
The entire original Dragon Age trilogy owes a lot to David Gaider, who served as lead writer across Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition, before eventually leaving BioWare after a stint of 17 years in 2016. Even if he'd carried on a little longer, however, he says that EA's live service plans for the series would have pushed him out pretty swiftly.
Speaking with GamesRadar+, Gaider says that if he had stuck with Dragon Age rather than moving over to the doomed Anthem, "I think I would have stayed at BioWare longer than I did."