Am I the only person that feels like shotguns are way too overused? It seems like that is the only weapon that is viable for PvP because they 1-2 shot players. I feel like they should be nerfed or something because there's almost no variety in PvP matches. Hell I can't remember the last time a sniper, LMG, AR, SMG, or any of the other weapons actually fired at me, not to mention them even coming close killing me. I don't know, something just doesn't seem right.
Shotguns are overused in every shooter game. They are powerhouse weapons so long as you can get close. With Defiance giving us the ability to get close undetected it takes away the disadvantage shotguns have. There is no reason not to use a shotgun. However I see your argument and it would be nice to see some variety.
I forgot to add, I don't think this thread really belongs here. Support of any kind can't really help you when it is working as intended. Nerfs may be made but it still stands.
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And honestly I don't blame players that use shotguns because right now, why wouldn't you? You get kills. But I enjoy using sniper rifles and ARs and getting a shotgun to the face every death even when I'm playing "safe" is very annoying.
And this belongs in SUPPORT for what reason...... ther than you being a ******?Originally Posted by Lyrim
Just got to wait for them to figure out what to buff and what to nerf, idk if you ever played battlefield 3 but the USA-12 with frag round was the go to weapon for slaughtering people in close quarters and ranged fights. Now it's nerfed(fixed) and hardly anyone uses it.
My, what a helpful, productive argument you posted.
Yup, I stopped playing BF3 because it took them forever to patch that thing. A couple weeks waiting for a patch is fine. A month or more, not ok.
I disagree that shotguns are overused in every shooter game. Being an avid Call of Duty player as well as alot of other shooters (but primarily CoD), in multiplayer you will have the occasional shotty. In a typical game of multiplayer for every 1 shotty I would say there is 2x to 3x ARs, Smgs, Snipers, etc., not the other way around.
I don't think shotguns should be nerfed though. I think there has to be other options to rectify this issue. Perhaps tightening some of the other guns mechanics a bit as well as better hit detection/connection. When I fire an LMG down a corridor and someone just runs through a hail of bullets to shoot me with a shotgun.. well thats just a flawed design.
THIS IS THE SUPPORT SECTION WHERE YOU POST TECH ISSUES REGARDING THE GAME . GENERAL DISCUSSION IS WHERE THIS BELONGS. NOT SPAMMING THIS PAGE WOULD MEAN PEOPLE THAT HAVE REAL ISSUES (not whinging about how others play the game) GET HELPED QUICKER. IS THAT HELPFUL ENOUGH...... SIMPLETONS!
A nerf was only a suggestion I was trying to make. Changing other guns' mechanics is good with me. I just want to see it rectified some way. The weapons all need to be a playstyle choice, not a choice of whether you want kills or want to get dominated for using something other than a shotgun.
As for posting my thread here, I apologize if this isn't the proper thread but there seems to be a lack of a "suggestions" type thread so I posted it where I thought Trion would see it the quickest. It is somewhat relevant to the forum's name though. "Tech Support, Bug Reports, and Issues" Issues being the relevant part seeing that this is an issue in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be a whiny *****. I don't think it's completely game breaking. Just really annoying.
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