I wouldnt want to actually play 'as' Hawke or the Warden in DA3, that would be one of the 'worst' directions to me. Hawke and the Warden are out there somewhere fighting evil together, like the KOTOR and KOTOR 2 main characters are, theres no reason to actually play as either of them, we should play as someone new who who can help them fight the evil. Playing as Hawke and/or the Warden in a DLC adventure, I'd be all for that, that would be cool. But for a whole new game I'd want a whole new character. Bring back some of the old characters as teammates absolutely, Cassandra, Bethany, Varric, Shale, they'd all make awesome teammates for DA3. But I want their leader to be somebody all new. Creating new characters is one of the most fun parts of the game after all

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