Mass Effect 2 Equaliser Pack live

By Robert Purchese Published 4 May, 2010

Shepard herds new armour in.

BioWare has released the Equalizer Pack downloadable content for Mass Effect 2.

Inside you'll find an Archon Visor, Capacitor Helmet and the Inferno Armor. The set costs 160 Microsoft/BioWare Points (£1.40/€1.90).

The Archon Visor reduces the time it takes Shepard to recharge his powers; The Capacitor Helmet boost shield recovery; and the Inferno Armor increases Shepard's movement speed and increases tech and biotic damage. The latter even offers a teensy boost to negotiations.

You can find the content on the Xbox.com website.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (26) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Beano #1 2 years ago

    No horse armor? fail!

  • sarcasmoidosis #2 2 years ago

    No horse? fail!

  • Beano #3 2 years ago

    :D

  • Sunyavadin #4 2 years ago

    Waste of time. Though it DOES come with the preorder incentive I had originally been told would come with my copy of the game but didn't...

  • tachometer #5 2 years ago

    No Edward Woodwood? Fail!

  • Beano #6 2 years ago

    Love ME2 and still playing it from time to time (2nd playthought).. so may grab this.

  • dr_swin #7 2 years ago

    no option to take off helmet indoors = all armour is useless.

  • Badassbab #8 2 years ago

    It's amazing that we actaully pay for this rather than get rewarded for completing a set task or meeting a criteria in game like back in the old days.

  • Eraysor #9 2 years ago

    I used the inferno armour for the majority of my playthrough. It's pretty awesome, plus I love the way it changes your character's voice slightly to show it's coming though a speaker due to the full helmet.

  • nuanimal #10 2 years ago

    "The Archon Visor reduces the time it takes Shepard to recharge his powers; The Capacitor Helmet boost shield recovery; and the Inferno Armor increases Shepard's movement speed and increases tech and biotic damage. The latter even offers a teensy boost to negotiations."

    Yes, but you'll look like your wearing a neon blue cricket crotch-box on your head...

    Edit: Spelling!

    Edited by nuanimal at 04/05/10 @ 14:45

  • sneetch #11 2 years ago

    Not convinced that wearing a glowing blue helmet is the best idea, tactically speaking.

    Hey Frank, is that a monitor floating around over there? We should probably shoot that.

  • dagas #12 2 years ago

    What's the point at this point? Most people have already finished the game a long time ago. Some new armor isn't enough to go back.

  • StooMonster #13 2 years ago

    I already got the Inferno Armor for free, so this costs 160 Microsoft/BioWare Points (£1.40/€1.90) for the Archon Visor and Capacitor Helmet?

  • reality_cheque #14 2 years ago

    I found most of the armour downloads to be rubbish, I much preferred tweaking each individual option.

  • Paperghost #15 2 years ago

    yeah, the armour sets were pretty much useless.

    it seems "project ten dollar" unfortunately equates to a handful of bits and pieces of varying quality for both ME2 and BC2, then it's quickly done away with in favour of lots of small transactions. bioware are well aware of the annoyance caused by non removable helmets on their additional costumes, yet here they are offering up....more of the same. a bit odd.

    just hurry up and give us our Liara DLC and an expansion, stop gimping around with these useless costumes.

  • reality_cheque #16 2 years ago

    Another advantage of custom armour is that you can use the 'scope' helmet, which leaves just puts a targetter over one eye (and adds 10% or something to headshot damage)

  • hiddenranbir #17 2 years ago

    I think Bioware aren't doing the right sort of DLC yet. But I blame the strong linear storyline for that. It makes it difficult to expand the game if the game is spun around a single, tight, narrative. It's like side-quests for the sake of side-quests. DLC should be mini expansions that carry on the story. Like what expansions do just on a smaller step by step way, that would be good. Cause it pushes the story forward and doesn't just give us the exact same story to play, just with a new asset which adds 10% whatever.

  • CaptainBinky #18 2 years ago

    A bit odd this, I agree. I'd be quite happy to shell out for additional bits and pieces of customisable armour, but where's the fun in using a predesigned set which you can't make pink?

  • telboy007 #19 2 years ago

    So in the end "project 10 pence" as I will now call it just gave us the cheaper stuff and the meatier bits and pieces needed extra payment.

    Thanks for that.

  • GamesConnoisseur #20 2 years ago

    Seem this DLC useful for when attempting hardest mode playthrough achievement but other than that almost superficial!

  • WinterSnowblind #21 2 years ago

    @StooMonster
    Yeah, I thought EA's plan was to reward early adoptors more, instead of people who wait and buy the game dirt cheap. So why am I forced to buy something I already own by pre-ordering, if I want the other two pieces?

    I don't particularly want to buy this stuff anyway, but it still seems messed up.

  • willows #22 2 years ago

    Project Hot-Air!

    Cerberus Network membership at the moment certainly wouldn't persuade me on a new purchase over pre-owned! Barely anything of worth to date.

    BC2 maps are a bit more essential if you play online much but by no means a deal breaker on saving a couple of quid on a second hand copy!

  • comissars_handgun #23 2 years ago

    Hmm I'll probably buy this, but only because it's Mass Effect 2. God I love that fucking game.

  • hiddenranbir #24 2 years ago

    I think Bioware aren't doing the right sort of DLC yet. But I blame the strong linear storyline for that. It makes it difficult to expand the game if the game is spun around a single, tight, narrative. It's like side-quests for the sake of side-quests. DLC should be mini expansions that carry on the story. Like what expansions do just on a smaller step by step way, that would be good. Cause it pushes the story forward and doesn't just give us the exact same story to play, just with a new asset which adds 10% whatever.

  • StooMonster #25 2 years ago

    @WinterSnowblind
    That was my point, it's a pretty raw deal for customers.

  • BorkWork #26 2 years ago

    Last time I checked, The minimum Bioware points you can buy is 400. (£3.50). And therefore the price given is wrong. The realprice is therefore £3.50. Offcourse if you buy more, the price goes down, but in general this Bioware/microsoft points is just a way to add hidden cost. The prices they operate with is all twicked to not let you end up at Zero bioware/Microsoft points.