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[ForgottenWarrior]

I am really curious what BSN think about it.

The latest DLC - Jaws of Hakkon - have nothing to do with main plot and a lot of players take it as a negative side of this DLC. But i also clearly remember a lot of complaint when DLC actually had connection with main story (ME3's Leviathan for example).

As for about myself - i can't say for sure. On one side it's feels a bit wasted when you realize that DLC has nothing to do with main plot. It feels as if that story devs want me to expirience is just doesn't worth my attention and it would have been better to have it in line with the rest of the side stories in the main game. On the other hand, howerver - when DLC directly attaches to main plot it feels like you were just cheated for another portion of money. So it's really hard to say for me whether i like certain approach or not.

[Farangbaa]

The latest DLC - Jaws of Hakkon - have nothing to do with main plot and a lot of players take it as a negative side of this DLC. But i also clearly remember a lot of complaint when DLC actually had connection with main story (ME3's Leviathan for example).

This is why devs don't come here. They can never do it right.

And if the topics and all were written in a civil manner, maybe they would. But they never are, it's always some jack ass acting like Bioware murderd their family.

[Killdren88]

Considering that there was uproar over every ME 3 DLC when it didn't change the ending I think it saves from headache when it doesn't connect to the plot.

[Precursor Meta]

I always thought DLC should cover a new plot, but at the same time drop subtle clues to the plot regarding the main Campaign.

I wasn't really looking for a huge story arc involving solas or Mythal. But maybe a hint as to where they are going or what's the next step of their plans.

[Leoroc]

I prefer all my DLC to be post-campaign, preferably ONLY after main plot was resolved so it can be referred to. JoH had a few lines referring to it which was nice, but would have liked stuff from my companions.

[Wulfram]

A DLC doesn't need to be connected to the main plot, but it needs to be interesting.  I just don't see any real reason to care about the previous Inquisition.

[Bizantura]

Its hard to turn around and not trip over soured critisism on the BSN forum.

 

In the end it doesn't matter anymore it seems never ok, interesting discusions of various perspectives is all but dead on BSN and its all about spitting discontent.

[DomeWing333]

There's plenty of room for both, just like with Origins. It's funny to me that people are freaking out as though this is the only type of DLC Inquisition is ever going to be releasing, considering how varied Origins' DLC ended up being. This is basically just the DAI's equivalent of DAO's Warden's Keep. There's still plenty of time for a Witch Hunt, Leliana's Song, or even Darkspawn Chronicle equivalent.

[Newnation]

I prefer all my DLC to be post-campaign, preferably ONLY after main plot was resolved so it can be referred to. JoH had a few lines referring to it which was nice, but would have liked stuff from my companions.

I pretty much agree with you. It would be great if they would just release dlc to bridge you into the next game like how Arrival was for ME3 but like their past games leave it up to the player when they want start it.

[Melca36]

People complained about Mark of the Assassin too. Its the same broken record.  There is NOTHING wrong with standalone DLCS that add to the total lore of the game.  

 

 

[Melca36]

Considering that there was uproar over every ME 3 DLC when it didn't change the ending I think it saves from headache when it doesn't connect to the plot.

So true.  People had these same complaints for ME3's DLC and you should have seen the uproar over Mark of the Assassin

 

Thats why I can't take the majority of the complaints seriously.  

[Teddie Sage]

Yes. I like stuff that can influence the plot of the world on the long run and aren't self-contained.

[AlanC9]

The trick is to do it in a way that it doesn't actually matter if you played the DLC or not. Interesting, but not important. I thought the ME series got this about right but others disagree -- extremely so.

[dsl08002]

It all depends. If the main story was fullfilling like it was in ME2, ME1 and DAO. IT COULD BE REFRESHING WITH A SIDE MISSION that has depth. But if the story was like in DAI, not alot and with a unresolved plot in the end. Then yes its required.

But arrival dlc in ME2 was good as a bridge.

So it depends.

[Apollexander]

In my opinion connecting to the main story is a bonus, not necessary.

[zambingo]

I think that story based DLC might work best when designed to enrich the game's base story, broaden the perpesctive, but not affect the grand scheme of things. This new DLC adds to the lore of the Inquisition, so it succeeds there. Of course we can argue over how well it does that or even how little it did it, but never the less it does.

[phaonica]

It's hard to say.

I loved Return to Ostagar, Warden's Keep, and Witch Hunt, but I didn't like Leliana's Song or Darkspawn Chronicles, and I skipped Golems of Amgasomething.

I loved Legacy, but I hated Mark of the Assassin.

Yeah, all the DLC expand the lore some way or another, but if it isn't strongly relevant to the main story somehow then, to me, it's not interesting.

If it were something that actually expanded the story of the Inquisition, then maybe.

Maybe if there were some kind of political unrest that the continued presence of the Inquisition is causing that the Inquisitor has to deal with. Maybe if one of the major choices you made during the main quest is having some unexpected consequences that you might feel obligated to help fix. Maybe then I'd have been more interested.

Admittedly, if the DLC had focused on Darkspawn and the generic boss at the end was some darkspawn monster, I'd have been more likely to buy the DLC than the Avvar stuff, just because I already like the Darkspawn story. However, if the reviews coming in had said it didn't seem to get us any closer to answers about the mysteries of the Blight, then that, too would have sounded like a filler zone.

Lore for the sake of lore isn't progress. I want to feel progress. It's got to feel meaningful. It's got to feel like, somehow, doing the adventure makes a difference.

I don't know how to describe it, and I'm sure I'm rambling. I'll keep practicing.

[devSin]

It would be nice if it related to the main story or expanded on it in some way, but it's very hard for it to directly involve the main story as there can't be any reactivity (it's not going to affect anything in the rest of the game).

My preference is really for character development for existing characters. That's easier to pull off than trying to retroactively impact the plot of the game, and it helps enhance the experience (since your relationship with the characters develops over the course of the whole game, new content serves to strengthen the rest of the interactions that are already there).

That and a fun plot that maybe answers a question or two (and poses even more new ones) are good enough for me to really like a DLC.

[loyallyroyal]

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[turuzzusapatuttu]

As long as it's a well written story, I don't care. I loved DLCs like "Witch Hunt" (which was related to the main plot of Origins) but I also loved "Legacy" or "Mark of the Assassin" because they explored further the lore of the game.

[Chuvvy]

I'd like to see something similar to Legacy or Lotsb. Not necessarily main plot related (well legacy turned out to be) but something that is character driven and more focused.

[TudorWolf]

Well, the main narrative by itself isn't all that long, so adding something more on to that wouldn't be too shabby.

[JasonPogo]

I say yes considering 90% of the main game had nothing to do with the main story. Something should focus on it.

[X Equestris]

Connecting with the main plot is certainly a bonus, but Thedas is so vast there are a lot of interesting things to explore.

[Toasted Llama]

The chances of the story being boring so long as it's connected to the main story is smaller, but honestly?



What I care about most are the companions. If they have proper interaction and roles in the DLC I'll love it regardless.