

"The Prothean is optional content that is certainly designed to appeal to long-time fans, which is why he is part of the CE offering (the version many fans would be likely to purchase). Michael Gamble (no relation to Dumbledore) discussed: "The Collector's Edition has been advertised from the beginning as containing a bonus character and mission, but we were not at liberty to provide the details. Understandably, some fans are irate they'll have to pay money - either buying the Collector's Edition (sold out in many places) or paying for day-one DLC - to enjoy what they see as a key piece of game content. Protheans built the Citadel, and they're central to the storyline of Mass Effect 2. They built the Mass Relays that fast-tracked humankind's science programme and enabled them/us to live in space. Protheans are vitally important to the lore of Mass Effect 3.

The From Ashes DLC contains a Prothean team mate, an adventure on Eden Prime, a new weapon and an alternate appearance for every squad made. Mass Effect 3 producer Michael Gamble is not Michael Gambon, even if he should be. Producer Michael Gamble explained on the BioWare forum that a "separate team" made From Ashes after the "core game" was finished. "On ME3, content creators completed the game in January and moved onto the From Ashes DLC, free with the Collector's Edition or you can buy it separately." "DLC has fast certification and no manufacturing, so if a team works very hard, they can get a DLC done in time to enjoy it with your first playthrough on day one. "It takes about three months from 'content complete' to bug-fix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs," explained Casey Hudson on Twitter. The Xbox Live leak of Mass Effect 3 DLC From Ashes posed a dangerous question: did BioWare snip the extra squad member from the full, finished game in order to have something to offer Collector's Edition owners - and something to sell - on launch day?Īccording to Mass Effect series overlord Casey Hudson, and ME3 producer Michael Gamble, the game was - for all intents and purposes - finished before work on DLC began.
