New merc

(itaih9) #1

in the Dirty Bomb website, in the “meet the mercs” page, there’s a new merc with blue clothing and goggles

(tominatorx) #2

That probably means the next one will be Turtle. :slight_smile:

(PD_Agent47) #3

His name is Turtle … he deploys a shield for defence purpose and he is the fourth engineer in this game :smile:

(Arjun) #4

@itaih9
His name is Turtle . He is an upcoming Mercenary .
( Technically he shouldn’t be in the posters . the Designers just though he looks more cool ^^ )

(Faraleth) #5

This is indeed Turtle. :slight_smile: He is a currently unreleased engineer that was in very early play-tests. The art on the website was created in a fairly early state of Dirty Bomb, when the game was renamed Dirty Bomb, as opposed to Extraction, so it’s likely at this time the devs weren’t entirely sure which mercs were going to be in the game upon CBT and open beta release. This is likely why he is still present in the promotional art.

He can also be seen a couple of times throughout this trailer:

The only 2 officially announced and unreleased mercs currently, are Turtle and Aimee.

(Jesus) #6

I hope not. As for now i see absolutely no reason i would take him as squad engi over Fletcher

(SaulWolfden) #7

I hope not. As for now i see absolutely no reason i would take him as squad engi over Fletcher[/quote]

Think of it this way, it means the free rotation will be less repetitive with 4 engineers instead of just 3. He is likely to get the strongest weapons of the engineers since he actually would have to rely on them since his shield doesn’t kill/won’t be his main way to kill people. He might also have higher hp to compensate for his shield not being (or not primarily) a killing ability.

(PleasantWheat) #8

I was told by some clan mates that watch the dev streams that he is going to be a pretty strong merc to compensate for the shield. 140hp and br-16 as default primary, if this is true he is going to be one tough engi to take down.

(Your worst knifemare.) #9

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For most of the trailer i thought he was fragger

(Mc1412013) #10

Bring on Aimee just don’t nerf her too much tho

(pliableBreadstick) #11

Guys there are 3 mercs who arent released yet:Aimee ,turtle and a girl withba rocket Launcher!!Dont know the name right now;)

(TheVulpesFox) #12

Javelin is the final one.

(Merci1ess) #13

Next merc is Turtle? Good. I like the name. Pretty much sums up the pace at which the game is being developed.

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(Jesus) #14

I hope not. As for now i see absolutely no reason i would take him as squad engi over Fletcher[/quote]

Think of it this way, it means the free rotation will be less repetitive with 4 engineers instead of just 3. He is likely to get the strongest weapons of the engineers since he actually would have to rely on them since his shield doesn’t kill/won’t be his main way to kill people. He might also have higher hp to compensate for his shield not being (or not primarily) a killing ability.[/quote]
@SaulWolfden

Turtle will have BR as weapon.
It hasnt been really confirmed i think but look at the merc and their default weapon every weapon is in a default merc loadout, Arty has dreiss Red Eye Grandeur …etc.
Except exception like Anhuld and blishlok which are set by default on several merc.
Now the only two weapon to not be included in Default loadout are:
-PDP which was Aimee’s weapon in Alpha and in Artwork and will probably be her default weapon and
-BR which is the last weapon to not have its default user.
So I would be ready to bet 50k credit that his weapon by default is gonna be the BR and so he will probably have access to other burst rifle since merc usually get access to a choice of similar weapon.
Now Burst Rifle are strong for sure, but we are speaking engineer which have to be upclose personal with ennemies who guard the objective.
So the same question comeback would you let go the SMG or Shotgun Proxy and Fletcher offers you for a BR in close combat? i certainly wont.
And a bit more life will not make me trade stickies or mine for a shield.

(SaulWolfden) #15

I hope not. As for now i see absolutely no reason i would take him as squad engi over Fletcher[/quote]

Think of it this way, it means the free rotation will be less repetitive with 4 engineers instead of just 3. He is likely to get the strongest weapons of the engineers since he actually would have to rely on them since his shield doesn’t kill/won’t be his main way to kill people. He might also have higher hp to compensate for his shield not being (or not primarily) a killing ability.[/quote]
@SaulWolfden

Turtle will have BR as weapon.
It hasnt been really confirmed i think but look at the merc and their default weapon every weapon is in a default merc loadout, Arty has dreiss Red Eye Grandeur …etc.
Except exception like Anhuld and blishlok which are set by default on several merc.
Now the only two weapon to not be included in Default loadout are:
-PDP which was Aimee’s weapon in Alpha and in Artwork and will probably be her default weapon and
-BR which is the last weapon to not have its default user.
So I would be ready to bet 50k credit that his weapon by default is gonna be the BR and so he will probably have access to other burst rifle since merc usually get access to a choice of similar weapon.
Now Burst Rifle are strong for sure, but we are speaking engineer which have to be upclose personal with ennemies who guard the objective.
So the same question comeback would you let go the SMG or Shotgun Proxy and Fletcher offers you for a BR in close combat? i certainly wont.
And a bit more life will not make me trade stickies or mine for a shield.[/quote]

My guesstimate is that he would get the Renbaug 7 (however it is spelled, would mean two engineers would have it if he did) and probably the Crotzni (since no engineer has that). I think he’ll be a rather versatile merc weapon wise regardless of what he gets (like Fragger).

(sentimentalFork) #16

I would trade up shotgun and smg for BR because most the time i die is trying to get to the obj because i cannot shoot far enough away effectively. so yes. plus a br is good at all ranges.