Wait for all the DLC to come out?

You may choose to wait but prepare to spoiled each time you log on to the internet because someone somewhere decided to post spoiler in the title of their thread or vid

yeah that's why for the first week or 2 after MEA releases I'll be going dark until I've had chance to fit in at least one playthrough of the game in Especially considering the fact I'm in the UK and we won't get the game till the 23rd

In truth the only way that would make sense is if you plan to buy the complete edition later on and save money. Other than that there is not that much reason in waiting. If money is not the issue, then go and play it as soon as it release. You will experience the game without spoilers. If you are here this means you are a fan, consequently the chances of getting spoiled are pretty high. Make a favor to yourself. Buy it and play it at release. The additional DLCs will justify multiple playthrough.

I already pre-ordered.

If I love a game a lot (especially the world and lore), I buy before DLC. Why? When I can play the game completely fresh (major spoilers are avoided) and I can go and discuss things with others who have played. These discussions or speculations can run until the DLC comes out and then I have another injection of that universe, it's fresh and I get to enjoy it all over again.

Whereas, if I buy it complete, I experience everything all at once. I miss those 'between' moments, the sinking in of the original experience and the anticipation to see what comes next for the game. I miss hot topics (ME3 would've been a completely different experience if I knew about the ending) and can become spoiled about story details. Not to mention that hearing other's opinions on something can color one's own experience with it; I'd like to form my own impressions on something, if I can.

For other games, (usually those not made by Bioware) I wait to buy everything all at once because of the discount. I'm quite used to waiting on a game to go down in price, it's how my father bought them since I was a kid and with a lot of games nowadays leaving a lot out of the base product (can't believe that is actually a thing now...) it's a good habit.

Wait up to a year to play this game after launch? Negative

Play the vanilla version now, and play with all DLCs in a year or so...

I just hope there's no BS DLC this time that releases at launch or a couple weeks after launch, which is clearly main content that was cut for the purpose of making more money. I remember those closed rooms on the Normandy SR-2 and leftover space in the character selection screen... Sorry EA, but I never paid for those DLC, better luck next time.

No way I could hold at that long. Day 1 purchase, then will take my time and savor it. Then be sad when it's over and feel like my life is over.

^Worst game ever?^ I'm assuming you have hard proof to back that statement up?

To the OP. I usually buy a game first and if I like it, I'll happily buy DLC's for it to further my enjoyment. It really makes no sense to me to wait, and then buy the game and DLC's together.

You know, people say avoiding spoilers over such an extended period of time is a difficult task in this day in age, but I was able to make it to Inquisition's Game of the Year addition without a single one (that I didn't deliberately ask for). The only spoilers that do seep though the blackout curtains these days are usually big twists. The ending of Firewatch and that level from Titanfall 2, and as much as it may pain me to say it, I don't expect BioWare to pull anything mind-blowing like that in Andromeda. Admittedly, I don't go on Tumblr, Twitter, or Facebook at all, and I consciously decided to take a break from the BSN at the time and I don't have any friends who are BioWare fanboys, so I had everything stacked pretty well in my favor. If that's similar to your situation, I don't see why you couldn't, or indeed, shouldn't. Hell, near-complete social network blackout might be a good lifestyle choice anyway (for productivity at least).

Waiting for the GOTY for any game is safe, economical, and overall a smart choice. No regrets, plenty of reviews released outside the launch hype, and bug and balance fixes you could need. BioWare games especially seem incomplete without their DLC as of late. If you don't mind not discussing the game when it comes out and missing the multiplayer peak, you really can't go wrong.

I tend to wait with a lot of games nowadays, mostly because they are never optimized for PC so i just want everything patched and ready to go. Bioware games however are the exception to that rule, will not wait, will buy asap.

In DAI's case I could have waited if I really wanted to although I'm glad I didn't because it's become my favourite Dragon Age game. But with ME hell no as it's probably my favouriet game series I've ever played so I'd always support this new venture from the start