Fire Fist
The Fire Fist is the event-exclusive weapon from the Ninja Path event, and it looked promising when it was first introduced. It has one of the most interesting designs in a weapon to date, and it looked like a huge improvement to the Plasma Punch. While this is true, the weapon unfortunately still fails at many different aspects, which will severely decrease its usage in multiplayer matches.
As the design may suggest, the Fire Fist is very similar to the Plasma Punch, except better. The weapon shoots fireballs instead of the blue mist the Plasma Punch shoots. The fireballs move faster than the mist balls and there are four of them in a clip rather than three. The fireballs also deal significant splash damage to opponents; if you get a body shot on a player with no health armor, one hit is enough to KO. However, these improvements still don't seem like enough to make the Fire Fist a good weapon like all the other event weapons.
Their main issue is their travel speed. While it has experienced a large increase from the Plasma Punch, it's still slow, enough for players to easily move away from the shots. If you're at a distance, you can easily see them coming at you. For the shots to hit, the player will either have to be stationery so you can aim properly, or they must be close to you so the shots hit the player before they move. It's nowhere near as fast as the Flare Gun for example - and even that weapon is quite easy to evade. Because of the travel speed, getting body shots is extremely challenging, especially if you are moving. The best way to compensate for this is to shoot at the ground in front of or around a player. This will presumably cause the splash damage to KO the player, if the flares hit the ground in the ideal position.
Some tips for use of this weapon include:
As the design may suggest, the Fire Fist is very similar to the Plasma Punch, except better. The weapon shoots fireballs instead of the blue mist the Plasma Punch shoots. The fireballs move faster than the mist balls and there are four of them in a clip rather than three. The fireballs also deal significant splash damage to opponents; if you get a body shot on a player with no health armor, one hit is enough to KO. However, these improvements still don't seem like enough to make the Fire Fist a good weapon like all the other event weapons.
Their main issue is their travel speed. While it has experienced a large increase from the Plasma Punch, it's still slow, enough for players to easily move away from the shots. If you're at a distance, you can easily see them coming at you. For the shots to hit, the player will either have to be stationery so you can aim properly, or they must be close to you so the shots hit the player before they move. It's nowhere near as fast as the Flare Gun for example - and even that weapon is quite easy to evade. Because of the travel speed, getting body shots is extremely challenging, especially if you are moving. The best way to compensate for this is to shoot at the ground in front of or around a player. This will presumably cause the splash damage to KO the player, if the flares hit the ground in the ideal position.
Some tips for use of this weapon include:
- Pay attention to the crosshairs when shooting and use them to help you aim. The weapon doesn't snap to a target like most other weapons do, so precise aiming is necessary.
- Use corners to your advantage. One of the redeeming qualities of the weapon is their decent splash damage capabilities, which are enough to beat a player from around a corner if you can aim correctly.
- As stated before, shoot at the ground rather than directly at a player. The shots are too easy to evade if you try to get a body shot. Because of this, the weapon is more suited toward close range combat, so use it on map that encourage these playstyles.
- Be careful not to autokill. This weapon deals splash damage, so you could potentially kill yourself if you're at a low enough amount of health.
TL; DR
The Fire Fist is definitely a decent weapon, but its lack of auto-aiming and travel speed have a very negative effect on it.