Flamethrowers

==Fantastic Flamethrowers and How to Use Them==
Flamethrowers are late-game alternatives to Grenade Launchers as heavy duty crowd control weapons.
Flamethrowers are best thought of as a cross between a Grenade Launcher and a Machine Gun: They fire high pressure flame particles that can pierce through multiple targets before disappearing, dealing low single target damage but high total DPS to large crowds. The flame heavily slows down zombie, but lack the ability to stagger zombies or interrupt their attack.
Similarly to Grenade Launchers, Flamethrowers ignore all PvE armor by default.
===Requirements===
Currently, the only lootable Flamethrower is the 135 proficiency Dragon's Maw. Other Flamethrowers are Limited Edition which all require 120 proficiency, the only exception being the Fatman's Cryothrower.
Flamethowers cannot crit and do not need high Reloading due to their high capacity relative to their fire rate. The only real essential stat is Accuracy, which grants more precise control of the flame jet.
==Advantages and Disadvantages==
Advantages
* Second highest grinding DPS.
* High accuracy.
* Ammo is space efficient, a stack of fuel usually last longer than a stack of pistol or rifle ammo when used by a machine gun.
* Much easier to use than Grenade Launchers, can more reliably hit the maximum target count with each attack.
* Damage is split into multiple small chunks across multiple target, greatly reducing overkill damage.
Disadvantages
* Ineffective against bosses, just like Grenade Launchers.
* Not as safe as Machine Guns in terms of slowing down hordes.
* Several lategame zombies have Fire or Cryo damage resistance.
==Usage Tips==
* Flame projectiles are most likely to reach max target count if zombies are neatly lined up. Backpedal in large circles or straight paths, do not make sharp turns often as zombies may disperse.
* Flamethrowers struggle to push back lone ambushers that will block your path when you are backpedalling against a horde. Sprint from them quickly or switch to another weapon to deal with them if needed.
* Just like Grenade Launchers, Flamethrowers are ineffective against bosses. Combo them with high accuracy, ranged weapons (i.e. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Sub-Machine Guns, Assault Rifles).
== List of Flamethrowers ==
The damage values in brackets indicate the maximum damage that can be achieved when hitting the max targets. The Scrap values in brackets indicate the scrap price with Master Crafted (MC) items.
===Lootable/Craftable===
===Limited Edition/CS Only===
Category:Weapons