Comments on: Usefulness of Shotgun in Video Games

By: Deadhart

Deadhart — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:39:23 +0000

How ’bout Mafia? Close-range double load from the sawnoff is lulz. And don’t even get me started on Postal 2: Catnip + Shotgun = cranium crackin’ time!

By: Deadhart

Deadhart — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:35:07 +0000

Haha, finally somebody weho remembers that game! Yeah, those mosquitos were a pain in the butt to kill, only shotty made it easier.

By: i'm doing your mom's second cousin twice removed by marriage

i'm doing your mom's second cousin twice removed by marriage — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:56:18 +0000

would i be retarded for asking wtf is going on?

By: arios54

arios54 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:25:16 +0000

tl;dr

By: rabbitfish

rabbitfish — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:58:40 +0000

well counterstrike did start out as a mod for half-life but Valve said that they could make money from it.

By: Lawlz.

Lawlz. — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:09:55 +0000

TL;DR

By: Heilah

Heilah — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:39:58 +0000

It’s still damned better than posting “first”.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:24:27 +0000

i use the shotgun in halo and own with it!

By: cheese

cheese — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:12:04 +0000

well i mostly play cod… but ever since mw2 came out with marathon
(sprint forever) and lightweight (sprint faster) the shotgun was the ultimate noob weapon and also the spas 12 and shoot across the map and get a hit marker… so thats a big gate for campers

By: fish

fish — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:08:16 +0000

For all of those who’ve only played MW2 and just checked this graph: This was made when MW2 didn’t even exist yet. In all other cod games, shotguns weren’t the incredibly-easy-to-use weapons they are now. Thank you for reading ^_^

By: dch

dch — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:17:45 +0000

Where you will die.

By: mary G

mary G — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:11:17 +0000

yup. shotguns rule in HalfLife 2 also.
Like when the fast screaming zombies are coming at you in all their BAMF-ness, you just take a shotgun to their faces and blow it off. from personal experience.

By: mary G

mary G — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:06:29 +0000

I second that.
And also, if you are playing Halo and you see a shotgun laying on the ground, F***ing PICK IT UP!!
That is, unless you are a noob who can’t use it at all and they go around in multiplayer saying,”WTF the shotgun sucks and so does anyone who uses it.”
For those of us who can actually KILL the enemy with an eight-gauge, it only takes one shot.

By: 123

123 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:26:25 +0000

Misuse of a line graph >:(

By: Psycho-ape86

Psycho-ape86 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:42:05 +0000

Actually I play call of duty: modern warfare 2 @ i’d have to say the shotgun is pretty useful @ it is better when your playing online SOOoO EPIC fail to the person who made this graph & thinks the shotgun sucks in call of duty but ya gotta admit the shotgun is one of the luckiest weapons to have in zombie games like resident evil.

By: Axxle

Axxle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:00:04 +0000

Apparently the OP hasn’t used MW2′s duel Model 1887s

By: Axxle

Axxle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:59:26 +0000

Apparently someone hasn’t used MW2′s duel Model 1887s

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:18:54 +0000

hmmmmm… soo true.

By: Legatus

Legatus — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:33:53 +0000

indeed it does. But in some ways, isn’t Halo a zombie game anyway? I mean, the flood are the game’s excuse for writing in zombies, and the shotgun was specifically put in the game to be effective against the flood. Whoever made this graph had good intentions, but damn did they not know much about Halo……And yes, the Halo pistol is amazing too, I can’t pick a favorite.

By: EHW

EHW — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:29:18 +0000

First fail!

By: reed

reed — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:09:19 +0000

dont agree with the halo aspect, i used to and always will wreak havoc with the shotgun in halo 2 and 3

By: EHW

EHW — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:40:41 +0000

You don’t need a shotgun when facing zombies; you need basement kitty (immune to zombies).

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:41:06 +0000

FAIL! Battletoads no can has shotgun.

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:38:12 +0000

Angry nerd.

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:36:04 +0000

So I recently learned.

By: EHW2

EHW2 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:31:34 +0000

I’VE SEEN THIS GUY IN OTHER GRAPH DISCUSSIONS BEFORE. WHY HE’S BEING EVIL NOW I HAVE NO CLUE. HE HAS AWAKENED EHW2!!! DAMN THIS BLOG CLOGGER!!!!!

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:28:25 +0000

I like the multiplayer;henchmen rule!

By: Xenon

Xenon — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:38 +0000

… what are you gibbering about? Shotguns are pretty useful against Hunters… and Elites… and Brutes. You’re doing it wrong.

Secondly, shotgun melee kills Grunts so why swap to a weaker weapon? Therefore you’re killing with the shotgun. Logic wins.

By: Lol

Lol — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:11 +0000

Shotgun in halo: Vs Flood – lol
Against Grunts : Why would you use that? Weak weapons KO them
Against hunters : Hey, im shotgun and i fail
Against youre allies: they will start to attack you anyway whatever wep you have.
Against yourself: Best. Use near plasma shield
Everything else: Stupid.

So: Shotguns in halo are used to kill yourself.

By: norsehorse

norsehorse — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:14:39 +0000

Screw that. If we’re talking fallout, Fawkes’ super sledge is the only way to go.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:13:45 +0000

Shot gun is one of the most useful weapons in Halo! Headshot the Flood and they are done!

By: EHW

EHW — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:00:32 +0000

my fart starts a nuclear war. I laugh at spy, sandwich, pyro and engineer!

By: EHW

EHW — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:56:21 +0000

that is if your using an smg. sorry for confuzen ya.

By: EHW

EHW — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:54:23 +0000

well they changed that back good.

By: hard drives

hard drives — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:59:56 +0000

I just love playing games. I like Halo 3 and Super Mario Bros. I am playing this games since my childhood. Its great gaming experience. Graphics and music are awesome.

By: nikon kameratasche

nikon kameratasche — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:11:43 +0000

I want to know why shotguns can hit a locust once and all he does in cringe, but the second time he explodes in to a million pieces.

Shotguns have never been really known for their range, but they go a bit short in some games.

By: Aramil

Aramil — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:03:50 +0000

Shotguns FTW!!!! They are useful no matter what game your playing.

By: EHW

EHW — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:35:35 +0000

He’s a damned blog clogger,
a person who writes long unrelated comments
or performs a Hij@ck by taking the topic and
runnin’ like hell in the other direction.
by the way we should lobby to change the new format here
it gets clogged when people reply to much.

By: mason

mason — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:29:24 +0000

that is a lie! the shotgun on halo rocks!

By: qua111

qua111 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:04 +0000

The shotgun in Halo is a great weapon. Just need 2know how to use it;)

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:44:57 +0000

this is fallout we talk about right? I played at a friends house and I find sawed off shotguns ( also known as howdahs) are good for nasty ghoul suprises, though 3 10mm to the head great.

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:38:00 +0000

The shotguns greatest advantage is the loading cycle! You need only insert the amount of ammo to fill the thing so you don’t need to take the whole clip out like say a pistol.

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:33:36 +0000

Depends really. What is the paticular smg’s grouping? how about rpm and power?

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:30:25 +0000

Oh not you topic bashing people again please STFU.

By: EHW

EHW — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:28:34 +0000

I didn’t like quantum game but it depends on the spread. In the conduit the shotgun is a wide spray weapon. In Medal of honor the shotgun is’nt the crap in the conduit then again moh is a war game were fighting takes place at a pretty fair distance. Thus tighter group.

By: cruiser

cruiser — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:16:37 +0000

trench gun + ray gun + grenades + me = i throw grenade and blow myself up :\

or i use trench gun and blow them to pieces XD muahahaha!
run around in circles in the help room with a shot gun.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:46:38 +0000

Nazi Zombies tranch gun pro : D

By: EverHeat

EverHeat — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:30:15 +0000

Actually, in Halo, the shotgun is pretty useful. Get near an opponent and kill him with a single clear shot.

By: BattleCry

BattleCry — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:23:58 +0000

I disagree, blind fire with the SPAS 12 or 500 Tac owns.. Now that auto fire xpmp38madulator is a piece of junk. No damage and no range.

By: BattleCry

BattleCry — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:17:37 +0000

There are TONS of cartridge type shotguns out there.
Jackhammer shotgun
armsel striker shotgun
AR-410
Saiga-12
SPAS-15
Daewoo USAS-12
MAG-7

and there’s some I’m sure I’ve forgotten

All of the ones I’ve listed are featured in gaming.

Most mutliplayer games shy away from the auto shotguns because close up in CQB (which they are designed for) they’d hav e a super unfair advantage.

For example, BattleField Bad Company uses the SPAS and the Saiga, both have better range than their pump counterparts….but have less power…so while you can fire quicker yiou hurt folks less.

However, there’s the NeoStead 2000 on that game….noob tube if there ever was one.