WARDOGS Season 3 Begins November 12 With New Map Sabatulo
BULKHEAD announced on November 7 that season 3 of its early-access military FPS WARDOGS starts November 12. The season adds the Sabatulo map, built around urban combat and close-quarters fighting, and a Limited Mode that restricts ammunition, armor, and vehicles.
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Why it matters
A roughly three-month season plus a limited-gear mode and the rollback of the ping cap point to a team lengthening its content cycle and answering player complaints about match conditions in the same update.
Season length extends to about three months, with progression pacing closer to season 1. BULKHEAD also plans to remove its ping restriction.
Season 3 of WARDOGS runs about three months, up from the previous cycle, and progression is meant to move at a pace closer to season 1. BULKHEAD says the longer window gives players time to reach goals before the next reset and gives the team time to build the next content drop. The new map, Sabatulo, centers on a hospital in a hill town surrounded by forest, and key art shows that layout.
Limited Mode joins as a separate ruleset that caps ammunition, armor, and vehicles so fights stay on early-to-mid tier gear. A change to role unlock paths is also planned. CEO Joe Brammer, replying to players unhappy with the ping restriction, called it a temporary measure and said the cap will be removed, with an added DDoS mitigation layer and stabilizing work on Asia servers. A patch notes preview is due early next week.
- Sabatulo map: Urban combat and close-quarters fighting, set around a hospital in a forest-ringed hill town
- Season length: Extended to about three months, with progression pacing closer to season 1
- Limited Mode: Restricts ammunition, armor, and vehicles so players fight with early-to-mid tier gear
- Role unlock paths: Items tied to multiple roles become obtainable through each role's unlock route
- Ping restriction removed: CEO Joe Brammer called it a temporary measure
- DDoS mitigation and Asia server stabilization: Added alongside the ping change
- Season 3 patch notes preview: Scheduled for early next week
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