Improve shotgun accuracy

[Halinder]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): Increase accuracy for the M37 shotgun.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): Prevent shotguns, a close-quarters weapon, from missing a target when there is only 2 tiles between you.

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): Since shotguns are extremely low-fire-rate weapons, it makes sense to at least have them hit things to make their high damage useful.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): I'd assume there's a way to increase accuracy of the weapon quite easily, though really I'm not sure.

[MrJJJ]

I always questioned why can you miss 2-4 tiles away, its a shotgun for god's sake, its not using slug rounds and a scope to do massive damage AND act like a sniper rifle (for this game anyway)

[Hycinth]

I always questioned why can you miss 2-4 tiles away, its a shotgun for god's sake, its not using slug rounds and a scope to do massive damage AND act like a sniper rifle (for this game anyway)

It is using slugs though

[MrJJJ]

It is using slugs though

uh, no? where does it say that?

https://gyazo.com/3ebccefe9fa145fca8f252319b2438d7

EDIT:
what in the entire fuck? i saw someone shooting a drone with a shotgun, and they got hit by a slug...what?

Drone (412) is hit by the shotgun slug in the chest!

[Hycinth]

Why do you think there's no spreadshot on the shotgun? It's slugs.

WTB buckshot.

[MrJJJ]

WHY are they firing SLUGS?
WHY???????????????

[tuzz]

12 gauge refers to the diameter of the shell. Doesn't mean its shot or a slug. You would be looking for something like 00 to indicate it is shot.
I imagine it uses slugs so you don't hit every marine in front of you when you fire. Also bullet pathing is already terrible. I can't imagine how bad it would be if it fired buckshot.

[Boltersam]

Spread shot would increase the accuracy. It's the whole reason spread shot was invented.

It's harder to bring down a bird with a rifle than a load of shotgun pellets.

[Inspiregona]

Also, imagine trying to kill a heavily armored target with buckshot... it just wouldn't happen in an effective manner. -Shudders, imagining trying to kill a crusher with buckshot-

[MilesWolfe]

I always questioned why can you miss 2-4 tiles away, its a shotgun for god's sake, its not using slug rounds and a scope to do massive damage AND act like a sniper rifle (for this game anyway)

lol doom reference
but anyway, i think making more shell varieties was recently an accepted suggestion

[MrJJJ]

lol doom reference

Someone actually got it, hooray!

[Infernus]

No longer relevant.
Closed