Are shotguns too hard to counter attack? [Poll]

[Bob]

Imagine being a faction based on melee/aoe stunlocks/one-click-wins, then complaining ungas have a short ranged boomstick.

[Nyvrem]

Imagine being a faction based on melee/aoe stunlocks/one-click-wins, then complaining ungas have a short ranged boomstick.

What is your point?

The game is asymmetric, this is on purpose.

[Gwuhja]

aoe stunlocks and one-click-wins can nae nae an unga who has to be within kissing distance to blast you with their shotgun, is the point hes trying to make im p sure

[Nyvrem]

That does remind me of something that needs to be said in light of recent changes, shotguns are rather bad against the more heavily armoured MOBA xenoes because their armour penetration is rather poor.

[TacticalSpacePilot]

Double buckshot shotgun is overpowered, you stun any t1 or t2 with the first PB and then immediately switch hands to fire the second PB to kill them while still stunned. The only counterplay is literally not fighting at all.

[CABAL]

Double buckshot shotgun is overpowered, you stun any t1 or t2 with the first PB and then immediately switch hands to fire the second PB to kill them while still stunned. The only counterplay is literally not fighting at all.

Or being a Defender that isn't young. Or being a Warrior that isn't young. Or being a Carrier that can't be stunned via buckshot. Or being Hivelord that can't be stunned via buckshot. Hmmm... Drone isn't supposed to be combat caste, so its fair it dies quickly. Runner have speed and ranged pounce. Lurker have speed and stealth and ranged pounce. Sentinel isn't close range caste as it has neuro. Spitter isn't close range caste.
It only leaves burrower who is evolution of a drone, so its more of a support beno.

Any other OP buckshot aspects?

[Destrok]

Anyone who thinks double buck is OP probably doesn't have the skill to use it, it's unironically the highest skill cap on the marine side. There's also a lot of counterplay.

[Avalanchee]

Double buckshot shotgun is overpowered, you stun any t1 or t2 with the first PB and then immediately switch hands to fire the second PB to kill them while still stunned. The only counterplay is literally not fighting at all.

the counterplay is to stay 2+ tiles away and use ranged abilities?

[Ausrine]

Xenos are primarily a melee faction. Were you not aware Aval?

[Gwuhja]

xenos also have abilities that arent just unga bunga basic click

tail sweep
lunge
pounce
neuro
acid
burrowstomp
hedgehog
gas
etc etc

if they're primarily a melee faction, why does every round i see them in focus mainly on protecting boilers, a range focused caste?