Shotguns

[Maelstrom]

Originally Posted by Midge

Honestly, slugs are completely useless... no point in even carrying them. If your not able to hit them with your normal shotgun shots, the slug isnt going to be a 1 hit kill. And I garauntee that you won't be able to hit somebody twice with a slug unless they really blow. Also, don't say you can get a headshot with the slug because then it would be more effective to use a pistol.

Not true. For those times when you catch a guy sitting still hiding like u can often on a level like Citadel but hes out of range for the buckshot slug ammo is golden. I'm pretty sure you can slug a guy from farther away or at least as far away as you can hit a guy with a pistol. When someone is running in a straight line it is not that hard to get a headshot if you have experience with the shotgun and using slugs. If you dont then no you most likely dont wanna mess with slugs. Play some fault/cit/antenora rooms n you will see some very good shotgun players that do well against regular guns and they make good use of their slugs.

[anarkin]

A slug in the head will drop someone too far away for the normal buckshot, I don't know the effective range but I've seen some pretty far slug kills.

[NewKillian]

the range is supposed to be doubled, which should mean 30m away. but it might go out a lil farther then that even since thats only the effective range, not the total range.

[SHASTINTOR]

Ive seen slug kills from accross the map. I think their range is somewhere between 50 and 75 meters.

And the 12 Gauge pump is the best shotgun hands down in S3. Its more accurate. With the 12 gauge and the rifle laser, one group of pellets goes EXACTLY where the laser is, EVERY time, whether running or standing still. The M490 and the TA seem to be more random as to where the shot lands, and I dont like them. They really dont shoot much faster than a 12 Gauge anyway.

The best map to use shotguns in has got to be Citadel. Its where I first started and got good with them. Every now and then Ill bust it out and get some kills with it. Its fun.

[Me_out]

I don't use shotguns often.

[P.O.W]

i like the shotguns and i have like certain days where i only use them but theres too muhc bs, like when u vblast someone down a flight of stairs they get up reall fast. i always use a shotgun on killing fields tho cause i ride around on a turret so i can hop out and beat down some1 if they run away from my gun or if a car is coming at me u can blast the driver and gunner out of the car before they can run u over and then steal their car and kill them, that's the best combo kill.

[NewKillian]

well the ultimate shotgun map is obviously citadel, and fault second. antenorra small comes in at 3rd.

[FarShot]

K. go with the 12 gauge or the M4-90 it does good for me but I'm mainly a sniper I don't use shotguns often

[Maelstrom]

Best shotgun map citadel? Its a good one but fault is closer in and better for shotguns i think. i mean cmon the circle room peoples fav place to camp is soo easy to rape some fool standing behind the rock i have no idea how many times ive jumped in the air n shot him in the face as he pops out. all the tunnels n the waterfall r very tight spaces perfect for a shotgun. the only wide open place is the seal spawn n how often do battles go on there? usually people r only passing through the spawn to get to the action. which is where ill be wit my shotty in ya face :)

[An-Armless-Man]

Couple pages back ...

Shotgun is already pretty fast and has a long range. If it was faster it wouldn't really be a realistic weapon. I had a link to some website where it showed somethin like it ... but I don't feel like lookin it up.

But yeah ... accuracy could use a small improvement when it's shot from a farther distance ... but whatever.