Do you think all dialogue will initiate cutscenes?

This is what I wrote about this topic before, since I don't want to/don't have time to type it all again:

(Comment about it being partly a resources-issue)
Maybe, but the explanations for it from devs hinted more at it being a design experiment. One that clearly failed for a lot of people, including me. Besides, it shouldn't actually be all that costly. How else would DA:O, DA2, ME1 etc. all have the cinematic system?

To avoid confusion, because there is a lot of it regarding this topic: When I'm talking about cinematic conversation, I'm not talking about cutscenes. Those are indeed more resource-intensive, because they have lots of animations and movement. But cinematic conversation is when the camera simply switches perspectives between 2 or more characters in a conversation, letting you see their faces and expressions. Generally, they're standing still.

So with that in mind, it makes sense that nearly all of the conversations in previous Bioware games were done in this style (or cutscenes). It's not very resource-intensive to set 2 fixed camera points and then alternate between them. It's a matter of coordinates and a bit of code.

Now, this is the part where some will call me out for being presumptuous about game development. But here's the thing: Fallout 4 even has cinematic conversations as a toggle option. And since you can talk to companions anywhere in the world, that means the game will automatically set coordinates for where the camera should be in relation to each character, even having one close-up face angle and one less close torso angle for each.

So all Bioware has to do, if it really is a problem (which I seriously doubt considering past games), is be innovative and find a solutions like Fallout did. Even make it a toggle for people who prefer the zoomed out version if they want.

I adamantly disliked the zoomed-out camera in DA:I for a plethora of reasons, so I'm definitely hoping it's scrapped for ME:A, at least for 95% of the conversations. At least for the companion/main character ones, please.

So all Bioware has to do, if it really is a problem (which I seriously doubt considering past games), is be innovative and find a solutions like Fallout did. Even make it a toggle for people who prefer the zoomed out version if they want.

If I remember correctly, one of developer answer on twitter that MEA will have this type less than DAI.

Lack of cinematic focus was one of the worst aspects...and decisions of DAI imo. What I learned from that is any content initiated that way was not worth doing. So maybe that's the cue in MEA on which missions to ignore. All said, I expect 70% of the game will be like that, because it really seems like MEA is virtually a carbon copy of DAI despite the complaints by the multitudes aspects like this are much despised. MEA will really clinch it for me as to whether Bio is actually listening to it's fanbase as a collective whole or just the ones that tell them what they want to hear. I guess we'll see.