2013 at the earliest, please and thanks. I'd actually kind of prefer 2014. 2011 just saw DA2. Literally. It's been two months. While I wouldn't mind some DA2 DLC within a few months, I have no pressing desire to have the next game farted out sooner than that. While most of DA2 was not as self-containedly epic as DA:O was, the ending was mindblowing and amazing as a setup for something else altogether. That something else altogether has every right to be freaking astounding, by most accords. Yes, it shouldn't be for everyone, but it should be for those that have loved DA so far.
Good way to start, guys? Elves, Dwarves, Humans, Qunari/Tal-Valshoth are all playable, and customizable, of course. We've already established that the first three are capable of just about anything, and that there are members of the Qunari who reject the Qun--which would be the perfect backstory-starter for a character.