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Subject: How do you get one shot kills with the shotgun?
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I rarely seem to get one shot kills with the shotgun yet so many poeple give me one shot kills. I only seem to get them when I'm like literally inside him... and it always takes at least 4 shots for me to kill someone. I think it's a bit underpowered or something. Or, I may not know how to use it correctly.

  • 05.15.2007 6:25 PM PDT
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Get within point-blank distance

  • 05.15.2007 6:26 PM PDT
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The shotgun in Halo 1 was great for medium range combat

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Its not really people one shot hitting i think. I think they are beating you down as they are doing it. I hit B right after i shoot and it kills them. I think thats beating them down?

  • 05.15.2007 6:35 PM PDT

Host shotty.

  • 05.15.2007 7:16 PM PDT
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are you retarded?

  • 05.15.2007 7:23 PM PDT
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get close enough that you could just melee anyway.

  • 05.15.2007 7:26 PM PDT

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  • 05.15.2007 7:37 PM PDT
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The Shotgun is not underpowered, it jsut has a shorter range, it only seems useless with latency.

If your host, ou can get an instant kill from about 8 feet.

  • 05.15.2007 7:41 PM PDT
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If you get host you get a one shot kill. Otherwise you have to shoot and melee (otherwise any decent player will kill you).

  • 05.15.2007 8:09 PM PDT
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If you get host shotty you can get one shot kills if you're at the right distance. Otherwise, its shot/ melee

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  • 05.15.2007 9:13 PM PDT
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Head Shots work fine at medium range if you have some skill. If you get close enough, follow up with a melee. Otherwise, host. Yeah. This is dead now.

  • 05.15.2007 9:30 PM PDT
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the only host shotty always gets 1 shot kill is because there is no lag time for the host. if you are off host you need to lead the shot a little and you'll get 1 shot kills with it too. off host even though to you it looks like you are hitting the person 'dead center', they have already moved slightly past the point you are shooting so you aren't hitting them with the whole round. but i always do 1 shot/beat down just to be sure on or off host.

[Edited on 05.16.2007 1:20 AM PDT]

  • 05.16.2007 1:20 AM PDT

This is a RETICULE, and that is a RETICLE. I'm using the latter to aim. And what are you using?

Have you ever noticed that if you unload all of a shotgun's ammo onto a wall while standing still, there's a spot right in the center of your crosshairs where not a single buck hit? So, if your target is a little bit away from you, you actually shoot *AROUND* it; the shot will hit the head, arms, and/or legs,but not the body. It's the same with the SMG, by the way.

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  • 05.16.2007 2:34 AM PDT
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Host

  • 05.16.2007 2:38 AM PDT
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I just shoot then Melee right after the shot lands...usually that is an instant kill, well, at least for me it is.

  • 05.16.2007 3:59 PM PDT
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I just point it at the general direction, and most of the time it'll take down the shield if it wasn't a head shot. After that shot I hit the person.

  • 05.16.2007 4:37 PM PDT
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same way you do in real life...get closer...of all the questions people ask i never expected this one.

  • 05.16.2007 5:14 PM PDT

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Easy 1 shot kill with the shotty:

Step 1: Get within melee distance
Step 2: Aim at face
Step 3: Fire

I've found that the shotgun works just like most other weapons, head shots do more damage. I usually try to aim high when using the shotty, and I usually get one hit kills.

  • 05.16.2007 5:25 PM PDT
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I know this isn't the place but I have reached my topic limit. Whats up with matchmaking. It says they are reconfiguring something. I redownloaded my maps in case but that didn't work. Please help.

  • 05.16.2007 5:28 PM PDT

Bridge for host.

  • 05.17.2007 5:39 AM PDT
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exactly - I agree with FearTheSwoop

[Edited on 05.17.2007 6:22 AM PDT]

  • 05.17.2007 6:21 AM PDT