Yeah, $7 is too much for me.. $5 is pushing it considering 99 levels to hell was in a groupees BAB. If they don't change their pricing methods I'll probably never buy any of their bundles. I miss when they had Indie Underdog Packs :(

I pretty much only play story games i.e. CRPG. As such, I'm going to get the Mass Effect games someday, but I'm wondering how desirable this bundle is. Is having it on Origin a pain? How interesting are the DLCs? Does it go on sale often?

I know that I WILL get them, but there's no rush. Should I take advantage of this $5 deal, or should I wait for some deluxe version with all the games and trimmings?

I don't find any of my games on Origin a pain. Unlike Steam, if Origin drops connection for some reason, it just automatically goes into offline mode and you can keep playing. It's really not nearly as bad a client as some people would have you believe. Hard call on this one. This is a great price, but if you're waiting for all three games plus the DLC to appear in a bundle, you might be waiting a long time. EA just doesn't seem inclined to put the DLC into bundles with the Mass Effect games. So far, at least.

What Coelocanth said. EA may take forever to make a complete edition of any of the ME series. Up to you whether its worth it.If you definitely want the DLC in future then yes buying the bundle for ME2 is probably worth it.
Origin seems to work fine for me.Only reason i dont use it much is only due to having only 12 games plus, i have unmetered usage when download via Steam.Not so for Origin. And since Origin games are generally over 6GB... ....well....

So it doesn't require a connection to play?

http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Mass-Effect-3/5002359/?adtrackingid=cmju510
ME 3 £3.75

I installed Mass Effect trough Origin and then played it with the client closed. I heard the same is possible with Mass Effect 2, and don't know about ME3. So it all depends on a game.

Like Steam there are "Originworks" games, ones which actually use Origin features and such. These require the client to be running. Unlike Steam the other games sold through Origin do not require the client. Most of them have their own DRM though.

It is £3 with GFDAPR20UK

Excellent. With that code, £6.99 for both ME3 & Dragon Age 2, bargin! Thanks guys.

Gamefly.com has Bioware games on sale

Mass Effect 1 & 2 $4.99 each
Mass Effect 3 $9.99
Dragon Age 1 & 2 $4.99 each
All showing for sale in US and Canada only

But, Jade Empire Special Edition at $4.99 available most regions (including NZ)

Gamefly on sale

edit:
GamersGate has Test Drive Unlimited 2 for $5.00 on Daily Deal

Argh! TDU is other DRM...

So ME3 turns out to be cheaper than ME2 on Indiegala?

Yeah, what the hell is 'other DRM' exactly?

Could be anything. Isn Steam works as it usuall shows as such on GG