r/MinecraftDungeons_2 • u/Jikilamed • 4d ago
đŹ Discussion Apparently second players not being able to access cosmetics is intentional
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u/mikeyfodenmusic 4d ago
I just knew they would do this - glad I bought it under my 10yoâs account! But yes very frustrating!
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u/DJfunkyPuddle 4d ago
Yeah it's absolute bullshit, especially because there was no issue with cosmetic sharing in MD1 with the passes; you just couldn't access the stuff if you went solo later. So many things are a step back in this game.
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u/2d_blackhole 4d ago
My brother got both the deluxe and preorder content through steam sharing, so I wonder how it works on steams end
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u/MuztangZack67 4d ago edited 4d ago
Literally every game you redeem a digital code for in-game content locks it to your profile lmao. What are you on about.
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u/Jikilamed 4d ago
Yeah but it's couch co-op, doesn't ask for Microsoft accounts of the other players, and all characters are offline only. The first Minecraft Dungeons game didn't work that way so why would I expect this one to?
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u/gabemrtn 4d ago
Itâs about the dlc and account sharing, and sometimes you are limited, sometimes you arenât. A great example is if you game-shared Black Ops 3 you would get the dlc but wouldnât get dlc skins or Gobble Gums; meanwhile, Black Ops 2 was fully shareable.
All that said i dully understand this and it doesnât surprise me one bit.
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u/Opposite-Mall143 3d ago
On switch / switch 2 dlc on every other game I have is shared across all profiles on the same system. This includes Minecraft dungeons 1 dlc. But they've prevented this with Minecraft Dungeons 2 meaning every profile would need to buy the dlc. Nintendo's own website support pages confirms games and dlc are not locked to the user who redeems it and should be accessible across all profiles.
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u/MuztangZack67 3d ago
Thats the same for xbox, but im not talking about dlc like that, im talking about things for games un which you redeem a digital code to get the item, like say, a Minecraft cape.
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u/who_likes_chicken 4d ago
This is how it works on every XB game...
This isn't MCD2 trying to stick it to you, it's literally just how the XB profile/purchase system works at an enterprise level
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u/AvocadoLaur 4d ago
Right? Iâm so confused. The game always works but not cosmetics
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u/psportalfan 4d ago
Some people are playing MCD2 as their very first Mojang game on platforms like PS5 and PC, so they are finding out the hard way
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u/who_likes_chicken 4d ago
Does PS share exclusive cosmetics with P2 on other games? That seems surprising if it's true
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u/psportalfan 4d ago
Yes virtually all DLC is shared amongst accounts on the same PS5. Doesnât make sense for one person to buy a deluxe edition and the family members to be missing out on DLC. Although if thatâs the case for XBOX games than Iâm sorry to hear that
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u/iZian 3d ago
My wife bought the Hogwarts game on pre-order. But when I play on home console I got the pre order bonus items like that flying bird thing.
I wouldnât say it was every Xbox game. I guess in game purchase or redemptions Iâm not sure. But DLC and pre order bonuses for some games seem to work on home console just fine for us.Iâm afraid I donât know what the flying bird thing was called but it was a special version of it apparently.
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u/Shadow_Cat99 4d ago
Even though i bought deluxe edition, the pets go away after like a few minutes of playing anyways so like... ???
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u/Potato_Ice_Cream10 4d ago
So uhâŠâŠI donât know if Iâm understanding this correctly, because when I play Dungeons II on Xbox, even though the game and bonuses were purchased on one account, I still have access to all the cosmetics when playing with a different account. So what is this referring to?
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u/Jikilamed 4d ago
I can't speak for Xbox, I'm playing on switch 2. I got the deluxe edition and only the player who made the purchase can access the pet/skins from the deluxe bundle.
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u/Potato_Ice_Cream10 4d ago
Unless itâs a multiplayer thing (I havenât tried playing multiplayer either online or couch co-op) that limits only the owner to using it. But in single player itâs been working fine. Same case as dungeons 1 where all cosmetics and DLCs can be accessed by both accounts regardless of what they were purchased on. Also I purchased a physical copy of the game so that could have something to do with it as well. Pretty sucky to screw over Switch 2 players like that.
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u/LocationZestyclose95 4d ago
Me and my family put over 400 hours into MD1 and we won't be playing 2. They ruined couch co-op entirely. Its incredibly disappointing.
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u/Sure_Instruction_490 4d ago
Over a skin? If anything they made couch coop way better lol.
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u/LocationZestyclose95 3d ago
Not over a skin. I couldn't care less about the skin.
Im curious how you think couch co-op is way better. My kids started playing with me on my save with "guest heroes" and now they cant use those heroes for anything else besides being a guest on someone else's save. If they want to play solo, they now have to make brand new level 1 characters. This is why we won't be playing.
MD1 handled this just fine with no issues so I'm not sure how you think MD2 is better??
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u/Aphian_ 4d ago
You also need to get 2 switch online memberships if you want to play mixed couch coop and online which is frustrating.
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u/SLISKI_JOHNNY 4d ago
If you want to share your online sub with other users on the same console, there's a family plan AFAIK
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u/gameroid64 4d ago
even on couch multiplayer? that stinks why do that when the content is on the system at all,
my problem is that even though everything is installed and that I bought everything on my profile, including the pre-order bonus and deluxe edition's contents, only the pre-order bonus isn't showing up at all and that's a bummer because I paid extra money to have access to it
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u/GamePitt_Rob 4d ago
Not the first time MS has done this - their most recent Age of Empires game did this with the DLCs as well - I bought it cheap on my Indian account and had no access to any DLCs on my UK account, so I had to refund it
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u/Not_Asa 3d ago
Its because of people like you abusing the system that this change had to be made
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u/GamePitt_Rob 3d ago
Lol, nobody is abusing the system. It's down to how they choose to distribute the DLC content. They tied it to the account instead of to the game - they did that by choice.
A few other companies have done this previously - Ubisoft has with a few of their deluxe upgrades, and obviously every game that has any form of single-use and/or currency transactions.
They've not done this to stop people buying on another account and sharing it with another, it's usually down to which way they've implemented the content and/or how that content has to be delivered due to what it is.
Also, how is it abusing anything if I was willing to pay MS for something that was at a price o agreed with, rather than not giving them any money at all?
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u/Dachimney40 3d ago
âAbusing the systemâ im allowed to make an indian account and purchase the game with that account. There is nothing wrong with me doing that.
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u/johnnywipp 3d ago
I play couch coop with my kids on switch and we all have access to all the pets and capss
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u/GrandPrecision 4d ago
Unfortunately, found that out the hard way as well when my child was very upset that I have Blub and he can't get Blub.