NGRBulkhead Scraps Wardogs Blue Team XP and Cash Perks Just One Day into Season 2
Bulkhead Interactive is removing Blue team bonuses in Wardogs Season 2 after player balance swung drastically in their favor.
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Just twenty-four hours after the launch of Wardogs Season 2, developer Bulkhead Interactive has opted to retract its faction incentives. The studio had implemented an extra 5% Lonestar cash and 2.5% XP boost for the Blue team in an attempt to address lower win rates. However, studio leadership acknowledged that the incentives quickly caused unexpected imbalance.
According to studio heads Joe Brammer and Howard Philpott, the perks produced a massive swing in match results, with the Blue team dominating victories. High-tier participants gained substantial advantages from the percentage increases, while match matchmaking suffered as players repeatedly abandoned games when they were unable to join the favored side.
In response, a backend patch is eliminating the faction bonuses entirely while leaving recent map spawn adjustments on Bakurani untouched. The update also addresses driver progression bugs and patches an exploit that let players obtain tanks prematurely. Brammer noted that fewer than 1,000 users confirmed to have leveraged this tank glitch face a 24-hour suspension alongside a wipe of their cash and XP.
