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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 24 points 1 month ago (9 children)

What's so special about this game? It looks like just another CoD, Tarkov, Battlefield, whatever.

[–] RiQuY@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago

Nothing, it is another copy pasted shooter with kernel anticheat that blocks Linux, hype game until it eventually dies.

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

From what I have heard/seen, there's one major difference: the battlefield runs on an economy of sorts. Bullets, respawns, vehicles all have a cost, while actions will pay you. Killing someone gets you money, but driving a squad near a poi will also net you money. Transporting supplies, reviving someone, clearing out mines... basically everything gives you money, so there's a huge incentive to do other things outside of just shooting and killing (the usual best way to farm score points in other games like this).

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Yep, pretty much. But in a modern setting instead.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That does seem like an interesting game mechanic. I suck at shooters though, so it probably won't end up on my list. If you're playing it, have fun!

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not playing it either! Although I do like shooters, the battlefield genre has never been that attractive to me. Also, right now I have Valheim to play/no life!

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Valheim... oh oh, there go 1-2k or your life hours. Have fun!

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't that pretty much how Arma Reforger also functions?

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I don't think ARMA Reforger works quite the same way, but I haven't played that game either.

[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Been playing it and some quick thoughts are: 1st mainstream game to be built off KOTH Arma mod. Uses economy for punishment and reward. Devs are praising their own mutli level of telemetry for cheating. Take that for what it is. Best helicopter controls. Better than Arma imo. I feel it does a better job of building teamwork. As in the logistics can be rewarded for not even firing a round. Tipping culture.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tipping culture? What's this about?

[–] Solstice_11@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can elect to tip your teammates with in game currency for helping you. Pilot flies you to the combat zone? You can press F1 to tip them after you leave the helicopter. Medic heals/revives you? Same thing.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Escape13@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

You can also bribe them to give people an incentive to revive you so you don’t lose your loadout.

[–] Havatra@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not super special in terms of gameplay as far as I can tell, apart from making it play more slowly and with purpose by making it punishing to respawn. But the developers have gotten a lot of praise for their transparent approach to the development process.
Video here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugkuP4a3xk4

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

That was a great marketing video, for sure. Maybe that's where the hype came from.

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My friend is really into and he described it as they took the best parts of all those games and made a really fun mix of them.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Well, at least they're having fun. Hopefully the company is also nice to their employees.

[–] jinwk00@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Overall game is more like ARMA KOTH if you have played one before

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Hadn't heard of it, sorry.

[–] zzzxxx0110@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

If you actually take a look at it you'll notice it's got very little in common with CoD and Tarkov, but has a lot in common with Battlefield, which is itself very special because all currently available (as in not only available to play but also has a playable player count) Battlefield games are either from a decade ago (like Battlefield 1, which came out in 2016), or are absolutely garbage (like Battlefield 6, Battlefield 2042).

There is finally real competition in exactly the kind of specific feature sets that always set Battlefield games apart from the other multiplayer PvP FPS games, such as large and somewhat class based team vs team gameplay, mixed infantry & vehicular combat, and all the things these feature sets have to offer.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It looks like just another CoD, Tarkov, Battlefield, whatever.

You just named three different shooters with 3 different styles of play (Battlefield depends on the entry). Throw ARMA on that list and prove you're really blinkered by the "modern war" visuals.

To answer the question, Wardogs is more freeform than any of the games you mentioned, sitting between Battlefield and ARMA in terms of "realism," and requiring players on all teams to set up their own logistics to support the players blasting away at enemies.

While overarching goal is vaguely "King Of The Hill", you need support players to engage as engineers to build fortifications, artillery, and utility buildings. And those engineers need supplies from each teams' main base, which requires players to purchase and deliver.

I think the core draw is an economy system where you lose everything on your body when you die, but playing support properly is rather lucrative and in-game currency persists between games.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/believe-the-hype-for-wardogs-possibly-the-next-great-multiplayer-fps/ article says its inspired by ARMA with gunplay of Battlefield. And that money is important in the game, because everything talks to your money. I did not play the game (its unplayable on Linux), so just looking at posts what it is about.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks, that's a great article

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 weeks ago
[–] Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io 8 points 4 weeks ago

Wanted to try it, but it doesn't run on Linux anymore because they switched their anti-cheat to a kernel-level anti-cheat.