{
  "id": 14992221,
  "title": "\"We were wrong\": Wardogs devs end Season 2's team-specific cash and XP bonus experiment after a single, tumultuous day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/we-were-wrong-wardogs-devs-end-season-2s-team-specific-cash-and-xp",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-were-wrong-wardogs-devs-end-season-2s-team-specific-cash-and-xp-bonus-experiment-after-a-single-tumultuous-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rock Paper Shotgun reports that the developers of Wardogs have ended their Season 2 team-specific cash and XP bonus experiment after just one day. The social experiment, launched with the aim of rehabilitating the reputation of the Lonestar faction, or Blue Team, involved granting bonus XP and cash only to Blue players. However, Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer announced the immediate cancellation of the bonus scheme in a video, stating that the developers were \"wrong\" about the expected outcome.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "'We f**ked up': 1 day into Wardogs Season 2, the Blue team bribery bonus is being dropped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/we-f-ked-up-1-day-into-wardogs-season-2-the-blue-team-bribery-bonus",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:42:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}