Shotguns in game are typically not all that often used, since SMGs are much better for assaulters,partisans, and APC drivers; and while they do get used more with engineers, rifles still get used more often with engineers due to versatility, but is nice to have more variety in playstyle. Outside of these classes, no class can use shotguns, but I think that should be changed. Shotguns are an interesting alternative to rifles that do have definite benefits, but are not really more powerful than rifles, due to the limitation of range they have that rifles don’t have to worry about. I think that making these universal weapons (as in available for every class), this will still be a sidegrad to rifles in a lot of cases, but let classes previously stuck with only rifles have a new playstyle, like engineers without the construction hammer.
engineers without construction hammer? there are already a shortage of engineer-minded players in the game. More points for building assists. 30 points for barbed wire and 30 points if a tank shell hits your hedehog when it is, for example, defending the door of a capture point…no points for that is ridiculous.
Engineers with a shotgun, and a hammer. More points for engineer. come on people, embrace the engineer in you…it is probably because of the fast pace of the game that discourages engineering. however, it is worth it to defend a point with hedehogs and wire. I die repeatedly sometimes but still respawn with an engineer at the front of the next squad…more points for this. I only engineer when defending and it is often pivotal in the way the battle plays out. a well defended/engineered point is a lot harder to capture.