Pfft! They lost that privilege when DA2 was produced!
I'm probably the only person who considers DA2 to be an amazing and very misunderstood game.
Sure it has its objective problems like environment recycling and stupid enemy wave mechanic, but as far as characters and story go, it was sublime. It's focus on chamber stories and personal development was really something else.
I'm not saying I'm going to preorder DA4. All I'm saying is that judging an unreleased game just by shards of information and prejudice towards a publisher is stupid.
And BW hiring a tech expert on multiplayer? So what? MP in ME3 and DAI was really fun. I didn't mind it at all and I don't think they would go all MMO with DA4. The point is, we'll see.