# Shotguns are joke in this game **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514 "2017-05-16T21:36:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thomeusz](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/thomeusz/32/105770_2.png) [@Thomeusz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Thomeusz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/1 "2017-05-16T21:36:00Z")
I know this game is mostly about wide open maps, but for godsake, when server throws you to something like market map shotgun should have some use in there. I like to play with dao 12 with wide bullet spread, close quarters, but even on those stairs area manytimes i get recked by assault rifles like famas, because they can kill faster than this shotgun, or even when i manage get kill in close quarters sec soldier kills me when in other shooters one round from aud would kill both players in ione shot close range. Damn this game is so bugged, overpacked contentt, unbalanced pile of . ---
**Author:** ![OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ogtrashboat8/32/105677_2.png) [@OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/OGTrashBoat8)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/2 "2017-05-17T04:01:00Z")
> [@Thomeusz](#): > > I know this game is mostly about wide open maps, but for godsake, when server throws you to something like market map shotgun should have some use in there. I like to play with dao 12 with wide bullet spread, close quarters, but even on those stairs area manytimes i get recked by assault rifles like famas, because they can kill faster than this shotgun, or even when i manage get kill in close quarters sec soldier kills me when in other shooters one round from aud would kill both players in ione shot close range. > > Damn this game is so bugged, overpacked contentt, unbalanced pile of . 1. The DAO is trash 2. The duckbill makes it 10x worse 3. You’re using a semi-auto in core 4. The game is not bugged 5. Use any pump shotgun next time ---
**Author:** ![Sulabee007](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sulabee007/32/105747_2.png) [@Sulabee007](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sulabee007)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/3 "2017-05-17T07:07:00Z")
Try 870 MCS with full choke ---
**Author:** ![Turban\_Legend80](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/turban_legend80/32/102395_2.png) [@Turban\_Legend80](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Turban_Legend80)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/4 "2017-05-17T09:52:00Z")
Shotguns are balanced in BF4. More so than most other games i’ve played. ---
**Author:** ![Forunreal](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/forunreal/32/105570_2.png) [@Forunreal](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Forunreal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/5 "2017-05-17T11:01:00Z")
> [@Thomeusz](#): > > Damn this game is so bugged, overpacked contentt, unbalanced pile of . Go play AVA, then you can see a buggy, unbalanced game thats overpacked with absolute P2W crap content.. Youll come back to bf4 with a whole new outlook. ---
**Author:** ![RustedRoot](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rustedroot/32/103328_2.png) [@RustedRoot](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RustedRoot)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/6 "2017-05-17T11:35:00Z")
OP’s lack of skill = the game is bugged? Is that what I am reading? ---
**Author:** ![Guggu70](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@Guggu70](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Guggu70)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/7 "2017-05-17T11:42:00Z")
Just release BFBC2 with better graphics and more destruction and i’m set for life! ---
**Author:** ![pinchylillobster](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pinchylillobster/32/103128_2.png) [@pinchylillobster](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/pinchylillobster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/8 "2017-05-17T15:54:00Z")
My heart bleeds for you and your inability to win gunfights in close quarters with a shotgun. ---
**Author:** ![Crimson-Knight-1](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/crimson-knight-1/32/105538_2.png) [@Crimson-Knight-1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Crimson-Knight-1)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/9 "2017-05-17T19:02:00Z")
I’ll get killed by them all right, most of the time in the back ---
**Author:** ![sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sirghislandi/32/103494_2.png) [@sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sirghislandi)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/10 "2017-05-18T12:45:00Z")
I haven’t used much shotgun om this game, have dao unlocked and it’s not that bad imo but why use wide bullet spread? ---
**Author:** ![RustedRoot](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rustedroot/32/103328_2.png) [@RustedRoot](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RustedRoot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/11 "2017-05-18T17:18:00Z")
> [@sirghislandi](#): > > but why use wide bullet spread? It helps if you have mediocre to bad aim. ---
**Author:** ![pinchylillobster](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pinchylillobster/32/103128_2.png) [@pinchylillobster](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/pinchylillobster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/12 "2017-05-18T17:44:00Z")
> [@RustedRoot](#): > > > [@sirghislandi](#): > > > > but why use wide bullet spread? > > It helps if you have mediocre to bad aim. Essentially this. It ensures that even each time you pull the trigger, you will deal some damage. But you usually won’t kill your target in one shot with that kind of spread, which gives your opponents time to react and kill you. Honestly the strength of a shotgun is the ability to kill your opponent before they can react. Using a setup which removes that seems counterintuitive. ---
**Author:** ![sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sirghislandi/32/103494_2.png) [@sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sirghislandi)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/13 "2017-05-18T20:06:00Z")
> [@pinchylillobster](#): > > > [@RustedRoot](#): > > > > > [@sirghislandi](#): > > > > > > but why use wide bullet spread? > > > > It helps if you have mediocre to bad aim. > > Essentially this. > > It ensures that even each time you pull the trigger, you will deal some damage. But you usually won’t kill your target in one shot with that kind of spread, which gives your opponents time to react and kill you. > > Honestly the strength of a shotgun is the ability to kill your opponent before they can react. Using a setup which removes that seems counterintuitive. That’s what I thought but if you have that bad aim that you need it, you’re probably phu\*ked anyway.. ---
**Author:** ![rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rock1obsta/32/103288_2.png) [@rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rock1obsta)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/14 "2017-05-18T23:45:00Z")
Your mistake is using the DAO. It’s a garbage semi auto. Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sirghislandi/32/103494_2.png) [@sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sirghislandi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/15 "2017-05-19T16:17:00Z")
> [@rock1obsta](#): > > Your mistake is using the DAO. > It’s a garbage semi auto. > Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. I don’t use much shotgun because I really don’t like them but I’ve been thinking about maybe use them a bit so I can maybe unlock most of them. I’ve unlocked the three first ones and dao, could you or anyone else tell me which shotguns you think is the best? I have under 100 kills with shotguns and think dao is ok but I really haven’t used them much, so it would be nice to get some views on which shotguns people like the best. On a side note I’ll never become a shotgun only user but I like to unlock as many weapons as I can.. ---
**Author:** ![OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ogtrashboat8/32/105677_2.png) [@OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/OGTrashBoat8)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/16 "2017-05-19T16:34:00Z")
> [@sirghislandi](#): > > > [@rock1obsta](#): > > > > Your mistake is using the DAO. > > It’s a garbage semi auto. > > Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. > > I don’t use much shotgun because I really don’t like them but I’ve been thinking about maybe use them a bit so I can maybe unlock most of them. I’ve unlocked the three first ones and dao, could you or anyone else tell me which shotguns you think is the best? I have under 100 kills with shotguns and think dao is ok but I really haven’t used them much, so it would be nice to get some views on which shotguns people like the best. > > On a side note I’ll never become a shotgun only user but I like to unlock as many weapons as I can.. 870 with full choke and buckshot. ---
**Author:** ![rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rock1obsta/32/103288_2.png) [@rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rock1obsta)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/17 "2017-05-19T18:34:00Z")
> [@sirghislandi](#): > > > [@rock1obsta](#): > > > > Your mistake is using the DAO. > > It’s a garbage semi auto. > > Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. > > I don’t use much shotgun because I really don’t like them but I’ve been thinking about maybe use them a bit so I can maybe unlock most of them. I’ve unlocked the three first ones and dao, could you or anyone else tell me which shotguns you think is the best? I have under 100 kills with shotguns and think dao is ok but I really haven’t used them much, so it would be nice to get some views on which shotguns people like the best. > > On a side note I’ll never become a shotgun only user but I like to unlock as many weapons as I can.. If you’re lookin to use the semi-auto shotguns I would say the DBV12 is a beast. For pump action, Spas. Packs a helluva punch. Good to use on Gulf of Oman domination and other smaller maps with lotsa small spaces. ---
**Author:** ![sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sirghislandi/32/103494_2.png) [@sirghislandi](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sirghislandi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/18 "2017-05-19T18:48:00Z")
> [@rock1obsta](#): > > > [@sirghislandi](#): > > > > > [@rock1obsta](#): > > > > > > Your mistake is using the DAO. > > > It’s a garbage semi auto. > > > Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. > > > > I don’t use much shotgun because I really don’t like them but I’ve been thinking about maybe use them a bit so I can maybe unlock most of them. I’ve unlocked the three first ones and dao, could you or anyone else tell me which shotguns you think is the best? I have under 100 kills with shotguns and think dao is ok but I really haven’t used them much, so it would be nice to get some views on which shotguns people like the best. > > > > On a side note I’ll never become a shotgun only user but I like to unlock as many weapons as I can.. > > If you’re lookin to use the semi-auto shotguns I would say the DBV12 is a beast. For pump action, Spas. Packs a helluva punch. Good to use on Gulf of Oman domination and other smaller maps with lotsa small spaces. Thanks for answering to both you and ogtrash, will try them out when I unlock them ---
**Author:** ![OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ogtrashboat8/32/105677_2.png) [@OGTrashBoat8](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/OGTrashBoat8)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/19 "2017-05-19T21:02:00Z")
> [@sirghislandi](#): > > > [@rock1obsta](#): > > > > > [@sirghislandi](#): > > > > > > > [@rock1obsta](#): > > > > > > > > Your mistake is using the DAO. > > > > It’s a garbage semi auto. > > > > Spas, full choke, buckshot. Problem solved. > > > > > > I don’t use much shotgun because I really don’t like them but I’ve been thinking about maybe use them a bit so I can maybe unlock most of them. I’ve unlocked the three first ones and dao, could you or anyone else tell me which shotguns you think is the best? I have under 100 kills with shotguns and think dao is ok but I really haven’t used them much, so it would be nice to get some views on which shotguns people like the best. > > > > > > On a side note I’ll never become a shotgun only user but I like to unlock as many weapons as I can.. > > > > If you’re lookin to use the semi-auto shotguns I would say the DBV12 is a beast. For pump action, Spas. Packs a helluva punch. Good to use on Gulf of Oman domination and other smaller maps with lotsa small spaces. > > Thanks for answering to both you and ogtrash, will try them out when I unlock them IMO the quickest way to unlock any gun is through Hardcore. Easier to kill people, and semi-auto shotguns are a OHK. ---
**Author:** ![LawKilIer](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lawkilier/32/105631_2.png) [@LawKilIer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LawKilIer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514/20 "2017-05-20T02:51:00Z")
a lot of it comes down to how you feel with shotguns. For me, the DAO felt like a solid shotgun and was more comfortable than the m1014, dbv, and saiga. Just remember to _never_ strafe when firing a shotgun, as that ruins its accuracy [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/shotguns-are-joke-in-this-game/104514.md?page=2)