#SAVETHEQUARIANS - DLC Support Hub

Implying it's the right thing to do

Austin did The Descent DLC for DAI and developed parts of MEA like Kadara. 

Grounds for DLC:

Pro:

• Every game since Jade Empire has had some.
• The Quarians were specifically teased in the main game.
• BioWare usually doesn't reveal DLC until it arrives.
• 5-6 months has happened before after a difficult launch.
• Dragon Age 2 had DLC despite a difficult launch.

Con:

• With the EA Motive merger, who's been developing it?
• The Kotaku speculations.
• BioWare folk moving on.
• Despite it being usual the silence has been deafening.

Backlash

But i don't know if it's better to keep it under the rug and blowing up in their faces later with a bigger force or just tell us now and live with it

Have they? People often cite DA2 but out side of Bioware fans, people didn't hear about that game (I certainly didn't) being bad. But ME:A's backlash seems to be all encompassing, everyone seems to have heard of it, even friends that don't play video games.

That's true but it was only the ending of the game. The game as a whole was received quite well (89 on Metacritic), where as the entirety of ME:A was hated on (I won't go into where it was rightly or wrongly) story, characters, animations etc.

Another Con to add to that list is that MEA most likely didnt beat DAI's sales and that MEA is the lowest rated Bioware game ever.

The decision has been made at launch or shortly there after. If there is dlc then it's a timing issue at this point. As announcing to early people might forget about it. Really, all the damage as been done the first couple of weeks. So, I doubt it's a sales issue. Only hardcore fans care about it at this point; hardcore fans being us.

So it was DLC for DAI? Cool. That means they do have experience with Frostbite and MEA DLC could come from them or Edmonton.

Until EA/BW says there's nothing else coming for MEA I'm going to hold out that there is.

89 by critics or fans?

Please don't think I'm arguing with your point because I understand it.
But I think the concern fans have that the publishing company 'cares' is an interesting one (and what does that even mean, appointing a 'hugs director'?)

The 'deal' games companies make is ultimately only for the game (in physical or digital form) and for any associated online service.

Though if there is a sales value in 'caring', EA/BioWare's PR/Marketing seem ill equipped to quantify it... 

Indeed. However.... it was the worst of the DAI DLC in the same way MEA is the worst of the ME games i.e. more of a reflection on how good the others were then any major issue with yours truly. 

While Beggars can't be choosers, I certainly wouldn't have any concerns with Austin working on MEA DLC. They certainly proved they know what they're doing.