Is there any hope that Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station can be made availible for download again?

[lsathanas]

Why is Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station DLC for PC unavailable?  I ALREADY own ALL  three games and thus have NO desire to buy the trilogy pack, I just want this ONE DLC.  Every time I try to find it via EA, BioWare, or Origin I find it isn't available.  Does anyone have the files in their possession and would be willing to share?  I preferably would like to just buy it from EA, but for some reason they don't want to sell it.  Can anyone help?

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So I received this mail.

"My name is Brett and I am the specialist reviewing your case today. 
Sorry for the time it has taken to get back with you on this, It has been a wild few weeks around here with the launch of the next gen consoles and games.

I have confirmed that for whatever reason we no longer have this dlc available and do not have any information on when we might have it back.

Sorry its taken this long for the information to reach you."

[Edit: Highlighted the operative part of the EA Game Advisor's reply.  --Thandal]

[Fred_vdp]

It used to be on Origin, but it looks like they took it down. Since this isn't a free DLC, "sharing" the file files would be piracy and therefore against the law. We won't have that here.

My advice: This may the worst DLC for anything ever made. I consider myself a hardcore Mass Effect fan and have beaten the first game over twenty times, yet never managed to play through this DLC. It's beyond awful.

[Fred_vdp]

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@xxstratoxx wrote:

"We won't have that here." 

You don't have to be a **bleep** about it... either provide a real answer or don't answer at all!

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Don't shoot the messenger. I didn't say anything that is incorrect. OP wanted people to share files, and I simply stated that this is not allowed. Since I'm one of the forum moderators, I won't point anyone to illegal downloads of EA products. I already posted a real answer. It's no longer on Origin, so I assume it's unavailable. I also can't open the link from the official website: Click!

Might I also point out the hypocrisy of your reply? It only served to offend, not to provide an answer. Your comment is less useful than mine.

[Xotrem]

I don't think it was the message, it was the way the message was delivered.

Still, you say it was horrible, all the reason why it should be a free DLC in my opinion.

[Fred_vdp]

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@Xotrem wrote:

I don't think it was the message, it was the way the message was delivered.

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English isn't my first language. If the way I worded the sentence came off as offensive, then it was by accident.

About the DLC's quality: I think they may have removed it on purpose because it was well below the game's quality standard. It was a series of combat simulations with time trials and wave combat, which isn't ideal in a game where narrative was praised over combat. All DLC in the sequels, including the free content, was much better than Pinnacle Station.

If anyone desparately wants to play it, then they can get the Mass Effect Trilogy edition, which has Pinnacle Station on disk (PC version).

[haksaroshass]

I totally agree with isthanas. If we can't play that part of the game, how we can complete all the achievements? Please let us know if it comes available on any platform (i.e. XBox 360 or on XBox One, PC, etc.)! I'm hoping to get my XBox One anytime this week, will it be possible they will be available on that console standard? If you hear anything please let us know...

[haksaroshass]

I totally agree with you isthanas. If we can't play that part of the game, how we can complete all the achievements? Please let us know if it comes available on any platform (i.e. XBox 360 or on XBox One, PC, etc.)! I'm hoping to get my XBox One anytime this week, will it be possible they will be available on that console standard? If you hear anything please let us know...

[lsathanas]

Exactly my reasoning haksaroshass. Even if the DLC sucks like I've been told, it is probably the ONLY means of reaching experience level 60 in a single playthrough. That's why I want it.

[AwkwardTurtle21]

Pinnacle Station comes with the Trilogy edition on PC but that's it as far as I know. Not sure why EA suddenly removed it now but fredvdp's guess is probably right. 

[Fred_vdp]

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@lsathanas wrote:
Exactly my reasoning haksaroshass. Even if the DLC sucks like I've been told, it is probably the ONLY means of reaching experience level 60 in a single playthrough. That's why I want it.

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I don't think it's possible to reach level 60 in a single playthrough even with all the DLC installed. The last few levels take so long to achieve that many players needed a third playthrough