Look out.... -boom- (headshot)
I told you to look out, but know, you got in my way, was going to shoot that splaser....
The shotgun is as good as it can get, in my opinion. Yes is basically instint kills at, in your face range, but it also has it counters, BR, AR, SMG, PR, PP, Rockets, basically anything with actual range is its' counter. Does that mean it needs buffed? No. The shotgun is a close-range support weapon that is ment to be deadly at a certain range, but as you get farther from that range, it can still cripple you, but not kill. It is the way the shotgun is designed in the first place. As some prievious posters have said "It's a Close Quaters Weapon". They are correct. It is a close quaters weapon and ment to be powerful at close range.
If you want to use a shotgun, fine. Just don't cry about how your shotty got beaten by a rocket luancher, a Battle Rifle, or hell even an Assualt Rifle. The shotgun is not a all purpose weapon, so don't make it one, most people shoot you with a BR, and if your stupid enough to stay close they swap to shotgun for the kill. It's the way it's sapose to work, it is the way it works, so stop crying over something that doesn't need nerfed or buffed.
Thank you, have a nice day.
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[Edited on 11.16.2009 5:18 AM PST]