I just got this shotgun from the Nightfall, but I've already seen it in action and I know it's a piece of junk. Most people talk about Bad Juju and Thorn, but I think this one has them beat it terms of uselessness.
Here's what could be done to make it not suck:
[b]1. Change from Primary slot to Special slot.[/b] What is the point of having a shotgun in the Primary slot? Unless you want to have 2 shotguns or a shotgun and a sniper rifle at the same time... something I've never found to be practical.
[b]2. Add Arc Damage.[/b] After changing it to the Special slot, this gun is going to need a special damage type. Arc damage would be best, as Legendary and Exotic weapons with Arc damage are hard to come by outside of the Raid. It also fits the theme of the weapon; a custom, junky-looking shotgun that was probably cobbled together by some tech junkie.
[b]3. Add Field Scout perk.[/b] An essential for any shotgun or sniper rifle. This perk makes special weapons much more reliable; you get 7 round per clip and 21 in reserve, and you receive more ammo from Special Ammo pickups, so you can use it much more often.
[b]4. Increase reload speed.[/b] Self-explanatory. I hate weapons with such painfully slow reload speed. Give it normal reload speed.
[b]5. Increase Range Bonus. [/b]This shotgun is supposed to have longer range than the average shotgun when aiming-down-sights; but I've heard the range increase is barely noticeable. Fix this.
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I Def don't want it to change to the special slot because that's one of the things that makes it unique along with the vex. I do; however, agree with the elemental effect being added. Field scout and increased reload speed would be nice too. But the buff it really needs is the range since that is sposed to be it's claim to fame. It's range is barely more than invective, which has a much higher fire rate causing it to almost always beat out the universal remote (unless the ur hits the head completely). Overall, double the range or so and either increase reload speed and/or increase clip size, and maybe up the fire rate slightly. That would make me happy and earn it's slot as my primary much more often.