As all weapons developers have difficulty with shotguns when it comes to PVP. The fact this game has such horrible PVP issues topped with the new lag switch the kiddies are using isn't helping. But anyway, I've survived battles against both with a mangled left hand as a disability and despite having to go through multiple controllers to find the one that works best and finally not care about stats after years of giving a crap there is one thing that's clear... If a person is standing there and not firing it's almost always a fushion rifle so get out of the way. Shotguns are nerfed to the point that ya gotta be close. Both can be one hit kills. Ones medium and on the cusp of medium-long range to the other being in yer face. I don't find either OP. Is a nova bomb OP? Titan slam? Golden gun? Nope. It's just part of the game. ;o) I'm hoping they put out MORE energy based weapons. You think house of wolves won't have tracking darts? Think again.