I use them but I don't like that they're called shotguns when they don't function as such. I used to be a competitive shooter (IPSC, USPSA 3 Gun) and I had several shotguns that I used in competition. I ran a Benelli M4 when I first started but it didn't hold enough ammo and reloaded like a pig so I traded it for a Winchester/FN TPS and a Mossberg 590A1. Both of the pump action models had Vang Comp barrels and the TPS had a sweet Magpul stock while the 590 had one with an inertial dampener in it to soak recoil. This was in 2007-2008. There was no Traveler or space magic or mysterious time jumping sex robots with amnesia. Using Federal Low Recoil tactical 00 buckshot, both guns would put all 9 .30 caliber pellets into a shot grouping the size of a paper dinner plate...at 25 yards. Every time. That's 25 meters for metric types. Both guns had 18 inch barrels. Compare these characteristics to the shotguns in the game that DOES have space Jesus ball sex robot magic and what do you get? A migraine. Why is it that the most advanced shotgun in human history only works from 5 feet away? Is that even a gun anymore? Do they know that a 6 foot spear is a better weapon than a Destiny shotgun? You'd get shot and surrounded by a cloud of 1's just as you rammed your spear through the shooter's chest. And let's talk about recoil, reload speed and action cycling speed for a minute too. With practice, the right load and a good cheek weld, there's no reason to lose your sight picture with a combat shotgun. At least not to the degree shown in the animation. Same goes for cycling the pump action. No reason at all to lose,your cheek weld. As for reloads, they do better than most games at letting you drop in one shell really fast and getting back on target. It's still slower than it should be for a professional shooter though. By far. Is that what you meant? I have the vanguard shotgun now and it's the best I've seen but I could still be killed easily by a guy with a spear while using it.