User blog comment:Lancer1289/BioWare gets on the Multiplayer bandwagon/@comment-1655340-20111016020344

So, with the news that it will require an online ala Cerberus Network (for those who don't know, here] is an article about that), this is shaping up to be DLC content. If CN is any indication, all this stuff is not going to be included on the disc (therefore wasting no disc space, like may have feared and/or complained about), and is, again, optional. If you don't want to play multiplayer, don't redeem your online pass code, or buy it off of Xbox Live/PSN like with CN in ME2.