Shotgun fail in VATS?

[Skywalker]

Since last patch my shotgun fails 4-6 times in a row in VATS with 95% chance and from 3-5 meters? Must be a bug? It is only in my game or have others this problem too? Mostly when I am in 3rd person, in 1st this never happen.

[Eriskumma]

Shotguns have issues with hits and damage registering on laggy servers, only thing you can do is try to find a server that works better. It's been happening since forever and sometimes it's better, sometimes worse, in general shotguns are a bit broken half of the time.

[soulshiver]

I've noticed this too w/ hunting rifle/lazer rifle/pistol and handmade too .. I switch from 1st to 3rd person frequently though ..
it seems worse in some instances like at a populated event ..
outside of that like indoors or in the boonies quests etc where there isn't much lag around me I still miss first few shots unless I exit out of vats / re-enter or change perspectives and I re-sync or something ..
it's always been an issue it's just more noticeable now it seems

[Skywalker]

Originally posted by soulshiver:

I've noticed this too w/ hunting rifle/lazer rifle/pistol and handmade too .. I switch from 1st to 3rd person frequently though ..
it seems worse in some instances like at a populated event ..

And sometimes the 'yellow strokes' from my rifle or pistole in 3rd person, don't come mid from the gun barrel ... but from the far side of the monitor ... and this shots also don't hit the target ... never. Only solution: Change between 1st and 3rd person view in a hectic way :(

[insert food here]

I have been getting that same thing with the gun firing from the far side of my screen instead of out of the barrel. It has been happening with my holy fire non stop since the new update.

[Skywalker]

Originally posted by insert food here:

I have been getting that same thing with the gun firing from the far side of my screen instead of out of the barrel. It has been happening with my holy fire non stop since the new update.

Thanks, yes since update - from the far right side. Not good for you, but I am glad, that I am not the only one with this problem - so there is a chance that it will be fixed.

[lockwoodx]

I found a FASTER shotgun gets around the vats issues better, but not perfectly. My new daily driver for example is a hair-trigger and feels SOOOOOOOOOO much better than combat shotguns. It's major downside is when the servers are lagging you can get chain interrupted from reloading.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3240938000