A patch can fix a crash, but it cannot fix pacing. Patch 13 introduces tooltips and journal updates aimed at guiding new players out of the Hinterlands earlier, but the open-world "bloat" remains. New players will still find themselves overwhelmed by fetch quests ("collect 10 shards") that no amount of framerate improvement can make interesting.
For PC players, the update resolved specific crash-to-desktop (CTD) loops tied to AMD’s Mantle API and select DirectX 11 rendering pipelines. dragon age inquisition patch 13
Most players agreed the changes were fair. The Artificer nerf hurt some builds, but Combat Roll warriors became a meme-worthy powerhouse. A patch can fix a crash, but it cannot fix pacing