Don't forget the 2% of us that used fusion rifles...

I wouldn't exactly call them a "specialized tool". For starters, out of every gun in Destiny they have the lowest skill cap of all Weapons, succeeded only by Rocket Launchers - if we're even counting those. Otherwise, they are every Destiny noob's bread and butter in the Crucible. They're super easy to use and take no kind of specialized train of thought to perform as intended. People don't actually "think" or contemplate about how they're going to approach the next fight with their Shotgun - they either come rushing at you like a bat out of Hell, or they're constantly jumping above the doorway they're trying to bait you into for that 1-shot from above (while you breka your neck trying to contest it anyway). I practice extreme prejudice against the latter, because they're so afraid of losing a 1v1 gunfight that they'll abuse/exploit the game every possible way in which they can. I mean, c'mon, they're already using a crutch-of-a-gun in what is arguably the easiest First Person Shooter. #AimAssistThings Although, I do agree that Shotguns definitely belong in the 2nd weapon slot. It bothers and frustrates me immensely that Snipers, Shotguns etc were thrown into the "Heavy/Power Weapon" category when they didn't receive ANY kind of benefit from the exchange. Instead Rocket Launchers got weaker...? At least it REALLY feels that way. Completely lackluster changes to a mostly successful title. I didn't care when everyone had Shotguns back in D1. I mind it now when there is 1 team of try-hard "sweats", all camping Power ammo spots, while the other team struggles to fight on such an unfair playing field. At least back in D1 we could all be Shotgun-prone noobs if we wanted to. Now we have to be ammo-camping sweats on top of it if we want to remain Shotgun-prone...lame. #BringBackNoLandBeyond

I agree shotguns are easy to use in the actual shooting of them but to use them effectively you have to be good at closing the distance between you and your opponent. That type of movement is often over looked as a skill but to move around the map get in close for the kill and get out again is definitely a skill. One that most players don't have. Yes shot guns are unskilled weapons but that doesn't mean the players using them are unskilled.