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Edited by DBNM:
10/9/2018 5:57:11 PM
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The Best Shotgun Counters
I dont know why i dont see many people using sidearms but they are super effective at dealing with things like shotguns and smgs, or even other sidearms if someone other than like 3% of the population is using them. But here are some reasons why i think sidearms have some of the best weapon types in the game:
Versitility : You can be super agile and take advantage of your vertical space as if you would using a shotgun, but a bit more effectively since the in air accuracy is almost perfect
Ammo : you arent restricted to having 1 to 2 shots per engagement which would sometimes get you killed if you werent paying attention, and having armor perks to help sidearms with their ready speed, ads speed and reload speed makes them super snappy to pull out in a hurry
TTK : Time to kill is actually suprisingly high on most sidearms, especially with kill clip activated you can have approximately a 53% damage buff making the time to kill a lot quicker
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Sidearms are amazing shotgun counters OUTSIDE of comp or rumble. For starters, sidearms punish poor shotgunners, but are hardly viable against skilled shotgunners. Secondly, in those modes you need to finish kills and get to cover in a hurry before you get angled by a different opponent. Third, the OBJs and power spawns in comp are shotgun nightmare zones. And no sidearm will change that.
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The problem is shotgun rushers can go from MAX sidearm range to OHK shotgun range within the optimal TTK of sidearms and SMGs (without kill clip activated). So unless the shotgunner isn't sprinting or he misses then you will hit 3 headshots and then he is in OHK range and you still die.
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6 RepliesI don’t get why you guys say sidearms can counter shot guns. Yes against people who are not the best shotguners in the game, but vs good shotguners sidearms will loose 100% of the time.
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Luna's Howl
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2 RepliesMap and radar awareness and vertical space are the best counters
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2 RepliesEdited by Reaper_Slayer2: 10/10/2018 6:41:11 AMThe thing I hate the most about shotgun users is that they just fvcking crouch a corner for a WHOLE MATCH and the one time you get caught off guard by another actually legit gunfight, they teabag you and they think there good. Well congrats to you, clap clap clap. Must be nice to finally put something other than a d- report card and those countless detention slips on your parents fridge. You finally made them proud, well aside from 90% of the time where your parents think your a disappointment.. ( ranting, not directing this at op)
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Speaking of sidearms: if you run across the Rare weapon Roderic-C don't dismantle it. It's a mini handcannon.
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blade barrage and a shotgun. The End
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Edited by FRANK WHITE 30: 10/10/2018 12:10:48 AMI never use shotguns in PvP & always run with a side arm with my main weapon. I prefer that combo. I've got a full auto last dance and translation theory which are real good with the latter being my favourite after throwing on a mag mod pushing it from 24 to 30 rounds. I also use the smugglers which is nice as well.
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It's pretty easy to get a shotgun roll with slide range perk and quick draw. Against that that combo there is no contest, you will lose 29 out of 30 encounters. When you look back this is a tactic Bungie has loved since the very beginning. I think in the very first trailer ever made for destiny they show a hunter doing a slide under a Titan (maybe a warlock, I can't remember) with a shotgun in a cinematic trailer. This play style has always been encouraged. This is a -blam!-ed up, very busted unbalanced playstyle that Bungie 120% supports and actually encourages and this whole play style finally after 4 years is in its perfect place. Why this play style is actually looked upon as good and actually encouraged by Bungie....... I don't know, they probably just like how it looks in a cinematic cut scene so therefore it's a great playstyle to use in a very unbalanced pvp mode.
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Edited by Forest: 10/10/2018 3:49:38 AMIt is cause shotguns and handcannons are easier to use simple as that. Now don't mind me gonna polish my Enigma's Draw. For players who want a good sidearm to use you got... Enigma's Draw Minimum Distance Allied Demanded 18 Kelvin The Rattler Anonymous Autumn Translation Theory Swift Solstice
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3 RepliesDont bring back the sidearm meta please
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Yep, highly underrated. You have to play at a longer range and not just blindly rush corners but if you make the shotgunners come to you a sidearm can cut them down in a hurry.
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1 ReplyA 30 megaton nuke would do the job.
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1 ReplyShhhhh. Everybody, don’t read this. Sidearms are still terrible.
