That completely defeats the purpose of it being a shotgun. You may as well make it a rifle.

No. The point of shields is to protect the user from everything, not just small projectiles. In fact, small projectiles would be harder to protect against because if the shield is compromised, even slightly, they might slip right through.


Minmatar weapons are not renown for their range, and having it fire a single shot defeats the purpose of it being a shotgun. No spread, no bread.

when we get weapon customization or the ability to use other types of ammo we should be able to pick what to use for the shotgun. then we could fire explosive rounds from the shotgun.

I. Support the minymatars using flechettes over slugs. They still have spead, but have more range then buckshot/flying molten star

I know what slugs are, but for some reason when I saw this thread I thought about "Flesh Eating Slugs" ..

Now that would be a projectile.

The minmatar shotguns will have variants. A tactical shotgun with default slugs would be nice. We will eventually have ammo types, probably few years out though.

Other nice ammo types
squash head: plastic explosive slug that pancakes on target then detonates. First used by British in WWII as anti-tank round. They also put squash head warheads on rockets instead of the more normal shaped charge.
burning metal pellets: White phosphorus bird shot might have some effect on shields. New Eden probably has some nastier stuff in it with similar effects as well.
Small explosive pellets: airburst at max range like flaylock
Smart metal?: I don't remember the right name, one of the chronicles had a metallic material that could be programmed to change shape when contacting a preset materiel, like a ball turns into a sharp broad head once it contacts flesh. Caused some very nasty damage in the story.