dont make it race only. make Amarr get a different one.

Burn baby burn, disco inferno!

No but seriously, give me this. Allow me to fulfill my dream of being a Space Marine with a Flamer.

Pasanius!

All my ISK to whoever knows what I am talking about.

This would also have the benefit of giving those less discerning mercs a way to cook dinner.

This would also have the benefit of giving those less discerning mercs a way to cook dinner.

I want to burn people and eat them now. Gun sounds really convenient for cannibalistic cooking.

This would also have the benefit of giving those less discerning mercs a way to cook dinner.

Warhammer 40K

Pay up >:3

I don't think you understand how racial items work in Dust. All weapons and dropsuits are made by a specific race, but all races can use them. I am not saying that only Amarr should be able to use it, only that its origin should be Amarr.

HMG, mass driver, SMG, and the upcoming flaylock pistol are Minmatar.
Shotgun, assault rifle, and the upcoming plasma cannon are Gallente.
Sniper rifle, railgun, and the upcoming gauss rifle are Caldari
Laser rifle, scrambler pistol, and the upcoming scrambler rifle are Amarr.

Flaylock pistol is Caldari

Yes this is another flamethrower thread, but unlike the others, I intend to flesh out details beyond "I want something that shoots fire", and explain why it would be a great addition to Dust 514's arsenal.

[Why a (plasma) flamethrower?]

Visually, there is something really beautiful and scary about a fire (or something fire-like such as plasma), could be the caveman fascination with fire.

Flamethrowers are always always fun, and that's why its the most commonly requested weapon type in Dust 514... seriously, search "flame thrower" or "flamethrower". This requested A LOT.

Increasing the game's variety of exotic weapons is good.

The Amarr are the only ones with a heavy suit (for now), but they have no heavy weapon to go with it. The Amarr used heavy plasma weapons in Templar One, so it fits.

[How it should work]

It should be a heavy weapon.

It should fire in a cone similar to the shotgun, but with less spread. The cone fire would allow it to hitmultiple targets at once.

It should have less range than the HMG, but more range than the shotgun.

Damage per second should initially be less than the HMG, but the "lighting people on fire" part comes witch continuous damage over time.

It should be able to not only light enemies on fire which does continuous damage, but it should also be usable for scorching the inanimate objects like the ground to seal off paths to enemies; this would make it a great area denial weapon.

[Why it won't be overpowered]

Less range than HMG, and less damage per second.

[Skills]

Plasma flamethrower operation: 3% damage bonus to all fires started.

Plasma flamethrower proficiency: 5% fire duration per level

[Variants]

Burst: Fires in powerful semiautomatic bursts, and would basically be a heavy shotgun.

Tactical: Bigger magazine, more range, but less damage.

Scorcher: Lower damage, but more fire duration (things stay on fire longer).

Breach: Small magazine, high damage.

[What it could look like]
It could look much like fire like this or this, though prefferably with a distinctive color like purple (game needs more color variety). It could look like lightning like this or this since lightning fits the definition of plasma. Perhaps something in between.


In case you didn't click... seriously, look at that, nature is awesome. Anyway, please CCP, let me burn people alive. Thank you for reading

just for clarity's sake, the Amaar Flamethrower is not limited to Amaar Mercs?

Not limited to Amarr mercs, just like the Gallente assault rifle is not only limited to Gallente mercs.

I pray to Prometheus for the flame.