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[ForgottenWarrior]

Here are my thoughts about the pros and cons of each.
 
Benefits of Expansions:
-More content all at once.
-Longer contiguous plotlines.
 
Detriments of Expansions:
-More Expensive.
-Longer Development Cycle.
 
Benefits of DLCs:
-Faster release cycle
-Cheaper
-Small contained stories for shorter play sessions
 
Detriments of DLCs:
-Generally less content/dollar than Expansions

And with this you can go to work in EA. This seems like a perfect resume.

[SomeoneStoleMyName]

When Im done with a big meal I want to let my stomach rest abit while savoring the meal. Then I want to eat a huge dessert after that. 

I dont want to instantly be starting on a 10-course-small-various-desserts straight after the main meal.

When Im done making love. I want to sleep and then make love again in the morning.
I dont want to finnish, then go at it  again multiple times and proceed to jump out the window halfdressed. 

When I take a jog up the mountains, I like to rest at the top. Watch the view. Meditate. Then jog back down.
I dont want to hit the top and then rush down the mountain again all fatigued.

When I watch a show on TV, I would rather have one big commercial in the middle,

not be interupted every 5 minutes with smaller more frequent commercials starting from halfway in.

When I sleep, I enjoy sleeping long - then being awake long.
Not sleep 4 hours then take 4-6 30 minute powernaps divided on the rest of the day.

Now. Guess if I would rather have multiple DLCs or one big expansion.

 

[pace675]

I always lean towards the expansions myself but I do enjoy a good DLC that adds more content (story line) to the game: Like LoTSB, Citadel, MoTA, and to a lesser extent Leliana's Song and Witch Hunt. Even character DLCs are okay in my book, Shale, Kasumi, ect (I understand that it is a pain in the arse to do these and then go back and have party members react to them lot of work but it is a nice thing). The only DLC I will not and shall never buy is any weapon/armor packs or cosmetic add ons.

[StrangeStrategy]

Skyrim went with two big expansions, didn't it? Didn't they do well? I don't think "DLC is the future!" is here, its the present and people really love sinking their teeth into tons of content. I know I have more memories and more importantly fonder memories of DA:Awakening than I do from Golems of Amgarrak. I liked both, but I like expansions more... and I like having both even more! I want all the things!

 

With an open world game like DAI, it wouldn't be inconceivable for them to release an expansion that includes several new large zones; think like Solstheim size, broken up by a few loading screens. I'd love that.

[TheChris92]

Problem with smaller DLCs is that they usually feel quite insignificant in comparison to an expansion -- An expansion can manage to add more than just some weapons and a 1.5 hour long story with barely any replay value. There's opportunity for a lot of new neat gameplay mechanics, which is what I thought Awakening delivered. It introduced the whole neat scenario of ruling Amaranthine, and while it wasn't exactly sound and perfect, it was an interesting concept that could be elaborated and build upon in the future. A lot of the decisions you make as Arling will ultimately lead to the possible consequence of peasant uprising, and I actually found it hard to please all when I was placed into that position. And that's what I liked about it. There was almost no way to please all the people in the small county you ruled. It added a sense of impact which DLCs like Mark of the Assassin or Warden's Keep did not.

 

From my perspective, I'd rather get a lot of content in one package instead of just one measly little add-on. 

[Danoniero]

DLC's are rather smart and actually poor content. Never bought any dlc for ME or DA, when I was interested in one I just watched in on YT couse anyway It was like an hour or two of not so important additional story. Skyrim had nice DLC's but Skyrim have huge modding community so they couldn't just do some small, short story couse nobody would buy It. Anyway EA is not into expansions so just prepare for more DLC, i hope they will be finally worth the money.

[Schreckstoff]

DLC's are rather smart and actually poor content. Never bought any dlc for ME or DA, when I was interested in one I just watched in on YT couse anyway It was like an hour or two of not so important additional story. Skyrim had nice DLC's but Skyrim have huge modding community so they couldn't just do some small, short story couse nobody would buy It. Anyway EA is not into expansions so just prepare for more DLC, i hope they will be finally worth the money.

That's a shame lair of the shadowbroker, or whatever it is called, is one of the best DLC of all time, didn't buy many of the other ME DLCs but will buy the hopefully soon to be announced ME remastered collection.