Are shotguns going to be a primary weapon?

Will the human shotgun be a primary weapon you will be able to spawn with? I assume it is, after seeing there will be a total of 15 unlockable primary weapons, I don’t see how it couldn’t be one of them.

My concern with this is the randoms I get paired up with will be more worried about using the shotgun to taking a defensive stance in some easily defended position, to try and keep their K/D as high as possible. However what they will be too ignorant to realize is that can easily cost us the win, having one less player team-shooting.

Just a small concern I have, what are your thoughts on the matter?

The shotgun will probably remain a powerweapon and won’t be in loadouts.

i think if the shotty is a primary weapon you can spawn with ( really doubt it ) it will be unlocked at a somewhat high rank

15 Primary Weapon!!
DMR
BR
AR
Carbine
Storm Rifle









Thats a lot.

Hopefully not. It’ll be way too overpowered.

It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

> It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

Really? :frowning: that’s going to be overpowered… For a while till we complain enough on the forums and 343 changes it. :slight_smile: They’re good listeners!

> Hopefully not. It’ll be way too overpowered.

Well they’d hardly make the scattershot an ordnance drop if the shotgun wasn’t also.

> It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

I thought it was just a leak. Could you please link the source?

I don’t know how to post something that was stated in a magazine.

> It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

:frowning:

> It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

LOL

Oh my god, oh my god I just laughed so hard. Now that I realize you’re not joking, I’m sad.

> It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.

NO!

NOOOO!

NOOOOOOOOO!

PLEASE GOD NO!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

And if this is true, how is that not considered overpowered? The shotgun still has status as a power weapon so… huh? Is sniper a starting weapon too?

It has been confirmed that the Shotgun is a primary weapon.
But could somebody post a link to where the 15-primary weapon count was confirmed?
Also, has anyone heard anything about the Sentinal Beam being a secondary weapon?

If it is put in the loadouts, it’ll probably have a nerfed range or something.

> > It was confirmed in a GameInformer article. The Human Shotgun will be included in the primary weapon catagory of your custom loadout.
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> NOOOO!
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> NOOOOOOOOO!
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> PLEASE GOD NO!
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> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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> And if this is true, how is that not considered overpowered? The shotgun still has status as a power weapon so… huh? Is sniper a starting weapon too?

I expect the Shotgun’s range and/or damage to be sorely diminished.
I highly doubt 343 will allow an unaltered Shotgun into the primary weapons list.

Some random image showed that the shotgun would be a loadout weapon.

> If it is put in the loadouts, it’ll probably have <mark>a nerfed range</mark> or something.

So it can shoot a far as I can stick my tongue out? Your idea is abysmal.

It will probably be CE’s range, only with a balanced fire rate and damaged.

The shotgun - killing flood since 2001, and now being given to players off-spawn.

The fact that it is confirmed as a possible load out: i shall smile as all the whiny little kids cry. >:)