Dragon's Dogma 2 Players Are Diving Onto NPCs To Avoid Fall Damage
Fall damage is a beast in Dragon's Dogma 2 all of its own. There you are, minding your business on a slippery, slanted rooftop when, all of a sudden, you hurl off the side and land flat on your face as your pawns point and laugh at you like Nelson in The Simpsons. Luckily, there's a way to avoid leaving your entrails on the pavement.
@Arron_TK tweeted a clip of them landing on an unsuspecting bystander, crushing them under the weight of their heavy, metal armour. Sure, the NPC dies, but they don't, and that's all that matters. So if you want to survive dropping from a cliff, make sure a friendly fella is walking by.
If you're in the middle of nowhere, the 'fall on an NPC' tactic isn't exactly the most useful tip, but there is another way to survive plummets that would normally leave you as little more than a stain on the pavement.
As shown in @PrizzaaGaming's clip on Twitter, you can hurl your pawn off a ledge first and then fire a reviving arrow to save them from death.
They'll get up like nothing happened, so you can leap off and let them catch you. In a roundabout way, you're still diving at NPCs to survive a perilous fall.
There is a slight risk to this method, though. Your pawns won't always catch you, so while you might be able to get them down (somewhat) safely, you'll be taking a leap of faith and leaving your survival up to chance.
Other players are busy throwing their pawns off cliffs and leaving them for dead, on account of the whole Dragonsplague thing going around.
In fairness, it's also pretty risky diving onto NPCs, but both of these methods are quicker ways of getting down cliffs you'd otherwise have to find a path for.
Dragon's Dogma is the long-anticipated sequel to Capcom's action RPG. Once again taking on the role of the Arisen, the game promises full customisation in how you create your character and play through your story.
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