Already feeling nostalgic of Andromeda D:

That'd be pretty nuts. Is there currently a game that has paid loot boxes in a singleplayer campaign? 

I tried to replay it and still had the same issues with it.  If you had issues with the premise, the setup, the story, etc, it doesn't really matter if you compare it to the OT or look at it as stand alone.  Even if it had been a new IP I would have had the same issues.

venturebeat.com/2018/01/24/ea-pushes-the-next-dragon-age-aside-to-focus-on-anthem/

"In particular, I had also heard that EA rebooted Dragon Age 4. The company did so in an effort to find ways to add more live-service elements to the fantasy role-playing game.

But in the effort to adjust Dragon Age for the games-as-a-service era, EA decided not to use much of the work that BioWare had already completed."

Seems like you may be correct.

Any doubt that the devil is real has vanished. 

I have to admit, I just do not get the attraction to Mass Effect online. I play the ME's for their SP, but I like playing online shooters of which there are so many out there so much better. Am I missing something? Not giving it a fair shake?

All I've seen is the wave of AI bots, increasing in difficulty after every wave. Is there more to this that I haven't seen?

This is why you play a PRIMARY co-op shooter. Sadly, this results in Horde Mode 9 out of 10 times (or more). A PvP Shooter will always devolve into basic gun mechanics, it's virtually impossible to balance de/buffs in PvP, even more so with team-based systems. I wont try to convince you which system is better, but personally, I'll take the horde mode if it gives me the enjoyable dynamic where no PvP Shooter has scratched that itch for me.

We were always this close to there.

I think the open world aspect is there to just increase replayability, i have only managed to finish inquisition twice mostly because it is so huge and i cant stop myself from trying to complete every small side quest or gather that herb every 2 steps.

Maybe it is easier to do that, than create new worlds for short missions full of story etc like the first games.

Anthem honestly doesnt feel like a bioware game, i probably wont be even trying it because it just looks like they are jumping on that mmofps hype and it has little bioware elements.

Honestly what made bioware games more unique was the dialogue wheel and the choices to be who i want to be and choose what i want instead of being force to adopt some generic hero persona accompanied with a really great scifi story with very interesting companions and for me MeA delivered that, yeah it had many technical issues but had what i enjoyed in bioware games, i just hope if they continue the series they at least keep those core elements in place.

I tried Destiny (borrowed it from the Library for PS3), and hated it, it was the blandest, shallowest game that I have ever tried to play.

You're also not alone in playing CoD and Battlefield for the SP, I have a few of them, and ONLY play the SP (Though I have to limit my Battlefield 3 playtime because of the camera motion). SOMETIMES I might play some CoD PvP with friends on the lounge, but never online or with strangers. It's more fun when you can talk to each other. And honestly, a pair of camoflaged snipers hell-bent on hunting each other down without being seen (but not camping) can be quite the blood-pumping tactical fight.

Yeah.. I dunno how my little brother could play it around 4000 hours but then again he played with a niece most of the time + some ppl he knows. Maybe thats the main thing, the team? I dunno.

It's a flawed gem. In a year, people will speak of it more fondly.