I tried to look past this thinking it was just me but I believe the Bolt Shot is too powerful. Actually it’s range is too far. I don’t mind it being a one hit kill up close, in fact i don’t mind that at all. I do mind when the host kills me with one shot from 12’+ away and I can’t kill someone with from 5’ away. The thing has better range than the Scattershot.
Don’t get me wrong I like the Bolt Shot and i don’t have a problem with it being a loadout weapon. I just think the range is way too far. since it’s a one hit kill weapon seeing that one hit kill weapons always give host a massive advantage.
One shot kill is fine. Just the range needs to be toned down. I think the assault rifle has too much range also. These weapons are competing with the BR from 40" away it seems like. Ok not the BS but the AR does.
As a competitive player, I can see where you are coming from. However, It is very easy to combat it. Play smart. You can hear the bolt shot charging up, or you can tell by how the player is acting if he is trying to lure you. Just use radar or pro vision and if he/she isn’t trying to challenge you, or is trying to hide behind a corner, obviously most likely the player is trying to bold shot you.
edit: Also, scattershot shotgun and sword should have faster bullet velocity so that they will beat bolt shot close range everytime since they are meant to be power weapons.
> One shot kill is fine. Just the range needs to be toned down. I think the assault rifle has too much range also. These weapons are competing with the BR from 40" away it seems like. Ok not the BS but the AR does.
A range reduction would be a great balance. AR does not compete with the BR though, unless I am within the AR distance a BR/DMR will destroy me. The BR works much better mid range than the AR
> As a competitive player, I can see where you are coming from. However, It is very easy to combat it. Play smart. You can hear the bolt shot charging up, or you can tell by how the player is acting if he is trying to lure you. Just use radar or pro vision and if he/she isn’t trying to challenge you, or is trying to hide behind a corner, obviously most likely the player is trying to bold shot you.
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> edit: Also, scattershot shotgun and sword should have faster bullet velocity so that they will beat bolt shot close range everytime since they are meant to be power weapons.
That’s my point though. I agree with you as far as tactics. It doesn’t bother me at all when I round a corner and get hit point blank and die that’s fine. What frustrates me is when I know what they are doing and I keep distance between us and I still die from a 12’ shot. In my opinion the range should be about 5 feet or less.
> > One shot kill is fine. Just the range needs to be toned down. I think the assault rifle has too much range also. These weapons are competing with the BR from 40" away it seems like. Ok not the BS but the AR does.
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> A range reduction would be a great balance. AR does not compete with the BR though, unless I am within the AR distance a BR/DMR will destroy me. The BR works much better mid range than the AR
I would guess that from about 20’ feet away it does, maybe more. Again, I don’t mind being killed by a weapon when it’s used properly. If I rush someone with a close range weapon while using the DMR I deserve what I get, but if I see someone 30’ feet away and I don’t even have time to get 5 shots off before the AR kills me it just frustrates me.
The Boltshot has a longer 1sk range than the scattershot and the shotgun. I’m not sure how difficult it would be to nerf the range, but it would be a welcome change.