Ok look I'm sure you think I'm absolutely fucking retarded but hear me out
Ok so flames ignore Beno armor or whatever right? And most beans are just walking armor playing, right? So the obvious counter to this is flame, right? So the flamer is useful, right?
But, the flamer sucks ass. Long cycle time, block off pushes, FFs easier then dropping a box of HEFA onto the floor of the FOB. So, fellow marines, I present a solution
The Flaregun
Not only is the Flaregun a compact weapon, it comes with a holster! It is incredibly easy to find, use, and reload, and every marine carries it's ammo type (Unless you don't like seeing what your shooting at)
The pros:
-literally carry pouches full of ammo of this bad boy
-one ammo type makes light, the other scares benos with them green flares
-Comes with a smartscope, so you literally cannot FF anyone, and can shoot over the heads of fellow marines
-Fire damage completely ignores armor
-Cucks a crushers charge...at range!
-Intimidation factor: "muhreens hacking I just got set on fire randomly!!!"
-Spam flares, make drone mains mad because every time they acid a flare, they are set on fire by another flare, that they then have to put out, and the cycle repeats
-Light up targets for the mental simpletons still using firearms as a primary weapon
-Sound is loud and stands out, inducing fear in the common xeno
Cons:
-your kinda fucked against ravs and the queen
-req never sends flares, enjoy hauling backpacks of flares to stash in the fob
-aside from those two there literally are no downsides
Why aren't you all taking flareguns every drop????? Do you want the xenos to fuckin win?????