"Flamer"

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## Attributes

* Flamethrower
* Rockets
* Area Damage
* Explodes Upon Death
* Burning

## Gameplay Information

The **"Flamer"** is a Special weapon introduced in the 18.1.0 WWII update.

## Appearance

It is an old-looking flamethrower with a front grip and a compensator. There exists the pair of dark-green tanks strapped together being carried by the player by the waist. The pair of tanks in question are connected to the flamethrower via tube.

## Performance

This flamethrower emits rapid-firing fireball flames and can damage opponents upon impact. It can also burn the opponents, making them deal damage from the burning effect too. As well, each fireballs have a moderately fast and also emit fairly large splash damage (a la that of Dislike, but to a moderate extent) upon hitting any solid objects, making them more deadly.

When reloading, the player removes the backpack-like gas tank and wears another one on the player's body. It has no fixed delay, delay input or delay output.

## Strategy

It deals good damage and has high fire rate, capacity and adequate mobility.

### Tips

* Use it in very close ranges in order to kill somebody due to this weapon being a flamethrower. However, the "Flamer" has quite a long range for a flamethrower, as it instead emits fireballs in a rapid pace.
* Use this weapon when you are on the verge of death, since you will summon a LARGE explosion whenever you die, a la Last Word.
* Benefit from its area damage, but do not be near its flames as you will hurt yourself in the process.
* It has a much longer range for a flamethrower, meaning it can be used as a crowd controller and that it can deter melee users.
* Go for the weakened players for better ammunition conserving, quicker kill registering and a less complicated duel.
* This can be useful for taking down invisible players. Simply sweep your fire across the little specks that show their position.
* Use it against groups of enemies so they will be further weakened.
* Its projectiles is VERY FAST.
* Use it so that enemies will not be able to easily see you face-to-face, rendering them distracted in the process.
* Take advantage of the weapon's Burning attribute on players, since the enemy will be damaged over time if attacked.
* Target players who are using heavier weapons, as you can catch up and attack them. Either that or you could use the fastest weapon you have at the moment and then using the Pet Dragon when the enemies are within range.
* This weapon is deadly when used in an ambush. The enemy will have little to no time to react, and the "Flamer"'s supreme fire rate and infinite fireball range will down them quickly.
* Use it in claustrophobic areas as its fireballs are harder to dodge, not helping the fact that they are VERY FAST.

### Counters

* Keep moving and stay in large open areas. Use a long-ranged type of weapons like primary weapons.
* Try strafing around the user with a high mobility weapon to prevent getting hit.
	+ Beware that this weapon has a very large hitbox, and skilled users can easily anticipate your movements if you run in one direction, so always keep a sharp eye on the projectiles.
	+ Though this could backfire as the weapon’s hitbox is just too big to escape, and strafing will mess up your aim, while it won’t be much of a thing for a user of this weapon.
* DO NOT perform close quarter combat against its users, as its users will potentially kill you after you kill him.
	+ Make your movements erratic so he will waste ammo trying to fire towards you.
* Pick off its users from long ranges. However, be aware of the fireballs' fast speed, though they deal typical flamethrower damage.
* Avoid engaging close combats with its users to minimize the risk of taking heavy damage.
* This weapon does quick damage over quick time, so try and escape their vision.
* Avoid the user after they reload, and attack quickly during their reload.
* Weapons such as "Bastion" and Hedgehog are good counters to this weapon. They have a high efficiency, so they can kill the Pet Dragon user very quickly. Battle Mech can be used as well. However be aware when using area damage weapons (Bastion or the Pumpkin Thrower), because if you are too close to the explosion you could suffer from self-damage.
* Be careful for the flame from this weapon could be misleading. You might think you’re not in range to get hit but the range of this weapon is a lot farther than you expect to just by looking at the flame.
* Avoid being cramped in hallways, as they are hard to avoid.
* Do not be near walls, as it has area damage, though the damage is rather miniscule compared to direct attack.
* Attack its users while they are reloading, as the reloading time is rather cumbersome.

## Performance Analysis

 Fire Rate
 Capacity
 Mobility
 Range
 Cost to buy
 Overall rating

*Cost to buy depends on the ease of obtaining this weapon*

## Trivia

* It looks somewhat similar to the flamethrower from the Mac port of *Wolfenstein 3D*, as well as the M2 Flamethrower in real life.
* This weapon look more like a exoskeleton, due to the user holding the tanks using his or her torso, despite not having "Exoskeleton" at end of its name.
* The way the player carries the tank of this weapon and how to reload it is based from the Proton Freezer.
* This is the first  Flamethrower-based weapon ever that shoots rapid-firing fireballs instead of short-range flames that are commonly associated with most typical  Flamethrower weapons.