Capcom’s high-fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 will get a new update on all platforms this month that makes some much-needed changes, including one that makes Pawns more reliable, less dumb, and less talkative. We love Pawns that do their job silently, but one of the most notable changes in this upcoming patch makes the dreaded Dragonsplague disease easier to deal with.
Read More: How To Spot Dragonsplague, Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Pawn-Infecting Illness
Order Dragon’s Dogma 2: Amazon | Best Buy | Humble Bundle
Dragonsplague is a viral infection that exclusively affects Pawns. This illness causes all kinds of problems for your loyal servants, from disobedience to pulsing red eyes to headaches. These are all signs that something is amiss, but if you don’t catch these indicators early, then, as Capcom warns in an in-game pop-up message, “devastating calamity” will ensue. That calamity? The infected Pawn will transform into a shadow dragon and kill everyone in town which sucks because, unless you know what to look for, it’s possible you’ll ignore the warnings and be forced to clean up the mess your faithful retainer has left behind. In an upcoming update, however, the deadly disease will become more noticeable, making it a little less of a nuisance.
“Reducing the infection frequency of dragonsplague and adjusting the signs of Pawns infected with dragonsplague to be more noticeable,” Capcom wrote in the April 19 patch notes. “For example, when infected, glowing eyes will be more noticeable.”
The glowing red eyes are currently difficult to notice, especially if you’ve given your Pawn red eyes in the character creator. With the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2 update, you’ll be able to to zoom in on character’s faces while in the status menu. If those eyes are red and glowing, then your best course of action is to either dismiss the Pawn or kill them outright. Sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do.Get to work, doctor Arisen. You’re needed.
There are other necessary changes to Pawn behavior in this patch, too. They won’t fall off cliffs as often, which is great. I’m tired of saving my Pawns all the time, especially when escaping through treacherous mountains. And now they’ll actually guide you when you tell them where previously they’d just…ignore your request. Plus, they won’t talk as much (finally!) and they’ll help out when you’re in need more (again, finally!). The best one, though? You’ll finally be able to high-five them more effectively—beforehand the animations just wouldn’t play out no matter how close you were to your Pawn’s extended hand. I love this. There’s nothing like a celebratory fist-bump or high-five after slaying a dragon.
Read More: Dragon’s Dogma 2 Players Are Using Rotten Food And Mods To Combat Dragonsplague
Unfortunately, there’s no release date for when this patch will go live, though Capcom tweeted that the plan is to drop the update on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S this month. We’re near the end of April, so we don’t have much longer to wait for these changes. Below are the patch notes for this update:
Dragon’s Dogma 2 April 2024 Patch Notes
As soon as I jumped into Wuthering Waves for the first time, I was met…
Nihon Falcom has reportedly set the Japanese release date for The Legend of Heroes: Kai…
1 Prologue Rogueport On the right side between the fencing and some crates and barrels…
Are we witnessing the death of games as a service? Probably not, but we’re definitely…
Wuthering Waves is a stunning game and surprisingly well-optimized. That said, we can always fine-tune for…
Enemies might give you a hard time in Wuthering Waves, but they will also become…