In all honesty, this might be the end of Dragons Dogma if they don't turn it around. The first game was a commercial flop even if it is a cult classic now, the MMO crashed and burned and now they ruined a good sequel for no reason.
I just don't see how execs will greenlight another one if this isn't a success.
The game will likely be a moderate success provided they can fix the performance problems.
Most players (unfortunately) do not care about having microtransactions in a full priced video games or about things like Denuvo.
This is party the reason why the triple-a game industry is in such sorry state at the moment.
Also I find it funny that you're already worrying about sequels when the newest game has not been out for even a day.
I know it's weird to think about sequels already but this was a franchise that everyone thought was dead for years only to get a second chance and flush it down the toilet at the finish line.