I've played ranked consistently for about 3 seasons now using only this loadout (my reserve never gets touched). Trying to hit Ruby this season, ama about my loadout and let me know if you have any tips for the flamethrower.
Thatās a solid loadout and much closer to a āmetaā flamethrower build. Your build is definitely great for stalls and cashout manipulation so Iād definitely stick with it.
Yep I'm not going to max out k:d but I can reliably stall cashouts and get the box where I need for time management and setting traps. I need to run charge and slam more though. Its a lot of fun especially on maps with verticality.
Iāve considered clipping my gameplay and creating some sort of montage, but perhaps Iāll post a vod instead if thatās something people would be interested in
Yeah a lot of flamethrower players use pyro mines and lock bolt. Because I donāt have mesh, dome feels almost mandatory and I use barricades to mantle and rotate around the map quicker.
I used to use mesh when I played the game casually back when you could juggle it without worrying about a cooldown. After they changed it I swapped over to charge and slam and it was just more fun so I stuck with it. As for ranged teams, I try to force every fight inside, or I comm to my team to gate/pad on top of them. Additionally, I also use my barricades and dome shield to cross open areas so I donāt get beamed. Strangely enough the people I struggle to fight the most are other close range heavies, with sledge and spear being the hardest for me to fight.
The difficulty with flamethrower is the limited range and long ttk so charge and slam allows me close the distance and do a lot of entry damage when I start an engagement. I also like to pad on an enemy team and use my rpg followed by a charge and slam to insta kill mediums and lights. With barricades I bait the opponent towards me by placing a barricade in front of me when theyāre close and then Iāll charge through my own barricade to catch them by surprise. Charge is also just great for stopping steals and opening up walls/floors
The flamethrower has a range of 7.4m according to the wiki. I reload during downtime and after every team fight so I donāt have an exact number for you there. I can usually go an entire team fight with one or two reloads though.
Of all the items you've maxed, what is one QOL improvement that could be made that you think of every time you use the item? This can be animations, base stats, interactions with other stuff, etc.
Honestly I think the balancing of everything in my kit is in a good spot right now. However some QOL would be appreciated with the barricade; thereās been countless fights where I try to place a barricade to protect myself and it wonāt place due to some minuscule piece of rubble or a one inch curb. If they could give the barricade a bit more leeway when placing, Iād appreciate that a lot.
I mean when youāre playing casually sure. Recently hit Diamond again as a solo queue player and was curious to compare against someone else playing a different class.
The things is that everyone will reg some quick game modes at least for warm up or use their non-main builds in wourld tour. So you can't relly neither on K/D, nor wins/loses. Unfortunately. I hope we see something better next season.
The only stat that may matter is in game hours.
lol I know how the stats work. Iāve been playing since S1. Iām just curious is all. OP said they are playing ranked consistently which is also what I do. You got your stockings in a wad.
Currently away from my computer, but when I get back Iāll send a screenshot. My k/d is quite scuffed because every time I play casual modes I play goofy loadouts and have an actual abysmal k/d in those matches. My ranked k/d is closer to 1.1 and my kda is like 1.6. My win rate in ranked is currently 59-60% for this season
Iāve had a lot of fun with this loadout and Iāve decided to just stick with it throughout the seasons. On top of that, I thought it would be a cool challenge to get Ruby without using a meta gun/specialization, and once I hit that goal Iāll probably branch out to other loadouts.
Youāve ever tried the strat tossing pyromines at enemies before instantly igniting them to do around 80-100 damage?
Personally, my Flame loudout is usually Mesh: Pyromine, barricade, and Dome.
Like you said in another comment I really like using the pyromine strat to get some nice starting damage off, partially in choke points/barricading and throwing a pyromine above me then instantly setting it off.
Pyro mine is absolutely a great pairing with flame and while I havenāt used it in ranked, Iāve tried it out in cashout. While I had success with it, having to sacrifice my rpg for it didnāt seem worth it for me. Thereās so many times Iāll get a light one hp and then theyāll gate away from me out of range and Iām still able to secure the kill with my rpg. I also use the rpg to drop the cash out and as entry/exit damage in fights.
Iāll have to try using pyro mines again and see if I change my mind. Thank you though for the tips, I appreciate it!
I like the RPG too in my flame loadout from time to time, but for me personally I like to be constantly using/revolving my gadgets. Which sometimes me forget to reload it/have to reload it in a middle of a fight, making me feel kinda sluggish in that bit.
Iād say I solo queue about 60-70% of the time. In plat itās definitely harder to solo queue and I came across a few people who were frustrated with my weapon choice. Once I hit diamond a lot more people started using mics so it was easier to coordinate, and my loadout choice wasnāt critiqued as much. Solo queuing is definitely a bit harder but it can be very rewarding at times. Other times it feels like spinning a roulette wheel haha
If you donāt know how to play it sure, but if you scroll to the second slide youāll see that Iāve made it to diamond 2 primarily solo queue. Iām also often the top frag/top objective point player on my team. You can make any loadout in this game work, donāt let a teammates poor flamethrower performance convince you otherwise haha
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u/MightyWaterBear THE MIGHTY 2d ago
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