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The original Dragons Dogma was never a game without its own source of friction.

It was obtuse, challenging, and strange.

A character with glowing red eyes in Dragon�s Dogma 2.

But all of that pales in the form ofDragon’s Dogma 2’s greatest threat - Dragonsplague.

You see, I had encountered the Dragonsplague’s player-made Patient Zero.

And unknowingly, I had participated in the disease’s spread.

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And then she appeared Lady Cheese.

I had seen her in the Rift several times, a Pawn belonging to one ‘BossFightDataBase’.

It read in bold letters: Dragonsplague.

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In haste, I dismissed her and re-loaded my latest auto-save.

The game plopped me back in front of the Riftstone, and out of curiosity I touched it again.

Surely, Lady Cheese would not appear for a second time?

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And yet she did.

I would need to watch my Pawns carefully for any symptoms.

Hours passed, and nothing happened.

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Liam remained as helpful, and obedient as ever.

But despite my best efforts, I was unable to stop the spread.

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s auto-save system had already logged that I’d come into contact with Lady Cheese.

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I had passed it on to my friend, who had potentially passed it on to others.

But Laim never showed a single sign of the Dragonsplague, at least not in my game.

Would that have stopped me from getting it?

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