Mutliplayer is severely unbalanced.

[Tinkuwu]

The only choice is shotgun. If you do not choose shotgun, you literally will not have a chance to kill anyone as they will be flanking you with shotguns. If you start shooting at someone, they'll take cover and wait for literal minutes until their teammates get close to you to shotgun you. You might be thinking "Well just run up on them with your own shotgun" and while they may work, but it's just an RNG mess at that point. Shotguns just need a nerf at this point because holy hell, it's not fun to immediately die when getting within ten feet of a person.

[Terry]

Originally posted by Tink:

The only choice is shotgun. If you do not choose shotgun, you literally will not have a chance to kill anyone as they will be flanking you with shotguns. If you start shooting at someone, they'll take cover and wait for literal minutes until their teammates get close to you to shotgun you. You might be thinking "Well just run up on them with your own shotgun" and while they may work, but it's just an RNG mess at that point. Shotguns just need a nerf at this point because holy hell, it's not fun to immediately die when getting within ten feet of a person.

Shotgun is strong in G5, but honestly you can still do alot with the Lancer and the Snub. You just need to know the situation to feel what's more viable

[Tinkuwu]

I guess I just don't know the situation. But one of my main issues is, why even have a lancer (specifically the chainsaw) if you would be better off just switching to the shotgun and not being locked to an animation, with a quicker TTK than the chainsaw?

[Terry]

Originally posted by Tink:

I guess I just don't know the situation. But one of my main issues is, why even have a lancer (specifically the chainsaw) if you would be better off just switching to the shotgun and not being locked to an animation, with a quicker TTK than the chainsaw?

Lancer is fine enough for range and punishing enemies for trying to run across the map

[Legion]

It's something that is a problem and probably won't be fixed. Personally feel they need to just start everyone with a pistol and have them find weapons on the map.

[BirdOfPray]

Originally posted by Legion:

It's something that is a problem and probably won't be fixed. Personally feel they need to just start everyone with a pistol and have them find weapons on the map.

So basicly the lucky guy who finds a shotgun gets to win instead of the better skilled one? Nah pass on that.

[Tinkuwu]

Originally posted by BirdOfPray:

Originally posted by Legion:

It's something that is a problem and probably won't be fixed. Personally feel they need to just start everyone with a pistol and have them find weapons on the map.

So basicly the lucky guy who finds a shotgun gets to win instead of the better skilled one? Nah pass on that.

Shotguns just need a nerf. There's no skill in not aiming and just letting RNG take the wheel as you mindlessly spam LMB while keeping your target somewhere in the center of your screen. Maybe there should be more spread for shotguns if you're not aiming it? Requiring people to actually put a crosshair on their enemy?

[Wehzy]

Originally posted by Tink:

Originally posted by BirdOfPray:

So basicly the lucky guy who finds a shotgun gets to win instead of the better skilled one? Nah pass on that.

Shotguns just need a nerf. There's no skill in not aiming and just letting RNG take the wheel as you mindlessly spam LMB while keeping your target somewhere in the center of your screen. Maybe there should be more spread for shotguns if you're not aiming it? Requiring people to actually put a crosshair on their enemy?

shotguns needs a nerf??? shotguns have been meta since gears 1 and shotguns 1v1 is what makes gears mp the real true gears expierience.

[Tinkuwu]

Originally posted by ᴡ ᴇ ʜ ᴢ ʏ 'ꜰᴛᴘ:

Originally posted by Tink:

Shotguns just need a nerf. There's no skill in not aiming and just letting RNG take the wheel as you mindlessly spam LMB while keeping your target somewhere in the center of your screen. Maybe there should be more spread for shotguns if you're not aiming it? Requiring people to actually put a crosshair on their enemy?

shotguns needs a nerf??? shotguns have been meta since gears 1 and shotguns 1v1 is what makes gears mp the real true gears expierience.

If there's little reason to use the other weapons, why even have the other weapons in the first place?

[Fatal † Existence]

This is a gears of war game the gnasher has mostly been the primary used weapon for kills the lancer is more support but can still be utilized in killing someone alone depending on how far open the enemy is from finding a cover spot and away from you . I mean the shotgun might seem RNG but you can still evade getting shot directly up close just by slightly moving. Although they did make the lancer do less damage per shot having 2 team mates in distance both lancering down one person is less risky then rushing in with a shotgun.

[Goofy Oomfie]

It's quite disastrous. So far the usage rates I've been noticing are like 90% shotgun with the rest being sniper. I've seen people simply tank mid range weapons to rush in and get the one shot kill. I did so as well with some poor soul using the Lancer.

[Terry]

Originally posted by 사랑꾼:

It's quite disastrous. So far the usage rates I've been noticing are like 90% shotgun with the rest being sniper. I've seen people simply tank mid range weapons to rush in and get the one shot kill. I did so as well with some poor soul using the Lancer.

Game is movement and gnasher heavy. Snub and Lancer are support weapons but can easily be used to punish people pushing

[Ragnarok0130]

It's been like this with gnashers in MP since Gears 1. I wouldn't expect a change since it's one of the things the series' multiplayer is known for at this point.

[Tinkuwu]

Originally posted by Ragnarok0130:

It's been like this with gnashers in MP since Gears 1. I wouldn't expect a change since it's one of the things the series' multiplayer is known for at this point.

A girl can dream

[acowsik]

Originally posted by Tinkuwu:

Originally posted by BirdOfPray:

So basicly the lucky guy who finds a shotgun gets to win instead of the better skilled one? Nah pass on that.

Shotguns just need a nerf. There's no skill in not aiming and just letting RNG take the wheel as you mindlessly spam LMB while keeping your target somewhere in the center of your screen. Maybe there should be more spread for shotguns if you're not aiming it? Requiring people to actually put a crosshair on their enemy?

Shotgun shooting in gears is pretty much done with no aiming. If ever anyone uses aim its just a quick pop shot.. for the most part its all about movement and blindfiring when you know the opponent is in the middle of your screen to get a good hit on them....

It might be a steep learning curve but that is the meta as Terry said above. It has been such since the first game. Power weapons like sniper, boom, torque bow are also useful if you know how to use them....

[Lost in Thot]

Ever played gow 1? Shotgun is what gears of war is all about. Get good or go play cod