User blog comment:JordanaBrewsterFAN/From Ashes availible without DLC/@comment-24174486-20121111183412/@comment-24174486-20121112124800

Because BioWare worked on From Ashes while ME3 was waiting to be put on sale. Rather than sitting on their hands until the game was released, they started work on new DLC. And seeing as their DLC plans were delayed to work on the Ending for Dummies, it's definitely a good thing that they didn't waste any time to work on new content.