Sylvius the Mad wrote...
If they signficantly improve the level of agreement between the voiced lines and the wheel options, this could end up being the best game I could have reasonably expected.
But many gameplay questions remain unanswered. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Bioware stood their ground fervently on racial choice, and now with the delay made the decision to add them in. Given the cost - at least multiple backgrounds - it seems to me that Bioware is quite serious in recapturing a great deal of DA:O.
In fact, with no health regen, they've gone farther than DA:O did in creating a mechanic similar to BG2. I agree with you entirely that we know far too little at this point, but I would genuinely be surprised if Bioware tracks DA2 closely after retreating from the human-only design choice.
Hasn't it been confirmed that there won't be a set first or last name?