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5/16/2014 5:32:08 AM
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A discussion of shotguns
I was watching the devils lair game play trailer and couldn't help myself from googly eyeing the shotguns in it, im a total shotgun fanatic in any game, in battlefield, call of duty, halo, gears of war, even borderlands before the nerfed amped shields. But nine times out of ten they are fairly weak because people are always like "there to powerful, they must be nerfed" or "they shouldnt kill from that far away".
But watching this trailer gave me hope that shotguns will be a viable option thats actually usefull and not because its a weapon class thats required to be there. i really hope that no one complains about them (which i know is going to happen nut hopefully not to much) and they still as effective as ive seen them in the trailer
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I only tried out the shotgun for a small time, but from what I experienced, it seemed pretty balanced to me.
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Pretty sure it's balanced. It kicks like a mule but does massive damage.
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I personally think they should have more of a range and better accuracy
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1 ReplyShotguns are in the secondary or special weapon slot, bungie has described this as a slot for weapons that are amazing at doing one thing, but one thing only. The know weapons for the special slot are shotguns, sniper rifles, and fusion rifles. The shotgun will be great at close quarters, but probably like halo, will become useless outside of a set range. Sniper rifles will be great at taking out targets from a long range, but will be to awkward and clunky for close quarters. The fusion rifle will be able to take out multiple enemies very quickly, but requires a charge time that will stop it from being effective in close or long range scenarios.
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I like the shotguns. They're powerful, but the range seems pretty balanced.
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The Halo series had the best feeling shotguns in FPS history. I trust Bungie with our shotguns! All hail the mighty shotgun!
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1 Replyi dont want the effective range of the shotguns to be so close that i need to worry about the enemy's nipples poking my eye out. shooters need to stop doing that.
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1 ReplyYOUR MY HERO, you are truly a great spokesman for shotgun's rights.
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I agree with your OP. I'm sure will keep an eye open for special rare Shotguns out there, in the wild.
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I'm a huge fan of Shotgun's also, especially since playing PayDay and Borderlands 2. In Payday, you needed a shotgun to kill Tanks quick. Payday also had them in Primary and secondary slots which I liked because with the lack of Ammo it's awesome to have 2. So with destiny I think that the 3 weapon Slots could have a variety of rare exotic drops that might equip into unusual slots or have skills that allow players to spec into doing such.
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Ever since halo reach I use pump action shotguns in MP games on the CQC maps. Pumps action is the best and most satisfying. But I'm still figuring out if I will use a shotgun or sniper as second slot.
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I love shotguns, ever sine I stared playing FPS, and I agree with you. Bungie should make shotguns useful weapons and not something everyone is going to avoid because of how bad they are. If they do this, I will be happy.
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I use shotgun to kill dog on my porch
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Shotguns are my favorite guns too
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4 RepliesThe only problem I could see with shotguns is if everyone is running around with a rifle primary and a shotgun, just like with the Halo 4 boltshot, it could ruin the concept of playstyles. If you were smart enough to flank around that sniper camped at the end of the hallway, would you not feel cheated if he just pulls out his shotgun and blasts you as soon as you turn the corner? The game would quickly turn into a sniper/shotty fest, wins based on who pulls the trigger first, a la Call of Duty, but I have faith that bungie would not let players start with both.
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[quote]I was watching the devils lair game play trailer and couldn't help myself from googly eyeing the shotguns in it, im a total shotgun fanatic in any game, in battlefield, call of duty, halo, gears of war, even borderlands before the nerfed amped shields. But nine times out of ten they are fairly weak because people are always like "there to powerful, they must be nerfed" or "they shouldnt kill from that far away". But watching this trailer gave me hope that shotguns will be a viable option thats actually usefull and not because its a weapon class thats required to be there. i really hope that no one complains about them (which i know is going to happen nut hopefully not to much) and they still as effective as ive seen them in the trailer[/quote] Shotguns would be a great choice for the PVE especially against enemies like the Hive who appear to prefer close quarters as for PVP if man has SHOTGUN WOULDNT BE WISE 2 get 2 CLOSE just saying keep your distance and make them chase u should even the playing field if u can shoot head shots
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SHOTGUNS WORK BETTER WHEN USED ON THE PORCH.
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SHOTGUNS!!! Gotta have SHOTGUNS!!! I am with you, I love using SHOTGUNS! I don't know why people say SHOTGUNS should be nerfed. Sure they do alot of damage up-close, but after that they are next to useless; so I think that is good enough of a balance. As for SHOTGUNS in Destiny, I think they are gonna kick ass. And will look great in the hands of my TITAN. As for the SHOTGUN you are talking about (the yellowish gold one?) I think that might be the Exotic Invictive. There were never any images released, but just a description saying that it was angular. It also doesn't look like the Silver Dollar Mk.35. I made a thread about it. But yeah, SHOTGUNS!!!
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I want shotguns with pellets that don't just magically disappear past 20 meters. I want shotguns that, when you're right up in a baddie's face, will tear them limb from limb. I want shotguns that will carve out a role as the true gods of CQB. I want double barrel shotguns. Semi auto shotguns, pump shotguns, hell id even spring for a laser shotgun if I was in the mood. All I know is, if there's shotguns, I want them.
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SHOTGUN SUPREMACY!
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3 RepliesYou said it. Borderlands shotguns are the best. There's even a massive amount of variants to choose from. Great game, as good as Halo in my opinion.
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4 Replies[quote]I was watching the devils lair game play trailer and couldn't help myself from googly eyeing the shotguns in it, im a total shotgun fanatic in any game, in battlefield, call of duty, halo, gears of war, even borderlands before the nerfed amped shields. But nine times out of ten they are fairly weak because people are always like "there to powerful, they must be nerfed" or "they shouldnt kill from that far away". But watching this trailer gave me hope that shotguns will be a viable option thats actually usefull and not because its a weapon class thats required to be there. i really hope that no one complains about them (which i know is going to happen nut hopefully not to much) and they still as effective as ive seen them in the trailer[/quote] I usually won't EVER use a shotgun in most fps games because of black ops 2. If anyone remembers the r870, that was the virtual reincarnation of satan. Freaking OHK people before they could even ADS. but I think that was because COD was so CQB that having realistic shotties didn't work. BF had too much range that realistic shotties were ineffective. If destiny can make engagements for shotguns the perfect range, so that they aren't unstoppable -blam!--asuarus Rex guns, or so that they don't shoot hugs and kisses, I think they would be a good complement to the game.
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While I agree with you that shotguns should eat everything for lunch at a close distance (inside 15-20 feet) I hate to point out that the guardians in that trailer were a much higher level than the enemies and in God mode. I'd expect the damage to come down quite a bit with those one shot kills turning into hit/punches or two shot kills. I do however feel that they will still be pretty good though because that would be the perfect damage range to mop up CQB after a super/ grenade.
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Battlefield handled shotgun range perfectly as far as I'm concerned so if the shotgun range is half that good in Destiny it'll be a blast to use. I'll have to wait for beta to decide that though.
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I believe shotguns should be a viable weapon option for close range encounters. Usually indoors or in an area with a lot of line of sight issues. Other than that, they shouldn't be useable from too far away because the design of the weapon isn't meant for that. They should however, be able to mess up someones day at close range- that is what they are meant to do.
