@pyratrum: Here's a link to Bioware's Dragon Age FAQ from 2006: http://web.archive.org/web/20060209112210/http://www.bioware.com:80/games/dragon_age/faq/index.html
It was like that for years, if I remember correctly, with information coming and going.
To quote the FAQ:
1.05: Will Dragon Age have a multi-player component? (Back to Top)
Dragon Age will have a fully developed multi-player campaign that follows the same core story as the single-player campaign, but which is optimized for cooperative play. Some competitive play modes will also be available. More information on multiplayer will be made available later in the development cycle.
1.06: Will Dragon Age have a toolset for content creation? (Back to Top)
Dragon Age will have a brand-new toolset for end-user content creation and BioWare will be providing support to the mod community � supporting the BioWare Community is very important to BioWare. More information on the specific features available in the Dragon Age toolset will be made available at a later date.
1.13: Will Dragon Age have a Game Master client? (Back to Top)
Dragon Age will have a Game Master client. More information on the specific features will be made available at a later date.
1.14: Who is publishing Dragon Age? (Back to Top)
Dragon Age has not yet been signed with any publisher. It is a brand new intellectual property created and owned by BioWare.
I can't see any date on that but I'm assuming it's from around a decade ago? Policy changes over time. To say that what is said in the OP is false due to what happened a decade ago is a pretty bad argument. Keeping in mind that the time period you quoted from didn't have the same problem with loot boxes and publishers weren't actively targeting "games as a service".
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