Machinist needs help.

[Jirah]

I have no problem with standing still for 10s to channel a turret skill. The alternative is Spreadshot spam.
It's just like Phantom Flurry, one of BLU's best spells.

And sure, it's just for Dungeons and Alliance Raids, because you generally don't AoE at all in hard content. So it's perfectly fine to have a channelled turret skill in casual content, and it even serves as a welcome break from the constant jackhammering of your keyboard/controller for some.
I enjoy the change of pace it brings to dungeon pulls, and that it mixes up your tempo. That's also why I like Ninja.

If you're only doing 'hard' content, then why would you be at all concerned with Flamethrower?
"Just delete the stuff I personally don't use" yeah... no.

I cannot stand how most MCH are this passive, idk what happened between 4.0 and 5.0 MCH mains but i remember their desires and wishes being somewhat logical and constructive and atleast had ambitious ideas. MCH has alot of pointless chaff, flamethrower being probably the most lateral example among others, it adds nothing to its kit and id much rather see it be useful and intuitive than forgettable and pointless

[ReiganCross]

I cannot stand how most MCH are this passive, idk what happened between 4.0 and 5.0 MCH mains but i remember their desires and wishes being somewhat logical and constructive and atleast had ambitious ideas. MCH has alot of pointless chaff, flamethrower being probably the most lateral example among others, it adds nothing to its kit and id much rather see it be useful and intuitive than forgettable and pointless

I kind of want Flamethrower to do more DPS on an Area than the regular combo does in single target, and also fill up Heat Gauge (After all, FLAMEthrower.) I'm talking like 200~300 potency per second to deal damage as if you were throwing a combo with a Ricochet Weaved into every attack.
That would make people want to use it on goddamn Cooldown and it would make it useful even on bosses, which is 99% of Endgame since they seem to be phasing out Trash mobs out of... Everywhere. Just make it a part of the actual MCH kit, y'know?