Why also are we in charge of the DAO when Alistair is a more experienced warden? The game is trying to explain it, but it's pretty cheap.
I could still try to cite the first act of DAI (I know there are no acts, but not important) why is Cassandra allowing us to command?
Alistair was a pretty accomplished dodger of responsibility and when you first meet him he immediately steps back using the excuse that he's really just there as an observer. And then fills in with other excuses as the story progresses, and you find out his entire history is much the same, and his future will be too unless you play it
very carefully. I kinda liked him but he was a pain in the arse a lot of the time.
Er anyway, in spite of that, I agree with the general complaint and I hate the way my character is suddenly considered to be some sort of leadership material because... well I dunno, for no reason at all, usually. Not least as I prefer to RP as just some rando who got swept along by circumstances and most certainly
not some sort of heroic saviour of the universe.