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12:45 PM on 11.19.2009, Brad Nicholson

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Dragon Age expansion 'Return to Ostagar' announced photo

#BioWare #DLC #PC #PS3 #Xbox 360

The Dragon Age: Origins Twitter account doesn’t spread lies like your standard, filthy Elf commoner. Something “cool” was announced this afternoon relating to Bioware’s latest RPG: the “Return to Ostagar” downloadable expansion.

Return to Ostagar takes the player back to the place where he or she became a fabled Grey Warden and experienced just an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bit of turmoil as such. According to the EA press release, the DLC will allow players to “exact their revenge” for the slight at Ostagar and quest for the golden armor of King Cailan for $4.99 (or 400 Moon Bucks) across all three platforms. Nice.

So, downloadable revenge and special loot is coming to Dragon Age: Origins at an unspecified holiday date. Sounds like we need to clear a spot in our schedule whenever the release is pegged. Not that we'll be doing much other than playing through Origins stories anyway.

[Thanks, Rockatansky and Victor Stillwater!]

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28 comments | showing # 1 to 28

Bishna

$5>7$

Magnalon

This quest sounds very meh. It kind of detracts from the emotional moment of that battle to just go back.

bluemeep

OMG SPOILERS.

For people that just started the game.

Like me.

>:(

MrSadistic

Flemeth is a dragon.

StingingVelvet

$5 is cheap so I will almost surely get it just to have the content and support the game, but it does sound kind of meh compared to Warden's Keep. The big draw seems to be the king's armor, but on PC we already have a mod that adds that to the game, so it is rather redundant.

Volomon

Wait a sec they need to patch the content they already released first. I mean seriously? You expect me to buy content on top of the content that is already buggy? That would be kind of stupid.

Tubatic

@Volomon

Dwarves are supposed to be that short Volomon, I don't know what your issue is...

Knillinux

The only reason I would want to go back to Ostagar is to get the backpacks I forgot to buy. xD

loki d20

More heavy armor DLC items, yay? They need some better bows and light and medium armor in the game. Already tons of awesome heavy armor.

Anyway, I'll get it just because I'm enjoying the game so much otherwise. Arcane Warrior is my favorite build so far.

Nic128

Should I wait until I finish the game or not......... I probably won't wait, I dig good armor.

The Silent Protagonist

Bioware, here's a thought - release a real expansion and play test it first. You know, just wait a few months, test it and then release it. On disc. Worked wonders for older games you guys did.

Of course, then Bethesda would be expected to do the same.

Sonvar

They said it was only a possible hour playthrough which disheartens me a bit. I'll still probably buy it but I would hope for more than an hour extra of play.

20 Sided Death

I'll take it but I better get more than an hour of gameplay. If I only get an hour they better offer up alternative rewards for mages and rogues to that heavy armor...or will it be massive armor? Oh, they better or else...or else I'll just enjoy the DLC the way it is and do nothing else about it.

Gyrael

MrAssRichstic

bagalot

I think I missed the memo where we hate continuous support of extra content for games.

Ganjookie

SOLD

Brian Keljore

Awesome! I really want a new Origin though.

MCChampaignMillionaire

Dragon Age looks nice maybe I will get it

Hawks

@DLC haters.

Theyll have an actual expansion at some point, and Itll probably include all the DLC leading up to it. Whether its on a disc or not I cant imagine, but the game industry seems to be in bed with the strictly digital format.

But yeh, 5 bucks just for a set of armor? NTY, unless its got some decent story tidbits hidden in it.

bagalot

I wonder, if they continue to release more DLC, if they are continuing to record new voice overs with the same voice actors of your teammates, or if they won't have anything new to say about your new found adventures. Seems like a pretty sweet deal for the voice actors if they do keep recording new voice.

Atlas

I fucking hate Moon Bucks!

-Ghost-

I'll probably get this after I hear a bit more about it. $5 or less is a good price for DLC, it's why I gladly buy the DLC Character Packs for Killing Floor. It's almost pocket change, but also helps support a developer you like, while giving you a reasonable amount of extra content in your game. I never like the whole "pay $15 for an extra 2-3 hours" thing some games have going on.

Kaalinn

The moon bucks problem doesn't really apply in this case though, since the Warden's Keep DLC cost 560 points and there's an option to buy EXACTLY 560 points, despite it being a weird number in real bucks, because of it. BioWare doesn't exploit it like you've come to expect other companies to.

Ryan J Murphy

dlc is bad

expansions are good

moocow21

THIS is an expansion? Yeah right.. How about a proper PC expansion pack. Bah, what am I saying; I haven't even finished the game yet.

Im OK

If there's some actual quest to this, as in new story dialog or character interactions and such, then okay, maybe I'll consider it. If it's just "go there, kill some darkspawn, get armor, leave" then no thanks.

Chris Tu

Eh, I think the Golem DLC is still the best, but I want a more massive expansion, like to Orlias, Antiva, or Tevintar.

SPOILER!!!

Bring the golem to the dwarven city to the anvil and you find out Shale is a female dwarf who was loyal to the paragon. They also have a neat conversation.

warx235

oh no!i deleted game 5 minutes ago and all of his content and i see now expansion pack??!it was best thing ever happen to me.i am idiot.Ending sucks, i wanted to look for Morrigan but game ended.I will download this game again and this expansion.i feel so terrible that morrigan left me. i will instal this one and find her.Damn

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