That Executor stuff is quite interesting... What does that mean "across the sea"? Is there an entire continent not discovered in the planet? Probably an instrument for the series to go sideways.
For DLC I think that issues in Nevarra (implicating Cassandra) , the Grey Warden issues (Hopefully with the Architect and Warden), Solas story resolution (atleast vis-a-vis the Inquisitor) are all good guesses. I'd also like to see a return to Kirkwall and resolve the Hawke storyline more satisfyingly (there are easy ways to bring him back).
For DA4, Qunari invasion, Elf uprising, Kal sharok dwarves and fall of the Tevinter imperium seems like a perfect and rich mix of story elements and would make for a truly epic game.
Elves rebel and storm out of the alienages.
plays in the background.
Who are those people across the sea?
If Kal-Sharok ever going to be included it will have to be with a connection to a blight, thats my feeling anywayz.
Got to admit, way too many story plots, they could make the last two games epic, but who knows...
Elves rebel and storm out of the alienages.
plays in the background.
Nice song, but I would prefer this:
The Elven Theme song right there
I'm thinking of colours actually. DAO is blue (warden colours), DAII is red (red lyrium), DAI is green (the breach, the fade and green lyrium). What's next? ... purple! 
or yellow lolI'm thinking of colours actually. DAO is blue (warden colours), DAII is red (red lyrium), DAI is green (the breach, the fade and green lyrium). What's next? ... purple!
Industrial revolution.
I am dead serious.
You think that Thedas politics are a clusterfffff now, with the mages and the templars and the Chantry and the Old Gods? How fundamentally would the magic debate be altered with the invention of industry and development of technology to balance out the powers of magic and non-magic? How about machines utilizing magic as a part of their design?
If this series wants to evolve further (DAI and anything happening in Orlais were a step in the right direction) and become something truly unique and fascinating, it should evolve its high fantasy setting. Remember how annoying it was in Tolkien that all these civilizations spanning thousands of years came and went and yet no-one thought to perhaps invent firearms or something. Its just an example you get the point. Oh, wait, those who DID have advanced technology were painted as evil (yes, when reading LotR, I side with Mordor. Every. Time.)
WoW went that route and I will argue anyone to death that it is because of this evolution that it is one of the most visually unique, striking, atmospheric and fascinating fantasy settings out there.
Progress never sleeps, is all Im saying.
Qunari Invasion, which is pushed back, and then the re-rise of the Tevinter Imperium
I'd rather they stop introducing more mysteries and conflicts, and instead just start answering the questions they've already laid out.
Spin the elven god/Old god storyline until it comes to a satisfying conclusion and becomes a launchpad into a new, but not totally unrelated, conflict.
Industrial revolution.
I am dead serious.
You think that Thedas politics are a clusterfffff now, with the mages and the templars and the Chantry and the Old Gods? How fundamentally would the magic debate be altered with the invention of industry and development of technology to balance out the powers of magic and non-magic? How about machines utilizing magic as a part of their design?
If this series wants to evolve further (DAI and anything happening in Orlais were a step in the right direction) and become something truly unique and fascinating, it should evolve its high fantasy setting. Remember how annoying it was in Tolkien that all these civilizations spanning thousands of years came and went and yet no-one thought to perhaps invent firearms or something. Its just an example you get the point. Oh, wait, those who DID have advanced technology were painted as evil (yes, when reading LotR, I side with Mordor. Every. Time.)
WoW went that route and I will argue anyone to death that it is because of this evolution that it is one of the most visually unique, striking, atmospheric and fascinating fantasy settings out there.
Progress never sleeps, is all Im saying.
I agree with you. Sadly though, I feel that most would consider this to be the death of Dragon Age, though to be perfectly honest, I'd love to see this fictional universe evolve to see some of its middle age trappings wither and die, especially since we're fast approaching the second half of the age, and there's no telling how much time can pass between the games, on top of the time that passes in the game itself (like DA2's near-decade span).
I kinda lose interest in a fictional setting when it seems like thousands of years can pass without any meaningful changes. Like, in the Avatar series, I loved how the setting changed in a matter of decades.
If Tevinter falls and the Qunari start a campaign it will be very devasting, we seen very small forces of Qunari and how capable they are, just imagine a planned Qunari campaign with thousand of soldiers, and of course the fleets of ships with canons attacking coastal cities with walls that are not made with canon in mind, all of Thedas will be forched in a huge conflict. I do believe this will happend eventually it's inevitable, and it will probably be like WW 2
The last time the Qunari went to war they conquered Rivain, much of the Free Marches, and large sections of both Antiva and the Imperium it took a century, several Exalted Marches, the combined might of Thedas, including both Chantries, all the Circles of Magi and even the Felicisima Armada working together just to fight them to a standstill.
Next major event? "The restoration of Skyhold. The Inquisitor faces his most daunting adversary yet - the Crumbling Architecture. Will he emerge triumphant or will he suffer multiple broken bones after having tripped over a wayward brick on the floor. Find out next month - same Bat-time!, same Bat-channel!"
Next major event? "The restoration of Skyhold. The Inquisitor faces his most daunting adversary yet - the Crumbling Architecture. Will he emerge triumphant or will he suffer multiple broken bones after having tripped over a wayward brick on the floor. Find out next month - same Bat-time!, same Bat-channel!"
[Inquisitor returns to Skyhold, only to discover that it finally slid off the mountainside]
Inquisitor: DAMMIT!
[tosses Inquisitor hat into the wind]
I agree with you. Sadly though, I feel that most would consider this to be the death of Dragon Age, though to be perfectly honest, I'd love to see this fictional universe evolve to see some of its middle age trappings wither and die, especially since we're fast approaching the second half of the age, and there's no telling how much time can pass between the games, on top of the time that passes in the game itself (like DA2's near-decade span).
I kinda lose interest in a fictional setting when it seems like thousands of years can pass without any meaningful changes. Like, in the Avatar series, I loved how the setting changed in a matter of decades.
Absolutely! Avatar is a good example, methinks. And as much as I love the original show, it was these changes precisely why I ADORED Korra and its depiction of how these changes affect the world. Personally, I thought that was what made "Korra" feel more grown up, more serious and all around wonderful.
And athough I understand why some people would see the games taking such direction a "death" of the series, I cannot comprehend it. It would only make the world more interesting, the endless conflict and drama and plotlines we could milk from this, the chance for this series to become something extraordinary - the possibilities are endless!
There are only so many ways in which I can express my agreement with your sentiment about unchanging faux medieval fantasy societies. There are so many of them that they blend together, become completely indistiguishable and we as a culture have become so desensitized to them that perpetuating this cliché can seems quaint, at best. Warcraft fans (myself included) survived the visual and technological evolution of the series, embraced it and ended up enjoying it immensely, and I think DA fans can too.
A bit of a necro, but I wanted to comment on this.Absolutely! Avatar is a good example, methinks. And as much as I love the original show, it was these changes precisely why I ADORED Korra and its depiction of how these changes affect the world. Personally, I thought that was what made "Korra" feel more grown up, more serious and all around wonderful.
And athough I understand why some people would see the games taking such direction a "death" of the series, I cannot comprehend it. It would only make the world more interesting, the endless conflict and drama and plotlines we could milk from this, the chance for this series to become something extraordinary - the possibilities are endless!
There are only so many ways in which I can express my agreement with your sentiment about unchanging faux medieval fantasy societies. There are so many of them that they blend together, become completely indistiguishable and we as a culture have become so desensitized to them that perpetuating this cliché can seems quaint, at best. Warcraft fans (myself included) survived the visual and technological evolution of the series, embraced it and ended up enjoying it immensely, and I think DA fans can too.
There is something very interesting hiding in plain sight. Bianca. Not Davry, I mean the crossbow. Appearantly this thing is almost like putting a Revenant LMG at the Dragon Age settings, it is a game-changer, it can be used with very little skill to cause massive amounts of damage. Only Varric knows who made it and he wishes to keep the knowledge secret. What if this knowledge comes out? Maybe a faction that mass produces those weapons and set for conquering Thedas? Maybe a conspiracy to keep the knownledge secret? Some food for thought.
I'm hoping the next game will be set in Minrathous, centered around a slave rebellion and a qunari invasion. Either the qunari strike when the rebellion is at its boiling point, or the slaves rebel as the qunari invade.
It'd be interesting if your character could go either way with it, support the slaves and take the imperium down from within, or side with the Qunari and take them down from the outside. Either way it centres around the fall of Tevinter.
Chantry's secret revealed, its all a lie, black city was always black.
Tevinter vs Qunari war.
Where I join Tevinter and kick those hordes of Qun heathens back to the lands they came from.
world of thedas 2 sends out hints of a qunari invasion as well so that likely seems to be the only direction i can guess for D4I. a qunari war, elf rebellion and imperium reform
This content has long been alluded to and/or implied for sometime down the road and it would make a great setting for a game within the established lore of Dragon Age. Should this direction prove to be accurate, I hope that we get a variety of options to create a main character that could be one of those elven slaves (rogue), or a magister (mage) or a Qunari (warrior). Actually I hope that the current four race selections always make the scene for any scenario?
There is something very interesting hiding in plain sight. Bianca. Not Davry, I mean the crossbow. Appearantly this thing is almost like putting a Revenant LMG at the Dragon Age settings, it is a game-changer, it can be used with very little skill to cause massive amounts of damage. Only Varric knows who made it and he wishes to keep the knowledge secret. What if this knowledge comes out? Maybe a faction that mass produces those weapons and set for conquering Thedas? Maybe a conspiracy to keep the knownledge secret? Some food for thought.
Yeah, it's quite interesting when you look at the technology in the DA world, as there are examples of some remarkable stuff - Bianca being the agruably the peak, but there's some other bits and pieces around. There is definitely the potential for some serious change in the world if those sort of advancements become more widespread.
So yeah, I'll add my voice to those wanting the next major event to be technological advancement as opposed to major geopolitical or social changes. If not necessarily a full scale industrial revolution, then at least the spread of a few key technologies that could change aspects of Thedosian life significantly - e.g. Bianca-eqsue contraptions or gunpowder weaponary altering warfare, early mechanisation altering farming and/or the production of goods and so on.
I will add one caveat though. Whatever the next big event is, I hope it occurs after the next DA game. I'm tired of world shattering events being at the core of the game, I want a more personal small scale story.
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