I for one really, REALLY don't want all these returning companions/book/comic characters in DA:I. I have never liked BW cameos, they always end up super cheesy and over the top, reducing a formerly interesting character to one dimensional caricature with a famous line or catchphrase (swooping is bad, hold the line, etc...). Returning companions have also had their personality changed (Anders, Merril) or caricatured (Oghren). Plus it leaves less space for new, fresh perspectives from new companions. It also makes the world seem so much smaller, are there only 30 people in the entire world?
Ugh