Which is why I showed you guys a civilian's thread, the suggestion was so that the shotgun isn't better than HMG, but so that it's better at close-range (by having a push effect). This would make it much more useful, and more people would ask shotgun in early-game than HMG with this.
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I'm almost sure that the majority of the ppl that play on pubs have never even touched a shotgun.
It should be made so that it's a viable weapon IMO.