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BioWare Cancels Dragon Age 2 Expansion Before It's Announced

Posted on Tuesday, March 20 @ 12:23:33 Eastern by

Through a series tweets by BioMarkDarrah, it appears that BioWare has cancelled an expansion pack for Dragon Age II due to the team for the DLC being needed elsewhere:
We will try to bring some closure to Hawke's story but likely not in a playable form. Originally we had planned to do an expansion pack but had to stop to focus on what we are working on now.

Team sizes are relatively fixed. For us to continue working on the Expansion, we had to have people not working on... something else.

We did have plans for an expansion pack to DA2 but, other DA opportunities came up. There were even shirts! It was called Exalted March.

TL;DR2 - We'll be -very- actively looking for feedback on the next DA title, and will be showing the game more than before as it develops.
Mark Darrah was able to be fuller with his response off BioWare's social forums, giving a hint at the direction Bioware is going with the Dragon Age franchise as well as the future for BioWare.
You’ve most certainly heard the rumors floating around, and unfortunately I can’t really comment on them. However, what I can say is that we’ve been thinking a lot about Dragon Age – what it means, and where it could go. This past year, we’ve spent a lot of time both going back to the “BioWare vault” of games and re-examining them, and looking at some new possibilities that today’s industry allows.

With that, the next thing for the Dragon Age team members and I to do is hear from you, and not just on the forums, or Facebook, or Twitter. We’ll be attending a number of conventions and gatherings, including PAX East in April. The most valuable thing we can get out of those meetings is to hear from you on those same topics – what does Dragon Age mean to you, and where would you like to see it go? We’re excited to hear what you have to say!
Well, there aren't many other BioWare franchises left in their past catalogue. A loose deduction says he's just talking about Baldur's Gate, considering that the teaser site has already been unveiled. Being Asian, though, I exclaim Jade Empire!
Tags:   EA, BioWare, Dragon Age


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  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    It's a shame really. I wish they just stick to the way the first game was but had to make it all wishy washy. :(
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    I never really liked Baldurs ate because it was a broken RPG in many respects...but I get why people love it so much.

    Considering the PR **** storm BioWare has gotten into int he past year, I am not surprised by the cancellation, but ultimately saddened it had to happen, Dragon Age II is a good game, people just jumped on it because of several assets they didn''t like.

    Then again RPG fans are a vicious, passionate lot.
  • nihm
    nihm

    Joined: Jan 2011
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
    I liked the gameplay and art style changes in DA2, I just think the story was abysmal, even by videogame story standards. I beat it once and couldn't bring myself to play through again, whereas with Origins I beat the game with each of the different origin stories.
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
    Funny, I found the opposite to be true for me. The gameplay was an improvement, the graphics and design was kind of meh, and some plot snags were there, but overall the storyline was great, mainly because it was something never done before
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
    What storyline? The game had you running around the same locations 8 times over doing side quests until all semblance of a plot had been lost
  • pennpsu
    pennpsu

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
    Quick point, DA2 was barely an RPG, DA1 was everything an RPG should be. I have noticed the debate framed as which game is better, DA1 or DA2. That is a matter of opinion, which game is a true RPG is a matter of fact. Fans of BioWare pre EA loved the studio for their RPG game mechanics and mastery of storyline and presentation, we are upset because they have essentially stopped doing what they were best at. You like ME2 better than ME1, no problem, but don't think ME2 resembles anything like the previous RPG's from BioWare.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
    They really should just move on to making dragon age 3 so we can forget about this game
  • drathbone
    drathbone

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Mar 20th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
    Here's a suggestion: Don't make the next DA suck balls. Do what you did right with DA1 and translate it into DA3. I didn't even pick up my pre-order for DA2. Maybe I can still get it less the $5 I put down. Is that possible? Might be worth it now since it's only like $20.

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