Five game plan?
There has been vague indication from BioWare that they have plans for five games. It's unclear whether this means 'we'll make five games and then stop/switch to some kind of spin-off or sequel series' or 'we have ideas for five games right now and after that we'll see what happens.'
For what it's worth, Mike Laidlaw made a joking reference to Dragon Age 6 at last year's PAX Oz.
Five game plan?
The technical "length" of the DA series, although I imagine that it'll be more than that if the series continues to be successful.
The technical "length" of the DA series, although I imagine that it'll be more than that if the series continues to be successful.
I could easily see them going into the next Age if DA is still doing well at that point. It will still be a Dragon Age game but...set in the next age.
I could easily see them going into the next Age if DA is still doing well at that point. It will still be a Dragon Age game but...set in the next age.
Dragon Age still has 58 or so years in it though
Don't worry.
Given the divergent events at the end of DAI, I'm fairly confident that we're done with Southern Thedas for quite a while.
Tevinter, Seheron, Anderfels, Rivain. I expect DA4 to be in one or more of those areas.
Yep.
Time to head north, I think. It's a good way to start with a blank slate and not really have to deal with the consequences of DAO/DA2/DAI, because we haven't really done anything that will significantly affect Tevinter, Rivain, Nevarra, etc. They can always have cameos of the Divine or the Orlesian/Ferelden monarch, but nothing else is really going to be different.
The technical "length" of the DA series, although I imagine that it'll be more than that if the series continues to be successful.
Just to point out: Mike has actually denied saying this. (Yay The Examiner is useful for once!)
"I have no idea what I was talking about there, frankly. There's no plan for a specific, limited number of DA games. Oh, we totally do have an arc planned for DA, but if I said it was five games, I must have misspoke. More ongoing."
Just to point out: Mike has actually denied saying this. (Yay The Examiner is useful for once!)
"I have no idea what I was talking about there, frankly. There's no plan for a specific, limited number of DA games. Oh, we totally do have an arc planned for DA, but if I said it was five games, I must have misspoke. More ongoing."
Even better! 
Yep.
Time to head north, I think. It's a good way to start with a blank slate and not really have to deal with the consequences of DAO/DA2/DAI, because we haven't really done anything that will significantly affect Tevinter, Rivain, Nevarra, etc. They can always have cameos of the Divine or the Orlesian/Ferelden monarch, but nothing else is really going to be different.
Oh I don't know about that, we have had a lot of intereactions with people from the North.
I am excited. I know I am not the only one (here on these boards) that thinks DA: I is phenomenal.
Nice to see there are other people not in Doom and Gloom mode. 
Its a great game. I've gotten my moneys worth. The people who don't like it just want everyone else to hate it with them.
This is great news. 
Hopefully the next game will be done better than DAI.
Was this really ever in doubt? Right after the game launched laidlaw already confirmed they were working on pre dev for the next title and even gave out potential areas of N. Thedas where it would take place and the conflicts they wanted to explore.
If the game was a nuclear bomba I could see them questioning franchise viability and deciding that their resources would be better spent elsewhere (Mass Effect, Star Wars, the new IP).
Fortunately it seems that their expectations were realistic and the game successfully met them.
Just to point out: Mike has actually denied saying this. (Yay The Examiner is useful for once!)
"I have no idea what I was talking about there, frankly. There's no plan for a specific, limited number of DA games. Oh, we totally do have an arc planned for DA, but if I said it was five games, I must have misspoke. More ongoing."
The quite as I recall it is him saying that they have enough material for 5 games around the time DA2 was either close to release or during development. People took that to mean 5 games b/c of the ME series being a trilogy.
This series can continue forever... its funny, I've been aware of DA since the beginning, but it took this game to get me to play the first two. And damn!!!!! Glad I did - both of the first two games had major pros and cons, and this one is no exception. But the pros far outweigh the cons. Am I the biggest RPG player of all time? Nope. Do I love the depth and breath of RPG games? Of yeah. I think Bioware has found a nice balance between fun combat and RPG elements.
I do hope DA: Next sticks closer the DA: I format than try an all new formula....
We're going west, you guys. West is the best.
Well North West. 
Well North West.
We're going west, you guys. West is the best.
Do you think we'll find any glowing Lichen?
Glad to see it's doing great not only with the reviewers but also commercially. Congratz to Bioware and the amazing team behind Dragon Age 
I love Inquisition, but I still find Origins to be the best in the series, especially due to 4 times as many spells, ability points that mattered (and could be customized at each level up), proper PC controls and customizable tactics. Maybe some of these things will come back to Dragon Age in the future, one can hope
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This series can continue forever... its funny, I've been aware of DA since the beginning, but it took this game to get me to play the first two. And damn!!!!! Glad I did - both of the first two games had major pros and cons, and this one is no exception. But the pros far outweigh the cons. Am I the biggest RPG player of all time? Nope. Do I love the depth and breath of RPG games? Of yeah. I think Bioware has found a nice balance between fun combat and RPG elements.
I do hope DA: Next sticks closer the DA: I format than try an all new formula....
if it means more fetch quests and huge lifeless areas with no connection to the story (which was too short) then please no
I want them to focus less on openworld and more on story and characters
if it means more fetch quests and huge lifeless areas with no connection to the story (which was too short) then please no
I want them to focus less on openworld and more on story and characters
I don't think fetch quests in themselves are bad. It's the way they're handled as much as anything.
A fetch quest to save a pig on its own is terrible, but add the option to turn the pig into bacon, and it's suddenly best quest ever. So if they could add some options to make them dynamic, that would be awesome. Witcher 2 shows the way there, and hopefully Witcher 3 even more so.
But yeah, the way inquisition handled them is probably the worst possible way of doing them - 'Here's a shopping list, run along now and fill it, I'll be over here by the stream catching the sun.'
This is where I think the game will take place.
Spoiler
I think I'll make a thread about this soon.
Hah if we actually go to Qarinus I hope we get to see the Pavus family home.
I loved venturing into the deep roads
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