A sidearm that can insta kill you? No, just no. Lower the charge up damage so it’s equivalent to the Halo 3 Mauler and buff the individual shots a little. I’m getting very tired of this gun. It’s just as bad if not worse than the Gears 3 Sawed off.
It’s not OP because you have to be right in the opponents face to kill with it. Just stay out of that range and it’s useless.
It is OP. Making it worse, its a loadout weapon.
It has a range of like 10 feet for a one shot kill. OP
“I died by it, so it must be OP.”
It’s so easy to outrange.
You must get killed by it a lot.
Well yeah anything’s going to look OP if you double-pummel for every kill.
I’ve only ever killed one person with the Boltshot’s insta-gib.
And I had to be right in their face. There are not often times that you can get in someone’s face without dying.
It’s obviously not overpowered since almost no one uses it.
lol
It only kills instantly if you’re in the person’s face, which is easily counterable. It’s not as bad as a Shotgun or Scattershot, since you have a lot less ammo and need to overcharge it to be able to kill. Unlike the Shotgun/Scattershot, it also overheats after you let off an overcharged shot. You have one chance to get them, if you fail, you most likely will get killed.
It is pretty overpowered, I wreck with it, it’s sometimes my only saving grace.
> “I died by it, so it must be OP.”
I actually find it hard to use so i stay away from it, plus you have to time it perfect and it’s not easy. Plus i’m not really a close quarters player.
OP - I agree. No side arm, charged or not, should kill in one shot, eventhough you have to be extremely close to do it and is a rare occurrence. Part of the argument is about balance of weapons as well. A very valid point.
I use the bolt shot, as it is hands down the best secondary. Especially with the reload glitch. IMO it should have it’s damage nerfed to requiring a melee to kill, like the mauler from H3.
But if you’re having issues with the bolt shot, just remember that if an enemy is 1 shot, and goes behind cover in CQC, they most likely have a bolt shot. If you don’t have nades, you better have a bolt shot or similar to counter them.
Also I think it’s a bit of an issue that the bolt shot is stronger than the scatter shot.
> “I died by it, and it wasn’t the BR, so it must be OP.”
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> It’s so easy to outrange.
Fixed.
I’ve been insta killed by this with full shields from further away than what it takes for the skattershot to oneshot. That’s why I think it’s OP. There shouldn’t be any one shot kill weapons available for loadouts in my opinion and you’re more than welcome to disagree with me. Some people love it and that’s fine. 343 decided to put it in the way they did and I’m okay with that I just think it could use a small tweak.
People say this, but to be honest, rarely people have the chance to overcharge it and be within range without dying.
The scattershot is way better than the bolt shot. First off, you have to be closer with the bolt shot for a one shot kill, second, you need way more accuracy with the bolt shot, and third the shotgun has a faster fire rate.