- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Alright, for those that still think the shotgun is fine, I did a little test. I'll tell you how to replicate this test at home so you can see for yourself.
Here's what I did. I started a Slayer match on Lockout, shotguns only. Then I had a player stand still, not moving at all. I then walked up to that player, looked at me feet, and walked backwards as slow as possible counting my paces.
After I counted twenty paces for my first test, I fired a single shot, let his shields recharge, then repeated it nine more times. I then moved closer.
I was aiming at his upper chest/lower chin/ head at 20, 15 and 10 paces (they all fit in the reticle). I was aiming at his head at 5 and 2.5 paces.
Here are the results of my test. The %'s are representing the ammount of shields that we depleted by my shot.
Twenty Paces
1. 25%
2. 0%
3. 10%
4. 50%
5. 0%
6. 25%
7. 0%
8. 0%
9. 0%
10. 0%
Wow, that's a whole lot of zeros to toss that friggin' 50% in there... =\
Fifteen Paces
1. 0%
2. 30%
3. 0%
4. 10%
5. 0%
6. 75%
7. 30%
8. 50%
9. 0%
10. 10%
Wow, again way too many 0%/10%'s to have a 50% and even a 75%!
Ten Paces
1. 50%
2. 75%
3. 90%
4. 25%
5. 50%
6. 25%
7. 90%
8. 50%
9. 50%
10. 90%
This is nearly the worst you will see. Not that a range of 25% - 90% is good. =|
Five Paces
1. 100% (shields depleted)
2. 90%
3. 100%
4. 100%
5. 75%
6. 100%
7. 100%
8. Death
9. 90%
10. 75%
Wow, isn't that nice to know. If you and another guy are running at eachother and both fire at 5 paces, you could do 75% damage on him... and he could kill you.
Two and a half Paces
1. Death
2. Death
3. Death
4. Death
5. Death
6. Death
7. 50%
8. Death
9. 100%
10. Death
What!?! This is total crap. 8 out of 10 times was death... but a 50%! :O
Also, shoot a wall once. You'll notice that sometimes it shoots 5 pellets, sometimes 9 or 6... 7. =\
This is crap. Fix it Bungie!