Can I play as Batarian, Elcor, Geth, Hanar, Rachni or Volus in ME3 multiplayer?

Can I play as Batarian, Elcor, Geth, Hanar, Rachni or Volus in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode? So far only Asari, Human, Krogan, Quarian, Salarian & Turian have been announced.


Solution 1:

According to the Mass Effect wiki

There are only 7 playable races

  • Human
  • Drell
  • Asari
  • Krogan
  • Quarian
  • Salarian
  • Turian

As a side note, only humans can be every single class. The wiki also has a table for class/race combinations.


DLCs:

As of the Resurgence DLC pack(free), the following races were added:

  • Batarian
  • Geth

As of the Rebellion DLC Pack(free), the following races were added:

  • Vorcha
  • Quarian
  • Project Phoenix (Modified Human)

As of the Earth DLC Pack (Free)

  • N7(Modified Human)

As of the Retaliation DLC Pack(free)

  • Volus