Wardogs Devs Fix Blue Team's Losing Streak in Season 2

Ever noticed that the blue team in Wardogs seems to lose a lot? You're not alone. The devs have confirmed that Lonestar, aka the blue team, really does lose more than the other teams, and they're making big changes in Season 2 to fix it.

Since Wardogs launched in early September, memes mocking Lonestar have been everywhere. Videos of blue team players crashing helicopters at base and generally making fools of themselves have been plentiful. But according to Bulkhead, there's more to the story. In an exclusive interview with IGN, the devs revealed that Lonestar's win rate was around 10% during the alpha, but has since climbed to about 20% in recent weeks. Bulkhead co-founder Howard Philpott explained that part of this is because players are choosing Lonestar as an underdog challenge. He even joked that blue team's reputation was a bit of a PR issue.

"So originally, and this is key to not misquote, it was like 10% in the alpha," Philpott said. "So that then led to the perception: blue is bad, don't join blue. And then everyone tries to click on green and click on red because they're competitive and they want to win. So they're going on the better team. More recently, it's closer to 15 to 20%. It's probably closer to 20% right now, where people have actively been joining blue team to try and make them win, which is quite entertaining to watch. But it's undeniable, they are losing more than the other two teams because of that perception."

To turn things around, Bulkhead is shaking up the map Bakurani in Season 2, which launches on October 15. Senior producer Kane Allard explained that they're moving all three spawns—blue, red, and green—while keeping the hot zone unchanged. "It's kind of revitalized the map, and we've seen from a data standpoint with our internal tests that it has evened it out," Allard said. But that's not all. They're also tweaking Lonestar's uniform saturation so they blend in better, adding cash and XP bonuses for playing and winning as Lonestar, and even putting up posters in other teams' spawns that say "Lonestar needs you." Philpott added, "Yeah, we are doing some fun stuff. It should be good fun."

In a press conference, Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer joked that "if you're not playing blue team, you are in fact, a pu**y." So, will these changes be enough to change Lonestar's fortunes? It's up to you, the players, to take these buffs and turn the tide.

Wardogs Season 2 launches on October 15. Will you be joining the blue team to help them win? Let us know in the comments!