Holy crap it actually does increase the range...
Paging doctor /u/marox_
Edit: Proof https://gfycat.com/LeftSourIberianemeraldlizard
Good catch. It's a bug. Will be fixed.
This thread was added on May 16, 2019, with posts from marox_.
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