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3/12/2015 3:52:46 PM
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Shotgun - Best practices

What is the best way to use a shotgun in PVP? I am doing pretty good with had cannons (The Last Word) and scout rifles, but every time I try using a shotgun I fail miserably. It just does not seem to work the way I expect it to work. Seemingly low impact and long follow up time is killing me (literally). I have: - Two to the morgue - Judgement IV - Felwinter's Lie - Hide and Seek-42 - Two of the Universal Remote I just ended keeping them in the vault. How do YOU use you shotgun in PVP (and which one)?

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  • Edited by FuzeMainIn2k17: 3/12/2015 7:45:42 PM
    Radar. Radar is your best friend. Also, a quick trigger finger is important. In cqb, a split second is what can make or break you. Be aggressive, and use cover to your advantage. Scenario: someone is shooting you from the B flag on Firebase while you're at A side door facing B. You can either A: rush the guy, often resulting in a death or B: go around, and jump down to B using that window close to the ceiling. B is the obvious choice, because it greatly increases your chances of surviving. Shape the map to the way you want it, and you'll have killstreaks as long as you can possibly imagine. Felwinters Lie is my absolute favorite shotgun, it's the sniper of shotguns. Also, another thing, always be ready to use your melee. Shotguns were built to kill in one single blow, and missing that shot can kill you. That melee is a last resort optiom that has saved me a million times.

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    • Felwinters lie has insane range

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    • Get Felwinter's Lie. The end.

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    • Some of the best perks for shottys are hammer forged and shot package. These give you the range to give you a slight edge in close quarters.

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    • Get a shotgun with good range I guess.

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    • face shot....done.

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    • there a number of easy counters for shotguns. if you are lucky to find static people who just stand still, its pretty easy with blink, you can also take advantage of the broken slide which give you a moment of invincibility. the better players will see you coming jump back and shot you in the face. good luck

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    • I've used Found Verdict for months and it's the perfect shotgun for me (a shoulder-charging titan)

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    • Get the Invective from an exotic bounty. It's easy to do. My favorite for PVP.

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    • To be honest I suck with shotguns too but does stop me for getting better with them use your Rader and slide a lot like around corners and ever just ran out there if you have a shotgun that's how you die Lmao run inside building close combat is key with a shotgun

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    • Blink so that you land a foot in front of them, shoot them in the face, then T-Bag.

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      • I kind of suck but the times I get on a roll is usually setting up an ambush at a doorway and killing three or four people at a time. There's a lot of good hiding places that are high traffic and will give you good chances to get kills but generally you need to move occasionally as well. Felwinter's Lie with max range perks is probably the best shotgun in the game right now, Secret Handshake from the Vendor is pretty good as well. I'm trying to get decent with Blink and Shotgunning right now as well as slide shotgunning but it's a damn mess so I feel your pain.

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      • Its all about the roll you get, not the gun itself, except maybe the Felwinter lie But what I like is: Faster reloads, whether its the ballistics upgrades or a separate perk is irrelevant to me Range (VERY IMPORTANT, imo) Range finder is my fave, but ppl like shot package a lot as well, I personally do not get down with it though. ROF is key if its low ROF try and find a full-auto version, if it is high ROF find one with stability (a ton)

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        • I've never been a heavy shotgun user until I got Felwinter's. Reroll it with hammer forged and shot package. ADS with it and blow people away at much further than typical shotgun range. You're not getting a second shot if they're any good, so make sure you kill in one.

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            • I would love a felwinters lie with a good roll but I use found verdict with maxed range on. Blink is key for shotguns. Helps you to get in range so that they actually kill someone. Also always follow up with the melee. It's faster than a second shot.

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            • It takes getting used to, I use the felwinters obv, when I started using them I was terrible, learn how to slide shotty then I transferred to blink shotgun, saves me a'' a lot and dang it's fun.

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            • Found verdict

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            • Treat them like a slightly extended melee and try get your weapons first skill tree to boost impact

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            • As a couple people have said, you might just not be very good with shotguns. If your good with hand cannons, I'd stick to using the last word. I personally play very well with shotguns but usually poor with hand cannons. And as far as which to use I would look for ones with a good combination of range and impact. And it depends on what kind of rolls you have. I have a two to the morgue that I love.

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            • Slide to fain distance and combine it with a melee. Also, check out my warlock's judgement IV.

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              • Especially nowadays? Use the slide. It helps sooooo much.

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              • Use them as they were intended, as a secondary, when your primary is no longer suitable for a CQC engagement.

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              • All i saw were snipers in the OPs post. That's a problem

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              • Best way to use it...is to use it in a way that makes sense in terms of how you like to fight. By your choice of other weapons, it seems you prefer RANGED combat and fighting at a distance. If so, don't change your style to fit the shotgun. Change your shotgun...and how you use it to fit your style. I generally prefer ranged combat. So the only time I'm pulling out a shotgun are 1. If I'm holding down a control point on an small map, and am looking to ambush someone who is assualting the point. So I'll crouch down off the sightline from the direction I expect them to come...but close enough to get off my shot before they realize I'm there. 2. I'm on a small map, and up against a team that wants to play "run and gun"...and I see someone about to round a corner that I'm close to on my radar. Again...goal is to take them out before they've realized what theyv'e stumbled into to. 3. If I'm in a mid-range fight...and i'm losing with my primary weapon. In which case I'll duck behind cover...and see if I can provoke the guy to chase me behind it, in order to finish me off. Only to get a shotgun in the face. I got Universal Remote two weeks ago...and I'm levelling that up with plans to use it as my primary whenever that absurdly small map Anomaly is in the rotation. In fact I'm thinking of runing a two shotgun set up (Felwinter's Lie) on that map.

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              • Agility helps shotgun nuts Try a hunter full agility build with blink, dance machines and Mida multi tool. And a shotgun with a switch to it fast perk

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