Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team

Game Studio & Publisher behind Operation: Harsh Doorstop, Collapsed State, Threat Axis, and more!

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

A few years ago I had a meeting with a marketing executive from Tencent regarding Delta Force.

They talked to me specifically about how they were assessing market penetration in the United States.

They concluded that penetrating the market requires appeasing the loud minority of creators that prefer "realistic" visuals... but that the ultimate objective was pivoting into the casual "aesthetics" live-service market because attracting that demographic generates more revenue.

They can't lead with that though, because all the leading "reviewers" would blast them if they pushed that style on launch.

So their plan was to launch a grounded launch and push "realism" until all the positive "reviews" of all major content creators were locked in.

Then, after everyone had given the game high praise for being "grounded" they would pivot into the REAL market they wanted to target all along... the "aesthetic" market.

Furry skins.

Family guy skins.

Just immersion breaking stuff that generates high-yield revenue.

Look at the progression.

Rainbow Six: Siege.

Delta Force.

Battlefield 6.

It is the exact same pattern every time. It isn't a mistake... they're doing it intentionally.

I've met with numerous marketing executives over the years who have confirmed this to me... and I'd say a large portion of other major content creators in this space have had similar conversations.

It isn't even a conspiracy anymore. This is the industry-standard play at this point.

Feel free to ask other creators in their paid programs if they've had similar conversations. They'll either ignore you or become instantly hostile.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@swaguley We've said it a million times and we'll say it again.

They're doing this bait and switch intentionally. They've done it multiple times now.

Anyone who falls for this again deserves to be scammed at this point.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@dpmndave @WARDOGS I'm going to tell you what is coming.

The next escalation of this will be that studios will no longer release their games for download.

Games will be Geforce Now and Xbox Cloud exclusives... where the files never touch your computer.

Welcome to the final level of gaming hell.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@thenotsohottaco @mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok @Brammflakes lmao so we sell cheats now? 🤣

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

If you retweeted already... get your key HERE https://t.co/crqV8VIeJE

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

Since @EA is intent on killing their own studio... I guess we'll just have to make our own Battlefield 3 remake.

Retweet if you want a Steam key to our closed beta.

#Battlefield #isdead

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@Gittax33 @mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok @Brammflakes Ooooo an @OperatorDrewski quote, I love it ☺️

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@Lyn_Poster__ Yes.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok @Brammflakes Watching you move the goal posts is absolutely hilarious brother, grade-A entertainment.

What a good little brainwashed white knight you are. I'm sure Joe would be proud.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok @Brammflakes That's an interesting way to say "I apologize for being wrong"

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

Haha omg so he admits it. That's WILD bro lmao

"more if players own the game" 🤣

So the CEO of Bulkhead just admitted that they're spying on third party users using their game which includes kernal-level Ring 0 access to your PC... You literally just posted the proof we needed lmao thank you so much dude 😂

Hey @Brammflakes please let this serve as a notice that we do NOT consent to being surveilled. We haven't bought your game, and we haven't agreed to your ToS or EULA. Do not collect any data on our community.

Insane 🤣

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@diarrheaDR @dpmndave @WARDOGS Brother, we are actively against kernel-level systems in games. Have been for years. Ask anyone.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok @Brammflakes Cool @Brammflakes please disclose all forms of data being collected on players by @BULKHEAD.

Clearly there is an interest in understanding exactly which private information is being shared with your corporation.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

The proof is that they literally just said they use their systems to monitor people's network of friends.

They just said this. In an official announcement.

I love how you all are constantly like "wHeRe'S tHe PrOoF!?" every time someone shows you clear proof and you start losing any argument.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

They specifically just said that they use the system to monitor your friends.

By no means would I, as a friend of anyone that owns Wardogs... consent to being surveilled just because someone I'm associated with farmed XP in a private server.

So I'd like to know @Brammflakes what data is being harvested about players using this new system.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@mckiller11951 @dpmndave @WARDOGS @BULKHEAD @grok lmao "refuted" it specifically said that anything outside of that scope would not be legal. You have reading comprehension issues, kid?

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

@AFNLEAF @dpmndave @WARDOGS In your own private server that you pay for and run yourself? Abso-fucking-lutely.

In our official servers that we pay for and own? Nope.

Literally that easy.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

haha omg please keep talking dude, please keep digging your hole

@grok Fact-check the following claim about U.S. privacy law:

"The statement makes it more legal actually because they actively disclose tracking friends rather than denying it. The only thing that could be illegal is if they are accessing files not related to the game. All other claims are addressed by EULA and TOS."

Context: Bulkhead, developer of WARDOGS, publicly stated that it has tools to identify players' entire networks, including their friends, so those individuals can be subjected to closer future observation.

Please answer these questions:

1. Does accepting a EULA or Terms of Service automatically make all disclosed surveillance and personal-data processing lawful under U.S. federal and state law?

2. Can a company violate privacy laws without accessing files unrelated to its software—for example, through excessive collection, undisclosed profiling, deceptive data practices, or unlawful processing of personal information?

3. Does publicly announcing surveillance on social media constitute legally sufficient disclosure and consent under applicable privacy statutes?

4. Does California Civil Code § 1798.100(c) impose necessity and proportionality requirements on covered businesses, regardless of what their EULA says?

5. Does California Civil Code § 1798.192 render contractual provisions waiving CCPA rights void and unenforceable?

6. Can the FTC pursue unfair or deceptive data practices under 15 U.S.C. § 45 even when a company claims users agreed to its Terms of Service?

7. Can a player's acceptance of a EULA authorize monitoring of third parties who never agreed to that contract?

Please cite primary legal sources, distinguish between lawful anti-cheat monitoring and potentially unlawful surveillance, and explain which laws apply only under particular circumstances.

Finally, give a clear TRUE, FALSE, or MISLEADING verdict on each of the three claims quoted above. Do not assume Bulkhead has actually violated any law without supporting evidence.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

lmao okay @grok

Under U.S. federal law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030), Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701), and FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45), would a video game developer like Bulkhead potentially violate privacy laws if it collected players' private information without authorization, or used undisclosed surveillance practices to monitor individuals solely because they were friends with suspected exploiters?

For context, Bulkhead publicly stated: "We now have the tooling to see their entire network. Who connected, who participated, and who is friends with them so we can watch them closer with future observation."

Please distinguish between lawful anti-cheat monitoring, unauthorized access to private information, and potentially unfair or deceptive data practices. Does owning a game give a developer unrestricted authority to surveil its players and their social connections?

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

Yoooooo are you a lawyer?

I'm sorry but let me read this again to you:

"We now have the tooling to see their entire network. Who connected, who participated, and who is friends with them so we can watch them closer with future observation. You fuck us, don't be surprised when we come for you and your entire digital bloodline."

That's what they said. You just watched the same video as me. Tell me that's not exactly what the CEO of Bulkhead didn't just say.

[Drakeling Labs | The OHD Dev Team @DrakelingLabs]

If the development team at @BULKHEAD is literally threatening to stalk friends of players who play the game in their own private servers... I'm sorry, but that's absolutely unacceptable.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 2510–2523, 2701–2713)

If they want to control how people play the game in private servers, they can pay for those servers themselves or disable earning XP in non-official servers.

Literally saying "We now have the tooling to see their entire network. Who connected, who participated, and who is friends with them so we can watch them closer with future observation. You fuck us, don't be surprised when we come for you and your entire digital bloodline." is psychopath-tier language, and I'd say grounds for invasion of privacy.

If you normalize this behavior, you're the enemy. Sorry.