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Xragon21's avatar
Xragon21
7 years ago

The damages from the shotguns are inconsistent

I believe the shotguns damages are way too inconsistent compared to many other shooter games I have played so far. I have faced so many situations where I was extremely close to an enemy and shot hi...
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MartenPhilip's avatar
MartenPhilip
7 years ago
Shotguns are close quarters weapons.
Hitting a target on long range will decrease the damage.

A shotgun shell fires multiple pellets towards your target. The further away it is, the farther the pallets spread away from each other, the smaller the impact it will have on your target.

So if anything this game is more accurate than any.
In call of duty you can get shotgun kills by firing from across the map which is highly unrealistic.
DarthValtrex's avatar
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago

@MartenPhilipI’ve been right on top of players with the PK and it still only registers 37-68 damage. The best consistency I’ve had with it is in the 60’s, with rare exceptions of the gun doing 80-100 damage. The majority of the time the gun is doing 37 or less damage. 

Assuming 60-70 damage is average. If you’re in close combat against an R-99, prowler, R-301 or flatline you’re going to get dropped first. There is no way you’ll fire off 4 shots from a PK vs any of those guns if they can land their shots.

the gun is really only viable in a peak and shoot situation.. 

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