Single Player or Multiplayer? Im Confused.

[ToFF]

Hi, I'm really interested in buying this game because I wanna to play it together with my friend in a party group like any other online games. But Im confused if its a single player or a multiplayer because I've read a thread before that you can't group up with friends in this game.

[notfonts]

It is single player. The only online interaction is through sharing your ai companion (you can hire other people's pawns and have your pawn rented) and a boss fight (you still fight with only your own party, but the damage you do is combined with other players).

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

There's no co-op gameplay, sadly.

Only multiplayer gameplay is to share won-made characters to others, and use others' made character for your adventure.

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

I got ninja'd

[ToFF]

Originally posted by Crengoblin:

I got ninja'd

Ninja'd? you mean ninja looted?

[ToFF]

Originally posted by notfonts:

It is single player. The only online interaction is through sharing your ai companion (you can hire other people's pawns and have your pawn rented) and a boss fight (you still fight with only your own party, but the damage you do is combined with other players).

May I ask what are these pawns? By pawns do you mean characters? Im sorry because I dont really have a clue for this game....

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

Originally posted by Cryllovia:

Ninja'd? you mean ninja looted?

No, it's a forum term when someone answers the question before you.

[ToFF]

Originally posted by Crengoblin:

Originally posted by Cryllovia:

Ninja'd? you mean ninja looted?

No, it's a forum term when someone answers the question before you.

OHH I see, HAHAHA!!! I gotta remember that...

[ToFF]

So there is no PVP?

[Karathrax]

Correct, no PvP. It's all PvE, however, you can hire the NPCs created by other players.

This is set up for a 4-person party; you have your own Arisen, your main pawn (who you create and supervise as it levels) and you fill the other two party slots with pawns you rent from a clearing house area called the Rift.

While there is no PvP, the combat is top-notch: fluid, fast paced and addictive.

[obliviondoll]

Originally posted by Cryllovia:

Originally posted by notfonts:

It is single player. The only online interaction is through sharing your ai companion (you can hire other people's pawns and have your pawn rented) and a boss fight (you still fight with only your own party, but the damage you do is combined with other players).

May I ask what are these pawns? By pawns do you mean characters? Im sorry because I dont really have a clue for this game....

Just to clarify, when you play Dragon's Dogma, you create TWO (2) characters.

The Arisen is your player character. This is "you" in the game world. You control this character directly, but you can have a couple of "pawns" who fight alongside you like the party members of any other RPG. The game lore establishes them as devoted to serving your character, unlike the temporary party members you can meet in some parts of the story.

In addition to custom-creating your personal character, you have the option of designing your own pawn, who will be a constant companion. This character will always be around for you (unless you throw them off a cliff and avoid reviving them). You can also hire up to 2 other pawns to travel with you. These pawns may be generated randomly by the game, but can also be created by other players, and loaded into your game via the online connection.

Hired pawns earn currency for their owners based on level and time spent with a player, and can be gifted items which they deliver to the player who created them.

[Heehee]

Is it necessary to have pawns or can you play the whole game solo?

[EndZiiel]

Originally posted by Crengoblin:

There's no co-op gameplay, sadly.

Only multiplayer gameplay is to share won-made characters to others, and use others' made character for your adventure.

If this had Co-op it would be so much better.

[Brids17]

Originally posted by Kreygasm:

Is it necessary to have pawns or can you play the whole game solo?

You're not forced to hire pawns but you can't get rid of the one you created. However you can get him killed and then not go get him back, so you can sort of do it solo. The game would be extremely difficult to do solo on a new character though.

[obliviondoll]

Yeah, during the early stages of the game, you're effectively "given" a pawn and forced to customise (or just use the preset) them. You can immediately lead them into their doom, or throw them off a cliff to make them die, then go back to town and never touch a rift.

There's a perk for one of the classes (which, once unlocked, can be used on any class) which gives you a significant buff to your stats if you're alone, so the devs definitely considered it a valid approach to gameplay.

[artyhedgehog]

Originally posted by obliviondoll:

There's a perk for one of the classes (which, once unlocked, can be used on any class) which gives you a significant buff to your stats if you're alone, so the devs definitely considered it a valid approach to gameplay.

It does not have to be a valid approach to the gameplay, I suppose, but most likely should be treated as "revenge mode" which makes you become stronger when all your pawns are down. I haven't got so far in the game yet, though, so I may be mistaken.

Originally posted by EndZiiel - Monster Hunter PS4:

If this had Co-op it would be so much better.

So true - totally agree with that.