Shotty GoBang
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Posted - 2013.08.19 03:13:00 -
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Aizen Intiki wrote:Shotty GoBang wrote:Interesting. Are you having issues against other MD users? My GalScout survives very few MD encounters. Well, other than killing myself, or going against other MD users with shield tanks, not really. Really, the only downside to it is the low ammo cap, but I'm using the STD one, and no skills into the ammo skill.
Thanks, Aizen. I tried it out the Exo-5 MD today on an Advanced Gallente Scout w/Toxin SMG sidearm. Played it like a shotgunner, averaged 2-3 KDR, and made the following observations:
The MD deals damage far more reliably than a SG.
The MD is substantially more forgiving than a SG.
The MD is better at dispatching fatties than a SG.
The MD is absurdly effective against scouts. So much so, I tried not to use it against them.
The MD's effective range opens up numerous combat tactics unavailable to a SG.
The MD is substantially better suited for scoutly combat acrobatics than a SG.
The MD's psychological affect is comparable to the Chromosome SG's (folks don't take SG Scouts seriously anymore).
I love shotgunning, but the shotgun lets me down far too often for me to trust it. Closing the gap as a Scout is a big risk; if your Shotgun decides to misfire or your target turns out to be proto, you're dead dang near every time. I can see CQC Scouts benefiting greatly from this weapon, as there's less risk and equivalent reward involved in using it.
IMHO, the MD is hands down a better Shotgun than a Shotgun.
I'll likely run with it until the SG is fixed or the MD is nerfed. Both should be a Dev priority in my book.
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Posted - 2013.08.19 03:45:00 -
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Thor Odinson42 wrote:
Sucks to hear that. I'm a long time MD user that's bored and somewhat ashamed to use it because the splash radius is too large since hit detection has been fixed.
I just went prof2 in shotguns and reached the ADV min assault suit. I have noticed pretty bad hit detection with the shotgun, but I figured I just needed more time with it.
The Uprising 1.0-1.3 Shotgun is the worst incarnation of the Shotgun in my FPS experience.
I'm holding out hope that the Devs will address this soon. I don't think they did it on purpose; CQC mechanics are out-of-whack, and I'm sure they're working out the bugs.
In the mean time, it's nothing you're doing wrong. The phantom pellet phantom plagues us all.  |