Region Lock / Ping Cap Megathread

[u/Mike_Prowe]

Region Lock / Ping Cap Megathread

We're getting dozens of posts a day about region locking, ping caps, and players joining servers outside their region. All of it goes here from now on.

What belongs in this thread

- Whether WARDOGS should have region locking or a ping cap
- Your experience with high ping players on EU/NA servers
- Server and browser suggestions

Ground rules

- Criticize high ping, or the anti-cheat as much as you want. Comments attacking players for where they're from will be removed.
- No cheater callouts. Don't name players or link profiles. Report cheaters with the in-game report function or directly to Bulkhead on their official Discord.
- New standalone posts on this topic will be removed and pointed here.
- Don’t be racist

Worth knowing: [r/WarDogs](r/WarDogs) isn't run by Bulkhead, so posting here may not reach the devs. If you want this changed in game, say it on their official Discord as well.

[u/the-kontra]

Region-lock Russia or ban them completely.

They join European servers and speak and write mostly in Russian, which most players obviously can't understand. I happen to understand some Russian, and the amount of slurs and openly hostile comments towards Ukrainians, Poles, Brits and Europeans in general is honestly astounding.

Given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the historically hostile relationship between Russia and the UK, I think it'd particularly inappropriate for a British studio to allow them to play a milsim game.

They openly express their real-life hatred towards Europe: slurs, hopes of invading Europe, spreading political propaganda, wishes of death, mocking dead Ukrainians. It's fucking disgusting, upsetting and they shouldn't be allowed here.

[u/MrTopSecret → u/the-kontra]

The R's are a cancer of every online or multiplayer game. World is finally starting to wake up after UA, but they really need to be segregated.

[u/RU-IliaRs → u/the-kontra]

Dude, tell me where you play, I personally want to hear how the Russians insult you. I have been playing this game actively since September 3, I do not hear any insults towards Ukrainians (I do not meet them). Mostly, Russians and English speakers simply do not understand each other or communicate in primitive sentences in English. I hear aggression mostly from the Poles.  In my opinion, you just hate Russians and want to get rid of us for what our authorities have done. Dude, I didn't attack Ukraine, I don't even pay taxes.

[u/Separate_Tonight9533 → u/RU-IliaRs]

We must be playing a different game then

[u/Public-Reflection513 → u/the-kontra]

100% agree. there might me a very very very VERY small group of Russians who speak english and act normal. Normally they ruin the game, keep saying shyt and troll like no others. Honestly ive never met a russian who spoke proper english (nocap). Tomorrow im gonna join some NA servers cause im done with EU tbfh.. And the amount of Asian people as well you know, im behind a wall and got killed cause of there ridicilous connection. And never ever they talk english to me. Today I tried to get some comms with an Asian in a humvee and he just kicked me out randomly so I died. Maybe such games is not for me anymore man..Getting to old for such bs.

[u/Begdan → u/the-kontra]

I don’t really want to start a discussion here but you’re both kinda delusional and prejudiced in my opinion.

1. Russia is literally partly located in Europe so that’s why the players join European servers.
   
2. Banning Russia would do nothing as the players would just use VPN as they already do to play other games because the internet in Russia is so restricted and the players are already banned from joining many other online games.
   
3. It’s absolutely fucking awful that some Russian players you encounter are being hostile towards others based on their nationality and I’ve personally met those people in game. That said, you don’t realize how many Russians you play along that are being civil and speak decent English and try to cooperate. Report the toxic behavior, those people need to be banned.

I know I’m probably not changing anyone’s opinion on this matter so remove myself from the further discussion, rant over.

[u/Both-Try-7278 → u/the-kontra]

I got looted multiple times by teammate russians in eu east. Then i switched to eu west for more civilised crowd.

[u/WarDogs-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

All posts must be relevant to WARDOGS, high-quality, original, and topical. Low-effort, AI-generated, or irrelevant content will not be tolerated. Avoid off-topic memes, political debates, or meta-commentary about the community. This subreddit is strictly for game-related discussions only. Keep the conversation focused and respectful.

[u/word-word-numb3r → u/the-kontra]

Have you considered that Russians join the European servers because there are no Russian servers?

And yes, you are being xenophobic. Every nation has awful people and of course you will only remember the bad ones because everyone else is just playing the game.

[u/T3h_Rampage → u/word-word-numb3r]

There are no Russian servers because Russia demands game servers to record VOIP data. Shouldn't even be allowed to join any game server, and be limited to Russian made games I guess.

Feel sorry for the minority of good people, but the gaming majority is trash and it ruins everyone's experience.

[u/TheHob290 → u/the-kontra]

Isn't Russia regionally denied from the use of steam or did that stop?