some of ur energy could be better put off on writing doctorates bro...
I don't know, I can hop into a server right now and the Flamethrower is completely usable. There's always been an issue with the usable range of it, but it's still great for spawnkilling. Sure, it's a little harder to use than the Chinalake, but it's also much more ammo efficient, doesn't confine you to using the Flak Vest, and pretty fun. I've used the Flamethrower multiple times without Napalm since the nerf to test out the difference and it's still a great weapon without Napalm, so adding Napalm on top makes it great.
"and these are only the regular buffs. you talked about the brute and regular zombie, but completely miss the other points on how a c4 leaper can jump in your face and due to the flamey's short range, end up blowing up the user. the digger can go underground and come up next to you, and the deadvelopment center allows them to gain a beautiful 400 hp. edgars can grab you at a distance way longer than your attention span probably is, and stalkers can shield and run up to you."
Alright, I'll go by this step by step:
A C4 Leaper can jump in your face, but it's a lot harder to deal with a C4 Leaper with the Chinalake than the Flamethrower if it's jumping around unless you catch it on the ground with a indirect shot. With Flamethrower you can easily spray it for a second or two then jump away to dodge the explosion.
Diggers have always been able to do this, but the fact that the Chinalake is completely unusable at close range compared to the Flamethrower being easily able to shred a Digger means that the Flamethrower wins out here - regardless of Digger HP.
Edgars are, also, way harder to deal with when using the Chinalake compared to the Flamethrower. Bringing a secondary nullifies this issue completely with both weapons, however.
I can see how some would think that Chinalake outclasses the Flamethrower, but Flame is still one of my favourite weapons to use and chill out with.
I agree that a Chinalake nerf is needed along with a spawn system change. The game is fundamentally flawed and the Chinalake makes that fundamental flaw worse. That doesn't mean the Chinalake needs to be gutted. It won't solve the flaw regardless, and if the flaw is fixed, the Chinalake will still be very strong, so nerf it.