Flame-thrower

[Mother]

I've never seen a flame-thrower done well in a FPS. The flame unit was a big part of the marines arsenal in Aliens. We're going to have assume it will be in the game, so the question is how will it work and how effective will it be?

Does anyone have any examples of where a flame-thrower has been done well?

[Neverfate]

Huh, I can't think of any games, it seems. One thing I'd like about it, though, would be the possibility to start fires by igniting objects within the environment. Or even if it doesn't start a huge fire, I want objects to burn! Sort of like you could burn dead bodies/crates in Dark Messiah, by throwing them into the fire.

[Mother]

I was thinking just a moment ago about fire and it's effectiveness at killing bugs. Thery have a hard carapace so I wouldn't think fire would be all that effective a weapon. The egss/facehuggers yes, but the Drones..... I'm not so sure.

[Neverfate]

It does annoy Drones, though. Perhaps a wall of fire to slow them down, and/or make them go another way? Otherwise, not that effective, yes, considering the Dogalien survived a bath in molten lead.

[BooGNiSh]

It's going to be tactical nuances such as using a flame unit to push the Aliens in another direction which will make or break this game.

[Mother]

I agree. The worst thing they can do here is make the flame weapon a killer of Alien Drones. It needs to be used as a tool for tactics and strategy.

[Neverfate]

I hated how the aliens caught on fire and died in AvP2. There was no escape, either. The fire just did too much DPS for the aliens to survive, even with full health.

[Mother]

Thankfully, this is not AvP. I'm hoping for as much tactics as action (or at least a some tactics).

[Neverfate]

Yeah, a run-and-gun gameplay would make the game itself extremely boring. I especially look forward to playing A:CM online with my friends, at night and everyone using mics (note to self: get one). I can already imagine myself in a Make A Stand situation, fortified in a room, standing at the back of it, my teammates a few meters away, almost freaking out due to paranoia.

[Hei Gui]

The flamethrower in any game I've ever played is overpowered. That's just fire for you, I guess.

It'll probably be one of those really rare weapons that you want to use a lot but is never there when you really need/want it.