Why must shotguns suck?

[Kylee!]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

yeah i seen people do amazing on vacant with the shottie i even got 2 helicopters 4 air strikes and like 10 UAV's only using the shottie and i do agree with what your saying about the range and its true that people whored the shottie in cod2

I love this guy.

[TSlaw*]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I just found out how much I love my shotty now. And I should post a vid for you guys, because for me the W1200 can hit stuff from like 30 feet. So since I play hardcore it's deadly at range.

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I love this guy.

Me too, he cracks me up.

One Upping FTW! :yay:

Crunch

[[DR]S|Pvt. Voop_Bacon]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I don't see why Infinity ward doesn't do shotguns like BF2142. Until the totally retarded buff, the Clark 15B Shotgun in 2142 worked exactly like you would expect a shotgun to work. Close combat(just outside melee range) 1 shot kill, then damage decreased with distance. You could hurt someone at 20-30m, but you only do like 10-15 damage. This is a very intelligent way to look at shotguns imo.

[FPS[SONIC]]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I like the shotties in CoD4 and haven't had any real problem killing people with them.

If you're playing HC with a shottie, you're going to have some difficulties unless you are an Uber Pwnzor type of player.

This game is like so many others -- it's about the 1-2 punch. You have a pistol and knife for a reason. They are meant to be used frequently and in conjunction with your main weapon.

Combine the three weapons for maximum carnage, but you've got to be adept at switching quickly.

[bradino27]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

vacant and shipyard only for me with shotties

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I don't see why Infinity ward doesn't do shotguns like BF2142. Until the totally retarded buff, the Clark 15B Shotgun in 2142 worked exactly like you would expect a shotgun to work. Close combat(just outside melee range) 1 shot kill, then damage decreased with distance. You could hurt someone at 20-30m, but you only do like 10-15 damage. This is a very intelligent way to look at shotguns imo.

I thought that was how most game devs did it? Unless in COD the pellets magically disappear at range.

Does anyone have the shot pattern and a bullet damage dropoff chart?

[iQue]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

Does anyone have the shot pattern and a bullet damage dropoff chart?

http://roe.totalgamingnetwork.com/wiki/index.php/W1200

http://roe.totalgamingnetwork.com/wiki/index.php/M1014

I don't really know what all the numbers mean so good luck there

The easiest way to see is to shoot at a wall with the shotties, you will see that the spread is huge at 10 m, and that basically half the pellets have disappeared.

The shotties are very random at a little distance

[FPS[SONIC]]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

In CoD4 the shotgun pellets just disappear after 10m or so. Someone had done a test a few months back and proved that the pellets just vanish...

I'm not sure about the actual distance, but it is very close.

[Kodakk]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

Yeah, I made a video a few months back where you can clearly see the pellets disappearing (shoot, they hit... take a step back, they dont hit the wall). I find the shotguns useful, and they are good with the right amount of practice... but I don't find them to be useful enough to be selected over say an assault rifle.

[|Et|]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

Shottys are great.

[TrudgiN]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

shotties are good if u know how to use them

[thekillerjud]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

The weapons may be underpowered, but they are balanced. If you know how to use a shotgun, then you can dominate with it (look at Sogek1ng, for example). If you don't, then you'll come to a CoD4 forum and post this.

Shot guns rock! You just have to have a certain style of play to take atvanage of it's full power. Just watch these vids by [SS]Sogek1ng.

VIDS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxO_Rw-QHs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmSd70XCnbA&eurl=http://shakedowngaming.com/e107_plugins/ytm_gallery/ytm.php?view=nmSd70XCnbA&p=1

[FPS[SONIC]]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

I love how the comments are about Sogek1ng playing against nubs. Obviously, they have not run up against Soge because you don't forget a tornado like that. Good times!

[imported_Whiskey]

Re: Why must shotguns suck?

Shotties are devastating in the hands of good players who know how and in what situations to use them. Soge's vids are a great example of the sorts of tactics suited to it.