WARDOGS · PC · version Early Access Season 2Purchased gear lost when a ping kick hits mid-match
UnconfirmedReported as unpatchedUpdated
Players who buy gear and join a match can be removed partway through by the server's ping limit and lose the gear they paid for. For context, WARDOGS lowered the maximum allowed ping to 175 ms on October 21 to keep players from far-off regions off some servers. Players say ping that drifts above the limit during a match triggers the kick even when they joined below it. An earlier report also ended on an endless loading screen after the kick.
Lifecycle
Reported · stage 1 of 5
8days open
Since first report
- Reported (reached) · now
- Confirmed (not yet)next
- Acknowledged (not yet)—
- Partial (not yet)—
- Patched (not yet)—
- Game
- WARDOGS
- Platform
- PC
- Affected version
- Early Access Season 2
- Kind
- Bug
- Confirmation
- Unconfirmed
- Patch status
- Reported as unpatched
- First reported
- Last updated
- Latest fix or workaround
- None on the record
How we label issues
Kind
- Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
- Bug: Everything else: crashes, launch errors, broken features, visual or audio faults.
Confirmation
- Confirmed: A developer or official account acknowledged it, an official known-issues board lists it, it appears in official patch notes, or 100+ corroborating posts on X were actually counted.
- Unconfirmed: None of the above yet. Press articles are reports and never confirm an issue on their own.
Patch status
- Unpatched: Known and open; no fix has been claimed.
- Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
- Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
- Reported as patched: A developer, official account or player says it is fixed, but no official patch notes list it.
- Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.
Active means still affecting players: Unpatched, Reported as unpatched or Partially patched. Patched and Reported as patched issues are closed.
Estimated impact runs from 0.1 to 9.9 with one decimal. xploitr sets it from the rubric below. Factors: advantage to other players, reach, play blocked or progress lost, frequency, and whether a reliable workaround exists. Patched issues keep their historical impact.
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Impact bands
- 0.1–2.9 Low: Cosmetic, audio, text and UI glitches with no effect on play.
- 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
- 5.0–6.9 Elevated: Bugs most players in a mode notice: hit registration, desync, balance-breaking damage.
- 7.0–8.4 High: Widely abused competitive or economy exploits; crashes many players hit.
- 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.
Each issue has a dated timeline of updates (report, acknowledgement, announcement, fix, workaround). Update summaries are our own words; quotes and excerpts are the source's words, or our English translation when marked.
Updates · 24
- Report
After joining and buying expensive gear, got kicked with "Server only for DE/ES" on the only available server, then stuck on an endless loading screen.
@nor1yy2 on X ·
@nor1yy2 on X · · View post
- Announcement
WARDOGS: began "controlling regions", reducing the maximum server ping to 175 to protect players from regions more prone to cheating.
@WARDOGS on X ·
@WARDOGS on X · · View post
- Report
An Asia-region player says they keep getting kicked for high ping while their ping is under 100.
Steam user · Steam · Forum thread ·
“I'm an Asia-server player. Since the latency mechanism appeared I keep getting kicked for high latency, but my actual latency is under 100. I hope the developers can sort this out, because today I couldn't play a single full match.”
Translated from Chinese
Steam user · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Announcement
WARDOGS CEO Joe Brammer: the ping limit harms some legitimate players to protect the rest, and the team is working on solutions for global players. He does not mention lost gear.
@Brammflakes on X ·
@Brammflakes on X · · View post
- Report
Keeps getting kicked to the main menu with no explanation (Oct 22). 1 more post in the thread.
spasmotic(luke) · Steam · Forum thread ·
“i keep getting kicked to main menu with no information about what happened or why. Anyone else having this issue?”
spasmotic(luke) · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
A player kicked for high ping in 5 of their last 5 games says they lose money every life.
@JustThePope on X ·
@JustThePope on X · · View post
- Report
Kicked for high ping in 5 of the last 5 games even after joining under the threshold, because ping fluctuates; loses money on every life.
@JustThePope on X ·
@JustThePope on X · · View post
- Report
(Japanese) Kicked with under 140 ping while a cheater above 180 ping is never kicked.
@ennsisi on X ·
“That guy whose ping is over 180 is openly cheating, so why do I get kicked when my ping isn't even 140 while he never gets kicked…? #WARDOGS”
Translated from Japanese
@ennsisi on X · View post - Report
Oct 22: says they get kicked even on low ping. Does not mention lost gear.
@TheNekoVR on X ·
@TheNekoVR on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 22: players lose money to random ping kicks because the kick comes late enough to have already spent it on loadouts and vehicles; asks for a refund on ping kicks.
Yuukito · Steam · Forum thread ·
“We are losing too mutch money for the random ping kicks.. The ping cap is very low, if you reach 130ping u get kicked. But my problem is that the game gives you too mutch time before you get kicked, allowing you to waste money on loadouts and vehicles. i'm trying to play with my friend that is in …”
Yuukito · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 22: a South African player at about 167 ms to the nearest official server is kicked for high ping a minute into matches and loses the money spent on the loadout.
@JakarandaPanda on X ·
@JakarandaPanda on X · · View post
- Report
A player at 140–150 ms joined a server, spent their cash, was kicked and lost all of it.
@openureyes_7777 on X ·
@openureyes_7777 on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 22: a player says a brief ping spike gets them kicked even on servers in their own region.
@Kubjer22 on X ·
@Kubjer22 on X · · View post
- Announcement
BULKHEAD's CEO says the ping limit is temporary and the team is working with Valve, Amazon and other companies on the underlying problem. He does not mention lost gear.
@Brammflakes on X ·
@Brammflakes on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 23: a player says they are kicked for high ping right after buying a full loadout, even with their ping showing 30–40 ms, and lost most of their cash after three kicks in a row.
dizchord · Steam · Forum thread ·
“Can we get refunded our kit if we get kicked for high ping please? it's happening immediately after I buy a full loadout, even when my ping is showing as 30s-40s (maybe I'm having spikes of high ping, which honestly it should be an averaging situation not just getting the boot for momentarily …”
dizchord · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 23: a player on 21 ms ping was kicked 8 times in a day and asks for a refund of the money spent.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“I got kicked 8 times toady, from a totally normal server playing with my friends.”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 24: since the new season, a player is returned to the lobby within 30 seconds with a high-ping kick.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“Hi everyone, ever since the new season update, I have been unable to join and stay in a match for more than 30 seconds. It returns me to the lobby without fail with the error "Kicked for high ping."…”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 25: a player in Europe was kicked for ping right after buying gear on a European server and lost the money.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“This is getting ridiculous now, why within europe am I getting kicked for this ? Joined 2 guys from France on this PL server and got removed after purchasing for Ping losing 10K”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 25: a player who joins US East servers to play with a friend in the West can no longer do so because of the ping kick.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“have been playing the game since it did came to Early Access I play on US East servers because I play online with a friend from US W, and US E is the best option for us to play toguether but now…”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
- Report
Oct 26: a player who plays with family far away is kicked at a latency of 95.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“But I get kicked for a latency of 95 today.”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 26: a player was kicked for high ping after buying a weapon and did not get the money back.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“got kicked out after I bought a weapon and played, but I didn't get my money back because of a high ping”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 26: a player on 60 to 70 ms ping is kicked by brief latency spikes, usually right after buying a kit or vehicles.
Community report · Steam · Forum reply ·
“Usually just after I spend money on a decent kit or vehicles too”
Community report · Steam · Forum reply · Open source - Report
Oct 27: a player with a 140 ms average is kicked from a 175 ms server by one spike and loses the money spent on the loadout.
Community report · Steam · Forum reply ·
“I don't really care about the kick from that particular server but that I just lost money for my loadout.”
Community report · Steam · Forum reply · Open source - Report
Oct 28: a player is kicked for high ping every game and loses what they bought each time.
Community report · Steam · Forum thread ·
“I'm actively losing in game money every match because it doesn't refund me for what I've purchased when it kicks me”
Community report · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
Sources · 241 Official2 Developer21 Community@openureyes_7777+ 20 similar community reports and 3 official postsShow all →
“Going to have to refund @WARDOGS The ping thing screws me and many otheers in my country over, no Official server and the Community servers are always full and a que limit reached. Sad, was fun while it lasted. 140-150ms Went into a server, spent my $$ - kicked and lost all $$$.”
- @JustThePopeView post
“@WARDOGS @Brammflakes What is the solution for the High ping kicks for the legit players where these are their only server options? Ive been kicked 5 out of 5 of my last games and im losing money every life. I love the game and have been playing since beta but I cant even enjoy it now”
- @JustThePopeView post
“@WARDOGS @Brammflakes What is the solution for the High ping kicks for the legit players where these are their only server options? Ive been kicked 5 out of 5 of my last games and im losing money every life. even if I join a game under the threshold, there are fluctuations. I love the game and …”
- @Kubjer22View post
Oct 22: a player says a brief ping spike gets them kicked even on servers in their own region. (Our summary of this post, not the author’s words.)
- @JakarandaPandaView post
Oct 22: a South African player at about 167 ms to the nearest official server is kicked for high ping a minute into matches and loses the money spent on the loadout. (Our summary of this post, not the author’s words.)
- @ennsisiView post
“That guy whose ping is over 180 is openly cheating, so why do I get kicked when my ping isn't even 140 while he never gets kicked…? #WARDOGS”
Translated from Japanese
- @TheNekoVRView post
“@WARDOGS I can't even play with My friend Because I always got kicked for high ping and even i play on low ping I still got kick i just want to play and get the golden helicopter want so bad😭”
- @nor1yy2View post
“@WARDOGS Fix your broken servers! Finding a match takes forever, and when I finally join and buy expensive gear, I get kicked ("Server only for DE/ES")—on the ONLY server available! Then the game gets stuck on an endless loading screen.”
- Steam userSteam · Forum threadOpen
“I'm an Asia-server player. Since the latency mechanism appeared I keep getting kicked for high latency, but my actual latency is under 100. I hope the developers can sort this out, because today I couldn't play a single full match.”
Translated from Chinese
- spasmotic(luke)Steam · Forum threadOpen
“i keep getting kicked to main menu with no information about what happened or why. Anyone else having this issue?”
- YuukitoSteam · Forum threadOpen
“We are losing too mutch money for the random ping kicks.. The ping cap is very low, if you reach 130ping u get kicked. But my problem is that the game gives you too mutch time before you get kicked, allowing you to waste money on loadouts and vehicles. i'm trying to play with my friend that is in …”
- dizchordSteam · Forum threadOpen
“Can we get refunded our kit if we get kicked for high ping please? it's happening immediately after I buy a full loadout, even when my ping is showing as 30s-40s (maybe I'm having spikes of high ping, which honestly it should be an averaging situation not just getting the boot for momentarily …”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“I got kicked 8 times toady, from a totally normal server playing with my friends.”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“Hi everyone, ever since the new season update, I have been unable to join and stay in a match for more than 30 seconds. It returns me to the lobby without fail with the error "Kicked for high ping."…”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“This is getting ridiculous now, why within europe am I getting kicked for this ? Joined 2 guys from France on this PL server and got removed after purchasing for Ping losing 10K”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“have been playing the game since it did came to Early Access I play on US East servers because I play online with a friend from US W, and US E is the best option for us to play toguether but now…”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“But I get kicked for a latency of 95 today.”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“got kicked out after I bought a weapon and played, but I didn't get my money back because of a high ping”
- Community reportSteam · Forum replyOpen
“Usually just after I spend money on a decent kit or vehicles too”
- Community reportSteam · Forum replyOpen
“I don't really care about the kick from that particular server but that I just lost money for my loadout.”
- Community reportSteam · Forum threadOpen
“I'm actively losing in game money every match because it doesn't refund me for what I've purchased when it kicks me”
- @WARDOGSOfficialView post
“Today we have begun the process of controlling regions. 📢 Over the next few hours we will be reducing the maximum ping on a server to be 175 after we have decided that protecting the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating. It’s”
- @BrammflakesDeveloperView post
“@TheTacticalBrit Appreciate this post. Also appreciate that we’re harming a % of players to protect the larger. We will find a solution, this issue is bigger than wardogs though.. We’re working on solutions for global players.. sucks.”
- @BrammflakesDeveloperView post
“It does reject that, you are right with what you say. As we say in our message, it is temporary and we're now making people work hard to fix this and working with Valve, Amazon, and lots of other big companies who are willing to help us fix this problem that is not an easy one to solve. We're …”