Second place is definitely the Riot Shotgun. It doesn't hurt that it is brutally effective against pretty much everything in the entire game! You have all these crazy energy weapons and busted, old firearms from the pre-war era, and I'm out here walking around with a gun that wouldn't look out of place in my real gun cabinet. It's just a bit more 'all-purpose' and flexible, plus it's just sweet looking.

Given that my favorite character is a pure shotgun user, this was a pretty dang tough choice for me. Some are for picking off enemy at a medium distance, exerting amounts of marksmanship, where others are for sneaking up to enemy lines - vying for a one shot kill.Ī Boy called Marilyn Posts: 3391 Joined: Sat 7:17 am Riot has higher DPS and at point blank, the Sawed-off inflicts higher damage). Not to mention that not all of it's stats exceeds those of others (e.g. The most obvious and unsurprising (as it is a unique weapon, after all) winner through the eyes of the aforementioned statistics is the Dinner Bell, but this is excluding factors such as personal taste and preference. General Statistics (Source: Fallout WIKI) And so, in the spirit of those classic firearms and the spirit of one of the best games this year (at least in my opinion) I thought we'd have a little debate on which shotgun is best (as opposed to some of the inherent complaining these forums have experienced as of late xD). As the only shotgun I ever really used was the Single Shotgun from Trudy's house back at good ol' Goodsprings so I decided to create a new build with an emphasis on shotties, or at least incorporate them into my level 30 main.

And then I decided to go the opposite direction for a change - shotguns. So there I was thinking about the snipers of FNV and I became quickly bored as that generic arguement has been mulled over more times than French port.

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