It's not often that a new multiplayer first-person shooter releases to compete against the heavy hitters of the industry, so any team making the attempt is immediately an underdog. Amid all the battle passes and live-service games in the industry, some players want a single-purchase game to squad up in, and BULKHEAD has delivered.
WARDOGS has been an incredibly anticipated drop from studio BULKHEAD, the team behind The Turing Test and a number of multiplayer shooters. WARDOGS is their spin on Battlefield, with boots-on-the-ground clashes and vehicle combat happening all on the same battlefield between 3 active teams. The game has shown mountains of promise, and just recently fought through a number of issues.
Directed Attacks and Server Congestion
After massive support during their free beta weekends, BULKHEAD seemed ready for anything, until launch day finally came. Despite the warm reception, BULKHEAD claims they were the victims of a repeated series of DDOS attacks, stopping players from actually engaging with the game and crippling their opening day.
Once these DDOS attempts finally dried up, players found the servers themselves incredibly congested, causing frequent disconnects on top of slow-to-join matches. Two days out from spawn,...
