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Dragon's Dogma 2 launches to "Mostly Negative" review bombing after microtransactions reveal, and man, what a bummer (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

Man, that's some scummy behaviour right there.

It was getting really good reviews as well. All they had to do was fling the doors open and count the money.

Activision did it the other year for Crash Team Racing Remastered as well, only they at least had the good sense to wait a few weeks after release. At least here you can cancel your order and request a refund.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 9 months ago (8 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wowwwww that is noxious. Maybe I'll check it out in 5 years, but for now this is a hard pass.

I was so hyped for this game too. The original had something special if a little underdeveloped. I was excited to see if they could make it bloom.

Guess not anyway

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't know exactly how true this is, but I read in another thread that you can't even delete your save and start over

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I've read that you can start over. But not in any kind of sensible in game way.

You have to completely delete all of the game's files off your computer and steam cloud

You have to start from a fresh install every time

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

That's another dlc coming once it's been out for a week.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

FWIW the items to do this are also available in game. I haven't played yet so I don't know how reasonable it is to get these in game.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I get that, but they're really exploiting their customers with impulse control issues. This is all designed to fleece whales and I think it's a pretty disgusting practice that's becoming too normalized

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Capcom can join Blizzard, EA, Ubisoft & Frontier Developments on my "Never Buy" list.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've been living under a rock.. What has frontier developments done?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Way back when Elite: Dangerous was being Kickstarted it was shilled as bascially a 3D Neverwinter Nights in space with players having access to a toolset & being able to create their own private servers. This was the only reason I was interested in yet another space sim game.

A while after the Kickstarter was over, they completely changed the premises of what they wanted to make into what you see on Steam now. And were absolute assholes about it.

The change was so egregious, that I was able to charge-back my Visa several months after the original donation.

I'm sure the game is nice, but it wasn't what I was sold on.

(And don't bother giving me any crap about Kickstarter, I've had a good experience using it, even with the few campaigns that I donated to that still haven't delivered yet, looking at you Witchmarsh)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I love Elite Dangerous, but that sounds way cooler. Im still kind of pissed about the lack of ship interiors. Something that was promised way back when.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Well, I would say that boy needs therapy. It's psychosomatic

Oh wait. I'm thinking of the song Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Cant wait to play the next Monster Hunter and buy hunting permits at $2.99 for each hunt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

I've been a fan of Monster Hunter since the PSP and somehow completely forgot that it was made by Capcom. I was already a bit peeved that they moved G-rank behind a paywall and a year of waiting but now I'm nervous that you may not be super far off. People already think that the game has a desire senser and with AI being what it is today it wouldn't be very hard to sell a 'premium carving knife' with charges on it to get that Gem or Plate you need to finish your set.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Theyll turn the elder melder into the elder lootbox store

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

They did so well with World and Rise... I'm cautiously hoping they learn from the backlash here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Digital safari is a pricey venture.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

How disappointing... At one time Capcom was my all time favourite video game developer, I grew up playing the Breath of Fire series and it remains one of my all time favourite video games. Such a shame that they turned into such short-sighted idiots.

I was looking forward to this game and I would have 100% purchased this if it lacked micro-transactions and the Denuvo bloatware/malware. In their attempt to make more money, they at least received less money from me.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'm going to be downvoted to hell, but I'm loving the game, and all the mtx and complaints about the easy to travel and such are from people that didn't play the original, honestly. This game is like the original but better, maintaining the spirit of the original.

Yes, you could buy revival stones in the original too.

The legit complains are the performance issues and crashes, but anything else... Idk what to tell you, they knew that the slow gameplay that is expected of the player would not be well received but wanted to conserve the original feel, so if you want to bypass the original feel go for it. I won't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

i hate microtransactions, but as they go, this implementation is fairly benign.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago

This is why we don’t pre-order :/

[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Stop buying this shit, and they'll stop doing it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

The ones who buy items in-game are the ones who buy the games. Those are the customers they want to appease the most.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (4 children)

They won't stop doing it. Think of how many live service games have failed. Are the investors going to stop drooling over that Fortnight $$? AAA game are made to please investors, not players.

Boiling everything down to econ101 serves to absolve the bad behavior or games companies as "rational actors" while placing the blame for shitty games practices on "stupid" gamers.

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