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Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2)

Can You Change Difficulty?

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There are no difficulty differences in Dragon's Dogma 2, since you cannot choose a difficulty setting. Find out if there are any difficulty differences in this guide!

Can You Change Difficulty?

No Difficulty Settings

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Dragon's Dogma 2 does not have any difficulty options to choose from, therefore you won't be able spot a huge difference in terms of gameplay difficulty during combat.

It seems that combat difficulty now depends on how strong are the enemies you're going up against, and how adept you are in battle in terms of using weapons and weapon skills.

How to Beat Difficult Enemies

Level Up Your Character and Rank Up Vocations

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Leveling up your character and ranking up their Vocation will make them powerful enough to take on difficult enemies.

The most straightforward way to level up is to fight and kill any enemies that you run into along the way. Defeating them grants you experience points, as well as discipline points.

List of All Vocations and Classes

Obtain and Equip Better Equipment

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You can also obtain better Armor and Weapons for better survivability and to dish out additional damage when going toe-to-toe with enemies that are stronger than you.

Dragon's Dogma 2 Related Guides

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Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

Farming Guides
How to Get Gold Fast Rift Crystals (RC)
Discipline Points (DP) Wyrmslife Crystals (WLC)
How to Level Up Fast -
Beginner Guides
Fast Travel How to Tell Time
How to Increase Health How to Save
Best Party Composition How to Store Items
How to Dodge All Stats Explained
All Debilitations How to Combine Items
How to Increase Weight Limit How to Get Out of Jail
List of Controls Best Settings
What is Knockdown Power? How to Light Up Dark Places
How to Lower Ladders from High Areas How to Lock the Minimap to North
How to Fight Aerial Enemies All Damage Types and Elemental Weaknesses
How to Deal Fire Damage How to Deal Lightning Damage
How to Deal Ice Damage How to Deal Holy Damage
Advanced Guides
List of All Exploits How to Raise Affinity
How to Enhance Equipment Cooking Guide
How to Give Gifts How to Create a Forgery
How to Find NPCs Dwarven Smithing
FAQs
What is Dragonsplague? Can You Lock On Enemies?
Can You Change Difficulty? Can You Sneak?
Can You Change FOV? What Happens When You Die?
Why Do Guards Attack Randomly? Can You Hide Your Helmet?
Important Locations
How to Get Houses How to Enter Rose Chateau Bordelrie
Makeshift Vault Key and Vault Location Hot Spring Location and Effects

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