DUST Search - Shotguns are underpowered

Medical Crash wrote:

No, you need to open your eyes, the aiming is too slow. You know what most of you here remind me of? Back when BF3 was first released, HD had really, really bad input lag, I mean 2 second delays here..... Well some of us noticed this and complained on the forums. Guess what most people said? "You guys are crazy, aiming is fine Lern2play", "Looks fine to me", "Check your tv derka derka derka bakkala", "resetssss your modemss durzzzz".

It took DICE over a year to finally fix it but they did, and even when they finally admitted to there being a bad input lag problem, people STILL denied it to this day.

That's how most people on this forum are, you are BLIND. Not all of you, but a lot of you, based on your responses. The aiming is SLOW, it is SLOW. I think I need to record just exactly how bad the aiming in DUST is compared to other FPS's. I'll try to show you all just how bad of a disadvantage we are at, especially shotgunners, who need FAST aiming to twitch aim.


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Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 864	Posted - 2014.02.25 17:35:00 - [1] - Quote Whut? I've one-shotted plenty of standard suits using a Dren shotgun and no damage mods. I don't even have any points in shotguns at all. Just be as close as you can and when possible, aim for the head.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 864	Posted - 2014.02.25 17:45:00 - [2] - Quote I don't think the increased damage with ADV/proto is significant enough to skill up shotguns. You'll most likely still need to land the same number of hits to kill higher EHP suits anyway. Basic (and in my case BPO) will be what I use, even on my proto suits, once I run out of HKMs.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 869	Posted - 2014.02.25 18:55:00 - [3] - Quote I think it's fine. Maybe y'all just need more practice with it.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 871	Posted - 2014.02.25 19:15:00 - [4] - Quote Medical Crash wrote: No, you need to open your eyes, the aiming is too slow. You know what most of you here remind me of? Back when BF3 was first released, HD had really, really bad input lag, I mean 2 second delays here..... Well some of us noticed this and complained on the forums. Guess what most people said? "You guys are crazy, aiming is fine Lern2play", "Looks fine to me", "Check your tv derka derka derka bakkala", "resetssss your modemss durzzzz". It took DICE over a year to finally fix it but they did, and even when they finally admitted to there being a bad input lag problem, people STILL denied it to this day. That's how most people on this forum are, you are BLIND. Not all of you, but a lot of you, based on your responses. The aiming is SLOW, it is SLOW. I think I need to record just exactly how bad the aiming in DUST is compared to other FPS's. I'll try to show you all just how bad of a disadvantage we are at, especially shotgunners, who need FAST aiming to twitch aim. I don't find the aiming to be too slow (I use the DS3 and my sensitivity is at 90 for everything). Then again, in most of my encounters the enemy is caught unawares and therefore I can take my time to get close and line up a good shot properly. So maybe you're doing it wrong? If you are expecting the shotgun to 1vs1 an enemy who is aware of you in a strafe duel, you will be disappointed. It excels as a high alpha surprise weapon, meant for dispatching an enemy who is caught off guard and disoriented while trying to locate where you are shooting from.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 872	Posted - 2014.02.25 19:35:00 - [5] - Quote Dexter307 wrote: To bad nova knives do that better Nearly any kill made with knives could also have been made with a shotgun - and most likely, it would have been easier with the shotgun. The same can't be said of the reverse. Also, with the knives its a lot harder to keep track of an enemy if he is moving, particularly should you need follow-up stabbings.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 877	Posted - 2014.02.25 20:35:00 - [6] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: What practice? I know how to stealth around, I know how to flank and I know how to get real close and personal with enemies. It's a necessity when you're using the closest range weapons on the 2nd slowest assault suit. I get close, hugging the enemy, boom to the head/center of mass. If that doesn't insta kill a medium frame, it's broken and I might as well use a rifle. Honestly, use REs if you want a guaranteed OHK against medium frames. Or rail guns/forge guns. In a game where one "medium" might have 3-4x the EHP of another "medium", you're asking a bit much.
Sana Rayya WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL Top Men. 896	Posted - 2014.02.27 13:45:00 - [7] - Quote Scout Registry wrote: Recommendation: * Shotgunners should be using Nova Knives or a Fine Rifle. There's a world of difference between a 5m effective range and a 1m effective range. I'm trying to get better with the knives but they are really tough to use, especially on maps without a city socket as the primary battle area. Whether it's better to use a rifle - maybe. To each his own. I prefer getting up close and personal, just not close enough to pig-stick the other guy ;)