How Bad Are Dragon's Dogma 2's Microtransactions

Dragon's Dogma 2's glowingly positive critical reviews are juxtaposed against an outpouring of negative user reviews on Steam, largely due to the reveal that there is a page's worth of microtransactions. But how bad are they? We take a look at what every item that you can currently buy in Dragon's Dogma 2 with real money, explain what it's for, how you can get it in the game without paying, and how bit of an issue it is that you can buy it with real money.