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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 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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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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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 7 months ago (18 children)

"we won't have fast travel.."

FOR FREE.

[+] Cethin@lemmy.zip -28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (16 children)

They do have fast travel for free. It's the same as the first game. You can get the fast travel crystals in game and the consumable to teleport to them in game. The MTX is just a different option for them. There's also carts that let you travel in some form, I assume between cities.

I haven't played the game yet, but I wish people would stop lying about the MTX. They're bad enough that we don't need to make things up like the only way to fast travel being the MTX.

Edit: Yeah, sure. Downvote my comment without actually saying how it's wrong (because I only stated factually correct things). I don't understand you people. You'd rather be lied to so you can hate a thing more than have the truth and dislike it for the real reasons.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 7 months ago (10 children)

The article states that in a complete playthrough, he found exactly 2 fast travel crystals; in the second, he got one. those are definitely artificially limited to make sure someone drops some cash. if you read the article, you wouldn't get downvoted man.

[–] Ilflish@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It was the same in the first game where there were no micro transactions. 1-3 sounds correct from my memory. So in this case, it still feels like an additive.

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The first game was full of micro transactions until it was removed in dark arisen. It's hilarious how everyone has forgotten this.

https://dragonsdogma.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Downloadable_Content#Misc

[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 7 months ago

It looks like one of those bundles also includes Ferrystones.

[–] Ilflish@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Completely forgot these existed which is irronic considering the current backlash

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