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r/Dirtybomb•
ToFat2Run

Is this game worth getting back into?

Hi, I'm a rather old player that played around late 2015 to early 2016 and had put nearly 700 hours into the game. At that time I've never had any more fun playing a competitive fps before, and my only other experience with the genre was playing CS 1.6 for a brief amount of time, that is until I discovered L4D2 and Dying Light (both games is pretty different than Dirty Bomb but you get idea).

Anyway, I quit the game back then because cheaters were running rampant and getting killed by some random kids shooting through the wall in a competitive play was no fun, not to mention their scores were also doubled if not tripled. And there's also the balance problem if I remember it correctly, like one team is full of high ranked players while the other is bunch of newbie with low levels. Does both problems still exists within the game?

edit: my inbox blown up! Thank you people, I'll redownload the game this weekend and play a few casual match to see it myself.

Posted Mar 9, 2018, 12:13 PM UTC · edited

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zavabia2My flair got removed•

By all means play again. A lot has changed recently, though not all of it good.

Phantom is a joke, went from being standard to just OP. The new maps are nice. Hunter is fun - arrow hitboxes are meh but not a huge issue overall. Balanced games are more common in CMM. Ranked is still poo. I havent seen a cheater in months.

Give it a try, see how you feel.

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hklenkki7Absolutely not!•

Wait until the Phantom is returned to reasonable levels.

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pollutionmixes•

The incompetence of the devs leads me to a resounding NO

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neverplayserious2•

^

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Johan1031LiTeRalLY uNpLaYabLe•

Hackers are virtually non-existent. You should be good there.

As for balance, it’s complicated. Yes balance is better than before, but as you may know the game population is low. Casual matchmaking was introduced replacing quick join (server browser has everything except objective if in CMM area). With the low playerbase, games are bound to be unbalanced. But it still is a bit better than before.

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ValyrianKaos•

Not yet, Phantom is in a terrible state so wait untill he is fixed then try it again.

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ToFat2RunOP•

How 'broken' are we talking about?

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burntcornflakesThe Vassilitator•

His original launch, but different.

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ValyrianKaos•

Like, temporarily ruined the game 'broken'

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SgtTittyfistThe real Jolly Swagman•

"Reddit is buttmad again" broken.

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DMN666IWtCiP•

... hackers not so much. I met like 5-6 of them in all of 2017. The balance is also horrid for rank, it's always pointed out here with pictures and strongly worded notes to SD.

I would say to come back and play but im not really playing the game myself despite being a huge update. Since this update focusses on 2 Recon mercs, doing objectives have been a nightmare since its a hunter phantom wars.

I will check back when this update theme is gone.

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BlackCatisDead•

Come back only to try the new mercs and maps. Right now Phantom cheese kills are the common annoyance for all. It makes most people want to quit until it is nerfed.

Cheaters are still around. Blatant headshot cheaters aren't as rampant. Some aim assist togglers are still running around with though. It depends on which server and time zone.

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thecooc•

Righ now? no. It used to be fps. Right now it is ability based game, but there arent many cheaters. Right now phantom is running around with his stick and he is invisible. Who the fuck puts a invisible merc in a shooter game? You cant shoot what you cant see. What is a stick or a baseball bat have to do with fps? If you used to be a enemy territory fan, then yes, the game still has nice objectives, but the gameplay is fucked up.

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beansys•

Kinda.

Its still best on the market IMO but the frustrating part is it could be so much better if SD weren't so bad at balancing the game.

Also this game never was cheater infested so there is a high chance you mixed cheaters with skilled players.

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K4ur•

I would reccommend waiting for the 1.0 release.

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Demolama•

no

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SleeepyMichiSawdaddy•

Balance is still fucked, cheaters aren't a problem ( I've played 500 hours without a cheter ) EV still buggy, ranked and competetive is dead, welcome back.

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DadlydooI Shitpost therefore i am.•

They're is less to no cheater (unless you're a noob)

balance is kinda still a problem but it's getting better..

the haters will tell you to stay away from this game because phantom/javelin/aimpunch/casual is ruining the game.. yada yada

it's still very fun to play and free so you can come back no string attached :)

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SleeepyMichiSawdaddy•

And the "haters" are right.

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ZykerothSword up your ass comin' right up•

By all means, do play again. Phantom's a little overpowered and annoying to deal with atm, but it's not so bad. Nerfs incoming next week or later.

Got game balances(some questionable) new mercs, new maps. Cheaters are nearly nonexistent.

If you're in NA or EU you have matchmaking now for OBJ mode.

I can't say much for Ranked. It's okayish in EU but it takes much longer to find a match in NA. Asia is dead. Silvers being matched with much higher and lower ranks is still a problem due to stacking and low population, which really won't go away until we get more players.

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YeastisbaeIs Yes!•

yes

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Superdude5001inb4 getting h8•

phantom was buffed recently buts hes not as op as people say he was

hes simply been made easier to play and he has a new cloak pattern so you'll have to re-learn it

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PaladinWigglesKawaii•

Yes being able to kill 5 mercs instantly and deal 50-80% damage to the rest of the roster (with a 0.6s follow up to finish them) with no wind-up, counter play or any real warning is a balanced mechanic. /s

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Superdude5001inb4 getting h8•

literally everything you just said can be done by other parts of the cast or is just wrong

the wrong parts

with no wind-up, counter play or any real warning is a balanced mechanic. /s

the wind up is fucking huge compared to a gun which has a swing time of FUCKING NOTHING cause its gets to be hit scan

counter play is simply dont be a dipshit and -stick with team -if he stabs you just jump away -play redeye? you know? the worlds hardest counter right behind guardian-hunter

list of people that can do what he can do but better in everyway

vassili, aimme, redeye, hunter, sparks, thunder, kira, fragger, guardian, fletcher, proxy, and anything with a shotgun

they either have directly better damage/burst

better kill abilities and/or utility

better survive-ability while having similar damage/utility

OR ALL FUCKING 3

phantom is annoying that is all now go sit your meta slave-bitch ass back down and fucking deal with it he's getting a nerf anyway

and above all of that

every single point

the katana is MELEE

POINT

FUCKING

BLANK

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SleeepyMichiSawdaddy•

You're dumb, you can atleast play against :Proxy, Fletcher, Snipers and airstrikes, by : not-peeking snipers at long ranges, not going to cqc against proxy and shotguns, airstrikes take a while to go down and make a sound.

Edit: It doesn't matter katana is point blank, you can get to point blank without a problem because

PHANTOM

IS COMPLETLY

INVISIBLE

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Superdude5001inb4 getting h8•

no hes fucking no at all

he has a new distortion pattern a few squares on his chest he does not create a silhouette like before

https://youtu.be/9Tv2qnn69C0?t=273

you didn't even bother to research it at all depending on his backround he can be spotted even easier than pre-buff when standing perfectly still

and fletcher and proxy both have shotguns which are directly superior to the katana along with fletchers nades doing amazingly high damage and proxy has her fuqin pancakes she chuckes at people and detonates by shooting which will easily one shot you if not take you to deaths door

yet there fine

and engi

having better damage than a recon

k?

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ToFat2RunOP•

Loved to play as him back then just to mess with people lol. Guess he's gonna be the first one I'll try later.

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Superdude5001inb4 getting h8•

yeh the changes he has are in my experience not patch notes

-more visible while standing still

-less visible overall (now he only has a few distortion squares in the middle

-10 seconds of cloak before he had 16 seconds and if he sprinted it decayed faster

-emp isnt constant but now a pulse which takes 2 seconds to arm it also auto-procs when he decloaks btw its audible and sounds like a fucking bass boosted blender it also shakes your aim ever so slightly so you can miss headshots with the smg because of it

-no more armor so getting shot wont decloak you but it will cause your to noticeably shimmer

-his constant blender noise he made when he was moving has been removed or heavily toned down i haven't been close enough to a enemy phantom notice it

-he has 10 more health at a total of 120 doesnt really make much of a difference except now you cant be 2 shot by a cricket bat

-he also got a fancy obsidian operator skin which one of the cards were made re-available but its one of his more bad cards

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ToFat2RunOP•

Thanks for this dude, will keep it mind when I'm trying him later!

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PhantomNoPantsbringing sexy front•

phantom was buffed recently buts hes not as op as people say he was

so much this.

don't play proxy, nadar or fragger anymore because they got boring, it was easy to wreck ur way through the server.

switched to pre-buff phantom for a challenge and the thrill of being effective with him. now he's just on par with my old mains whereas before he was significantly weaker.

nerfing back to a bad pick won't help the game imo.

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__BlackSheepcuuuuuuuuute~~<3•

Yes. This game is effin fire. The only major issue is the playerbase.

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