Dragon’s Dogma 2: 21 Tips We WISH We Knew Earlier | Beginner’s Guide

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Let’s not waste any time — Dragon’s Dogma 2 is really weird. We’ve been playing Capcom’s unusual RPG for dozens and dozens of hours, and we didn’t know what we didn’t know. There’s so much, we can’t talk about it all here without wasting your time for hours. So we’re going to break down these tips fast. Here’s everything we wanted to know, and now you get to know, before you even turn on the game.

And if you haven’t already, you can download the Character Creator as a separate application. Even after the game’s full release, the creator app is worth keeping around because you can save multiple custom characters on the same system. You can’t do that in the main game. And we’re not even counting that as a tip. Okay, enough with the filibuster, let’s dive into too many early game tips for Dragon’s Dogma 2.

#1. Big boys can carry more stuff. In character creation, a character’s physical weight determines how much stuff you can carry. Make a big fat pawn and they’ll carry more stuff for you! This is also true when you’re selecting Support Pawns from a Riftstone. Bigger bones can lift more stuff. That’s just a fact.

#2. Carry Weight is everything. Look for Gold Trove Beetles in the environment and use them to permanently increase your Carry Weight. They’re easy to spot at night because they glow. You can also organize your gear in the Inventory menu to see what’s heaviest so you can transfer that stuff to your Pawns. The starting town of Melve also sells a ring that increases your Carry Weight slightly. You can wear two!

#3. A Mage is required. The Mage Vocation has the ability to imbue your weapons with elemental damage. This is required. Certain enemies like Slimes and Phantoms can’t be hurt unless you’re hitting them with magic damage. If you’re a fighter, thief or archer you’re totally out of luck. You must have a Mage or Sorcerer with you — whether that’s your Arisen, Main Pawn or a Support Pawn.

#4. You can earn Rift Crystals offline. Rift Crystals are a rare