Why did they increase the range of the Shotgun?

[CarrierHasArrived]

Go Wall to Wall on Gridlock spawn. It takes 2 shots from that range (which I consider to be mid range) to down a person. 2 Shots! I tested this on Gears 1and it took 8 shots! The Lancer loses to the Shotgun in a gunfight, all the shotgunner has to do is roll and shoot.

[kami790]

The gears 1 shotgun is very inconsistent. I bet if you tried doing it again, it would take a different amount of shots. As for roll and shoot, weapons have stopping power in gears 2 so take advantage of that.

[tiskoe]

Go Wall to Wall on Gridlock spawn. It takes 2 shots from that range (which I consider to be mid range) to down a person. 2 Shots! I tested this on Gears 1and it took 8 shots! The Lancer loses to the Shotgun in a gunfight, all the shotgunner has to do is roll and shoot.

Yeh I wondered why they decided to increase the range of the shotgun, considering they wanted ppl to use the Lancer and HB more, makes no sense. They should have just left it as it was in Gears 1, that range was fine, it definitely didn't need an increase.

[xHAMY13]

Have you seen the gears 2 shotgun??
i smoke grenaded someone, shot them 4 times on the floor. He got up and 1 shotted me.
now that is inconsistensty my friend

[Glossia]

Have you seen the gears 2 shotgun??
i smoke grenaded someone, shot them 4 times on the floor. He got up and 1 shotted me.
now that is inconsistensty my friend

When this happens to me, i don't blame the shotgun.. i blame the ragdoll physics when a person gets smoked. Sometimes you shoot their body (especially kantus) but they warp and stand up in a different place. :eek:

[iBeatStuffUp]

Have you seen the gears 2 shotgun??
i smoke grenaded someone, shot them 4 times on the floor. He got up and 1 shotted me.
now that is inconsistensty my friend

i don't think it's inconsistency as much as you fighting the host