Dragon Age fans are concerned that dismissal in BioWare developer testifies to the uncertainty of the future series, and one former employee seems to have become a catalyst for these sentiments.
Last night, BioWare reported that she had fired 50 developers to "guarantee that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be an outstanding game". Among the dismissed was Mary Kirby, a Bioware veteran, who has been working in the studio since 2006, since the creation of the Dragon Age series. Over the past 17 years, she participated in the creation of all three games and DLCs to them, and is considered the driving force of one of the most beloved characters of the series, Varrick Tetrasus, and some of the best quests.
The reaction to staff reduction and Kirby’s departure was, which was not surprising, negative. However, in addition to the traditional condolences that are usually accompanied by such events, in the entire community of Dragon Age developers there is a feeling that this can become a death for the series as a whole.
The creator of Dragon Age David Gader said Kirby’s departure "Incredibly sad", and many fans on social networks supported his opinion. Others are shocked by the decision to part with one of the best scriptwriters of the studio, emphasizing the importance of Kirby’s work on all characters and quests.
On Reddit, one of Dragon Age fans said Kirby’s departure "Deeply sad" So what "At a personal level, it is simply damn unpleasant to see how such a talent and passion, thanks to which I and many others fell in love with this world, are dismissed to hell". Others note that there are few scriptwriters left in the studio who worked on the entire Dragon Age series.
Some comments say that an inscription may appear on the wall regarding the entire Dragon Age series, and it is noted that parting with experienced scriptwriters does not promise anything good for DLC or even more so for subsequent games. BioWare does not hide that the next game after Dragon Age 4 will be the Mass Effect 5, and this may mean that until the next return to Tedas has been left at least ten years. The revival of the long -faded franchises occurs constantly, so it is difficult to say that after Dreadwolf we will never see Dragon Age, but it is obvious that the hopes of fans are small.