Dragon’s Dogma 2, Capcom’s newest high-fantasy motion role-playing recreation, permits you to romance all types of non-player characters. From a metropolis chief to a city idiot, a brothel host to a younger blacksmith, there’s loads of love within the air between you because the Arisen and the sport’s many NPCs. You’ll be able to’t romance the Pawns, although, a disappointing truth for the numerous gamers begging so far their loyal servants.
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In Dragon’s Dogma 2, you may increase your affinity stage with nearly everybody you are available in contact with. Doing issues for the characters you meet makes them such as you extra, which raises their bond with you for the sport’s romance system. Save an elf’s sister from a rampaging ogre? That elf will turn out to be smitten with you and will ask you out on a date—finally. Give an herbalist a bouquet of flowers? Equally, that herbalist will develop an affection towards you. Sadly, Pawns, the sport’s (principally) obedient retainers that you simply create or rent, aren’t a part of this love equation. It doesn’t matter what you do, touring with them far and large or showering them with items, they are going to by no means be romanceable. Although such actions do increase their affinity stage with you, some gamers nonetheless need a fling with their devoted retainers.
“Why can’t we romance our pawns,” requested redditor floopydoop90 in a put up on r/DragonsDogma that’s slowly gaining some traction. “We spent each second collectively. They greet us after a relaxation in our beds. We create them with an unimaginable sturdy character creator. There could be helpful fight or help buffs from having romanced your pawn. Larger heals, stronger assaults when performed collectively.”
“Are pawns romanceable now?” requested redditor Talia_Rosethorn in r/DragonsDogma with a video of their principal Pawn blushing once they converse. “My woman is displaying signs of max affinity and there are barely any posts about it to this point.”
“Spent 50k altering hairstyles and hair colors and now my principal pawn blushes once we speak,” stated redditor Infamous_Touch2339 with a picture of their principal Pawn blushing similar to Talia_Rosethorn’s did. “Is there a hidden romance with pawns?”
Very like within the 2012 recreation, you may’t romance Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2. There isn’t an express cause, although the idea is you may’t date them as a result of their solely purpose is that can assist you, the Arisen, reclaim what’s rightfully yours, and it will possibly be a bit bizarre for the sport to allow you to date somebody who lacks any soul or will of their very own. Nonetheless, that hasn’t stopped one redditor from arguing there are hints that the Arisen and their Pawns aren’t preserving issues strictly platonic.
“Gamers are all the time alone with their principal pawns at their very own homes, sleep on the similar time, and most probably sleep on the identical mattress, plus principal pawns generally blush earlier than and after sleep,” theorized redditor TianAnMen_8964 in a prolonged put up on r/Dragons Dogma. “I believe the hinting right here is crystal clear. In fact you may nonetheless suppose the alternative in your head canon, however I don’t suppose you may [deny] the hints. And sure, I would really like a pawn romance replace, how do you know?”
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I questioned this similar factor after I awoke to my principal Pawn hovering over me in mattress one time, his cheeks flushed as he talked about loving the “quiet moments” he shared with me. It’s kinda bizarre, although, as a result of my Pawn is modeled after my cat, and I definitely wouldn’t wanna date or sleep with my cat irrespective of how a lot he saves my ass from dragon griffin assaults. We’re simply monster-slaying companions. Nothing extra. I’m merely The Arisen, in any case, not The Bachelor.
