Commando Archive
Thread: Can FT use power ups now since they are considered range?
Ok it looks like they are making flamethrowers go under the rifle category (us taking 2x the dmg in melee). If so can we use power ups on the weapons?
If they allow powerups, then I do not mind the change. Yes you will have to use different strategies but we should be ok. Use a pet and you would be more powerful than before. Or start off with the flame thrower and us suppression fire to get some distance and use flamethrower again.
This would indeed be bad. Having to be 17m away for a special makes you sort of vulnerable to melee. If they do it to the FT, they sure as hell better do it to the LLC 
-Unspoken_Demise-
I have to agree, ranged ft specials would be very overpowering. Melee needs a chance. As we all know, Unarmed alone was a real chore to get.
I think Melee needs the opportunity to get us down in a fight. It would seriously take all the fun out of fighting for me, at least, if we became even more powerful. Heck, I love being a commando, we are a seriously fun and rocking class. Thanks to all the old commandos for helping our class!
FLAME specials should stay at 16m, but we should be able to use headshot/mindshot at 64 with the thrower, i say.
Better yet, make flamer count as a carbine (use legshot/actionshot) Heavy Acid RIFLE count as a rifle, using headshot and mindshot (and flurry shot for those going up the rifle tree)
One last thing... I'd be 100% fine with 2x damage thing... if they gave us stacking rifle speed/accuracy mods
I just tried.
I cannot use a muzzle powerup on my Flamethrower.
I CAN use SuppressionFire with my Flamethrower.
i guess asking for 300-400 more damage is a bit much to base damage
how about the other rifle specials?
*crosses fingers*
Before pre-patch you could use the weapon up-grades that weaponsmith's (or is it armorer's?) make which I know for sure one was a stock, dont remember the other one. Played for a few this morning and my damage was halved on flamesingle2, but the firing mods seem to make the weapon much more tighter as far as firing on time and being consistant?....I dont know it was 4:00 in the morning. But you should be able to use a stock upgrade on flamethrower's.
Bizzaro
The mod was given to the LLC as well, but the distance restrictions on that aren't the same as the FT...this is getting out of hand.
You can only use LLC specials within 16m as well. Nothing different there.