What do you envision the next player hub in DA4?

Myself I would like to see Kirkwall or somewhere near to it since all my DAI Inquiz'es are going to hang out at our new digs and I think it would be a good place to find fresh blood that Solas knows nothing about and besides I think if the inquisitor does make an appearance next game they would be awesome leading the Calvary saving the day during the Qun/Tevinter war.

Sounds great!

I want an underground den, similar to the Skyrim Thieves Guild. I'm hoping to play an agent or at most the leader of a small group. My general aesthetic preference for these things is compact and functional.

that would be interesting...would solve the time issues this series is known for.

As much as I like Skyhold, I would prefer a small fortified mansion of sorts in Minrathous, Kal-Sharok or whereever in Thedas. A ship is a nice idea but although it's a mobile keep, it would be a very vulnerable one.

How was it a blatant lie? 

I imagine part of defeating Solas would involve stripping more and more of the Eluvian network from him. Cut off supply lines and all that. 

On the plus side, that weird time handling can lead to some interesting theories.

Such as: if the mages always saw Wisdom as a demon, from the moment they summoned it, how the hell did they survive nonstop demon fighting from the day Solas had that dream in Skyhold while the Inquisitor was hauling ass to the Exalted Plains over days/weeks? Several of them even have closely-shaved hairstyles, did they take shifts fighting the demon so their friends could trim their edges?

Now the obvious answer to this is that Solas gives the quest in Skyhold for game reasons, because otherwise it would be much harder to trigger. But the fun answer is that either Solas or Wisdom is lying about the timeline, and that’s part of why Solas keeps cutting them off when they try to explain. Especially “we’ve been fighting this demon-“ The natural continuation of that phrase would be “-for hours” or “-all day” or “-for weeks”, but we never find out, because that’s exactly when Solas interrupts them.

If either Solas or his friend is lying about the timeline, that recontextualizes the whole situation. Rather than being stolen across the Veil, Wisdom planned this.

Again, it’s probably just game mechanics rather than a sinister plot by a pride demon. But I still wonder why Solas’ quest, out of all the companion quests, is presented as so black and white. You’re telling me that Solas, Mr. Look In The Fade, Everyone Sees A Different Angle On The Same Event, is the one whose quest is populated with irredeemable cartoon villains? Sure.

I hope whatever it is we get it sooner than Skyhold and it has a role in the story. Skyhold felt too detached and too peculiar and that never went anywhere plot wise so it felt kind of game-y

The concept of 'hub' worries me. It feels isolated with the outside world. You have to see the loading screen when you go or leave. What you do in the hub is very, if not completely, different from what you do in the outside world. It somewhat breaks the immersion and pace. I'm not saying the hubs in previous games (Normandy, Mansion, Skyhold) were bad. But I feel that they were just expedient, and they seem to be a little outdated.