Need the DLC for important story details?

[Rage]

Don't have the DLC and wondering if I need to google some videos when I finish it or if its like typical early dlc and just some fluff side missions with little story impact

[Wolfram]

**Mass Effect 2**

*Character DLC*

Zaeed - You add Zaeed as a squadmate. His loyalty mission ain't that bad.

Kasumi - You add Kasumi as a squadmate. I really did enjoy her loyalty mission

They both will have a small impact in ME3

*Story DLC*

Lair of the Shadow Broker - Basically you get to find out what one of your former squadmates from ME1 is up to. Very much recommend you buy. Arguably essential

Overlord - Not essential but it has a good story

Arrival - I'd said this is necessary due to it tying into the main plot of the game

**Mass Effect 3**

*Character DLC*

From Ashes - You add a squadmate. Absolutely necessary and ♥♥♥♥ whoever decided to lock it behind a paywall

*Story DLC*

Omega - Not particularly necessary and a bit buggy in some places but I'd recommend it because it's fun to play

Leviathan - Necessary in the sense that you learn more about the Big Bad. You can do without

Citadel - Not necessary but do yourself a favor and get it. It's one of the best DLCs in the trilogy

[MissYoda]

The ME Trilogy only provides the ME1 DLCs (in which you cannot download unless you have brought the Trilogy). I would Recommend the Main Story DLCs if you want to save money than buying the Bundle for Each game.

My advice: I would recommend buying the mass effect 2 deluxe edition pc for free content but doesn't cover the Main best DLCs.

For me the best DLC Are:
ME2:
Kasumi: Stolen Memory. ((Included free in Deluxe Edition)) Thief fell in love with a guy and aims to recover her lovers Hologram device of him.

Lair of the Shadow Broker.(Worth a Buy) Liara leave ilium with the Shadow Broker after her, you get access to the shadow brokers resources and ship followed by cut scenes of romance by Liara. - In ME3 her assets will help you more and the Ship is gone.

Arrival.(Worth a Buy) Shepard has to save a doctor she founds out that the reapers will enter through the Alpha Relay within 2 days the Doctor is controlled by the reapers. The Project is to slam an Asteroid into the relay to delay the Reapers by watching a Whole Colony getting killed.- This DLC is needed as it explains the reapers and ME3.

Zaeed: The Price of Revenge.(Included free in Deluxe Edition) - He's shown in a quest in ME3 to save some politic.

Overlord (Buy) Overlord involves the geth it features a crazy doctor and his autistic brother in which becomes enslaved by the doctor for research purposes. The boy can communicate with the geth and shepard has a choice to save him. It's very sad. - The Doctor and David is mentioned and shown in Mass effect 3 but isn't really an impact in the game.

M3:
Citadel (Buy) All the Original Characters occurs for shepard's last Party very very funny and worth it for a final Goodbye.

Expended Cut(Free and needed to fix poor story telling)

Leviathan(Buy) Talks about the Origins of the reapers.

From Ashes(Buy) It's Okay if you want a Prothean Character not much to this DLC.

Omega(Buy) Revisiting Omega to fight and retake it for Aria.But Omega is not accessible after completing it.


Mass effect 2 DLCs are mentioned in mass effect 3 with them characters showing in Mass Effect 3 by offering War assets with them changing important storyline by being alive or dead.