$870 - The Current Cost of Mass Effect 3's DLC

[Shawn Zipay]

Destructoid did the math and totaled up how much all of the DLC would cost you, on average, if you bought all of the third-party items that have Mass Effect 3 included as a bonus. That total? $870 (USD).

They broke down the purchases and the associated costs.

Collector's Edition (needed to obtain all content):
$80 - N7 Collector's Edition

Pre-order bonuses:
AT-12 Raider - Origin pre-order bonus
Chakram Launcher - Play the Kingdoms of Alamur demo
M-55 Argus - Pre-order bonus for select retailers
N7 Weapons pack - N7 Edition bonus
N7 Hoodie - N7 Edition bonus
N7 Warfare Gear - Pre-order bonus for select retailers
Reckoner Knight Armor - Play the Kingdoms of Alamur demo
Robotic Dog - N7 Edition bonus
Squad Outfit pack - N7 Edition bonus

Auxiliary purchases:
Unannounced price for the iOS game Mass Effect Infiltrator, which can affect the main game.
$10 day one "From Dust" DLC
$44.99 for the Liara figurine - which oddly enough now comes with multiplayer unlock DLC
$24.99 for The Art of Mass Effect Universe - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$80 for four Mass Effect 3 toys - "Slightly randomized" multiplayer unlock DLC
$59.99 for the Mass Effect 3 controller - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$209.99 for the Chimera 5.1 Headset - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$34.99 for the Mousepad - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$79.99 for the Messenger Bag - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$24.99 for the iPhone case - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$79.99 for the Mouse - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup
$139.99 for the Keyboard - Collector Assault Rifle unlock DLC/Powerup

"Yikes!" is the only thing that really comes to mind with this. Keep in mind that the Razer additions provide for increased power on the "Collector Assault Rifle" for each item purchased. This rifle is used in Multiplayer and presumably has diminishing returns on each subsequent purchase, but nobody knows for sure just yet.

It should be assumed, but not yet confirmed, that most of this DLC will be available without associated product tie-in, through the Xbox Live Marketplace or PlayStation Network at a later date. This too has not yet been confirmed.

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[SgtMattBaker]

They really sold the franchise, I don't blame Bioware, it's all EAs fault. The only thing missing there is something similar to CoD Elite.

[Alesi08]

you don't have to buy all things to get all the DLCs.

[authenticK]

Re: $870 - The Current Cost of Mass Effect 3's DLC

dlc is main reason i hate consoles now,i haven't bought a game for my 360 in over a year, never use it