What you need to know
- As Dragon’s 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, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is being review bombed, with the game currently sitting at “Mostly Negative” on Steam.
I don’t understand how letting players pay money to avoid grinding for items isn’t a douchy move. It either means they think you will have less fun if you pay less (otherwise people wouldn’t be motivated to buy shortcuts) or that they are making you pay extra for an easy mode.
It is douchy. The outrage however is the same as the meme with a guy shoving a stick in his bike wheel. It’s exactly the same as the first game. If you expected anything else you’ve got yourself to blame. The first game had extremely limited port crystals too. The first game also had a micro transaction item store (which everyone seems to have forgotten) which allowed you to buy more crystals in the rift store.
Fuck this game. Anyone that knew Dragon’s dogma the slightest bit knew that already. I have no empathy for the raging pre order crowd that didn’t look what they were buying.
I didn’t say it wasn’t douchy. I said it’s available in the game. The first game it wasn’t an option to purchase them and it still worked the same way. It clearly isn’t a business decision first. It still sucks they’re selling it.