Flamethrower
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| Flamethrower | |
| Magazine Size |
200 |
| Fire Mode |
Automatic |
| Ammunition | |
| Used by | |
The Flamethrower is a weapon in the Team Fortress series. It fires a stream of fire that has a short range. It uses Cells for ammunition. It does not need to be reloaded.
It is only used by the Pyro.
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[edit] QWTF
The Flamethrower is a powerful weapon in QWTF. Each flame does a good amount of damage when it hits a target. Combined with the damage a target that is on fire suffers, it can be a devastating weapon against weaker foes, such as the Scout. As a weapon, the Flamethrower excels at both offense and defense.
On offense, the Flamethrower can inflict major damage on damage-resistant targets, such as the Soldier. Try to keep a safe distance between you and the target so that you can still dodge attacks. A few seconds of continuous fire, in conjunction with the damage caused by being on fire, should kill a heavily-armed target. While the enemy is distracted, your weaker allies can slip by and avoid getting mauled by the target you're fighting.
On defense, the Flamethrower can destroy weak attackers, such as the Scout. A second or two of dedicated fire on a weak target will either kill him or make him weak enough for your fellow defenders to kill. If you can, try to pursue the target while firing your flamethrower.
Of note is that the Flamethrower creates physical flames if a fire from the Flamethrower hits the ground. These flames do damage that bypass armor and will stop a target if he touches it, so try to lure an enemy into them if you're deathmatching.
[edit] TFC
The TFC Flamethrower has been significantly reduced in power. It does much less damage than the QWTF flamethrower. This wouldn't be bad if the damage caused by being on fire stayed the same, but it too has been downgraded. These nerfs have made the Flamethrower a much less viable weapon compared to the Pyro's other weapons. In addition, flames that hit the ground or wall do not create a physical flame, which makes it harder to kill a target when you're deathmatching him.
The Flamethrower can be used in the strategies stated in the QWTF section, but it will take significantly longer for a target to die. In fact, it is likely that you will be killed long before you manage to put a major dent in your target.
[edit] Trivia
- The TFC Flamethrower uses a modified version of the HL1 Gluon Gun's model.
- Early TFC screenshots show that the Flamethrower used an unmodified Gluon Gun's model, another hint would be 2 unused HUD icon showing it as an unmodified Gluon Gun.
[edit] Gallery
 The TFC Flamethrower. |
 The TFC Flamethrower HUD icon. |
 The early Flamethrower. |
 Early HUD icon, when not selected. |
 Ditto, when selected. |
[edit] ETF
The ETF flamethrower appears to be a mix of the QWTF and TFC flamethrowers; it does less damage than the QWTF flamethrower, but does more damage than the TFC version. In addition, the damage that a target suffers while he is on fire is pretty good, so expect to be able to kill a few targets, unlike the TFC Flamethrower. However, it does not create the physical fires seen in QWTF.
Use it the same way you would use the QWTF one, but expect it to take longer for you to kill a target.
[edit] TF2
- Article on tf2wiki.net: Flamethrower
The TF2 Flamethrower is essentially a copy of the ETF Flamethrower; it doesn't create physical flames, but it can inflict a medium to large amount of damage and being on fire can inflict a decent amount of damage over time. In addition, its alt fire can shoot away projectiles, such as Rockets and grenades. It can also stop allies from being on fire if they are hit with the blast.
[edit] Trivia
- The QWTF Flamethrower uses the Grenade Launcher's model.
| Weapons in the Team Fortress series. | ||
| Insta-hit | Single Shotgun · Super Shotgun · Sniper Rifle · Automatic Rifle · Minigun | |
| Projectile (non-explosive) | Nailgun · Super Nailgun · Tranquilizer Gun · Flamethrower · Railgun | |
| Explosives | Rocket Launcher · Grenade Launcher · Pipebomb Launcher · Incendiary Cannon · Detpack | |
| Melee | Axe · Crowbar · Knife · Bioweapon · Wrench · Umbrella | |
| Grenades | Frag · Concussion · Caltrop · Nail · Flash · Flare · MIRV · Napalm · Gas · EMP | |
