Alot of people think that the firebug is underpowered.But they are actually one of the best classes in my opinion and also others.I have a list of some tips here and i will be constantly be adding more.
1) When firing the FT ( flame thrower ) try to crouch and aim at there feet or legs instead of the chest. This way your flames wont block the view as much and your team mates will be able to headshot the zombies instead of having to body shot them because they really cant see where the enemy is.
2)Use a secondary weapon against Husks, I've seen firebugs even ones lvl 5 and 6 wasting a bunch of ammo for the FT killing a husk. ( Husks are highly resistant to fire)
3)Use the Mac-10 for ranges that the flamer cant reach,When your out of ammo with the flamer, or when you need to reload the Flamer and Gorefasts or Crawlers are coming at you.
4)At lvl 5 the firebug spawns with the FT but at lvl 6 he doesnt spawn with the flamer....instead he spawns with both the Mac-10 and Combat armor so its advisable to be a different lvl 5 or 6 class and after wave 1 switch the FB ( fire bug )Although the $300 of saving for the combat armor can be helpful.
5){optional} I usually set FPs and Scrakes on fire with the incendiary rounds from the Mac-10 to save FT ammo.
6) At lvl starting at lvl 3 you get incendiary grenades. These grenades are more powerful the normal grenades and M32/M79's grenades. And If you drop them at your feet they dont even hurt you or your armor. So if you get surrounded you can always drop a a few incendiary grenades depending on which zombies are around you,Your level and The Game mode.Also if your camping and a giant horde of zombies is coming through a door you can throw an incendiary grenade over the zombies in the front and it will hit all the zombies behind it.
7) The Firebug isnt supposed to look for kills , there supposed to set everything on fire to kill the weak zombies and give a nice damage boost to team mates shooting the ones who didnt die right away.
8){optional}Instead of using the Mac-10,You can also use the HC's Dual or Single or you can use the m79 or the katana.
If you dont want to use the Mac-10 dont buy the HC's,Katana or M79 yourself have a Sharpshooter,Zerker or Demo do it so you can save alot of money.
9)On harder modes and/or later waves you will usually run out of ammo for the flame thrower.A way to get more ammo in the middle of the wave is when your at the trader,If you have enough time and money buy another flame thrower and drop it on the ground in a place that you camp or usually walk by.This way if you run out of ammo you can drop the empty flame thrower and pick up the full one.Than if you have enough time sell the empty flame thrower and buy another full one.If you dont have time than just put the empty flame thrower in a place that you dont usually go by so that you wont by accident pick up the empty one instead of the full one.
10)The firebug usually does better while camping and in a building so that the enemies will come through in 1 way instead of multiple.If you do this you will use less ammo because you can set groups on fire at the same time and not single enemies.Also it will make it easier for you to crouch and aim lower instead of always having to check if enemies are coming up behind you.Good maps to be firebugs are biolab,biohazard,bedlam,foundry,offices,crash and if your camping in certain spots on: Santa's Lair,Wire,Waterworks,Departed,and Manor.
11)Gorefasts can sometimes be tough for a firebug since they are fast and do alot of damage with a moderate amount of health.When they get close you might want switch so your secondary to headshot them instead of using extra ammo for the FT and they still have a chance to do damage to you.
12)Flaming Scrakes and Flesh Pounds is not advised.Since they both have a lot of health.It would be better to just have another class like sharpshooter or berserker to take down the scrakes.And you also might want to use your secondary weapon against flesh pounds but sometimes the FT is better than your secondary weapon against them.
13)If you trying to set every enemy of fire like you should.When firing the FT move your mouse up,down left and right to set everything on fire,even the enemies behind the front.
14)DO NOT spam flames.
If you have any other tips post them and ill add them to this list!
1) When firing the FT ( flame thrower ) try to crouch and aim at there feet or legs instead of the chest. This way your flames wont block the view as much and your team mates will be able to headshot the zombies instead of having to body shot them because they really cant see where the enemy is.
2)Use a secondary weapon against Husks, I've seen firebugs even ones lvl 5 and 6 wasting a bunch of ammo for the FT killing a husk. ( Husks are highly resistant to fire)
3)Use the Mac-10 for ranges that the flamer cant reach,When your out of ammo with the flamer, or when you need to reload the Flamer and Gorefasts or Crawlers are coming at you.
4)At lvl 5 the firebug spawns with the FT but at lvl 6 he doesnt spawn with the flamer....instead he spawns with both the Mac-10 and Combat armor so its advisable to be a different lvl 5 or 6 class and after wave 1 switch the FB ( fire bug )Although the $300 of saving for the combat armor can be helpful.
5){optional} I usually set FPs and Scrakes on fire with the incendiary rounds from the Mac-10 to save FT ammo.
6) At lvl starting at lvl 3 you get incendiary grenades. These grenades are more powerful the normal grenades and M32/M79's grenades. And If you drop them at your feet they dont even hurt you or your armor. So if you get surrounded you can always drop a a few incendiary grenades depending on which zombies are around you,Your level and The Game mode.Also if your camping and a giant horde of zombies is coming through a door you can throw an incendiary grenade over the zombies in the front and it will hit all the zombies behind it.
7) The Firebug isnt supposed to look for kills , there supposed to set everything on fire to kill the weak zombies and give a nice damage boost to team mates shooting the ones who didnt die right away.
8){optional}Instead of using the Mac-10,You can also use the HC's Dual or Single or you can use the m79 or the katana.
If you dont want to use the Mac-10 dont buy the HC's,Katana or M79 yourself have a Sharpshooter,Zerker or Demo do it so you can save alot of money.
9)On harder modes and/or later waves you will usually run out of ammo for the flame thrower.A way to get more ammo in the middle of the wave is when your at the trader,If you have enough time and money buy another flame thrower and drop it on the ground in a place that you camp or usually walk by.This way if you run out of ammo you can drop the empty flame thrower and pick up the full one.Than if you have enough time sell the empty flame thrower and buy another full one.If you dont have time than just put the empty flame thrower in a place that you dont usually go by so that you wont by accident pick up the empty one instead of the full one.
10)The firebug usually does better while camping and in a building so that the enemies will come through in 1 way instead of multiple.If you do this you will use less ammo because you can set groups on fire at the same time and not single enemies.Also it will make it easier for you to crouch and aim lower instead of always having to check if enemies are coming up behind you.Good maps to be firebugs are biolab,biohazard,bedlam,foundry,offices,crash and if your camping in certain spots on: Santa's Lair,Wire,Waterworks,Departed,and Manor.
11)Gorefasts can sometimes be tough for a firebug since they are fast and do alot of damage with a moderate amount of health.When they get close you might want switch so your secondary to headshot them instead of using extra ammo for the FT and they still have a chance to do damage to you.
12)Flaming Scrakes and Flesh Pounds is not advised.Since they both have a lot of health.It would be better to just have another class like sharpshooter or berserker to take down the scrakes.And you also might want to use your secondary weapon against flesh pounds but sometimes the FT is better than your secondary weapon against them.
13)If you trying to set every enemy of fire like you should.When firing the FT move your mouse up,down left and right to set everything on fire,even the enemies behind the front.
14)DO NOT spam flames.
If you have any other tips post them and ill add them to this list!
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