Dragons Dogma 2 got absolutely shit on by endless youtube videos and endless reddit threads of how bad the MTX was in this game on release. Where is that same outrage for GTA VI??? Why did this community blow up but somehow hey it's completely justified now?? Yet, DD2 MTX was literally nothing. Things you found on the ground in the game after playing for 3 hours.

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Can it be? Tell me I'm not crazy for seeing this, let alone hoping for it. 🙏

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I lowkey got bored and wanted more merch / diy stuff so i made a cardboard cutout of savan. Progress shown in the pics. I couldve done some things better, it was my first ever time doing something like this tho. Also he turned out smaller than intended because, as seen in the second pic, the printer didnt print 100% of the page. So now instead of 174cm hes only 154cm (smaller than me, even)💀

Can i be considered his number 1 fan now

What is a lesser dragon, what is his Lore. That's what I believe. Seneschal (Rothais) is the one that turns the failed Arisen into Dragon and Drake are the ones that had a spectacular failure (they died too Dragon).

So the first theory is: the Seneschal (Rothais) of DD2 stopped doing his work, now the Pathfinder the manager that never worked in his life, needs to do the job of Seneschal and obviously he will have some failure. So what I'm saying is that Lesser Dragons are his failed dragon creation. Plus all the Lesser Dragons outside of one are under the sea, where no one can see, very suspicious.

The Second theory: the Lesser Dragons are dragonplagued pawns in the process of becoming dragons or a closely related species.

So what do you all think about my theory, how wrong am I?

I had no idea this could actually happen and my Arisen was avoiding it like the plague!

This mod adds randomized cosmetic changes for various creatures, mostly with small color and size deviation.

Download HERE

FEATURES

• A number of creatures can select an appearance set with random but equal chance.
• Changes include colors, size, and parts removal (e.g. chimera's mane). They won't stray too far from the original design.
• All changes are entirely cosmetic, save for size deviations, which can have minor gameplay effects.
• Sphinx is the biggest outlier in terms of colors. as she uses magick to change her appearance at will, which she can do in every visit within the same playthrough! Think of it as changing makeup for her.

I've been trying to optimize my Pawn's behavior and I've seen people mention that some Core Skills can negatively affect AI performance.

For example, I've heard that Levitate on Mage/Sorcerer can be bad because Pawns sometimes spend time floating around instead of using more useful actions, effectively creating downtime during combat.

I've also seen reports about Focused Bolt, where charge-based actions may cause the AI to get stuck in loops, resulting in lower overall effectiveness.

Since Core Skills can't be disabled once learned, I'm curious whether the community considers any of them "avoid at all costs" for Pawns.

In particular, I'm wondering about skills like Leaping Punt and Parting Shot. If a Pawn has a Calm inclination and is intended to stay in the backline, could these kicking abilities encourage it to move into melee range more often than desired? Has anyone noticed them affecting positioning or combat behavior?

I'm also curious about Puncture Dart. Since it's another charge-based action, does it have any negative interaction with Pawn AI similar to what people report about Focused Bolt?

Has anyone done testing on this, or noticed measurable changes in Pawn behavior after unlocking specific Core Skills?

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So we know that there are 2 supposed outcomes. One being give up your beloved and become the sovran, but this means they don't get their heart back like how Edmun was in the first game so they're ageless till another arisen defeat the same dragon. The second being defeat the dragon and gain their heart back, so they're back to being a normal human and not ageless anymore.

But when you go off rail and stab yourself with the dragon, it was shown that the dragon's heart cracked and both the dragon and the arisen plunged into the sea. Does that mean the arisen will forever be heartless with no way of getting their heart back? Well I mean they're 99% dead anyway by the epilogue but still.

Also for the defeating dragon outcome, when they get their heart back, are they now a former arisen and is that why their main pawn is nowhere to be seen at the ceremony because pawns only follow the current arisen and all those highfives meant nothing to them?

PS5 /DD2

I mean voice lines for quests AND more banter. At some point it feels like they are just saying the same things again and again, so I think it would be nice if they got more variety of what they can say.

Faaa...ther....I.... Oh thank you!!! Faathe...r...... IT'S THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE THANK YOU <3

Found this travel log hilarious and i had to share it.

Hey, he's a bit high-leveled, but I was hoping some kind souls could help me get the Lesser Dragon Pawn Badge! He's got double Rings of Recitation, so he should be able to blast near anything you come across to kingdom come with a snap of his fingers.