Shotguns wouldn’t be so bad if... - heavy didn’t spawn so often. Small maps make CQ weapons required to control heavy...then wardcliff would fall off list, too - special didn’t drop from downed players holding it. Huge advantage for shotguns over snipers who must travel farther to pick up heavy, UNLESS they have the perk to load it on a kill, but I don’t think RNG should determine weapon balancing. Yes, there are effective counters, but people offering these as solutions never discuss the skill and ttk disparities between these weapons and any decent shotty . Perks like display radar in ADS are much more helpful, but again, that’s rng deciding balance. RNG seems to play a huge role in today’s Crucible. IMO, that’s the biggest meta, but it’s also what you people wanted.