The DOOM 3 Shotgun is a PIECE OF SHITE
Okay, so, um, DOOM 3. We know it, or at least, I know it. I love DOOM 3. I love the demon designs, the weapon designs, the vibe. What I DON'T love, is the PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT SHOTGUN.
The Shotgun has a horizontal spread of 22°, which is complete BULLSHIT, but Redneck Rampage's double barrel shotgun had the same spread, so whatever. And of course, this means you have to be at KISSING RANGE in order for the damn thing to even hit the target. I'm no angry video game nerd, but WHAT WERE THEY THINKING. Even if its only fictional, if this is the shotgun of the future, then what kind of crack was the UAC on. Genuinely. Oh yeah, I also think its ugly. But it somehow reminds me of one of the Mossberg 500 models.
On the positive side, the shotgun can shoot 13 pellets, each dealing 14 damage, and in total, it can deal 182 DAMAGE. But again, KISSING RANGE ONLY. It can one-shot some of the smaller enemies, like Trites, Cherubs, Maggots, etc. But not (a few of) the big boys, unless enough hits are headshots. Because the way headshots work in DOOM 3 is that they multiply your damage 2x. Which means, in theory, you could deal 364 DAMAGE (holy shit). But I wouldn't recommend trying, ESPECIALLY with chaingunners. There's a few enemies you CAN'T kill with the shotgun, even if the hits are all headshots, and those enemies are the Pinky, Cacodemon, and I think there was another, but I forgot.
But yeah, thats my awesome rant. I hate the DOOM 3 shotguns. They both suck, and I hate how they massacred the super shotgun.
Created Sep 7
Updated Sep 10
Published Sep 10