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Dragon's Dogma 2

Microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2 are summarized as...

This game is singleplayer only and full priced, yet it features a large amount of microtransactions.

Most of the microtransactions relate to items that give you an advantage in-game, or provide services that you would otherwise get for free in any other game.
For example; you can change your appearance in-game through a special currency which takes a long time to collect, but can otherwise be purchased directly.
Another example is Fast Travel, which costs the same currency and is fairly expensive. The developers played this off as Fast Travel being unfun, and having to work for it is more rewarding. Only for them to put in microtransactions that allow you to bypass this work.

It should be noted that while many of these items can be purchased via in-game means and are not necessarily locked behind real purchases, it is done in a way to inconvenience you. The developers chose to make it inconvenient not to make the game more fun, but to get you to spend money.

The game features a Deluxe Edition which includes nothing but some of these microtransaction locked items.

These microtransactions were intentionally hidden from reviewers and were only added when the game was released for consumers.

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Pay to win elements. This games contains purchasable items that make your character stronger.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Microtransactions were added only a few weeks after launch in order to dodge negative review scores and prevent reviews from talking about microtransactions.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.
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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.
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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.