My Dragon Age Announcement 

PSA I have no idea why there is a giant black nothing at the end of this video. Sorry about that

Caitie really pulled an "I suspect you have questions" knowing she can't answer them within reason.

She pulled a Solas on us. This is so insane. How’d you get brought into BioWare?

The lore lady got even more lore for us

LORE LADY HAS BECOME CANON

Ghil Dirthalen pulled a Solas on us?! Just Kidding, congratulations, can't think of a better person for the job.

This announcement has cured all of my anxiety about the game. I just took a huge breath of relief.

Well deserved!! This gave me much more hope than whatever was that trailer.

I always thought that it would be insane if Bioware didnt contact you, although I excpected a voice cameo of you in DA4 ;) Congratulations!

What!!!!!! This is so amazing!!! Im so proud of you!!!!!!

Um… extreme hype for Catie! Congrats!!!! (belated I guess?)

THAT IS SO AMAZING!!!!!! I have to say - the tone of the trailer wasn’t what I was hoping for, but I am just pumped to get a new game in the franchise and will hold my judgement until I have it up and running.

Congats!! You're my favorite Dragon Age RU-vidr and I love your videos so knowing you're helping steer things fills me with confidence. I will say this, even thought most people dislike the trailer, I'm still hyped. I'm not letting the negativity get me down! I cant wait for the gameplay trailer!

Holy shit!!! This is wild! Honestly just hearing your involved makes me even more confident and excited for the game!

I'm glad for you! You put in a lot of hard work over the years. That said, I can not see this new trailor and feel like it was made for the fans. This is not the Dragon Age we love. It is an EA live srevice mobile abomination.

Omg, thats such good news. Not only for you, obviously. But to know that they took the time to find someone knowledgable about all the back lore. Congrats!🎉

Please tell us, is it actually good? The trailer seemed a bit concerning from an art direction. The companions make sense actually (except the void jumper) but the game looks cartooney. I guess we won't really know til Tuesday huh

After that teaser I may not be confident in the game so far but at least I can know the LORE is safe and sound

Sadly they lost me with that trailer. Been a huge fan since DAO but after all these years of waiting that thing felt like an insult. But still I'm really happy for you!

I wonder whether you can say how much of the feedback that your side had sent were actually been implemented.

This, assuming they took all the community feedback to heart, makes me much more optimistic for the game. The title change and newest trailer... not so much

The trailer gave the feel like this DA is gonna flop and they will bury the franchise with it. I just hope I'm pessimistic and wrong.

Congrats Caitie!!!!! I'm so excited for you, and I'm so excited that you were on the council. You're SUCH a great person for that role, and I look forward to hearing more about it!

Partially explains why she was so negative on the leaks last year and refused to cover them. She had already seen them and couldn’t legally talk about that, but I always thought it was crazy that after years of radio silence so many creators refused to cover actual gameplay with so many small lore details. It’s because the creators weren’t actually on radio silence like the rest of us 😂

AMAZING working with fans such as you is probably one of the best decisions Bioware could have made tbh

I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU CAITIE! 🎉 I can’t wait to hear all about your experience! You 10000% deserve it, and not only am I glad that this council exists, but also feel relieved that you’re apart of it! I’m so excited to play the game and nerd out with everyone! ❤

Congrats, if you're in this it really gives me hope for the game because I really disliked the trailer but you put the smile back in my face, I love your content

What a well-deserved and exciting thing! There is no one I'd rather have be a voice for our community.

This news brought me such a big smile Caitie, congrats!!! It makes me hopeful for the future of Dragon Age that they're consulting fans who basically write research papers about their world to get everything just right. Can't wait for the release! 🎉

To learn they had a Community Council is wonderful news! Such Fan and lore fanatic input in the game can only mean good things. I am even more hyped for it than ever now, and any concerns can be waylaid. You cannot really know a game until you've played it, and so to know they did this interjects they are taking the concerns and wishes of the fans seriously. It's more than I can say other companies have been doing.

i'm so proud of you for being noticed and apreciated by the game you love and care so much. you are such an amazing content creator for this series. is really well deserved.

Wow! Congrats! Look forward to seeing what happened when you give all the details!

I saw this video before the trailer and, honestly? This video did a LOT of work getting me excited for it. The devs listening to the hardcore fans is definitely what I was hoping for most.

Why didn't you tell them to fix the art style??? That would have been my only feedback

Oh my god!!!!!! I'm so happy for you. They definitely chose well.

That's exciting! The trailer comments look rough but I'm excited for the game!!

YOU HAD LORE THIS WHOLE TIME?! SECRET SECRET LORE!!!!!!!

I'm so happy for you! Congratulations and I can't wait to see the videos to come🎉

I’m not happy with the switch of art style…At all. It’s like what Sims 4 did from Sims 3. That being said, I’m happy for you . At least the lore will be correct.

SOLASMANCERS LET US TRY AND REJOICE IN HOPE

I am more couis about what lore disscusions came out from the council

Very excited for you! I have some worry, especially with the trailer they pushed out, but it helps to know someone so passionate about the series was involved to at least some degree.

GIRL CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND im literally so proud of you

Awesome! It gives me hope for the upcoming game to hear they are communicating with knowledgeable fans like you. Thank you for your service :)

I love this for you! cant wait to hear about it! I hope they keep updating the Tapestry or even add the tapestry to the upcoming games main menu.

Hopefully it helps. The reveal trailer was painful to watch.

That's great news! As someone returning to this channel after a couple years its amazing to know your passion for the world remains the same.

Wow! What a wonderful opportunity. Amazing what a passion RU-vid project could bring to you. Excited to hear your experience!

You were the hidden Elvhen Goddess in our midst this whole time! Praise to Ghil Dirthalen!

Catie, congratulations! Hope it was an awesome experience, can't wait for your take on the trailer and the game as it comes out!

I‘m sorry WHATTT did you say several YEARS?? That’s so awesome but wow how the hell did you keep this from us! Such a Solas move haha💜

Who is the genius at Bioware who thought that using a cartoonish style aimed at 12 years olds to announce DATV was a good idea?

I am very concerned about DA:IV. It has modern looks, but the tone of the trailer has me very concerned. I will withhold further criticism until the gameplay trailer is out, but... I cannot hide my dissatisfaction with the direction of the tone and writing - if that cinematic is indicative of the rest. It might be a spectacle, but I was hoping for some BioWare Substance behind it as well. Time will tell.

congratulations!!! well deserved honour! looking forward to whatever you can tell us about your experience

This makes me so damn happy! How committed you have been through the years with dragon age and are actually apart of it!!! So happy and can’t stress enough how excited I am to continue the dragon age experience with you and your videos!

Last time I was this early the Veil wasn't even a thin-hold on, you're collaborating with BioWare?! 🤩 That's massive! Congrats!

Amazing!! This is fantastic. Also I saw this pop up in my subscriptions, briefly forgot I was already subscribed, and tried to subscribe again 😂 I'm here for all your content!

Congrats! That must be a great opportunity. To be honest that does worry me a little bit on the authenticity of the content that you will be putting out, mainly your thoughts about the game, its direction and looks. Personally I value and enjoy hearing your opinions and feelings on past dragon age content, how much of that could potentially be more swayed from now on?. Regardless congrats again! Your videos are always great to watch and the coverage of lore stuff has always been super informational and interesting:) Edit: Apologies if my tone is off or offensive, English isn't my first language

Congrats on being on the Council!!!! Very Exciting!

eased my worries a bit after that trailer, i’m still waiting to see gameplay today to tell if it’s going to be up my alley

Yo congrats! Hope you continue to have a great time and good luck with the fans going crazy xD

That is so awesome! Can’t wait to hear more about your experience 😄

That’s awesome. I’m EVEN more excited to see your future content.

That's awesome. I hope it was a great experience for you. Looking forward to your DA: Veilguard content!

as someone who has worked alongside a lot of bioware's employees over the last decade for various different projects and as a fan of Dragon Age since origins I can tell you now that most of what you are assuming is a bunch of bullshit. They had to scrap their ideas and stories twice and start over from the beginning. If any of you are seriously hoping that some of the same plot threads are still going to get the payoff that you think that it will; I'm telling you now you're wrong. Along the way a lot of the people that laid out the plans for the original story for how this game was supposed to go left the company and along with the most of the vision and focus that was needed to make sure that you this game would be the perfect conclusion to the Dragon Age series as it was supposed to be the last one. Now it is definitely going to be the last because from what I've heard from their own employees this game is going to most likely be either mid as hell or downright bad for most players. Because they are directly making decisions for the story and design of this game that they know a good chunk of their player base will not be happy with. Such as the Veilguard name change being mostly due to the tonal change of the story. This story was supposed to be one of the darkest and most important in Dragon Age history with choices that would forever leave the world changed. Such as whether or not to help the Qunari invade and conquer Antiva. Or leading a slave rebellion in the capital of Tevinter. Or the ultimate decision on if the veil should be torn down. All that got thrown away. So I do not have hope for this game. Most of the people I have worked with told me to hold out for this trailer and for the gameplay reveal. Now that I've seen the trailer it infuriates me. I held out hope is that one of the series I love the most would get a good finale. And now...... If that gameplay trailer is anything like this I know this game will be forever remembered for ruining the franchise completely.

Fucking awesome and got me even more hyped on the new lore! Amazing and congratz!

The trailer that released today didn't exactly inspire confidence, but knowing they were roping fans and lore experts like Ghil Dirthalen in gives me that little glimmer of hope. This news allowed for a small sigh of relief. Thank you. 🙂

Wowww that’s amazing😍😍 glad they got fan perspective

The fact that our Lore Lady was able to give them direct feedback about the game makes me feel so much more confident in the story they are going to deliver.

OMG WHAT?! THAT IS EPIC!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ I’m so excited for you!!! This is such awesome news, congrats on the wonderful job!!!!

I don't get why BioWare is doing this. To have playtesting is one thing, but I'm guessing this is more to do with the writing/story? Regardless, that makes me feel like the designers of the game have so little confidence in their ability to provice a satisfying and suitable entry to the series that they need fans to point them in the right direction. Like, this is the fourth entry into the series, where they've already got over a decade of feedback and experience to work with.

Eyy, congrats on the official position :D

While this is absolutely a surprise to hear about nothing about it is surprising. With all the effort you've put in as a lore keeper basically of course Bioware sought you out. Still congratulations! This is awesome

Yooo! This is great news I’m so happy for you after listening to you for so long👍

Congratulations and good job on your hard work Ghil!

Couldn't have a better little lore bean for the council, Caitie!

YEEEEAAHHH! Love this for you and all of us! Congrats

I’m so glad you were chosen. This gives me more hope for the new game

Imposter!! We thought you we re one of us !! Joking, so happy for you and what a great choice for the community council, this brings me joy and reassurance

the way I squealed! I am so happy for you, that's like the best crossover ever!

Let's go! How exciting!

This announcement definitely gives me more hope than you could imagine that this game will be great!

Thats awesome! I'm really curious as to what that all means.

I like the idea that you had to record this video like some kind of last will and testament, only to be uploaded at the right time

Congrats! That's so amazing.

So happy for you! 🎉 This makes me even more hopeful for the new game if they have people like you behind the scenes❤

NO WAAY so happy for you! hope it was a great experience to work with them

Congratulations! 🎉 Good to know that you were consulted for the lore❤

WOW I AM SO HAPPY AND EXCITED FOR YOU AND FOR US AS A CUMMUNITY!!!!!!

so as someone that is a huge dragon age fan, the trailer has me really nervious. You being apart of it gives some hope but please let me know. is the game going to be as bad as the trailer? Right now i do not have high hopes. And dragon age origins is one of my most favorite games. The new trailer makes it look really fucking bad.

oooooh new icon! adding that to my conspiracy board now XD thanks for all your lore vids and congrats!

Congrats! That's amazing!

This gives me some hope because holy shit. I didnt realise i assmebling the avengers or suicide squad with that trailer. It was completely tone different to the cinematic reveal trailers from DAI, DA2 & DAO. Hopefully the gameplay is good because that trailer massively missed the mark.

Yoo it just happened thats insane

Well I very sincerely hope the game is better than that trailer implies.

Someone put Scout Harding and a male Qunari in Fortnite.

Congrats and well deserved!

Very happy for you, much deserved!

I've been binging DA videos this month so I don't remember if I was watching a recent video or an older one of yours, but I remember you mentioning that you gave a bit of lore feedback to an employee via email a while ago? And that you were very open to doing more of the same in the future, but you likely wouldn't be able to share anything about it because of NDAs. This feels very full circle lmao

Hey does anybody know how to get into the discord? I would love to join but I think I missed the window 😢