Shotgun. Why Nobody Uses It?
Demiurge
Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9025Members
Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9025Members
People keeps rushing on fades with LMG and asks themselves why fades win.... shotguns (at high level especially) are capable of killing a fade in matter of seconds... a marine whit lvl2 armor and lvl2 weapon can chop a fade in no time... if the commander gives him health he could stop by himself a fade strike...
it's a very understimated weapon, try it!
it's a very understimated weapon, try it!
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To smaller Aliens the shotgun is even a oneshot killer. It does fully upgraded up to 210 damage with one blast. I use either this or the nade launcher.
I do not like the HMG coz of it´s inaccuracy and it has not enough ammo by far.
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this is also a big advantage of the shotgun. You do not run out of ammo so fast. I think the ammo last nearly 3 times longer than of the HMG.
*plz note Im exaggerating with the 10 seconds thing, but its still too slow.
I was in an amusing game once, where I asked the commander for a shotgun, and he gave me a HMG. I thanked him, went off, killed stuff, got killed. Asked for a shotgun. He gave me a HMG. I explained that wasn't a shotgun, but thanks anyway. I go off, kill, be killed. I ask for a shotgun, not a HMG, which is what he gave me last time, but a shotgun, which is the gun that costs 20, and which is NOT the HMG. He drops an HMG. People start laughing.
For the early game I appreciate the lmg for its accuracy and range when hitting skulks rushing you from afar.
I'll prolly need to practice a bit on sneaking up on fades with the shotty though, because it certainly can rip through them, getting close enough to them seems to be the hard part though, as they just barrage me with rockets :\
But yes, the shottie can clean up in the right hands. Usually, when I comm (rarely) and I hear a marine asking for a jetpack and a shottie, I figure they're a pretty skilled player. Most of the time I'm dead right <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
I had a small argument with a Comm about the Shotgun being more effective than the HMG but he had voice Comm so he just shouted at me.
I'd much rather build a phase gate than a shottie.
Too bad I was alien...
Follow the guy with the neat gun, and take it when he keels over.
Follow the guy with the neat gun, and take it when he keels over.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've heard people tell others to do that. "Hey, <u>Russian</u> that gun before it disappears!"
I thought it was pretty funny.
*plz note Im exaggerating with the 10 seconds thing, but its still too slow. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i think some people don't realize that you can fire the shotgun more rapidly then it first seems, keep playing with it. I think it's less than 2 seconds between shots. It's the hardest weapon to learn to use because of ammo management and timing, but it's got a nice punch and it's a lot of fun in the right situation.
HMG's seem to be a the cleanup weapon of choice these days, when you've got enough res to stock your entire team with full gear and the poor aliens are just hanging out in their 1 hive waiting for you to phase in and oblitherate them. :/