How can I get Mass Effect 2 DLC to work for a second Profile?
My Dad has recently been replaying Mass Effect, having brought some DLC for Mass Effect 2 myself I used my profile on his X-Box 360 (using X-Box Live) and re-downloaded the DLC, they are
- Firewalker
- Zaeed
- Normandy Crash Site
- Cerberous Weapons and Armour
- Arc Projector
When I signed out and signed in as my Dad's profile(he doesn't have XBox Live) when I started the game it said the DLC was currupt and it listed all the ones I had downloaded.
So I signed back into my profile, re-downloaded and this time started the game with my account. No message and I got the long wait time after pressing start which I was expecting. I quit the game and signed out and started the game back up in my Dad's profile, I got the same message about the DLC being corrupt.
I repeated the process but before doing the step where I start the game in my Dad's profile I went to Extras -> Downloadable Content to see if the DLC was being registered by the game (I assume it was the long load time which was the sign) however I got a message saying that I had to be connected to the Mass Effect 2 Servers which I never got before. Needless to say when I switched profiles and started the game against I got the same corrupted dlc message.
Now I can not guarantee that the Internet will always be on when my dad plays. Also my dad's profile is set to be the one to auto sign-in on start up since it is his X-Box 360 and I really don't like people going into my profile (it's only on my dad's 360 to download game patches, despite internet connect Black Flag never prompted to update until I started it up in my profile).
I am wondering, how can I get the DLC I brought to be downloaded and working for my dad.
NOTES:
We are using a physical copy of Mass Effect 2 (dam ass disk swapping)
The DLC worked fine on my own X-Box 360 console (at least with Mass Effect 2)
Downloading Mass Effect 2 is out of the question, besides the waste of money my dad only has 3 GB Harddrive (only 2.1 GB free) and i still have yet to download the Mass Effect 3 Extended Ending which is about 1.7 GB
Letting my dad play my profile is out of the question, I don't want him getting any achievements I haven't gotten
Best Answer
So far the only way around this that I have found is to have your profile signed in, while the other profile (your dad's) plays.
I have achieved this with my profile (XBL) and my housemate's profile (Offline)
- A downloaded version of Skyrim, (Housemate profile signed in, while I played) and the DLC I bought (My profile signed in, while my housemate played)
- Fallout 3 DLC (as above)
- Dark Souls DLC (as above)
Unfortunately I cannot vouch for any achievements you may/may not get while being signed in while another profile is playing. Seeing as it is a Single player game however, your profile should not get any of the achievements your dad gets while he's playing.
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Can I use DLC on different accounts Xbox?
For Xbox, if the two accounts are on the same physical console, both can access the DLC.How do I activate Mass Effect DLC?
How to activate DLC? Register your game codes at myaccount.ea.com (My Account > Redeem Product Code). Any DLC that you own will then validate when you log in to the Cerberus network.How do I activate Mass Effect 2 DLC on Origin?
Once you're logged into Origin, you'll need to click on \u201cOrigin\u201d in the top menu bar and then click \u201cRedeem Product Code.\u201d Paste the CD Key from your Steam version of Mass Effect 2 in there, and the game will be added to your Origin account.Can you still buy Mass Effect 2 DLC?
This downloadable content is available to all Mass Effect 2 players for purchase or download. If Mass Effect 2 was purchased outside of Origin, you could purchase DLC content from BioWare's website (After BioWare's website shut down, all DLC for Mass Effect 2 became available to download on EA's Website for the PC.Mass Effect 2 - DLC Tutorial for Steam (2019) (see pinned comment)
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