I believe both weapons are equal honestly. That's coming from a shot gunner who sucks at sniping. How ironic. I originally sucked with shottys and only really succeeded with them after getting Invective and a perfectly rolled HOW dry rot 32. I now wreck with my invective and last extremity. My reflexes have to be pinpoint accurate to land a clean kill. My only complaint with snipers is the lack of any substantial aim deflection after taking fire. Last Extremity has max impact for SRs and still I get headshotted after unloading 5 bullets into the sniper.

Shotguns now take more. In my opinion. And I snipe.

Snipers: The weapon aims for you ADS stability on par with shooting a weapon while prone with a tripod. Accurate under fire. Shotgun: Requires you to be close enough to spit on your opponent to kill. Requires a tactical mindset combining the elements of cover & maneuver to close within kill range without getting gunned down. Tl;dr To be successful with a sniper you need average reaction time for the trigger pull (That's it!). To be successful with a shotgun you need situational awareness, good use of cover, and some balls. Edit: Sorry for stealing all your comments OP!! Edit 2: The salt is strong Edit 3: Had fun pooping on you 1000 yard stare punks yesterday on Anomaly & will resume washing my rear with your tears in a few hours. Edit 4: Slapped on a sniper Tao Hua Yuan (Wildhawk SLS20/Aim Assist 11?), performed .65 k/d better than average. http://destinytracker.com/destiny/games/1/4611686018433497463/2305843009244039537/4268146588?page=0 1.5 above average http://destinytracker.com/destiny/games/1/4611686018433497463/2305843009244039537/4268291609?page=0 Its so hard!!!! http://destinytracker.com/destiny/games/1/4611686018433497463/2305843009244039537/4268361352?page=0 Playing like a sniper is rough http://destinytracker.com/destiny/games/1/4611686018433497463/2305843009244039537/4268422588?page=0 I just don't get it, shouldn't be this easy http://destinytracker.com/destiny/games/1/4611686018433497463/2305843009244039537/4268606735?page=0 [spoiler]But its not easy sitting out of primary range /Sarcasm[/spoiler] Surely I'm just some shotgun scrub that has no idea what he's talking about...

Depends on the sniper. For those saying that they are good with 1000 yard stare, that weapon can have a 71 Stat of auto aim. Try some skill with icebreaker or hereafter, then that is skill

What about fusion rifles and sidearms

This poll clearly indicates that all lot of people on the forums are not educated how the game really works and its basic mechanics. Those that do take advantage of it, greatly, and that is a aim assist. The mini sniper YouTube videos of Destiny clearly indicates this. I'm sorry, this does not equal skill even though most you believe that but this game there is no skill just aim and shoot

Depends on what you mean. It takes less skill to be successful with a shotty than a sniper. But it's easier to get good kd and dominate with a sniper since shotty puts you right up in harms way

How about we all stop bickering, and switch to the Fusion Rifle master race?

Fusion Rifles. They don't have Shortgaze and they aren't Her Benevolence.

Shotguns: Easy to use but with a high risk. Snipers: Harder to use than shotguns but with less risk.

There are good snipers that headshot you out of mid air and there is the crap snipers (90%) guardians who just preaimed doorways to get headshots.