Let me criticize shotguns in a whole, rather than pointing out the overuse of Mastiff/EVA-8.Shotguns in a traditional sense are dangerous, but only when two requirements are met: you're close enough to make all pellets hit and you approach your enemy safely. And usually this is balanced, because getting up-close like that in other games takes time (usually crouching for no noise). Apex Legends is heavily mobility based, and you can get up-close and personal with your enemy in no time, even on distances of 50+ meters. This makes shotguns especially lethal. So even if you notice someone early enough, they can get to you very quickly, and often suppress you with their other weapon. In other words: Making use of shotguns is deceivingly easy. If you pair this with legends like Pathfinder, Octane, Valkyrie or Wraith, you make Shotguns even better.It's easier to hit with shotguns on very close combat than with any other weapon. Someone who doesn't have a shotgun is in a slight disadvantage. And the most common combination I see in Arenas for instance is EVA-8 and Spitfire. And trust me, fighting against someone who has both of these sucks.Shotguns as they are right now don't belong in Apex Legends. It's too easy to get close to your enemies which diminishes the risk of using shotguns, and is made easier with every season. For all we know the next guy/girl we have can blink in their sprinting direction and get closer even faster.My two pennies, the EVA-8 squad can now come to ruin this thread.

@Peri_Longbow_plz Shotguns honestly do NOT have a place in Apex Legends I can agree with that they are just too strong...

They don't belong unless they have some serious nerfing, but dear fellas at EA just can't f-in' realize that. Their reload speed HALF of what it is now, and bolt should be removed... We better start some petition, or we can call this game shotgun legends in a few seasons...

@DesertDust91The game is much much worse in its current state... broken shotguns and unlimited bullets in the spitfire making flatlines not even viable, lifelines broken auto revive needs 100% removed, bloodhound’s wallhack scans need majorly nerfed, Wattson and Caustic are basically useless and as more legends are released they just keep getting worse and worse, and Im sure theres many other things I could think of like how much louder teammate’s footsteps are compared to how they used to be or how many more ddosers and hackers there are nowUntil Daniel Z klein is fired this game won’t get any better because hes too busy falling in love with his data instead of listening to the playerbase who actually have to use these legend’s every day... even pro players like imperialhaul know Wattson is trash and she was only popular because she was new... its frustrating as hell all Daniel does is nerf the top legends into the ground without showing the bottom legends any love... that is not balancing the game

Yeah much better, now OP shotgun noobs everywhere with infinite bh scanning...

Shotguns are good for the game, someone needs to kill those no skilled dog spitfire players, otherwise that stupid gun is the best at every range. i love to grapple right into a spitfire players face and blast his head off with a shotgun.the game would legit be so boring if shotguns didnt exist.imagine apex legends where people only use spitfire and snipers. do you really want a game like that???

Why shotguns don't belong in Apex Legends

19 Replies

TheApexLegendNu
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plz Shotguns honestly do NOT have a place in Apex Legends I can agree with that they are just too strong...
CrashA321
5 years ago
They don't belong unless they have some serious nerfing, but dear fellas at EA just can't f-in' realize that. Their reload speed HALF of what it is now, and bolt should be removed... We better start some petition, or we can call this game shotgun legends in a few seasons...
CrashA321
5 years ago
Seems like they just can't get enough of shotguns... Here is an interesting fact: if you look at the loot pool and the areas, thing is that you can find a shotgun (or more) at EVERY loot area. So to help EA recognize this problem, I started to report players who use shotguns for cheating -> gameplay exploit. It's a bit radical move, but since EA won't do anything about it, just adjusting pellet damage by ONE hp, this will give their anti-cheat staff a bit of work to think about. Might not be a popular move, but hey... Apex is messed up by a group of incompetent people, and we should make it great again, like in the first four seasons
DesertDust91
5 years ago
Apex in first four seasons wasn't that great. Overpowered Wraith and pathfinders, R-99 and Wingmans everywhere.
Current apex gameplay looks much better.
CrashA321
5 years ago
Yeah much better, now OP shotgun noobs everywhere with infinite bh scanning...
TheApexLegendNu
5 years ago
@DesertDust91The game is much much worse in its current state... broken shotguns and unlimited bullets in the spitfire making flatlines not even viable, lifelines broken auto revive needs 100% removed, bloodhound’s wallhack scans need majorly nerfed, Wattson and Caustic are basically useless and as more legends are released they just keep getting worse and worse, and Im sure theres many other things I could think of like how much louder teammate’s footsteps are compared to how they used to be or how many more ddosers and hackers there are now
Until Daniel Z klein is fired this game won’t get any better because hes too busy falling in love with his data instead of listening to the playerbase who actually have to use these legend’s every day... even pro players like imperialhaul know Wattson is trash and she was only popular because she was new... its frustrating as hell all Daniel does is nerf the top legends into the ground without showing the bottom legends any love... that is not balancing the game
Hapsdogedori
5 years ago
Shotguns are good for the game, someone needs to kill those no skilled dog spitfire players, otherwise that stupid gun is the best at every range. i love to grapple right into a spitfire players face and blast his head off with a shotgun.
the game would legit be so boring if shotguns didnt exist.
imagine apex legends where people only use spitfire and snipers. do you really want a game like that???
Peri_Longbow_pl
5 years ago
@Hapsdogedori The amount of times I get killed by a sniper weapon in contrast to the amount of times I get killed by a shotgun is like a comparison between the Mariana Trench and the mount everest. In my countless hours I haven't even died to a Kraber yet. But EVA-8? Ho boy. Dem number goes into the thousands probably.
Hapsdogedori
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plz yeah i get that...but i really think there should be weapons that can take out guns like wingman, r301, bow and spitfire in a close range fight.
So that the isnt about who gets the best long ranged gun
Mortal-san
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plz i think the problem is the damage. mastiff and pk can 2 tap relatively consistent. any other gun needs at least 3 bodyshots but mastiff and pk have the potential to kill you in 2 pumps before you can react or even emty your mag. also you sometimes wipe a whole squad without or only one reload. and you have to hit like 40-60%of your shots to down a person(91%for r99).