M1014 severely underpowered?

[DeltaStrikeOp]

Hi all,

Recently while playing a zombies match with @DamienTheMapMaker, we've noticed that the shotgun is severely underpowered to our tastes. For me, I'm really used to shotgunning Halo-style, which was basically a concentrated cone of lead which usually took around 2-3 shots medium range to kill a fully shielded spartan.


My input from shotgunning in ACR is that the spread is way too high and that the damage doesnt really make up for the high spread. In a zombie match, it takes around 4+ shots in my experience to shoot down 1 zombie. I couldn't get any SPLAT!s because of their knifing distance.

If the M1014 had a much tighter cone of spread, and higher damage, I would see more people use the shotgun. Contrary to what a lot of people believe, buckshot usually is in a pretty tight group. From this source, you have around 10 inch hole at a 10 yard distance.

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http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot42.htm

In summary, I really think the Devs should consider both tightening up the shotgun's spread and damage of the pellets. I really dont think I should only take down 2 zombies with 8 rounds, when in most games involving zombies, the shotgun is the most coveted firearm. What are your inputs regarding the current M1014 performance in-game?

Again, thank you all for reading my gun rants. xD