Even if I believed that (which I don't) it doesn't change the fact that the inquisitor is no longer the hero and the interesting story potential of a closely connected protagonist and antagonist with elements of betrayal and revenge is just thrown away in favor of some new nobody with no connection.
The Inquisitor was a nobody before DAI too (same for the Warden before DAO and Hawke before DA2). Don't worry, they should know how to make good stories.
The Inquisitor was a nobody before DAI too (same for the Warden before DAO and Hawke before DA2). Don't worry, they should know how to make good stories.
DA:I and DA2 didn't have good stories IMO. Them not throwing away this plotline would indicate to me that might change. (DA:O didn't have an interesting premise but it hooked me with the lore, the characters, the details, the Origins, and the different ways to roleplay my character. ) The base game of DA:I made me uninterested in the series, it was Trespasser that sparked my imagination and gave me hope and now that's gone. 
Sounds like this isn't your series, if having a different PC means they are throwing away "this plotline" (I assume you're speaking of Solas coming back and the now inevitable elven uprising?). One of the core tenets of the DA franchise is that the series isn't about one person (like The Witcher or Mass Effect was) but about the world and the lore. Different PCs allow you to see Thedas from different viewpoints, which not-coincidentally is exactly what the Inquisitor says they need to fight Solas.
Sounds like this isn't your series, if having a different PC means they are throwing away "this plotline" (I assume you're speaking of Solas coming back and the now inevitable elven uprising?). One of the core tenets of the DA franchise is that the series isn't about one person (like The Witcher or Mass Effect was) but about the world and the lore. Different PCs allow you to see Thedas from different viewpoints, which not-coincidentally is exactly what the Inquisitor says they need to fight Solas.
It really isn't and I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that it's never going to be. DA:O was my game and it was just wishful thinking to hope the other games in the series would appeal to me in the same way. One of the things I loved about Origins was all the lore and the world, everything was new and interesting. In DA2 and DA:I we learned hardly anything new about the lore or different cultures. Most of it was just carried over from DA:O. Ideally for me each game would have been set in a different country amongst a different people and a different culture with different protagonists, NPCs, companions, and storylines. At most there might be a mention or 2 of some huge choice your previous character made that would be gossip worthy. I don't feel like I experienced different viewpoints in DA2 and DA:I than I did in DA:O. Even the Qunari PC which was one of the few new things wasn't raised amongst the Qunari. But yeah it doesn't matter what I liked or didn't like.
I just need a little time to come to terms with it, then I have no reason to hang around. I was waiting for news on who the protagonist was and I got it. Feel free to celebrate
Maybe next game we'll play as the Starchild. 
It really isn't and I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that it's never going to be. DA:O was my game and it was just wishful thinking to hope the other games in the series would appeal to me in the same way. One of the things I loved about Origins was all the lore and the world, everything was new and interesting. In DA2 and DA:I we learned hardly anything new about the lore or different cultures. Most of it was just carried over from DA:O. Ideally for me each game would have been set in a different country amongst a different people and a different culture with different protagonists, NPCs, companions, and storylines. At most there might be a mention or 2 of some huge choice your previous character made that would be gossip worthy. I don't feel like I experienced different viewpoints in DA2 and DA:I than I did in DA:O. Even the Qunari PC which was one of the few new things wasn't raised amongst the Qunari. But yeah it doesn't matter what I liked or didn't like.
Wait what? So why aren't you happy about a new PC in a new country?
Wait what? So why aren't you happy about a new PC in a new country?
Because there will be the previous character's story, companions, NPCs, nemesis, etc...it's not a fresh start. I doubt the new character will even be from Tevinter. The only thing they're switching is the protagonist which is unappealing to me and makes no sense. Remember how at the end of the Empire Strikes Back Luke got closure and his story was done so it was only logical that a new random person joins Lando, Han, and Leia instead as the protagonist of RotJ and new random Joe defeated Vader and Luke just retired into obscurity, possibly giving random Joe some advice? Me either.
Because there will be the previous character's story, companions, NPCs, nemesis, etc...it's not a fresh start. I doubt the new character will even be from Tevinter. The only thing they're switching is the protagonist which is unappealing to me and makes no sense. Remember how at the end of the Empire Strikes Back Luke got closure and his story was done so it was only logical that a new random person joins Lando, Han, and Leia instead as the protagonist of RotJ and new random Joe defeated Vader and Luke just retired into obscurity, possibly giving random Joe some advice? Me either.
Star Wars is a trilogy with the same characters and one single plotline running through all three movies. It's not a good comparison to Dragon Age. You'd have a better comparison with something like Dune, where the first major plotline is resolved at the end of the first book. Book 2 begins to add new plotlines, and Book 3 introduces a new protagonist. Book 5 then introduces a new protagonist.
Additionally, nothing suggests the Inquisitor is retiring into obscurity. Quite the opposite, in fact: Trespasser shows they are actively pursuing Solas to stop him. I don't agree with your implication that if the Inquisitor isn't the PC then nothing they do can be important and they cease to be Solas's rival. So long as we're guessing, I'd be willing to make a bet that Solas will not be the front-and-center antagonist of DA4. He'll be in the shadows, manipulating events and possibly backing the main antagonist...just like the Inquisitor with the DA4 PC. What Inquisition and Trespasser have done is compelling: they've established the high-stakes conflict through Solas and the Inquisitor, and now they can keep evolving that and tying it in to whatever local conflict they are focusing on for a given game.
In DA2 and DA:I we learned hardly anything new about the lore or different cultures. Most of it was just carried over from DA:O.
We got more lore on the Avvar in DAI + Jaws of Hakkon than we got in the previous two games combined.
Not to mention ancient elves... Or Qunari. Or Orlesians. Or Nevarrans. Or Tevinter.
Because there will be the previous character's story, companions, NPCs, nemesis, etc...it's not a fresh start. I doubt the new character will even be from Tevinter. The only thing they're switching is the protagonist which is unappealing to me and makes no sense. Remember how at the end of the Empire Strikes Back Luke got closure and his story was done so it was only logical that a new random person joins Lando, Han, and Leia instead as the protagonist of RotJ and new random Joe defeated Vader and Luke just retired into obscurity, possibly giving random Joe some advice? Me either.
I don't understand. It sounds like you want to play different games, and there are plenty of those that are really good.
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They are totally tripping the light fantastic, or maybe just some really good Fade dust,
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Ah, psychedelic times . . . like I said before . . . 
. Hmm, maybe put on some shades before opening the spoiler (for size).
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That guinea pig nug has curly fur on his muzzle.
..and very dignified.I think he looks dashing!
New King of the Nugs!
All I can think is, "Mmmm bacon".
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