Do you use the Shotgun in Doom 2 after getting the SSG? And why / why not?

[jmpt16]

Just checking to see if people use the standard Shotgun in Doom 2 or if you stick to the SSG permanently. 

[RataUnderground]

Yes. Because changing weapons, and therefore pace, is satisfying and fun.

[D4NUK1]

We literally just had this topic:

 

[jmpt16]

7 minutes ago, D4NUK1 said:

We literally just had this topic:

 

didn't know, sorry!

[Ravendesk]

14 minutes ago, D4NUK1 said:

We literally just had this topic:

 

twice btw

seems to be a single shotgun epidemic

[jmpt16]

Just now, Ravendesk said:

twice btw

seems to be a single shotgun epidemic

i call dibs on having used polls

[Ravendesk]

23 minutes ago, RataUnderground said:

Yes. Because changing weapons, and therefore pace, is satisfying and fun.

Is this you playing?

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by Ravendesk

[RataUnderground]

4 minutes ago, Ravendesk said:

Is this you playing?

 

Heh, no, more like...
 

 

[jmpt16]

3 minutes ago, RataUnderground said:

 

 

hot

[Master O]

1 hour ago, jmpt16 said:

Just checking to see if people use the standard Shotgun in Doom 2 or if you stick to the SSG permanently. 

 

The standard Shotgun is still a great long-range weapon so that's the main reason to continue using it even after picking up an SSG.

Edited August 7, 2023 by Master O

[Yousuf Anik]

On 8/7/2023 at 6:22 PM, RataUnderground said:

Yes. Because changing weapons, and therefore pace, is satisfying and fun.

On casual play that's one reason same for me. Also, sometimes I use it to kill monsters that are on a far place, like sniping. Sometimes, for no real reason :D

Edited August 8, 2023 by Yousuf Anik

[Codename_Delta]

I use it on fodder, better to not be wasteful.

[Mr Masker]

Nah, why would I use a gun that isn't SUPER!? If the standard shotgun is SOOO good, then why didn't they call it SUPER? Checkmate, lame shotgunners...

 

But really though I mainly just use the Chaingun for long ranged stuff, and I just find the super shotgun more satisfying to use. The regular shotgun does its job, but after getting other weapons I just find it not as fun to use, except maybe in Doom 1 mapsets.

[Async Unicorn]

Why not? I'm saving ammo, when I need to kill just one imp, for example, it's useful.
Well, actually, I use all weapons in the game, but it also depends on the map itself.

[Stupid Bunny]

37 minutes ago, Codename_Delta said:

I use it on fodder, better to not be wasteful.

Not only is it less wasteful, it’s arguably more effective sometimes because the extremely long reload time of the SSG can give all those nasty shotgunners lots of time to poke holes in you, where that nice pump action shotty can chug out under a shell a second and still has enough spread and volume to cut those baldies down en masse

Edited August 7, 2023 by Stupid Bunny

[Korni27]

only if I got no chaingun, or clip ammo, for sniping

[No-Man Baugh]

As much as I would love to switch betweem the shotgun and ssg for ammo conservation, the time it takes to switch between weapons is just too long for me in the heat of the moment

[Nixx]

Yes, I use shotgun if weak enemies are partially protected by an obstacle (a small wall for example), it is more optimized thanks to horizontal dispersion only, as well as in other situations where horizontal dispersion gives an advantage or to kill weak enemies (imp and hitscanner)

Edited August 7, 2023 by Nixx

[Codename_Delta]

58 minutes ago, Stupid Bunny said:

Not only is it less wasteful, it’s arguably more effective sometimes because the extremely long reload time of the SSG can give all those nasty shotgunners lots of time to poke holes in you, where that nice pump action shotty can chug out under a shell a second and still has enough spread and volume to cut those baldies down en masse

And at the same time, you're not also wasting damage, as the spread of the ssg is quite wide and tall, and the shotgun is flat and not all that wide, with fewer pellets too.

[Astar]

You don't have to shoot one imp with a SSG, it's just a waste of ammo. So, yeah

[Classic SSG Enjoyer]

I just use regular shotgun for sniping enemies and if I am dealing with one hitscanner (execpt chaingunner) or an imp at a time coz killing one imp/seargent/zombiman with SSG is waste of precious shells.

[baja blast rd.]

Oh hey another one of these threads.

 

Same answer as usual: Rarely, because in most cases worrying about 'wasting' an extra shell or two is actually the big waste -- of attention and mental resources better spent on being more effective at something that matters a lot more. 

[tornado potato]

I switch sometimes when I get all "no let's not waste extra shells" but then this logic is usually immediately proved wrong because in general I still need to use more than one shot to kill targets. Still I feel like it has its place in a fights that call for a faster firing rate.

[Egg Boy]

I just like how the SG feels, sometimes I switch to using it if there are a lot of lower tiers around just because I find it fun to use.

[Jayextee]

Are we getting this topic weekly now? I'd better keep up.

Anywho, regular shotty has a better sound for my delicate autistic ears. So, yes, I use it more as a general-purpose popcorn-devouring weapon.

[Individualised]

Don't remember if I participated in the last iteration of this topic but they have different uses for me. Shotgun is useful for long-range sniping, super shotgun is useful for close range combat where you don't have to be as accurate.

[Bri0che]

Once SSG is obtained, the shotgun is really only better for mid-range sniping to me. It also may be interesting to use the shotgun instead of the SSG because of ammo starvation, but it is honestly a rare occurrence in Doom as said somewhere above, this is an action FPS after all.

 

In conclusion SSG is way more powerful but a bit less precise than the shotgun. Plus may I remind that the SSG spread is vertical AND horizontal while the shotgun spread is only horizontal, when you know that I think you have a better use of the two weapons.

[Panzermann11]

Yes. I use the shotgun mainly for long-range encounters, super shotgun for medium and close-range combat.

Edited August 8, 2023 by Panzermann11

[G19Doom]

They both can do the same job as the other with pros and cons, so I just use whatever I happen to switch to. I don’t give it any extra complex thought. 

Edited August 8, 2023 by G19Doom

[NullTheShadow]

The regular shotgun is better for long range and it saves ammo when fighting zombiemans and shotgunners and other really weak enemies which can die in one shot so one shell saved.