Dragon’s Dogma 2, like its predecessor, handles parties in a cool and novel way—through its “pawns” system. Basically, there are soulless people-shaped adventurers you can summon from beyond the rift, often created by other players. You get a main pawn that you get to customise, while your remaining two party slots are filled out by rentals.
Getting your pawn rented gives you rift crystals (RC), which can be spent on in-game items or to hire pawns above your current level. As a bonus, players can send your moonlighting mate back with a gift or two. Or just a rotten hunk of meat, if they’re feeling vindictive.
As discovered by players on the game’s subreddit (thanks, GamesRadar), however, your Pawn might be getting pity-rented by Capcom itself.
“You can tell whether an actual player rented your pawn by attempting to view their profile while looking at your pawn’s report. If the option is greyed out, it’s a ‘fake player’,” writes user MrFoxer, linking to a FAQ on Capcom’s website. Sure enough, said FAQ reads:
“Your main pawn may return from their travel beyond the rift, even if your pawn is not borrowed by another player. Under these circumst…