14 DAY TRIAL // Apparently, the team at BioWare intends to outdo the performance of its previous co-op bonanza of Mass Effect 3 in its upcoming role-playing game, Dragon Age: Inquisition.
The news comes from a BioWare representative stating that the dev plans to "support [Dragon Age: Inquisition's] multiplayer far beyond Mass Effect 3," adding that "they have a lot of content planned for Dragon Age for months on end," as reported by Destructoid.
The role-playing game will have a much greater scope than any of BioWare's creations so far, and will also include a cooperative multiplayer mode that will allow up to four players to band together in an adventure that is separate from the sprawling open-world campaign.
The multiplayer in the game is an action-packed dungeon crawling experience, allowing fans of the series to play together for the first time. It won't be Mass Effect 3's horde mode, but the devs promise an interesting and exciting experience, set in three different environments, with randomly generated objectives.
Players will get to choose from twelve different characters, four warriors, four rogues and four mages, and as you play you'll be able to earn currency and pick up random item packs. The multiplayer component will also include microtransactions, allowing gamers to use real-world money to buy in-game currency.
The game's chest system is similar in nature to the system in Mass Effect 3, with players able to unlock new characters and items, but BioWare doesn't plan to stop here.
The developer wants to add more levels and updates after the game is launched, as free DLC, which the company says could also include more character classes. The company has also mentioned that the level cap for multiplayer is 20, after which players will be able to promote their character and earn an extra attribute point, yet again a similar system to the one used in ME3.
Mass Effect 3 fans no doubt remember the simple yet fun Horde mode and the solid experience it offered, along with its slew of new maps, weapons and characters, so the experience in Dragon Age: Inquisition should be great, in spite of the optional microtransactions.
Dragon Age: Inquisition promises to offer an immense single-player campaign with a sprawling open world to explore, as well as a convoluted and complex plot, laden with juicy characters, both friend and foe.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is coming out this November, headed for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms.