GunnyITA 107 Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) 3 shoots on point blank to a guy without a vest (1 metre)...normal equipped all times hit. off course the one died was me, by 1 shoot mosin at point black gg to who continue to state the shotgun perfectly works as it is. To Accolyte:The shotgun is not fine as you replied on the feedback! Please test it out more, it's ridicolous Edited July 22, 2014 by GunnyITA 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuthmes 49 Posted July 22, 2014 For something that should take a mans head off, or blow a hole in him that you could stick your arm through its kinda weak...... <_< Ditched mine awile ago.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blacklabel79 949 Posted July 22, 2014 yeah not sporting the shorty anymore...its good fore breaking legs and ruining stuff but thats that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maninthewall 470 Posted July 22, 2014 I'd rather use my fists than a shotgun, it's worse than a sporter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odin_lowe 3686 Posted July 22, 2014 It is a known bug. The shotgun only shoots 1 pellet per shot, or 2 if you shoot both barrels at once. (Instead of dozens...) It'll be fixed with a bunch of other fixes in an eventual patch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leviathanapsu 94 Posted July 22, 2014 I have had a lot of success with the sawed off shotgun myself. It seems worthless against zombies and takes four or more shots to kill one sometimes, but I have torn up several human attackers with it at a range of about five feet. One shot instant kill each time. So far, I haven't run into the bug affecting my person kills. Is it a bug that only affects things some of the time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bororm 1156 Posted July 23, 2014 http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=12219 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accolyte 1727 Posted July 23, 2014 all times hit. You didn't though. I have tested this yet again. Will always kill my target in 1-2 shots if hitting the torso. Headshots are almost always a one hit kill (colleague who was the target was wearing a helmet). It takes longer to kill someone if you hit their legs, but that kinda makes sense. Ranges we covered were point blank, 2m, 5m, 10m, 20m. Always the same result. Note that the shotgun firing a single pellet is a known problem and is being looked into. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Raptor 191 Posted July 23, 2014 Sawn-off is bugged. Try it out on a wall, you'll see there is no spread and only one projectile. I guess the "success" people are having depends on adepting to its new use but that desn't mean it's not broken, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brumey 116 Posted July 23, 2014 i was so happy yesterday that i found a hecksaw to saw my shotty off. with a big grin in my face i was running through balota airfield! i was not able to kill all the incmoing Zombies before they could hit me. tough i hit them everytime i shot! i sometimes hit the Zombies at Point blank. blood spreads. but Zombie not dead! at the tentcity those Zombies ruined my jacket and high cap vest! shotgun Needs a buff^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Minion 943 Posted July 23, 2014 3 shoots on point blank to a guy without a vest (1 metre)...normal equipped all times hit.Are you sure you actually fired a pellet? Sometimes you can shoot more than 2 times but out of those (my personal maximum was 8!) only two will actually create an impact (seemlingly at random - maybe a connectivity/lag issue) the rest just plays the sound. Also the Shotgun is very inaccurate - up the the point that double-fire has 100% dispersion: I shot a trailer from ~1m distance and the holes appeared ~1m away from each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunnyITA 107 Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Are you sure you actually fired a pellet? Sometimes you can shoot more than 2 times but out of those (my personal maximum was 8!) only two will actually create an impact (seemlingly at random - maybe a connectivity/lag issue) the rest just plays the sound. Also the Shotgun is very inaccurate - up the the point that double-fire has 100% dispersion: I shot a trailer from ~1m distance and the holes appeared ~1m away from each other. probably then 2 shots i've done 1 pellet each...but i don't hope also for the third one...otherwise i'm getting upset! The fact is, even if it is about the number of pellets perfectly work, It doesn't exist that i shoot a guy with a shotgun at point blank without make him at least inconscious On point blank an handgun might pass your body part to part but does not have the power to stab you down, maibe knock down on the floor. While a shotgun spread is large enough and devastating that could lift up a body from the ground and fly away. Even if do you have a Kevlar body armor. It does protect you, but the shotgun power on point blank make you flight away....And you need several seconds or minutes to get up from the knockout. Edited July 23, 2014 by GunnyITA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunnyITA 107 Posted July 23, 2014 Note that the shotgun firing a single pellet is a known problem and is being looked into. Which version then? I guess you mean the Sawn off version then, as you successfully tested out the regular till 20 metres... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeefBacon 1185 Posted July 23, 2014 Sawn-off works fine for me. Don't see what all the commotion is about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newguyzombie 122 Posted July 23, 2014 Which version then? I guess you mean the Sawn off version then, as you successfully tested out the regular till 20 metres...the long shotgun is bugged too. had the chance to kill someone with 3 shots in head and one in chest, he didnt even bleed. just killed me after that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose Springsteen 9 Posted July 23, 2014 Sawn-off works fine for me. Don't see what all the commotion is about. As has already been said it's a confirmed issue that it only fires a single pellet (rather than numerous as it should) per "shell" hence the relatively recent (a few months?) fall in performance. I really hope it's sorted soon, you can't whack a bit of shotgun combat. :P 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wud 143 Posted July 25, 2014 single pellet per shell ?tested..confirmed!will keep my hands of it, until fixedshotgun-drama 2 be continued wouldn´t be too bad if pistols would have a decent acuracy.. so, no 2nd weapon for me except for the fnx 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khanarac 252 Posted July 25, 2014 single pellet per shell ?tested..confirmed!will keep my hands of it, until fixedshotgun-drama 2 be continued wouldn´t be too bad if pistols would have a decent acuracy.. so, no 2nd weapon for me except for the fnxTHIS, AND I CANT REPEAT THIS FUCKING OFTEN ENOUGH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wud 143 Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) i know it´s not the topicbut.. may it be true, that the m1911 has the lowest dispersion ?imho far better than cr75/revolver/etc.. can anyone confirm this ? Edited July 28, 2014 by dawud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leviathanapsu 94 Posted July 28, 2014 It looks like this is going to be a fixed issue soon! If I am reading this right, they already have the shotgun fixed in experimental. The next time they update the stable, we should see the shotgun at its full glory!!! Woo Hoo. Now if I can just stay alive long enough to see that happen. Sawed off, five snap loaders and half a case of shotgun ammo in anticipation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimey Rick 3417 Posted July 28, 2014 ITT:The shotgun is terrible.Moving on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeatHTaX 1217 Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Sooo...I don't mean to rip on anyone here...but how hard is it to simply change the model, and adjust the stats of the shotgun when sawed off, and keep the number of projectiles the same? I mean...how did this get screwed up down the line? Some of these bugs and glitches just baffle me. But then again I am not a coder, so feel free to flame me. Edited July 28, 2014 by DeatHTaX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zed's Dead 67 Posted July 28, 2014 I think the only sure fire way to take somebody down is to punch them in the head if they don't have a helmet. Every time someone has tried that to me I got knocked out... every, single, fucking.... time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a_ruttle 199 Posted July 28, 2014 Most of my kills have been with the sawn off, it's great, you just have to resist the urge to splooge out all the bangy stuff you have immediately on seeing someone, put it right in his upper chest and let rip, the recoil will take the second shot up into his face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites