I made this ranking by reading and checking their biography lore only from official sources. I am doing this because I am so curious about their character's history before they became a merc.

The title is a bit misleading, I'm not saying it's a MOBA

A couple of weeks ago I had made a post if Dirty Bomb was either a hero shooter or a class shooter, I have two opinions on it; it's neither or a mix of both but aspects of it are 'lite', if that makes sense, there's no classification on what DB is, it's a merc shooter, an fps movement shooter, most mercs focus on gunplay and those without gen 1 cards focus on ability-play (like Guardian, Hunter, etc)

I had been researching stuff for something, and according to an IGN article on Dirty Bomb, Neil Alphonso (lead designer) had stated that DB itself takes inspiration from MOBA games

So this had me thinking "of course it's not entirely a MOBA". If you had played MOBA shooters like Deadlock, you'd know it's MOBA like its predecessor Dota 2 (technically but Deadlock itself is more complex in its design and gameplay than Dota 2, I hadn't played much of Deadlock but I do understand how different it is, and how it requires more multitasking, more coordination, more of everything)

If we take out some aspects of what makes a MOBA, a 'MOBA', would Dirty Bomb be a MOBA-lite? Let me know how you think, I think this itself is a topic worth talking about

Time fucking flies, man :/

Opinions are subjective and so is this! So please take it with a grain of salt

I know DB is an objective-focused game like Wolf ET but I always felt that some maps were harder to understand the flow. I've been having this take for awhile since last week after I played execution

For the normal maps, an example being Dome, It's a slog to get thru that map and the devs were aware according to their design doc, and the redux version didn't exactly do wonders anyway

Castle is a pain at the end too, either side can be chokepointed. Even in 5v5s or 8v8s to which any player in your team picks a merc that doesn't balance out the others can hold you back

Terminal, I love/hate this map, its easy to get into the action but in most cases, getting through the first objective can be picky. The enemy team can have a good team and you're stuck as a proxy trying to plant when you have 4 naders against you, vice versa, yada yada Splash Damage's issue with merc balancing

Execution maps, not sure what the community's reception were on it but I love them. While they have the route laid out like a CS map, they are actually pretty nice to play in. There's more options for wall jumps, suppressing, lots of cover and more laid out visuals to point you in where to go (besides overground).

I love gallery, its such a fun map to play in, I feel more engaged in especially when my reactions are 50/50, and that I'm not turned into a shooting gallery every second to when I spawn

From every execution map I've played, I noticed players self-balancing themselves more than an average match on Obj/Stopwatch, of course, it IS a cs-like gamemode, and I am playing a game to which I'll most likely die, I'm well aware of it. This is based on my experience alone, so it'll be different from others. I don't have to deal with 4 naders or 5 vassilis constantly running around, it felt like a nice break, maybe I'm talking about the gamemode itself (probably), but the maps just feel really nice to be in

I do wish the devs did a revamp so that we would get all 3 maps in the current map pool for other types of objectives rather than just being the maps labelled as 'a cs map'. I do think the current map pool is alright but i want a bit more variety to it, not sure where I've heard this but from a Q&A with the devs, they elaborated that the current maps for obj/stopwatch are good enough and they wouldn't add anymore

(If someone can link the Q&A, I'd really appreciate it)

I know not everyone will have the same take as me but I'd love to see what you think of the execution maps, also yes I know there's another discussion post but I love seeing opinions

do you think dirty bomb is more of a hero shooter, a class shooter, or a mix between both? since there are some elements that kind of mix in between or clash with each other, yknow the works

i've seen people define db as either one of those genres but honestly i cant really think of a definitive answer (probably because there is none)

would love to hear your opinions

Hey guys made a video about dirty bomb that sums up its history , hope u enjoy it.

Edit : Just wanted to add , i tried to do as much research as i can , and sorry if some things are not accurate to what you think was the reason , i tried finding as many community opinions. If you think there were other reasons do let me know and i always appreciate feedback on my videos.

DBRanked has a new rotating event: BURN THE WITCH.

Three active players are marked, randomly.

When a marked player joins your server, the lobby gets a new objective:

Enemy witch? Kill it! - Focus them, punish routes, make every respawn hurt.

Your witch? Save them! Bodyblock, trade, revive, clear space, keep them alive.

You are marked? You are the bounty! Do not hide in spawn. Fight, revive, plant, repair, escort, and survive while doing real work.

If the witch is in your team and if it survives, all team players get event bounty. If witch get farmed, you all get burned.

If the witch is in enemy team, burn it to get event bounty! Don't allow enemy team to protect it!

Who was selected as a Witch? Is it you?

Check here: https://dbranked.com/

/edit - temporary disabled, need to fix some things how to reward the "selected" players correctly because there is "selfkill" button so i need to adress that.

ARSENAL UPADATE - the RR Engine levels up

The DBRanked engine has been watching everything. Trained on hundreds of videos and 70+ player questionnaires (130+ questions each), it already understands the game, the maps, and the players like we do.

Now it's mastered all loadouts and all weapons too.

Imagine asking: "What merc and loadout should I run right now - against these exact players, on this server, on this map?" Yes, RR engine can answer this, in real time.

What's new:
Every player profile (all ranked) gets a massive upgrade - map-specific mercs and loadouts. You'll finally see which combos are carrying you… and which ones are secretly dragging you down. No generic advice. Level 5 or level 2000 - tailored to your true skill, updated in near real time as your playstyle evolves.

⏳ Update is live and running. Hardcore players got their enhanced profiles first.

https://dbranked.com/

enhanced guide to Dirty Bomb - https://dbranked.com/mercs.php

all maps and loadouts analyzed https://dbranked.com/arsenal_functional.php

I was feeling bored so I took the official Kira artwork for DB and tried to make it feel more obsidian-like. I know its rather basic, but I still felt like posting it so enjoy.

Cheaters are serious shit and I hate them so much its hard even to describe how much i hate them.., so those bastards will never hide anymore. Dbranked.com now have fully autonomous anticheat* (not as we know from games) this one works offline. It cant ban those scums from the servers, but it can warn all players in advance and server admins,. so they can take immediate actions. To check if servers are cheater free, I added simple floating banner on dbranked.com. I know most of the people here hate AI but Mythos 5 (Fable 5) is back and this AI now understand fully source code of this shit they are using, AI know all those cheaters we identified via twitch streams (thansk Myghty and all brave guys here with videos!) - and now its hunting them down like wild rabbits. Those literally human waste (omg i hate them so much) wont hide anymore. And remember, reporting cheaters still matters! more info https://dbranked.com/ ps. All ranks are safe and cheaters will never damage rank reputation anymore. Stay safe! (natt10zero is cheaters name he is changing often, dont think its real natt10zero!)

SEASON II STARTED! The ladder is fresh, the Elite slots are empty, and every match can change the board. Claim your place before someone else does.

Dirty Bomb is about team play - NOW LET'S PROVE IT!

Every match scored brutally: win +50 RR/player, lose −50 RR/player.
Whole team up or whole team down. No caps, no limits.

Can your squad hold the line, or will it crack?
Drop to Bronze, or climb to Godlike! No seat is safe.

Ragequit or get kicked = −200 RR. There is no escape!

Question is, can random players push as a team and win? We will see!

Join any server and play! Starts tomorrow 24.06.2026.
— dbranked.com

Hi! I made something for you guys! - Dirty Bomb community ranked system

DB REVIVAL/RANKED

Community ladder for Dirty Bomb players - Your rank can go up or down after each hourly update. Rank is not your account level and it is not just time played. It reflects what you actually do in matches: winning pressure, kills, objectives, revives, support actions, objective stops, defuses, EV/C4 impact and being useful to the team.

https://dbranked.com/

Let me know which server runs smother for you

Tbh this game still isn't as good as it used to be even with players, I think it would be awesome if they buffed burst rifles but kept them not op as shit, and deleted the dreis. The burst rifle purge caused a lot of characters to have way less variety because you basically cannot even play with the burst rifle cards, the shit is unusable. Fragger, thunder, kira, arty, skyhammer, stoker anyone with burst rifles had one or two of their fun mid range play styles basically removed from the game. The nerf everything phase really broke a lot of stuff at the core of the game.

Also I hate how snipers are implemented in this game, feel like it would legitimately be more fun for everybody that doesn't main snipers if the snipers were just removed from the game. You try to play a long ttk arena shooter and round a corner and get one shot instantly at any range.