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[TheExtreamH]

I didn't get to play my Warden again in the second game, why should they let you play the inquisitor again?

Because the Wardens story is over, The inquisitors is at the halfway point.

[tanuki]

Because the Wardens story is over, The inquisitors is at the halfway point.

Also the Warden can be played again in Awakening. Granted, it wasn't the "full" game, but not a DLC either.

[vbibbi]

Then by your own logic the Inquisitor has to come back since they have more than an equal number of lines suggesting that. You can't say only the line that supports your own argument counts. The Inquisitor states multiple times they are going to stop Solas. 

 

There are numerous reasons "My adventuring days are over" doesn't mean the Inquisitor isn't returning -

 

They directly state they are going to stop Solas, several times. The player is obviously going to play the game stopping Solas, hence they should be the Inquisitor.  

 

If I have one optional line of dialogue suggesting the Inquisitor won't return (what you are showing), and several compulsory lines suggesting they will, I'd rather believe the compulsory lines since Bioware made certain every player would hear them.

 

The "adventuring days" line is also stated to a room full of people you don't want to know your plans - it's only spoken if you keep the Inquisition which is now supposed to work for the Divine, but you are using it to go after Solas. Not what you want to tell people. Every line that is spoken about going after Solas is spoken privately where you have no reason to hide your intentions.

 

Finally, I don't even class stopping Solas as "adventuring". Adventuring to me means the type of content you see in side quests. Fighting random monsters and looking for treasure.

No, my logic is saying if there is a possibility that the Inquisitor will not be a future protagonist, then the Inquisitor cannot be a future protagonist. The Inquisitor showing up as the DA4 protagonist would then invalidate the game which said they wouldn't be a protagonist. And Bioware is not going to write a game where there is such a large divergence between a Tevinter protagonist with a connection to the game's plot and the Inquisitor with their connection to the game's plot.

 

Hawke had a much stronger reason to hunt down and defeat Corphyeus than the Inquisitor, yet s/he was not the protagonist in DAI. Bioware has set that precedent. Just because the Inquisitor has a personal relationship to Solas doesn't require them being the PC. I'm not saying the Inquisitor couldn't appear in DA4, they just wouldn't be the protagonist. They would be another Hawke cameo where we can customize their appearance, but they would be an NPC.

 

If they say they're going to stop Solas, why does that mean they have to be the PC? There are many ways of stopping his plans without being the PC, just like Leliana and Cassandra stopped Corypheus and the Breach without being the PC, how Anders helped spark the Mage-Templar war without being the PC, how Loghain or Alistair could have killed the archdemon without being the PC. The Inquisitor could be our mentor/benefactor who provides the resources needed for the PC to take down Solas.

 

These arguments are interpretations of the source material with a generous helping of headcanon for it to fit.

 

From a business standpoint, it's in their best interest to have a new PC anyway. We are moving to a new setting, a majority of the plot and character threads from the first three games have been resolved, so we're going to have a relatively blank slate in DA4. Bioware wants new players to be able to pick up DA4 and not be at a disadvantage to players who played DAI. It would take a lot of backstory in the prologue to get new players up to speed on what the rest of us already know. The prologue of the DA series has always started out with the player not being required to have extensive knowledge of the recent events and lore of Thedas.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Hawke had a much stronger reason to hunt down and defeat Corphyeus than the Inquisitor, yet s/he was not the protagonist in DAI. Bioware has set that precedent. Just because the Inquisitor has a personal relationship to Solas doesn't require them being the PC. I'm not saying the Inquisitor couldn't appear in DA4, they just wouldn't be the protagonist. They would be another Hawke cameo where we can customize their appearance, but they would be an NPC.

Hawke was originally planned to, actually. However since Dragon Age 2 wasn't well-received they dropped that line of thought and decided to go with the Inquisitor. So Bioware has already considered breaking that precedent. 

 

Having the Inquisitor be an NPC in DA4 like Hawke was in DAI is one of the worst ways Bioware can go with this. The majority of people I've seen hated how Hawke was treated in DAI. 

[Regan_Cousland]

I didn't get to play my Warden again in the second game, why should they let you play the inquisitor again?

 

Obviously because BioWare love me more than they love you and wouldn't dream of disappointing me. lol

They put all of your tears over the Warden in a big dwarven mug and drank them with glee; whereas my tears would make even the EA gods weep in sympathy.

 

Because the Wardens story is over, The inquisitors is at the halfway point.

 

But, seriously, because of this ^.

As much as I love the Warden, she was written to be the star of a single game, hence the possibility that she could die at the end of it.

The inquisitor, in contrast, is definitely alive and she has a brand new goal that she's sworn to pursue. 

 

[Giantdeathrobot]

A few issues for me.

 

1) How do you then put the Inquisitor back to level 1?   Cause I happen to like starting out low level.   The games really actually start to drag on after you become an unstoppable godlike killing machine after about level 12.   If keeping the inquisitor means having to start the next game at an already high level, then no, I am certainly against it.

 

2) The companions.   Bring back the inquisitor means we likely have to keep half of these companions around.   While I am sure many won't agree with me, but this batch of companions I feel was a pretty weak offering.   I have very little desire to see 75% of them ever again.   So if keeping the inquisitor means that many of the companions will have to make a reappearance in place of possible new and better options, then I disagree whole-heartedly. 

 

Here's the thing.   People wanted to play the Warden again before DA2 came out.   Then people wanted to play Hawke again before Inquisition.   Now everyone wants to play the Inquisitor again.   The pattern to me actually suggests that people are having NO problem connecting to the protagonists.   Sure people have their favorites, but the new protagonist in each game clearly works.  

 

1) The Inquisitor lost an arm, and needs to learn their fighting skills/magic back. As good a reason as any to be level 1. 

 

2) Not necessarily. We would keep some contacts, like Dorian, but if the PC is operating in Tevinter and looking for people Solas doesn't know, that is ample justification for bringing together a new gang with the requisite old party member. Besides, all the old companions have jobs and lives outside the Inquisition so its not like they have nothing better to do. New romances would be a bit more problematic, however, that's true.

 

The thing is, the Warden's story was done by the time DA:O and its DLCs ended. The Blight is over, the Mother is dead, and Morrigan is dealt with. There are few loose ends, which is a prime reason I don't want the Warden back.

 

Hawke's story wasn't over, but the approach taken with them in Inquisition plainly didn't satisfy some amount of people. It makes sense, as Hawke was originally planned to be Inquisition's protagonist, but they dropped it after seeing how unpopular DA2 was so Hawke was relegated to an NPC., with varying degrees of success.

 

The Inquisitor's story isn't over. Solas is one big, giant loose end. it would be a bit weird to see someone else finish this story, when Solas is so closely connected to the Inquisitor and is a potential friend or romantic partner. And since Inquisition was nowhere near as unpopular as DA2, they could probably bring that PC back without too many concerns.

 

I'm not saying I absolutely want the Inquisitor back. But there are far more arguments in its favor than of the return of Hawke and especially the Warden, if you ask me.

[Wren]

I feel bad for Bioware, because no matter what they do, fans will interpret every detail in their games and come up with twenty different conclusions. This reminds me of the argument that Hawke had killed Corypheus permanently in Legacy and we would never see him again. It's clearly foreshadowed that he would return someday. I don't know what else Bio could have done besides explicitly have Larius/Jakena's face morph into Cory's as they walked away.

 

This is the same instance where the game clearly has the Inquisitor say "even though my adventuring days are done blah blah" and takes away an arm so that any explanation of dwarven steampunk prosthesis or magical construct or whatever is too bizarre to be believable.

 

And the entire point of the final scene of Trespasser is that the Inquisitor and their inner circle is too closely linked to Solas to be in the field; they will have to be a chessmaster from the shadows in order to fight him. So if Weekes said that Solas' story will be wrapped up in the next game, the protagonist will have to deal with him. Ergo, can't be Inquisitor.

 

I get if people feel attached to their Inquisitor and want to keep playing as them, but just because of this desire doesn't mean Bioware is going to do it. They have stuck to this so far, and for that I am very grateful; I would probably not play a DA game where the Warden returns as the PC, with one of the hundred fanfic reasons fans are using why the Warden should and will be a PC again.

It's worth noting that they actually did foreshadow a dwarven prosthetic hand in Trespasser, so it's not such a bizarre idea after all.

[vbibbi]

Hawke was originally planned to, actually. However since Dragon Age 2 wasn't well-received they dropped that line of thought and decided to go with the Inquisitor. So Bioware has already considered breaking that precedent. 

 

Having the Inquisitor be an NPC in DA4 like Hawke was in DAI is one of the worst ways Bioware can go with this. The majority of people I've seen hated how Hawke was treated in DAI. 

They considered it with Hawke, but after DA2's reception they backtracked and said that they had always planned for each game to have its own protagonist. I would have been OK with Hawke as Inquisitor, but it didn't happen, and now the official party line is that they will have a new protagonist each game. What was on the drawing table for past games is not proof they will implement it into future ones.

 

And given the varied reactions to DAI and the Inquisitor as a character, regardless of how well the game sold or how many GOTY awards it's won, Bioware is smart enough to realize that they would have a mixed fan reaction if the polarizing Inquisitor was PC for another game.

[vbibbi]

It's worth noting that they actually did foreshadow a dwarven prosthetic hand in Trespasser, so it's not such a bizarre idea after all.

 

If they really wanted the Inquisitor as PC in DA4, why not just have Solas remove the mark without destroying the arm? That happened at the very final moment of the final DLC of the game. They could have easily made it so that Solas takes the mark, now that he has absorbed Mythal's power. He can turn Qunari to stone with a blink, he can remove a magic that originated from his orb.

 

But they chose to have the Inquisitor physically impaired as the last action they take in the DLC. That is a pretty strong indication they are not intended to be PC again.

 

Note, I am in no way saying disabled people can't do things non-disabled people do on a daily basis, or are inferior, or anything like that. I am saying that Bioware used this impairment as a method of narratively ending the Inquisitor's protagonist role.

[Dancing_Dolphin]

The devs have said repeatedly for every new DA game there is a new protagonist and up until DAI I was always pleased with that plan. But I confess, Trespasser changed my mind and I would like my Inquisitor to come back as the protagonist in the next game, though I honestly very much doubt it will happen.
The one thing I absolutely don't want though, and will be more than a little disappointed should they decide to go this route, is bring back the Inquisitor in the same manner they brought Hawke into DAI. I wasn't pleased with how they handled Hawke and I wasn't even all that invested in the character to begin with and had zero interest in his/her appearing in Inquistion, but reducing Hawke to this generic "blood-magic-baaaad" character wasn't cool. If they do the same thing to my presh Inquisitor... I can't even finish the thought it's too unpleasant.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

They considered it with Hawke, but after DA2's reception they backtracked and said that they had always planned for each game to have its own protagonist. I would have been OK with Hawke as Inquisitor, but it didn't happen, and now the official party line is that they will have a new protagonist each game. What was on the drawing table for past games is not proof they will implement it into future ones.

They have no official party line. They are on record for thinking that the dual protagonist system sounds like a great idea and something they may look into. For al we know, DA4 will have both the Inquisitor returning as a protagonist as well as a brand new protagonist. 

 

And given the varied reactions to DAI and the Inquisitor as a character, regardless of how well the game sold or how many GOTY awards it's won, Bioware is smart enough to realize that they would have a mixed fan reaction if the polarizing Inquisitor was PC for another game.

By "varied", you mean "overwhelmingly positive"? At least according to all the reviewers of the game, and the fact it was their best launch in their entire history as a company. And after Trespasser, even a lot of the naysayers have had a change of heart. So no, I don't think they would suffer a mixed fan reaction, at least no more than they do with anything else. 

 

You know what isn't a smart move though? Leaving the Inquisitor's story as unfinished because "Well, they're handicapped. And a handicapped person can't do it." 

[tanuki]

No, my logic is saying if there is a possibility that the Inquisitor will not be a future protagonist, then the Inquisitor cannot be a future protagonist. The Inquisitor showing up as the DA4 protagonist would then invalidate the game which said they wouldn't be a protagonist. And Bioware is not going to write a game where there is such a large divergence between a Tevinter protagonist with a connection to the game's plot and the Inquisitor with their connection to the game's plot.

 

Hawke had a much stronger reason to hunt down and defeat Corphyeus than the Inquisitor, yet s/he was not the protagonist in DAI. Bioware has set that precedent. Just because the Inquisitor has a personal relationship to Solas doesn't require them being the PC. I'm not saying the Inquisitor couldn't appear in DA4, they just wouldn't be the protagonist. They would be another Hawke cameo where we can customize their appearance, but they would be an NPC.

 

If they say they're going to stop Solas, why does that mean they have to be the PC? There are many ways of stopping his plans without being the PC, just like Leliana and Cassandra stopped Corypheus and the Breach without being the PC, how Anders helped spark the Mage-Templar war without being the PC, how Loghain or Alistair could have killed the archdemon without being the PC. The Inquisitor could be our mentor/benefactor who provides the resources needed for the PC to take down Solas.

 

These arguments are interpretations of the source material with a generous helping of headcanon for it to fit.

 

From a business standpoint, it's in their best interest to have a new PC anyway. We are moving to a new setting, a majority of the plot and character threads from the first three games have been resolved, so we're going to have a relatively blank slate in DA4. Bioware wants new players to be able to pick up DA4 and not be at a disadvantage to players who played DAI. It would take a lot of backstory in the prologue to get new players up to speed on what the rest of us already know. The prologue of the DA series has always started out with the player not being required to have extensive knowledge of the recent events and lore of Thedas.

The Inquisitor never said that they wouldn't be the future protagonist. Most that you can hear from their mouth is that "my adventuring days may be over, but ..." Notice the "may" word in that phrase. Nothing definite here. Then the epilogue stinger clearly shows how the Inquisitor prepares to go after Solas, whether the Inquisition is disbanded or not.

Second, Hawke would make more sense to be the Inquisitor and to stop Corypheus, and there is speculation going around that Bioware really planned that at some point, but changed their plans for various reasons.

Third, I don't think the Inquisitor as an NPC can do any justice to his/her personality. Lots of people complained about how their Hawkes are not "right", and Hawke has much more defined personality than the Inquisitor (actually three personalities to choose from).

Forth, new players are always at disadvantage, they wouldn't know about events in previous games anyway, so it shouldn't matter for them who the PC is (or was). Lots of players started with DAI, or, let me give you better example, ME2/ME3, where you have the same unchangeable protagonist from the very first game. Same with the Witcher games which are often compared to Dragon Age.

 

*Sigh* I wish Bioware could come out and say whether the Inquisitor returns as a playable character or not. Although I think they probably do not know it themselves yet and that's why they wrote the Trespasser ending like this.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

If they really wanted the Inquisitor as PC in DA4, why not just have Solas remove the mark without destroying the arm? That happened at the very final moment of the final DLC of the game. They could have easily made it so that Solas takes the mark, now that he has absorbed Mythal's power. He can turn Qunari to stone with a blink, he can remove a magic that originated from his orb.

 

But they chose to have the Inquisitor physically impaired as the last action they take in the DLC. That is a pretty strong indication they are not intended to be PC again.

 

Note, I am in no way saying disabled people can't do things non-disabled people do on a daily basis, or are inferior, or anything like that. I am saying that Bioware used this impairment as a method of narratively ending the Inquisitor's protagonist role.

Because it helps make it more personal. Same with Darth Vader cutting off Luke's hand in The Empire Strikes Back, for which the scene with Solas can be seen as a parallel. Luke/Inquisitor learn the truth about Vader/Solas, who cuts off their hand, and after the encounter Luke/Inquisitor resolves to redeem(or kill in one of the Inquisitor's case) Vader/Solas. The story wouldn't be the same if afterword Luke sits out of it and has someone else deal with Vader or is out of character during Return of the Jedi, and the same applies to the Inquisitor with Solas.

 

If that is the reason they did it, every ounce of respect I have for Bioware will be replaced with disgust. 

[Eivuwan]

Because it helps make it more personal. Same with Darth Vader cutting off Luke's hand in The Empire Strikes Back, for which the scene with Solas can be seen as a parallel. Luke/Inquisitor learn the truth about Vader/Solas, who cuts off their hand, and after the encounter Luke/Inquisitor resolves to redeem(or kill in one of the Inquisitor's case) Vader/Solas. The story wouldn't be the same if afterword Luke sits out of it and has someone else deal with Vader or is out of character during Return of the Jedi, and the same applies to the Inquisitor with Solas.

 

If that is the reason they did it, every ounce of respect I have for Bioware will be replaced with disgust. 

 

I ran out of likes. I think we are going to have one of these threads every few weeks until Bioware tells us what is going to happen with the next protagonist. Also relevant poll is relevant.

[BansheeOwnage]

I don't know if that's necessarily true. What if the Inquisitor dies battling Solas (or the Qunari, for that matter) and someone else has to take up the fight? Plenty of historical wars were started with one leader and ended with another. While it's certainly possible that it could (and some might well argue, should) be the Inquisitor's fight right to the end, it's by no means a given.

Except that would be lame. If there was a time to kill the Inquisitor, it was during Trespasser. Then we couldn't even have this debate and they could do a new protagonist without worrying about plot-lines. But nope, you have to live, you have to fight Solas, so I say we play as the Inquisitor again to get the most out of the story they spent an entire game and DLC setting up.

 

That's true to an extent. Because if you continue to uphold the Inquisition the Inquisitor says, 'my adventuring days may be over.' Which argues in favor to a new protag/chess-master scenario. But disband and the inquistor says, 'I'm off to save you ingrates again!' Which argues in favor to the inquisitor.

My point is no matter what is said you end up in the same position.

 

The problem in my opinion is that they don't seem to understand the feedback they get. They don't realize what it is that people like about their games and what specifically they had a problem with so when they try to fix it, they end up making it too extreme in the opposite direction and neglecting the things that people actually liked.

Ugh. Agreed. Bioware has a terrible habit of overcompensation. I wrote a post about it once. Here it is:

Spoiler

 

Yes, Bioware definitely overcompensates. Just look at their balance changes (This ability was a tad too good? Well, now it's useless). There are a lot mentioned already, and if I thought about it, I could probably think of tons more examples too. Oh, this was bad? DO THE OPPOSITE.

 

Oh, healing magic needed some tweaking? We don't have time for that, REMOVE IT COMPLETELY but add barrier which does the same thing

 

Hawke was too emotive for some people? MAKE THE INQUISITOR BORDERLINE TRANQUIL

 

People didn't like DA2's dialogue icons? REMOVE THEM COMPLETELY, EVEN THOUGH WE WILL ADD A TOGGLE

 

Giving people gifts to make them love you was silly? PRESS THIS HEART BUTTON INSTEAD

 

People had enough of the zones and wanted story content? LET'S ADD ANOTHER ZONE IN DLC. (Hakkon was a good DLC though.)

 

ME3's ending pissed a lot of people off. BETTER MAKE THE SAFEST, LEAST RISKY ENDING IN A BIOWARE GAME

 

Had some problems with the Rivalry mechanic? REMOVE IT

 

People could carry too many potions before? LET'S MAKE THEM REFILL FOR FREE WHEN YOU FAST-TRAVEL

 

People didn't like music, maybe, I don't know? WE SHOULD BARELY HAVE ANY DURING COMBAT AND EXPLORATION

 

Something-something, hair and Skyhold outfit. Sorry, just needed to mention that, because I'm sure there was some weird logic going on

 

Etc.

 

Please note that those are tongue-in-cheek; I love the games. I do wish they would consider less drastic "solutions" though.

 

[BansheeOwnage]

I wish they would just tell us if the protagonist of DA4 will be the inquisitor or someone new, then we wouldn't have to argue and speculate.

It's possible they haven't decided yet. Not likely, but just in case, we should keep presenting our point of view

 

On the other hand, the next game plays in Tevinter, and I don't think I'd like going there with the Inquisitor, and also my desire to leave everything related to the Chantry as far behind as possible outweighs my desire for continuing the Inquisitor's story.

Disband the Inquisition, problem solved. We'll be in the north, after all.

 

A few issues for me.

 

1) How do you then put the Inquisitor back to level 1?   Cause I happen to like starting out low level.   The games really actually start to drag on after you become an unstoppable godlike killing machine after about level 12.   If keeping the inquisitor means having to start the next game at an already high level, then no, I am certainly against it.

 

2) The companions.   Bring back the inquisitor means we likely have to keep half of these companions around.   While I am sure many won't agree with me, but this batch of companions I feel was a pretty weak offering.   I have very little desire to see 75% of them ever again.   So if keeping the inquisitor means that many of the companions will have to make a reappearance in place of possible new and better options, then I disagree whole-heartedly. 

 

Here's the thing.   People wanted to play the Warden again before DA2 came out.   Then people wanted to play Hawke again before Inquisition.   Now everyone wants to play the Inquisitor again.   The pattern to me actually suggests that people are having NO problem connecting to the protagonists.   Sure people have their favorites, but the new protagonist in each game clearly works.  

1. Easy: the Inquisitor has to adapt to whatever replaces their left hand, whether that be a prosthetic hand or a weapon attachment, or both. That would make starting at level 1 much more believable than Cassandra or Varric starting at level 1 in Inquisition for no reason at all.

 

2. Having the Inquisitor return does not require having most of the cast return. In fact, most people who want Quizzy to return only really expect Dorian to show up in any major capacity. Cameos and minor roles are par-for-the-course, however. We didn't make the rules.

 

3. You misunderstand the motivations for wanting returns and unfairly and incorrectly group everyone who has ever wanted a protagonist to return into one group. People have many different reasons for that, so don't lump it all together. While I personally prefer returning protagonists as a rule (at least for a couple of games), many others only want the Inquisitor to return because of narrative reasons, not attachment - many of them don't even like the Inquisitor, but that's not relevant.

 

You can't pretend everyone who has wanted any of the 3 protagonists back have the same motivations or are even an overlapping group, and then use that to say "new protagonists in each game clearly works." It's not proof of anything, and it definitely doesn't prove that people are having no problems connecting to their protagonists. I mean, you'd have to be blind to think that. In this thread alone, you've had people who said they didn't want the Inquisitor back because they didn't like them. Other people don't like the Warden. Others don't like Hawke. I don't understand why you think everyone's A-okay with all of the protagonists.

[Ann'Nonnie'Mus]

It's possible they haven't decided yet. Not likely, but just in case, we should keep presenting our point of view

 

Disband the Inquisition, problem solved. We'll be in the north, after all.

 

1. Easy: the Inquisitor has to adapt to whatever replaces their left hand, whether that be a prosthetic hand or a weapon attachment, or both. That would make starting at level 1 much more believable than Cassandra or Varric starting at level 1 in Inquisition for no reason at all.

 

2. Having the Inquisitor return does not require having most of the cast return. In fact, most people who want Quizzy to return only really expect Dorian to show up in any major capacity. Cameos and minor roles are par-for-the-course, however. We didn't make the rules.

 

3. You misunderstand the motivations for wanting returns and unfairly and incorrectly group everyone who has ever wanted a protagonist to return into one group. People have many different reasons for that, so don't lump it all together. While I personally prefer returning protagonists as a rule (at least for a couple of games), many others only want the Inquisitor to return because of narrative reasons, not attachment - many of them don't even like the Inquisitor, but that's not relevant.

 

You can't pretend everyone who has wanted all 3 protagonists back have the same motivations or are even an overlapping group, and then use that to say "new protagonists in each game clearly works." It's not proof of anything, and it definitely doesn't prove than people are having no problems connecting to their protagonists. I mean, you'd have to be blind to think that. In this thread alone, you've had people who said they didn't want the Inquisitor back because they didn't like them. Other people don't like the Warden. Others don't like Hawke. I don't understand why you think everyone's A-okay with all of the protagonists.

I'm one of those people who was really against Hawke's return. I hated the character. But when I played through inquisition I saw that it would've been better to continue with Hawke and saw wasted potential in bringing a new protag. So now that the inquisitor has been given a real story I don't want to see that wasted.

And I never wanted the warden back. I loved the warden but their story didn't inspire any passion for continuity.

 

Solas needs to be confronted by inquisitor a new protag will ruin the experience.

I don't understand why so many people are against that. I would much more rather save the new protag for a clean break. I want the new protag for Da to have absolutely NO links to the previous games. If we have a new protag in Da4 than we're out of luck on that because obviously the inquisitor is going there, cameo or no. You'll be dragged into another's story and have to deal with another characters problems and the story will suffer because of it.

[Darkly Tranquil]

I don't understand why so many people are against that. I would much more rather save the new protag for a clean break. I want the new protag for Da to have absolutely NO links to the previous games. If we have a new protag in Da4 than we're out of luck on that because obviously the inquisitor is going there, cameo or no. You'll be dragged into another's story and have to deal with another characters problems and the story will suffer because of it.

Because I found the Inquisitor one of the least engaging protagonist I've ever played in an RPG. I'd rather play literally anyone else than play that character again. I just want to move on and put the Inquisitor behind me.

[hoechlbear]

I'm honestly surprised at the amount of people that want the Inquisitor to come back. I still maintain my initial preference, even after Trespasser. Mainly because:

 

- I want a new character. Plain and simple. I want to be able to start from scratch with a new protagonist that is connected to the place we are going to. I want them to have a background. I want them to be connected to the story that is going to happen there. I don't want to spend an entire game once again as the Inquisitor. What would people call the Inquisitor this time around anyway? They will no longer have that title in DA4.

 

- I want a new story. Sure, we will deal with Solas at some point, but I want Bioware to take advantage of the fact that we are going to a new place. There are so many possibilities to give us a brand new personal story for a new character. I don't want the game to be completely focused on hunting down Solas. 

 

- I want new romances. There is no way Bioware will give us new shiny romances if the Inquisitor comes back. It would make no sense, specially after they gave us the opportunity to get married in Trespasser. And you know how people love their romances. I can see a riot happening if they are not there in DA4.

 

- I want new companions. I don't want to see the same faces again. I'm ok with Dorian showing up, but that's about it. If the Inquisitor comes back, I don't think Bioware will just ignore all the companions and advisors. It wouldn't even make sense to me. Why would my friends abandon me when I need them the most? Yeah, Solas knows them, we need new people, etc. etc. in that case, we need a new protagonist too, because Solas knows the Inquisitor and will see them coming for him, even if they have a party full of new people.

 

- I don't want to be limited in any way when it comes to choosing my character's class. Really don't like the idea of being stuck with a character that is limited to one arm. Even if they have a super cool prosthetic arm that allows you to do everything a normal arm would. That's a bit too Big Boss for my taste.

 

 

 

Now, I would be totally fine if, when the time is right, we could take control of the Inquisitor and personally finish things up with Solas. Much like Ciri in TW3. She has her special abilities that we could use in combat when taking control of her and she takes part in some of the most important battles in the game. I can see that working fine with the Inquisitor and their "special arm". I even think I remember reading an interview where someone at Bioware said that having multiple protagonists was something they were interested in when thinking about future games. Can't remember what interview was though but it was posted here on the forums.

[TheExtreamH]

They considered it with Hawke, but after DA2's reception they backtracked and said that they had always planned for each game to have its own protagonist. I would have been OK with Hawke as Inquisitor, but it didn't happen, and now the official party line is that they will have a new protagonist each game. What was on the drawing table for past games is not proof they will implement it into future ones.

 

And given the varied reactions to DAI and the Inquisitor as a character, regardless of how well the game sold or how many GOTY awards it's won, Bioware is smart enough to realize that they would have a mixed fan reaction if the polarizing Inquisitor was PC for another game.

This, Bioware should just give us the option to pick between the Inquisitor or a New Guy/Girl in DA4. Of course a few story elements will changed and depending on returning companions. It will make perfect sense if we are going after Solas, It will also make replay ability more diverse than in past games, as options are far more greater than in other DA games. It will please people who wish for the Solas/Inquisitor story line to keep it untainted and people who wish to start a fresh with there new Protag.

[AresKeith]

This, Bioware should just give us the option to pick between the Inquisitor or a New Guy/Girl in DA4. Of course a few story elements will changed and depending on returning companions. It will make perfect sense if we are going after Solas, It will also make replay ability more diverse than in past games, as options are far more greater than in other DA games. It will please people who wish for the Solas/Inquisitor story line to keep it untainted and people who wish to start a fresh with there new Protag.

 

It'll also put a huge dent in the budget if they do that

 

[TheExtreamH]

It'll also put a huge dent in the budget if they do that

Depends on when the game is going to join the (main path) The only real thing that would most likely cost is voice actors.

[Dai Grepher]

The DA4 protag will be someone new, if nothing else for the fact that most Inquisitors will not have a left arm. But, it is also clear that the Inquisitor will play a role in DA4's events.

 

I also think they should have the Inquisitor's love interest there as well. It wouldn't make sense for the LI to part from the Inquisitor at such an important time and when the Inquisitor has lost an arm.

[AresKeith]

Depends on when the game is going to join the (main path) The only real thing that would most likely cost is voice actors.

 

No it isn't, they have to account for two completely different people the whole game

 

Now if they did dual protags like how TW3 did it would be a different thing

[goofyomnivore]

Something like The Witcher would be cool, 75% of the game being new protagonist, and the other 25% as the Inquisitor or something. I'd prefer the Inquisitor just being an NPC like Hawke, and  our Grey Warden getting some love, but that is highly unlikely due to the ultimate sacrifice ending.