' could relate to the Reapers finally reaching the Milky Way as well.

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    #3  Edited By Chris2KLee

    New DLC was announced to lead up to ME3. The Cerberus Network will be dropping hints prior to the new DLC's release. I imagine Arrival might hint at the forward agents of the Reapers arriving and causing some serious chaos. Looking forward to booting up ME2 again.

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    #4  Edited By luce
    @Abyssfull:  
     
    Or Shepard arrives at earth? Anything could happen
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    #5  Edited By Chris2KLee
    @luce said:
    " @Abyssfull:   Or Shepard arrives at earth? Anything could happen "
    Well, I think they want to save Shepard getting to Earth for ME3. Be cool if the last DLC packs ends with a distress call from Earth.
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    #6  Edited By mordukai

    I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money. 

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    #7  Edited By JoyfullOFrockets

    It'd be cool if they could link the DLC to the beginning of ME3 somehow. One can only dream.

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    #8  Edited By xyzygy

    So wait, was this all that the patch addressed?

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    #9  Edited By Yummylee
    @xyzygy said:
    " So wait, was this all that the patch addressed? "

    It's pretty common for some PS3 updates to literally only update the trophies, should there be new ones upcoming.
     
    @Mordukai said:

    " I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money.  "

    Overlord wasn't great, but c'mooooooon - Kasumi was pretty alright, and certainly not a waste, I don't think. The loyalty mission is pretty fun and unique, albeit painfully short, with a new super sweet SMG to gain, lots of fun easter eggs within Hock's vault and Kasumi herself is a pretty neat character to have with you. Plus whatever this ''information that could implicate the alliance'' is, it could potentially factor into a strong story arc within Mass Effect 3.
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    #10  Edited By PhatSeeJay

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    In one of the screenshots posted, there's mentions of a Dr. Amanda Kenson. A doctor mentioned in the Cerberus Network.
     
     

    01/24/2186

    Monday, January 24th, 2011
    Historians and astronomers alike are abuzz tonight over a new paper published by Dr. Amanda Kenson of the University of Arcturus. Her team claims that by testing the dust trapped in the gravity wells around a mass relay, and comparing its composition to that of dust clouds in the same system, scientists can create a timeline of when the relay passed through the dust. Her conclusion? “Only a small fraction of the mass effect relays date back 50,000 years,” she writes, “The majority are far older, indicating they were created by a species predating even the Protheans.” Dr. Aurana T’Meles of the University of Serrice met the information with skepticism: “While Dr. Kenson’s methods appear sound, the asari tried a similar procedure centuries ago and discounted it. What civilization could have spanned the galaxy for not thousands, but millions of years? If this were the case, we should have found mountains of evidence of their passing. Where is this species now?”
     
    Worth noting is that this entry was the last Official Cerberus entry before they took it offline.
     
    Deeper story investigations around the origins of the relays perhaps? Time for the Reapers to become a threat to take serious now?
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    #11  Edited By luce
    @xyzygy said:

    " So wait, was this all that the patch addressed? "

    Patch notes : 
    -Fixed a crash related to memory fragmentation. This fix will also resolve the crashing that corrupted Save Games.
    -Slightly improved load times and level streaming.
    -Added some telemetry to better improve future titles.
    -Updated some strings to fix spelling mistakes (Sorry Kaidan!)
    -Fixed the picture frame in Shepard’s Cabin to accurately reflect your love interest choices in Mass Effect: Genesis.
    -Fixed a rare crash in the PSN version in Shepard’s Cabin.     
     
     
    The trophies were just a cherry on top
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    #12  Edited By benjaebe

    Those are some fairly interesting names for the trophies. The Last Stand and Ultimate Sacrifice? Wondering if they'll tie into choices you make in the DLC.
    Arrival could hint at the arrival of the Reapers out of dark space, what with those Cerberus News postings about that Doctor.

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    #13  Edited By JJWeatherman

    Ooo, more ME2. That's never not good.

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    #14  Edited By alternate
    @Mordukai said:

    " I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money.  "

    I liked all the DLC but then I bought them all on sale - not sure I would have paid full price.  Especially as I had no interest in replaying the game after one complete run like some ppl see to - so it was a welcome revisit to the game.
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    #15  Edited By Yummylee
    @PhatSeeJay said:

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    In one of the screenshots posted, there's mentions of a Dr. Amanda Kenson. A doctor mentioned in the Cerberus Network.  "
    Sounds pretty neat. ''Without attracting hostile attention''? Sounds like a stealth mission; maybe like the Kasumi Loyalty mission where you'll go undercover. The other two trophy names look like some pretty big hitters as well, with any kind of ''ultimate sacrifice'' being pretty substantial. Only having three bronze trophies is a little disheartening, though.
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    #16  Edited By wrighteous86
    @Mordukai said:
    " I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money.  "
    I don't know, while inconsequential, I think Overlord had a decent story and reminded you of how evil Cerberus could be, since they pretty much white-washed all the evil shit Cerberus did in the first game. 
     
    If you got Kasumi at the beginning of the game, like I did, she was actually a really interesting companion, aside from the lack of dialog trees on the Normandy.  She was pretty involved on missions, at least.
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    #17  Edited By Bloodgraiv3
    @benjaebe said:
    "Those are some fairly interesting names for the trophies. The Last Stand and Ultimate Sacrifice? Wondering if they'll tie into choices you make in the DLC. Arrival could hint at the arrival of the Reapers out of dark space, what with those Cerberus News postings about that Doctor. "

    The way I view it is him going to earth and someone dying, because I just can't see every team mate continue on to ME3. Something has to happen to them.
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    #18  Edited By Yummylee

    Also here's all three trophy descriptions, taken from the forums. 
     

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    #19  Edited By benpack

    I can't wait. Any excuse to get back into ME2/get more hyped for ME3 are alright by me.

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    #20  Edited By Undeadpool
    @luce: This looks like it could be a sneaking mission. Stealth is required.
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    #21  Edited By mordukai
    @Abyssfull: My beef with the Katsumi DLC is that it offered absolutely nothing to people who already went through the save for having a new character on the second play through. If her DLC was a day one thing then I wouldn't have had as many problems as I have with it. The second thing that irritated me is that her story pretty much went nowhere. And once the story does pick up it is abruptly ended. 
     
    @Wrighteous86 said:
    " @Mordukai said:
    " I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money.  "
    I don't know, while inconsequential, I think Overlord had a decent story and reminded you of how evil Cerberus could be, since they pretty much white-washed all the evil shit Cerberus did in the first game.  If you got Kasumi at the beginning of the game, like I did, she was actually a really interesting companion, aside from the lack of dialog trees on the Normandy.  She was pretty involved on missions, at least. "
    I view them as a necessary evil. 
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    #22  Edited By Delicious_Brains

    Phew, I thought I was getting a bit OCD checking those forums for any hints at new ME2 DLC, Bioware has kept it wrapped up for too long.

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    #23  Edited By jeanluc  Staff
    @Wrighteous86 said:
    " @Mordukai said:
    " I just hope it's at least as good as the Shadow Broker DLC. Katsumi and Overlord are a big waste of time and money.  "
    I don't know, while inconsequential, I think Overlord had a decent story and reminded you of how evil Cerberus could be, since they pretty much white-washed all the evil shit Cerberus did in the first game.  If you got Kasumi at the beginning of the game, like I did, she was actually a really interesting companion, aside from the lack of dialog trees on the Normandy.  She was pretty involved on missions, at least. "
    I agree with the Kasumi bit. Bringing her along got you tons of good dialogue. 
     
      
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    #24  Edited By bibledoctor
    @Abyssfull said:
    " Oh nice! Hope this is the DLC to bridge the two games we've been waiting for. The title alone being called ''Arrival'' could relate to the Reapers finally reaching the Milky Way as well. "
    There will likely be one more to finish the bridge, but this is certainly one of them. 
     
    Can't wait to hear more.
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    The way the council has been portrayed thus far suggests that they will only accept the existence of the Reapers once their numbers blot out the sun and they rain fire on top of their heads. Still excited for this DLC though. 

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    #26  Edited By Lev_Arris

    So far I don't see the patch listed for download on my PS3 yet.  Sony must be releasing it at different times around the globe.

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    #29  Edited By benjaebe
    @dudeglove said:
    " @PhatSeeJay:  Also - holy shit. Do Bioware come up with all the fake comments for the cerberus daily too? "
    Believe it or not it's actually just an elaborate role play by Mass Effect fans who comment in-character.
     
    Really cool, actually. That site has been endlessly entertaining.
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    #30  Edited By Afroman269

    Looking forward to it, maybe they will introduce Kaiden/Ashley's personal mission like in Shadow Broker but it was Liara's.

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    #31  Edited By kingzetta

     ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3

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    #32  Edited By MooseyMcMan

    Great! I shall lose my S-Rank again, pay some money, and take it back again!

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    #33  Edited By rjayb89

    I foresee being offered sex from Samara so that when I kill Harbinger in this DLC, its evil-ness will transfer to Samara's baby. Boom, an explosion happens to the Normandy. Mass Effect 3.

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    @kingzetta said:
    "  ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3 "
    Man, that is how they're going to do it, isn't it?  I was wondering about that.
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    #35  Edited By Carlos1408

    jizzes pants.

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    #36  Edited By DeShawn2ks
    @Gooddoggy said:

    " @kingzetta said:

    "  ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3 "
    Man, that is how they're going to do it, isn't it?  I was wondering about that. "
    The first ME level cap was 60 I think and in the second one it was 30. I was really hoping I could start ME3 with my Shepard at 30. That would be cool I think. I really don't want to be Metroided again. If they do something like that again it would make ME2 opening less cool to me. They can have a big opening for ME3 I just don't want it to end with me dead again, or really injured in the med bay. I want a kick ass opening with a late title card and boom level 30 Shepard. Now get to level 60 and go save the galaxy.
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    #37  Edited By kingzetta
    @DeShawn2ks said:
    " @Gooddoggy said:

    " @kingzetta said:

    "  ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3 "
    Man, that is how they're going to do it, isn't it?  I was wondering about that. "
    The first ME level cap was 60 I think and in the second one it was 30. I was really hoping I could start ME3 with my Shepard at 30. That would be cool I think. I really don't want to be Metroided again. If they do something like that again it would make ME2 opening less cool to me. They can have a big opening for ME3 I just don't want it to end with me dead again, or really injured in the med bay. I want a kick ass opening with a late title card and boom level 30 Shepard. Now get to level 60 and go save the galaxy. "
    I'd rather have new or improved classes than to have the same exact ones but I get to keep all my skills. 
    I'd happily start all over at level one for brand new classes and powers.
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    #38  Edited By DeShawn2ks
    @kingzetta said:
    " @DeShawn2ks said:
    " @Gooddoggy said:

    " @kingzetta said:

    "  ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3 "
    Man, that is how they're going to do it, isn't it?  I was wondering about that. "
    The first ME level cap was 60 I think and in the second one it was 30. I was really hoping I could start ME3 with my Shepard at 30. That would be cool I think. I really don't want to be Metroided again. If they do something like that again it would make ME2 opening less cool to me. They can have a big opening for ME3 I just don't want it to end with me dead again, or really injured in the med bay. I want a kick ass opening with a late title card and boom level 30 Shepard. Now get to level 60 and go save the galaxy. "
    I'd rather have new or improved classes than to have the same exact ones but I get to keep all my skills.  I'd happily start all over at level one for brand new classes and powers. "
    I can get behind improved classes and keeping my skills.
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    #39  Edited By kingzetta
    @DeShawn2ks said:
    " @kingzetta said:
    " @DeShawn2ks said:
    " @Gooddoggy said:

    " @kingzetta said:

    "  ultimate sacrifice is how they are going to justify Shepard customization in ME3 "
    Man, that is how they're going to do it, isn't it?  I was wondering about that. "
    The first ME level cap was 60 I think and in the second one it was 30. I was really hoping I could start ME3 with my Shepard at 30. That would be cool I think. I really don't want to be Metroided again. If they do something like that again it would make ME2 opening less cool to me. They can have a big opening for ME3 I just don't want it to end with me dead again, or really injured in the med bay. I want a kick ass opening with a late title card and boom level 30 Shepard. Now get to level 60 and go save the galaxy. "
    I'd rather have new or improved classes than to have the same exact ones but I get to keep all my skills.  I'd happily start all over at level one for brand new classes and powers. "
    I can get behind improved classes and keeping my skills. "
    I'm pretty sure it's one or the other
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    #40  Edited By StarvingGamer

    I just want my motion comic.

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    #41  Edited By LiquidPrince
    @JJWeatherman said:
    " Ooo, more ME2. That's never not good. "
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    #42  Edited By MarkWahlberg

    Reapers: Global Warming for the Universe.

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    #43  Edited By Death_Unicorn

    Huzzah fellows, huzzah! 
     
    I wonder if the VS will be involved, not that I much care, but I know the Mass Effect community in general will be ablaze if it doesn't.

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    @MarkWahlberg said:
    " Reapers: Global Warming for the Universe. "
    Oh, you mean Primate Change?

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