In the current experience of playing shotguns, the base spread of most shotguns is 90, the Ithaca 37 shotgun is 80, and the Winchester 1887 shotgun is 60, which creates a completely different gaming experience.
At very close range, within 10 meters, their killing effects are basically the same, but the difference in their experience becomes very obvious from 15 meters away.
The performance of most shotguns with a base spread of 90 deteriorates, requiring an average of two to three shots to kill or knock down an enemy. The Ithaca 37 performs slightly better in this regard, but generally requires two shots to kill. However, the Winchester 1887 can still achieve one shot to knock down or kill.
At a distance of 40m, which is the maximum combat distance that we usually consider shotguns to be designed for, most shotguns require 5 to 6 shots to kill an enemy without hitting the head. However, the Winchester 1887 only requires two to three shots to kill an enemy. If a bullet hits the head, it usually requires two shots to kill.
It is obvious that shotguns do not lack damage, but the problem that limits their performance is that the basic spread is too large, so in bolt action rifle combat, close range cannot fully become the advantage of shotguns, and the killing efficiency of medium and close range is clearly not as good as that of bolt action rifles, because most of the damage is lost because the projectile misses the enemy.
Overall, at present, we should still maintain a base spread of 90 for certain short barreled shotguns, such as the saw shotgun, and significantly reduce their base spread for double barreled shotguns, as they only have a capacity of two rounds. Personally, I believe that the base spread of DB shotguns should be in the range of 40 to 50.
The pump action shotgun, due to its lower firing rate than the semi-automatic shotgun, should have a base spread of 70, slightly higher than the Winchester 1887 to reflect the special characteristics of the battle pass weapon, while the semi-automatic Browning Auto- 5 should have a slightly lower, I think the base spread of 80 is good .
This is my feedback and suggestion on the current shotgun series. I hope all shotgun players can support it
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And don’t forget to buff the M30 Drilling and TOZ-B to have them reload both shells at the same time.
Much like the sawn-off april fools event shotgun does.
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DB shotgun really need buff reload time， I agree with you.
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