flamethrower any good against Automatons?

[Singularity's Marauder]

Or should I just put it in the trash?

[StormhawkV]

Put it in the trash.

[Zeddy]

Fire is good but only if you don't have the bug.

I'd recommend Breaker Incendiary over flamethrower for bots.

[Foxador]

I wouldn't recommend it. Bots tend to fight at range and the flamethrower doesn't have the range to help you out most of the time

Bugs will pretty much hold down W the entire time you face them. Bots will mostly just stand there or slowly advance towards you unless it's their specialized units. It's not advised to have such a close range weapon for the bots

I would suggest something that can punch through armor and has some range

[Tomos]

Flamethrower is good against bugs and can kill chargers with 2s of focus on a front leg. Issue though is they increased fire damage ticks, and players have less HP than even Hunters, so the damage is WAY more noticeable against players, which makes using it too risky right now.

[That person]

I mean, put it back in your armoury... No need for the bin, hehe
But you need to get up close with fire, and that's not wise against things that are shooting at you

[Singularity's Marauder]

Originally posted by That person:

I mean, put it back in your armoury... No need for the bin, hehe
But you need to get up close with fire, and that's not wise against things that are shooting at you

the only time i found it remotely useful was against chainsaw dudes and gorefasts, but otherwise, yeah... You just get shot in the head and die instantly.

It at least has tons of ammo.

[StormhawkV]

Ammo is actually one of its main drawbacks right after killing its user regularly.

[Singularity's Marauder]

Originally posted by StormhawkV:

Ammo is actually one of its main drawbacks right after killing its user regularly.

I mean reloading is a ♥♥♥♥♥, but one ammo pack is enough to refill all 4 canisters.

And yes, I do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate just how easy it is to die from it. I also hate how it slows you down, so sooner or later you will be firing at yourself.

I wish they made it like a mini weapon you could use with one hand. Maybe instead of having flamethrower be a tactical drop, it's a main weapon you can carry in your main hand, but use sort of like an SMG replacement.

[Eudicots]

I don't really like it against the bots.

[soy milk]

it's crappy, use anti materiel/autocannon/expandable anti tank/quasar

[Tomos]

Originally posted by Singularity's Marauder:

Originally posted by StormhawkV:

Ammo is actually one of its main drawbacks right after killing its user regularly.

i mean reloading is a ♥♥♥♥♥, but one ammo pack is enough to refill all 4 canisters.

And yes, I do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate just how easy it is to die from it. I also hate how it slows you down, so sooner or later you will be firing at yourself.

I wish they made it like a mini weapon you could use with one hand. Maybe instead of having flamethrower be a tactical drop, it's a main weapon you can carry in your main hand, but use sort of like an SMG replacement.

Hilariously disappointing, if you dive backwards while firing it, your feet get in the way of the cone and you set yourself on fire.

[Singularity's Marauder]

Originally posted by Tomos:

Originally posted by Singularity's Marauder:

i mean reloading is a ♥♥♥♥♥, but one ammo pack is enough to refill all 4 canisters.

And yes, I do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate just how easy it is to die from it. I also hate how it slows you down, so sooner or later you will be firing at yourself.

I wish they made it like a mini weapon you could use with one hand. Maybe instead of having flamethrower be a tactical drop, it's a main weapon you can carry in your main hand, but use sort of like an SMG replacement.

Hilariously disappointing, if you dive backwards while firing it, your feet get in the way of the cone and you set yourself on fire.

i once picked it up and started instantly firing, only for it to fire to my side, cause it was still in picking up animation, setting my entire team on fire. I've left the game out of sheer feelings of shame.

[Redeyeflight]

Originally posted by Singularity's Marauder:

Or should I just put it in the trash?

Nope.

[Tripas]

Originally posted by Tomos:

Hilariously disappointing, if you dive backwards while firing it, your feet get in the way of the cone and you set yourself on fire.

OK, that's just ruining the Rule of Cool. It's funny, but should definitely be changed.