The Tevinter Qunari War

You could have said the same about the mage/templar war. There was a whole big build up in DA2, then a novel to explain why it didn't actually happen straight after DA2 but the events of the game were a sort of catalyst. The novel ended with the mages in a highly defensible fortress up on the border with Tevinter, so you would think the action would be based up there, which could have also brought in the Mortalitassi just to the south, etc, but, no, suddenly the entire mage army tracked the length of Thedas because their leaders needed to attend a Conclave to try and settle the issue (why did the Divine not choose a more central, easily accessible location?). Then despite being in the most defensible castle in Ferelden and having the protection of the monarch of Ferelden, the leader of the mages capitulates to the first dodgy Tevinter Magister that shows up and agreed to indenture them all to Tevinter, which was effectively fixed term slavery. It was ridiculous and a rather disappointing conclusion to a great build up, purely because it originally was going to be dealt with in an expansion to DA2 called the Exalted March, so had to be transferred into the beginning of DAI. To make it worse, instead of Hawke being involved in that plot line, which was the reason Cassandra was said to be looking for them in the first place, suddenly Hawke is all mixed up with the Grey Wardens even before they knew that the Elder One was Corypheus. Why?

Now the Qunari/Tevinter war could have been the subject of a game, although that presumably would have required them to come down on one side or the other to resolve it. As it is, I rather suspect that everything will return to the status quo by the time the dust settles at the end of this one. They have not totally forgotten it because it has been referenced numerous times in Tevinter Nights and in the Missing and at least one short story. I'm still waiting for an adequate explanation why the Antaam broke the Llomerryn Accords and attacked Antiva, when logic suggested they should have concentrated on Tevinter and left the south dithering over whether they ought to intervene or not.

Let's hope we do start getting some answers about whether the Antaam has really gone rogue or not. I agree with theascendent ; that I am starting to get a bit tired of the standard excuse given by Par Vollen when their plan fails, that it had nothing to do with them. That's what the Ben'Hassrath are for, to deal with rebels and ensure the unity of the Qun. Why did Iron Bull side with the Viddasala if she had ignored orders? Why was he taking orders from her when she was in charge of magical research, not the secret police? Why was an army all set up ready to invade the south, which was then redirected against Tevinter, if the Arishok had not approved of the actions of the Viddasala? So, whatever they decide to do with the Qunari invasion, I'm hoping the explanation and outcome makes sense.