What you need to know
- As Dragonās Dogma 2 launched on PC Thursday evening, a previously hidden suite of microtransactions became available for purchase.
- Things you can buy for the single player ARPG include fast travel points, Rift Crystals for hiring Pawns and buying special items, appearance change and revival consumables, a special camping kit that weighs less than normal ones, and a few others.
- In response to the microtransactions, Dragonās Dogma 2 is being review bombed, with the game currently sitting at āMostly Negativeā on Steam.
Thanks for letting us know. Removed from my wishlist.
Things you can buy for the single player ARPG include fast travel points
What in the fuck.
LOL THEY MANAGED TO MAKE THE FAST TRAVEL WORSE THAN IN THE FIRST GAME?! HOW?!
Not defending the mx in Dragons Dogma 2 but at least in the first one I think the way fast travel works was kinda good. Itās cumbersome and not very flexible but it fits the kind of game it is and you have to actually think about where you want to go instead of zipping around the map. Imo
Besides the unlimited use ferrystone, which doesnāt work in bitterblack isle, that was added to the first game later, the fast traveling works pretty much the exact same.
If anything, thereās more fast travel options in Dragonās Dogma 2 thanks to the ox carts which let you skip time until you arrive, or get ambushed, which lets you continue once you clear the ambush. And thatās just from well under a few hours of my time in game.
Also in the significantly less than 24 hours Iāve had, rift crystals, the currency theyāre selling for āconvenienceā, are quite easy to get, and you absolutely never need to spend them on pawns, just drop the max pawn level to your own level or under and theyāre free to use.
Iāve already gotten enough to do a full appearance change, another thing theyāre selling for āconvenienceā, without specifically trying to get them, just having fun playing the game, exploring, and completing quests.
And the tents? They arenāt consumable unless maybe they get broken from ambushes, which I have yet to have occur after over 5 uses of the cheapest tent, likely because I clear the area around me first. All thatās affected is weight, which becomes less of a problem the more you play regardless.
Wakestones? If youāre dying, youāre not prepared or ready enough, come back later, itās really that simple. Iāve already gotten a wakestone shard randomly, which you combine a few to get a full wakestone, which seems way faster than the first game given the much larger scale of this one. Not to mention that the ones you can buy as DLC are limited in that you can only buy 5 total, ever, but likely you can get endless amounts later in the game.
The rift incense? The one offered is the actual worst one available, itās random, as opposed to the pre-set ones you can get in game.
Even the rift crystals you can only buy a limited amount for āconvenienceā when you can get unlimited just for playing the game.
Iām sorry if I went off topic and on an extended reply, just a bit frustrated that Iāve been seeing tons of people spreading outright wrong and incorrect information about basic parts of the game. Iāve played both games now and gladly will clear up a ton of stuff like that. Itās one thing to criticize the microtransactions themselves accurately for what they are, and another thing entirely to lie out of ignorance just to have more to complain about.