Before i start i would like to say i NEVER use shotguns. They're really not for me even though these random drops seem to think differently. The problem with most people who say shotguns are OP is because they find themselves in pistons where shotguns always seem to be right on top of them. That's the problem right there. If you have an auto rifle you shouldn't be stand along the wall 3 feet away from a door. That's not where you belong. You must understand that you need to be where your gun has an advantage point. The advantage point for a shotgun is right next to that door. If you have an auto rifle you should be about 15-30 feet away from that door next to some cover. If you have a sniper you should put the most distance away from you and the area you want to be watching and close to cover in case someone gets the first shot off on you (because you won't be able to aim). I see to many people in this game running around like it's cod acting like it only takes 3 shots from a semi fire gun to kill someone. YOU CAN JUST GO AROUND QUICK SCOPE...unless your god and heads just pop up in your cross air with no problem. In cod an auto rifle is good at all ranges because it only take 2 shots for a kill. As many of you (know or so i hope so because a lot of you don't play like it) it takes like 10 bullets from an auto rifle at close range but 1 from a shotgun or fusion rifle at close range. So why are you going to post up 3 feet away from a door with a mid range weapon. Makes no sense to me. This is how i deal with those shotgun sliders. first things first i use a fusion rifle backed up with an auto rifle. If it's a 3 on 3 though the door with guns firing everywhere i post up 15 feet away (the fusion i use "the calming" has very good range) and i usually stick close to cover and pop in out with the charge rate. When a sliding shotgun comes in like he owns the joint i see him usually take out the idiot auto rifle next to the door. I understand that because i don't have a shotgun i shouldn't be pressed up against that door. Now comes the breaching point. Your team has picked off 2 of the 3 dudes in the other room, and the guns have stop shooting, but these's still one more person on your radar. First off if he's not popping out or running away that means he's still looking for a fight and you can bet your ass he has a shotgun around the corner waiting for an idiot. Don't bernade that idiot. Me i always start with a grenade. I use the axxion blot with the warlock. This is that grenade that chases you. I'll stare at the purple ball and here comes the pro tip. If i see that the purple ball goes past the edge of the door frame like one foot and hits i know he's week and in range for a warlock punch so i'll quickly slide in and melee the -blam!-er. You might not think it would work but i don't think i've meet the person who has had the reaction time to shut me down. It's a very very fast process that most people can't keep up with. If i notice that the ball has past the door frame and takes a while to hit he's pretty far in the back along the wall of the door. So i'll get to the opposite side of the frame without walking in and blast him with my fusion rifle. this works well with auto rifles too but please use at your own discretion. Not all doors/rooms are built the same. Sometimes the shotguns are in a position that cannot be beat. If you use blink first throw a frag then blink though the door (BUT NOT BEFORE CHECKING YOU RADAR). Don't blink in the air. You should blink before you hit the ground from a normal jump with full sprint for the most distance between you and shotgun boy over there. You should be 10 feet past the door and turn around to start shooting but don't strafe or stand still. The only movement you should be making is walking back away from the dude with shout gun because he's going to slide after you. When i first picked up this game i sucked. I went from .7-9 avg kd to a 2.5 and up but not over night. This information i share with you was just a piece of what i had to teach myself in order to be better but learning this won't shut those "shotgun sliders" down. Applying it is the challenge. You must learn to understand what weapons are good in what spot. Personally i'll never charge though a door with the radar lit up with an auto rifle in my hand, maybe a fusion rarely but that's where most of my deaths come from a shotgun come from. TO WRAP IT UP you have to stop charging in with mid-long range weapons. Now of course that's not how all shotgun kills come from some just blink from the sky and others have sneaked up on you. But i'm willing it to put my "the calming" most beloved weapon for pvp up against a bet where if you apply this method you'll stop finding the need to complain about these shotguns as i once did. THANK YOU for reading this got any other tips to get over these shotguns? I would love to hear it.