History VideoGame / BattlefieldHeroes

* CoolGuns: While the Thompson is a perfectly common gun inside the UsefulNotes/{{WW2}} setting of the game, the better level 10 version adds the rarely-used drum magazine with a grip on the front.

* AKA47: The game's weapons are clearly modeled off real ones, usually named in [[JustForPun some]] [[HistoricalInJoke silly]] [[AlliterativeName way]].
** Averted with the ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany 2'' MassiveMultiplayerCrossover's weapons, who are given their real designation numbers.
** Further averted with just about every weapon released post-Tier 2 weapons. They all use their real life designation (for instance, Scoped M16, Micro-Uzi, M32, etc.)

* HurricaneOfPuns / JustForPun

The game was [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames shut down]] on July 14, 2015 along with ''VideoGame/BattlefieldPlay4Free'', ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: World'', and ''VideoGame/{{FIFA|Soccer}} World''.

A spiritual successor called ''Renegade Line'' is currently [[https://www.renegadeline.com/ being developed]] ([[DevelopmentHell very slowly]]) by people from the ''Battlefield Heroes'' community, using the Unreal 4 engine.

* KnifeNut: The knife is one of the signature weapons of the class and is actually pictured on the class insignia; ''very'' few Commandos go without one (or a machete at least)

** The affectionately-named "[[FanNickname Pirate Pistols]]" (named for being modeled off of old-fashioned flintlock pistols with the [[ShownTheirWork accuracy to match]]) had one very powerful round that was only remotely accurate at very short range. They were the ultimate headshot pistols and scoring a kill with one was tricky but [[{{SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome}} very satisfying]]. Unlike the other examples here, these actually saw considerable use, mostly because [[RuleOfFun they were fun]].

* BribingYourWayToVictory: While Battlefunds do allow you to level up faster and gain more [[MoneyForNothing Valor Points from playing]], they are otherwise used for strictly cosmetic items. Indeed, a couple of topics appeared on the forums about whether such items ends up attracting you to shoot at them...

* ExcusePlot: The game's war has currently been explained to have been declared by the Royals on the Nationals after the Nationals took the gold in Olympic Cycling, making it even more SeriousBusiness then it usually is (Oh, and a Royals' newspaper claims the Nationals mocked their king's mustache during peace talks).

* InNameOnly: Debatable... the game does have rather different gameplay from the the original series, but retains some elements. [[http://www.battlefieldheroes.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=107500&page=8#pid1451652 The game also isn't headed by DICE, either]].

* RPGElements: You have a set amount of characters you can make per account, you choose one to play with at a time, with their own persistance - they level up and choose the abilities they use and their effectiveness. It's like an MMO with no {{NPC}}s, though the game's currency is counted for your account rather then individual characters.

* SpeakingSimlish : The player characters don't actually speak all that much ingame, except for a muffled "Hello" (spoken with a stereotypical accent). For the most part, they just express themselves with overexaggerated interjections and gestures.

* TakeThat: [[http://www.battlefieldheroes.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=82163 'The Ballad of The Dedicated Servers']] asks of [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "phasing out dedicated servers"]] - [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare "Is this the modern way of making warfare?"]]. (If you want to know, the developpers made their stance [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/5862/dice-dedicated-servers-ftw-they-give-better-online-playtime pretty clear]] before taking that.)

* StandardStatusEffects: Players low on health will have their health symbol flash red as a '''Critical''' effect, with further damage done against them to be seen as red numbers by the players who hit them.

* KillItWithFire: The Burning Bullets ability makes your submachinegun(s) fire ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin for a short time, [[StandardStatusEffects doing a]] '''[[StandardStatusEffects Burn]]''' [[StandardStatusEffects effect that damages enemies hit by them over time]].

* StandardStatusEffects: The Poisoned Blade ability causes the wielder's knife to do extra poison damage over time. Troop Traps also have a poison effect on enemies.

[[http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/15/8422237/ea-shutting-down-free-to-play-pc-games The game was shut down on July 14, 2015 along with]] ''VideoGame/BattlefieldPlay4Free'', ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: World'', and ''VideoGame/{{FIFA|Soccer}} World''.