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Post by DragonEffect on Jan 17, 2022 1:38:53 GMT
During a conversation with the Inquisitor, Kieran calls his mother the inheritor, and explains the inheritor is she who awaits the next age.
In the DA4 trailer, Solas' afresco depicts the Dread Wolf looming over a place that can be interpreted as Tevinter, not only because the painting resembles what little we could see of the Imperium in the trailer, but also because the Inquisitor is last seen in a meeting with their War Council plotting a strategy to track down Solas and then stabs a spot on the map located in Tevinter.
The last DLC of Inquisition, Trespasser, hints at the looming Qunari-Tevinter war, with the possibility of the South being invaded by the Qunari at some point during the conflict. Solas' afresco is painted in a way that prophesizes the annihilation of Tevinter by his forces. We're not sure how it is related to his big plan of lifting the Veil, but Tevinter's destruction is made very clear in the trailer. The emergence of other two entities, also represented in the afresco that seem to be related to mass destruction or chaos also hints at an upcoming global conflict that will take place in Thedas and change the current world order.
Flemeth's death in the post credits also hints at the end of something and the beginning of something new. An old age dies, a new one begins.
Solas' actions could be what brings forth the new age mentioned by Kieran. But even if he doesn't succeed in lifting the Veil, the level of destruction caused by his actions could be enough to bring about such level of destruction that the world as Thedosians know would be forever changed. Tevinter could cease to exist, making way for the Qunari to invade the South; Orlais would be destroyed trying to stop them. Ferelden wouldn't stand a chance on its own. Nevarra and Rivain could band together to help Orlais, but their combined forces could prove insufficient to stop the Qunari tide. Not to mention another threat could emerge, since there are still 2 Archdemons left to awaken from their slumber and the Wardens may be all but gone depending on the Inquisitor's actions. Plus, we have the Titans, mysterious magical entities capable of controlling dwarves and reshaping the earth from its very depths.
Could it be that DA4 is the final chapter of the Dragon Age and sow the seeds of a new one? Will the franchise be renamed after its 4th installment? What are your thoughts on this?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2022 2:29:09 GMT
Given the time elapsed, for the remaining BioWare devs and fans, the next title will be … OLD AGE: INFIRMITY  |
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Post by Buckeldemon on Jan 17, 2022 8:41:19 GMT
Given the time elapsed, for the remaining BioWare devs and fans, the next title will be … OLD AGE: INFIRMITY  ... so this is what will happen after the HoF found a cure fpr the calling and managed to expulse the taint from their body, to then sit in a chair on their frontyard with a shotgun in their lap yelling "Get off my laaaaaawn!!!" at any passerby.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jan 17, 2022 12:24:15 GMT
Could it be that DA4 is the final chapter of the Dragon Age and sow the seeds of a new one? Will the franchise be renamed after its 4th installment? What are your thoughts on this? First off it could be that the current writing team decided to change direction with the story from what was intended previously. However, if we assume they are completing the story arc that was begun in the previous three games then it could well be that something momentous will happen in the next game that effectively means a New Age in Thedas. Whether that results in them changing the name of the franchise is more debatable. Flemeth's death in the post credits also hints at the end of something and the beginning of something new. An old age dies, a new one begins. Have you played Trespasser DLC? In case you haven't and still intend doing so, the rest of my comments will be spoilered. The most likely explanation is that Solas will succeed in removing the Veil either wholly or partially, which will make wholesale changes to Thedas, much as the last time he interfered with the fabric of reality.
One of the latest short stories hinted at an 8 year time skip from the end of Trespasser, which would be a 10 year time skip from the end of the main game. That could be sufficient time for him to have completed his ritual but seeing as elven magic often took years to complete it is also possible that we could still prevent this. Regardless, there does seem the likelihood that one way or another some ancient god-like entities are going to appear on the scene. This will seriously shake things up. Based off short stories in both Tevinter Nights and more recently, concept art and trailers, something is stirring in the Arlathan Forest and may also be awakening in the Deep Roads connected with the ancient elven gods, in particular Ghilan'nain. She is likely one of the figures show in Solas' mural. The city shown is more likely that of the Black City and thus it is anticipating him being successful in removing the Veil.
I don't think the Qunari will succeed in conquering Tevinter and the war between the two nations will simply be a backdrop against which our PC has to operate. It is also possible they may need to recruit one side or the other to their cause or even persuade them to work together for the common good against a mutual enemy. Alternatively, as hinted in the Behind the Scenes Video, the two sides are so caught up in the conflict they are ignoring other dangers, although we know from Tevinter Nights that this is not true in the case of the Ben'Hassrath.
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Post by biggydx on Jan 17, 2022 23:07:14 GMT
Given the time elapsed, for the remaining BioWare devs and fans, the next title will be … OLD AGE: INFIRMITY IMPOTENCE ("Can't Get it Up" Edition) 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2022 2:22:35 GMT
Does it come with the INCONTINENCE DLC or is that just for the Game of the Year edition?
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Post by Buckeldemon on Jan 18, 2022 3:10:06 GMT
Does it come with the INCONTINENCE DLC or is that just for the Game of the Year edition? Nah, that is already a thing; it is just that its official name used to be Trespasser. It does have decently incontinent and therefore deadly magical mark afterall. 
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Post by gervaise21 on Jan 18, 2022 8:36:40 GMT
Flemeth's death in the post credits also hints at the end of something and the beginning of something new. An old age dies, a new one begins. I notice you do seem to have played Trespasser. Still, referring back to Flemeth's words when you encounter her in DAI, she admits that she has been manipulating events behind the scenes over the course of her own long life and I'm pretty sure that Mythal was doing this before her collaboration with Flemeth. Just how many of the events of history were shaped by her? Regardless, having got this far it is unlikely she is going to stop now. Flemeth has also been shown to be adaptable, so when one plan fails, she has an alternative ready. In particular this applies to contingency plans in case of her demise. If you drink from the Well of Sorrows, Solas says "Everything you do, whether you know it or not, will be for her." I'm hoping they do not confine the importance of that decision to just being able to read a few old texts and knowing a bit of ancient elven when needed. If the Inquisitor drank then any contribution they make to future events would have to be examined closely for motivation. It may be that the drinker will have an unforeseen impact on how events pan out. Is Mythal working with Solas or against him? Have his actions in the past been entirely his own or did he have a compulsion to act in a certain way even if he thought he was doing it entirely of his own volition? Since Flemeth admonishes him for giving his orb to Corypheus, it would seem she was in favour of his original plan which required the orb. Or did she have some other plan for it? How did Solas know where to find her? In one of his monologues about the Fade he mentions visiting a hut in the Korcari Wilds. Why did he do this? Did he sense the presence of Mythal or was he just drawn there without knowing why? Flemeth may have died (so we are unlikely to hear her VA again) but her spirit lives on through Mythal and, if Kieran was correct, through Morrigan, the "inheritor". |
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Post by Hrungr on Jan 18, 2022 18:07:28 GMT
Will the franchise be renamed after its 4th installment? IIRC, they already touched on this. They're not going to rename the franchise. Brand recognition and all that. If the games' timeline eventually does reach the end of the Age, they could just have our wizened Divine say, "The Dragon Age... isn't over yet." |
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Post by colfoley on Jan 19, 2022 5:19:28 GMT
Perhaps piggybacking of Hrungr's point I think this will really go one of two ways:
1. The game series will never escape the Dragon Age, at leasst not for the 'main timeline' per se. I mean with the length of dev between games coupled with in game timelines its doubtful we will ever see the end of the Dragon Age in our life time. Even if we do the end of DA seems like a natural end for the series and the series plotline that they have been telling more or less since Origins. This is of course assuming that they have any intention of fully providing a conclusion and not just perpetually tell stories into the future. Any future game from there would then be prequels set in the previous eras.
2. The Dragon Age will be the last named age like we have seen. That the end of the Dragon Age will be so tumultious and such a pivot point on Thedas history they they will abandon the naming system entirely in favor of something else...hence each year after 9:99 will be de factoly the Dragon Age.
Edit: Though it just occured to me that another Dragon rising in 9:99 which will force the Divine to go *sigh* ok the next age will be called Dragon 2 Age: 2 fast 2 Dragons does have a certain appeal.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jan 19, 2022 9:05:09 GMT
Solas is trying to return the world to the time when "dragons ruled the skies" (according to Yavana), so if he succeeds it will be the restoration/dawn of the real Dragon Age. Even if he does not succeed, events may be so tumultuous that the old systems, including the naming conventions, will cease to be and the new age will be forever that of the dragon. Isn't the reason it was called the Dragon Age was because the Divine predicted it would be a time of violence and upheaval? Although, it seems to me that there has never been an age when Thedas wasn't beset with violence and upheaval, so it would have to be something pretty drastic to be distinguishable from the rest.
Besides which, we have now had three games set within the Dragon Age and the new one still seems likely to start only half way through the century that comprises each age. This being the case, they could easily continue quite legitimately with the title Dragon Age in future since that is what it would still be.
Nevertheless, if Flemeth and Kieran's predictions are to be true then it does seem that some great change is going to occur in the near future that effectively will mark a new epoch in Thedas.
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Post by smilesja on Jan 20, 2022 22:32:28 GMT
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