[Suggestion] Flamethrower needs a true COF

LanceHavenbay · Apr 26, 2013

Right now it hits one target. Whoever is directly in your reticule. The thing shoots flames, give it a COF that damages all targets in the LOS of the vortex.

Ztiller · Apr 27, 2013

I have to agree. Right now it's nothing but a accurate gun with a pretty visual. I would much prefer if it had a small AOE instead, like the Lasher.

Torok · Apr 27, 2013

i like, as of now it's kind of dumb, it's still W.I.P. right?
then look up at this suggestion!

Zaik · Apr 27, 2013

a spread like shotguns would probably be better than a cone of fire for what you're after, though it would need to fill the whole thing rather than just six to 11 tiny pellets.

XDragon350 · Apr 27, 2013

I agree with a cone of fire. Right now it's not like a super accurate gun, it's even worse because of it's limited range and the flames obstructing your vision. I was hoping that it would set things on fire, so that the ground and your victims would be ablaze for a short time.

Ash87 · Apr 27, 2013

Because I've already posted similarly, here is my idea

“It behaves like a laser with limited range. I love how it causes little damage to maxes, that is perfect. Well defined Anti-infantry weapons always make me happy. The thing is, I don't see a lot of point in this, unless it is going to throw actual flames that cause area of effect damage and can spread to infantry, possibly causing burning damage over time or just set a room on fire. Why? Because it's just a bullet hose without bullets, the way it works now. You have to hit right in the reticular for it to work, without bloom damage, if you get inside of the dead zone for the weapon you are fine, which means I can have someone standing right infront of me, with two hot flamethrowers running out both sides of their body, and that infantry unit will be fine. That makes zero sense. This weapon would have been best utilized as a situational weapon if it was like what I explained above, as it is now, it wont be used.

Here is what I would do: Instead of point hitting, make it a bloom. That means that away from the central line of the flame, damage tapers off at range. So the weapon fires at a range of 15m, at 5 m, if you are under 1m from the center line of the flame you take full damage, 1-2m you take 1/2 damage, 2-4m you take 1/4 damage, and beyond 4, no damage. When the flame thrower hits the ground it drops what is effectively a 2 second long pain zone, that will damage enemies that walk through it. these zones only last 2 seconds and swiftly disappear. This means that the flamethrower can spray into a room, coat the floor in fire, and even if your not hit, your burned. This would make it work like real flamethrowers worked. This would solve the "Dead zones" surrounding 4,000 deg F flames slewing out of the flamethrowers (Which makes No sense). You wouldn't even have to boost the damage all that much if the weapon behaved like this. A 50% bump in damage would be FINE, if the thing behaved like a Real flamethrower. Yeah, just from 20 to 30 damage, that is It. Because at that point, it will actually cause concern, as something that fills a room with firey death, instead of something that you just have to sidestep and the flames will no longer hurt you. It will actually -have- a psychological effect if it causes Everyone some damage.”

Myka · Apr 27, 2013

Supporting this. Flamethrower should be an AOE room-clearer, not the bunsen burners we have on the test server currently.

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[Suggestion] Flamethrower needs a true COF

LanceHavenbay

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[Suggestion] Flamethrower needs a true COF

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