History VideoGame / DirtyBomb

** As of July 11th, 2017 (Turtle's release date), this puts Dirty Bomb only four nationalities behind ''Overwatch'' (who, with the inclusion of Nigerian character Doomfist, bumped their list of represented nations up to 15).

* PrecisionFStrike: Despite being a tad grittier than other HeroShooters, not many of these actually occur. Phantom and Arty are the only ones to really let one fly; Phantom after one-shotting an enemy with his melee weapon and Arty through one of his taunts.

** The more injured you get, the more blood surrounds your screen. Having an explosive explode near you results in dirt covering part of your screen. Of course, this can be disabled.

* InfiniteSupplies: Ammo stations dispense limitless ammo to anyone standing beside it

* Fire Supports: [[MacrossMissileMassacre Skyhammer]], [[InstantDeathRadius Arty]], [[KillItWithFire Stoker]], [[KillSat Kira]]

** Sawbonez, Skyhammer, Bushwhacker and Skyhammer are this because they aren't as flashy as their classmates and have very standard play styles but are still effective at doing their jobs.

* MultinationalTeam: Though some are unconfirmed, there are five from England (one of them, a Scotsman), five from various regions of the United States, a Chinese man, a Nigerian, a German, a Japanese woman, two Russians (one might be of false nationality), a Spaniard, an Australian, a Frenchwoman and, now that Turtle has finally emerged from development limbo, a Turk.

* CurbStompBattle: The matchmaking is...quirky, to put it lightly. It's not uncommon to see high-skill players matched against beginners. If they're charitable, they might end the match quickly. [[CycleOfHurting If not...]]
** There are some servers which are level-limited by either 'Max Level 5' or 'Min Level 10' in an attempt to curb this, but these servers are in the minority, and the latter type can just as easily be stacked with people whose levels are in the high 20s or even ''30s''.

* FireSupports: [[MacrossMissileMassacre Skyhammer]], [[InstantDeathRadius Arty]], [[KillItWithFire Stoker]], [[KillSat Kira]]
* Medics: [[CombatMedic Sawbonez]], [[RoadRunnerPC Aura]], [[BackFromTheDead Phoenix]], [[LighningGun Sparks]]

A string of [[TitleDrop 'dirty bomb']] attacks cripple London, leaving the Central Disaster Authority to restore it. When criminal syndicate Jackal begin disrupting and stealing their technology, the capital is thrown into chaos as mercenaries from around the globe are hired by both sides.

The game is free to download and play, with new players being given a couple mercs (out of over a dozen) off the bat, with a list of mercs being rotated through a free-to-play list weekly. Each merc has fixed base stats and special powers, but their weapons and perks are determined by loadout cards; players get free, basic loadout cards for all mercs, and can obtain more through cases (which grant a random card, can be purchased for a small amount of ingame currency, randomly drop, and high-quality cases with guaranteed rarer cards can be bought with real money), buying a specific card from the store (for either real money or ingame currency, and at a fixed, mid-range rarity), or by trading-up lower rarity cards for better ones. The game is currently in beta, with new maps, classes, gameplay modes, and gear being planned.

The game is free to download and play, with new players being given a couple mercs (out of over a dozen) off the bat, with a list of mercs being rotated through a free-to-play list weekly. Each merc has fixed base stats and special powers, but their weapons and perks are determined by loadout cards; players get free, basic loadout cards for all mercs, and can obtain more through cases (which grant a random card, can be purchased for a small amount of ingame currency, randomly drop, and high-quality cases with guaranteed rarer cards can be bought with real money), buying a specific card from the store (for either real money or an exorbitant price of ingame currency, and at a fixed, mid-range rarity), or by trading-up lower rarity cards for better ones. The game is currently in beta, with new maps, classes, gameplay modes, and gear being planned.

* BraggingRightsRewards: You can earn competitive points to buy cases for special loadout cards are a shiny trinket. These cost 1000 points and 2000 points, respectively. A loss nets you 10 points, a draw nets 30, and a win nets 50. Players are also rewarded with a trinket corresponding to the highest rank they've earned at the end of a season.

* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Happens to the CDA when Jackal, who are a terrorist syndicate, win. This ranges from watching a helicopter fly away with important data, to the flooding of an underground railway system, to the destruction of the building they were supposed to protect.

* MultinationalTeam: Though some are unconfirmed, there are five from England (one of them, a Scotsman), five from various regions of the United States, a Chinese man, a Nigerian, a German, a Japanese woman, two Russians (one might be of false nationality), a Spaniard, an Australian, a Frenchwoman and, now that Turtle has finally emerged from development limbo, we can add a Turk to the list.

* MoreDakka: Most weapons are fairly tame in terms of fire rate and magazine; however, Rhino's [[GatlingGood chaingun]] plays it completely straight. All mercs can utilize mounted machine guns somewhere on every map with similar rules to the chaingun, and newcomer Thunder introduces a handheld one that eats ammo faster than you can say "Medic!"

* ArtificialLimbs: Phoenix lost his leg.

** Played completely straight with the mercs. One merc can cost weeks worth of ingame currency, or else between $7 to $10 USD. However, even in this case, mercs you buy don't come with loadout cards; unless you've prepared some beforehand, your shiny new merc won't be usable at their full potential (unless you ALSO shell out for the specific loadout cards.)
*** However, that's also slightly migitated by the free Rotations which happen commonly. They're guaranteed to always have at least one Engineer-type merc, so every player has a chance to work with objectives faster.
* BulletproofHumanShield: You cannot shoot through players with anything other than a sniper. Amusingly (or not), this includes your teammates, which can result in you missing a crucial kill from an ally walking in front of you.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Enemies are red in tint, your friends are blue. This even applies to certain abilities such as Aura's health station or Kira's laser.

* MeaningfulName: The mercs names are all related to their abilities somehow and implied to be codenames (because a parent who's cool enough to name their kid "Skyhammer" doesn't exist. Some, however, aren't as obvious as the others. See the [[Characters/DirtyBomb character page]] for more details.

* OneHitKill: Averted, as even the heaviest sniper rifles typically won't kill on a body shot, and even high explosives aren't a guaranteed kill unless the victim is dead center. Played straight with the fire support's abilities.

* PrecisionFStrike: Despite being grittier and darker in tone than other HeroShooters, not many of these actually occur. Phantom and Arty are the only ones to really let one fly; Phantom after one-shotting an enemy with his melee weapon and Arty through one of his taunts.

* SceneryPorn: Despite being still in beta, there is a lot of detail to the maps and even the occasional floating of a plastic bag/newspaper.

* GrenadeHotPotato: The "Pineapple Juggle" perk allows this by swatting away grenades with your melee weapon. The problem with this is that it is situational, since only six of the twenty mercs have access to what are considered grenades. On top of that, Fletcher's sticky bombs get stuck on your body and Nader's grenades explode on contact, so timing has to be impeccable, deflecting a smoke grenade is pointless because Red Eye would still be capable of seeing through it, Thunder's concussion grenade still affects you, Fragger typically cooks his nades and Skyhammer rarely, if ever, actually uses it as a grenade.

** Stoker is the narrator of the ''What the Dickens?'' update and Rhino is the model of the ''Classy Art Hole'' update.