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The video focuses on a critical challenge in "Dragon's Dogma 2," known as "Dragon's Plague." This mechanic can devastate game progress by killing entire villages if not properly managed. Players must be vigilant of signs indicating an infected pawn, such as tutorial popups when hiring, glowing red or purple eyes, and certain behavioral changes like head-grabbing and combat defiance. The plague, which can be contracted from drakes or other infected pawns, has become more widespread post-release. Preventive measures include dismissing afflicted pawns promptly or using wake stones to revive NPCs if an outbreak occurs. The speaker underscores the importance of proactive management to avoid game-ruining consequences and provides various strategies to mitigate the impact.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses “Dragon’s Plague,” a mechanic in “Dragon’s Dogma 2,” which can inadvertently kill every NPC in a village or the capital if not handled properly. The plague can ruin entire game saves as players can’t reload them if no backups are available. The speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing and dealing with the plague to avoid disastrous consequences. Key indications of the plague include an in-game tutorial popup that appears when hiring a pawn from the rift. If this popup appears, the hired pawn has the plague and should be dismissed immediately. Pawns can contract the plague either from other infected pawns or from being attacked by a drake or lesser dragon. Particularly, a drake’s grab attack can infect pawns. The issue has worsened post-release due to the increased number of pawns circulating.
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In this part of the video, the narrator discusses the increased prevalence of plagues and fights against Drakes in the game. Initially, these issues were not as common, but they’ve become more prominent as more people play. If a player carries an afflicted pawn for too long and rests at an inn, a cutscene will trigger, indicating the onset of Dragon’s Plague. This results in every NPC in the rested town dying. To address this, players can either farm wake stones to revive each NPC, use a save backup, or use the AOE wake stone to resurrect everyone, which is recommended as a preventive measure. Prevention involves identifying and abandoning or drowning the infected pawn. The narrator suggests that a more interactive defense mechanism against the plague, like fighting a big boss, would be more engaging than the current automatic cutscene. Players should check their pawns for signs of infection, such as glowing red or purple eyes, before resting.
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In this part of the video, the speaker describes the three main symptoms indicating that a character’s Pawn is becoming corrupted in a game. Firstly, the Pawn’s face will start with a subtle glow that gradually intensifies. Secondly, the Pawn will frequently grab their head and show signs of pain. Lastly, the Pawn will exhibit uncharacteristic defiance in combat, ignoring commands and responding with sass. To resolve this, players should send corrupted extra pawns back to the rift and replace them. If it’s the main Pawn, they should be fully reset to remove the corruption. The speaker concludes by assuring viewers that this information should help prevent such issues, encourages them to like, subscribe, and consider supporting the channel on Patreon.