Will anything (gameplay wise) be missed in 3 if one does not play the DLC in 2?

Question

I have barely played any of the DLC in Mass Effect 2. If I do not get around to playing it (and thus no save file containing data about the DLC events), will I miss anything in Mass Effect 3 (such as character encounters, items, missions, etc)?

Asked by Zeno

Answer

Yes there is.

If you don't have the DLC for Kasumi you will miss out on her interaction for the hanar mission:

Kasumi reappears on the Citadel, giving an anonymous tip to the salarian Spectre Jondum Bau about hanar operatives being aware of an Alliance black ops raid into batarian space. With Shepard's assistance, they were able to corner the hanar, who was willingly serving the Reapers. Kasumi was able to stop the hanar from uploading a virus that nearly disabled Kahje's defenses, at the same time faking her death. She was then convinced by Shepard to lend her assistance with the Crucible .

According to his wiki entry, Zaeed will also make an appearance in the game, but I have not encountered him yet.

Other smaller dialog changes include conversations with Liara (shadow broker related), and the outcome of the Arrival DLC.

Other DLCs such as Bring down the Sky from ME1 will allow you to increase your war assets. In this case, if you let the Batarian leader live, you can recruit his fleet.

Answered by yx.

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