Dragon Age - Forum Highlights @ Sorcerer's Place

Sorcerer's Place returns with new highlights from the official Dragon Age forums. This time, there are four sets:
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…this group has a more diverse group of developers than just David Gaider, with this bit on random loot coming from Georg Zoeller:

There will probably be a good variety of hand placed loot, especially better quality items, as well as items that serve as customized loot for plots or areas as well as for balancing reasons.

There will almost certainly be some randomly distributed loot. However, we plan on limiting randomization to places and types where it makes sense (no randomly generated diamonds or magical swords in the crate behind the bakery).

There may be some 'adaptive' loot in the same way it was used in Hordes of the Underdark. e.g. if our intention for a specific plot to provide a very special reward to the player, the actual object may be determined using statistics such as the players preferred weapon or party setup. I guess this makes most sense for quest rewards.

More information.

Okay, so this game seems to have been in development for eons now. Any - however far-fatched - ideas as to when it may actually be released?

Read the link for a sermon from Stanley Woo on that very subject. Patrick Weekes has said we should hear more about it after Mass Effect is out the door, so hopefully we'll get more news in the next couple of months.