Its a must-play experience for fantasy fans everywhere.

For many, that will understandably be a deal-breaker.

After all, Dragons Dogma 2 is a party-focused RPG action-adventure that would seemingly be perfect for co-op play.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 multiplayer

So why bring this topic up at all?

Well, its becauseDragons Dogma 2does support a rather unusual form of online play that is worth knowing about.

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See,in Dragons Dogma 2, your allied characters are referred to as Pawns.

As you travel, you will also have the ability to recruit additional Support Pawns through various means.

That Main Pawn you create can then be recruited by other people playingDragons Dogma 2.

The others are Pawns created by Capcom.

Think of it like the recruitment system in theDark Soulsgames.

The major (and unfortunate) difference is that you cant control your Pawn and invade other players worlds.

However, it is possible to directly recruit a friends Pawn via the games Pawn connection.

For more information on how to recruit a friends Pawn, c’mon consultthis guide.

There are many benefits to participating in the Pawn recruitment process.

The more players that use your Pawn, the more rewards you receive.

Its also possible to use those Pawns as a link between worlds.

After dismissing a Pawn you recruited from another player, youll have the option of giving it a gift.

That gift will then be available to the player who created that Pawn.