they interviewed some australian teens about how the ban was going there and they said they still all used it, they just used fake IDs and VPNs and other ways to do it. so it's super worthwhile obviously 🙄

(I think the fact that they changed Solas's plan from having tons of elven fighters to him being a lone wolf (heh) makes me feel that disbanding is overall better, but we didn't know that at the time obviously)

maybe it could be a help rather than a hindrance by the time the sixth blight rolls around and they need the soldiers... but that obviously wouldn't factor into the inky's decision-making.

for sure - i picked disband too because i was a bit uncomfortable just handing that much power to orlais (well. the chantry, but they're somewhat interchangeable); seemed like it could be destabilising, buuuut they had been having peace talks with ferelden during DAI so

my case) owing you a favour or several, you may already have influence of your own as a noble, you had a big hand in putting the divine on her throne... like honestly i get it! and they have a point! most of our inkys are Good People but if they weren't... the south'd be absolutely screwed

oh absolutely! by the end of DAI, even if the inquisition hasn't *specifically* overreached - aside from the massive armies parked on their doorstep you also have unreal alliances - you put the orlesian monarch, whoever it is, on their throne, you have archon radonis or king markus (or both in

the inquisition can just do things like this then no wonder they're so pissed by the time of trespasser

also, corypheus is blighted/darkspawn and has a blighted dragon (and his footsoldiers the red templars are teeeecnhically blighted no?), so, you know. Wardens Useful