Hmm, to be honest I think Mass Effect has the least intrusive DRM out of EA's recent releases. I don't even remember entering an activation code, and I can start the game up offline without the disc in the drive. Was the DRM patched out of the game?
I'm more excited about this than the time I escaped the Soviet Union with naught but a toothpick. I sure hope Obsidian takes the opportunity to fix that broken combat system, though.