Gamers have now had just a few days to benefit from the world of Capcom’s motion RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 since its launch. The expansive world stuffed with issues to find and complicated interwoven narratives have thrilled many, however the recreation’s most harmful (and mysterious) system is throwing gamers right into a frenzy.
Dragonsplague is a mysterious illness rapidly spreading all through Dragon’s Dogma 2, and if not dealt with correctly it might have dire, penalties. In the event you listen and catch the early indicators of the Dragonsplague sickness, you may keep away from catastrophe. Right here’s precisely what it’s essential look out for to cease Dragon’s Dogma 2’s infectious illness.
What’s Dragonsplague?
Even earlier than the discharge of Dragon’s Dogma 2, Capcom revealed the existence of Dragonsplague. It’s a contagious illness that solely infects pawns (the NPC social gathering members of the sport). Capcom warned that when the illness reaches a terminal stage it would end in a “devastating calamity.”
Now that Dragon’s Dogma 2 is in and out the fingers of gamers, we all know what that calamity entails. If a participant rests whereas having a pawn of their social gathering that has reached the terminal stage of Dragonsplague, a cutscene will play wherein that pawn transforms right into a dragon and massacres the inhabitants of the world you’re at present in— together with retailers and quest-giving NPCs.
Because of this if not dealt with correctly, Dragonsplague can halt a participant’s progress t attributable to essential NPCs being lifeless. In fact, gamers can revive NPCs through the use of Wakestones, however it would take a whole lot of time and assets to revive all the inhabitants of a city just like the bustling Vernwroth. Wakestone Shards, the merchandise wanted to craft Wakestones, are extremely uncommon and solely discovered by scouring the world. Gamers may discover the Everlasting Wakestone, which is able to revive a number of NPCs directly, however that requires finishing the tough facet quest “A Sport of Wits.” So whereas not strictly irreversible, the implications of Dragonsplagye are onerous to repair.
What causes Dragonsplague?
The illness is unfold primarily by way of recruiting pawns. Contaminated pawns might be employed whereas encountering them on this planet or by recruiting them by way of the rift. As soon as an contaminated pawn is in your social gathering, they are going to have an opportunity of spreading the illness to the opposite pawns in your group.
The large query is how the illness begins within the first place—there are just a few theories however none of them are verifiable in the intervening time. The primary principle is that pawns might be contaminated when preventing dragons. The second principle is that Dragonsplague infects a pawn after finishing the true ending of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and beginning a brand new recreation with out altering your important pawn. This is able to imply whoever was the primary participant to finish Dragon’s Dogma 2’s true ending and begin a New Sport+ playthrough is affected person zero, due to the shared on-line parts of the sport. However whatever the trigger, how do you keep away from Dragonsplague?
Methods to spot and remedy Dragonsplague
Whereas the sport doesn’t listing Dragonsplague as a standing impact, there are nonetheless methods to acknowledge {that a} pawn in your social gathering carries the illness. You can’t inform if a pawn is contaminated earlier than hiring them, however when you do rent an contaminated pawn, a tutorial for Dragonsplague will pop up on the display screen. If you wish to keep away from infecting your individual pawns, it’s essential dismiss the lately employed pawn as quickly as potential.
However after your first encounter with the illness, it turns into harder to find out which pawns are contaminated, as you received’t get the pop-up anymore. There are some visible cues that you must look out for. If you’ll be able to maneuver the digital camera to take a look at a pawn’s eyes, they are going to have a crimson glow if carrying the Dragonsplague virus. The eyes may even subtly pulse each few seconds. Some gamers have additionally reported that contaminated pawns will clutch their heads or kneel in ache when idle.
Because the illness progresses, contaminated pawns will turn out to be extra brash in fight, like they’re motivated by a form of bloodlust. They may then begin to disobey orders, and begin saying issues like “Don’t inform me what to do!” There is no such thing as a indication of how lengthy a pawn must be contaminated earlier than they flip right into a dragon and wipe out a city, so it’s higher to err on the facet of warning and dismiss contaminated pawns as quickly as potential. In case your important pawn is contaminated, then the one method to remedy them is to kill them by throwing them into water or letting them die in fight after which summoning them from the Rift. Some gamers have additionally reported {that a} important pawn can be cured as soon as they’ve contaminated one other pawn in one other participant’s recreation.
Whereas we nonetheless don’t know the whole lot about Dragonsplague, it’s clear that one of the best ways to maintain the illness at bay is to pay shut consideration to your pawns.