What you need to know
- Dragon's Dogma 2, Capcom's new, long-awaited ARPG sequel, has a terrifying mechanic called Dragonsplague that infects the player's Pawn companions with a disease that eventually causes them to wipe out an entire town or city.
- There are ways to spot Dragonsplague infections and deal with them, but the signs are vague and can be easy to miss. As a result, the mechanic has proven to be fairly controversial, and some players were simply afraid to play the game before the way the sickness works was understood clearly.
- Some players feel Dragonsplague symptoms need to be clearer and that the ultimate consequence of missing or ignoring it is too harsh, while others appreciate how the mechanic forces you to pay attention to your Pawns and like that Dragon's Dogma 2 isn't afraid to be punishing.
- No matter how you feel about Dragonsplague, one thing is for sure — the memes about it have been hilarious. I've embedded several of the best ones I've seen on social media below.
