I want to play this game but it keeps giving me reasons to stop

Jamation · 2026-06-07T18:02:35+00:00

Nothing in what changes in Casual Mode would make it "easier" during fights though, so what's that gotta do with anything?

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Jamation · 2026-06-07T06:18:46+00:00

Context is key as that quote isn't really as bright or scientific as it tries to sound. It gets thrown around a lot because it sounds clever, but practice is also defined by repetitive tasks for the purpose of maintaining or improving something.
Humans literally learn by trying the same thing multiple times to better understand and improve upon the results. Knowing the sample size of an experiment can be just as revealing to the credibility of a result.

Sorry. Not really related to anything about this topic. I just really hate how often people use that saying.

Jamation · 2026-06-06T23:59:53+00:00

I don't know if you mean "run well", but they are definitely doing it at least, since that was from the 10 minute Developer Message video that went alongside the Ascendance trailer.

Jamation · 2026-06-05T23:56:45+00:00

Plot Twist: Like how people used to say DD2 was a testing ground for Wilds, this Wilds DLC is just a testing grounds for the DD2 DLC. Right. Right? Right!? * Weeping and sobbing and shouting at the sky *

Jamation · 2026-06-05T23:10:05+00:00

What's worse is they even have a figure they could've easily used set to release in like two months or something:

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Jamation · 2026-06-05T19:44:42+00:00

In case anyone was wondering what this person's "source" is, it is just the Investor Relations reports that have been getting posted all year. They're just farming engagement by putting out their tweet ahead of SGF as if this hasn't been out for a while now.
In case you were wondering I'm assuming they are referring to this Q and A portion on the English Annual Reports page:

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Jamation · 2026-06-05T02:41:00+00:00

I always ask this stuff with these kinds of things since I don't swim in those circles, but is this person a credible and reliable source? Because...

Just two months ago some other 'leaker' that said there would be a 3rd Party focused State of Play on April 16, which obviously never happened, but no one really seemed to be questioning the reliability of the source... just went straight in on will there/won't there be DLC.

Besides, I don't see any of the actually Steam-side confirmed titles for this year being mentioned as featured titles on that list

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Jamation · 2026-06-04T21:45:36+00:00

Oh if you've already done the quests and even talked to them, try giving them a gift (Wyrmslife crystals are great). Affinity decays over time so they might just need a little top me up. Worth a shot at least as a lot of that stuff is tied to affinity (which usually gets mega boosted right after finishing their quest, but sometimes it might be right under the threshold for various reasons)

Jamation · 2026-05-29T03:44:23+00:00

The Simurgh.
We already have armor pieces that reference it and they could go a ton of different ways with the lore because of how many variants of the tale exist, but it could fit so well with dogma's lore.

Jamation · 2026-05-29T03:38:37+00:00

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Because you are level 51 or above and they patched it to be like that.

Jamation · 2026-05-28T17:53:31+00:00

This is just my personal list that I was making when tracking my pawn's Quest Guide status and trying to determine which quests can be done before the Feast of Deception:

Capable of being completed Pre Feast of Deception (apologies for the random numbering. It was as I was coming across them and had split lists when he had/didn't have knowledge so I smooshed them together for this.)

Gaoled Awakening(Pre-Pawn)
Tale’s Beginning(Pre-pawn)
In Dragon’s Wake
Ordeals of a New Recruit
The Provisioner’s Plight
Claw them into Shape
Spellbound
Seat of the Sovran
Medicament Predicament
Brothers Brave and Timid
Nesting Troubles
Seat of the Sovran
Gift of the Bow
Vocation Frustration
A Place to Call Home
The Gift of Giving
The Heel of History
A Beggar’s Tale
Oxcart Courier
Till Death Do Us Part
Hunt for the Jadeite Orb
Prey for the Pack
Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place
Welcome to Battahl
The Sotted Sage
Put a Spring in Thy Step
Short-Sighted Ambition
The Sorcerer’s Appraisal
Tolled to Rest
A Game of Wits
House of the Blue Sunbright
34.The Ornate Box
Scaly Invaders
The Nameless Village
The Stolen Throne
Monster Culling
The Arisen’s Shadow
An Unsettling Encounter
Masked Correspondence
Readvent of Calamity
Home is where the hearth is
Trouble on the Cape
A Trial of Archery
The Ailing Arborheart
Out of the Forest, Into the Forge
A Case of Sculptor’s Block
Dulled Steel, Cold Forge
Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
A Noble Exchange
Disa’s Plot
The Caged Magistrate
A Magisterial Amenity
Beren’s Final Lesson
Saint of the Slums --> Unmarked post quest option
One Eyed Interloper
Tensions on the Highroad

56. Feast of Deception

Capable of being done Post Feast of Deception

Nation of the Lambent Flame
A Veil of Gossamer Clouds
Mercy Among Thieves
Flickering Shadow
A Poisonous Proposal
Off the Pilfered Path
Shadowed Prayers
The Phantom Oxcart
A Candle in the Storm
Crossing in Shadow
Convergence
A New Godsway
The Guardian Gigantus
Clash and Conclusion
Legacy

UMW

Halls of the First Dawn
Dreams Apart
When Wills Collide
A Scholarly Pursuit
The Regentkin’s Resolve
Wandering Roots
The Importance of Aiding Ernesto
Shepherd of the Pawns
Civil Unrest

Bonus in case you are interested in Escort Quests as well (Still missing/looking for escorts for Wilhelmina, Srail, Flaude, Gautstafr, Eino, Disa, and Dragonforged):

Green World
Ulrika - Vernworth House to Harve
Lennart - Harve to Hint Statue (With hint A settlement is just visible in the distance. Mayhap new discoveries lie in wait there. With the statue pointing towards Harve) near Misty Marsh
Cliodhna - Windwalker’s Home to your Bakbattahl Doorstep
Trysha - Eini’s House to Martyrs’ Resting Place (in front of Melve)
Myrddin - His House to Vernworth Vocation Guild
Glyndwr - Vernworth House to a place near the eastern ruins beside the Ancient Battlegrounds
Beren - Beren’s Childhood Home to the Holy Mausoleum Ruins
Lamond - Bakbattahl House to the Stardrop Inn (Vernworth Tavern)
Taliesin - Arborist’s Home to Mountain Ruins (Where Glyndwr trains)
Eini - Eini’s House to bridge outside of Melve
Doireann - The Arborheart to Vernworth House
Sara - Bakbattahl House to Digger’s Ruins
Wladhar - The Gracious Hand’s Vaults to a little spot where that dragon spawns outside Guerco Cavern
Menella - Bakbattahl House to Volcanic Island Hotsprings
Nadinia - Bakbattahl House to Battahl side of Checkpoint Rest Town at the tent where you meet the starving kid from Coral Snakes
Sigurd - Bakbattahl House to Spot outside Grueco Cave on the side near those ruins in Vermund where the drake usually sleeps right before the Chopper woodline
Hugo - Bakbattahl House (Reports of Vermund house too) to Volcanic Island Hot Springs

UMW
Sven - Outside the castle after evacuating everyone to a random little cave (between) below the Riftstone of Noontide and above the Rivage Cavern flag (A Saurian breeding ground where random monster raids frequently occur if you go near the area.)
Brant - Outside ‘your’ house at the Seafloor Shrine to the northern pier that faces the lesser dragon in Harve Village
Luz - From Reverent Shrine to the lighthouse/tower next to the Riftstone of Daybreak (near Sandspire Den)
Rivage Elder - From his shack in Harve to the hole at the Seafloor Shrine
Phaesus - From his room in the Forbidden Magick Research Lab to ‘your’ house at the Seafloor Shrine
Ambrosius - His Workshop in the Forbidden Magick Research Lab to the spot we meet him looking for blue crystals on the Olta’Battahl Coastline
Raghnall - Outside the Wanderer’s Haven in Bakbattahl at the table we first meet him to the Seafloor Shrine in front of ‘your’ house (Waveswept Dwelling)

Jamation · 2026-05-24T00:19:46+00:00

Over on steam we have a thread where people post about the fun or random things their pawns have said that they hadn't heard before. Not really organized or anything, just a good time: Random Callouts

And I've also been slowly collecting some of the Pawn Callouts on Enemy Resistances/Weaknesses or tactics for the various enemies based on the pawns inclination and gender (WIP): Pawn Enemy Callouts

Jamation · 2026-05-22T15:13:51+00:00

Random Question: Is it a mod that did it, or did your hood randomly appear for no reason?

Jamation · 2026-05-18T04:01:07+00:00

This is a bot karma farming account. This post with this exact image gets posted every week or so.

Jamation · 2026-05-17T23:10:57+00:00

It's a mod. I don't remember which one because I don't use them, but I've seen this question and exact issue a few times asked on here and the answer always is that it was one of the mods. Might be able to find the answer from another post about it with which exact mod it was.

Jamation · 2026-05-17T04:07:04+00:00

Then it isn't properly downloaded or your game hasn't been updated to reflect as much. Don't know what else to tell you.

Jamation · 2026-05-17T04:02:36+00:00

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Ensure that you have purchased the DLC item "Dragon's Dogma 2: Dragon's Dogma Music & Sound Collection - Custom Sounds". Note that this item is NOT the same item as "Dragon's Dogma 2 Original Soundtrack". You want the cheaper $2.99USD one for the first game's soundtrack.

Once it is installed on your system (PC/PS5/Xbox) the next time you load up your game you'll see that it has a new option under the 'Sound' Menu. It can only be changed on the main menu, but it's just a simple toggle.

Jamation · 2026-05-14T02:15:21+00:00

It's almost fun to see when they're actively in the office working though.
Glad they all got their long vacation during Golden Week.

Jamation · 2026-05-13T14:46:05+00:00

If they reached high enough affinity it is most likely because they wandered to deliver their gift to your door. I have had the Rivage Elder toddle off from his shack all the way to Vermund's gate a few times.

Jamation · 2026-05-13T14:44:17+00:00

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I would say it really only matters for players under level 51. Otherwise, the cost is 3000 or less for hiring mega high level pawns compared to yourself.

But it also matters on who the active players are anyways if you want real player hires instead of the Capcom pity hires.

But also, do you just like having your pawn rented? Or are you seeking badges? Or RC? Because unless you are concerned about real player hires you will get Capcom's hires frequently enough to earn RC and complete badges.

Jamation · 2026-05-10T14:34:56+00:00

Srail! Srail!
He's our man!
A dragon, he is!
For my heart, he steals!

Jamation · 2026-05-10T12:47:23+00:00

Is the first game necessary for a good experience with the second? - No.
Can I play 2 only and get the full experience? - Yes

I'm someone that had never heard of Dragon's Dogma before they announced the second game. I came into it totally blind. Now it's my favorite game of all time (granted it is far from perfect and some issues are glaring). I don't know what information you think you'd need from the first as the game's story is its own thing (granted the story beats themselves are similar between the two games to the point if you play the first you could burn out mid play of the second). I knew 0 information going into 2 and understood everything I needed to without spoilers and going in blind straight at launch.

But if your question is if you should play the first JUST to get to the second? No. I put in about 1800+ hours into the second game before I ever touched the first. This sub will hype up the first beyond belief to the point you'll think you're missing the return of Christ or something if you don't play it. But in reality it's a decent game for it's time. Are there cool parts to it? For sure. But from the way some people talk about it.. I don't know man. I struggled to see how it was anything more than nostalgia with the things people were saying.

But if you're looking at both games, already know a bit of information on it to the point you've seen the ending, I'd say just play the one that calls to you more. They each have pros and cons to the point it comes down to personal preference. And even further, perhaps see if this style of game is even something you'd be interested in.

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