Bioware announced yesterday that they are now ready to receive applications for those eager to participate in the beta testing of the game’s toolset, which will be included with the PC release of Dragon Age: Origins later this year (Q3 2009):

We are taking applications now from Community members who want to participate in this closed-beta test of the Dragon Age: Origins Toolset, an opportunity to help temper the Dragon Age Toolset into something that may be used for years to come by a vast and thriving community.

We are looking for a wide range of computer systems, testing experience and a variety of technical areas of expertise. No experience with toolsets? No problem. We are looking for all types of users.

To Apply for the Dragon Age Toolset Beta test, please click here: Dragon Age Toolset Beta

- Evil Chris Priestly, Community Coordinator

Having spent years crafting one of the highest-rated persistent worlds for the original Neverwinter Nights, I’m extremely excited at the prospect of taking part in the testing process. While Obsidian Entertainment may have dropped the ball with Neverwinter Nights 2, particularly with respect to the Aurora toolset, the original application’s ease of use yet depth of features makes it, in my opinion, one of the greatest triumphs in PC gaming to date. It was this part of Neverwinter Nights that helped forge one of the most dedicated online communities to date, spawning hundreds of third party tools, thousands of modules, and tens of thousands of pieces of user-created content.

With Bioware once again at the helm of a major fantasy RPG, perhaps Dragon Age: Origins will be the true sequel to Neverwinter Nights that us fans have been anticipating.

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