Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Developers Say They Aren’t Nerfing Dragonsplague—Just Making It More Clear
Not only was the announcement unexpected to begin with, but what we’ve seen so far looks genuinely very cool. No, what’s got me cranky is what the update is doing to Dragonsplague, one of the scariest and coolest mechanics in the base game. It is my opinion that the developers are nerfing it.
- ▪Not only was the announcement unexpected to begin with, but what we’ve seen so far looks genuinely very cool.
- ▪No, what’s got me cranky is what the update is doing to Dragonsplague, one of the scariest and coolest mechanics in the base game.
- ▪It is my opinion that the developers are nerfing it.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Developers Say They Aren’t Nerfing Dragonsplague—Just Making It More Clear I'd rather yeet my pawns off a cliff, thanks CapcomDragon's Dogma 2Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen By Rebekah Valentine Published July 29, 2026 | Comments (2) | 𝕏 Copied! © Capcom I love Dragon’s Dogma 2, but I’ve been cranky lately. Don’t get me wrong. I’m stoked for the upcoming Dark Arisen DLC. Not only was the announcement unexpected to begin with, but what we’ve seen so far looks genuinely very cool. No, what’s got me cranky is what the update is doing to Dragonsplague, one of the scariest and coolest mechanics in the base game. It is my opinion that the developers are nerfing it. The developers themselves say otherwise.
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