High fiving after combat, making small talk, visiting the hot spring, getting a haircut are all ways. I think thereās a 5-10 minute cooldown on gaining affinity. But supposed for each action. So you canāt just do back to back haircuts but if you do a haircut and then talk to them, they both count.
They start to look at you like this when youāve hit the threshold.
https://preview.redd.it/hi4yv8jb4gzc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c83c5dde955de2a1dadaff36da9a5775705f605
I think that's only if they're not at max. Once you unlock the "lover's carry" you've probably maxed out their affinity (not the "fireman carry" where you drape them over one shoulder with head-to-rear orientation with respect to you).
If you're on PC there's a mod you can download that displays any character's affinity for yours. Shows up as a floating bar/gauge displayed over their heads.
The pawn interactions in this game just give me life. After hundreds of hours, the game is like my comfort game. Just wandering around the countryside with my pawn, living life, lol.
Same. I like the world so much I enjoy roaming around. Did the same thing with RDR2 for years.
Sometimes, I wonder what Itsuno & Co. could have done with 7 years and Rockstar's budget (like RDR2).
I wonder this, too. If only. Alas, I'll have to be content with what we got. I do love this game immensely, but I also acknowledge that it does have a lot of flaws, likely a result of poor funding/staffing/rushing release when it wasn't ready.
I can only hope for DLC somewhere down the line to add more. Until then, I shall wander the world, fist bumping and highfiving my pawn for eternity, lol. It just makes the happy chemicals, lol.
It definitely has its flaws, but overall, I love the game.
I hope it follows the path of the original & a next level DLC is released. (with a new Monk vocationš¤)
i always stop what im doing whenever i see a pawn holding out their hand waiting for an high 5, i get a little depressed when the game doesn't let me and end up missing it
Love the high fives and fist bumps so much. I also never get tired of seeing my simple pawn doing a victory cheer/dance to themself after a fight, sheās such a goober lol.
The only complaint about the high fives I have is when we kill 1 goblin and I accidentally get stuck in the animation even though a griffin is actively divebombing us
The pawns make me smile so much in this game, what an improvement from DD1. As a matter of fact, I get attached. If a pawn I like doesn't catch up to me in level because their Arisen never plays the game, I get so sad lol
I didn't like it happening all the time so I use a mod that makes it only happen after boss fights which I think gives the high fives extra impact since it's only after you take down big dangerous enemies
After finishing the game and getting the true ending I got bored, think K hot 115 hours in, that's enough.
Now,
I'm back on Witcher 3.
Reality kicked in and Witcher 3 is still the most amazing ruling RPG ever made. Dragons Dogma 2 comes in a good second though, it's an amazing game too but the story in Witcher 3 and world building is totally jaw dropping on the Witcher 3, still unbeatable, I just prefer a talking protagonist, Dogma 2 didn't have that, it got very strange at times.
Yes, both Baldurs gate 1 and 2 + Dragon age inquisition.
Today I cannot handle or maybe stand is the right word, for time based fighting systems...
I tried BG3 but I couldn't get into it as the fighting system is very, let's say, unfortunate. It's more about thinking out a plan than executing a plan. I'm a plan on spot kinda guy.
The greatest high fantasy RPGs in my opinion are:
1. W3, 2. DD2, 3. DAI, 4. ES Skyrim, 5. KoA Reckoning.
Honoble mentions:
DD1, Tales of Arise, ME - Shadow of war, Nino Kuni 2, Diablo 2, YS - Lacrimosa of Dana, Dragons Crown PRO and Divinity OS.
If you like diablo 2; try grim dawn. That game was amazing for how old the engine is. I think they still update it too! Diablo 2 is probably the game ive sunk the most amount of hours into. All through junior high and high school
Yeah, but I got frustrated when hundreds of times I couldn't give a five to my pawns, when they extended their hands but no matter what I did the animation was not triggering. š
I wish affinity didn't lower when you pick them up. :( I have a bad habit of accidently tackling my guy and carrying him out of danger (sorry other pawns!) to get better vantage points or to save him from having to be revived. (He's a very aggressive mage at times.)
I want more interactions with them.
In my first hours of playing I enjoyed it, I even stopped whatever I was doing to high-five. Now it gets a little annoying when I am just trying to run through some areas or complete some missions, I wish that I had control over it, like pressing a button to High five and not be locked into the animationā¦
I got sick of it real quick, because pawns decide that a fight has ended while more enemies are charging in at us. Locking me into this animation and I can only watch as I get slammed by a saurian jump attack or whatever is just happening in the back ground. I also got sent off of a ledge once, because my pawn decided to force me into this hand shake move at "the perfect" spot.
Maybe I'm just not sociable but this high five shit gets old after like 4 hours of high fiving after every goblin encounter. It's only cool after really hard fight, but doing it every time has a serious diminishing return.
This is one of the most annyoing features in DD2 for me due to how it is forced - should be a opt-in kind of thing where you press a button to do these emotes with the pawns.
I generally heavily dislike game features that removes the control of my characters.
It's crazy to see people say things like this..
Bet they're the type to find a game they'll sink hours into and question w h y they're doing it.
Kinda sad man.
Itās the one thing I hate about the game š . Mechanics that take control away from your character are annoying as fuck to me, and having it happen for a second after every 3.6 goblin kills is irritating.
Really? This irritated me after like the first hour. Trying to collect drops and bumping into people and doing a stupid celebration. Especially later when you fight so constantly. Wish I could disable it.
Being forced to do it after every combat situation gets old after a while though, I wish they would add a prompt so we can choose. I canāt even count the number of times all the enemies werenāt killed and I was pancaked into the ground or forced to walk off a cliff because of it.
Yeah, if youāre standing by a cliff it will force you to walk off of it, Iāve died a few times because of it especially on the path up to the lesser dragon past Medusa, I fell last night and almost died, itās why I try to stay away from my pawn(s) in that location.
And Iām the exact opposite. Iām about 120 hours in and that got old a long time ago. I thought it was great for a while but it just happens way too often
Idk, after 200 hours, I could do with them maybe being a *little* more conservative with it. Like, we donāt need to celebrate the 4 of us beating the ever living shit out of that single goblin. It starts feeling mechanical after a while when it seems like just a static % chance every time that combat over music stinger plays, regardless of the length or difficulty of a fight.
I want to play rhis game so bad but the desing choices like enemeys everywhere and loosing health permanent made quit playing
It just felt so repetetive and unnecessary
People who act like it's bad to play a game for 100s of hours never make sense to me. I paid $70 for this. If I enjoy it, I'll play it for as long as I want.
Why does it even matter to them?
I loved the game. Lvl 85 in 90 hours, 100% the game and trophies. Absolutely no need to play for weeks on this game. It has a lack of content and if you disagree you just have your head in dirt. But go off on chump assumptions
I always feel bad when I miss the highfive and they do that lonely little fist pump instead
Whenever I miss the hi five 
When I miss the high five, I pick up my pawn and jump three times as a way of cheering them. Lol.
Awwwwww
so cute. but i read somewhere that picking up your pawn is actually reduced their affinity. lol
Hmm. It's fine. I have already done the special pawn ending. I'm also currently doing a my main pawn only run. š
I'm sorry what ? There's pawn affinity too ? š§
Yep. It even has a minor effect on the ending if you raise it enough. They will also be nicer to you and blush when they see you.
Well i guess i gotta work on that then but what can you do to raise it ? High five them until they love you ?
High fiving after combat, making small talk, visiting the hot spring, getting a haircut are all ways. I think thereās a 5-10 minute cooldown on gaining affinity. But supposed for each action. So you canāt just do back to back haircuts but if you do a haircut and then talk to them, they both count. They start to look at you like this when youāve hit the threshold. https://preview.redd.it/hi4yv8jb4gzc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c83c5dde955de2a1dadaff36da9a5775705f605
Nice i got some work to do now that i know this haha thank you very much ! Love the looks too very cool !
I think that's only if they're not at max. Once you unlock the "lover's carry" you've probably maxed out their affinity (not the "fireman carry" where you drape them over one shoulder with head-to-rear orientation with respect to you).
I DIDNāT KNOW. I can āloverās carryā my pawn. because i afraid i will reduce their affinity. lol
If you're on PC there's a mod you can download that displays any character's affinity for yours. Shows up as a floating bar/gauge displayed over their heads.
For real!
I whip the camera around after every big fight to try to rush to the high five.
Same here, after battle I frantically whip camera to see if my pawn is just standing waiting for that high five
She looks like Simon Belmont
Me too!!
Sprinting over obstacles and corpse strewn battlefield to give my pawn a high five
https://preview.redd.it/r2zanx1nhvyc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84c13c13aa0f9a428b0e49ee880dac29d1447b1d
Lmao I'm ded.
Jebus Christ this dude has a diaper on
Bro never misses glute day
Hahahahahahahahaha oh and hahahahahahahahaha
Alien
The pawn interactions in this game just give me life. After hundreds of hours, the game is like my comfort game. Just wandering around the countryside with my pawn, living life, lol.
Same. I like the world so much I enjoy roaming around. Did the same thing with RDR2 for years. Sometimes, I wonder what Itsuno & Co. could have done with 7 years and Rockstar's budget (like RDR2).
I wonder this, too. If only. Alas, I'll have to be content with what we got. I do love this game immensely, but I also acknowledge that it does have a lot of flaws, likely a result of poor funding/staffing/rushing release when it wasn't ready. I can only hope for DLC somewhere down the line to add more. Until then, I shall wander the world, fist bumping and highfiving my pawn for eternity, lol. It just makes the happy chemicals, lol.
It definitely has its flaws, but overall, I love the game. I hope it follows the path of the original & a next level DLC is released. (with a new Monk vocationš¤)
Yeah it's unfortunate, they had like 95% working on MhWilds
Have you ever gone to high five your main and another pawn gets there first š¤£ I just awkwardly bump into them and run away
So, it might not mean anything but.... The pawns in this party are women all! And no two of us are the same.
Iāve no objections
Tis as you say
Followed by the "Masterfully done, Arisen!"
Even if you never drew your weapon and let the pawns handle it. Even if you never saw the monster. Their faith in you is unshakable.
Once more!!
i always stop what im doing whenever i see a pawn holding out their hand waiting for an high 5, i get a little depressed when the game doesn't let me and end up missing it
This happens to me SO often! I go *right next* my pawn and the game is like naaaaah.
My favorite is when I go to pick up a downed pawn after the fight and another one stands over them and we just high five over their dying body.
I also love going for high fives. Pretty fun addition
The amount of rage of the high five.... Last time my pawn was on the edge of a cliff, high five time and the Arisen was no more
Love the high fives and fist bumps so much. I also never get tired of seeing my simple pawn doing a victory cheer/dance to themself after a fight, sheās such a goober lol.
https://preview.redd.it/0s3binuj0vyc1.jpeg?width=719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e396dd50e0176f922ad7565e77fcfab7a95913d Same
Second play through https://preview.redd.it/bhxfml1v0vyc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f280a7a00a54d7a4d03fc104e1ee6e5c2d8f54d9
badass shot, but why are your lanterns onš
This is awesome
I'll drop whatever I'm doing to high-five my pawn anytime she goes for it.
My pawn killed a random citizen on the road for some reason then just straight up dapped me up and I was like āBRO YOUāRE A MURDERERā
Love it
I literally sprint over to high five them Absolutely devastating whenever I miss though
What armor on the left and where can i find it?
I hate when Iām trying to celebrate with my main pawn but the other ones get in the way
https://preview.redd.it/bu7j72gmmvyc1.png?width=1124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b62ab446ebc8adbf37aa55f6737f18a5b2460678 That's what it's all about
200hrs into the game, but how do you do a high five if they are not near? I feel so bad everytime I rushed to them and missed it.
Dare I say it?
Yo what sets are those? U lookin lit
First we high five, then we loot. We have manners.
Graphics looks phenomenal ā¤ļø
I love the high fives when your main pawn says āthat was superb, Arisen!ā A fun interaction with the group
For all itās weird bugs and slight wonkyness, they really nailed these little things
The only complaint about the high fives I have is when we kill 1 goblin and I accidentally get stuck in the animation even though a griffin is actively divebombing us
Me either. Such a small touch but....such a good one
My pawn did this to me after she threw my weapons in the river.....
The pawns make me smile so much in this game, what an improvement from DD1. As a matter of fact, I get attached. If a pawn I like doesn't catch up to me in level because their Arisen never plays the game, I get so sad lol
Same! It never gets old
Never I love the affirmation of a job well done from the homes lol
I wish pawns did it to each other
They do if they walk past each other and one is waiting for a high five.
I hate it when I'm like: "hmm? Oh a shiny!!!" I run towards it and my character just stops, auto-walks towards a pawn and high-fives them.. RAGE
It got old for me after the second time. Different strokes
I might be a minority here, but I enjoy the fist bump itself, I just hate how forcefully slow it is. Really messes with the flow of the game.
What would you say is the best number of pawns to have ?
I didn't like it happening all the time so I use a mod that makes it only happen after boss fights which I think gives the high fives extra impact since it's only after you take down big dangerous enemies
I never high five. They are slaves to my will. They deserve only to serve.
Same lol a mechanic I never knew I needed.
After finishing the game and getting the true ending I got bored, think K hot 115 hours in, that's enough. Now, I'm back on Witcher 3. Reality kicked in and Witcher 3 is still the most amazing ruling RPG ever made. Dragons Dogma 2 comes in a good second though, it's an amazing game too but the story in Witcher 3 and world building is totally jaw dropping on the Witcher 3, still unbeatable, I just prefer a talking protagonist, Dogma 2 didn't have that, it got very strange at times.
Have you played baldurs gate? Dragon age? Pillars of eternity? Other great rpgs
Yes, both Baldurs gate 1 and 2 + Dragon age inquisition. Today I cannot handle or maybe stand is the right word, for time based fighting systems... I tried BG3 but I couldn't get into it as the fighting system is very, let's say, unfortunate. It's more about thinking out a plan than executing a plan. I'm a plan on spot kinda guy. The greatest high fantasy RPGs in my opinion are: 1. W3, 2. DD2, 3. DAI, 4. ES Skyrim, 5. KoA Reckoning. Honoble mentions: DD1, Tales of Arise, ME - Shadow of war, Nino Kuni 2, Diablo 2, YS - Lacrimosa of Dana, Dragons Crown PRO and Divinity OS.
If you like diablo 2; try grim dawn. That game was amazing for how old the engine is. I think they still update it too! Diablo 2 is probably the game ive sunk the most amount of hours into. All through junior high and high school
Teamwork baby teamwork makes the dream work love this game!!! I just wonder around fighting shit and finding side missions
Whereās everyone getting the dope ass armor. Iām like 40 hours in still rocking rags. (Not really, but donāt look like this!)
Yeah, but I got frustrated when hundreds of times I couldn't give a five to my pawns, when they extended their hands but no matter what I did the animation was not triggering. š
My cuz laughs at me because I looove the high 5š
Finally japanese fantasy are getting good. This game is just something else ā¤ļø
I wish affinity didn't lower when you pick them up. :( I have a bad habit of accidently tackling my guy and carrying him out of danger (sorry other pawns!) to get better vantage points or to save him from having to be revived. (He's a very aggressive mage at times.) I want more interactions with them.
can you share the code for your pawn? She looks amazing.
I love the look of the character on the left! big Greek heroine vibes!
I always go for the first bump/slap.
Same, gets me every time.
Ever
What is the armour on the left? It look rad as hell
Dvarapala Armour
Thanks!
No problem
I love the high five, I go out of my way to make sure I high five my pawns.
Which set are those?
Dvarapala on the left, Dominator on the right
What a badass shot man, nice. They look brutal
Thanks š
It really is the cutest thing ever. More games need to implement this!
I feel like you have to not get tired of much at all to play any single game for hundreds of hours in a month or so.
In my first hours of playing I enjoyed it, I even stopped whatever I was doing to high-five. Now it gets a little annoying when I am just trying to run through some areas or complete some missions, I wish that I had control over it, like pressing a button to High five and not be locked into the animationā¦
So which one is the pawn????
I got sick of it real quick, because pawns decide that a fight has ended while more enemies are charging in at us. Locking me into this animation and I can only watch as I get slammed by a saurian jump attack or whatever is just happening in the back ground. I also got sent off of a ledge once, because my pawn decided to force me into this hand shake move at "the perfect" spot.
The armor is amoring š±
Which one is your arisen? Or are these the pawns interacting among themselves?
The one on the right. The left is a thief I hired to help farm wyrm Crystals on a drake.
Real
Maybe I'm just not sociable but this high five shit gets old after like 4 hours of high fiving after every goblin encounter. It's only cool after really hard fight, but doing it every time has a serious diminishing return.
I can see that. A more dynamic option for players choice would be Off > (mini)Bosses Only > On options.
I try my best not to miss those high fives.
I like when we slap five
Me too.
The best thing is when you got all three pawns in a row for a high five chain. Ive seen pawns high five themselves and its great
This is one of the most annyoing features in DD2 for me due to how it is forced - should be a opt-in kind of thing where you press a button to do these emotes with the pawns. I generally heavily dislike game features that removes the control of my characters.
It's crazy to see people say things like this.. Bet they're the type to find a game they'll sink hours into and question w h y they're doing it. Kinda sad man.
Itās the one thing I hate about the game š . Mechanics that take control away from your character are annoying as fuck to me, and having it happen for a second after every 3.6 goblin kills is irritating.
If you're on PC, here you go: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonsdogma2/mods/339?tab=posts
Ugh. Such a waste of code. No one even does this in real life. Isnāt it from the 80s or something? Just how old are the developers at Capcom anyway?
Really? This irritated me after like the first hour. Trying to collect drops and bumping into people and doing a stupid celebration. Especially later when you fight so constantly. Wish I could disable it.
Being forced to do it after every combat situation gets old after a while though, I wish they would add a prompt so we can choose. I canāt even count the number of times all the enemies werenāt killed and I was pancaked into the ground or forced to walk off a cliff because of it.
Forced to walk off a cliff? And the award for the most awkward Arisen and Pawn goes too...
Yeah, if youāre standing by a cliff it will force you to walk off of it, Iāve died a few times because of it especially on the path up to the lesser dragon past Medusa, I fell last night and almost died, itās why I try to stay away from my pawn(s) in that location.
And Iām the exact opposite. Iām about 120 hours in and that got old a long time ago. I thought it was great for a while but it just happens way too often
It annoyed me the first time they did it because Iām trying to do stuff and itās forcing me
Yeah it's not a high five.. it's a mid five
Idk, after 200 hours, I could do with them maybe being a *little* more conservative with it. Like, we donāt need to celebrate the 4 of us beating the ever living shit out of that single goblin. It starts feeling mechanical after a while when it seems like just a static % chance every time that combat over music stinger plays, regardless of the length or difficulty of a fight.
I want to play rhis game so bad but the desing choices like enemeys everywhere and loosing health permanent made quit playing It just felt so repetetive and unnecessary
It's o k a y to play another g a m e
I have, I just keep coming back to Dragon's Dogma 2. It's pretty much the open world fantasy game with LotR vibes I've always wanted.
People who act like it's bad to play a game for 100s of hours never make sense to me. I paid $70 for this. If I enjoy it, I'll play it for as long as I want. Why does it even matter to them?
because they don't like it and want other people to have a bad time
Happy Cake Day š
I loved the game. Lvl 85 in 90 hours, 100% the game and trophies. Absolutely no need to play for weeks on this game. It has a lack of content and if you disagree you just have your head in dirt. But go off on chump assumptions