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Edited by Docyoda: 8/27/2016 8:43:43 PM
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Shotguns DO Take Skill. Here's Why.

Pretty much everyone that plays crucible and doesn't use a shotgun says that it doesn't take any skill. Let me talk about the different types of shotgunners. Camper- camps around a corner waiting for someone to come around Slider- slide shotgunner, pretty self explanatory Shotgunner- just a normal shotgunner that doesn't use it very much (uses primary more than special basically) There are many more; t-baggers, t-baggers, etc. I am a shotgunner myself and let me say- shotgunning takes a lot of skill, almost if not as much skill as sniping. But it's a different type of skill as sniping. What skills do you need for sniping? -Know where all of the sniping lanes are on every map -Know when to snipe and when NOT to snipe -Know when to pull the trigger -Patience (and time) What skills do you need for shotgunning? -Know the places for shotgunning and the places NOT for shotgunning on every map -Know that it's not always a 1 hit kill so be prepared to melee/shoot again -Know to avoid all places that snipers can easily snipe you and know the maps that are not the best for shotgunning (Pantheon, etc.) They are both very different types of skills. In my opinion, they both require the same amount of skill. Yeah, shotgunning is %65 of the time a 1 hit kill but it still requires you to know where to go to shotgun, and all the stuff that I just said. In conclusion, shotgunning and sniping require a lot of skill. If you are good at shotgunning, stick with it. Don't go to sniping if you don't feel comfortable using a sniper. Same goes with sniping. Thanks for reading, Doc
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  • [quote]What skills do you need for sniping? -Know where all of the sniping lanes are on every map -Know when to snipe and when NOT to snipe -Know when to pull the trigger -Patience (and time) What skills do you need for shotgunning? -Know the places for shotgunning and the places NOT for shotgunning on every map -Know that it's not always a 1 hit kill so be prepared to melee/shoot again -Know to avoid all places that snipers can easily snipe you and know the maps that are not the best for shotgunning (Pantheon, etc.)[/quote] Map awareness should be a general skilled learned across all users, it's not a weapon-specific skill. Following up with a melee isn't a skill, it's just a reaction that most users have when an enemy is close and you're unable to shoot again. Seriously, I don't see how there's really any skill involved in using a shotgun. I'm a shotgunner and I use it because it's easy. It's easy to exploit paths of least resistance, where players are frequenting, just like snipers, except there's no need for a fine motor skill. Once the enemy takes up 50% of your screen you pull the trigger, it's not hard. Snipers and shotguns abuse the same shortfalls in people, predictability. But snipers are a lot more skilled than shotgunners in that aim, their own player position, advantage matters a lot more than a shotgunner's skill of just being opportunistic. Basically, if I was introducing a friend to Destiny, who'd never played before, I'd tell him to use a shotgun because require a lot more skill to use. Until he acquired the map awareness and got the hang of dealing with Destiny's gunplay, only then would I recommend a sniper. But until then, I'd recommend he stick with a Shotgun because they're just easy.

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