Capcom face mass backlash over controversial Dragon's Dogma 2 microtransactions

[@YongYea]

Hey everyone, sorry it took so long to respond, was away in Boston for PAX East and didn't have time to make videos, just got home. In regards to why microtransactions information wasn't included in my review, that portion starts at 16:25 in this video. But basically, my idiot brain missed the link in the review guide email that showed the image of the microtransacitons, so I thought that information was never relayed by Capcom when news broke. They did send a link with an image showing all of the microtransactions. I downloaded the main review guide PDF and thought it contained everything I needed to know, and since the PDF warned me of a second review guide containing spoilers, I decided to only look at the main review guide. Turns out there was also another link labeled "Paid DLCs Guide" in the e-mail itself that my brain for some reason glossed over. It was a stupid mistake on my part, the microtransactions should've been discussed in my review, I'm kicking myself for not seeing the link, and I apologize that the information wasn't included. Regardless of whether people think the microtransactions affect gameplay drastically or not, it's important to disclose that information so that people can make informed decisions themselves, and I failed to do that due to a brain fart of epic proportions. I can only admit that I fucked up and ensure that I triple check every review guide email next time and that something like this doesn't happen again. I'm really sorry.

[@xcellentcreations3312]

Hey man, it's k! We all make mistakes! It's what makes us human after all! ^^

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

It ok Yong we all make mistakes and I understand your didn’t find out about it until after you review

[@Mellypepper]

They purposely include that info as nonchalantly as possible in hopes it will be missed.

[@Sarnatuile]

@@Mellypepper And no reviewer missed it except him.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

@@Sarnatuile Suzy (SphereHunter) actually also missed it, but in the same video, she mentioned that she *hopes* there isn't MTX, so yes, I do believe the mistake was made genuinely, otherwise you might as well not mention it.

[@ikikaera3402]

7:05 "They're looking into adding the feature of starting a new game" Man.. the fact that starting a new game is being called a feature is crazy.

[@jpha98]

If you played the original you will know that this game works in a loop the endgame is the beginning of the next run. So a "new game" means another run in the same save file

[@Dracolichizm]

But you could restart if you wanted that was the point.

[@kagenotatsumaki]

The first game did that too. You beat the game and go into new game plus, or you completely restart before you hit endgame. It's not an issue, it's just kind of annoying game design...

[@deusnero]

We gonna start paying for save slots soon

[@Schion_A]

Part of me just wants to see them come out later declaring they will be adding it in as DLC just to see what mental gymnastics the fanboys will come up with to cope

[@0taku912]

When AAA game launches, it's the beta version. When it's on sale, it's the finished product.

[@RiotforPeacePlz]

wait I am confused....What is the sims then? It seems to be a game broken up into five hundred parts...Is it ever on sale? I mean they have like 75 dlcs out so...

[@shootinandstabbin]

Truer words rarely spoken.

[@nagasakitheman1076]

@@RiotforPeacePlzthe sims is crap

[@Jinkypigs]

​@@RiotforPeacePlzit is a never ending beta product

[@MenrvaS]

Just PC problem. Its fine on PS5.

[@adamlannerd1408]

I enjoy buying games a year after release for 80% off when they are actually working correctly.

[@tychodragon]

Always a smart move

[@3dness449]

Yep. I've been doing that for years. It's sad, though. Years ago, I used to pre-ordered games at Game Stop. On the release date, I was going with a big smile to pick it up, knowing I was going to have a blast that night. Not any more.

[@RiotforPeacePlz]

I find most of these new games by big studios just suck. So I only support Indy games and pirate the rest lol

[@dakota237]

​@@3dness449 had to learn this the hard way (cyberpunk)

[@baalof]

I stopped buying games on release. Sick of the BS. Sick of the wasted time designs. Sick of bad exec & devs slaughtering ip’s by rewriting “better” characters and story.

[@sophieedel6324]

Why are we even discussing the value or power of these microtransactions. Microtransactions do not belong in a full priced $70 game, period. That is where the line needs to be drawn.

[@standard7272]

Because there is a difference between MTX that are more cosmetic, and those that turn a challenging game into pay to win by giving some players an insurmountable edge over others. Worst case would be, if the MTX are items that should rightfully be part of the base game, and base game players are stopped from progressing from a certain point. It's like buying additional features for a full-priced car. You will probably be fine without e.g. a heated seat or navigation system, but others will buy it for the comfort/convenience. Now, if they suddenly started making breaks an optional additional purchase that's not part of the base car, that would be really problematic.

[@TheMetalOverlord]

@@standard7272 So by what you say, there is no problem in the Dragon's Dogma 2 microtransactions, then.

[@scourgious6182]

​@TheMetalOverlord none don't like them don't buy them. If the shoe don't fit Cinderella don't break the slipper

[@TheMetalOverlord]

@@scourgious6182 And i never bought a single microtransaction in games that i played.

[@6Catz]

but no one seemed to care about resident evil 4 remake....

[@Atraira]

video starts at 13:02 if you dont wanna just listen to yong reading the steam store page line by line lol

[@super95bleifrei13]

thank you he should focus more lol

[@tacoalamirra4454]

The real MVP 👏

[@Neoicecreaman]

Best comment

[@garjian0]

That whole section is necessary because people keep spreading misinformation regarding how impactful this DLC is.

[@tacoalamirra4454]

@garjian0 Regardless of the impact, it's the fact that they added them the way they did. To me atleast.

[@griffin7314]

Why even bother adding micro transactions in a single player game ffs

[@jpha98]

To support the project and show Capcom that we want more of this game series. Your money is your vote and we should vote for this game series

[@skechij5856]

Essentially they just took every item offered in the deluxe edition pre-release and parceled them out into individual MTX. Apparently DD1 did the same but they were removed when the Dark Arisen edition came out.

[@Kazrel]

Red line go up, abandon reason.

[@Hexenkind1]

Because money!

[@lilfuzzballa]

Where were you guys all at when Capcom has been doing this regularly since 2018? MH World, RE2 Remake, DMC 5, MH Rise, RE8, and RE4 Remake all had MTX like this. And some of those were even worse than DD2.

[@epicnoble]

Suits in gaming ruin everything

[@Cogglesz]

Unless its an unlockable Suit, *Congratulations for completing Metal Gear Solid*

[@smurfie8412]

No sweet baby inc does 🤬

[@NetBattler]

​@@smurfie8412they're part of it

[@shadiafifi54]

Suits in control of _anything_ ruins everything. Cost-cutting in important areas and engaging in shady actions causes disasters, which is countered by _more_ cost-cutting.

[@spence6195]

Corpos ruin everything in general, Humanity

[@TRINVIDEO]

Denuvo is also a big problem and has banned people trying to do reviews of the game on multiple computers and people who deleted their save file.

[@6Catz]

but its okay in resident evil 4 remake? can you explain why that is because from what i can tell no one cares that its in resident evil 4 remake lol.

[@speedy_von_gofast]

This also affected a lot of Linux users using the same computer but Denuvo took Proton instance as a new computer and unfairly block the license for 24h

[@themurmeli88]

@@6CatzBecause RE4 is not DD2 and has literally 0 to with it? You know, people who'd play DD2 might not even own/be interested in other Capcom tittles, thus they've had no reason to follow their "corporate meta"? E.g. the only Capcom tittles I own is DDDA on PC, and MMBN games on the GBA, so why would anyone expect me to care what RE -series is doing? So to put it short, no, it was not ok, but the RE crowd is just more willing to take it up the ass by corporate suits without complaints.

[@Law33n]

Players: "we are not happy with the game!" Capcom: "so you wont buy the game?" Players: "i already bought it" Capcom: "then stfu"

[@inuclearpickle8628]

It’s a pot meet kettle moment

[@Xhog0]

Players: No u *Refunds*

[@sensoeirensen]

100%

[@Nedk82]

Exactly ffs

[@Jinkypigs]

LOL. Spoken like a stockholmed console player. Steam players refunds

[@Eelanos]

The thing that bothers me about this conversation is that it kinda shows that the gaming industry won, but not the way people are claiming it did? We used to fight tooth and nail so games didn't have extra content on DLCs. It was a constant fight of "Don't add DLC until after you've released the game. Don't sell dungeons. Don't sell cosmetics. Don't sell stuff that should innately be in the game." and Dragon's Dogma does just that and instead of selling you clothes and dungeons they just sell you a Deluxe Edition upgrade, that's it. Just an early game boost. And somehow nowadays people think this is worse and are saying that this is predatory but the *only* DLC they're okay with, the one with Mostly Positive reviews, is the option to add the DD1 soundtrack in game, which ironically is the one I think it's the worst precisely because you *can't* earn it in game. It's like people WANT incomplete games to pay for extra features...

[@Rigel_6]

Shroedinger's MTX: if they are useful, why do they sell chopped things that should be included in full price singleplayer game? If they are useless, why do they even exist in the first place?

[@caravaneerkhed]

First time playing a capcom game huh?

[@SpartanXV]

They exist so consumers get used to MTXs in single player games. They will ratchet things like this over time. They knew they were wrong, so they waited until after reviews came out... edit: just finished the video and apparently they did tell reviewers 🤦‍♂️

[@paledrake]

They aren't useful, that's why. Also half the things are deluxe edition stuff sold piecemeal for those who only wanted 1 or 2 things.

[@MenrvaS]

Probably Corporate demand. If it was intentional, it wouldn’t be this useless. It would be like those live-service BS.

[@TheGravityShifter]

@@MenrvaSThey're banking on foolish whales to blow their load so they don't have to play the game they paid for as much as they could be.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

Having Denuvo DRM in DD2 is like running 15 instances of Norton Antivirus while trying to run the game

[@falloutthewindowcrazy7608]

SHIT!!! me chasing the idiots who forced that shit into it: starts chasing them down Idiots: screaming as they flee in terror Me: GETCHO ASS BACK HERE IDIOTS!!!

[@mmcmullen8543]

It's really dumb. Most of the controversy is just outrage bait. The microtransactions are minor, you get all of them by the handful in an hour of gameplay. The performance on both Xbsx and PS5 are great, but PC is bad. Overall the game is fantastic. It doesn't deserve the score it's getting but fucking Capcom had to get greedy. And it serves no purpose. You can seriously get all the items in an hour or two. It's so shitty that these minor things were able to hurt the games score so much. It's the exact same as dmcv where they sold red orbs and you could get them so easily in game. It's really dumb. However there is one thing that will piss people off. Dragon covid. Just keep playing and watch for a pawn holding their head or disobey you. That can lead to every single person in the city you rest in dying (it's not permanent) but watch for red eyes. Fighting dragons gives you an STD I swear to god.

[@sophieedel6324]

Don't forget this game also has Enigma DRM. Enigma DRM is even more egregious than Denuvo, designed by a Russian guy used to writing malware. I don't know what it is with Japanese developers that they want to stuff all their games with aggressive DRM.

[@lilkwarrior5561]

@@sophieedel6324 Blantant piracy they will put on PC releases if gamers want them to release at the same time as consoles reliably. They would've loved to use the new type of .exe Microsoft developed, but no modding is possible with that which PC gamers within their right revolted. The compromise would have been to use that for the initial launch window and unlock the game to use .exe optionally six weeks to a year after release.

[@TransNeingerian]

​@@SpaceBird24no

[@Dranzel]

It's like you ordered a pizza and they're charging you extra for napkings when you have a bathroom available to wash your hands. It's not gonna make the pizza less good, but why the fuck would you do that.

[@HLGDarksol]

Best analogy

[@AsaelTheBeast]

because capcom does this with every game they've released in the last ten+ years. Even MHW. It's stupid. It's also probably company policy pushed by the execs.

[@LegendRonk]

​@@AsaelTheBeastonly way to hit them where it hurts is stop giving them money... Now if people boycott Capcom and they lose stock value and millions in value, they will change

[@heirhead413]

I don't understand why people are choosing DD2 to be mad about this when Capcom does this for literally every single game they put out since 2012. There are legitimate reasons to criticize DD2's launch, but it sucks seeing people try and crucify this specific game for it when it has nothing to do with the game itself.

[@AsaelTheBeast]

@@LegendRonk I already bought the game and sunk about 40 hours into it. And I'll probably get the new Monster Hunter when it comes out too. And it will also probably have useless MTX in it. If I ever get to the point where I feel like I can't progress without MTX, I'll quit the series entirely. If I feel like my progress is being hamstrung because MTX, I'll swear the series off. If important features are being paywalled, I'll quit the series. But that isn't happening in DD2. Everything is available easily- and if they had actually sold Ferrystones, I'd have returned the game day 1 with no questions asked- I don't want to hear about "fast travel being paywalled" because the actual teleportation item isn't and has never been on the cash shop. Restricted fast travel is a design choice that used to be very common- and their are still a number of games that use it.

[@kohiek]

All of Capcom games have DLC... The weird thing is that the dlc for this game seems even more pointless. I kinda feel bad for anyone who buys them.

[@CrowYaeger]

Can I just ask why people are pretending that Capcom hasn't been putting MTX in their singleplayer games for the last 10 years?

[@luvstagrind]

They're morons

[@paledrake]

Because people are dumb.

[@MenrvaS]

I think because they were having fun with the games and those MTX were so non-intrusive that people just forgot about it. DD2 has poor performance, so people are trying to vent out their frustration by screaming at everything.

[@RyukagiRen]

​@@MenrvaSso they taking out their anger to MTX.... how ridiculous

[@RdTrler]

Because for the past 10 years, people have been ignored in saying "we don't want MTX." We figured it was a phase, that they'd listen, that they'd stop. But no. Time to hit their bottom line.

[@newyorktechworld6492]

I hate anticonsumer drm and microtransactions.

[@saschaberger3212]

Too many defend this. Like full on Stockholm syndrome. Disgusting

[@jpha98]

Micro transactions could help support the team behind the project and show Capcom that we want more of this game series.

[@saschaberger3212]

@@jpha98 they have their salaries. All mtx money goes to the publisher. In what fairytale land do you live? Do you actually think that the devs see a single cent from this? SMH

[@ChineseWinnie]

yeh, I plan to just pirate this game, fuck capcom for doing this

[@jpha98]

@@saschaberger3212 If there is no support for a game, there will be layoffs.

[@frbrbrgrblgrr7777]

They goofed and want like $95 CAD for just the base game, lmao. Fuck that mess.

[@DanielFrost79]

So fucking glad i waited to see the game being launched first... ffs, what a shitshow

[@sophieedel6324]

Capcom was the one who suggested they want games to cost $100. I don't even want their Denuvo/Enigma DRM malware for free.

[@hiotsobo]

It doesn’t help that Canada is projected to have the worst economy of western countries over the next 40 years. Hope your government keeps going communist. Im sure it’ll get better right after you sign up for MAID

[@mattmayz5978]

​@@hiotsobomy property value has shot up 30% in the last 2 years. I think we'll be just fine.

[@conservativecarnage3783]

@@mattmayz5978 you won't though...

[@Carnax6969]

The thing about these kinds of MTXs is that many people know it's not worth buying them, but as long as the defenders and unaware gamers buy them, then the pubs have made additional money. They lose nothing but gain everything by adding these into the game, the only thing they lose is short term consumer goodwill, but seeing as how gamers have the memory of the proverbial goldfish, the pubs will weather the storm since it'll all be forgiven and forgotten soon enough.

[@Hillthugsta]

Bruh.. No one is going to buy that. It even says in the store the stuff on offer can be earned in game. Its lame its there in the first place, but its a non issue. The performance on the other hand...

[@Sted916boy]

I meant the game is fine on console lol so 🤷🏾

[@jhonadrianclark5203]

Agree that's the most important thing. People are defending this piece of garbage game that runs on 20fps and ask real money for fast traveling but like You said people are defending it.

[@CadillacBoss30]

What's not worth buying to you, may be worth buying for others.

[@RyukagiRen]

​@@jhonadrianclark5203funny cuz you can buy Fast Travel in-game with in-game money and you can found it too... all those DLC feels like Starter pack.. which is also stupid

[@-Nicetomeetyou]

Can we all stop normalizing price hikes by saying "a full price of $70 or $80"? It's literally what these companies want us to do.

[@badrhetoric5637]

KZbinrs are also facing backlash for not mentioning these transactions during their preview copy.

[@GForceIntel]

there were no microtransaction pre-release.

[@LegendRonk]

​@@GForceIntelI mean, I didn't see the full list like this but I read the small words that you'll be able to purchase items in game store like 3 weeks ago when I pre-ordered... So I knew something was coming but if you actually just play the game you would see all the items are accessible in game

[@LoganHunter82]

Capcom activated those mtx's after the release. The review copies didn't have them activated

[@badrhetoric5637]

@@GForceIntel they were in the game document

[@ziomekthemad9394]

Only for US reviewers

[@IiiiIiiIllIl]

We live in the worst timeline where people expect nothing and are happy with it.

[@Terrince_Tate]

All by design.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

That's because people have been beaten into submission during a timeframe when every penny in the bank is vital.

[@KevinAccetta]

Not only that, but people *defend* these things and get mad at other gamers that call out this bs

[@MenrvaS]

@@KevinAccetta If other gamers that call this out know how the game works and the fact that the MTX are utterly useless, i don’t think anyone will disagree. In most cases, other gamers are tourists with no knowledge of the game. Some even spread misinformation like “you have to pay real money to fast travel” or “you have to pay $2 to edit your character appearance” or “designed this way to incentivize MTX”. I know its cool and normal to shit on MTX, but at least have the faintest idea about it first. This is not your usual western MTX infested live-service games.

[@stevenyee1055]

@@Terrince_Tate "You will buy the microtransactions and you will be happy" -Game publisher's & developers Great Reset

[@VastGameMaster]

I know a lot of people have said that MTX is standard practice for Capcom but maybe people are just finally fed up with it now. It's a shame that dragon's dogma 2 launched in the state that it did. We will see if that is the last straw that broke the camel's back.

[@AcEDndJhard]

It's been building for sure, like mh rise was ridiculous but at least all cosmetic if I can recall. it seems dd 2 has gone mainstream after all the gd quality that has come from them lately

[@MenrvaS]

Look at the steam reviews for those MTX item. People downvoted them and say "Can get in game, don't buy" Some even tell you the location or better version in-game. It is so funny. They are not MTX but items from the deluxe edition too.

[@TheLigon27]

Capcom greedy corporate executives won’t stop , they will blame it on Dragon Dogma calling it a non profitable franchise.

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

Yet consumers are trying to stop it, truly pathetic

[@TPL-Motorsport]

2 weeks earlier: "CAPCOM DESERVE ALL THE PRAISE RIGHT NOW"

[@NetBattler]

Yawnyea is the definition of hypocrisy

[@alessandricedric1995]

At the time they did tho

[@300IQPrower]

welcome to the cashcon cycle. They accumulate as much goodwill as they can, they burn it to the ground. They do this every...4 years or so, i'd say?

[@NetBattler]

@@alessandricedric1995 no they didn't.

[@bauloprete3905]

​@@NetBattlergo back to your cave man child. Yongyea had no idea of this.

[@NicmenCreation]

This is not the first game Capcom does this shady stuff. Did they learn anything from backlash? Nah, I don't think so.

[@6Catz]

what backlash? with resident evil 4 remake doing the same shit and sitting at overwhelmingly positive and being nominated for GOTY what lesson did you expect them to learn? And now watch the new monster hunter game will have the same kinds of MTX and denuvo and people will not care and praise the game call a spade a spade

[@Hammerite]

Why learn if people buy. Only thing they'll learn is that it works and the profit is worth the backlash.

[@qlac9598]

The microtransactions are bad imo but the Denuvo is the real dealbreaker for me, especially in a post bg3 world

[@thenipplethiefo2417]

Its not just mtx tho, performance for the game is dreadful.

[@lilfuzzballa]

Running in 1440p at mid-high graphics settings, with a 4080 and 5800X3D. But get the most unsmooth feeling 100 to 60 FPS in the open world, then the most sluggish feeling 40 FPS in towns. No reason why my PC shouldn't be able to get a solid 60 FPS at max settings in any game.

[@thenipplethiefo2417]

@@lilfuzzballa It’s unbearable and i’m shocked at the amount of people who are just dealing with it, I tried and just got frustrated cause of all the fps drops. Man I put that shit to all low settings and still struggled to maintain 60fps, it’s a joke.

[@TheDarkNinja45]

Im not having any performance issues with ryzen 7 and a 3060 graphic card and two ram sticks

[@paledrake]

The MTX is a none issue (the items are useless), but the performance is dogshit and needs to be fixed.

[@thenipplethiefo2417]

@@TheDarkNinja45 Yeah you have a good cpu, the game is very cpu dependent. If you have like a 3600, good luck getting anything over 30 fps in the capital.

[@NebiCarax]

The thing that's not getting talked about is the DRM locking you out of your game if you change your hardware 5 times. So with the Steam Deck, if you are testing with different versions of proton more than 5 times, you can't literally play the game, ever, you're locked out of something you bought with your hard earned money in a fucking singleplayer game. Even the guys at Gamers Nexus had to waste more than 200 dollars because they had to buy the game 4 times or so because of that reason, they couldn't properly test the game.

[@6Catz]

resident evil 4 remake does the exact same thing but no one cares about that game or is even talking about it because denuvo and the same kinds of MTX in that game just arent important right?

[@ameritus9041]

​@@6CatzReeeeee, this other game has bad thing too. So, that means it isn't bad! Reeeeee. That's what you sound like.

[@greyngo]

What?! No. People are giving it the thumbs down because of performance. Yes, the microtransactions are a part of it, but the majority want to actually play the game.

[@angellara7040]

No they don't. The vast majority of negative is misinformation thats so bad Josh strife Hayes believed it

[@VastGameMaster]

People who have beefy PC rigs that are able to get it to run at 60 but not stable and are still getting frame drops around towns and such. The game is just poorly optimized. Which can be fixed.

[@doomslayer9513]

I hate microtransactions much more than bad performance, because one of them can get fixed.

[@dragonriderabens9761]

it's honestly both

[@Reydriel]

@@VastGameMaster And until it gets fixed, reviews are gonna be terrible (because it's not yet fixed)

[@SkatMan-up3uc]

Idgaf if you can "only buy 1 of each" and "guys you can find this stuff in the game guyssssss" the whole thing is slìmy af and how they went about it is slìmy af, tired of these companìes charging 70$ at the minimum and then manipulating kids, enough is enough

[@luvstagrind]

The game is rated M and what kids do you know have gaming profiles with credit cards attached to it?

[@SkatMan-up3uc]

@@luvstagrind microtransactions are targeted at children and people with the lQ of a baked potato like you because you either have to be completely (we tod ed) or a shìII if you think children don't get ahold of M rated games and parents buy their kids psn cards and Microsoft cards all the time in which they use that money on microtransactions, my stepson went through 100$ on his Xbox just buying microtransactions between Fortnite and Halo, literally begged us for money on his Xbox for Christmas because kids at school make fun of each other that don't have "skins" and he's constantly asking us to get him GTA5 because "all his friends have GTA5 why can't he" so gtfo with your bs, microtransactions are targeted at kids, so again you are either extremely dmb(yes I meant to spell it dmb so YT doesn't shadowban my response) or a shìII, which one is it?

[@SkatMan-up3uc]

@@luvstagrind knew it would be deleted so here is reply Number Dos: So you don't know about PSN cards and Microsoft cards? That people by for their kids on birthdays and holidays? And their kids use on microtransactions? And rated M means nothing, my step son constantly asks for GTA5 because and I quote "all my friends have it so why can't I" they are playing all these games-this isnt candy Iand, microtransactions are targeted at kids, the end

[@MenrvaS]

Well, at least you know what MTX does to gaming. But you still have no idea about the game beyond assumptions. What Yong said was true. The game wasn’t designed to accommodate MTX in the first place. And since they never shove MTX in your face in-game, no one would even notice, especially kids. The whole ordeal is simply because of poor performance and people are looking for things to scream at.

[@SkatMan-up3uc]

@@MenrvaS its not an assumption? The assumption would be made by you in thinking these businesses are şťùpìď when they arent, they are businesses and they see when companies like EA makes billions off microtransactions or the fact that Activision-Blizzard made more money off the sales from 1 mount than they did from the entire sales of Starcraft II, or the fact that Skyrim made millions off the sales of a mount skin... These companies know the game and they know how to play it, its actually funny that you sit there and protect that behavior

[@trathanstargazer6421]

I really hope whoever gave the order to put those Micro's in got demoted or fired. It is such an out of touch choice, it doesn't matter how useless they are, they shouldn't have been put in in the first place.

[@adamruiz3683]

I think the worst part about this is that, with all the design decisions that DD2 does like limiting fast-travel, resources being hard to come by and NPC deaths being hard to reverse, a lot of people see the list of microtransactions and immediately assume those decisions were made to push people to buy the DLC, rather than them being ways that the game was designed from the get-go.

[@MenrvaS]

True. The first game was designed exactly like this, but it is hard to relay that fact to new players. They just look at the MTX store and scream from sheer PTSD caused by other games.

[@VastGameMaster]

​​​​​​@@MenrvaSWell, I've played DD1 and I'm saying that the MTX for this game is bad and unnecessary. Just because some of you guys likes to circle jerk each other off by bring up dd1 and talk about how Capcom has done this before doesn't excuse it at all. Considering what MTX have done for games over the years. They will never benefit the game and people have legitimate concerns.

[@MenrvaS]

@@VastGameMaster I never disagree with anyone on how bad MTX is. What i meant was, the game purposefully lack fast travel option, which is a common feature in games nowadays. New players doesn’t know that it was designed this way since DD1, so when they saw Portcrystal MTX, they went ballistic. Some people like Endymion outrightly said that you have to pay real money to fast travel without doing any research or understand the game mechanics. That is the misinformation Yong had mentioned in this video.

[@Axterix13]

@@MenrvaSIt is a simple fact that, if this type of DLC exists, then the company has incentive to make the product more desirable. And that they are offering the product at all means they had enough feedback in their testing telling them that these things were desired by at least a subset of players. In the older days, that type of thing would have been handled by an easier gameplay mode. But here, they want to sell you a solution to a problem they are aware of and shipped the game with. And even if you think, hey, the game is designed to not have much in the way of fast travel, well, then why are they selling something that compromises the design?

[@nagasakitheman1076]

Lol did ever play the first game or just sheep onto this one because it’s trending? Talking about npc deaths being hard to reverse stfu

[@killzoneisa]

As a Australian the game is overpriced at both editions.

[@Acidrain82]

As an Australian $109 is standard for most AAA titles and Deluxe Editions are usually $150.00 or more

[@killzoneisa]

@@Acidrain82 boy we get ripped off.

[@monalisa-bs4zs]

Pretty easy to replace it or not pay. Epic throws games around for free and 5 year old games are like 10-20 bucks. Or just go do something other than play a video game.@@killzoneisa

[@VitalVampyr]

@@killzoneisa 109 AUD is about 70 USD, you're not getting ripped off any more than Americans are.

[@killzoneisa]

@@VitalVampyr When it's Digital i say it is.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

People got mad when I said to temper their expectations, Always be skeptical

[@GM-xk1nw]

Who even are you?

[@x0Fang0x]

Aaaand who are you?

[@jpha98]

What are you talking about this game is gorgeous, great combat and characters. You are mad because we are finally getting micro transactions that don't ruin the experience of the game and are just to support the game and the team behind it

[@desihayward2510]

@@jpha98mtx shouldn’t be in full price games

[@jpha98]

@@desihayward2510 Micro transactions for items that you can get in game without outliving yourself for them? I'll take that any day. Know everyone can choose what they want right away or what to search in the game. This is just a way to support the development of the game and future titles

[@TheLeviathan1293]

5:45 I love how deep we are in the predatory practices that when some game has mtx that are "one time only" it's seen as something good. I guess you can say hummingbird poop can taste sweeter than goose poop. But it's still poop.

[@GAzcona]

This is all the reason why I wait for games to become on sale nowadays.

[@tacothunder2298]

As unacceptable as these MTX are, that is the smallest problem the game has. People need to focus on the performance issues and Denuvo so Capcom fix them quickly.

[@VastGameMaster]

I have to agree, the MTX thing will probably never get fixed but they can fix the games performance.

[@termonic2542]

@@VastGameMasterthe performance should’ve been fixed before the game’s launch too

[@bobmclovinelectricboogaloo]

Performance issue should have been fixed before launch and the rest of that crap the reason it's not going to go away anytime soon is because people don't know how to not give an inch.... Zombie.

[@doomslayer9513]

Then it's a bad predatory game and no sane gamer with a bit of passion for this hobby should support it.

[@Jinkypigs]

Only if idiots keep buying games with stupid microtransaction.

[@ridoing9969]

I thought Capcom literally meant microtransactions. Im more surprised people thought this wouldnt have it.

[@TheExecutorr]

I think it's more a case of people being fed up with it.

[@MenrvaS]

@@TheExecutorr More like venting their frustration for not being able to play the game because of poor port.

[@Aquelll]

The mtx items are all totally useless. Only real use is 0,5kg of inventory space. Did they only do it to tick a box for the investors?

[@willwunsche6940]

There's an anticheat in a single player game? 💀

[@Sontaburetski]

Anti-Piracy not Anti-Cheat. It just happens to make cheating a bit more difficult. Modders usually always bypass Denuvo in a few hours to a couple days.

[@PierceTheVeil-hrt]

While i appreciate you taking responsibility for your part, that just makes me question why Capcom wouldn't have included the information about mtx in the summary, where most people would look, rather than bury it in a secondary link?

[@Jinkypigs]

Greed

[@6Catz]

They did include it and yong just decided not to talk about it lol inside gaming legit called everyone out because they got a review copy with the information and chart for the MTX that would be in the game Day 1 people just decided not to talk about it and expected things to go over like resident evil 4 remake

[@justhellbound4206]

​@@6CatzHe said he accidentally overlooked that info. Let's not start throwing accusations around when there's no evidence of malicious intent.

[@Khalmoon]

I really hate that capcom is getting away with this in their titles. Ideally no one should be even supporting the base game with these additions. I hate modern gaming.

[@NoctuaOlivae]

​@TWDubyou can expect something to happen and still be disappointed by it

[@Dante999000]

​@TWDubare you a bot or just some MTX simp??

[@angellara7040]

​@@Dante999000fact don't care about your trolling

[@ChaoSTrophicS]

Boho hate "modern gaming" muh gaming the gamer in me is hurt bohoo 😢 touch grass my friend

[@NetBattler]

No one says that, it's only you who thinks like that.

[@Zeldapawn]

I feel like microtransactions do more harm than good even if they're pointless in the terms of DD2. I think this probably will do far more harm to their sales than if they didn't add them in the first place. I think people may be genuinely starting to grow tired of microtransactions as a whole. One can hope.

[@marybdrake1472]

About the camping kits, you only need one. They aren't single use items. This cash store is an idiotic mess. If they weren't so blindly chasing more money this would never have happened.

[@MenrvaS]

They are just those deluxe edition items. They just sell them individually for one-time purchase. People are too angry and crazy screaming about this whole thing then jumping on the bandwagon immediately.

[@marybdrake1472]

@@MenrvaS The whole thing is ultimately too stupid for words. Anyone buying the portcrystal makes me laugh though. Those things are heavy and have to be carried to where want to place them.

[@MenrvaS]

@@marybdrake1472 I have a phrase to console them: May your extra cash funds the Dark Arisen 2.

[@marybdrake1472]

@@MenrvaS That is where I'll be putting any more money for the game. Into an expansion(s).

[@MenrvaS]

@@marybdrake1472 I will be buying the DD1 custom sound for my 2nd playthrough and that’s it.

[@YouSaiyan........937]

Damn I thought DD2 would expand beyond the reality scope of the Arisen in part 1. Is it true that the writing is doo doo?

[@shinkenrock]

The game could have had such a better reception if not for that stupid mistake Capcom made.

[@VastGameMaster]

While also charging us $70 for it.

[@sophieedel6324]

It's not like the game itself is that amazing. The same handful of monsters placed randomly in the world constantly pestering the player, fetch quests that make you run through the same areas over and over, and a quickly falling player count according to SteamDB. The game isn't that great, certainly not worth $70 imo.

[@DogInatutu]

@@sophieedel6324If you didnt like DD1, no shit you wouldn’t like DD2.

[@tychodragon]

goes to show the suits make these choices behind the scenes and force awesome game makers to operate to make the most greedy money

[@GForceIntel]

​@@VastGameMasterYou make it sound like you're a victim.

[@Ellyasveil]

how about NG+ as DLC in Infinite Wealth, Yong??

[@dantran9962]

where is your report of Yakuza games now charging for new game plus??

[@DBTHEPLUG]

He literally worked with them. Do you really expect him to not be biased in his reporting? This is some random KZbinr bro...

[@redcobra6016]

He tweeted about it without saying any names because he works with them.

[@dantran9962]

@@DBTHEPLUGfunny how money pays for silence.

[@philplaystcg420]

Developers forget how amazing good word of mouth can be for a game. This game would have sold better if they just could temper down their greed.

[@MenrvaS]

Not even greed. Those are deluxe edition items…. One-time purchases only too. If anything, they let you buy only the stuff you want instead of paying for the deluxe edition.

[@handyhippie6548]

if a mtx is manditory for gameplay, it went from a real game to a pay to win game, so should be free to play, not 70 bucks.

[@justdracir8197]

Honestly i welcome this backlash. Capcom usually does like it´s IPs (except those RE and MH movies >:( ) But they pulled this shit with DMC5 and Resident Evil 3 Remake. And it shouldn´t be there.

[@angellara7040]

Did you forget dmc 4 or dd1?

[@justdracir8197]

@@angellara7040 right DMC4 also had that.

[@VastGameMaster]

​@@angellara7040Still unnecessary.

[@ageoflove1980]

Also 30 fps on the PS5 with dips in to the low 20's ? And it doesnt even look good...

[@RAWBOT301]

I dont understand how the game looks last gen and runs 30fps on consoles. It should have 60fps 4k with graphics like that.

[@animegeek3109]

what you guys "the ones saying to just not buy the micro transactions" don't get is that there are people that are desperate for stuff,wanting them faster especially for people that can't spend all their time on a video game also there are gambling addicts, and Capcom is taking advantage of those types of people and that is wrong to all levels, especially if that's on their mind with them. They didn't even have to since all those transactions are in game. Shows that they don't care about their consumer's and only about taking advantage of their life problems/addictions. So stop thinking about yourselves and focus on the consumers that support your video games that you as well buy.

[@kujiko88]

I'm sorry but it's clear Yong hasn't played much Dragon's Dogma. I mean it's fair and makes sense since he was busy with PAX but several of the mtx and item descriptions were just wrong. If you don't revive a pawn in time, a wakestone doesn't do anything. They're forfeit and you have to either summon them again or replace them. As far as I've known using them, the harpy smoke doesnt summon a harpy to help you climb over obstacles, it's used to ground a harpy when you otherwise can't. They flock to the smoke, making them vulnerable. Still, it's a Capcom game and these 1 time purchase items are pretty normal for them, but that doesn't mean it's really OK. Performance is a bigger issue here, as well as denuvo for pc players.

[@melodicsatisfactionproductions]

I love how people defend this with “what if someone who works 80 hours a week doesn’t have time!?!?” Cheat codes. Cheat codes that disable achievements. Bam, no more money spent and you can skip. But nah people defending corporations nickel and diming people.

[@paledrake]

They'd only need 1 hour of time because you can literally earn the majority of the MTX items within 1 hour of gameplay.

[@melodicsatisfactionproductions]

@@paledrake I’m saying what I keep hearing as a defense. People really cling onto these microtransactions over cheat codes for some reason.

[@verfluchteblume]

Micro-transactions in Capcom games aren’t new though. It’s been in Monster Hunter and Resident Evil Remakes. As well as Street Fighter. So I’m confused why anyone was surprised or didn’t expect this.

[@verfluchteblume]

Not saying it’s okay or anything by any means. Just saying, this isn’t new for Capcom. So I’m not sure why nothing was said about micro-transactions in their other games.

[@MenrvaS]

They are deluxe edition items actually. One-time buy too. So if you want one thing, you can buy that instead of the whole deluxe edition. But yeah… people just look at the store and go straight to screaming.

[@HideousCreation]

The people that aren't playing the game are more upset about the microtransactions than the people who are playing it

[@Ryder056]

Its because every single dlc here is a consumable utility item that can be aquired in game by just playing the game instead of bitching on internet. Unlike recent assassins creed games where they sell stuff that cant be found in game.

[@lowhighkangLHK]

Ain’t that the truth.

[@Cool_Calm_Cam]

The apology is appreciated, but we all knew you wouldn't intentionally deceive us. Youre right up there with The Jimsiquition in terms of hating microtransactions.

[@eyesofascension8678]

The fact that they referred to the ability to create a new game as a "feature" tells you all you need to know about this garbage game. Hard pass.

[@sameoldsameold9239]

Players themselves need to take some of the blame, with many complaining tet still buying the games, some even buying to microtransactions and some going as far to defend them. Give them an inch and they will take... actually a whole nation!

[@jyojitsukikage4508]

When your brain is on autopilot you skip on details especially on long-winded emails with tons of jargon. I can relate to that.

[@avpthegreat]

I didn’t even notice the microtransactions. I play on PS5, no mention of them in-game.

[@fadedtk5221]

Once you are in the game on pc you don’t see them either

[@Sted916boy]

It runs fine on ps5

[@Jasper_Silva]

I think part of what ticked people off is just how in your face steam puts them, that mixed with the PC version being a mess just drove people to mass down vote. I myself am enjoying the game, but I did refund it on the PC to buy it on PS5 because the fluctuating fps in the villages was giving me a headache

[@Jasper_Silva]

​@@Sted916boyit runs at 30 on the PS5, but consistently 30 beats fluctuating from 40 to 60 any day in my book. It feels weird that DD2 doesn't look that much better than Monster Hunter World but runs that much more poorly than it.

[@MenrvaS]

Same here. Never notice them on ps5.

[@stinky.404]

People keep saying “u can get the items in micro transactions by just playing” which just shows to me how stupid it is to even have them available to buy. Idk along with only having one save and the pc problems, just a shame. I was honestly very excited for it.

[@jpha98]

Paying for these micro transactions can support the team behind the game and show Capcom that we want more of this game series.

[@MenrvaS]

One save is actually by design for the franchise. Your pawn is tied to your save. But yeah, this kind of MTX is the best. They are just so useless that you shouldn’t buy them. You need to have a special reason to buy them. I think i will buy the DD1 OST to show my support for the devs. I’m a longtime fan of the franchise 😊

[@stinky.404]

@@jpha98 it’s already $70 and while I know it doesn’t all go towards the team, it’s still ridiculous to charge for items that u can just get by playing.

[@super95bleifrei13]

​@@jpha98you are a clown sir

[@RedSpy47]

How many hours a week do you have to game? More or less than 5? Do you have a full-time job? A job + school maybe? A family? Young children? Should those people not be able to enjoy games in the manner they decide to?

[@MenrvaS]

Some people don’t even watch or skip the video before commenting. The bandwagon is too strong. They are one-time purchasable DLCs taken from the deluxe edition that can be found by just simply playing the game. You can purchase them and get them a bit earlier than everyone else, and thats it. If they removed the store, nothing will change because the game has complete content. The angry mob will be like “We Won!” and i would say “no you idiots, you already won from the get-go, you’re just too busy screaming”

[@RGBeanie]

On the plus side, trainers already work! So you can fast travel how you like at least

[@RodentContainmentBreach]

The game is good Idc if they did it with other games but miniscule mtx like this is trash regardless Fucking seeing the major cope from the same kinds of people as fifa players Not a surprise considering how lowly and hypermonetized the gaming undustry has become

[@Ambilition]

That is how ubisoft games died for me.

[@A1stardan]

World's really better without ubisoft chores

[@samuelhofer7099]

Disgusting we're getting to the point where people are pointing out some games charge 20+ dollars for individual store items to justify the entire store being 40 How about both are despicable, and shouldn't be accepted, hmm?

[@Jinkypigs]

Precisely. Especially when there are ZERO justification in adding microtransaction to a SINGLE PLAYER GAME in the first place

[@RedDed228]

If people try defending this then they're the reason why modern gaming is so shit. We can't let this go we have to stay hard on these devs because if we just let it go then they'll just keep doing it more and more and more.

[@Arekiris]

MTX are the least of this game's problem. All those items can be obtained in game. It's the fact that there's no New Game option and performance issues.

[@raisttlyn]

All that built up good will Capcom....

[@raccoonofmotivation20]

Well, at least their mh team isn't the same team I guess

[@lilfuzzballa]

Even though they have been doing this with every single big AAA game of theirs since MH World in 2018...

[@Enl1gtend]

​​​​@@raccoonofmotivation20SIKE both World/Iceborne and Rise/Sunbreak have micro transactions. I'd say World's are a lot more tame than Sunbreaks, but still, they're becoming more common over time.

[@yoshi2ky]

It's a good thing no one really played Exo Primal then.. lool

[@Freazerr]

@@raccoonofmotivation20 I assume you dont relise that MH has just as many MTX hell World has more then $500 worth of MTX on the steam store aswell as some that allow you to edit your char which is the same as dragons dogma MTX. Capcom has been doing this shit for ages its not new dragons dogma. Just look at MH, RE4 and DmC

[@zattez3032]

While I appreciate a lot that you admit the mistake of not seeing the dlc info and mentioning it in the review, I would had liked to seen that covered at the start or mentioned at least that you will cover that mistake later in the video. Just a personal preference.

[@AliensofCuba]

the mtx is just capcom doing capcom things, that's just the "bandwagon" issue. the main issue is the denuvo and how poorly optimized and how cpu intensive this game is.

[@daxtan3574]

how much you wanna bet the investors forced micro transactions cause every other game the market has some form of micro transactions either through the game or through the store

[@joedatius]

i mean thats not a bet thats actually what they do, its because it makes millions of dollars for free

[@minilabyrinth]

Imagine if Dark souls 3 sold 1$ embers, or Dark Souls 1 sold 1$ humanities

[@erreyakendo8290]

My big thoughts about MTX in DD2 is: 1-) If they are virtually useless, why making them a MTX? 2-) If is to fund game maintence for whatever reason, there isn't a better way than that? 3-) How can I trust that later won't change the policy of "One transaction per account" to "Infinity transaction" like one or two years after? 4-) How can I trust that isn't evolve in a "obrigatory" MTX eventually? Only closed thing as MTX is DLC when is a expansion like a Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas where add small campains that extend a lot in lore, itens, weapons and clothes to protect, NPCs and Perks. MTX for me, should at least be something a person is willing to pay because since are playing too much (like more than a year) buy just to give some dollars as gift to studio.

[@paledrake]

1. Because Capcom suits said "put MTX in the game" 2. See above. 3. They didn't with DD1, so they won't with DD2. Also that's not how Steam DLC works. 4. Please elaborate. What kind of MTX would they add to make it obligatory? Literally what?

[@MenrvaS]

1) Corporate demand? 2) True. But with limited amount, easily obtainable in-game, and pretty much useless, its not going to have any impact. 3) Look at their track records from their other games. MH, RE, SF, DMC, and DD1 for examples. 4) Same as 3. That is the exact reason why i’m planning to buy the DD1 OST dlc. Just a bit of extra cash to show my appreciation for a really good game and as a longtime DD1 fan. PS5 btw.

[@inuclearpickle8628]

@@MenrvaSthat’s what is annoying me with this people weren’t critical enough with past actions regarding MTX. To me if you’re gonna make a message heard make it heard loud and clear the first time

[@erreyakendo8290]

@@paledrake For de example 4 I remember a little about Diablo IV, where the inventory system like chest was kinda limit for gameplay, to have more access need to buy a MTX to have more slots. So, I don't know how is DD2 game loop. so I go get a generic example in RPG. A common thing is to have multiple class and let's suppose you want to try other class without losing your main charater, but to have another slot to have a extra character, need to paid a MTX on already paid game. So this is a way to force a MTX purchase by gameplay. There is some more absurd example like one with a Dugeon Keepers on Mobile where to cave a path need to wait, so to create a descent basic dugeon you eventually will have to wait 24h to create a tile, but if you paid with a gems you would skip this process. Imagine have like a limit moveset on a RPG and after need to wait 24 hours after what, a 10 minutes of game.

[@erreyakendo8290]

@@MenrvaS Okay, but still is a weird decision, it's almost like trying to "prove" that game is a service or something like this when is showing, more in the last year, that game isn't a service, neither a consumable that people need to buy more in the future. It's is trying to create useless excuse to force people to buy for no reason, like someone try to convince you need to buy a star since this is for future of your grandkids. Maybe I already exausted of this cowpoop of MTX, DLC, Games as a Service, Digital Distribution that I don't see anything positive for future in gaming and I already don't trust anything from big company do as "goodwill" for the consumers.

[@tylerdurden4006]

I can't wait till driving games start charging real world gas prices and taxes/fees for "importing it into the game"

[@saveritas731]

Hey Yong, no worries regarding missing the Capcom link to the MTX info. Mistakes happen.

[@inuclearpickle8628]

I can see it with people it’s easy to mess up on a thing we’ve done many times specially when compiling info before a deadline.

[@johnnybravous]

Please god guys understand shitting on MTXs but remember that this is the PUBLISHER, not the devs! The game is *good!* But they're being strangled by publishers that don't know dog sh** about wha tthey're doing! Don't kill a game that's been layered with passion for the last 10 years. Remember to direct your focus to this practice

[@eatenbyghouls1849]

The confusing thing is, the microtransactions are completely unnecessary Iv never found myself needing to buy any bc it's all easily accessible ingame for ingame money at vendors or as loot

[@augosyx]

People forget Capcom has been pushing MTX for quite sometime now. DMC5, MonHun, RE4R, it’s subtle and not overly invasive but they are there. People only realizing it now is because the list of MTX in DD2 is too long when compared to the list on the games I mentioned but that’s a good thing at least, made Capcom backtrack their move moving forward.

[@Ashurman666]

Incorrect. People were VERY vocal about the MTX in RE4R and in DMC5 as well. This isn't a "just realizing it now" scenario, this is a" How loud do we have to yell until you hear us Capcom" scenario

[@Simsimon94]

@@Ashurman666 Both DMC5 and RE4 have 95%+ on Steam so yeah, very vocal about MTX...

[@Ashurman666]

@@Simsimon94 I said WERE, not ARE.

[@Hillthugsta]

It would be a bigger deal of the goods on offer wasnt available already in game making the transaction moot. However, its boggling its there in the first place.

[@OhManThisBeDoinNumbers-ry9uo]

"I'm sorry I didn't respond quickly to this situation" You didn't talk about Capcom's Enigma controversy, so what the hell is this insincere bullshit?

[@araonthedrake4049]

Gotta love how within a few hours players voicing legitimate complaints about the technical state of the game and repeating the same "stop putting mtx into every fucking game" mantra they've been saying for over a decade now was labeled "review bombing" because it's impossible that anyone could dislike the product for any valid reason whatsoever.

[@6Catz]

i think its review bombing because resident evil 4 remake came out last year with the same kinds of MTX and denuvo and its sitting at overwhelmingly positive. if we are really going to talk about this issue lets really talk about it stop being a hypocrite

[@rafeehossain319]

The reason I still watch and am subscribed to your channel is bc of your honestly. Keep up the good work. We appreciate it.

[@EldenGainz]

I hope they learn. Sales could have been better but they fucked up. Basies that, in really enjoying the game I love it. I give it 8/10.

[@someguy6152]

0:58 That's BS MTX is the LEAST of Dragon's Dogma's problems, most if not all of them can be found in game, all Capcom games had those pointless MTX in recent times, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, if the game was in a good state in terms of performance no one would bet an eye. I know you rushed this because you missed the news originally but this feels sloppy blaming all the negative reviews on that, I'd say 90% of them were about performance while mentioning MTX as the cherry on top of the shit cake. Do I think they should be there? HELL NO! And they should be called out. But Dragon's Dogma's biggest problem is far from the MTX

[@Angelo._]

Microtrabsactions don't belong in any game that has a price tag. It doesn't matter if it's pay2win or not, doesn't matter if it barely affects or not, doesn't matter if it's cosmetic only, microtransactions DON'T belong in any game that isn't free2play. But so long as people make excuses for why X is ok compared to Y, we'll sadly continue to get monetization schemes in games that have a price tag. Because that's really what they are regardless of the level of impact: predatory monetization schemes. This was an anticipated game for many years, and they've completely failed with the implimentation of these predatory monetization schemes. I've always been a big fan of the first game, but I refuse to support bullshit like this, even when it goes on sale, I won't spend a penny. Companies need to learn. Why can't gamers completely come together on this? It only took a few weak willed individuals to normalize this hell we have been suffering in for years

[@philwright9916]

Sometimes I wonder if we are ungrateful? Sometimes I wonder if our expectations are too high? Sometimes I wonder if we are being ripped off? Sometimes I wonder if we are being conditioned/brainwashed/programmed or prepped? But.. what I wonder the most is… why is my escapism from these things.. including them more?

[@MenrvaS]

Just play the game. You won’t regret it.

[@philwright9916]

I already bought it day 1. Loved the first so nothing I heard was a major dealbreaker. Even the save didn’t bother me until I got locked in an empty room and it auto saved. I reloaded the save and my pawn appeared in there with me.. reloaded again and my other pawn ended up in there with us.. no way out.. nothing to activate.. just left locked in a loop in a small empty room. I assume it was a day/night game mechanic that locked me in.. but I ain’t got time to do nothing but wait and hope that’s the case,, so I lost hours of exploration and looting due to it.. but luckily enough it didn’t ruin my life.. just my mood for a few minutes.. long enough to wonder before I start again lol.

[@MenrvaS]

@@philwright9916 How did you get in there in the first place?

[@philwright9916]

@@MenrvaS It was open so I just walked in like any other building. Saw it was empty so turned around to leave but it locked itself.

[@PillowEgg]

PSA: Dragons Dogma 2 deletes your manual save if you happen to click "load from last inn rest". Yes, I'm one of the many people that lost hours of progress because of this lame feature. They could at least let us keep the manual save least until we overwrite it. Then I would have just loaded in and out again to my manual save and no harm would have been done. Geez... 10+ hours of progress lost. I do not recommend this game.

[@grandoblivion5268]

Did the same thing, found out the hard way You can tell everyone working on this game hasn’t evolved past the PS2/PS3 era with all of the bullshit lame ass “design” or “creative choices”

[@Advarious]

This is intentional game design, because your "manual save" IS resting at the Inn. Everything else is saved automatically, even when you chose to "save and quit", the next autosave overrides that, which includes after combat, quest completion, quest failure... I guess reading must be pretty difficult for today's generation of gamers.

[@VaughanDavies]

As some who has played a lot of Dragon's Dogma 2, I can safely say you do not need to buy any of these microtransactions. It's just Capcom being greedy and quite frankly, you don't need them. You earn all of these things in game, and you'll have way more fun earning these items than buying them. Performance and Microtransactions aside, it's incredible and I'm absolutely loving it. Capcom is in the wrong, they shouldn't be an option. But I'm shocked people are shocked by this. Look at RE2 and RE4, it's the exact same shit. Yet I didn't see anyone make a fuss about it. I think Dragon's Dogma 2 was just a perfect recipe, microtransaction and bad PC performance were more than enough to light the flames.

[@ColleenWhateley]

Originally I was going to bitch about the micro transactions in the last 1.5 monster hunter games, instead I just want to say: good job to whoever convinced management to put this not very useful crap as the micro transactions instead of things of more material value. Now Capcom will be walking on thin ice, not that they probably care, for nothing. Also, props on owning your slip up in no uncertain terms, see you next time.

[@mathewhaight]

Buy this point I expect companies like Capcom to do this. What bothers me the most is that there are people who will go out of their way to defend it.

[@PrimyFritzellz]

Yong, why aren't you talking about the whole Sweet Baby inc firestorm that is going on? I'd assume you'd talk about it considering your past videos.

[@VastGameMaster]

He should talk about the Kotaku situation considering his past vids as well.

[@redcobra6016]

He probably can’t talk about them without the risk of losing out on potential voice acting roles.

[@PrimyFritzellz]

Yeah, but that's the tactics these freaks use in order to silence people sadly.@@redcobra6016

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Seriously why do companies feel the need shove in microtransactions into single player games. You have to pay to fast travel, yes they might be cheap but there shouldn't be anything like microtransactions into a single player rpg game my good god. If there was a multiplayer part to the game then maybe maybe some cosmetic only as long as it's not priced out the ace

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

Because Capcom knows that there's always a group of people who will fork over the cash.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

@@DeadPhoenix86DP true dat

[@FinileBoy84]

Damn, people are still spreading all this misinformation without actually looking into it themselves? You don't "HAVE" to pay for fast travel. Literally every item on that list can be gotten in game, even the fast travel item. And there are other ways to fast travel as well. I don't like MTXs in any game, even multiplayer games, but please get your facts straight

[@MenrvaS]

Watch the video before commenting. Stop with that “have to pay for fast travel” misinformation nonsense.

[@mouseii88]

I get why people against microtransaction, but it really depends on what it is used for. The main complain is cutting content but everything selling is in game. But in this case, it is more like a bail out for players who play 2 years later and need that RC, which they likely won't get from people renting your pawn. Another complant is it encourage dev to make the game inconvenient, but DD is designed to be inconvenient, and not until Dark Arisen they add unlimited travel. Microtransaction is like DLC, there are legit use for it. People used to cry about DLC and now people want DLC for a good game they love, as long as deployed correctly. Even the argument of player should able to cheat in their game, and guess how people found out cheats in the game in the 90s? Buy the Power(magazine/walkthrough). People just paid for something similar to microtransaction anyway. For DD2, it is good people show Capcom it does not give a good sentiment, but it is the one time microtransaction deploy correctly for now. And the bigger problem is not able to restart new game halfway. I think being reasonable with the system is the fair way to make sure the narrative stand.

[@kaydee66781]

While Denuvo hindering PC users is a far more concerning issue, for the people who are saying “it’s optional” when it comes to DLCs, I think it’s getting kind of ridiculous that we’re now defending DLC like this. Cosmetic? Fine. It’s not affecting gameplay. Expansions? Fine, it’s like expansion packs of old. Paying for fast travel and to re-edit your character? Okay, this is going into basic functions territory. DD1 had fast travel, yes, but it wasn’t paywalled (and you can create your own travel points by placing portcrystals anywhere in the world) Sure, you can still fast travel in DD2, but you’re essentially paying for what is essentially a convenience. Yes, it’s optional but that won’t stop the nagging thought of “you know, just this once” it’s there and you can ignore it, but others are still gonna be tempted to doing it.

[@Bossanova51.0]

Was gonna buy it this Friday but I think I’ll wait now

[@Eldenbruh]

I honestly belive Capcom are laughing their asses of at creators and consumers, they know this makes them money and the negative PR is moot at this point, whales never change and we are making new ones everyday. This was calculated, as all their games are.

[@samkruse3351]

I wouldn't call a maximum of 50 extra dollars whale behavior, it surely makes them a lot of money from fomo and uneducated purchases though

[@darnellh1700]

the fact the capcom did not add the ability to start a new separated save/character says a lot about capcom

[@whoahanant]

I like the fact that they made a bunch of basic things you can find in game for a ONE time purchase lmfao! Really shows how greedy they were for the little extra money they wanted from this game. Like what's the point in buying something you can already find in game, only once? The lack of game saves also shows how they wanted to pressure players into buying certain things. Imagine being a modern game release and you can't make more than one save...