Question about Keys

[Sabrina (She / They)]

When I launch the game(press play on Steam), it shows me that I have the Mass Effect 2:Digital Deluxe Game Key, the Mass Effect 2:Digital Deluxe Cerberus Key, and the Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Promo Key. what exactly do the Cerberus Key and Promo Key do, and how are they activated/used?

[Damsteri]

You need to login to bioware site to redeem your game content and then you can download installers from the site. Redeem page is here: https://social.bioware.com/redeem_code.php

Digital Deluxe Edition will give you two weapons and armor to the game and some other stuff:
http://masseffect.bioware.com/me2/info/digital/

Cerberus network key unlocks couple of extra missions and some ingame weapon/armor, etc.
http://masseffect.bioware.com/me2/info/cerberus/

Game key and Cerberus key can be also added to Origin. Other ME2 DLCs can be bought from either Origin or Bioware site, since they are not available in Steam. Steam version of the game can use all those seperately installed weapons/armors, DLCs, etc.

[Sabrina (She / They)]

Originally posted by Damsteri:

Game key and Cerberus key can be also added to Origin. Other ME2 DLCs can be bought from either Origin or Bioware site, since they are not available in Steam. Steam version of the game can use all those seperately installed weapons/armors, DLCs, etc.

Ah, I see, thank you! How is the other DLC in the game? Are there any in particular that are good?

[Damsteri]

Originally posted by HyruleSpy:

Ah, I see, thank you! How is the other DLC in the game? Are there any in particular that are good?

I think they are way too expensive to buy and I have heard that they are never on sale, because they use those bioware points in their market. I have played only one third/fourth of the whole game, and played only some of the deluxe content, but not any other DLCs.

[Kenny32673]

To be fair they are good (in my opinion) but I do agree they are kind of expensive now.

The 4 that actually add gameplay and are worth playing (if you choose to spend money on them) are

Kasumi - Stolen Memory
Overlord
Lair of the Shadow Broker
Arrival

Those last two act as a "bridge" between the story of ME2 and ME3 and would be the most important of the DLC.

The Lair of The Shadow Broker I would say is the best of them all, followed by Overlord then Arrival then Kasumi - Stolen Memory (though just because I list it last doesn't mean it's not good) and Kasumi can be used throughout the story of ME2.

Also the order is simply my own personal opinion, I'm sure others have differing ones.

[dolmore]

The ME2 Digital Deluxe version advertised on the Origin site says that it includes Zaeed's Revenge, Normandy Crashsite and Firewalker. But I don't see those listed on Steam as part of their version. Are those DLCs in the Steam version, too?

[Kenny32673]

Yes but they are not downloaded with Steam.

You need an EA/BioWare account
Then you go and log in and redeem your cerberus network code (which should come with any copy whether from Steam or elsewhere) here: http://social.bioware.com/redeem_code.php

Then you can download them from here: http://social.bioware.com/user_entitlements.php

Then install them.

Then you'll need to log in to that same account on the game's main menu to authorise the DLC (you only need to do that once, log in isn't needed after that)

[dolmore]

Okay - I'm sold. Thanks for the answer.