Does the Arrival DLC effect ME3?

The short answer is no. Without any spoilers, the reason is that the Arrival acts as a story bridge to ME3, but does not present any major choices; everything that happens has to happen, or else you just lose (die).
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Does Arrival matter ME3?

It doesn't change the overall plot of the game and the relay is still destroyed, all the Arrival DLC does change is some minor dialogue at the beginning of the game with Anderson and Shepard then later on with Balaak/Gurm.
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Is Arrival in Mass Effect Legendary?

Arrival was released on March 29, 2011. Like most of the DLC for the original Mass Effect trilogy games, it is included in Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
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Should I do the Arrival DLC?

As far as I've noticed in LotSB, it is only a few varying dialogue. But you must absolutely play Arrival DLC after completing the Suicide Mission because other-wise you get a hologram of the Harbinger-controlled Collector General and not the actual Reaper Harbinger.
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What DLC does Mass Effect 3 have?

There's only one DLC squadmate in Mass Effect 3, but wow is he an important one. Not having access to Javik, or the recruitment mission where you revisit Eden Prime where it all started back in the first game, makes Mass Effect 3 feel incomplete.
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Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC - What Happens When the Timer Runs Out? (Plus ME3 Plot Speculation)



What order should I play the ME3 DLC?

Mass Effect 3 mission order
  1. Priority: Earth.
  2. Priority: Mars.
  3. Priority: Citadel I.
  4. From Ashes Mass Effect 3 DLC – Priority: Eden Prime – to recruit a new squadmate.
  5. Priority: Palaven – James, Garrus, and Liara are good companions here.
  6. N7: Cerberus Lab.
  7. Priority: Sur'Kesh – Garrus and Liara.
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Does me2 DLC effect ME3?

As mentioned, there is no huge impact on anything, though. Doing the DLC will alter some dialogue and dialogue options, some of the people met during the DLC will reappear in ME3, and I think should contribute to your war assets in 3.
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What happens if I warn the batarian colonies?

Should You Warn The Batarian Colonies Or Call The Normandy? You can choose to try and save the Batarian colonists by warning them about the danger or save yourself on the Normandy. This decision doesn't make a difference to the mission results. Dr.
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What happens if you don't save Dr Kenson?

Warning: From this point until you rescue Kenson, engaging a batarian will cause you to lose the "Covert Action" Achievement if you don't already have it. You can engage the two War Beasts you find, but don't shoot at the batarians.
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Should I warn the Batarians?

For many Shepards, especially ones playing a Paragon route, the choice is obvious: warn the Batarian colonies ASAP to try and save thousands and millions of lives. However, that escape to Normandy option is tempting, especially if ignoring it could lead to the death of a main character or a squad member somehow.
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Should I destroy the Alpha relay?

Kenson and her team decide that Alpha must be destroyed, even though this would kill the more than 300,000 batarian colonists in the system. With Alpha gone, the Reapers would be forced to detour to another relay, a journey that could take months or years more.
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How long is the Arrival DLC?

Its still a good piece of content but the length of it was disappointing because its pretty much just what they showed in the quicklook if you managed to catch that, when they said it was five chapters i thought 2-3 hours but i managed to complete it in 45 minutes.
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What happens if you don't do the Arrival ME2?

In the beginning of ME3, Shepard is on Earth to answer for the destruction of the Bahak system on ME2:Arrival. If you didn't do Arrival on your ME2 import then apparently Hackett sent a bunch of marines to retrieve Dr. Kenson but they all died anyway.
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What happens in ME3 if you don't play Arrival?

Toward the bottom under ME3 Consequences, it says, "If importing a Mass Effect 2 save in which Arrival was not completed, the Alpha Relay will still be destroyed. However, responsibility will shift from Commander Shepard to the Alliance's 103rd Marine Division.
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Why is Shepard grounded in Mass Effect 3?

Mass Effect 3

Shepard has been grounded and stripped of rank by the Alliance before the game starts, due to either working with Cerberus or blowing up a Mass Relay in the Mass Effect 2 DLC pack Arrival.
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How do you save Amanda Kenson?

Use the stack of crates as cover to get past the two guards in Kenson's cell and go down the hall until you find another unlocked door. Open it to rescue her. After the cutscene, you'll receive the achievement Covert Action. Kenson is your squadmate for the next few minutes.
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Are there female Batarians?

Jella is a batarian woman who works in the personnel and accounting department of Dah'tan Manufacturing on Camala. Hard-working but underpaid, she is a disgruntled employee who regularly helps outsiders steal from the company by altering purchase orders, manipulating supply records and leaving inventory unsecured.
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Are the Batarians extinct?

Whatever the true size and strength of the batarian military, it was virtually wiped out by the Reaper onslaught in 2186.
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Do I destroy the collector base?

Furthermore, players that save the Collector Base will receive the Reaper Brain in Mass Effect 3, while those that destroy it will receive the Reaper Heart. The first of these two War Assets has a Military Strength of 110, and the latter has a Military Strength of 100, making them quite comparable.
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Does Overlord affect ME3?

Kasumi, Zaeed, Shadowbroker, Overlord, and Arrival all tie into Mass Effect 3.
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Can I skip the Firewalker DLC?

Mass Effect 2 DLC: Firewalker Pack

This one can be skipped on almost every playthrough.
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What happens if you don't do Project Overlord?

He gives Shepard the Overlord results. If Shepard never investigated Project Overlord, Gavin states that the situation in the research facilities eventually grew out of control and he was forced to detonate its nuclear failsafe device, which destroyed the whole base.
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How do I warn Miranda about Kai Leng?

During the second meeting in the Spectre Office, you need to warn Miranda about Kai Leng. This can only be done if you had read Leng's dossier. Finally, during your third meeting with Miranda in the Presidium Commons Apartments, allow Miranda access to Alliance resources.
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