Dragon Age: Dreadwolf - Stepping Away From the Warrior, Mage, and Rogue?

Gamerant posted an opinion piece on the possibility that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be moving away from the Warrior, Mage, and Rogue classes of previous games. This was prompted by rumours of a God of War style system.

Highlights

• Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will supposedly have a shift to action combat instead of the previous hybrid system, which may be a significant departure from the gameplay of its predecessor.
• There are rumors of a possible faction-based class system or even the removal of classes altogether in Dreadwolf, which many fans believe would be a mistake.
• The skill tree prototype shared by BioWare suggests a different approach to character abilities, potentially sacrificing the series' identity and the importance of team dynamics in gameplay.

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Dragon Age's Classes and Origins

One specific fan theory goes that all Warriors will be Grey Wardens, all Rogues Antivan Crows, and all Mages Tevinters. However, this feels like a pretty massive step backward. Dragon Age: Origins features six backgrounds based on their race and class. Inquisition technically has six, though they were criticized for being too limited due to forcing dwarf players to be Carta members and lacking a city elf option. Dreadwolf only having three character backstories tied to class would strike many fans as unnecessary railroading.

It also doesn’t make much sense with the lore. The entire point of Dragon Age’s Grey Wardens is people from all walks of life dedicating themselves to fighting the Darkspawn. They have never been exclusively Warriors, with Rogue and Mage Wardens appearing in all three games.

Doing away with classes entirely would also be a mistake, but that may be where the game is heading. Those who have seen the game compared its combat to the God of War reboot. If this is accurate, it’s unclear if Dragon Age’s rigidly defined classes would even work with Dreadwolf’s more hack-and-slash gameplay. BioWare might have decided it doesn't, doing away with strict classes altogether.

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