#and i am ignoring The Executors (eyeroll) because i just learned about the secret ending today and i do not like it

[cilant-lis]

after thinking about veilguard some more, i come to a conclusion that the plot really would have worked if there was one more game between trespasser and veilguard, with a huge time-skip

like in the hypothetical game you work to stop solas, as was the plan with project joplin, and the player works closely with what remains of the inquisition. the game would have ended with you imprisoning solas in the fade, but unbeknownst to the protagonist, he becomes blighted. end game

veilguard would then take place many years later, maybe even a century or so, to resolve the issue of most dropped plot points and lore inconsistencies from previous games. the plot would still revolve around stopping the blighted gods who escaped the prison beyond the veil as it weakened (maybe tie the venatori into it by having them weaken the veil?), but now you have a wild card that is blighted solas in the equation as well. he helps you stop elgar'nan and ghila'nain but he is still blighted, so what are his goals? the side plots and companions would remain largely the same, as would the ending. the blight is gone once and for all and thedas is finally at peace.