TLDR - They are both identical now :)
Since the release of CS2 I have wondered if molotovs and incendiary grenades differ in any way like they do in CS:GO (see 3kliksphilip's video on this for details • CS:GO - Molotov VS Inc... ) but I couldn't find any sources. So here is a few sections from 3kliksphilip's video recreated in CS2 :)
Conclusions:
TTK (Time to kill) is defined as the time between the first frame of damage and the frame of death
00:00 TTK no armour - 3 seconds
00:10 TTK with armour - 3 seconds
00:20 Duration and area
Both the molotov and incendiary grenade have the same spread and duration, of 7 seconds, and seemingly follow the same spread pattern when thrown on the same spot
00:30 Stacking damage
Damage still stacks, and does so identically.
So yeah, all of the wonderful differences that were present in CS:GO are now gone. As a wise man once said "Valve, pls fix"
This is some real science
This is good to have confirmation of, but the stats would've been nice to have overlaid on the actual video. Maybe an end conclusion with the 'theres no difference' in the actual video as opposed to directing the user to the description. If youre going to do side by side comparisons, maybe set the resolution to 4:3 for the comparison so the frame doesnt get squished so much? Good video !
4:3 is a good idea. How am I ever going to turn this into a short with this format