What Does Getting Rid Of World States Tell Us About Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is not the fourth Dragon Age game I wanted, and that’s fine. As much as this series means to me, it does not belong to me or any other fan. No game should be made by the committee, and if getting rid of importable World States is the vision BioWare has for The Veilguard, I respect that.On a personal level though, this sucks. Like many of you, I have waited a decade for the next chapter of this story, perfecting my canon World State, making my peace with some of the tougher decisions put in front of us, and desperately waiting for some closure on the various plot points that have never been fully explored.Are the Wardens from the first game hearing the Calling? How is Kieran getting on now that he’s all grown up? Are Ferelden and Orlais facing a succession crisis if we left them with monarchs who haven’t - or can’t have - children? I thought that these were issues that The Veilguard would grapple with, and many others did too. The reveal that Morrigan is return...