Dragon Age DLC Already Being Worked On

Well, what do you know. Another company is developing DLC for a game yet to be released. Shocking, right? The game doesn’t come out until October, and DLC has already started.

Speaking to CVG, co founder of Bioware Greg Zeschuk had this to say:

We are creating a lot of downloadable content that’ll be on offer shortly after release. We already have a team working on it, because the core content of the game is pretty much done.

Why do people do this? What reason is there to make DLC beforehand when it could be put into the main game? I’m sure Dragon Age has side quests, and there’s no reason that this could not be included in it. The core game should always be the focus, with DLC enhancing it after release.

The DLC being planned “shortly after release” is another thing that irks me. The game is being considered the “spiritual successor” to Baldur’s Gate; a series that many hours could be put into. If Dragon Age is the same way, there’s no reason for the DLC to come out this early then. But with games costing more and offering less content, I wouldn’t be surprised.  Mass Effect came out in 2007, yet there’s only been one (measly) DLC add-on for it. That’s a game that could use more DLC.

Who knows if this content will be free or not on the PC, but I’ll eat my foot if it is on consoles.

Via: CVG