<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
commitment	O
from	O
BioWare	O
to	O
support	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
seven	O
major	O
content	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
The	O
Stone	O
Prisoner	O
,	O
Warden	O
's	O
Keep	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Darkspawn	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
Leliana	O
's	O
Song	O
,	O
The	O
Golems	O
of	O
Amgarrak	O
,	O
and	O
Witch	O
Hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
were	O
distributed	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
BioWare	O
's	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
platforms	O
between	O
January	O
to	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
ruined	O
fortress	O
of	O
Ostagar	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
personal	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
recently	O
deceased	O
king	O
of	O
Ferelden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
containing	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
DLC	B-Protocol
along	O
with	O
Origins	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
for	O
Origins	O
include	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
missions	O
,	O
in-game	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
standalone	O
narrative	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
BioWare	O
intended	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Origins	O
,	O
Witch	O
Hunt	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
collects	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
packs	O
listed	O
in	O
this	O
article	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
release	O
:	O
The	O
Stone	O
Prisoner	O
,	O
Warden	O
's	O
Keep	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Darkspawn	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
Leliana	O
's	O
Song	O
,	O
The	O
Golems	O
of	O
Amgarrak	O
,	O
and	O
Witch	O
Hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
without	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Edition'''s	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
erroneous	O
omission	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
using	O
vouchers	O
provided	O
by	O
EA	O
customer	O
service	O
representatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
some	O
players	O
encountered	O
issues	O
with	O
Bioware	O
's	O
DRM	O
authorization	O
servers	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
received	O
error	O
messages	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
bundled	O
with	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
were	O
not	O
registered	O
as	O
authorized	O
when	O
attempting	O
to	O
load	O
a	O
game	O
save	O
,	O
leaving	O
them	O
unable	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Origins	O
was	O
delayed	O
from	O
early	O
2009	O
to	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
opportunity	O
to	O
rework	O
Shale	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
her	O
backstory	O
and	O
personal	O
quest	O
as	O
launch	O
day	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oli	O
Welsh	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
The	O
Stone	O
Prisoner	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
amazingly	O
well-integrated	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
location	O
and	O
scripting	O
superior	O
in	O
quality	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
side	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welsh	O
found	O
that	O
in	O
this	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
succeeded	O
in	O
creating	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
can	O
meaningfully	O
enrich	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
players	O
buy	O
it	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oli	O
Welsh	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
found	O
Warden	O
's	O
Keep	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
encouraging	O
start	O
for	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
quality	O
terms	O
-	O
but	O
not	O
quantity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
pack	O
represented	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
's	O
combat	O
and	O
storytelling	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
compact	O
form	O
,	O
its	O
main	O
quest	O
is	O
"	O
an	O
unsatisfying	O
meal	O
for	O
the	O
money	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
best	O
played	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
possible	O
for	O
an	O
optimal	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noted	O
for	O
its	O
troubled	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
The	O
Darkspawn	O
Chronicles	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
monster	O
squad	O
is	O
appealing	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
conceptual	O
level	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
competently	O
executed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bloodthirsty	O
evil	O
simulator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Leliana	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
an	O
agent	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Orlesian	O
bard	B-Application
Marjolaine	O
,	O
and	O
experience	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
her	O
to	O
settle	O
down	O
in	O
Ferelden	O
and	O
join	O
the	O
Chantry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
adds	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
armor	O
called	O
Battledress	O
of	O
the	O
Provocateur	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
into	O
Origins	O
and	O
Awakening	O
campaigns	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Leliana	O
's	O
Song	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VanOrd	O
liked	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
the	O
effective	O
storytelling	O
which	O
frames	O
Leliana	O
's	O
origin	B-Operating_System
story	O
from	O
a	O
darker	O
perspective	O
,	O
though	O
her	O
companions	O
are	O
duller	O
by	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baudoin	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
hardest	O
achievement	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
badge	O
of	O
honor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Harvester	O
reappears	O
in	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
II	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Lead	O
Character	O
Artist	O
for	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
II	O
Shawn	O
Hawco	O
,	O
DLC	B-Protocol
modules	O
like	O
The	O
Golems	O
of	O
Amgarrak	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
proving	O
ground	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
not	O
only	O
"	O
test	O
the	O
creative	O
waters	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
BioWare	O
's	O
sequel	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
The	O
Golems	O
of	O
Amgarrak	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Thursten	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
suggested	O
that	O
The	O
Golems	O
of	O
Amgarrak	O
is	O
a	O
notable	O
example	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
which	O
is	O
not	O
entirely	O
made	O
of	O
filler	O
material	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
certainly	O
missable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
formed	O
a	O
view	O
that	O
Witch	O
Hunt	O
is	O
satisfactory	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
quality	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Darkspawn	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Broker	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
promotion	O
with	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Blood	O
Dragon	O
armor	O
was	O
available	O
without	O
extra	O
cost	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
unlocking	O
the	O
Blood	O
Dragon	O
armor	O
set	O
in	O
Origins	O
will	O
unlock	O
it	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
