User blog comment:A91 knightblade/If only there was CO-operative play in Dragon's Dogma/@comment-24027772-20131017165740/@comment-5166842-20131018132016

"Asynchronous co-op' I assume means using players' pawns as opposed to the players themselves.  That's the main reason I don't think direct, worldwide co-op will or should happen any time soon.  In my scenario you'd still be travelling Gransys with pawns, but there would be certain dungeons that  had co-op.  Probably won't happen though, and I'm cool with that.

BUT if they did do it I think not having a pause in a specific dungeon while in co-op wouldn't be a big deal. And pawn commands wouldn't have to be affected at all. Also there's no quick access to healing items already, so I'm not sure what you mean about the quick healing thing, and loot could only show in the host's world, like in Dark Souls where the summoned phantom gets no loot but receives Humanity and Souls, in DD they'd receive Rift Crystals and gold.