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Dragon’s Dogma 2, the sequel to Capcom’s 2012 action-RPG, opened to glowing praise from reviewers, scoring an 87 on Metacritic overall. The game’s Steam debut also hit a peak concurrent player count of over 184,000, breaking Capcom’s records as their most successful singleplayer launch on the platform.
However, this initial burst of enthusiasm quickly turned sour as players were hit with performance issues bred from poor optimization and, worst of all, a smattering of microtransactions.
Dragon’s Dogma 2Is A Laborious Experience On PC
PC gamers were among the first to dip their toes intoDragon’s Dogma 2. Naturally, well-optimized games get along great with PC players, but Capcom’s latest RPG does not find itself in that club. Frequent crashes, stuttery gameplay, and CPU-bottleneckedframeratesspoil the PC experience, with players even reporting the game grinding to a halt sometimes.
CPU and Frame Rate Issues are Already Causing Players To Refund their Dragon’s Dogma 2 Purchases
The situation is so bad thatSteam reviewsquickly plummeted into ‘Mostly Negative’ territory. Fingers are being pointed at Denuvo, the anti-tamper software implemented by Capcom for the game. While Denuvo is an effective tool in combating piracy, it’s notorious for exacting a serious toll on performance.
Microtransactions Are The Moldy Cherry On Top
However, all of those issues are a drop in the bucket compared to the real reason behind player outrage.Dragon’s Dogma 2has an egregious amount of microtransactions, but the kicker is that Capcom slyly activated them after critics published their scores to not let it affect their reviews. Fans are livid at the deceptive approach.
Microtransactions in Dragon’s Dogma 2 are beyond greedy🤦🏻♀️
Game’s received a “Mostly Negative” score on Steam.
Pay for Fast Travel = Yuck😓pic.twitter.com/M7GjpRWzAA
— Pure PlayStation (ピュア プレイステーション) (@Pure_PS)August 21, 2025
Players are seriously disappointed at the presence of purchasable items that can also be obtained through regular gameplay. The ability to edit your character’s appearance (a core RPG feature), camping kits, and even fast travel are prime examples of these ludicrous microtransactions.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Could Face an Issue Even Baldur’s Gate 3 Didn’t Need to Worry About
The practice is undoubtedly exploitative, especially for a full-priced $70 title. The sentiment is further exacerbated by another player’s comparison of Larian’s approach tomicrotransactions inBaldur’s Gate 3versus Capcom shovelling them intoDD2. When you consider how much larger the latter company is, the money-grubbing seems even more flagrant.
Anyone remember Larian’s statement on MTX for Baldur’s Gate 3? Dragon’s Dogma 2 really makes me wish every company followed this, so disappointing.pic.twitter.com/vWvNoyV8OG
— Ameer (@SynthPotato)July 26, 2025
Dragon’s Dogma 2‘s long-term success hinges on Capcom’s ability to quickly address these concerns. Further optimization for PC should be high on their priority list. A re-evaluation of the MTX model, such as offering purely cosmetic items for purchase, and not essentialgameplay features, would also help restore lost goodwill.
This would not only address the concerns of players who feel the current system is exploitative, but also potentially generate additional revenue through the sale of desirable cosmetic microtransactions.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Feature Could Make for a Hard Time for Some Players
Capcom still has time to not only improve theDD2experience on PC, but also rekindle the excitement that propelled it to a record-breaking launch. The community has waited long and patiently for the game, and fixing these issues would go a long way to honor their investment and patience.
Viraaj Bhatnagar
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A lifelong gamer, lover of cars, and Master’s student of Automotive Journalism, Viraaj Bhatnagar is a gaming writer at FandomWire who aims to be one of the greats. When he’s not hunched over on his laptop typing out copy, he can be found lapping circuits in Gran Turismo or slaying draugr in God of War.
