Quote Originally Posted by jrollins89 View Post
(a FLAMETHROWER not generating HEAT? CMON)
Flamethrower did generate Heat in Stormblood, and in fact doing so caused it to work its way into the single-target rotation, which was... an experience.

For example, Machinist literally had to get pre-shielded and then stand away from the party at the start of an O7S pull, because you might randomly get targeted for a dodgeable laser during your opener... when you had to stand still and channel Flamethrower for the full 10 seconds.

Anyway, this kind of stuff was considered too much for people in the design of Shadowbringers Nu-MCH, and that's why it doesn't generate Heat any more.

ie, Any attachment of resource generation back to Flamethrower would (in the devs's minds, I'm guessing) have to not push FT into feeling mandatory on ST encounters. Which, you know... as you said, for a level 70 capstone action, that's... yeah.