History BrokenBase / DragonAgeInquisition

* The cessation of patch and DLC support for the game on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/XBox360, followed by the release of the much-requested Skyhold wardrobe feature and the ''Trespasser'' DLC, resulted in battle lines being drawn in the fanbase. Players who bought the game for the older-generation consoles felt it was unfair that they could not access such significant content [[note]]especially ''Trespasser'', which was promoted as the epilogue to ''Inquisition'', teased answers to questions raised in the main game, and is clearly intended as a bridging DLC leading into future games in the series[[/note]] without buying another copy of a game they already own, on top of having to purchase an entirely new console as well; many players in this camp felt it was unfair of Creator/BioWare to release the game on the older consoles at all, if they weren't going to make the ''entire'' game available. Meanwhile, many PC and current-gen console players argued that, given that the previous generation of consoles were nearly ten years old at that point, owners of those consoles should have expected such a situation when they bought the game in the first place, considering how much already had to be cut to make it run on the old hardware.

** Some revelations about the Fall of the Dales in ''Jaws of Hakkon'': [[spoiler:Some find Inquisitor Ameridan's story to be a [[MirrorCharacter beautifully tragic parallel]] to the current Inquisitor's (especially if they're a Mage/Elf), and sheds more tragic light on [[ForWantOfANail how easily the Fall of the Dales might have been avoided]], given that Ameridan the elven mage was a close personal friend of Emperor Drakon, worshiped both the Maker and Creators, and tried to convince the Dales to do the same before he disappeared. Other fans are a little annoyed at ''yet another'' example of the writers [[ScrewYouElves blaming the elves for their own oppression under humans again]]. Some think it's another brilliant case of GrayAndGreyMorality, others feel it ignores established lore that Emperor Drakon was an ''Imperial expansionist'' who already led several [[TheFundamentalist religious-based]] military campaigns against neighboring human kingdoms (and refused to tolerate ''any'' alternate Maker worship, like [[https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_The_Daughters_of_Song The Daughters of Song]]). Many find it doubtful that Drakon or his descendants would have just ''left the elves alone'' in the long run even if they ''had'' accepted Chantry missionaries, when even human neighbors who already worshiped the Maker weren't spared.]]

** Whether Sera's [[CulturalRebel "non-elfy" status]] and [[InternalizedCategorism internalized racism]] is a unique and refreshing character trait, or overblown since most of [=BioWare=]'s non-human characters tend to be "not like others" of their kind too. (Varris is "not dwarfy," Iron Bull is "not like any Qunari we've seen so far," etc.)

** Fans are split over whether Sera's InternalizedCategorism and the player's inability to help her overcome it explores a HardTruthAesop that oppressed minorities can hate and oppress each other too (though whether Sera is doing it, "elfy elves" are doing it to Sera, or both do it to each other has fans split), or carries some UnfortunateImplications that the only "correct" way to be a minority is to be a self-loathing one who assimilates to the dominant religion/culture. (Especially since Sera is the ''only'' elven companion this game besides Solas, who is also "not like other elves," shits on other elves every chance he gets too, and is revealed to be [[spoiler:an ancient Elf and the GreaterScopeVillain]], and an "Elfy" Female Lavellan who doesn't embrace their role as Herald of Andraste or choose a non-elven LoveInterest can ''easily'' become a CosmicPlaything.)

** On the one hand, [[https://the-gaider-archives.tumblr.com/page/17 Word of Gaider]] has stated that the developers based the elves off real-world Medieval Jews, and admitted to their [[{{Applicability}} similarities to "historically oppressed groups" like African and Native Americans]], to the point that it's not uncommon for Jewish and/or [=BIPOC=] players to personally identity with city and Dalish elves. To that end, [=DAI=]'s many cases of ScrewYouElves (as stated above) has left many players feeling it carries some UnfortunateImplications: "If you deal with systemic discrimination, ''you deserve it.'' You and your people should have [[spoiler:assimilated to the dominant religion/culture like Ameridan or [[BoomerangBigot Sera]]]] or you were asking for it." This left a bad taste in many players' mouths. Not helped that the Dalish Inquisitor (especially the female Inquisitor) is a CosmicPlaything, and Dalish are framed as elitist bigots and the revelations about their history an example of BreakTheHaughty, but many players have pointed out that since the Dalish and city elves are EnslavedElves, it's less "[[ScrewYouElves knocking the haughty elitist down a peg]]" and more "grinding already disadvantaged people further into the dirt."