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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Jeff talks about it around the 28:40 mark in the video.

 

[FoxMcChief]

That’s fine by me. I love the series, and want it handled right.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

SIX YEARS??

They been asleep?

 

[diffusionx]

I don’t think BioWare is going to survive six more years.

 

[MMaRsu]

SIX YEARS??

They been asleep?

Theyve been getting fired

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm fine with a long wait, but 6 years is pretty long.

I'm in no rush for another huge sci-fi RPG since I'm still playing one. But I'd like to play it sometime in my lifetime.

 

[Kurotri]

Yep, no surprise there. These hamsters are still at it with Dragon Age Dreadwolf and aren't equipped to do 2 games at the same time. Factor in how dev times have ballooned and wa la.

 

[BootsLoader]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Theyve been getting fired

Damn, that'll do it

Hopefully for people who know what they're doing after that dumpster fire Andromeda.

 

[ungalo]

That’s fine by me. I love the series, and want it handled right.

And that's fine by me because i know it will be shit anyway.

 

[BrassDragon]

Wow, they have the time to reboot it three more times and crunch themselves to death in 2027.

 

[Gudji]

Bioware won't exist in 6 years.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Oh, thank God 4 Grubb.

I thought that was a launch trailer.

 

[Dr_Ifto]

So what have they been doing for 3 years? It was reported to be in production a while ago

 

[MayauMiao]

Bioware won't exist in 6 years.

Given current state of Bioware, its already dead.

 

[nowhat]

I don’t think BioWare is going to survive six more years.

I don't think BioWare, as we'd like to think the studio, has existed for many years now. Which makes me sad. Also makes me want to bone Morrigan for some reason.

 

[Arsic]

I’m gonna call bullshit.

8 years.

 

[BouncyFrag]

I hope it’s multiplayer is good. I have no care or concern with the story. I still enjoy the original trilogy replaying it every few years. The game has a chance to avoid the shit tier writing that plagues us today the longer it takes to finish; I won’t be holding my breath tho.

 

[WoJ]

There's no way the next Mass Effect is good. Not coming from this BioWare. Not with what is likely development hell. At least we will always have the trilogy.

 

[StereoVsn]

So what have they been doing for 3 years? It was reported to be in production a while ago

Yeah, not that I am shocked or anything, but WTF on the ramp up here. Their development process is screwed up. Well I guess we knew that.

 

[Interfectum]

Teasing a game for 6+ years, most players will be done with it in a single weekend with a mid-80 MC score at best.

 

[Punished Miku]

Teasing a game for 6+ years, most players will be done with it in a single weekend with a mid-80 MC score at best.

Inject some Dead Space Remake juice in it. Bump it up to 89 maybe.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I have no care or concern with the story.

What? How in the hell can you say that about Mass Effe..

the shit tier writing that plagues us today

Ah, yes, you have a point.

 

[Loomy]

SIX YEARS??

They been asleep?

Between the layoffs and Dreadwolf, this game is probably still in pre production with a small team. 6 years seems like a stretch though.

 

[GymWolf]

They overestimate people interest after andromeda, only rockstar and a couple of other few devs can announce a game 6 years before release and get people excited.

 

[Mowcno]

The modern video game industry.

Mass Effect - 2007
Dragon Age Origins - 2009
Mass Effect 2 - 2010
Dragon Age 2 - 2011
Mass Effect 3 - 2012
Dragon Age Inquisiton - 2014

For this 7 year period that's almost one RPG a year.

Over the last 8 years Bioware have released 2 games. Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

SIX YEARS??

They been asleep?

*They're making Dragon Age right now*

lol

Anything else is a tiny team/ pre-pro

 

[AJUMP23]

They have worked years just to make that trailer and poster.

 

[Luipadre]

Yeah thats why its stupid to tease them stuff and even saying on twitter "yes its in engine" Give me a fucking break

 

[Skifi28]

I'm not even sure Dragon Age is ever releasing at the rate they're going.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Six years is an entire console cycle.

We need to stop talking about games that are TWO years away, never mind six.

 

[Shut0wen]

I don’t think BioWare is going to survive six more years.

I mean if they keep the combat of inquisition and better side quests to the new dragon age then the games gold, DAI is a total let down but the dlc is great

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

with or without the delays?

 

[dottme]

Six years is an entire console cycle.

We need to stop talking about games that are TWO years away, never mind six.

Especially, in six years the game have time to be cancelled, completely reworked, shift direction. Why are You trying to hype a game so far from its release when you probably don’t even know yourself what it is going to look like at the end.

 

[StueyDuck]

Doubt... ol chubby grubby can be wrong often.

Why tease something on N7 day for something that's 6 years out that's just moronic.

I think either this is a rumor where it's wires are crossed of just the usual "influencer guess they pretend is a leak" until they get called out then they "it was Muh opinions"

 

[GHG]

So basically never.

 

[hinch7]

As a little bit of a Mass Effect fan and was looking forward to ME4, this doesn't bode well. It'll probably get scrapped at this point much like Bioware (of what's left of it).

 

[LordBlodgett]

Makes sense, they've been working on a new Dragon Age game since Andromeda. Sound like that one is finishing up and they are putting some of the creative team on Mass Affect. Not sure how anyone expects different with how long big games take these days

 

[Thirty7ven]

6 years means they have gone as far as concept art for the logo.

 

[nowhat]

The modern video game industry.

Mass Effect - 2007
Dragon Age Origins - 2009
Mass Effect 2 - 2010
Dragon Age 2 - 2011
Mass Effect 3 - 2012
Dragon Age Inquisiton - 2014

For this 7 year period that's almost one RPG a year.

Over the last 8 years Bioware have released 2 games. Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda.

I don't think this is indicative of productivity, rather that it's a miracle Dragon Age still exists (supposedly) in any form. Origins was in production for many years. After its success EA wanted a sequel ASAP (in less than two years, using a different engine, i.e. Unreal), with predictable results*). Inquisition was a huge undertaking, partially due to EA's insistence at the time of using Frostbite for everything (it doesn't work for everything) and that it came out at all when it did was due to massive amount of crunch. Frostbite sucks for many types of games, so Anthem and Andromeda get some sympathy from me (not a lot, though) in that regard. If anything, the previous production schedule was way too tight for consistent quality. OG Mass Effect trilogy had the benefit of using a single engine throughout its run.

*) I know I'm very much in the minority, but I don't think DA2 is that bad. As a sequel to Origins it blows, but it's not really a sequel despite the title. The time constraints are visible especially in the recycled environments. But had it been called "Generic Action RPG" I think it would have got a much better reception. It's no classic, but playing as a force mage can be a lot of fun, the crowd control spells are amazing.

 

[zeroluck]

I don't think its possible to make another ME game that keeps up with AAA quality of linear games.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I'm not even sure Dragon Age is ever releasing at the rate they're going.

The only question is whether Dragon Age 4 gets canceled + BioWare gets euthanized, or will it release + flop + BioWare gets euthanized.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Late next gen it is....

 

[Hudo]

Man, i fucking hate that games now take 8+ years to develop. That doesn't sound like a healthy industry at all to me.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

That’s fine by me. I love the series, and want it handled right.

You really think a game announced in 2020, coming out in 2029 is handled right?

 

[balls of snow]

It will be 10 years between Dragon Age installments. It will take as long for Mass Effect.

 

[March Climber]

SIX YEARS??

They been asleep?

So what have they been doing for 3 years? It was reported to be in production a while ago

 

[touchfuzzy]

Yep, no surprise there. These hamsters are still at it with Dragon Age Dreadwolf and aren't equipped to do 2 games at the same time. Factor in how dev times have ballooned and wa la.

You're looking for 'voila' here, lol.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What's the general consensus on it? I just haven't kept up with EA apart from Dead Space. That was pretty good.

 

[FoxMcChief]

You really think a game announced in 2020, coming out in 2029 is handled right?

Hope.