They are gonna be very powerful with the flamer buff, but they suck hard without it. Die like flies and underperform like shit.
Why? Considering the price changes I think people are gonna build both T1 and T2 now. If penals get some kind of buff, I for one will always go T1 then rush for SU-76 (as long as they don't nerf the glorious SU-76).
i don't think the flame buff applies to infantry hand-held. plus the flame damage got reduced where u cannot crit models now. This makes clown car rushing+flamer penals less effective. tech cost changes do make t1 cheaper though.