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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
How fun would the game be if I grabbed the shotgun, and killed you when you were a long distance away?
I don't believe that's what the OPs arguing. While I don't necessarily think the shotgun needs to be changed, I understand the arguments. As it stands, the shotgun is the automatic win at close range, and beats the sword easily, if you know what you're doing and aren't too badly offhost. But because its range is so extremely short, it's really useless in maneuvering around, which makes it a camping only weapon.
In my opinion, extending the range so that it does SOMETHING at closer medium ranges wouldn't necessarily be bad, provided that you make the shotty a two shot kill at all but the closest ranges (shotgun pressed into your opponent). This would allow the sword to beat the shotgun and actually have a place in combat, and it would take a little of the edge off the CQ shotgun effectiveness. But at the same time, the shotty wouldn't be as much of a camping weapon because it would at least allow you to hurt people a little at closer medium ranges. It could see it like the AR is in BR range. If you AR someone from Gold2 on Guardian to the other side of hammer2, you ping them a little, but you'd never win in a fight against a BR. That's kind of how I see it. With so many CQ weapons as it is, each weapon needs its niche.