Ex-Dragon Age Dev: ‘I’d Quit’ If You Forced A Single Player RPG To Go Live Service
Ex-BioWare devs of Dragon Age fame are free to comment on how ridiculous the notion is that Veilguard failed because it wasn't a live service.
Former Dragon Age Writer Comments on Veilguard Live-Service Suggestion
Former BioWare employees respond to EA's recent suggestion that Dragon Age: The Veilguard would be more successful as a live-service title.
Ex-Dragon Age Dev Say He'd Have "Quit" If Live Service Was Forced Into a Single-Player Game
Mike Laidlaw, former creative director on Dragon Age, commented on the statements by EA's CEO that Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn't meet expectations.
Did Dragon Age: The Veilguard undersell or face unrealistic expectations?
This is not the first time I’ve written about a video game that appears to have been sent out to die, and I predict it will not be the last. The latest victim of the business is Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which of course was one of the subjects of EA’s February earnings call with CEO Andrew Wilson.
"I'd probably, like, quit": former Dragon Age leads react to EA's suggestion The Veilguard should have been live-service
Former Dragon Age lead developers have reacted to the suggestion by publisher EA that the series' most recent entry
Dragon Age Devs React To EA's Live Service Comments: “I'd Probably Quit”
Laidlaw's new team at Yellow Brick Games have released Eternal Strands, a fantasy RPG that isn't currently a live service. While it's certainly not reached Dragon Age levels of popularity yet, it also lacks 16 years of history to build hype from.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch 5 seems to be its last major update for now
BioWare says that Veilguard is in a stable place and the team will shift to 'monitor for any game-breaking bugs, should those occur.'
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Due to Lack of Live-Service Elements, Says EA
The Veilguard failed at least partially because it didn’t have live-service elements. The gaming landscape has changed quite radically over the last decade. Games like Destiny and Fortnite have encouraged developers to look toward making its games everlasting rather than an experience that lasts a finite amount of time.
Former Bioware Head Calls Out EA’s Thoughts On Dragon Age The Veilguard Failure
Dragon Age The Veilguard was not a success, and EA made claims as to why that was, and some are fighting back hard on that.
Dragon Age Co-Creator Offers EA Some Advice: Follow Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer Larian’s Lead
Gaider then said EA should follow the lead of Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian and double-down on what Dragon Age did best. Baldur’s Gate 3 is of course a massive hit, and while it has multiplayer co-op, it is a predominantly single-player RPG experience.
EA Has Completely Misunderstood What Made Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperform
The Veilguard had a strong opening and plenty of hype around its launch, but failed to stick the landing. As EA reported last month, despite good reviews, The Veilguard reached 1.5 million players across all platforms,
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It looks like the entirety of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's main credited writing team is now no longer working at BioWare
Every writer credited as being a part of the main writing team on Dragon Age: The Veilguard no longer appears to be working ...
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Former Dragon Age Dev Says He'd Probably "Quit That Job" If Series Focused On Multiplayer
Dragon Age's former creative director Mike Laidlaw shares his response to EA's suggestion that The Veilguard would have done ...