Flamethrower does not apply plague crits?

[deo_volente]

• What is your character name in New World: Tittens
• What server/world did you experience your issue on: Maramma
• Describe the issue you are experiencing: Flamethrower does not apply plague crits
• Is this a bug or an exploit: Bug I think?
• (if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay: Weapon perk does not work
• (if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: No
• (if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced: Issue is self explanatory, a video will not add anything of value.
• What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced: Get a fire staff with plague crits, use flamethrower, see that the plague crits debuff is not applied.