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ktshaysbf's avatar
6 years ago

What shotgun is the best to use?

A lot of people have a different preference to which shotgun they use. Some people use different shotguns for different situations and some just default to one shotgun all the time. Is there one great shotgun that people usually go for? Which shotgun do you use the most and why?

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  • With this combination, you will be monster in close distance, no body dare to mess around with you.

    Attack with 

    1. Primary      : Peacekeeper / Eva-8  (depend on your preference)

    Then change to

    2. Secondary : Mozambie with hop-up (after enemy shield is broken).

    Both guns are monster in close distance now.

  • Every shotgun has it strengths and weaknesses.

    The peacekeeper is very strong and has a high burst potential but is less forgiving when missing as shot.
    You really have to trust your aim to get on top in brawl fights.

    The EVA-8 has a higher rate of fire / DPS then the peacekeeper but doesn't have a Hop-Up slot.

    This will make it less effective on mid range brawls but shines in close combat fights.

    The EVA-8 is also more forgiving and is strong in early game brawls.


    The Mozambique is a special one, it got recently buffed and is still finding its place.
    It has a moderate rate of fire but fires in 3 shots.
    It's way less forgiving but with the new Hop-Up it's really strong when opponents don't have shields.

    Every shotgun benefits a play style and scenario you could land in.
    The Peacekeeper is the most used one because of it's raw damage.

    I don't rock a shotgun this meta as they are not as powerful as in season one.
    Currently the meta shifted to the light ammo gun buffs and they can stay out of range.


    I did not include the mastiff (Golden shotgun)
    This uses special ammo and has the damage to one-shot anyone close enough to you and is by far the strongest shotgun.
    I recommend always taking this over any shotgun but don't wast your shots, it doens't use shotgun ammo.

  • chrisragnar's avatar
    chrisragnar
    6 years ago

    The peacekeeper is better than all the other shotguns, it pretty much oneshot up too blue armor. It has SIX shots, pretty fast reload, sniper hopup, relativly fast fire rate. And did i say you pretty much one shot blue armor from pretty good range? Its by far the most broken gun in the game right now. you can litterly take out a full team with blue armor without reloading. No other gun can do that.  

  • DaAceXD's avatar
    DaAceXD
    6 years ago

    @chrisragnar wrote:

    The peacekeeper is better than all the other shotguns, it pretty much oneshot up too blue armor. It has SIX shots, pretty fast reload, sniper hopup, relativly fast fire rate. And did i say you pretty much one shot blue armor from pretty good range? Its by far the most broken gun in the game right now. you can litterly take out a full team with blue armor without reloading. No other gun can do that.  


    Wingman, longbow, mastiff. can also kill a full team with blue armor without a reload.

    Peacekeeper most broken gun?

    Its alternator with a hopup for sure right now!

    I don't see how the peacekeeper is broken at all tbh. Getting a 175 damage shot with a peacekeeper is hard vs good players.

    Eva-8 with purple bolt --> peacekeeper with purple bolt for sure.

  • @ktshaysbf Really depends on your skill, but overall I’d say the best is Triple Take. Has some good sights and up close it’s almost always 55-65 damage. Headshot is 100+ dmg.
    But if you’re good at aiming I’d say the longbow with the skullpiercer. Consistent 55 dmg and headshot 110.

    Yes, snipers are shotguns if used properly
  • Anlbrd's avatar
    Anlbrd
    6 years ago
    @Koochi-Q This is only really true for me of the TT. A fundamental part of using shotguns for me in FPS has always been that they hipfire very well. The longbow hipfire is terrible, whereas the TT is on point every time.

    A big thing going for the TT is that you don't need sights for it either. It's ironsights are the best in the game.
  • @Anlbrd You said it! I just play with that weapon as it is. The only sight better on that weapon for me at least is the Bruiser sight (2x Hcog).

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