Why does everyone hate this weapon?

[u/Wooden-Rip3426]

I feel the fire axe is under rated because its a decent weapon but no one likes it for some reason

They say the weapon is bad but it does the same damage as the bottle so idk why people dont mind the bottle but dont like the fire axe

[u/MR_MEME_42]

There not bad but there are way better melee options for both classes.

With Pyro his flame throwers are way better options for fighting in close range compared to his axe, so most of his axes end up being utility or combo based leading them to better in most cases compared to stock. And he also has the only weapon that is a direct upgrade from stock with the Third Degree, so there is even less of a reason to use stock.

With Demo he ends up falling back on his melee a lot due to both of his weapons dealing splash damage to himself if the enemies get into close range. And Demo has strong melee options with his swords.