Dune: Awakening dev says the survival MMO's goofy new dragon flamethrower makes sense if you play the game, actually: "You'll (potentially) be more understanding of its place once you see the context"

The sandworm in Dune: Awakening.

Dune: Awakening has a free update and some DLC coming September 10, 2025, but a lot of players seem to be unhappy with a specific weapon skin: a flamethrower head that looks like a fiery dragon.

"Frank Herbert didn’t die for this dragon flamethrower" reads one annoyed Reddit post.