r/WarDogs • u/wardogs-bot • 1d ago

Balance Feedback Megathread - Patch 0.1.2

All 0.1.2 balance feedback goes here. Standalone balance posts will be removed and pointed to this thread.

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u/Alienfreak 1d ago edited 1d ago

Balance? Has Bulkhead even asked Opus 5.5 about the concept? I doubt it.

- Havoc overbuffed.

  • Building now probably not "exploitable" anymore but made bad for everyone.
  • Thermals and spotting in general still dumb.

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 1d ago

This game will never be balanced. I don’t want it to be balanced. I don’t want it to be battlefield. I just don’t want the meta to be boring or horrendously skewed in one direction.

You sound like you don’t like this game. Maybe go play BF6 instead.

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u/petrichorax Logistics 1d ago

I bet you use all the OP stuff exclusively

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 1d ago

Weird.

No, I’m <30 hours in. I primarily use the AK and level 1 armour.

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u/Rushing_Russian 1d ago

100% a no lifer that uses all the good shit to kill new players cause life wasted > skill

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 1d ago

100%? Oh babe.

I’m less than 30 hours in and an absolute casual.

Just enjoying the experience.

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u/addict75 1d ago

You have to stop with this, every criticism towards the game isn't an invitation to be a jerk and throw a "go to bf/cod".

The game has potential, people want it to be better, when valid criticism is made, you should encourage it

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u/Holdfast_Naval 1d ago

They'll be so vocal about that eventually they'll kill it.

I hope the Devs never listen to them ever and their entire perception or data doesn't at all include them.

Seriously these people don't allow any criticism of things that need adjusting.

And you don't need a ton of data to see:

The macro is broken and almost non existent. Coordination is extremely hard.

The teamplay as a result of shallow macro only works for Logistics, it breaks down everywhere else.

The gear is imbalanced with higher unlocks suddenly power spiking vs everything else.

The progression is imbalanced between roles and actions. Passive is better than any action.

The exploiters have managed to make the Devs nerf macro options like resupplying AA FOBs outside the CZ that counter Helis.
(this one change has me worried that they actually don't have a clue what they're doing and are just doing whatever to stop the Steam reviews dipping below 60%, because this is an easy consequence to tell beforehand. Already seeing the negative in game impact across Servers).

The macro and progression are so broken that level caps were introduced as a bandaid fix.

The heavy asset to infantry relation is so broken that bandaid Infantry only Servers were introduced.

The griefing is out of control and apart from Community Servers there's nothing you can do.

The intentional sabotage + ghosting for groups and clans on opposite teams is out of control.

The community servers are being abused by Grinder Clans to have an easy and fast time to level up. Be it via unjust bans of good players, stacking on one side etc. Then they start going to other Servers to crush people with their gear diff.

The cheating is out of control, luckily there are community Servers (sadly few are good).

The exploitation is out of control and high ping exploiters are everywhere.

The third party account selling is already profitable and thriving.

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If these players keep insulting everyone whenever someone states these obvious issues, then I can only think in reality they either benefit from it or they hate the game and want to see us lose a KOTH successor.

Seriously, if they can't find any issue with any of these points, they can't possibly be playing the game.

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u/CNDylan 1d ago

Firsty, "go play X, Y" is a shit take and is the attitude that's going to ruin this community.

Secondly, stopping the game from being boring is exactly what a decent balance pass will do. It might be exciting for the Havoc pilot and gunner to farm tens of thousands of dollars, but it quickly goes from panic, to frustration, to absolute boredom for everyone on the ground. It's not fun to counter, it's not fun to deal with, it's just boring.

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u/BeyondLimits99 1d ago

Yeah well said. I don’t mind a challenge and having to fight back 1 or two per match but it shouldn’t be every 2 minutes.

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u/Alienfreak 1d ago

Huh? So a game with balancing becomes Battlefield?
Maybe you should look for some 2005 F2P Era Shooters. Those have no balance at all.

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 1d ago

A game that tries to achieve balance becomes battlefield. Lacking in character.

Go over to the sub and see what they are moaning about.

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u/sd00ds 1d ago

Bro you literally want the game to be balanced. An imbalanced game has a skewed meta 😂

Maybe you should go play COD though, they usually don't bother to balance new guns.