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    Division 1.3 is back....

    why... why did you not learn redstorm/massive

    This Shotgun meta is toxic.

    I think the double barrel was always strong but it just was not as tanky. Now you can get 400k armor and one/two tap people its disgusting.

    what else got buffed in this patched that now I see more and more double barrels?

    I hate this cheese
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    Originally Posted by DankMemesBlazer Go to original post
    why... why did you not learn redstorm/massive

    This Shotgun meta is toxic.

    I think the double barrel was always strong but it just was not as tanky. Now you can get 400k armor and one/two tap people its disgusting.

    what else got buffed in this patched that now I see more and more double barrels?

    I hate this cheese
    old school sentry shotgun lol
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    Originally Posted by Rogue_Agent_JPN Go to original post
    old school sentry shotgun lol
    The nightmares man.... Now all we need is tankticians and throw a smart cover down
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    Originally Posted by DankMemesBlazer Go to original post
    what else got buffed in this patched that now I see more and more double barrels?
    I hate this cheese
    My first guess is a combination of Gunner Spec tanky passives, along with the liberation of passive weapon damage from Spec trees...

    But I'll be honest, this is the first mention of a shotgun meta I've seen. What seems to be going on?
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    Originally Posted by Ubi-RealDude Go to original post
    My first guess is a combination of Gunner Spec tanky passives, along with the liberation of passive weapon damage from Spec trees...

    But I'll be honest, this is the first mention of a shotgun meta I've seen. What seems to be going on?
    Shotguns got a PVP modifier buff, double barrel shotgun and the shotgun talent that gives you 5% damage per shell reloaded but 50% for a full reload, so with double barred shotguns you get 50% easily, and since the double barred is the second strongest shotgun that depending on the build go around to 200k damage, you can get it to around 300k damage with the buff, that lets people kill you if they hit a headshot from what i heard. which is kinda funny as shotguns are still considered trash in PVE. But also heard mixed responses from people that this only happens if you let someone with a shotgun user get to close to you so some people consider it a fair play since people have to use the double barred shotgun that has obviously only 2 shots so it appears to be a high risk high reward, again not a PVP guy so i can't say how cheap it is.
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    Originally Posted by Ubi-RealDude Go to original post
    My first guess is a combination of Gunner Spec tanky passives, along with the liberation of passive weapon damage from Spec trees...

    But I'll be honest, this is the first mention of a shotgun meta I've seen. What seems to be going on?
    It's because with tu4 shotguns got a 65% damage increase (which I believe is multiplicitive tho not 100% on that) in pvp.

    Two shots from a double barrel, which is pretty rapid, gives the same damage as around 30-40 bullets from most other guns with a similar build, plus add on the 50% from premeditated (as mentioned above) and it's pretty cheesy.
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    Originally Posted by Ubi-RealDude Go to original post
    My first guess is a combination of Gunner Spec tanky passives, along with the liberation of passive weapon damage from Spec trees...

    But I'll be honest, this is the first mention of a shotgun meta I've seen. What seems to be going on?
    This can’t be the first time you’ve heard this right?
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    no wonder my sweetdream shotgun not so powerful..
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  9. #9
    Let's not forget about no skill, hip fire, LMG builds with unbreakable.
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    Oh the dreaded shotgun yes very deadly now up close now, but again useless from distance. So just don't let them get close to you. Hip firing lmg well run run lol use your head and don't stand there. But easy fix make hip firing useless spray and pray for a bullet hit.
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