Guest_john_sheparrd_*
If it takes places before the ending it would still have to do with the main plot in some way I think
Otherwise it would feel disconnected
Post ending DLC could deal with the Dread Wolf and since Inquisition had the same ending for everyone and didn't end on a cliffhanger this could actually be done easily
What are you hoping for?
A big expansion where we lend effort to rebuilding the South. I would like;
-New areas, at least 5 areas that are up to par (or superior) than those of the vanilla game.
-Interactions with the new Divine. Either the presentation of her coronation or interacting with her after she has officially taken the Sunburst Throne.
-Quests that respond directly to the main choices we made in our playthroughs. Helping the College of Enchanters establish themselves, helping Gaspard fortify Orlais' northern borders, helping the Grey Wardens re-establish themselves in the South, etc.
-2 new companions. A Mage for sure, to compensate for the loss of Solas. Then either another Mage or Warrior, depending on whether Vivienne or Cassandra becomes Divine in your playthrough. If Leliana becomes Divine, instead you get a new Spymaster. Overall, 4 potential new characters to the Inquisition. None of them romanceable.
-Minor additions that never made it to the original game. A storage chest, new Skyhold outfits, characters actually moving around and interacting with one another in Skyhold, etc.
-More Skyhold customization. Let us make use of the empty and still broken down rooms we are never allowed to make anything of.
It's a lot of content, but that's kind of Inquisition's trademark. I'm sure many would be willing to wait a long time for something like this, so long as it brings the most refined and best product. I'd pay something in the ballpark of $30 for it. Maybe $40.
I think they said there would be no companions DLCs.
how about fixing the bugs before shipping out buggy new dlc
I think they said there would be no companions DLCs.
Fair enough, I guess. However that would mean if someone got Vivienne as Divine, her and Solas both leave, and you're stuck with Dorian if you want a Mage.
No complaints here, I think Dorian is an excellent character. Others may not share that opinion and may feel limited in that respect.
I mean, I was impressed by Awakening in regards to the new companions. Anders, Nathaniel, Justice, and Sigrun were very well written and fit together in the adventure as if they've been part of the original game. They've shown they can make new companions that're relevant.
I'm hoping for both sort of. Something that deals with the Solas plot post game, while adding post-ending and pre-ending features to explorable areas. I won't go into what I personally want those features to be, because I couldn't see how you could add what I want in a Solas dlc.
Actually I will. 
I want something that makes us go back to previously visited zones more to see what's up. I think the best way to do this is to add in dynamic sieges of Inquisition assets randomly with the possibility of losing camps, towns and keeps and having to retake them. That may be a lot of coding though and not sure how it could play out due to conflicts with current active quests being cut off until you recapture etc. Maybe if Solas becomes an antagonists post game enemies could be elven uprisings, ancient elven soldiers or even elf summoned sympathetic spirits? While in pre-ending Red Templars, Mages, Bandits, Freemen etc. attack instead. I don't think I want to see anything as in-depth as the Crestwood leaked video as that seemed like one-off sieges and decisions. 
Other plots I would like to see is something to do with the new Divine and the general direction of the Inquisition after the main plot is done. The more I think of it the more I like the idea of all dlc happening after the main plot is finished, since DA:I plot is quite absorbed with the pressing need to seal rifts, degrade Corypheus' influence, stopping his immediate plots and building up the Inquisition. Also I think people who are critical of the large zones and feel they draw away from the main missions would like this as well.
The devs have said they have no plans to make an Awakening sized expansion, and that all story dlc's would take place after the main story.
Guest_john_sheparrd_*
A big expansion where we lend effort to rebuilding the South. I would like;
-New areas, at least 5 areas that are up to par (or superior) than those of the vanilla game.
-Interactions with the new Divine. Either the presentation of her coronation or interacting with her after she has officially taken the Sunburst Throne.
-Quests that respond directly to the main choices we made in our playthroughs. Helping the College of Enchanters establish themselves, helping Gaspard fortify Orlais' northern borders, helping the Grey Wardens re-establish themselves in the South, etc.
-2 new companions. A Mage for sure, to compensate for the loss of Solas. Then either another Mage or Warrior, depending on whether Vivienne or Cassandra becomes Divine in your playthrough. If Leliana becomes Divine, instead you get a new Spymaster. Overall, 4 potential new characters to the Inquisition. None of them romanceable.
-Minor additions that never made it to the original game. A storage chest, new Skyhold outfits, characters actually moving around and interacting with one another in Skyhold, etc.
-More Skyhold customization. Let us make use of the empty and still broken down rooms we are never allowed to make anything of.
It's a lot of content, but that's kind of Inquisition's trademark. I'm sure many would be willing to wait a long time for something like this, so long as it brings the most refined and best product. I'd pay something in the ballpark of $30 for it. Maybe $40.
very nice ideas but I doubt we will get such a big expansion even though I would buy it in a heartbeat
The devs have said they have no plans to make an Awakening sized expansion, and that all story dlc's would take place after the main story.
welp time to torrent this for my PC
Guest_john_sheparrd_*
The devs have said they have no plans to make an Awakening sized expansion, and that all story dlc's would take place after the main story.
sounds interesting do you have any links?
Well I guess I'm happy then. I think it's the right decision. for the reasons I stated
Again we already have complaints about too much content before the endgame that it causes a rift (heheh) between one main story mission to another at some point (seems to be right before Arbor Wilds for most of the critics). The real void of content is the post epilogue play.
I think they said there would be no companions DLCs.
And later added that it does not mean "no companions, period" but rather "no companions for main game". Means, we still can see someone like Tallis.
It's actually possible to end up with no mages at all in the party if you don't play one yourself, make Vivienne the new Divine and don't recruit Dorian. I'm wondering if BioWare will give us a magical Tallis-equivalent in the post-game DLC to cover that possibility.
It's actually possible to end up with no mages at all in the party if you don't play one yourself, make Vivienne the new Divine and don't recruit Dorian. I'm wondering if BioWare will give us a magical Tallis-equivalent in the post-game DLC to cover that possibility.
Initially the Inquisitor can reject Vivienne joining the Inquisition. It's very much possible to end up with no Mage, as well as no Warrior.
At least we'll always have Varric
Very few people buy the DLC's, books and comics. Because of that Bioware has always treated these mediums as optional and do not have them directly impact the main story in an important way, especially post ending. People would be as outraged that BW was forcing them to buy additional content as people are about day 1 DLC. That means we won't get more on the Solas/Flemeth situation, the Devine or make a decision on the future of the Inquisition. Doesn't leave much post ending content to create a DLC around.
The main complaints on these forums have been short main story and big, beautiful empty maps. Any DLC will most likely address these two things. We'll get a few new quests that tie into the main story plus new schematics (hopefully tier 4) for weapons and armor. If we're really lucky, we'll get a few new lines of romance specific dialogue as well as general banter.
At least that's what I'm thinking at this point.
Guest_john_sheparrd_*
Very few people buy the DLC's, books and comics. Because of that Bioware has always treated these mediums as optional and do not have them directly impact the main story in an important way, especially post ending. People would be as outraged that BW was forcing them to buy additional content as people are about day 1 DLC. That means we won't get more on the Solas/Flemeth situation, the Devine or make a decision on the future of the Inquisition. Doesn't leave much post ending content to create a DLC around.
The main complaints on these forums have been short main story and big, beautiful empty maps. Any DLC will most likely address these two things. We'll get a few new quests that tie into the main story plus new schematics (hopefully tier 4) for weapons and armor. If we're really lucky, we'll get a few new lines of romance specific dialogue as well as general banter.
At least that's what I'm thinking at this point.
well that would be disappointing if it would come true but I don't agree
sure the comics and books are not needed to understand the stories but they are still important, Cole was introduced in Asunder and Briala, Celene and Gaspard in Masked Empire without reading the books there is less depth to these characters and their storylines
and DLC is definitely not standalone, in the ME Series already we had something like Arrival as dlc or even Leviathan (which explains the origins of the reapers)
and DA:I went a step further and used Corypheus as the main bad guy again (he was the antagonist in the Legacy dlc) and it doesn't matter if you even bought it, Hawke and Varric always accidently freed him
what Elemental suggested, I'd like a post game Expansion. If Skyrim can pull off 2 Huge expansions so can Dragon Age. I am willing to pay the same price as a new game for one.
Well, there's nothing that says Vivienne, Cassandra or Leliana have to leave the game setting. Even though one sits on the Sunburst throne, there is still "Post game" where all three are still in Skyhold. I'm going to presume that's the situation in any DLC, meaning all but Solas (if it's after game DLC) would be available.
Also, he's gone, but the impression you get from the way Leliana and the Inquisitor talk he's just gone "walkabout" so he could just as likely turn back up again. It's not like the Inquisitor took out a restraining order on him. Though for those who romanced him, that would have to be awkward as hell.
I heard the expansion news although I would not be surprised if they change that after all the positive buzz and the number of game of the year rewards the Dragon Age Inquisition received.
Where did you hear that DLC will all be post story?
I think that would be great. DAI is set up perfectly to allow post game story DLC but I honestly expected a mix of both post story DLC and DLC that ran concurrent to the story.
The devs have said they have no plans to make an Awakening sized expansion, and that all story dlc's would take place after the main story.
Maybe they just haven't had any ideas for story DLC, you need to have the idea to know where to place it on the timeline .
I would like some before the final battle. Since you can lose a companion to divinity and another to ...I guess the word divinity would also work for why Solas left now that I think about it.
I would LOVE more ways to customize skyhold and have people notice and get new options and have it look different based on what you do. Maybe some of the DLCs will be activated like in da2, like how the big empty part of Hawke's estate got filled out with dlc statues maybe skyhold will get peppered by cool things that will fill it out and maybe pick up crap that's been fallen over since you moved in.
Fair enough, I guess. However that would mean if someone got Vivienne as Divine, her and Solas both leave, and you're stuck with Dorian if you want a Mage.
I made Vivienne Divine in my first playthrough. Post game she is still in her usual place in Skyhold. If you talk to her she has a dialogue option to have her rejoin the Party for the time being. It does not effect her becoming Divine, and I guess is put into place for exactly that reason.
A big expansion where we lend effort to rebuilding the South. I would like;
-New areas, at least 5 areas that are up to par (or superior) than those of the vanilla game.
-Interactions with the new Divine. Either the presentation of her coronation or interacting with her after she has officially taken the Sunburst Throne.
-Quests that respond directly to the main choices we made in our playthroughs. Helping the College of Enchanters establish themselves, helping Gaspard fortify Orlais' northern borders, helping the Grey Wardens re-establish themselves in the South, etc.
-2 new companions. A Mage for sure, to compensate for the loss of Solas. Then either another Mage or Warrior, depending on whether Vivienne or Cassandra becomes Divine in your playthrough. If Leliana becomes Divine, instead you get a new Spymaster. Overall, 4 potential new characters to the Inquisition. None of them romanceable.
-Minor additions that never made it to the original game. A storage chest, new Skyhold outfits, characters actually moving around and interacting with one another in Skyhold, etc.
-More Skyhold customization. Let us make use of the empty and still broken down rooms we are never allowed to make anything of.
It's a lot of content, but that's kind of Inquisition's trademark. I'm sure many would be willing to wait a long time for something like this, so long as it brings the most refined and best product. I'd pay something in the ballpark of $30 for it. Maybe $40.
How about a return to places from the old games. Would love to see some old faces,especially from Highever or Kirkwall. Wait that's just fan service. 
The only pre-ending dlc I can imagine being interested in is alternate outfits, schematics and a storage chest. Ideally I'm hoping for an expansion, but if that's off the table a large story DLC with Solas, and more development on what the blight is.
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