While I would like a flamethrower to be added into dust I would prefer if it didn't use plasma. The only reason I don't want it to use plasma is because unless contained by a magnetic field or else heated to the point where it can vaporize a dropsuit in a millisecond*, Plasma will just explode due to the amount of thermal energy in it.

I'd much prefer the "flamethrower" to basically be an LTB-P from Syndicate entirely because it's a gun that shoots Thermite. It's ridiculously awesome and a great deal more realistic. Also it shoots Thermite did I mention that? Cause it totally shoots Thermite.

*From what I understand, plasma physics are weird. Past a certain temperature it'll start to get denser.

What about vehicle damage?

It would be nice to at least have 1 weapon that are effective against both infantry and vehicles.

I still want the legal rights of plasma to stay in gallente hands

What if.... when you kill a flamethrower wielder they would explode in a ball of fire, causing damage to the surroundings as well as any unlucky enemy clones.

'Plasma flame-throwers' aren't physically possible... Plasma and hot gas are exactly the same substance, just extremely differentiating in temperature. So you would need to magically invent a device which cools the plasma instantaneously by about 2000'c when it hits the target..

Because plasma wouldn't burn to produce this 'damage-over-time burning effect'... It would just melt straight through the ground...

go check out my idea of a flame thrower.... since you can walk through the burning structures on here anyway why should heat do damage? instead acid... its a few posts above this or below

The author went a great length to emphasize that plasma is different from flame. How exactly are flame and plasma different?

Plasma is a lot safer than acid:
* it disperses itself
* it changes state
* it doesn't pool on the floor/ground
* it can be directed using EM fields

We can agree that plasma is ionised matter (atoms breaking down into ions under influence of some sourt of energy) right? Most flames are hot enough to cause the particles not only to glow but to ionize too. Beyound that I think we ll be walking in circles if we continue to argue the subject.

Anyone else want to burn things?

I like weapons that need some skill to be used.

In case of a flamethrower I would like to see the "liquid" behaviour.

If you turn fast, the stream of plasma is not right their. It need to build up the steady stream after turning.
Burning plasma on the ground is hot (for some seconds) and can damage objects running over it (friend and foe).

Skills could be:
+X% on burn time (on the ground and subjects covered with it).
+X% on pressure (enabling to fire over longer distances)


So for me a flamethrower would have no srpead effect. It would be more a flamethrower like in WW2.

Warhammer 40K

Pay up >:3

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Unfortunately the current incarnation of the HMG fills most of this role already.

Fire is plasma.

So, argueing over whether or not it should shoot plasma or fire.

It's the same thing, only with temperatures differing.

Why use a plasma flame over a normal one? Will the gun utilize electric fields to manipulate the plasma fire to some effect or purpose?

Will it be shooting ignited fuel or just the flames?

Will the gun have an exposed fuel cell that if hit, instantly depletes the clip and sets the user on fire?

Why make it a heavy weapon? The purposed weapon will apply a damage over time effect to multiple targets. Targets that will most likely fire back. Heavies would not be ideal for this weapon because they lack the mobility to retreat once they ignited their targets and would die from being outgunned.

Without the fuel, I don't believe the suits alone would be sufficient to sustain the plasma flame.

Well, lore technicalities aside, your purposed flame thrower is a unique weapon and this game needs more unique and exotic weapons. +2

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

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