Shotguns are short range weapons (that was, until the later introduction of the Hunter Shotgun and Aristocrat's Shotgun, which are considered to be medium and long ranged) that shoot pellets that are wide-spread. All of these weapons have a damage of three bars or higher, yet their agility can be a difficult one to decide. Despite being powerful, or even the best type of weapons in the game, however their accuracy make it pretty hard to use sometimes. In conclusion, shotguns are used to annihilate enemies at short range. Currently, there are 10 weapons that are categorized as Shotguns in the game, they are:
- Shotgun
- Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle
- Double Barrel Shotgun
- Automatic Shotgun
- Plasma Shotgun
- Hunter Shotgun
- Aristocrat's Shotgun
- Proton Shotgun
- Burial Shotguns
- Splasher Shotgun
- Parade Shotgun
Armors Effects
Some armor pieces affect shotguns in different ways.
- The Close Quarters Mask, Vest, and Pants reduces the damage received from the Shotgun, Double Barrel Shotgun and Blunderbuss, respectively, by 60%.
- The S.F. Headset increases the damage of all types of shotguns by 50%, while the S.F. Pants increases your agility by 5% when using shotguns.
- The Biker Pants reduces the damage received from all types of shotguns by 20%.
- The Leprechaun's Hat reduces the damage from all types of shotguns by 30%. And when the two (above) are combined together, that reduces the damage by 50% which is enough to nullify the damage boost done by the S.F. Headset.
- The Impaler's Pants can increase the fire rate for all shotguns by 10%.
- The Stuntman Pants increases movement speed by 7% when using a shotgun.
Trivia
- There is a mission that required the player to kill a specific amount of bots using shotguns. The mission name is Pellet Seeder(1, 2, and 3). Interestingly, Blunderbuss also counts.
- However, when using the Shock Force Kit, no difference was observable. Thus, it is not categorized as a shotgun.
- Maybe it is the fact that the mission (above) doesn't specifically ask for the player to use ONLY the shotguns, instead it asks the player to use a weapon that shoots out pellets. This includes Blunderbuss.
- Thus, Blunderbuss is not categorized as a shotgun in the Respawnables, despite it's appearance is that of an old type of shotgun (handgun kind) in real life.