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WARDOGS won't reset Season 2 despite backlash — Season 3 coming early instead

BULKHEAD admits accelerated progression was a mistake but rules out a hard reset, opting to fast-track Season 3 instead.

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WARDOGS won't reset Season 2 despite backlash — Season 3 coming early instead

What happened

Three days into Wardogs Season 2, developer BULKHEAD has confirmed it will not wipe progression again this weekend — despite a wave of players demanding exactly that. BULKHEAD confirmed that WARDOGS will not be resetting Season 2, announcing there would be no "knee jerk reset this weekend" and that it is instead "significantly bringing forward Season 3", so players get what it's calling a proper fresh start. The post went up on X at 11:02 UTC on Saturday 17 October — that's 9:02pm AEST Brisbane, 10:02pm AEDT Sydney/Melbourne, 9:32pm ACDT Adelaide, 7:02pm AWST Perth.

What changed

Season 2 launched on 15 October promising a clean progression reset. It promised a fresh start through a progression wipe and gameplay adjustments, but the faster progression system allowed some players to unlock Tier 4 armour, main battle tanks, and other end-game equipment within days, undermining the intended reset. BULKHEAD owned the mistake directly: "We sped up progression deliberately and tried to balance the game better, as set out in the patch notes, but it was the wrong call. Some players are reaching end game gear like Tier 4 armour and MBTs within days, so the wipe never really landed."

Rather than wipe again, the studio is pulling Season 3 forward. BULKHEAD stated: "We won't be doing a knee jerk reset this weekend, as that would be unfair on everyone already enjoying the climb." It says "some things are clearly out of balance and we'll fix them," while other changes that "have the community split" will be left to play out first. No Season 3 date yet — more details are promised in next week's developer vlog. Separately, BULKHEAD had already reversed the controversial Blue Team bonus, which gave one faction extra 5% cash and 2.5% XP to encourage participation after it backfired by making match starts slower.

What players are saying

The reaction to the no-reset call has been loud and mostly hostile. The announcement itself racked up over 570,000 views and 1,500+ replies within hours, with the top reply firing back at the "enjoying the climb" framing — arguing that only no-life streamers were benefiting and demanding a hard reset. Other popular replies pushed for catch-up systems like rested XP for players with jobs, and one widely-liked comment argued there was zero justification for the current gear imbalance.

Steam is more evenly split than the Twitter pile-on suggests. Of more than 5,100 Steam reviews written since Season 2 went live, about 2,590 are positive and 2,560 are negative — essentially 50/50. The most helpful negative reviews focus on the team bonus and early tanks, with one complaining matches take longer to start because players leave teams without bonus rewards, and another simply noting "there's already tanks" right after the wipe. For OCE players specifically, there's an extra sting: new region-based ping limits have drawn negative reviews mostly from players in places like South Africa and Australia who relied on servers outside their region. On the flip side, some positive reviews credit BULKHEAD for moving fast on fixes and argue ping-limit complaints mostly come from players who'd been exploiting overseas server access.

What it means for you

If you're grinding Season 2 on OCE servers, expect the current imbalance — tanks and Tier 4 armour already in circulation — to stick around until Season 3 drops, with no firm date yet beyond "significantly" early and a vlog next week. If you were relying on pinging into EU/US servers for better pop, the new region limits may already be biting. Hold off on big grind investment until that vlog lands; a lot could still change.

Watch next

BULKHEAD's promised developer vlog next week should give the actual Season 3 date and fix list — that's the next real checkpoint.

What to watch next: BULKHEAD's developer vlog next week should confirm the Season 3 date and balance fixes.

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