Dragon’s Dogma 2 has launched on the again of greater than a decade of anticipation, and although the motion RPG has loved widespread vital acclaim and attracted gamers in giant numbers proper out the gate, it has additionally attracted its fair proportion of controversy. Within the speedy aftermath of its launch, gamers found an in-game microtransactions retailer that Capcom made no point out of previous to launch, promoting issues akin to quick journey gadgets, character customization choices, and extra for actual cash.
Unsurprisingly, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has been on the receiving finish of widespread backlash, in response to which Capcom has printed an replace on the sport’s Steam web page, addressing various complaints from gamers.
The place microtransactions are involved, sadly, “addressed” is a little bit of a powerful phrase, with Capcom merely acknowledging their existence and stating that various the gadgets offered within the in-game retailer will also be earned by means of gameplay. There’s no point out of why the shop wasn’t talked about previous to the sport’s launch, and whether or not the corporate intends to change the sport’s monetization strategy to handle the neighborhood’s criticism.
Capcom has additionally spoken in regards to the recreation’s PC efficiency points, reiterating that it’s engaged on fixes. “A considerable amount of CPU utilization is allotted to every character and calculating the impression of their bodily presence in varied areas,” the corporate says. “In sure conditions the place quite a few characters seem concurrently, the CPU utilization might be very excessive and should have an effect on the body fee. We’re conscious that in such conditions, settings that cut back GPU load might at the moment have a restricted impact; nonetheless, we’re wanting into methods to enhance efficiency sooner or later.”
In the meantime, Capcom additionally says it’s engaged on fixes for “vital issues akin to crashes and freezing”. The corporate says, “We will probably be addressing crashes and bug fixes ranging from these with the very best precedence in patches within the close to future.”
The sport’s Steam model can even be including the choice to begin new saves with a future replace.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is obtainable on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC. Learn our evaluate of the sport by means of right here.
