User blog comment:Soldierscuzzy/Dragon's Dogma Developers Answer Your Questions/@comment-24.199.107.146-20120905045123

I think a more interesting idea for online play would be for one person to be the Arisen while the other 3 players are pawns. I feel this would make online play more interesting. For example if the group of players are going after a dragon only the party leader would be the Arisen and so only he could deal the final blow. Also this would also enforce the pawn system. It would make sure that a player actually pays attention to his main pawn's development because at some point he will be using his pawn to help another Arisen.....I like the idea of one Arisen to a world and only the pawns can travel through the Rift. I feel this style of online play would be better suited and enforce the original games premise.