{"id":42763,"date":"2026-04-08T18:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42763"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:04:34","slug":"wardogs-is-proudly-not-a-battlefield-killer-but-has-some-intense-game-design-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42763","title":{"rendered":"Wardogs is proudly not a \u2018Battlefield killer,\u2019 but has some intense game design ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wardogs-arms-dealer-day-trader.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Wardogs <\/em>is an upcoming multiplayer FPS game from Bulkhead, which developed the once-successful <em>Battalion 1944<\/em>. Described as &#8220;tactical all-out warfare,&#8221; the team is adamant that <em>Wardogs <\/em>will occupy a middle ground in the genre between arcade-like shooters such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, and hardcore simulators like Arma or <em>Escape From Tarkov<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p><em>Wardogs<\/em> needs to do its talking on the battlefield, so to speak, but it does have potential. There are a number of intriguing mechanics being promised, one of which allows you to essentially become an arms dealer in the endgame, selling weapons to your teammates as soon as you enter a match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For time-strapped players, we want to add the ability to invest your [in-game] cash, and upgrade your own businesses,&#8221; explains Howard Philpott, UI\/UX director at Bulkhead in an early access preview video. &#8220;Having your side hustle businesses making items for the next time you and your mates get back online to play is the true endgame. Buying out a weapon or vehicle manufacturer will allow you to produce custom loadouts cheaper than the in-match vendor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rather than making guns solely for personal use, though, you can become an arms dealer yourself and turn a profit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re really business-savvy, you should consider unlocking high-level items, then selling them to other players in the match via supply crates, with your own markup to make a profit,&#8221; Philpott continues. &#8220;Or just compete and sell them cheaper than the guy next to you.&#8221; It&#8217;s giving &#8220;buying sweets from the corner store and selling them on the playground&#8221; vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Brammer, executive producer, explains in the same video that this mechanic is entirely optional though, and only for players who want to &#8220;min-max their cash spending and time spent in and out of the game, there&#8217;s real potential to profit more over the course of a season compared to someone only buying weapons and vehicles from the in-game vendors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes alongside the reveal that earned in-game cash will be exchangeable for gold bars, described as the &#8220;endgame currency,&#8221; which are used for permanent cosmetic unlocks. However, the cash to gold bars exchange rate will fluctuate on a daily basis, making for an economy-based metagame. At the end of a season, any remaining cash you have will be automatically converted into gold bars, to ensure newer players aren&#8217;t at a financial disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p>Unsure what <em>Wardogs <\/em>actually is? Well, the developer has been plenty clear about what it <em>isn&#8217;t<\/em>. It isn&#8217;t a battle royale, nor is it an extraction game, and it isn&#8217;t trying to make a &#8220;Battlefield killer.&#8221; The flagship game mode features up to 100 players per match, split into three teams, fighting for one control zone on a huge map. Yes, that means if the player count is at the maximum, one team will have an extra player.<\/p>\n<p>Cash is primarily earned by performing any in-game actions: killing an enemy, healing a teammate, flying teammates into the control zone, the list goes on. If you spend a lot of money on better equipment, you risk not turning a profit if you don&#8217;t play well or win the game. The best news? Cash cannot be bought via microtransactions. Huzzah.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/wardogs-arms-dealer-day-trader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wardogs is an upcoming multiplayer FPS game from Bulkhead, which developed the once-successful Battalion 1944. 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