Summary
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard may introduce some class balancing changes in the future, with buffs being more likely than nerfs.
- BioWare discussed the possibility of adding a New Game Plus mode to The Veilguard but ultimately decided against it.
- The game will remain limited to three character save slots on consoles due to some unspecified limitations of its save file architecture.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard could still receive some class buffs, but a New Game Plus mode is unlikely to happen, a senior BioWare official has revealed. This information was shared as part of a recent developer AMA, which also yielded some other insights into Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
The newest mainline entry in the Dragon Age series was released for the Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC on October 31. The action RPG has received several updates since then, the most recent of which arrived in the form of Patch 4 on Dragon Age Day, December 4.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch 4 Adds Hawke Cosmetics, More
BioWare reveals several in-game rewards and out-of-game celebrations for Dragon Age: The Veilguard in celebration of Dragon Day Day.
In addition to the early December update, the 2024 franchise anniversary prompted the team behind The Veilguard to host an AMA over on the r/DragonAge subreddit. The resulting back-and-forth with fans revealed plenty of new information about the recently released game and BioWare's current plans for it. Among other things, Dragon Age: The Veilguard director Corinne Busche said that the developers are still closely monitoring the ARPG's class balance, noting that some near-future tweaks remain on the table. Any potential changes are more likely to be buffs than nerfs, the official explained.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Unlikely To Get NG+ Mode
Elsewhere during the AMA, Busche acknowledged some recently voiced fan requests for a New Game Plus mode. At some point during development, BioWare indeed considered adding NG+ to Dragon Age: The Veilguard's feature set, but ultimately decided against it, the director revealed. There are consequently no plans to support anything of the sort at the moment, she concluded. This decision is consistent with the way the series has always been designed, as no Dragon Age game to date has offered an NG+ mode. The fact that all four mainline entries in the franchise have level caps that are somewhat straightforward to hit in a single playthrough plausibly has something to do with their historical avoidance of NG+.
Mid-game spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard revealing one key story choice ahead.
One Dragon Age: The Veilguard Story Decision Has the Player Base Evenly Split
The recently concluded AMA also saw Busche discuss the game's telemetry data, revealing that Dragon Age: The Veilguard's choice between saving Treviso or Minrathous presently has the player base pretty evenly split. She labeled this statistic as surprising, not least because the entire development team was expecting Treviso to be a much more popular choice.
Busche also addressed the possibility of increasing the character save limit beyond three slots in the console versions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. She confirmed that this change was previously investigated, but is unlikely to happen due to limitations of the game's save file architecture, albeit without elaborating on the matter. A few weeks prior to the recently concluded AMA, BioWare confirmed that it has no plans for any Dragon Age: The Veilguard DLC.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 71%
- Released
- October 31, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- BioWare
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
WHERE TO PLAY
Enter the world of Thedas, a vibrant land of rugged wilderness, treacherous labyrinths, and glittering cities – steeped in conflict and secret magics. Now, a pair of corrupt ancient gods have broken free from centuries of darkness and are hellbent on destroying the world.
Thedas needs someone they can count on. Rise as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero. Be who you want to be and play how you want to play as you fight to stop the gods from blighting the world. But you can’t do this alone – the odds are stacked against you. Lead a team of seven companions, each with their own rich story to discover and shape, and together you will become The Veilguard.
- Engine
- Frostbite
- Franchise
- Dragon Age
- PC Release Date
- October 31, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 31, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 31, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
