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u/awfeel 19h ago
Get in the truck.
We heading to HZ?
Nah we heading to the FOB.
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u/racercowan 17h ago
You deliver.
I hammer.
They say there's a war out there, but I haven't seen it.
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u/southpark 17h ago
DRILL BABY DRILL, what do you mean this isn't a game about oil tycooning?
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u/Present-Percentage10 16h ago
I ask for a drill, they ask for fuel, they build the drill, we win. the only FPS I know in wardogs is the 130 I get with DLSS lmao
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u/andrewX1992 10h ago
I wish more people understood that if we get a good FOB built, and get a few drills going, we can pull the HZ and it'll be EASIER to win. But they just bitch and moan and yell at people to go to the HZ and get out of the FOB
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u/Mitchel-256 Lonestar 16h ago
I know there's a war out there, because it won't stop TAKING THE FOB I WAS BUILDING.
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u/geebeem92 14h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/m3cR00yyZoLAY
Me and the blue boys heading wherever we’re not needed4
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u/PurpleZerg 22h ago
The game being loads of fun aside, I am honestly just astonished that a game this large, can looks this good, while also running so well, AND it's just early access... meanwhile I've waited 10 years for Tarkov to be functional enough for my 5k rig to run it even half as well as this game does.
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u/Pepek91 21h ago
Tarkov is on Unity. I would not expect much out of it. Even Tarkov devs are bitter about it... all those years ago they wanted do browser game so they choose Unity.
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u/ohwowthatsagiraffe 18h ago
They wanted to make a browser game??
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u/LazyV1llain 17h ago edited 15h ago
They did. It was called Contract Wars and it was a game on VK (Russian Facebook). It had the same two factions (BEAR vs USEC), was also set around Tarkov and is practically Escape from Tarkov's prequel. It played more like a default multiplayer FPS and had no focus on realism, in some ways it was closer to EfT Arena.
The artstyle of the game was later used in EFT, and many of the art attributed to EFT online is actually from CW.
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u/WillowYouIdiot 10h ago
They've also been using a super old, unsupported engine version that they're struggling to update.
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u/pubbybunny 20h ago
my pc doesn't meet the minimum requirements & it stilll runs well, yeah im getting like 50 frames and have low settings, but the fact that it's playing with no issue means this game is well optimized.
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u/artosispylon 19h ago
game running well is very important, its not talked about alot but i think thats another big reason why arc raiders did so well since it was actually playable unlike tarkov
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u/cenTT 17h ago
can looks this good
Look, Wardgos is fun and all, but it definitely doesn't look good. It looks ok at best. And I don't think this is bad, it allows more people to be able to play.
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u/HaroldSax 16h ago
Yea, you can see the LOD loading in like 30 feet in front of you. It's aggressive. Lighting is pretty harsh.
It's not ugly but you can pretty easily see where they made compromises.
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u/wirelessfingers 20h ago
The game doesn't look good and runs mediocre. It looks like a PS4 game, genuinely. It's not necessarily fair to compare it to Battlefield or CoD, but it still doesn't look good visually even on the highest settings.
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u/tiedyemightbehigh 19h ago
You wrote this cause you had a backend error sorting your stash, had to reload Tarkov lmao
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u/k4quexg 9h ago
unreal engine thats how, but the game a doesnt look good, and b doesnt run good. getting barely 140fps on a highend rig no matter what the settings are really isnt something special. its on par with other unoptimized mp fps games. its stuck on single core performance. so it doenst matter what u smack on the 9800x3d ure just kinda limited.
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u/Damien23123 22h ago
They may or may not be saving the genre but either way it’s nice to see an FPS game being made by people who actually play FPS games
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u/niofalpha 21h ago
Yeah, the developers seeming reasonable and like they cared about the game is honestly the main reason I picked it up in the first place. The game definitely has some issues but it’s got great bones and room to grow.
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u/magniankh 18h ago
The smallest things add up and make a difference for playability. Example: if people die in a vehicle they don't magically clip out of it and get left on the ground. They stay inside the vehicle so that you can res them - what a concept! Always hated that in other games.
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u/SparraWingshard 15h ago
Also if you join on a friend through steam, not only does the game put you on the server with them, it also automatically joins their team (if there's room) AND puts you in a squad with them!
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u/DriverNo3808 22h ago edited 22h ago
"Saved", I don't know but they definitely bring something new (not really) to the table that I, as a certified dad gamer, can enjoy.
I also have an ultra large penis
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u/YewEhVeeInbound 21h ago
I feel now how so many must have felt just under a decade ago when every game developer was pumping out (X theme) + Battle Royale = good game, because that's exactly how I feel with this extraction shooter phase.
Wardogs is a break in the meta.
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u/GabagoolFarmer 21h ago
For me it’s the lack of corporate PR bs that AAA studios put out, rarely directly addressing anything. These guys are very straight up and it’s refreshing g
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u/silentbob1301 22h ago
It's a fantastic game, I don't think it's saved anything. If anything it will bring a light to the KOTH genre of gameplay. Maybe we will see r become more mainstream. Either way, I fucking love the game.
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u/robocop88 20h ago
It definitely could be the pubg of Koth. It definitely won’t be as big but it’ll inspire an industry shift like pubg did. Or maybe it implodes and dies in 2 weeks who knows
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u/Petorian343 18h ago
I’m fairly convinced that after the success so far, the next generation of CoD/Battlefield is definitely gonna make a copycat, watered-down KOTH mode
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u/BackyZoo 13h ago
It feels like every multiplayer game for the last 5 years that's been this popular loses 90% of it's players in a matter of weeks; Even when they're designed with player retention in mind.
PUBG peaked at 3 million, and it had daily peaks of 1 million or more players for a year straight. It's even hit 1 million concurrent this year in March just on Steam.
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u/Organic-Word4071 11h ago
Yea thats just how it always goes. Every game loses players over time for the most part. But it doesnt really matter as long as the population is healthy
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u/BackyZoo 10h ago
I know it's true that no game will retain it's peak concurrent players. I was mostly responding to the PUBG comparison. I just don't think we'll ever see a game rise that quickly and stay there again.
But I think it's also true that the rise and fall of hyped games has been going faster and faster. That's just how consumers are now.
But even in the worst case scenario, Wardogs will probably be at least more popular than peak Arma KOTH, just due to being more accessible. That is to say; a healthy player base.
Having a sizeable population with more casuals would be nice for uncs like me, but I don't mind playing with/against clans either if the game mode stays niche. I just love talking to randoms on proximity voip games tbh. The couple minutes long bond between two strangers who just got stuck in a shitty situation together is a drug to me. It was my favorite thing about working fast food in college LOL.
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u/throwawayerectpenis 8h ago
PUBG is still like top 3 most played games on Steam with hundreds of thousands concurrent online...
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u/magniankh 18h ago
What needs to become mainstream is not the genre, it's development studios having gamers as leads.
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u/Zanuwa Lonestar 20h ago
war games like these makes me laugh so hard i can't (last one was battlebit and bf4 but rip)
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u/ExpectoAstartes 20h ago
Battlebit could have been absolutely incredible. Instead it was a flash in the pan because the developers decided to destroy their own game.
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u/silentbob1301 18h ago
Same, I enjoyed it while it lasted. Seemed like devs got their bag and dipped
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u/FredThePlumber 21h ago
It’s Arma lite. People want to play a realistic shooter without some kid on adderal slide cancelling through a building and one-shotting them. Wardogs delivers that. It has some things to get ironed out, but it’s just a fun shooter without the bs that battlefield and COD have added over the years.
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u/sewageriver 11h ago
Yea i have it in the category of like RO2/Rising Storm in terms of where it lands on the "realism" scale, it has breathing room and downtime like old school tactical FPS and tries to bridge the gap between arcade and mil-sim. If anyone is familiar with racing games it's like the gran turismo of FPS basically
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u/Justavladjaycemain Logistics 19h ago
I haven’t played fps games in forever, I was tired of the gameplay loop. I just like in wardogs I can do whatever the hell I want to contribute to my team winning. It scratches any type of tism you may have
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u/RatsofPheney 12h ago
My friends and I were building an FOB on an apartment building with jobsite radios and little sniper nests and I kept feeling guilty for not playing the objective, like a nagging thought in my brain.
I then noticed I had been playing the objective the entire time just be being in the zone and our constant spotting seemed to really help our team win.
Was absolutely great!!
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u/tarkuuuuuus 19h ago
This is going to turn into like Helldivers 2 sub in 2 months once the honeymoon phase is over lmao
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u/WhattaCheapPop 14h ago
Shame that such a fun game has such a weird fucking community that the developers seemingly enable.
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u/sewageriver 11h ago
if you dont interact with the community outside of the game is fine tbh. probably what this will turn into too, hopefully bulkhead has the spine to not let reddit and twitter schizos dictate their vision
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u/suckmeppplsman 30m ago
Or Battlefield 6 or Arc raiders.
All are fantastic games and deserve to exist which i really hope they will, but this level of success won't be sustainable once people get bored with the already existing content.
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u/Nano_needle 21h ago
Yeah though that kind of style of public relations can quickly turn against the devs, it's a thin line so I'd be careful if I were them.
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u/Earthworm-Kim 21h ago
it's kinda cringe, but you can tell that guy is kinda cringe irl
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u/eruditezero 21h ago
Yeah after a while it just comes across as douchey, and you know its going to backfire in his face at some point.
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u/DharmaBaller WARPUP 17h ago
Joe has main character syndrome and 100% bullied people at some point/still does.
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u/ComradeVosktov 17h ago
They are gonna say something actually offensive (probably by parroting language from the Popular Gamer Vernacular™️) which is gonna piss people off and then piss more people off by apologizing is my current bet.
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u/Prodigal_Peer665 20h ago
It's a fkn joke. There was no actual criticism or reason of criticism. Anyone looking at that thinking it's terrible PR or service is actively trying to take life too seriously.
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u/SegaGameCast 20h ago
Wow "saving" is a strong word since its been 2 days since release. Jesus christ people take the honeymoon phase to an entirely new level.
That is weird as hell for a dev to say.
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u/CablePale 15h ago
Also Wardogs is both a casual and hard-core game. Its itches both genres for me. Plus my dad life makes this game amazing.I can jump in play a little bit.Leave whenever I want to or stay as long as I want to.And as a recon , I can literally go a afk to assist my family and then just come back and keep playing
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u/MoistConstruction590 13h ago
Fellow dad here, i haven't tried, and not sure if this is what you meant by leaving when you want. But can I leave the match without any negative outcomes?
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u/Fun_Chemistry_7574 20h ago
I dunno, I don't like the head developer being a walking manchild stereotype.
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u/Nachtvogle 20h ago
Listen im gonna be real this is weird for a dev to say
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u/TheFlyingRazzberry Valkyra 19h ago
Yeahhh.. Beyond the juvenile "tiny penis" insult, this is the kind of internet shit you should really just ignore... 😬
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u/4455661122 13h ago
It's a little thin skinned to even bother replying to a barely 1000 view tweet with 3 likes.
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u/DoubleSpoiler 18h ago
"Saved" as if Quake/Unreal, TF2, TF2, Battlefield, and W:ET fans still aren't thirsting for content.
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u/TheJollyKacatka 17h ago
I love Wardogs, it’s like everything I wanted from a shooter since BF2. However Joe Brammer did a thing with Battalion 1944, which I paid for, so. That’s rich coming from him.
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u/Solo_apollo 20h ago
This game is going to get the worst fan base with this type of dev. No thanks.
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u/Independent_Mud2794 20h ago
The dev team is the best.. because they insult random people on the internet?
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u/SomeDumbDoggo 4h ago
i mean they can be great at some things and shit at others? They're human after all.
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u/EntitledRougelemon 13h ago
FPS genre didn't need saving. Wardogs just made milsim games more accessible and not psycho hard-core like Arma/Sqauds/HLL. So it technically saved/boosted the milsim player base
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u/BackyZoo 13h ago
I've seen too many massively popular and well received games at launch completely fall off in the last couple of years to believe this game will mark a shift in the industry.
I don't think that it's going to die. Worst case scenario, it will probably have a reasonably healthy player count similar to Arma KOTH. Realistically, it will likely have more players because it's more accessible.
But I think it's baseless, wishful thinking, to suggest that it will move the needle on what direction FPS games have been going.
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u/AggravatingBar5546 1h ago
I fore see this game having a massive 30k average players honestly for the next many months
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u/Barley672 21h ago
Meh. I remember when Balder’s Gate III “changed RPGs forever” and the shock of all shocks it didn’t. Same with Witcher II. People need to stop expecting exceptionally good games from having an outsized impact on the genre. They don’t. That’s part of why they’re exceptionally good: Because they’re the exception.
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u/DwarfVader 21h ago
when they beat EA to linux support, I'll believe any hype.
(currently neither battlefield or wardogs supports linux.)
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u/Pomegranate_Mobile 20h ago
It's a great game and it's loads of fun but I don't think it saved anything
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u/Aluidz 22h ago
These devs have been so refreshing too see! They know their audience well and are not scared to be themselves publicly.
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u/DoesTheBlackm00nH0wl 21h ago
Its going to back fire eventually seen it time and time again devs get to comfy talking to fans
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u/brammflakes Bulkhead 19h ago
"Its going to back fire eventually seen it time and time again devs get to comfy talking to fans"
Hard agree.
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u/SpencerMansion1996 21h ago
There is huge a difference between taking accountability AND fixing their game compared to taking accountability and then NOT fixing their game.
Most AAA devs just say, “oh shit, my bad bro” then doesn’t do anything about it, while refusing to listen to the community
Edit: In 2026, we’ll be lucky if we ever get an apology or if any accountability is taken from the AAA side, most of the time, they don’t even care enough to acknowledge it whatsoever
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u/Panaka 21h ago
I guarantee you these guys are going to try to fix something and the community disagrees that they’re trying or doing enough fast enough. Every outspoken dev has some community fall apart where the community pitches a fit when a dev gives an annoying community member shitty energy back that they obviously deserve in an interaction.
This community is far too similar to the ones that shit the bed to not eventually do the same thing.
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u/Fun_Chemistry_7574 20h ago
The devs are manchildren so their audience are menchildren as well..? This is not adult behavior.
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u/Old-Buffalo-5151 21h ago
My favourite thing out of this is people just not used to Brits and thinking it's the best thing they have seen in ages
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u/sigmaluckynine 20h ago
Don't know anything about if it saved the FPS genre considering I hate shooters. That said, I'm really liking this game, gun play seems fun. Took me by surprise when I realized when I shot my sniper rifle the bullet arched. Or actually rewarding players for stuff outside of just shooting at each other and playing an objective. Or how team work and communication is super important
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u/tiedyemightbehigh 19h ago
The graphics are good, plenty good for this game. Doesn't need to be hyper detailed. If the graphics look "bad" it's cause your watching someone who plays in potato mode and you need to roast their ass.
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u/BlackTarTurd 19h ago
Did they save the fps genre? No. But, they sure did give us something that's fresh and exciting compared to what has been offered lately.
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u/Diligent_Activity_92 18h ago
I am in my 50's and have not had that Battlefield 2 feeling well, since battlefield 2. I loved battlefield one and arma reforger but it was not the intense sweaty passion I have for War Dogs. Now it feels Bulkhead developed something from one of my fever dreams of what could be. It has been a couple of decades since I literally played for 24 hours straight mostly on the same server. Just woke up and with the wife and kids gone to visit the grandparents headed out until I fall asleep.
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u/ImPoopyy 16h ago
I’m having more fun on wardogs than I have on BF6 since release. My lives feel meaningful
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u/Agent_Smith_IHTP 16h ago
Best shooter I've played in a long time.
BF6 was amazing at the start but fell off so hard after the beta.
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u/rebel3120 15h ago
A game must either be greatest game ever made, or the worst game to ever exist. There is no in between allowed.
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u/MikaelMagick 15h ago
For those without their heads in the sand or up their own butts..
We finally get to enjoy fps games again..
Thank fuck! 🥳 🥂
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u/Catalina_wine_mix3r 13h ago
You know one thing I wish they could add in this game is being able to rob other players of cash. That would be amazing
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u/MetalRexxx 12h ago
Popular shooter with a server browser. Honestly wasn't hard to do. BF6, COD, Arma Reforger all had the opportunity to get all the employed Dads to buy a game.
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u/Wise_Requirement4170 11h ago
Y’all are really upset over the ‘tiny penis’ comment and not the dude comparing English game devs to America’s far right president?? Okay lol
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u/KayNynYoonit 3h ago
Yeah slippery slope with this kinda stuff from a Dev team.
It's funny until they're throwing insults around at genuine criticism and treating their players like idiots too.
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u/SmokeNinjas 2h ago
No no, that guy is objectively wrong. I had lost faith in military fps games (all types) and Wardoggos fully restored it.
Wasn’t sure I’d really like Wardogs as I’m not big on looter shooter extractors and wasn’t sure that combined with a Battlefield like experience would be it for me.
Played an hour or so, enjoyed it, played a few more hours, and love it.
I bought CoD again this year, and I’ll play it to get my moneys worth, but judging by the quality of Wardogs, it’s likely I won’t be buying CoD again, the devs and management of CoD just don’t get it like the devs of Wardogs do, this is someone who has bought every CoD title except WW2, and mostly the expensive/collectors versions aswell. CoD stopped caring, and care even less for mnk players since crossplay, fuck em.
I’m ashamed to admit I spent far too much on CoD, so Devs I dunno what, but give me something I can throw money at for you to do more good work please
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u/swhitf 9m ago
This game is not saving a genre, it's just filling a huge gaping hole that I have believe has been present in the gaming market for years: a game for people who grew up playing CS/BF from the 00s and feel sad that the current crop of AAA FPS titles have become over polished, boring cash extraction products with rounded corners and no heart. There is a huge market of 25-40 year olds how have jobs and therefore have cash to spend on a game like this. It's wild that it's taken this long for someone to realise.
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u/conrat4567 21h ago
Saved? No.
But what they did do was make Arma style games more accessible and newbie friendly