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Kraven Moorehead has The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Apr 18 @ 3:45pm

The Flamethrower is absolute TRASH

I just had to throw that out there. Waste of a weapon.

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Subset6

Apr 18 @ 3:59pm

Aye, not sure if its damage is bugged or what but I seemed to remember it doing more damage on ps5.

nuclearaddict has The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Apr 18 @ 4:04pm

Try using it like a single burst AOE Damage Over Time attack. One small burst to multiple AI and then just doge them til they're dead. I find it to be more effective that way. It comes in handy on Grounded. I'd either save it for a boss or just use up all the fuel leading up to the encounter to conserve my other ammo.

https://youtu.be/mku0yglNNmo?list=PL121RGLbnrKwdhVdrTltnNdrw14cPte5j&t=337
Check out this flamethrower guide. This is a great channel too. Lots of good TLOU2 tips.

Last edited by nuclearaddict; Apr 18 @ 4:05pm

ChubbiChibbai has The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Apr 18 @ 4:08pm

You kidding?
It's incredibly useful in the areas just after you get it. It's not an insta kill but it does damage over time and stuns enemies so you can get some distance.

Subset6

Apr 18 @ 4:16pm

Hmm, well guess I'll play around with it a bit more, just started Abby on my grounded play through.

Joe Cool

Apr 18 @ 4:55pm

I found the flamethrower to be extremely useful against clickers and larger enemies. Especially the bloaters and that other... thing, that you run into.

I noticed that if I held the trigger down it didn't seem to do much, I'd run out of ammo super quick and they'd still be alive. However as nuclearaddict said, if you just tap it and hit them with a blast, it stuns them and sets them on fire. By the time they start moving again the fire is starting to go out and you can blast/stun them again.

nuclearaddict has The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Apr 18 @ 5:05pm

Originally posted by Subset6:
Hmm, well guess I'll play around with it a bit more, just started Abby on my grounded play through.

To be fair to the flamethrower, Abby's half of the game is brutal on Grounded. Everything felt like it missed and I never had any supplies. I loved it!!

ChubbiChibbai has The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Apr 18 @ 5:26pm

Originally posted by nuclearaddict:
Originally posted by Subset6:
Hmm, well guess I'll play around with it a bit more, just started Abby on my grounded play through.

To be fair to the flamethrower, Abby's half of the game is brutal on Grounded. Everything felt like it missed and I never had any supplies. I loved it!!

I haven't tried grounded yet actually.
This is the third time i have played the game though and this time i finally realised that as Abby you aren't supposed to stealth as much - it's easier if you are way more aggressive and then fall back to hide if it gets overwhelming. Not sure if that still works on grounded.

Subset6

Apr 18 @ 6:12pm

Originally posted by nuclearaddict:
Originally posted by Subset6:
Hmm, well guess I'll play around with it a bit more, just started Abby on my grounded play through.

To be fair to the flamethrower, Abby's half of the game is brutal on Grounded. Everything felt like it missed and I never had any supplies. I loved it!!

Agree, on average for the totality of mission difficulty on grounded - Ellie VS Abby, I do think Abby's is overall more difficult. However the most difficult single area goes to Ellie for Hillcrest, uhgg