Kotaku - Sources: Mass Effect: Andromeda Will Not Get Single-Player DLC

That's a lot of hyperbole right there. No Bioware game has suffered the wrath of the internet like Andromeda. That's why this is first one that won't get DLC.

Gotta polish that reputation so Bioware Edmonton can swoop in and save the company.

This.

Having been a die-hard fan of the series since before the PC version of ME1 released, every single game that has come out in the series (including the first) has been trashed by The Internet to some degree or another. For example:

ME1 represented a terrible departure from the in-depth worlds of KOTOR and in reality only lasted 8 hours when you remove the filler. Also the Mako was uncontrollable and required a cheat to get past Feros.

ME2 wrecked the canon and was too much anime and not enough hard core sci fi done properly like ME1. It also didn't have any exploration and no Mako.

ME3 had the worst ending in history and the inability to holster weapons ruined all the immersion and Casey should have been fired.

MEA is worse than Aliens Colonial Marines.

Presumably MEA2 (if it ever arrives) will herald the apocalypse and give someone AIDS.

The only significant difference has been MEA's lower review scores, which does follow given that its a fair argument to say its the weakest ME game. That is a misleading statement though as the other three are some of the greatest games ever made.

I wrote quite a bit pointing out how delusional you are, but I'm simply going to retire and leave you to your safe space.

Mayhaps Varric was running out of time and his editor was getting...antsy... ...also a huge fan of DA2.

I'm waiting for the official word.  If it sold well enough, they'll make DLC and a sequel.  Criticism won't matter much if the sales are high enough.  BvS, Suicide Squad...look at movies.  How many Transformers movies have had great reviews?  How many times have the reviewers acted as if someone forced them to sit through it, and only had their review as means of venting?  Hmmm...a few.  Like some have said, there was still a WHOLE lotta hate towards the series (I've seen people go nuts at the mention of the 'RGB Ending'...and some of them didn't even PLAY it...also, in the interest of full disclosure, some of them MAY have been off their medication)...still, it faced an uphill battle.  Was criticism warranted?  Sure.  Mistakes were made...but we've had ACTUAL garbage bin dumpster trash titles come out that NEVER got this sorta hate.  Okay games that killed studios.  And great games that NOBODY played.  So, I'd take EVERYTHING from anyone right now with a grain of salt...maybe a few grains, you know, watch your sodium intake, but until the official comes down, the ball is still in play...you know what I mean...

how condescending.

Bioware wasn't this opaque in the past.

Personally I would find it strange that they make DLC for this, but then other EA games that were very criticized (e.g., Simcity) got their expansions.

The right attitude is probably to not expect it and then if it does come, hey cool.

I would say that the ME3 ending shitstorm was more damaging. At least from a company perspective, otherwise they wouldn't have done the extended cut.

The internet may have something to do with getting or not getting DLCs, but only by proxy. Ultimately the only deciding factor from a company's perspective is the underlying business plan and how well MEA did according to their prospected goals in terms of revenue as compared to funds and manpower invested.

Now you're just moving goal post.

"Oh no it wasn't actually outrage, but people just mocked it more!"

Oh please, every Mass Effect game has been mocked.

I don't think Respawn are an EA company so it's a different (third party) scenario. Titanfall is also a much younger property and so it's sales expectations while muted were probably lower to begin with. EA prioritized their own Battlefield 1 when push came to shove. Mass Effect A was put out to pasture in March to pad out their Q4, they clearly weren't expecting a great deal of success so i wouldn't be surprised if it met their expectations.

What the hell are you talking about?

Retake Andromeda? From what? And for what? ME:A issues were of technical kind, not of terrible writing and broken promises.

Also, BioWare announced Anthem at E3 because they are planning to release that game next year. This is AAA title marketing 101. This is literary a normal practice, yet people are blowing with it out of proportions to insert conspiracy theories that BioWare sacrificed ME:A for this game.

This has been going on since at least BG2, maybe even BG1.