Dragon’s Dogma 2 update coming in ‘near future’ but won’t improve frame rates

Last week, Dragon’s Dogma 2 was released to critical acclaim, followed by intense fan backlash. While the game itself is enjoyable for the most part, it launched with microtransactions that provide in-game currency, as well as a litany of technical issues for some players. Today, Capcom outlined some of its plans to update the game in the “near future.” but specifically notes that frame rate improvements will come in later patches. That said, these quick fixes are still useful.

In addition to general text and bug fixes, there are some significant quality of life improvements. For starters, the Pawn Guild now sells a lot more “Art of Metamorphosis” items, which allow you to change the appearance of a character or pawn once they’ve already been created. If you’re unhappy with their appearance mid-game or want to add changes for roleplaying reasons, such as a scar or tattoo, this will make things much easier. Previously, the Pawn Guild only sold two at a time. Now there will be 99.

This also makes obtaining a house easier, which has important implications for the flow of the game. The longer you go without staying at an inn or campsite, the more your maximum health deteriorates when you take damage. This is also how you obtain items that your pawn could have obtained during your adventures with other players. Early in the game, the main obstacle here is cost: sleeping in an inn requires between 1,500 and 2,000 gold, while staying at a campsite requires camping kits. However, once you have permanent housing, you can rest and heal completely free. Making it available earlier in the game will make this first struggle a little easier.

Aside from that, consoles will benefit from some graphics adjustment settings (although Capcom says these won’t have a significant impact on frame rates), while Steam users will benefit from a improved quality when DLSS super resolution is enabled, as well as a fix for some low quality models. .

To learn more about Dragon’s Dogma 2, check out our stream archives, where we played the opening hourthen listen to the latest episode of the GI Show.

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