Now, after over a month of steady Mass Effect 3 multiplayer events, the developer is taking a break from hosting weekly special “Operations” - pushing to an every other week schedule.
According to a recent post on the official BioWare Blog, the team is decreasing the frequency of the promotions - to ensure that they’re creating the best experiences possible for players who are still actively fighting Cerberus, Reapers, and Geth in the various sectors of the galaxy. While the approach of quality over quantity is certainly admirable, some hardcore Mass Effect fans may be bummed to find out that the updated schedule starts immediately - meaning that there will be no “Operation” this weekend:
That said, BioWare is already teasing the next event, “Operation Exorcist” - which will be scheduled for the following weekend (April 27-29):
The posting also mentions to keep an eye on MassEffect.com, and Blog.BioWare.com for “cool upcoming features” - including “an update from the Alliance News Network” this very weekend. Exactly what the update posting will contain is anyone’s guess at this point - as it could merely be clarification on Operation Exorcist or possibly a tease for what to expect from BioWare’s commitment to “the best possible Operations for the community.”
Of course, it’s always feasible that the developer will unveil plans for further DLC (maps, characters, and weaponry) or an entirely new enemy faction (i.e. bring back the Collectors); though, don’t get too excited, as a content announcement would probably be premature at this point.
As for Operation Exorcist, we’ll certainly know more soon (very likely in the aforementioned weekend update) but could we be seeing a variation on Operation Goliath (which challenged the community to kill 1 million Reaper Brutes)? Maybe this time we’ll be tasked with dispatching 1 million Reaper Banshees, instead?
Mass Effect 3 is now available for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Source: BioWare
