My thoughts as a new player.

(StIwY) #1

Hello, i’m a new player, i just hit 20 hours at this game. Level 9.

I used to play a lot wolfET back in the day, made by SD aswell. Now, i tried this Dirty Bomb and i like it because it’s a good mix of genres, it’s not a classical braindead phew phew phew coddish shit game. It requres aim skill and teamplay…i like it…just like the good old wolfET.

Anyway i found some broken things:

1- Vote system…it is useful ? Nope. I NEVER seen a succesfull vote for kick an afk player / shuffle / restart map. ALWAYS the vote will fail.

2- I still not have played ranked mode because it is disabled since two weeks. As you can see on casuals…the match seems balanced, but most of the time, some high level player can join on mid match, totally ruining the balancing .

3- Getting killed with one headshot with a shotgun or sniper rifle is not so fair, especially if you already did some headshot at the enemy.

4- People abuse about the “jump-while fighting” behaviour, and player with shotguns at close range are quite OP, since they don’t have to aim at tiny bodies parts. I found this unfair aswell. You should put some cooldown time to the jump.

Thanks for your attention

(cakeblock941) #2

Ranked was dead even before it was temporarily removed. I think you’re thinking about Casual Matchmaking. CMM never existed, if you want to know.

Snipers aren’t broken. Shotguns are.

(StIwY) #3

[quote=“cakeblock941;c-219426”]Ranked was dead even before it was temporarily removed. I think you’re thinking about Casual Matchmaking. CMM never existed, if you want to know.

Snipers aren’t broken. Shotguns are. [/quote]

Yep was talking aobut CMM. Ranked was dead ? Why ? I can’t wait to play only on ranked tho.

About snipers, i’m not saying they are all broken, but today i played on a match where a guy was easily one-shoot-kill almost everyone. Do you really think this is fair ? Making hs with a scope is easy

(Mc1412013) #4

[quote=“cakeblock941;c-219426”]Ranked was dead even before it was temporarily removed. I think you’re thinking about Casual Matchmaking. CMM never existed, if you want to know.

Snipers aren’t broken. Shotguns are. [/quote]

I wish they would nerf shotguns they should have 0 damage after a certain distance not this i have low hp and shotgun takes me out half way across map b.s. sniper rifles are long range not shotguns.

(The_N00Ba) #5

yeah diabolicalZuchinni
Ranked is down for the moment. i believe this is due to how it’s system is connected to CMM.
The vote system does work on some times. i think it just depends on every one’s mood. Luckily real AFK players should get kicked automatically as far as I know
Personally when dealing with snipers I always try to remember their are a lot of abilities in this game that can one shot you. I personally try to focus on the best ways to counter them knowing I have a limited about of time to do so. The trick is figuring out how.
The jump spamming has been brought up before. I am not a fan of it myself. They are fun to kill though.

(Dr_Plantboss) #6

It was killed by endless queue times. If you play with friends it’s a little faster.

P.S. - I’m a USE region player, and would be glad to play ranked with you for season 2 (having only played a few ranked games, it would be new for me as well). Here’s my steam profile page: https://steamcommunity.com/id/phsycicseaweed
Friend me if interested.

(Nail) #7

well, here’s your problem
"Hello, i’m a new player, i just hit 20 hours at this game. "

keep going, it gets better

(Teflon Love) #8

You can make life harder for snipers by always keeping on the move, unexpectedly changing directions from time to time and crouching every now and then (while still moving). If you assign crouch to the right mouse button and disable the “Toggle crouch” option you can easily crouch for only a fraction of a second with hardly slowing down your movement speed.

Also listen for the sound when you are detected by a heart beat beacon or snitch device In that case, snipers can easily predict when you turn around the corner from behind a wall. The Bomb Squad perk can be helpful to learn common snitch locations quickly.

But yes, good snipers are a royal PITA.

(onLooSe) #9

[quote=“Nail;c-219500”]well, here’s your problem
"Hello, i’m a new player, i just hit 20 hours at this game. "

keep going, it gets better[/quote]

How exactly does it get better? Explain pls… probably by finding more problems? He pretty much summed up the main problems in the game for 20 hours, probably 5 of those are staring at the main menu and trying to figure out which cards he wants and crafting… He is on point with what he experienced.

Just wait 'till he sees the gun danglers and try to understand if an actual human being came up with that idea… or the weapon kits. Oh boy I can’t wait when he finds out about execution and why it’s even there or when he gets bored of the 5 maps that are here for 5 years :P. I literally can’t wait when he gets kicked out for the first time with the reasoning - he is level 60 or something.

He is up for a real treat.

(OwynTyler) #10

It’s a good fun mode, much more better than overwatch…

but yea, sadly it gives far less exp\minute than other modes, that might be it.

(ImSploosh) #11

This is where you’re 100% wrong. It is not easy. People claim it to be, but how many people do you see running around headshotting everyone with sniper rifles? Very, very few.

Vote system needs some work and maybe a tutorial for people to understand when to use it. Ranked will be coming back… eventually (I’m sure they’ve mentioned it on the forum here somewhere).

As for shotguns… They simply don’t work right. They’re extremely inconsistent in regards to damage. I’ve shot people point-blank, full on barrel to the chest, and done 25% damage to a Bushwacker. That’s obviously not right. Also, I’ve headshotted people to see very little damage done and I’m talking about close-range, barrel stuffed to the face kinda headshot. The bullet spread for shotguns is a star or pentagon pattern, but something’s just not right here. I have heard that aiming down sights apparently fixes the issue I’m having, but I’m not really sure.

Although I do agree that jumping-shotgun-proxy is annoying, she can be killed with ease by backing up while shooting her. The jump causes the player to get slower after executing it which is plenty for a “cooldown.” In a game so focused on movement and parkour/trick jump elements, the “cooldown” I believe you’re considering just wouldn’t work. It’s not needed.

Other than that, I definitely agree with your points and understand where you’re coming from. The game still needs some tweaks, but I’m glad, and I’m sure as a community, we’re all glad that you’re enjoying it and hopefully you’ll stick around! It’s the best FPS on the market today… and it’s free! Seriously, most of the PVP FPS games out now are terrible.

(Press E) #12

[quote=“Nail;c-219500”]well, here’s your problem
"Hello, i’m a new player, i just hit 20 hours at this game. "

keep going, it gets better[/quote]

Well, how new players see the game is important too. If they all hate it, most of them won’t stay. They have to see it as fun, regardless of what we see it as.