Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

Emily (aka Domino) Taylor pentapod
Apparently the lights at work automatically turn off at 8 PM now, and given the current decorations and being here all alone that’s not AT ALL creepy 😱

Interesting how you automatically react to opposition by playing victim.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey provides one model, providing small content additions and challenges frequently and regularly: a single player game. Of course, a separate multiplayer mode as DAI had could serve a similar purpose. Multiplayer focused is not the only live service route. I know these things have been brought to your attention before so I’m not sure why you’re being willfully obtuse.

Nice job burying the lead on the CC issue though.

Ask a Manager @askamanager
has anything spooky happened to you at work?

seb hanlon @hanlsp
Well, there was Meredith the cursèd elevator at the old BW building; she’d sometimes get stuck between floors, or drop an extra foot just before you were about to get on or off…

And before someone asks, she was called Meredith because on the DA floor we had life-size vinyls of DA2 character art on the elevator doors; f!Hawke, Cassandra, and Meredith. It was only ever Meredith who misbehaved. Spooky.

#redlyriumidol #dragonage #da2

s22.q4cdn.com/894350492/files/doc_financials/2020/q2/Transcript.pdf
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Michael Joseph Hickey - The Benchmark Company, LLC, Research Division - Entertainment Software & Cannabis Analyst

Good, good. I guess the second question from me is as you sort of give us a perspective of '21, '22 fiscal, didn't you see anything BioWare -- from BioWare or Star Wars? Curious if you had any Star Wars-related IP games in development for console, PC over the next couple of years. Or if you that think -- or we should just assume that likely is going to expire? And then on BioWare, I think Dragon Age has been a rumor, but any thoughts on that studio post-Anthem looking at future releases?
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Blake J. Jorgensen - Electronic Arts Inc. - COO & CFO

Yes, I mean you should assume that there's -- Dragon Age out there. We've talked about it publicly that it's in the works. It probably comes after fiscal '22. But we typically don't give multiyear guidance this early in the year, or multiyear guidance period. So I don't want to start giving '23 guidance now that I've started to hint on '22. But you should assume it's out there and plans are underway for that product as well as some other products.

There are some other Disney stuff that might drop into -- Star Wars stuff that might drop into '22 or maybe even earlier, but more to come on that. We're still highly engaged around the Disney license. Believe it or not, we are close to $1 billion on Star Wars: The Old Republic revenue from the start of its history. It's a business that just keeps on going. And we like those types of businesses, and we're going to continue to layer those in. And clearly, Star Wars is a part of that process.

All right. Thank you, everyone. We'll talk to everybody either between now and the end of next quarter or at the end of next quarter.

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Here's the bad news:

Eric Owen Handler - MKM Partners LLC, Research Division - MD, Sector Head & Senior Analyst

Okay. And then 2 other quick follow-ups. When you talk about doubling down on live services for next year, you've obviously been focusing on live services for a while, but is anything changing with regards to the amount of spending that you guys are doing? Or anything financially with the model as you do -- as you double down on these live services?
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Andrew Wilson - Electronic Arts Inc. - CEO & Director

Yes. I think there's really 3 core changes. One is we're seeing players want to play and engage more. Again, over the last 24, 36 months or even a little longer than that, you've seen us focus deeply on live service and drive engagement into our games, and you saw that through last year. We're seeing that pay off this year.

And so as we look forward, we're seeing players have even greater intention to spend more time into those games. And so there's really -- there's 2 other broad changes. One is just how we develop the core features inside that game, and we're doubling down on those types of features that allow players to fulfill those core motivations that drive the live service, social interaction, competition, self-improvement, creation, those things that really drive a live service business. And then we're doubling down on the teams, both in terms of development and marketing, in terms of how we bring those things to market.

Katrina Barkwell @velocitrina
To make sure writers know their actions have consequences.

Skarin’ Eeeks @karinweekes
Our work area’s entry in the office Halloween decorating contest: Freezie Town!

John Epler @eplerjc
Me, watching the Monorail episode of the Simpsons.
'Should I... do my presentation as a song?'

Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes
I THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER ASK!!!

John Epler @eplerjc
I've told stories in Val Royeaux, Denerim and Kirkwall, and by gum it put them on the map.

John Epler @eplerjc
Sometimes it just strikes me that I get to do -this- for my job, with -these- people, and I'm just... it's overwhelming. I am incredibly lucky.

I remember playing Baldur's Gate as a young man, and deciding 'this is what I want to do and where I want to do it'. How fucking cool.

Benoit Houle @benoit_Houle
So... what you did today.... pretty darn amazing !! Well done ☺️

We are lucky to have you my friend !!

Just a reminder that today is the 10 year anniversary of DAO’s release, so if they’re going to commemorate it in some way it would be today or tomorrow

Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw
Many thanks to people saying nice things about Dragon Age: Origins being 10 years old today.

That game involved a colossal team absolutely full of talent and years of work.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was an honor to be part of that team.

Gary Stewart @garymaphone
10 years since we released!? It makes sense but now I feel old

Andre Santos @andresandtoast
True DA:O facts: west bracillian forest level was made in 4 hours and was my first time creating a level with terrain.

There was also some miscommunication between me and design so I put a tent and fire pit where the hermit lived even though he lived inside a tree stump and had no need for either.

The small bed side rugs with two brown strips were designed after ones I had in my family home growing up

All the elven plots take place in levels with the tevinter imperium tileset because the elven tileset was cut very early on in production

There 137 unique levels in the game and about 5 that nearly shipped without art ever looking at them.

The most used asset in the game was the basic ferelden chair.