Shotguns

[HR-Marduk]

After watching someone hunting with a shotgun tonight, I've toned down their damage and accuracy at missile range.

This will only affect combat with other players or with creatures that currently have the engagement system active.
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HR-Marduk

[Daedalus]

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[fatboy]

Shotguns should hit hard.
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[fatboy]

That would depend on the ammo type too. We have slugs in game now. Slugs would be more effective than pellets at missile range, and still cause a good deal of damage. But then we're getting into reality again aren't we? And reality can only be applied to certain things. Like sneaking down/up stairs!
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[zamde]

Should we take a wild stab at guessing who uses a shotgun?
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[fatboy]

Actually, I use a pairr of pistols or a TG23 field rifle. The rifle more often than not.
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[zamde]

In other words, you're weighing in on a weapon you've got no applicable experience (or stake in) to apply any theory to.

The result is still the same whether it's shot, slugs, or salted peanuts; the ballistic spray of shot is more condensed (and, thus, more likely to rend) at the origin of the cone than it is farther away.

If we were picking nits, we could explore the notion that any hit to the eyes with something sharp with enough force to quantify it as "violent" action would damn well ruin them in a single blow. Or that most neck or head shots would be immediately fatal due to head trauma, exsanguination, or a combination of both.
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An eye for an eye; but my eye's worth more.

Dixie Pierce says, "I heard Zamde can't have kids cause she lactates poison."

[Telepathy] Yaru Dex projects: I thought Zamde doesn't have kids because her womb is full of aisobs.

You can't spell "slaughter" without 'laughter'.

Llanfair Anti-Cyber Brigade Member #0000

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shotguns are cool to use, but rifles are still the long range kings.

if i was a melee marksmanship user, i'd go for shotguns maybe. but if i was melee, why don't i just use a sword?

(ps: poor flamethrowers, the coolest yet most unloved missle weapon of them all)
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[zamde]

[fatboy]

[HR-Marduk]

A bug has been fixed that was causing ranges to be improperly calculated when players were fighting against creatures.

This should significantly reduce the power of shotguns at missile range.
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HR-Marduk

[Daedalus]

Slugs should make at least a slight difference, but I'm not even sure if that ammo that's sold in the underground actually works.
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[fatboy]

Yeah, take a 12 gauge out and fire at a target 50, 30, and 20 yards away using a slug, 00 buck and bird shot. The results may just surprise you. What distance is missile considered in game? I guess we'd be getting too detailed and bogged down in reality again to worry about it really.
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