Originally Posted by Abits
Originally Posted by Telephasic
I'll buy Dragon Age: Dread Wolf Rising if it ever shows up. But that's probably their last shot as a studio within EA. If it has the same response as Andromeda and Anthem, EA is going to disband the studio totally.

Man though, it's taking them some time. DA:I came out in 2014! I mean, Dragon Age II had two quick of a development cycle (like a year and a half) - which is part of why it was a failure. But they turned around DA:I after only about 3.5 years. It's closing in on twice as long now, and we've only seen a handful of very crude renderings. Of course, part of that is because the original game development was halted to help move along Andromeda/Anthem, and EA at one point canceled entirely because the game had no live-service component. Last I've heard it's going to be live-service now, which will probably kill the franchise for good.

Based on how da2 came out maybe they should take their time. I don't care if I have to wait another 3 years if it means getting some semblance of Bioware back


Again, EA now only wants to do "live service" games. This means some combination of microtransactions, lootboxes, releasing a buggy, unfinished game at launch which will be finished a year later with DLC, etc. There will be some component beyond forking out the $50-$60 at launch, that's for sure.

While this model is compatible with some styles of RPG, I do not think it's compatible with the sort of story-heavy RPGs that Bioware cut its teeth on.