Shotgun Should Come For Free

[b0rsuk]

Hey

I have never really seen anyone use shotgun. Sometimes some weirdos like me use it, but quickly turn back in disgust. I don't care how much damage it can theoretically deal - machinegun is strictly better at long ranges, and painsaw/flamer much better at short; painsaw is cheaper and uses no ammo. To make things worse, you  can only carry 3(!!!) clips with you.

Compare it with lasgun - fast rate of fire, very big clip, no reloading. And the additional advantage of energy weapons is you can use nearby repeaters to recharge.
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My suggestion: either allow for more clips and somewhat faster rate of fire, or
make shotgun a free choice when spawning. Additional variety wouldn't harm the game, and you'd be probably suprised to see most people wouldn't take shotgun for free anyway, because it has short range,  and slow rate of fire/little ammo require very good aiming. People don't like to aim well, that's why rocketlaunchers (or Lucifer gun) are so popular in other deathmatch games.

Lasgun has so much ammo even without battery pack it's a very good bang-per-buck weapon, and good joice for jetpacker.  And because of its rate of fire, it's much better against dretches at short range; you can keep firing for  like 2 minutes without pause.There's simply nothing a shotgun can accomplish better than any other weapon, even considering its cheap price.

[[EVIL]Unknown]

i kinda agree with ya but i for one like to use the shotgun towards the beginning of the game...good for hallways when there are basilisks and marauders lurking around... i get a good amount of kills...

my specialty though is to grab a chain saw and rush their base and attack spawns...if i get them all and they have no builders well then..u know what happens or u will end up playing hide and go seek lol :wink:

[Catalyc]

The shotgun is quite a nasty weapon used in the right hands, if you have support from someone with a fast gun (las or just a rifle), it is a *great* goon killing gun if you dont have s2. Its also quite good for dretches (since you dont need precise aiming). Lasgun doesn't do much damage, infact, the rifle does more damage and its free.

[b0rsuk]

The shotgun is quite a nasty weapon used in the right hands, if you have support from someone with a fast gun (las or just a rifle), it is a *great* goon killing gun if you dont have s2. Its also quite good for dretches (since you dont need precise aiming). Lasgun doesn't do much damage, infact, the rifle does more damage and its free.

Except that lasgun doesn't need to be reloaded, and in any case is incapable of doing so. You can't deal damage while reloading. And with rifle, you typically empty your clip before you can reach alien base.
At short range - the range you typically fight dretches at - you need precise aiming with shotgun, because there's pretty much no spread. With a rapid fire weapon, a bullet missed here or there doesn't matter much.

I wouldn't take a shotgun even for free.

[Lava Croft]

I would like to demonstrate to you that a battlesuit and a shotgun make for a healthy combo.

[juice]

rifle's fine for a starter weapon.  shotgun's a bit too powerful to be given free.

[Draconishinobi]

rifle's fine for a starter weapon.  shotgun's a bit too powerful to be given free.

I agree ... shotgun is lethal if used correctly (used at short range by someone with good aim)