Dragon Age: Inquisition won't be getting any post-launch DLC introducing new characters as such a thing would require content to be included on the disc, something BioWare is wary of.

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Speaking to OXM , creative director Mike Laidlaw explained that due to how enmeshed in the rest of the game companions are, some data would need to be included in the disc to make the addition of more at a later date possible. Given the generally negative outlook that on-disc DLC provokes, however, the team has apparently opted to err on the side of caution."Because of how deeply enmeshed in the system companion characters are, we can’t just add them on the fly, part of them has to be shipped on the disc,” he said. “[This] has led to criticism that we’re forcing people to pay for content they already own.“It’s not the case, but we’ve decided this time to not go that route. There will be no DLC party members.”As a result, Dragon Age: Inquisition will offer you nine party members to choose between, and it's looking like this number won't be entering the double digits post-launch. Confirmed characters are Cassandra, Iron Bull, Sera, Solas, Varric and Vivienne. Rumours are also doing the rounds that Alistair is set to return

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