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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)
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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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[-] SufniDroid@sh.itjust.works 194 points 8 months ago

Imagine putting microtransactions, paid character edit vouchers, Denuvo, and anti-cheat into a $70 single player only game. They know what's happening, they're just trying to shift blame onto the community.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 85 points 8 months ago

...putting microtransactions, paid character edit vouchers, Denuvo, and anti-cheat into a $70 single player only game

This reads like satire wtf

[-] lath@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Think of it as their very shitty solution to mods and cheats that so many dumbasses pay for. "Hey, why let those cheat makers profit off of our games? Let's make the cheats ourselves! But you know, for better profit, let's chop off parts of the game and call them cheats instead."

[-] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 38 points 8 months ago

  • Kernel level anti-cheat

  • Micro-transactions

  • Paid character edit vouchers

Ouch, I'd be pissed too if my $70 was still not enough to buy all the character models, let alone that I would have to pay to re-customize my character. They 100% deserve this negative criticism.

[-] million@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Wait, anti-cheat? Wtf?

[-] SufniDroid@sh.itjust.works 30 points 8 months ago

It has Denuvo Anti-tamper and Denuvo anti-cheat. If they didn't include the latter, you could just bypass the microtransactions entirely.

[-] Chailles@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's a mod right now that adds the item you need to change appearances to a vendor for like 10 gold, so I'm not really sure what cheats it's preventing exactly.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 months ago

part of the reason im always pro mod option, there will be a fan who offers an optional "fix" for a game.

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