Can MEA:2 be under development by Motive Studios?

I say no. Why even being this sort of thing when no DLC has been produced? BioWare needs to finish what they started before going on to the next phase.

They did release 2 DLCs for DA2. Only the final one was scrapped.

Three, actually, and yes, I'm quite aware. I'm referring to the Exalted March DLC, which was cancelled.

DAI was already in development before DA2 was released. Yes, BioWare was switching to Frostbite 3. No, the reason the Exalted March DLC did not happen was because of how DA2 performed. Had it performed well, you better believe BioWare would have made the DLC for more money. The truth of the matter is DA2 underperformed, so they pushed that entire arc into DAI instead.

It's also worth pointing out that BioWare was just starting to tinker with Frostbite 3 at that time. DAI was in pre-production, and they were largely building tools to make the new engine work with DAI. You have to remember that DAI did not release until late 2014, when DA2 released in 2011.

That can easily be interpreted as PR. We know for a fact that DA2 was a financial disappointment based on EA reports. It simply made more financial sense to push that expansion into a new game, rather than make a DLC for a game that under-performed. Not to burst your bubble, but BioWare has lied in the past. Feel free to examine most of SWTOR's pre-launch marketing. You might be surprised how often BioWare lied about the game. In these kinds of situations, you need to follow the money, not the politically correct statement the head of the organization is giving.

Believe what you want. The main reason for why BioWare is silent was explained a long time ago: MEA MP. If you want to believe story DLC for a game with no studio is still possible, more power to you. This isn't about being right or wrong. It's about recognizing MEA has been sweeped under the rug. We've known about this for months and no amount of denial is going to change the reality of the situation.

Whether you like ME:A, love it or hate it with every fiber of your being, it's way too early to be looking for the sequel. Besides, EA can place development of this game under any of its satellite studios it wants, since Bioware is basically jsut a stamp.

And if it doesn't happen then, it might not happen at all. You start getting into Half Life 3 territory, where most of the fans and staff who care about it have moved on. It's depressing.

I do not think it is.

You don't have to be psychic to realize they are not going to make a sequel to a game that not only under-performed by also was highly divisive. It's just common sense.

DA:I was not a sequel to DA2.



You're right. Most people who played AP liked it!