A Disturbing Thought.

So there has been a lot of commentary on Andromeda's 'demise' (more on that in a minute), and well I am here to throw my hat into that particular ring.  

Now, BioWare/ EA has announced...as we all know...that SP content for MEA will cease.  No more patches.  No more DLC.  No more nothing.  However, the story will still continue through comics, novels, and...MP Apex missions.  Its the last one that has caused me to now become worried.  Because...well A. it seems MP content costs less to produce then SP content.  B. it seems MP content can generate consistant income for a studio via microtransactions and expansion packs (not to mention the subscription fees), whereas SP DLC content is essentially one and done, C. EA loves their MP considering BW games have had MP components since they bought them, considering Anthem and TOR, and considering the rest of EAs other major franchises.  

So this brings me to my dark thought.  That this is the future.  Not an indication that MEA was a failrue per se, but a sign of things to come for all BioWare franchises.  Mainly, instead of DLC for Single Player campaign expanding on the story, we will get MP expansions and brief tidbits of stories released through them.  Either through mission description, or subtle expansions here and there.  Or through novels and comics.  And this will happen whether or not DA 4 is a major hit, or if DA 4 is a bomb.  This is what we will get.  

Now, this has some good news to it, and some bad news.  

First of all If I am right this does not mean ME is dead.  EA will release this content and milk the game for a year, then release a sequel to MEA after Anthem and DA 4.  I still doubt this outcome personally, but this theory suggests this is all a part of EAs plan.  

And secondly, to my mind BioWare has always had sort of mixed feelings with how BioWare does DLC.  Most companies do DLC that are only a side adventure, with barely any connection or overall expansion on the main plot.  BioWare however, does it, where DLC are often vital to their games.  Descent, Tresspasser, Awakening, Leviathan, all expand on the Mass Effect and Dragon Age universes and drop major plot revelations.  However, sometimes you have to spend up to 15 dollars a pop on these DLC, which can easily get expensive.  It is my hope that, while these MP missions will expand on the story, it will be more like small tidbits and teases rather then full blown major plot reveals.  If these are too small, and not story driven, BioWare should not put major plot heavy information in them, instead saving them for the future main games.  It is likely that the Quarian Arc or anything like it may not happen in the future if this is the case, again, that's my hope.  

However, the bad thing is this makes potentially huge and interesting bits of story inaccessible considering A. many people don't like playing MP or are rather meh about it.  B. With both Playstation and XBox hiding MP access behind subscription services it can also become quite expensive. and C. many people also do not like to read or be exposed to comics.  And this is ultimatley why I will be quite annoyed by the idea of moving away from a SP DLC model, and into a MP expansion model.  I would rather, as a consumer, pay for DLC once, then pay for MP DLC and maybe a subscription on top of it, or...well...just the subscriptions.  

So...yeah...that is all I have right now.  Am I worried much about nothing? Is EA trying something new?  Or is this phenmon just going to be restricted to MEA because 'failure'?