Former BioWare Dev Defends Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Character Creator

Former BioWare Dev Defends Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Character Creator

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard's character creator has come under fire in recent weeks from certain sections of the Internet, leading to a viral tweet from someone that claimed character creators are "nothing but a stupid, narcissistic waste of time". That's certainly one of the hottest takes you'll see out there regarding character creators, and they were thoroughly lambasted as a result, as many came to the defense of The Veilguard's take on the feature.

One such person was former BioWare developer Damion Schubert (thanks GamesRadar), who worked for the studio as a combat designer on the long-running Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. Schubert is now busy with his role as a creative director for Netflix games studio Boss Fight, but he took to time out of his day to throw his two cents into this discourse, offering up his vast experience on RPGs and MMOs.

In a series of tweets, Schubert outlines why so much effort goes into making character creators, as he points out that a lot of people spend "huge amounts of time on character creation". He also rightly points out that robust character creation is vital for representation and to make a world feel more...

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