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[Hexxagone]

a few years later?

[thebigbad1013]

Less than that I would think. I don't see Solas sitting on his hands for a couple of years after the events of Trespasser.

[Kakistos_]

Hopefully not more than a few months. No more than a year. The Warden Civil War and the Qunari invasion seem to be very immediate events. I would hate for them to be treated like the Mage-Templar war and Orelian civil war, in that the main conflict is in hindsight and we skip right to deciding who the winner is. These events have been brewing for years and I want to experience them in full. That said there is no solid timeline that describes exactly when these events begin or even if they happen concurrently. I'd prefer not to time jump but as long as we get to experience these events I will be satisfied.

[ArcaneEsper]

This is just my own preference, really, but I think it'd be interesting if DA4 started during Trespasser. And in game that timeframe could be used to establish the PC and setting.

[vertigomez]

Solas seems to be in it for the long game - and has waited a bajillion years anyway - so I could see it taking place several years from now. No more than a decade, though, and it would be interesting if we leapt into the action just a few months after the end of Trespasser.

[IllustriousT]

During the conversation with Solas in regards to the Qunari, he says that if we (the inquisition) are lucky they will turn their attention back to Tevinter, which will give us a few years of "relative" peace. This makes me believe that Solas is at least going to bide his time for a "few" years.  Also during some of the epilogues, depending on the various endings, many of the Inquisition companions spent the next "years" doing their thing. This makes me believe that there is not any Thedas changing event happening such as bringing down the veil, or something to that extent for the next few years after Trespasser. 

 

Yet, since we can assume that the next game will take place in Tevinter - possibly against the Qunari - then it is also possible that it picks up fairly quickly after Trespasser, but while Solas is still in the beginning stages of his plans. Then that begs the question: Will Solas really have a big role in the next game, or will it be something more noticeable through changes and events throughout the game? Either way, I am excited to see what they do with it. I just hope that Solas isn't completely put by the wayside. 

[Donquijote and 59 others]

Less than that I would think. I don't see Solas sitting on his hands for a couple of years after the events of Trespasser.

Solas seated for thousands of years after the sealing of the Evanuris,he has time don't worry about that he will simply wait for the inquisitor to die of aging

[Cyrus Amell]

We don't know what Solas is planning exactly, but whatever it is involves mobilizing a lot of elven supporters who could have otherwise stayed in their current positions as part of a network of spies. The ones in the Inquisition would have had to leave very quickly given that Solas spilled the beans to the Inquisitor, but this movement seems to be occurring everywhere.

 

My guess is the game will start at least two years after DA:I, which is time enough for the newest Qunari incursion to make a dent in Tevinter defenses and enough time for Solas to launch another slave uprising just like he did thousands of years ago. So it's going to be a three-way war by the time the protagonist arrives on the scene (whoever he or she is). 

 

Funny thing is that there should be elves on all sides of the conflict, whether it's Qunari converts, Solas aligned rebels or even the elven elite of Tevinter who would be comprised of either slavers, merchants or even elven mages who have achieved some standing. Though I doubt Bioware is capable of making such a nuanced political landscape in its current EA owned state, I am hopeful this will be somewhat reflected. 

 

I may also be a tad cynical at times. 

[IllustriousT]

 

 

Funny thing is that there should be elves on all sides of the conflict, whether it's Qunari converts, Solas aligned rebels or even the elven elite of Tevinter who would be comprised of either slavers, merchants or even elven mages who have achieved some standing. Though I doubt Bioware is capable of making such a nuanced political landscape in its current EA owned state, I am hopeful this will be somewhat reflected. 

 

 

 I completely agree with this. Not all elves relate to one another. City elves can't relate to the Dalish and the Dalish can't relate to the City elves. Many, such as Sera who rejects her "elfyness" or Zevran who would describe himself as an Antivan former Crow first. Many elves would rebel against the rebellion, and would go their separate way.  

 

I think that many would be afraid as well. With that said, I think a formidable force of elves would fight for their freedom - especially if a God, even a "trickster" one appeared to lead them. 

[vertigomez]

Funny thing is that there should be elves on all sides of the conflict, whether it's Qunari converts, Solas aligned rebels or even the elven elite of Tevinter who would be comprised of either slavers, merchants or even elven mages who have achieved some standing. Though I doubt Bioware is capable of making such a nuanced political landscape in its current EA owned state, I am hopeful this will be somewhat reflected.

I may also be a tad cynical at times.

Err... you mean the exact same thing they've been doing since the dawn of the franchise? Fenris and Merrill, Solas and Sera... Tallis, Gatt... Briala... none of these characters agree on what being a "real elf" entails, and most of them disregard the notion entirely. Why anyone thinks EA will suddenly twirl their collective evil mustache and prevent Bioware from writing the same thing they've been writing for three games, I have no idea.

[Nefla]

It will probably take place a few years later. The protagonist will be a nameless human guarding a caravan (well we're told there was a caravan, but it is destroyed offscreen before the game starts) and he or she will come across Solas wandering aimlessly in a field and kill him with no dialogue exchanged and that will be the end of that plotline. The main plot of DA4 will be about stopping a new ancient evil guy trying to destroy the world.

[robertthebard]

Hopefully about 70 years in the future, so all the protagonists can be declared legally dead, and we won't have to worry about "Warden Tuesday" or "Inquisitor Thursday".

[vbibbi]

It will probably take place a few years later. The protagonist will be a nameless human guarding a caravan (well we're told there was a caravan, but it is destroyed offscreen before the game starts) and he or she will come across Solas wandering aimlessly in a field and kill him with no dialogue exchanged and that will be the end of that plotline. The main plot of DA4 will be about stopping a new ancient evil guy trying to destroy the world.

And you shall play it and love it. And despair!

 

 

I do think it will take at least a few years before DA4 starts. A lot of threads starting in Trespasser need time to build: Dorian building up the Lucerni, the Qunari now goaded into renewed aggression with Tevinter need to up their game, whatever role the Inquisitor has, they will need some time to build up their network, Solas needs to gather his elven troops. Also, I think he needs some time to gather more power; he referenced having plans to prevent the Enuvaris from regaining power once he lowers the Veil, so I think he either needs a magical macguffin or increased power to do this. Perhaps the game will start as the Inquisitor discovers the magical macguffin's location and sends agents out to prevent Solas' agents from retrieving it.

[Smudjygirl]

Solas said people will enjoy a "few years of relative peace", so i don't think it will be later than 3 years. I think one year would be too soon, so my guess would be 2 or 3 years after Trespasser.

 

I think this because Solas and Dorian and everyone else have already had 2 years between Inquisition and Trespasser to get their plans set in motion. Even when Dorian is with you, Mae is back in Tevinter planning stuff. Solas' network is already extensive enough to watch the Qunari, Inquisitor and other powers.

 

Sera is going to Red Jenny people, Cole is going to the Fade or adventure with his Lady Love. Bull is with his Chargers on the outskirts of Tevinter (or for me he was) and so on and so forth. They have already, at the very least, got the foundations in order already. And this is assuming what they are up to even matters in DA4.

[Nefla]

And you shall play it and love it. And despair!

Nope.

[vertigomez]

Hopefully about 70 years in the future, so all the protagonists can be declared legally dead, and we won't have to worry about "Warden Tuesday" or "Inquisitor Thursday".

I can't wait. Out with the Dragon Age, in with the Nug Age!

[Jedi Master of Orion]

I can't wait. Out with the Dragon Age, in with the Nug Age!

 

So named for when legendary Schmooples the Great rose to slay the Dread Wolf after all others' had failed in Thedas' darkest hour.

[vertigomez]

So named for when legendary Schmooples the Great rose to slay the Dread Wolf after all others' had failed in Thedas' darkest hour.

The battle of a lifetime. Terrifying pink hairless creature versus the Nug King.

[Heimdall]

Four years at the most, I'd bet on two.

[Inkvisiittori]

My guess would be 2-5 years. I don't think Solas is the most patient person. After all he gave his orb to Corypheus only one year after waking up. Also if he is already beginning to somewhat question his own plan (like seems to be the case if your Inquisitor is his friend or lover) then that may cause him to act more rashly or desperately.

 

It could also be interesting, if DA4 happened many many years after the events of Trespasser. Nobody would remember or care about Inquisitors warnings. It would be the most sensible thing for Solas to do; wait until everyone who once knew him are dead. If he was patient, that's exactly what he should do. After all it's like Thranduil said: "a hundred years is a mere blink in the life of an elf." But the one reason why Solas' plans have always failed is because instead of acting rationally he acts emotionally... if things start to truly go downhill in couple of years (qunari starting a war and enslaving people, elves suffering even more than they do now, etc...) then maybe he just can't stand to stay still and do nothing (though that's exactly what his plan was if the Inquisitor had died or couldn't close the breach...)

 

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