Dirty Bomb

[Flux]

So I figured I'd make a thread for this, given the recent success of games like Overwatch and Battleborn and their popularity among the people here at Reborn. Dirty Bomb is a hero-based FPS, similar to Overwatch and Battleborn, although it feels like a cross between Overwatch and Counter-Strike to me. The game is in open beta and is free-to-play on Steam, so I'd definitely recommend checking it out at the very least. It's based more on realism for a hero-based shooter, whereas Overwatch and Battleborn head down a more fantasy-based route. The game features some standard objective modes, such as Execution, which is basically a CSGO/Search and Destroy sort of mode, and other Objective modes such as escort, etc. There are 5 main types of heroes, called mercenaries or "Mercs" in this game, being Assault, Medic, Heavy, Engineer, and Sniper, each with their own role to fill.

Assault

Assault Mercs such as Skyhammer and Phantom are primarily based around securing kills. Skyhammer comes equipped with Assault Rifles and the ability to call in a positioned airstrike, while Phantom is primarily based around katana play using his Refractive Armor ability, which allows him to become nearly invisible for a few seconds. Their job is to remove the enemies from the objective area so the Engineer classes can go in and get to work, and their abilities and equipment generally allow them to accomplish this better than any other class.

Medic

I consider Medics to be one of the coolest parts of Dirty Bomb, especially compared to other games of a similar genre. In Dirty Bomb, you aren't immediately killed when your HP reaches zero. Instead, you enter a helpless state, scrambling around on the ground unable to act until you are either finished by the enemy, join the next wave of respawns, or are revived by a player. There are some exceptions, though. If you're killed by a headshot or explosive, you won't enter this state and will just die on the spot, and as mentioned above, if an enemy gets to you before a medic, they can finish you off to prevent a revive. While any player can revive another downed player, the medic class does it especially well, as they are all equipped with defibrilators. The defibrilator is an instant revive, as opposed to normal revives, which leave you vulnerable for quite some time. In addition, each medic has their own unique abilities. Phoenix and Sparks, pictured above, are some good examples. Phoenix's Healing Pulse is a chargeable ability that heals nearby enemies in a radius around him based on how long it was charged. Unlike other medics, he also has the ability to revive himself after a short delay. Sparks, on the other hand, has med packs. She can throw three packs before the ability goes on cooldown, each restoring plenty of health to players. She also has the Revive Gun, which allows her to revive players from long distances when fully charged. The Revive Gun also doubles as a weapon, and has one-shot potential against certain characters at full charge. While medics are great at supporting, they generally have very low health pools and less effective weapons.

Heavy

Heavy characters like Rhino and Thunder are, quite naturally, the tanks. They have much larger health pools than the other characters, and tend to do very well at close range. However, they tend to move quite slowly in comparison to other characters and are slightly larger targets. Rhino comes equipped with a shotgun and his Mini-Gun, which is devastating at close range, but costs him even more movement speed to carry around. Thunder comes equipped with a Machine Gun and his signature Concussion grenades, which blind and stun enemies in their range. The Heavy characters are there to draw attention away from their squishy friends. Their high damage weapons (such as the minigun), large health pools, and support abilities make them very good at drawing attention.

Engineer

Engineers, like Proxy and Bushwhacker, are great at clearing objectives. As Engineers, they are able to perform and complete the tasks required for each objective much faster than any other class. They also have abilities that tend to be based around trapping the area and gaining positional advantage. Proxy, as her name suggests, can place Proximity mines two at a time around the map, while Bushwhacker comes with a deployable turret. Their weapons and movement speed can vary from character to character. Proxy is fast and geared around close range weapons like shotguns, while Bushwhacker is slower and uses SMGs.

Sniper

Snipers are a pretty straightforward class. Their job is to pick off enemies from afar, and they also excel at locating enemies for their team. Redeye has smoke grenades and infrared goggles, while Vassili comes with a heartbeat sensor to detect nearby enemies for the whole team. Their rifles are some of the highest damaging weapons in the game, and a headshot can kill nearly any other Merc.

So yeah, that's Dirty Bomb. Another interesting part of the game is Loadout cards, which can change the weapons each hero uses and add extra perks. You get Loadout cards from equipment cases, which will drop every couple of matches and contain a random rarity loadout card. It adds an extra layer of customization to the game, which is pretty cool. You can also trade up 3 loadout cards of the same rarity, along with some credits (the in-game currency used to unlock Mercs and do trade ups) to get a card of the next highest rarity for a Merc of your choice.

So yeah, hopefully some of you will check it out. I've been having a ton of fun with this game, though I'm still really bad at it. For me, it's much more fun than Overwatch. I haven't played Battleborn yet, so I can't comment on that, but Dirty Bomb is a super fun game. It's really fast-paced in comparison to the other games, due to sprinting options and some walljump par coeur stuff. If enough people around here like the game, we could always join together for some Dirty Bomb killing sessions. So yeah, give it a go and let me know what you think.

[laggless01]

I thought this game came out a while ago. TB was quite fond of it, iirc., although the colour scheme was a bit drab at times.

[Flux]

I thought this game came out a while ago. TB was quite fond of it, iirc., although the colour scheme was a bit drab at times.

Yeah, it came out mid 2015, but I just started playing it recently and there was no thread for it here, so I figured I'd expose it to anyone who may not have known about it. The color scheme is a bit tame when compared to games like Overwatch and Battleborn, but I think that just comes with the more realistic setting it takes. Battles take place in metal factories and underground pipe systems, so it's kind of to be expected. The game's really fun, though it takes a while to reach that point. It'll kick you around and you'll hate it until you finally start to figure out what's going on. Then it's a great experience.

[Shamitako]

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I shall shortly test to see how trash my ping is. Then maybe we can play together since Smite hates my interwebz