Mass Effect 3 'From Ashes' DLC Gets Bioware in Deep With Fans

Fan details how PC players can unlock the squad mate that is included in the DLC, merely by altering one line of code.

By Michael Shelton /

Mass Effect 3 has finally been released, and while many are raving over the grand finale, there are quite a few fans submitting to their inner rage after discovering what appears to be proof that the day one DLC "From Ashes", may already be included on the disc. A Mass Effect 3 fan uploaded a Youtube video over the weekend detailing how PC players can unlock the squad mate that is included in the DLC, merely by altering one line of code. Criticism of EA and Bioware was inevitable. DLC has become an extremely hot topic as of late. With many developers including day one DLC with their titles, as well as claiming content already within the fully completed retail game as DLC. Essentially, providing codes to unlock content that is simply locked on the disc. Recently EA gave a statement to Game Informer with this to say:
"From Ashes is a 600 MB+ download with all new content, including the mission on Eden Prime, new dialogue options and conversations with Javik, new cinematics, the Prothean weapon, and new appearances for all squad members. All of the above content was completed while the main game was in certification and are not available on the disc. As stated previously, in order to seamlessly integrate Javik into the core campaign, certain framework elements and character models needed to be put on disc. We did something similar with Zaeed and Kasumi in Mass Effect 2."
What do you all think? Do you think it's a little BS, or is this all legit?. While it seems understandable that certain elements would need to be included in order to work properly with the DLC download, it also feels like we're being swindled. Sound off below. Source: CVG