What cash actually does in Wardogs
Cash is not a side currency in Wardogs, it is the thing the whole match runs on. Bulkhead's own store description is blunt about it: "Each life, you purchase a custom loadout from a wide selection of weapons, gear, utility, and vehicles", and "Every teamplay action you perform rewards cash. From reviving squadmates, transporting friendlies to the zone, or controlling the objective." So every respawn is a purchase decision, and a thin balance quietly forces you into worse kit than the enemy you are about to meet. Players report that surviving to the end of a match refunds most of what the loadout cost — roughly 90%, minus what you actually burned — while dying loses it outright, which is why a buffer changes how you play long before it changes what you own.