[TF2] Flamethrower Damage Against MvM Tank Robots is Significantly Reduced in Most Circumstances

[okamiterasu]

The damage that a tank takes from flamethrowers, even at point blank range, varies wildly depending on the positioning and angle of the attacker. This is the result of a combination of three factors:

• The direct damage of a flame particle decays over time
• The direct fire damage a target takes is based on the oldest flame particle currently in contact with their hitbox
• tanks have massive hitboxes, allowing flame particles to potentially linger inside them for almost the entirety of their lifespan

This can cause as much as a 50% damage reduction between "optimal" (standing in front of the tank and firing directly up) and "worst case" (standing behind the tank and firing straight) positioning

[kisak-valve]

Possible duplicate of #3720.

[JoriKos]

Possible duplicate of #3720.

These are the same issues, yeah