#The Next Dragon Age Game

[dragonageconfessions]

CONFESSION:

I hope eventually we get to see the events of Blight 1 in Dragon Age. Maybe in the base game in Dreadwolf, maybe as an expansion pack DLC. I really want to see how the Grey Wardens were founded, the true identity of the Warden who killed Dumat and whether or not Andraste was the Original Old God Baby

Credit: Image provided by Confessor

#Dragon Age Confessions #bioware #the next dragon age game #Grey Wardens #Dragon Age

[felassan]

[source (Senior Reporter at Kotaku), linked Kotaku article, two, 'FC 24's performance link', three, four, @/N7SeveranceDay (source of the last two images, "Account supporting BioWare employees laid off in 2023."), five, six, Polygon tweet, Polygon article]

"BioWare Continues to Refuse to Pay Severance" statement transcript:

“BioWare Continues to Refuse to Pay Severance On August 23 of this year, BioWare eliminated “approximately 50 roles at BioWare”. Following the layoffs, seven ex-BioWare employees engaged the services of R. Alex Kennedy to represent their interests, stating that the amount of severance offered was insufficient under Alberta common law. Counsel for the employees has attempted to reach a compromise that would avoid requiring lengthy court proceedings, but BioWare’s lawyers refused any offers to negotiate and settle out of court. The basis of Kennedy’s claim is that according to Alberta precedents and under Canadian law, these employees should be receiving approximately 1.7 months of severance per year of service they gave to BioWare. BioWare has now filed a Statement of Defence, which argues that the seven terminated employees are only entitled to two weeks of severance per year spent in service to BioWare, because of a contract provision that Kennedy says is not enforceable. The filing means BioWare will be taking these former employees to court rather than working towards finding an out of court resolution. The developers involved in the suit have expressed their disappointment: - “We are disappointed that BioWare prefers stalling and intimidation tactics to fair dealing with people who have given years, and in some cases decades, of dedication and hard work to the company.” - “We believe they are using intimidation and stalling tactics to try and get us to drop out. A lot of the more junior employees and those with families, who had more monetary pressure on them, could not risk waiting on a court case that may take many months more to resolve, and have already had to drop out.” - “At the time of the layoffs, BioWare offered us professional assistance in finding new employment, and an additional payment, but ONLY on the condition that we signed an agreement saying we cannot talk about any details of the settlement, and that we would completely waive any right to legal action or even to complain in any way about anyone associated with BioWare now or ever in the future. Tactics like that sure make me think that BioWare knows it is in the wrong.” - “Despite what they publicly announced when they laid us off, this process has been anything but empathetic, respectful, and communicative.” The latest BioWare layoffs were the third round so far this year, and many of the developers affected even in earlier rounds are still searching for work, though some have started to find new positions. Regardless of employment status, the members of the current lawsuit state they remain determined to pursue BioWare in court, regardless of their employment status: - “We strongly believe that if Dragon Age: Dreadwolf does not do as well as BioWare or EA wants at launch, there will be more, even larger layoffs. Therefore, regardless of our own well-being, we believe it is important to hold BioWare responsible and get a clear decision on what settlement amount is legal. We’re no longer part of the development team, so the best way we can help our former teammates now is to hold BioWare accountable and ensure that the next group who is laid off are not treated as poorly as we were.” November 7th marks “N7 Day”, which is a fan celebration of BioWare’s Mass Effect games featuring Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy. The developers involved in the lawsuit are hoping N7 Day this year will be a reminder to BioWare of the importance of loyalty to your crew, and hope fans can have a little fun and help express their support with memes and images using an #N7SeveranceDay hashtag. The ex-employees involved in the suit are all based in Canada and have an average of 14 years at BioWare.”

[source]

You can express your support using the hashtag #N7SeveranceDay.

Edit: [Part 2/update] [more on the Keywords topic]

#dragon age: dreadwolf #dragon age 4 #the dread wolf rises #da4 #dragon age #bioware #mass effect #video games #long post #longpost #mj best of #next mass effect #signal boost #N7SeveranceDay #worker solidarity #labor rights #pls note that i did not create any of the images in this post #or the N7Severance twitter account. pls see source links

[grandpasauce]

Can I say something that blows my mind about Varric and Solas’ relationship? Imo Varric was THIS close to actually convincing Solas. we all talk about romanced Lavellan almost getting him to admit everything and possibly give up his plans, but we neeeeddddd to give Varric props like this man was really about to convince a whole ass god (literally named Pride) that he is wrong, that going through with some self destructive attempt at rectifying ur mistakes by destroying the world is Not the proper way to process ur grief, and Varric doesn’t even know he’s doing it. Varric really is the party bard fr the charisma score on this man………..

yes I’m talking about the man on the island banter. Every time I hear it I tear my hair out because VARRIC you almost HAD HIM he was CRUMBLING I just KNOW IT

#this is also why I think Varric needs to die in the next game like he really do be too powerful #solas is like ‘Varric I’m afraid I am actually TOO fond of you therefore you must perish’ #solas/Varric do be kind of canon #solas #Varric #dai #dragon age

[jenivere2]

I made this lil zev art a while ago

#dragon age #if hes not in the next game i will cry #dragon age origins #dragon age zevran #zevran arainai #dragon age fanart #digital art #my art #art #lazy art

[chantryexplosion]

i'm never not going insane about this

#like no matter what they do in the next games u cant take this away from me !!!!! #it didn't have to take one hundred years #dragon age #handers #✨.txt #and also despite dai trying to tone down the impact of wht anders did u cannot take that away from me either this is a direct #result of his actions to ME ! #we did it you stupid bitch

[ashenknightt]

i just rlly wanted ti draw alistair w a mabari

#i should draw cullen w one next tbh #something abt fereldens ans their warhounds 🫶 #alistair theirin #dragon age #dragon age origins #fanart #digital art #art #video games #artists on tumblr #my art #doodle

[foxx-queen]

perhaps i am a dragon

the dragon milf by @ancientannoyance

#flemeth #dragon age #dragon age fanart #my bestie drew this for me cause shes the best and my crops are watered my skin is clear my depression gone #u know when a piece just really gets the Vibe of a particular character??? thats this for me #u got the mystery the power the intrigue. and most importantly. the milfness #bioware might forget about her next game cause they're obsessed with ***** and can't remember any other character #but she'll always be the most interesting character to me and i Will continue to commission people / bully my friends into creating content

[juls-art]

New DA comic featuring a scruffy silver fox Varric got me actin up doodling

>89

-- Kofi | Patreon        

#dragon age #dragon age: the missing #varric tethras #fanart #doodles #but bioware i need to know-- is he greying bc of stress or #or is next game really 10 years after trespasser >8o?!?!

[redlyriumidol]

honestly i forgot about this but objectively it was soooooo ridiculous for zevranmancers to get less zevran content in dai than people who didn't romance him

#god he had better be in the next game #zevran arainai #i think it's fairly possible that we will see him given the involvement of the crows. but not extremely likely bc they don't care abt him #like when i realised that everyone else got a whole series of war table missions about him.... #i just don't understand the logic behind excluding him but only for the people who obviously like him the most #its why i ended up changing my canon origins romance to morrigan tbh #that plus his da2 encounter being bugged so he doesnt recognise the romance... every day i cry #dragon age

[biowho]

What if I draw all the DA2 companions in lil cardigans?

Here’s Merrill

#anders #da anders #dragon age #dragon age 2 #bee's art #i think i'll do bethany next... #yes thats the bdg classic games shirt #digital art #ref

[wizardsix]

astarion stans who refuse to try befriending or even romancing anyone else are the most annoying mfs. "I only romance astarion I just can't relate to the other stories" really? you can't relate to gales deep self loathing? his deep love and loyalty for those he cares about? you can't relate to wylls kind heart and desire to always do good, even if it means he's miserable? can't relate to shadowheart blindly following a god, only to learn the truth and reinvent herself? you can't relate to lae'zel or karlach who were lied to and used as weapons their whole lives, but continue to push on even when they're scared? you can't relate to the overarching theme of authority vs autonomy???

it's not difficult, it's just people refusing to appreciate and explore the game to its fullest bc their manipulative sexy vampire is all they need(something astarion actually loathes being seen as btw). but ok, you can be boring and do whatever you want, but don't lie and say the other stories are bad, because they're not. it's simply a lack of media literacy and critical thinking. because to you, if a character doesn't tell you point blank that they're aware of their situation, it's bad writing. missing the entire point that victims don't always realize the situation they're in. keep in mind astarion and karlach are the only ones who got away from their abusers, which is why they tell you clearly and confidently about what happened to them, fully aware that it was abuse. whereas the others give only their tunnel visioned perspective and speak highly of their deity(not caring about themselves, wish to appease them for something in return).

don't get me wrong (seriously, if I see one person misunderstand me I'm going to lose it) astarion is a good character, but people who only like him need to stop acting like he's the only complex and well written one. stop crying when people with brains call you out for being weird about his ascended ending. the game isn't about him. at least try and show some respect to those who worked hard on the game. make an oc and try new things, i promise the fictional vampire won't care if you don't romance him one run. have a drink with shadowheart, dance with wyll, go to a restaurant w karlach, maybe then you'll calm down.

#this isn't astarion slander this is a critical post against his annoying ass fans #if this post offends you then youre exactly who im talking about. use your brains. i want people to appreciate larians hard work #idk man i just dont understand people who play heavily choice based games and don't try different things #again dear god do not get me wrong. play how you want. its the people that literally lie about characters that irritate me #'gales full of himself/lae'zel is mean/wyll is boring' tell me your brain is full of holes w/o telling me #also. shocking. but youre allowed to dislike or be neutral on characters but at least try to see their story and give a Valid reason why #no 'gale was toxic to mystra' doesn't count bc thats a blatant lie. and him forcefully triggering romance stuff is a bug. try again #the thing is too i just know this chaos is caused by dragon age stans that migrated to baldur's gate bc the next game is gonna fucking tank #cant keep their stupidity in the da fanbase it seems #astarion ancunin #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #bg3 spoilers #six speaks #also im not saying every stories writing is perfect bc not even astarions is perfect. i have criticism for all of them #but at their core they succeed in delivering the themes mentioned above

[dragonageconfessions]

CONFESSION:

I’m convinced the figure with The Gun in the Dreadwolf concept art is Sera. Height seems right, outfit looks like one of her armor options, hood’s drawn up to conceal giveaway hair and ears. She also seems like the most likely returning companion since her status and end game doesn’t really change much, she has room to grow as a character and she’s an easy contact/representative for the remains of the Inquisition. I could also fully see Dagna making her a specialty firearm and if that is the case I dearly hope she’s trying to outdo Bianca and Bianca.

#Dragon Age Confessions #bioware #dragon age dreadwolf #dragon age concept art #sera dragon age #the next dragon age game

[felassan]

[source, article, BioWare Blog post]

#dragon age: dreadwolf #dragon age 4 #the dread wolf rises #da4 #dragon age #bioware #mass effect #next mass effect #video games

[grandpasauce]

brb channeling ancient powers to ensure solas gets a sexy giga boss battle in da4 where he turns into some big slutty pride demon-esque final boss monster shit

not like in a horny way I’d just think it would be neat but like definitely NOT in a horny way

#i think he deserves a grostesque monster form in the next game ok #he needs to let his hair down yknow let the feral out #solas #dai #dragon age

[catebeesart]

Every bird gone unheard

Starving where the ground has froze

#let us be angry in the next game #that is all I ask #oc:eelis lavellan #dragon age #dai #beesart

[slack-water]

Watched Dragon Age Absolution the other day and….

Qunari lady 💜

#she’d make a great companion in the next game just sayin #dragon age absolution #qwydion #fanart #dragon age