Don't know. What do you think?

Not high expectations at all, to my mind. See my comment to DrJones below, but I'll add this: The game may very well be great, and their world may be one of the best realized in recent times. But I won't gamble $60 on it and I won't reward the company for "saving" the series after they screwed me with DA2. They got $60 from me for that, $60 that I wouldn't have paid but for the success of the first game and certainly wouldn't have paid had I waited and read the reviews. So to my mind, they have a chunk of my cash but gave me virtually no value in return. It was a big learning experience for me. So now, I'm going to wait until DA3 drops, and that way "save" $40 or so and thus "get" suitable value in return from the company. Had DA3, as you say, topped Skyrim then that might have pushed me to buy the game early. But they aren't doing that, so I'll save my capital.

@Aleithian

I wouldn't be that harsh on DA2 myself. Despite its flaws, I actually quite enjoyed it, despite the fact that story was *all* it had on its side. I suppose the narrative clouded my ability to see the flaws I now acknowledge, but I certainly enjoyed my first playthrough.

I won't pre-order myself. I'm done with pre-ordering altogether after being severely burned by Rome 2, but I do expect to buy it upon reading positive reviews.

I'm not saying place your trust in Bioware and potentially get ripped off by a buggy game or one which does not match up to expectations, but at least they are being honest and asking us not to get our hopes *too* far up.

But really, waiting 2-3 years would surely be too much if the game comes out to highly positive reviews across the board? It's up to you how long you wait, but I'm going to make my decision once reviews are out.

You're right, I don't know that much about it. But they shafted us so bad with DA2 that I use that context in my decision regarding DA3. I was on the fence about buying DA3 early in its life simply on the basis of my experience with DA2. That the world won't be as big or immersive as Skyrim (cf. Witcher 3) is the final nail - NOT for the game as such, but for my buying it early. Had they offered a game with a big and immersive world, I would have considered an early purchase. Now, I won't.