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9/29/2021 10:10:36 PM
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How to combat shotgun apes?
Hello, this is just my opinion, but even after all the nerfs to shotguns, they're still one of the most used guns in the game. Been meta, probably always will be. But I suggest that submachine guns should do significantly more damage up close like 5< meters. I think having someone rush you, getting two shots off of fractethyst before you can get their health down to half is bothersome. Thank you!
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Last word
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Basics... KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. Do not run at people. If someone runs at you back off as you shoot. Situation awareness... do you have space behind you to back away if charged and you can not back up break contact until you do. Do not run into CQB areas when you know someone is camping. Bait them out, use area effect weapons or just bypass the area forcing them out to play on your terms. Corners... go wide when you can. Don't hug them. Remember if someone crouches they disappear off the radar for a few seconds.
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Fusion rifle and SMGs are pretty effective against shotguns. As long as you can keep your distance and you have either of these weapons you can shutdown most shotgun rushes.
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Vex mythoclast Who do you think is crying for it to get nerfed
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Rapid and precision frame fusion do an excellent job at keeping them down. You’ll be surprised how far you actually map people out of existence with a well rolled fusion rifle! Main ingredient and plug one are good contenders to obtain still. If you have one lingering in your vault there is also Hollow Words to consider. And rapid fire there is null composure, Cartesian and even zealots reward. Keep precharging every time your near something. Most of them won’t even dare to push you anymore! Learn to back peddle and hipfire/aim in at the last moment and you’ll spank them 9 out of 10 times. 😂
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Fusions do a pretty good job at angering the shotgun apes.
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They’re the most straightforward special weapon in PvP and don’t require good aim to get kills. Always going to be popular with a low skill floor. Your best bet is to manage your positioning on the map well and use your radar to maintain enough distance that you can gun them down with your primary before they get close enough. Don’t be in any position where there’s red in front and behind you at the same time - you always want it to be in front. Play around more open spaces and avoid choke points. The harder you make it for someone to get close to you, the less likely they will be able to shotgun you.
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Main Ingredient, and it looks like its becoming meta too. To bad it isn't a four bolt kill at base, I thinking might but I don't really care this game much. Legit nerf fusion rifle post are here and there too, and no vex is more of an auto than fusion.
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Honestly if you want to understand good counters to being a shotgun ape, take some time to ape with a shotgun and see what other players are doing to counter you.
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Become a shotgun ape. Or kill at range and don't go round corners and pay attention to radar
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5 RepliesSMGs are already incredibly good? Have you went up against Shayura’s? It’s an AR disguised as an SMG.
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Peacebound and frozen orbit is my go to loadout
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Anticipate their movements. They usually just run at the first red thing on their radar. So preaim with a sniper. Or my personal favorite stand a bit out of reach with a fusion and disintegrate them.
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Smg, rat king, plug, bastion, null, or just play a hunter and use bullshit dodge
