So how come in most video games shotguns become completely useless unless you're standing right in front of the enemy?

So how come in most video games shotguns become completely useless unless you're standing right in front of the enemy?

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the same reason snipers have a retarded spread if not aiming though the scope

Most video game maps are confined due to hardware limitations, meaning that shotguns having realistic range would make them the most OP weapons in the game.

muh balance

I used to advocate for this. But having Terrorists snipe me from across the map with a spas 12 in Rainbow Six Vegas made me realize why they are nerfed in all games

I can't imagine 12g buckshot being effective against armored targets beyond 25~50m like with handguns.

There are games where snipers are centered. They're fun.

Maps.

>RNG
What's actually skillful is pointing a middle dot.

Most are small though. Realistic shotgun ranges are fine on anything large enough for engagement respawns being forced into roaming.

Shotguns are shown at 75yds. (and there's at least a video of a 12-gauge shooting a clay pigeon at 130yds.).

..Slugs at 200yds.
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Because if they worked any closer to how they do in real life then games would have no need for rifles since 99% of games have their entire engagement ranges at

Armor stops slugs

>So how come in most video games shotguns become completely useless unless you're standing right in front of the enemy?

because that's how they are in real life unless you're shooting slugs

Balance. Youd see how fast people would call it OP if it had realistic range

This is not true

devs still think shotgun shoots like an old timey blunderbuss from the 1600's

The same reason spraying your automatic weapon is all luck based.

Because that's how shotguns work?
Use your head

They want shotguns to at least have some use to them. Besides blowing down door hinges and destroying equipment, there's not much use for a shotgun on a battlefield.

it is true

shotguns blow dicks at range with regular shot especially when they're short ass military barrel lengths

So, why do guns like rifles have those annoying spread thing?

People who have never used a shotgun in their life.

If you want a gun that's fucking garbage outside of 20 meters, look towards derringers or snub revolvers, as a shotgun is lethal at triple that. Also thinking that armor is going to stop a solid slug with more ft-lb of energy than a 7.62 is retarded.

>People who have never used a shotgun in their life.

i own a fucking shotgun and it's garbage at 100m unless you use slugs

Halo 2 ruined shotguns.

sorry , meant to quote

Except standard military plate will stop a slug easy

>12g buckshot being effective against armored targets beyond 25~50m like with handguns.
>12g buckshot
>armored target

Look where I said a slug would be stopped. You complete fucking retard.

I disagree.

Jesus, please stop getting your gun knowledge from Call of Duty.

Buck shot will rip your organs to pieces from 80 meters, that's almost the length of a football field.

still would put you on your ass

In Rising Storm 2 you can reliably hit targets at 100m+ with them.

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>2-4 pellets several inches apart if you're real lucky
>ripping your organs to pieces

It'll put you on your ass as much as it puts the shooter on his ass

that in particular was meant for

That's not a shotgun

I disagree

are you telling me you would stay standing if someone shot you in a chest plate with a 12ga slug?

It's amazing.
>tfw having the slugfest achievement

No but in timesplitters 2 shotguns remain viable at sensible ranges and offer some absurd DPS in many scenarios.

>Big Tony vs duckman drake in hospital

ffffffffuck that arcade mission - that requires basically camping and never missing as you'd get fucked as you reload.

Most people fall over after being shot in the armor simply because of the shock and reflexes of getting shot, not because the round pushed them over

You should play Rising Storm 2

>always been a shotgunfag
>mfw the shotguns in Warframe

Here's a video to show you that armor stops slugs.
youtube.com/watch?v=sdlXfF6obY0

It's as relevant as your response to

Because, in most games, if shotguns had their real effective range they'd be way too effective. Mostly because the majority of games have such small maps.

>I own a shotgun
>it's garbage at this range

Dood, you ever consider that you just suck with it?

Shotguns in vidya are nerfed to holy hell compared to their real life counterparts. A shotgun is a terrifying weapon, and made even worse so when you consider how easy it is to aim with one.

Git gud, mah dude

How bout that falloff m8? Remember when the hek was god?

God I wish it wasn't such a shit game

I never even use slugs desu
I just smoke GIs with buckshot from 150 meters away, all day

Balance

>God I wish it wasn't such a shit game
>it would be good if it wasn't so not good

I hate Sup Forums

don't you think that's what i meant?

I mean, what do you want from me? The same list of DE's fuckups that has been reposted for years now?

Because contrary to belief, realism is often the antithesis of fun.