Dragon Age News Thread

I'm hoping for more novels and comics as well. Maybe another DA game from Failbetter, etc. to help tide us over too...?

But seeing where they are in development now... yeah, I wouldn't expect to DA4 before 2020.

:sob:

Yep, I know that potentially means it's gonna be a wee bit of a wait yet... But in the end it's not in the number of years between releases, but about where they are in development now and how long things take.

TBF, it was closer to 4 years between DA2 and DAI, but I think most will agree that the bar is also set higher now for a great RPG than it was when DAI was released.

Personally, I'm perfectly happy to wait for a DA that'll knock it outta the park.

Bear in mind that's 3.5 years of full production time, and with a larger team.

DA4 hasn't even ramped up to full production yet. The bulk of their team is on Anthem (~70% the last we heard) with the rest (up until recently) helping out on MEA (which according to Aaryn was not the plan but had to be done). They've only had a small team working in pre-production until MEA wrapped up. So the team has grown, and there's about 15 new job openings, but it's still a relatively small team. The Writer's Pit only started coming together this year. And with the loss of the Montreal studio, and Austin busy on SW, I don't see them truly ramping up until Anthem releases (and it was delayed).

It's possible they could be outsourcing a ton of work, but we haven't heard anything as yet. That's why I was wondering if the reason why Mike was taking a trip over to Romania was to get some help from over there. Obviously that would not be the ideal choice though as managing a project like this is tough enough even when everyone is the same building, let alone halfway around the world. But, it's an option.

So when you factor all these things together, it makes a 2019 release seem... unlikely unless it's being fast-tracked to meet some EA deadline, and I don't think anyone wants that.

All they see is someone goes into the Quiz's quarters for 30 minutes to a couple hours. Isn't Jose's repeat scene cuddling on the Quiz's couch? 

As much as everyone seems to use the Quiz's bedroom as an office, sometimes, it's still their personal private area these people are being invited into. 

On the contrary, it's the just the opposite.

Very few games are afforded the opportunity for a lengthy pre-production period, as it would normally mean a large number of expensive devs are idling at the time. But with everyone being busy on other games, they can have a small team take their time, prototype a bunch of things, really nail down the direction the game, etc. Pre-prod is actually the most valuable time in production, so it's definitely a good thing they have this time.

True, though I wish we could dispel those rumors.

No, the culmination scene is cuddling on the couch. The repeatable scene is you and Josie kissing in the garden. 

We actually don't know what % of DA devs is working on Anthem right now, don't we? The information we have is fairly old, from what I recall. And from what can be extrapolated from scant hints on Twitter and some other places, the Writers Pit has been working on the project for... 7 months now? 6 months?

Outsourcing is more than possible, now that EA is basically fully converted to Frostbite (I recall Mike also mentioned that he may be visiting EA Australia later). Otherwise, how would EA absorb Montreal devs for work on Battlefront 2 with seemingly little fuss? And what would these devs be working once BF2 is done?

A longer wait doesn't necessarily mean a better game, though, but I would definitely rather DA4 get the time it needs. Still, I can't help but lament the wait. Almost double the production time by 2020 estimates As midnight tea pointed out, the team had a lot added to their work load with the Frostbite engine. Plus any ripple effects DA2's reception and the ending of the Mass Effect trilogy made for the developers.

Of course, I should just be thankful DA4 is getting its winks and sly smiles and an estimated release date by fans. Unlike a certain highly anticipated sixth game of a series that is in the back of the priority line.

If I don't know, hrungr doesn't know either. (no offense meant, hrungr)

So my assumption of 2019 is just as accurate as his assumption of 2020.

Was going by the picture....didn't clickbait on the link