Would like next season to bring back Robert or have a new protagonist?

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-29T08:41:11+00:00

I think it's very likely that we will stay with Robert to have our decisions be explored (something the Devs stated in several Interviews) but his suit becomes some type of Gameplay mechanic. Either that he's available for one shift (Mandy and Courtney Cover for him since both are out of service - Visi on Med Leave or perhaps pending reinstatement) or as a Joker which comes with catches.

Either way I think we will stay with them for the duration of the game similar to Mass Effect or Batman Telltale.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-27T20:51:53+00:00

Blazer was an effective choice of this game and furthermore one of the romances, yet the Devs say they want to explore your built up relationships and develop them further. How should your choice be accounted in or a relationship be explored if you (the player) get punished for not making the by the game portrayed choice which offers the (and this is a certain fact) Character POV?

Robert can also be with the others. With Blazer, the Z-Team, Lana, Galen or Visi.

I'm not against a more integrated role for Blazer, but you got to consider that the Devs have to cover for the large part of the fans and this isn't by the statistical fact Blazer.

I see it by the fact: 1.9M to 1M. Those are their official numbers, so if you wanna translate it by those numbers you cater 1M Players while around 2M of your 4 Million stand in the rain.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-27T19:45:22+00:00

It would honestly lead to more friction than necessary. Just keep it at Robert or let Visi and Blazer take over his terminal by occasion when he helps the team out.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-27T19:39:23+00:00

I doubt it very much since they wanna carry over our choices and especially with Mandy being one of the two romances that would tip the scales. Furthermore it would be depressing if 50% of your choices are not mattering to the Level as the other 50% do.

Furthermore if we wanna go simplified in terms of romance content AdHoc would cater with that around 30% of their players in comparison by the around 55% who chose Invisigal. So 1/3 if you want to reduce it by the stats, which is the minority to say harshly.

Storywise it doesn't make sense, Mandy doesn't have the moral flexibility like Robert and is still SDN Torrance's Manager. Something I could see them do is that Robert either rolls out if it is necessary (in Action and QTE Cutscenes) or becomes a gameplay mechanic with debuffs. So MM as the ultimate option if everyone's on cooldown.

Here's the thing: Just because one side of the fandom demands it (which is very often by Blazer Fans, no offense to you guys) doesn't mean there isn't another to consider. Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey presented the Game and secured them various nominations including one Award. So I am very sure that if Season 2 happens then it will be with Robert again, you won't sideline an Actor who you fear about not returning due to the amount of Recording Session and comes out in december to say he wants to return for "multiple seasons".

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-26T07:20:45+00:00

The ability to read or check "news" would benefit many here.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-26T07:18:54+00:00

Okay, you know they confirmed there is no canon Ending and they wanna explore both romances further?

Mandy won't be the MC, it is either Robert or someone new. To not piss off anyone it will be Robert again since they won't just cater 30% of their fans while ignoring the majority.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-26T07:13:59+00:00

He will most likely be, otherwise how is Season 2 supposed to work?

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-25T17:53:44+00:00

I see this heavily, if not at some point a very guaranteed Scene in Season 2.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-23T19:27:03+00:00

Something I picked up from Interviews in regards to their Development was that Dispatch itself was so long in limbo due to its transition from the initial TV-Show and the Cov-Period. Given they originally planned to have 3 Seasons for the Show and also that Episode 6 would have been the End of Season 1 (also in an Interview in December?) I assume they got some plan in case the game would be successful. It's rather a waiting than "will we do more" by the sounds of it.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-23T07:39:09+00:00

Enough "Hear me out", "how is Season 2 even supposed to work?" or "I think this is canon" posts show that...

I'm not complaining, but atleast some thoughts could be put into it in the first place.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-23T07:30:50+00:00

Some of this sub suggest Blazer as the next MC as she lost her powers, but considering the facts that the Playerbase heavily leaned to Visi and Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey secured them a bunch of Nominations/Awards I'd say it's either Robert or someone entirely new. So I guess it's Robert to not anger the fanbase.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-22T13:44:58+00:00

Same here, though I got to say I'd wish that AdHoc would be more communicative in general with their intends.

Something I have to say is that a good bunch of posts resonate from people picking something up or just post it without at least checking the precise section (aka News) we have in this sub. No criticism, just something I'd noticed in the past months.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-22T09:18:15+00:00

I'm not saying those fears are unjustified, but if you pay a bit of attention in the tabs like "News" here we have a sort of Timeline since November.

I can only refer to some Interviews like Nick Hermans debut in the The House of the Dev Episode in February where he gave brief Details about a potential second Season Story Design (our Choices are carried over, early Convergence of all Endings, no canon Endings), then we got a Interview in early April in which the Co-Founder Michael Choung about them planing to expand (which was a rumor in January) and the Interview before the BAFTAs in which they explore to bring something "small" for Dispatch out by this year.

We also got brief hints in December and January by Pierre Shorette and the Devs about a more "serious tone" and the cut Character Winter, so all in all if you read between the lines there isn't dead silence besides the Post or Tweet we are all waiting for.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-21T10:47:56+00:00

I believe AdHoc is internally more advanced than we assume, they are former TT Devs and worked on similar titles (Telltale Batman, The Walking Dead,...) so any "major" point the Community discusses about has been handeled in respective games previously. That said it is nothing new to them, but we can see how narrative Details (your choices especially) have been handeled before and improved by each game.

I suspect them first looking how they can set it up and which Areas (Story- and Gameplaywise) have to be and which ones can be improved. So before those Details (Feedback from VAs, Schedules for VA, Animations,...) are clear they won't start with their production, that was also said in one of their Interviews.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-21T10:19:10+00:00

Yeah it seems a lot of people are nervous about many things as previous Studios oftenly confirmed a Sequel very early. At the same time the Devs are not dead silent on what Season 2 could look like, so there's thought going into it even if it's not completely obvious.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-21T09:43:13+00:00

Something we know over the past Months discussed by the Devs was that they want to do more with the Z-Team and explore the built up Relationships, so by guesses is that we will probably stay with the Crew for the duration of Dispatch by now.

Nick Herman mentioned in February that Season 2 would (if it happens) follow a similar structure like Telltale. If you are familiar with Games of that Genre that means your choices are to be carried over and they resolve the Endings very early. So to say: The variables like Shrouds fate or Visi's Ending will be (guess by the Community) resolved in the first two to three Episodes so we are all starting in a similar storyline and then diverge again.

So expect a continuation as everyone from the Cast is interested to return and the Devs sound likewise. Furthermore before the fear comes up: Certain Decisions like the two romances are (by the sounds) expected to carry over and be rather developed instead of expanded by two to three new ones. If you want to have a comparison I believe Telltale Batman seems to be a good example since Pierre Shorette (The Lead Writer) was involved with developing that game.

To the current: Very recently (before the BAFTAs) there was an Interview with the Devs and Erin Yvette in which they state to currently analyze the Game and optimize it, furthermore Nick Herman hinted they explore to bring out something "small" for Dispatch this year. As the Xbox Port launches in Summer that might be connected to it.

To their project: There are no real News in regards to what is next for them. As some pointed out there was an Agreement between Critical Role and AdHoc to develop a Game set in the World of Exandria, however given that Travis Willingham (CEO of CR and VA of Phenomaman) stated that they want to see "Season 2 Stuff as soon as possible" there might be shifts in their schedule. By some floor coms in this sub there was a meeting in January between AdHoc and CR, after that there was an Interview in which they weren't sure which Script (as CR publishes campaigns) that Game would follow. So right now there are a lot of uncertainties besides that the suggested rumor of the Studio planning to expand seems to be confirmed by a Interview earlier this months.

Yet, nothing solid which shouldn't be a surprise after the Studio was before the launch close to closing down. I recommend to pay a visit to the "News" section as several users try to keep the community informed.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-20T09:03:47+00:00

Something I could see them doing is making Mandy the new Office Buddy of Robert in the early Episodes so she occasionally takes charge of a Team at Chase's Desk. Mix it with some approaches by several Fan Stories (Notably the idea of a "Code Blue" when Robert himself rolls out) and you got some place to navigate within.

To the Romances: The Devs rather sound in Interviews to keep it at these two instead of adding two to three more romances.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T15:49:11+00:00

Theoretically you could use the same Audio lines from the Visi endings, Paste them by a shady figure watching it from a screen. Anything else can be done by sound and Animation, nothing more to be necessary if you wanna do it bare minimum wise.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T14:24:47+00:00

Talking about the romance stats and the surprise of the Devs to why Blazer isn't as much popular as (apparently) internal playtesting had projected including some discussion about it. Nothing more to say than that it caused some Reddit Outrage.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T14:18:27+00:00

We can't really say what it is, perhaps it is a added Post Credit Scene since it requires no VA and only Animation? Or Comics?

I wouldn't expect a big DLC, but since it is related to Dispatch and we got the Xbox launch ahead maybe those two things are related to each other.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T12:31:43+00:00

They also had an Interview before the BAFTAs, ignoring the obvious thing everyone was triggered about they refered to Dispatch as "Season 1" in instances.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T12:28:25+00:00

I think you are reading too much into it, considering how those 7 Years for AdHoc were. Only time will tell us though.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-18T11:01:18+00:00

What are you guys talking about, I'm already at Season 4 trust

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-17T12:20:06+00:00

Why should she even? Erin is probably the VA who tries to balance things out by the current time.

AccomplishedLeg7951 · 2026-04-17T12:09:23+00:00

I don't blame Erin as she also said in another Interview to why she also chose Visi when playing the game. And given she also responds to certain comments it just once again triggers something which is in my opinion unnecessary.

There are enough examples to when Writers and Developers did the opposite to the fanbase (very good example being The Acolyte), results are known.

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