Pls share, I really hope the Devs see this proposed change buff for these shotguns.
Although i only started playing 4 weeks ago whilst working 50 hours a week at work… i grinded out Apocalypse on 38 guns so far, meaning i think i can say i have clear understanding of the stats and where each class of weapons excels and what their defining features are, that being said… there is a clear issue with SG12, Akita and Echo12 (which i didnt even bother grinding) in terms of game balance and tuning and a good reason nobody ever uses them.
The main issue is the effectiveness fall of them is too drastic that unless youre in melee range these things just dont do damage to out TTK an SMG and if youre not in melee range (sub 3m) you get out TTK'd drastically. Basically even if the target is still only 6m away, the performance drop off is that drastic that the gun becomes nothing but waste of 2nd weapon option. So im keepng the close range identity the same but toning down the fall of damage a bit by extending the distance by extra 2 metres, a buff that doesnt cause the shotgun to replace SMGs but actually might make shotguns worth using.
Here are my proposed changes for the stock stats for each gun:
SG12:
Current: 25 Damage at 0-3m —> No Change
Current: 20 Damage at 3-5m —> Make 3-7m
Current: 18 Damage at 5-8m —> Make it 7-10m
Current: 15 Damage at 8-29m —> Make it 10-30m
Akita:
Current: 20 Damage at 0-3m —> No Change
Current: 13 Damage at 3-6m —> Make it 14 Damage at 3-8m
Current: 10 Damage at 6-12m —> Make it 8-14m
Current: 8 Damage at 12-23m —> Make it 14-25m
Echo 12: (Easily the worst gun in the game by far)
Current: 38 Damage at 0-3m —> Make it 0-5m
Current: 35 Damage at 3-6m —> Make it 5-9m
Current: 29 Damage at 6-9m —> Make it 31 Damage at 9-13m
Current: 15 Damage at 9-24m —> Make it 20 Damage at 13-25m
Rounds Per Minute: 75RPM —> 100RPM
To understand the current shotgun frustration (other than the breacher which is god tier) heres a post with a video demonstration:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CODWarzone/comments/1te2th3/comment/omd1vft/?screen_view_count=6