This is more or less a proposed buff to MAX suits given their current state in the game, and with some of the heavy indoor fights that happen at some bases which is where MAX suits are usually at their best. Why MAXes especially the NC have good anti-infantry weaponry, dealing with groups of players especially now with the MAX revives getting removed and have yet to hopefully make a return, one decent addition would be to try bringing back the old NS-60 Flamethrower which was a weapon in the game back in the Alpha days but was removed primarily due to performance concerns though flame weapons have come back to the game in other ways such as the Pillager for the Flash on TR and the recently added (and hated) Helios weapon for Heavy Assault. Other possible ideas could be to add maybe faction specific flamethrowers to the game that all have roughly similar stats, they will work off a single magazine instead of having to reload. Say the TR could get a flamethrower similar to the Pillager both in looks and stats as its model resembles the Pounder HEG already, will have a 200 fuel tank. NC could get a flamethrower that shoots bluish colored flames that turn orange as they get farther and have a wider spread but less range, 120 fuel tank. VS would get a weapon that instead shoots out a spray of teal colored plasma out in front of the MAX that sets fire to infantry that actually overheats rather quickly and will have to cool after a short time.
Fully agree, especially since release, MAXes got a little more ballanced. Perhaps not necessairly faction specific variants. How to implement it for the Defecor would be interesting.
Implementation idea, deal increased damage over time with a stronger afterburn as well based on how many "hits" you apply. Persistent hits would count more, rather than just using the Weapon like a Fire Hose.
