Your Expectations for Veilguard & How You Will Measure the Final Product Against Them

My expectation is for it to have the Dark fantasy feel of the original Dragon age origins without the tedium that was the deep roads and fade while also having good visuals and haunting soundtrack.

I'm worried about a few potential aspects of this game. (Which I can't get into for political type reasons).

They are going to have to be absolute wizards in how they handle the whole solus thing. I greatly dislike knowing the antagonist too early in games. I fear a Saren or T.I.M. like thing where you battle tooth and nail against his machinations all game and at the last second you sweet talk him into changing his mind.

The games just has to be a usual good bioware game with really good companions.

1) Considering all the internal perturbations Bioware went through I think it's only fair to judge the game on the basis of its current timeline, as disappointed I am for having to wait 10 years.

2) No, not at all. My first time playing DAO many years go was a bit painful because the tactical combat was so challenging for me. But in my case narrative is more significant than gameplay - as ancient as I am, I even took time to learn D&D rules just to play BG3, because I got invested in the story. In short, no prejudice on my part in any case. 

So you don't want it to be like a good action videogame and you don't want it to be like a good RPG videogame

Just more Bioware mediocrity we have got over the last decade plus.

Where was Inquisition flippant? 

I mean keep in mind to that Origins did have a scene where you had multiple party members pretend to be a traveling clown trope and Inquisition also had several scenes of body horror involving red lyrium. I didn't find the tones that different. 

There are things here you said that aren’t a matter of opinion but just objectively wrong. Most of the DAI cast had multiple layers that made them feel like real people, while in comparison Origins had a few that were just tropes.
And I’d argue the Origins equivalent to Corypheus is the Archdemon, which is obvious less complex, while characters like Calpernia or Samson are more akin to Loghain and are equal.

It is funny that this same thing repeats on many games and gamers, who have thought the first instance of series was the best ever and nothing can top it, never want to acknowledge the new/latest does something so much better. Oh well.

Oh really?    Do you have any other RPG examples other than Dragon Age?

Each version of Baldur's Gate got better. 

Elder Scrolls got better.

Witcher got better with each version. 

The 2nd version of Neverwinter Nights was better. 

Pathfinder improved as well.

The 2nd version of Mass Effect was better.

Divinity Original Sin got better.

Final Fantasy got better.

Sure it is a generalization and an edgy one, but I also think I have old friends lol.

My friends swear for BG1. Not even EE.
I have no idea.
I liked W2 best, could not continue past 10-20 hours on W3 being just tedious.
I have no idea.
I have no idea.
Mass Effect 1 was best of the trilogy, so much I do not even play 2 or 3 anymore. Yeah I am one of those.
I have no idea.
Depends... a lot.

So I guess the opinions differ etc. I also think MEA did almost everything much better etc.

Anyway, sorry for driveby. Try not to do those.

I have no expectations for it too either greatest game of all of time, the worst POS in gaming history, or even somewhere in between and because I don't slavish follow every single hiring, firing, rumor, and theory about any game. So, I have zero expectations about what to expect to from it. This keeps me safe from over hype which IMHO is what destroys most games (and media in general), this also allows me if I like/love the game to enjoy the game more in a way that allows me more pure joy and fun, and if it don't like/hate it then I'm able to get over my anger and disappointment and move on with my life. That is how I dealt with games that I hated like Anthem and The Witcher 2.    

I don't know anything about the game that hasn't been shown in the trailers, its title, and that it's from BioWare. Just give me the release date and confirm it's a third person perspective game. That is all I need and want to know at this time.   

1) Will you be judging the final product of Dragon Age Dreadwolf against the time that specific version of the game has had for development?  Or the entirety of the time between the release of Trespasser and the release of Dreadwolf?

Judging the time it has taken? I mean, yeah. I'm going to be even harsher than most here, because I believe that Anthem was a complete waste of time and talent that could've been better spent on Mass Effect: Andromeda and what became Dragon Age: Dread Wolf. Anthem can't even be blamed on EA, from what I can recall it was BioWare themselves chasing trends (again).

Also, I'll be judging based on the time it's taken in a different way than what this question asks.

In the 10 years since DAI released my life situation, tastes, and expectations have changed dramatically. If this game had released in 2018 or even 2020 I might have bought it Day 1. Now? If the reviews are decent (by which I mean they reveal that the story isn't utter dogshit and the game is decently playable and relatively bug-free) and it's same price or lower than Baldur's Gate 3; I'll get it a day or two after release, maybe even same-day if the review embargo lifts early enough.

If they have the audacity to charge more than BG3 and especially if they include ANY sort of monetization with anything approaching a AAA price, I'll wait for a sale and watch playthroughs on YouTube in the meantime.

After 10 years, I'm a lot less tolerant of AAA studio BS.

Also, yes, I AM going to compare this game to BG3. I don't care if people don't think that's fair, they have had 10 fucking years and BG3 has been out for almost a year now. By the earliest time DA:D might release, it will have been a year and half since it released.


2) Assuming Dreadwolf is the most action oriented entry in the series, is that automatically "points deducted"?

That will depend on what exactly 'action oriented' means. If I can only control my main character, fine, but the companion AI better be up to snuff. Ideally, I'd like a Dragon Age II-esque system. II in my opinion had the best of both worlds, Inquisition went too far. Where II trimmed out the fat and bloat from Origins' admittedly clunky system, Inquisition's options for Mages in particular were dogshit compared to the other 2.

However, all the people saying that ARPG's are the future and BioWare needs to change or update their combat system every game by taking out more and more skill trees and making it more and more action-y I will simply point out that Baldur's Gate 3, a turn-based top-down(ish) CRPG is STILL in the Top 20 most played and concurrent players on Steam almost a year after its release. There IS a market for that. One that BioWare abandoned and studios like Larian and OwlCat have taken up the banner of.