My thoughts on Dirty Bomb

[AcidParadox]

This my review of dirty bomb a.k.a. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory 2 (Trouble in the UK)

Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/333930/(This game will be free 2 play)

 

* Game looks good, I didn't have any video issues at all. No frame drops and I didn't have any connection problems so far.

* Matchmaking is too long for my taste and waiting for players to join doesn't guarantee you a fair match.

* Their art direction is generic, feels like they took the comedy feel of team fortress 2 while keeping the visuals of counter strike, but there's no substance or direction for this.

* Game is Wolfenstein ET on unreal engine, everything is exactly the same. Escort the the tank, steal the "gold" etc. You have Medic, Covie, Engie, Arty classes and additional classes which are a combination of the previous.

*  I feel that classes need more balance, any class with shotgun is extremely OP and can take out a whole team. Medic class is no longer the best, since healing takes too much time.

*  Games has a "loadout" system, which gives you enhanced abilities for you class. Think of this as the flak jacket or insta kill backstab promotion from Wolf ET.

* Player have a  level which advances depending on your progress in the match.

* This game uses the crates and keys unlock system (similar to Team fortress and CS:GO), which can be good since it's rewarding regular players with load-outs and credits to buy new classes, but I just hope this is not a pay 2 win game where all the spoiled brats will get the kills.

* Questionable anti cheat engine. There was a match of a guy that was landing kills with perfect accuracy, he was clearly using aimbot but there was nothing we could do since we don't have any kind of moderation available. This will probably be better when we have dedicated servers.

* The game has Iron sights but they are NOT necessary to play, I have been playing the game without them with no disadvantage. This is cool because it gives players a choice of style to play(cod 4 style vs ET style). That or bad game design.

* Maps are meh, nothing memorable. They are bright and colorful but they are boring because there's no different types of terrain that affect your physics, no water and all maps are extremely linear. Just Imagine you are playing oasis but with no tunnels.

* Player community is ok, the demographic appears to be young players between 13 and 25 years old.We have our typical modern game gamers that spam the mic, talk nonsense and usually troll, but there are also good players that actually  help you in chat and create a nice topic to talk about while waiting for the match to start. I am guessing that the demographic will change again when the game is released.

* The gameplay is fun, but i think some elements where stripped down from Wolfie to fit the modern fps criteria. For example, you can no longer shoot while sprinting. When you sprint it will toggle the COD running animation and you can't do nothing while on this mode. You cannot prone, covies can't steal disguises, everyone can repair the tank so engineer is no longer vital to win objective, jumping is pointless, gameplay is extremely slower, etc.

* When you get killed, someone can still revive you like in ET. But in this game everyone can revive you, but this time you have to hold F for 7 seconds to revive your teammate, unless you are a medic which can revive instantly with the defibrillator. 

Overall it's a decent game but I don't think it will stand out to the general public. Let's see how their marketing campaigns works to attract both casual and competitive players to this game.

Personally I like I think it's great, but taking off my fanboy glasses it has some flaws and nothing really stands out. All thanks to Wolfie ET.


UPDATE 3/8/2015

Ok so I spend 10 hours playing today and this is my update:


* They enabled "Casual mode" which lets you play on dedicated servers via a browser.

* This class is the ultimate OP medic. She has the ability that drops a tower that heals insanely fast your teammates and she can insta heal teammates with her defribilator. I have gotten more xp than the highest fragger without doing any kills, just reviving and keep the team healed. I am pretty sure they will patch her up in a future update since this is an issue that a lot of people are complaining.

* Use iron sights, use iron sights, use iron sights.

* Sniper can insta kill you if they do a head shot.

* You can wall jump with any class, I won't be surprised if a trick jump scene starts from this game.

* You run faster with your knife. (Similar to counter strike)

I am really enjoying this game now and now I can fully recommend you to try this game when it is released to the general public.
 

[jaie]

is it gonna be steam only?

[AcidParadox]

is it gonna be steam only?

I think its also available on nexon.

 

Also forget my iron sights comment, USE THEM. They are extremely more accurate for some reason.

[D..X]

nice review acid but i thought id point out for future reviews we do have a section for it

http://fearless-assassins.com/forum/69-reviews-by-members-for-members/

[SinfulRaevyn]

This sounds really great

 

But..I don't like the matchmaking thing. :/ Give back private servers plz.

 

And YAY on seemingly well done medic classes! I was very concerned how this would turn out. >.< 

 

Actually very excited for this now ^.^

[Chameleon]

/moved to reviews section

[10Tacle]

I got access since some long time to Dirty Bomb, but never fell in love. Perhaps I'll give it a second look

[Heretic121]

I've played Dirty Bomb. There is a server browser and I tend to play on the EU#2 server... sort of my home away from home xD

[Kat0n]

From OP medics to OP shotgun? They took the worst side of ET and turned it into the worst side of recent CoD xD Looks cool though. About snipers, are they like snipers in ET or do they instakill?

[Heretic121]

I don't remember the last time I got a headshot with a sniper. There's not many high vantage points in the current maps, even for the guys on defence, which I find incredibly annoying.

 

Maps are quite bad, they're like a single path through the entire map with a few fake "choices" just so that you don't feel like you're always doing the same thing lol. The maps are big, but it feels like they're not because it's just so clutter and "padded". So to summarise ;The maps look big but are actual small, there's no alternate routes for you to use and there's no decent vantage points for snipers on any of the maps I've played.

Edited March 7, 2015 by Heretic121

[Bowly]

I've playing dirty bomb since january this year and personally think its really great, and even tho shotgun is really strong, it doesn't feel overpowered to me, there close quarters map which ofc the shotgun is very strong, but you also have big parts of maps which then the assault rifles is much better. 

 

The only downside i can come up with at this moment is the imbalance of the maps. If you can somewhat shoot, the defence is very easy. So maybe balance some more maps.

[AcidParadox]

I have posted an update regarding this game, scroll to the first post

[SiD]

I might be down for this.

 

This could be a potential avenue for fresh blood. Especially those coming from the old school arena scene.

 

The OP aura medic. Is it only OP in terms of experience gain due to epic heals, or is it OP like the shitty medic class in ET? Kill 5 people, run heal, kill 5 more?

 

If they delegate healing to a more supportive role, I will probably dive in head first. 

[AcidParadox]

 

The OP aura medic. Is it only OP in terms of experience gain due to epic heals, or is it OP like the shitty medic class in ET? Kill 5 people, run heal, kill 5 more?

 

 

She has a shotgun weapon, but she's not as strong as et medic.If someone is aura on your team and he/she focuses only on revives and heals. You are gonna win the match. 

 

 

[SiD]

Yeah but you can have more than one aura during a match, right? On each team to balance shit out?