Dragon's Dogma 2 Tensions on the Highroad walkthrough

Apr. 2, 2024

Raghnall and Simon are fighting over the noble Augustin in DD2 - and you need to “take a side”.

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The Dragon’s Dogma 2 Tensions on the Highroad quest forces you to choose between Raghnall and Simon - a mercenary and a caravan bodyguard respectively. It’s a trickyDragon’s Dogma 2choice, made in the heat of combat and with clearly a lot more context to what you’re looking at, it’s hard to say what the right call is - unless, of course, you have a walkthrough to work from, and what’s where we come in! I’ll explain what side to take in the Tensions on the Highroad choice in DD2 below, and whether Raghnall is telling the truth.

The DD2 take a side choice in Tensions on the Highroad explained

The Tensions on the Highroad choice to take a side between Raghnall and Simon in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one thatdoesn’t matter too much, but you should probably choose Raghnall.Ultimately though the quest plays out the same way with the same rewards, but there’s minor benefits to choosing Raghnall later on.

The choice itself is made by simply attacking whatever side you want to goagainstwhen the battle starts(something that automatically locks in your enemies and allies from that point on).

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Yes, the quest plays out the same either way, even giving you theexact same rewards at the end. What seems to change is your Affinity with Raghnall,though he will disappear after the quest and won’t reappear until theDragon’s Dogma 2 Guardian Gigantusstory quest. If you side with him, you’ll have a Higher Affinity if you’re inclined to build a relationship with him, though you’ll have to encounter him again in a later quest called Clash and Conclusion and have things play out in a way where he lives.

Either way, it also goes without saying thatsiding with Raghnall at least puts you on the right side of history,as he explains that Simon is planning to frame you for the impending murder of Augustin. You’ve been hired not as a real bodyguard, but as a patsy - though obviously you weren’t going to be told that.

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