Dragon Age II owners get Mass Effect 2 free.

[Skurge]

http://dragonage.bioware.com/me2offer

So anyone who has both wanna give me ME2?

 

[s44]

Doesn't include DLC access, btw. That'll cost you $15, which, uh, isn't much of a sale.

 

[Skurge]

Doesn't include DLC access, btw. That'll cost you $15, which, uh, isn't much of a sale.

That is pretty lame. Some people would say DLC is a waste of money anyway.

 

[KaOTiK]

Damn already throwing in a free game, sales must have been way below expectations hah, good.

 

[s44]

Some people would say DLC is a waste of money anyway.

It generally is, but Lair of the Shadow Broker is the best part of either Mass Effect game.

Actually, maybe you can buy LotSB even without the Cerberus Network stuff, and that only gives you access to Zaeed and the various "free" items? Then it doesn't matter *that* much, though Zaeed is sorta fun.

 

[taltamir]

... I fail to see the free part.
A buy 1 get 1 free scheme is just "buy 2 for this total sum". And you don't even get the whole game, you have to pay another 15$ for missing DLC.

 

[Bateluer]

So, you buy a 50USD+ shitty game to get a 15 dollar game for free? Where's the sense in that?

 

[taltamir]

So, you buy a 50USD+ shitty game to get a 15 dollar game for free? Where's the sense in that?

Actually you only get SOME of the 15$ game "free"... you need to pay another 15$ for the rest of it.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

The access code itself gets you what, the ability to buy more DLC, Zaeed, some optional armor and crappy vehicle missions? It's not as if ME2 becomes a terrible game without it.

At any rate, it's free, and apparently not BOGO - they're giving this to anyone who's already bought DA2, so if you've already bought it it's just a freebie.

May have a code to give out later. May try to trade it for a TF2 hat too.

 

[Rhezuss]

Way to go Bioware...or is it EA?
Anyways...both got dropped on my "I like" list...

 

[Mem]

I think most DA2 owners probably already own ME2,so being free is relative as they say.

 

[drebo]

Damn already throwing in a free game, sales must have been way below expectations hah, good.

Why "good"?

They'll just chalk it up to piracy instead of actually admitting they put out an inferior game.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Wait, if you get ME2 through this, you still have to pay extra for the privilege of buying and using DLC? What the shit is that?

Sounds more like a demo. Not that ME2's DLC is that great or at all important. Shadow Broker was pretty good but the base game without anything extra is just fine.

 

[Anteaus]

Wait, if you get ME2 through this, you still have to pay extra for the privilege of buying and using DLC? What the shit is that?

This is no different than if you buy the game used, which can be done as the game uses simple disc check. Bioware annouced this before ME2 was released. The code is provided to all who buy the game new, however it is not necessary to play the game. It just gives them a way to get a little money if you buy the game used and want to use online features. It's completely optional.

How is it seem like a demo? They are offering the complete game for free. I think its funny that they offer the game for free yet people still find something to complain about. Extraordinary.

 

[airdata]

BUT...

It's $59.99 on their website. I'm guessing + tax. direct2drive is going to have mass effect 2 for $10 this month. Amazon had DA II for $39.99 last week.

 

[AstroManLuca]

This is no different than if you buy the game used, which can be done as the game uses simple disc check. Bioware annouced this before ME2 was released. The code is provided to all who buy the game new, however it is not necessary to play the game. It just gives them a way to get a little money if you buy the game used and want to use online features. It's completely optional.

How is it seem like a demo? They are offering the complete game for free. I think its funny that they offer the game for free yet people still find something to complain about. Extraordinary.

I know of the "Cerberus network" stuff but I didn't know it was required for the other DLC to work. I thought it just gave you Zaeed and a couple of miscellaneous items.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Nice deal. Pity I bought ME2 for my friend about a week ago D:

But hey, it's free. I'll get it.

 

[StinkyPinky]

So, you buy a 50USD+ shitty game to get a 15 dollar game for free? Where's the sense in that?

It's also for people that own the game already. I'm not sure what people are complaining about. It's a free game. Sure, minus the DLC but it's still a full game without the DLC. I never played any of the DLC for ME2.

 

[exar333]

It's also for people that own the game already. I'm not sure what people are complaining about. It's a free game. Sure, minus the DLC but it's still a full game without the DLC. I never played any of the DLC for ME2.

This.

I hate EA too, but a free game is a free game...

 

[taltamir]

while originally i derided it, I have reconsidered. The DLCs make a small part of the game only. And the fact that if you already bought the DA2 you retroactively get a free copy of ME2 means that it is actually free after all.

 

[exar333]

while originally i derided it, I have reconsidered. The DLCs make a small part of the game only. And the fact that if you already bought the DA2 you retroactively get a free copy of ME2 means that it is actually free after all.

Yeah, nice deal actually. I had not heard about it until I saw this thread today on AT.

 

[Anteaus]

My question if anyone has an answer. What about those of us who already own a copy of ME2? Can I give the new download code to someone else?

 

[KaOTiK]

Why "good"?

They'll just chalk it up to piracy instead of actually admitting they put out an inferior game.

Cause maybe it will slap someone in EA/Bioware in the head. DA2 is most probably not selling as well as the first DA did, reason being companies love to boost themselves by saying xxx sequel is already sold more then its predecessor in the same amount of time and just boosting about sales in general. For big sequel like DA2 it is definitely is not selling anywhere near what they were projecting.

When the numbers come out, the first weeks sales will probably be pretty good cause people buying blindly expecting more DA, after that word starts spreading of how this is a turd next to what DA was and sales will drop very quickly.

They can blame piracy all they want, but when the consoles are pulling in the big numbers either they wont use the piracy cause that's only a PC problem (lol).

Good games sell regardless of piracy, bad games just blame piracy cause they didn't sell well.

 

[fatpat268]

The access code itself gets you what, the ability to buy more DLC, Zaeed, some optional armor and crappy vehicle missions? It's not as if ME2 becomes a terrible game without it.

Exactly. The DLC is junk for ME2... even Lair of the Shadow Broker. While LotSB is the best DLC, that's not saying much. It feels completely disjointed from the main game compared to the normal content. Yes it does add a little bit of story (the other DLCs, except Arrival, are pretty much their own self contained story arc), but it's not as special as a lot of people would like you to believe... certainly not worth $10 anyway.

The base ME2 game is excellent as is, and you lose virtually nothing of value with the lack of the Cerberus Network. Of course, that's just my opinion, feel free to disagree.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Yeah, I agree with that. If you do want to buy DLC you're actually better off buying the game when D2D puts it on sale for $10 later this week instead of getting it free and then having to pay $15 for Cerberus Network.

If you're cool with just the base game, though, free is pretty hard to beat.