{"id":87297,"date":"2026-09-23T19:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87297"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:42:03","slug":"wardogs-honeymoon-period-is-officially-coming-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87297","title":{"rendered":"Wardogs\u2019 Honeymoon Period Is Officially Coming to an End"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wardogs <\/em>entered Steam Early Access on Sept. 10, and it’s had an astronomical start. Developer Bulkhead\u2019s competitive shooter peaked at 428,666 concurrent players during its first weekend, according to the data-tracking site SteamDB, with just a measly 26,000 drop by its second. While praise for Wardogs<\/em> has been mostly unanimous, it seems like the honeymoon period for this new FPS that sits between Battlefield and Escape From Tarkov <\/em>on the “hardcore” spectrum is starting to wear off.<\/p>\n
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One of Wardogs’ <\/em>unique aspects is how it uses both experience points (XP) and in-game cash as complementary progression systems. Earning cash is central to everything you do in Wardogs<\/em>, because you must spend a hefty chunk of your bank balance to unlock specific items, then each time you respawn, you must purchase your entire loadout. The ability to spend money and unlock those items is gated behind your level, however, which is increased by earning XP.<\/p>\n
As is often the case with multiplayer games, the community has advanced through the progression system at a fairly even pace. In less than a month, the in-game meta has already undergone numerous phases as a result.<\/p>\n
At the start of the game\u2019s life cycle, anyone capable of landing shots with a sniper rifle would trounce most enemies and cause havoc from the foliage, as everyone was only running Level 1 armor at best. That was followed up by a few days of players in constant pursuit of the roaming hot zone, which is the part of the map where every player inside it counts for double. This resulted in non-stop infantry firefights, and was arguably the most enjoyable period of the game so far. Now that players are starting to unlock some of the strongest weapons and equipment, there’s more to complain about.<\/p>\n
“Wardogs <\/em>is progressively becoming FOB (forward operating base) building fobbits and less about fighting in the control zone,” FPS content creator TheTacticalBrit posted on X. Meanwhile, Reddit user Icy_Hurry8645 posted that “90% of the time, when I go outside the FOB, I open my map looking for action and I just don’t know where to go,” alongside a map screenshot of one of their games where almost all of their teammates are within one FOB.<\/p>\n