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Hail Arisen,
Thank you all for your excitement and hype since the reveal of Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen! We’ve really enjoyed reading through your comments, thoughts and theories and look forward to welcoming you back to Vermund and Battahl, as well as the frosty Norgan region on October 9. Read on to find out why there’s never been a better time to dive into – or rediscover – the original Dragon’s Dogma 2!
Firstly, in case you missed it, the announcement trailer gives a taste of what to expect from the upcoming expansion:
Within Norgan, an evolved version of the original Dark Arisen’s signature loot-driven gameplay can be found! To get you prepped for your adventures there, we’ve prepared an overview video on the game’s loot-based Relic Expedition Cycle, check it out below:
Norgan is full of powerful treasures, just waiting to be discovered!
Arise Again marks a special moment for Dragon’s Dogma 2. With Title Update 3.2 now live, including optimisation improvements, lots of quality-of-life additions like the increasing of your skill slots from 4 to 6, increased save slots and save system adjustments, Dragonsplague changes (making it easier to notice when a Pawn is afflicted, adding enhanced combat behaviors for afflicted Pawns and a new, simpler way to cure it), and the Dark Arisen Expansion arriving October 9, it’ll be one of the best times ever to discover, or get back into, Dragon’s Dogma 2, so let’s make an event of it!
If you haven’t yet, you can check out the full Patch notes HERE.
Whether that discovery is for the first time as a new player, or stepping back into the boots of your Arisen and continuing your adventure as an existing player to play and enjoy the game with all the sweeping improvements the team have made, as well as preparing for what awaits in the expansion. Talking of preparation, here’s some guidance from Producer Oyama regarding the expansion content that was shared in our recent Community Q&A:
The recommended starting level for Forsaken Dominion is 40, while that of Lost Rites is 20. That said, these recommendations apply only to the beginning of each content. As players progress, the challenge gradually ramps up, and both experiences become increasingly demanding.
Since both contents can be accessed early in the main story—simply by speaking with Brant at the tavern after arriving in Vernworth—players are free to challenge them even below the recommended level. Ultimately, we’d like players to use those recommendations as a reference and choose their own path based on how they want to experience the game.
And let’s not forget about our ever-faithful Pawns! You should totally give yours a shoutout in the comments. Share some details about their Vocation, skills, level and Pawn ID so we can all get hiring for our parties! Also, if you have any tips for new players, pop those there too!
With the arrival of optimization improvements on PC via Dragon’s Dogma 2’s update, we’ve updated the system requirements. These updates apply to both the base Dragon’s Dogma 2 game, and the Dark Arisen Expansion:
That wraps up our Arise Again post, thanks for taking the time to check it out!
Whether as a new or returning player, we hope you’ll join us to play and celebrate Dragon’s Dogma 2 at a very exciting time for the game ahead of the expansion’s launch on October 9. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, feel free to check out our recent Community Q&A with Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen’s Director Kinoshita and Producer Oyama. It’s filled with some great info on what’s coming in the expansion:
A Q&A with Director Kinoshita & Producer Oyama!
Whether you’re a new player, starting your Dragon’s Dogma journey for the first time, or you’re a returning Arisen, the time has come to Arise Again!
- The Dragon’s Dogma Community Team