Anyone else frustrated by the use of shotguns?

[KeeperOfHope]

I apologize if this seems like complaining, but I find it very hard to enjoy myself in the smaller TDM matches because more than half the players in-game are all using shotguns. I wouldn't mind if they shot a tad slower but the fact that they can be shot as if they were automatic and kills you in about 3 to 4 shots seems to be a little on the overpowered side. I just find that it should be downgraded, or I can learn to deal with it. Let me know what you all think on this!

Thanks

[DS Triggah]

dude ill admit im a shotgun user it is so easy to kill someone with a shotgun even on the smallest 6vs6 map depending on your skills stealth blurr you can get away from dangerous distance and if you have a different gun get some range dude. also seen alot more rocket type guns out there that hurt ;o. you will get use to it and soon shotguns wont matter.

I apologize if this seems like complaining, but I find it very hard to enjoy myself in the smaller TDM matches because more than half the players in-game are all using shotguns. I wouldn't mind if they shot a tad slower but the fact that they can be shot as if they were automatic and kills you in about 3 to 4 shots seems to be a little on the overpowered side. I just find that it should be downgraded, or I can learn to deal with it. Let me know what you all think on this!

Thanks

unless its me of course then your dead ^^

[Shrouded]

It's a shotgun... What do you expect? I guarantee you it does less damage than it does in most shooter genre games. Defiance is after all a Shooter-MMO. Thus follows shooter mechanics with slight scaling differences to make the cross into Shooter-MMO.

Maybe your in the wrong genre of gaming if this bothers you. Not trying to flame you, Just viewing it from an outside perspective taking into account the Shooter label and stylization of the game then giving a response based on the information given and the question asked.

[Granberia]

Yes, I too am annoyed by the prevalence of shotguns. 90% of the people in battlegrounds are either running around with a shotgun or derping it up with an auto detonator. It's the same old song. Extreme ease of use coupled with high power = abuse.

But jokes aside, it's extremely easy to get up in someone's grill thanks to cloak/blur and the huge spread on most shotguns makes it so that you barely have to even aim. Also the current battleground maps pretty much all force close quarters .engagements. I can't really blame anyone for using what is effective

[vikijune]

not all shotguns are equal the ones they are using are the combat shotguns and i just talked to my retired special forces freind about them all i can say sorry but this game has them as how you would use them in real life inculding the spee

[ozikeri]

Remember guys this is an memo with RPG levelling type skills. There will be a way to counteract shotguns in the tree we all just need to figure them out. I can understand your frustrations though. Annoyed the hell out of me on gears until I figured out the jump back button annoyed them more. Haha

[NviWraith]

Yeah i agree the amount of shotgun is really high (i use it) it would be find if you couldnt go stealth and kill someone in 2 seconds though, i say cloak needs to have some attention for pvp purposes 99% of the ppl use it and the rest just hop around with grenade launchers. Even after said problems, I still really enjoy pvp but ques take to damn long, aint nobody got time fo dat.

[Fiddlefaddle]

I started using AR and Sniper the first couple rounds, always ended up negative. I was 2 shot from behind multiple times by stealth shotgunners. So I decided to try out rockets to counter the entire enemy team being shotguns, started breaking even but would only get revenge kills as I died to keep my score level. Then I switched to shotgun and sniper...I've been at least 2 positive and had kill streaks like whoa. I still try to focus sniper (chose power shot when I started so no stealth) and not be the annoying shotgun guy. It's a bit sad that you currently have to be either sniper or shotgun to compete until you get better weapons (I was killed by SMG's a bit but they were justified, those bug ones too) and I felt a bit restricted. I think it might just be people figuring things out and latching on to the first thing that works. Hopefully the trend will shift.

[Aeekto]

If you guys want to counter cloaked Shotties, then you should consider using "Decoy" + "Sensor Sweep" = "Problem Solved".
Most shotty user wouldn´t be able to sneak up to you anymore and are forced to use other weapons (if you keep you eyes opened)
And another solution is the perk "Rear Guard" if you often get hit from behind.

[Antherage]

I have been using shotguns almost exclusively and I admit I can really do well when people are in close, but as soon as some distance is made between me and someone else there is some trouble.

The biggest problem weapon I have encountered so far is the grenade lobbers. These things are able to spew forth so much damage in an explosive radius that it puts my shotgun to shame. Just wait until you encounter these because they take less aim and do radial damage. At least the shotgun isn't killing 2-3 people at once.