SPSA-14 vs Chaser 13

[Cyborgt]

I just picked up a spsa-14 shotgun and I was wondering if there's something i'm missing that seperates the spsa-14 and chaser 13 shotguns in quality.

The spsa-14 is slightly more valuable giving the implication that it's supposed to be a better shotgun than the chaser 13 but so far all i'm seeing is a very lackluster weapon. I've fully upgraded both except for the one that takes away the ability to use shot (as far as I can tell unless there are extra upgrades at a specific technician) and it seems like the chaser 13 has slightly better stats, fires faster and weighs less.

The only advantage the spsa-14 seems to have over the chaser 13 is that it can have 2 more rounds loaded. I'm not really convinced that's an advantage worth trading the capabilities of the chaser 13 for.

If there's something i'm missing here that makes the spsa-14 a truely superior shotgun then please let me know. I'd hate to throw away a superior weapon simply because of a mechanic I didn't understand so any help would be appreciated. For now i'll probably just store it at one of the bases.

[Netherseid]

The chaser 13 is much lighter than the SPSA-14. SPSA is very reliable, probably the most reliable shotgun in the game, but the chaser is very good. especially early on. Stick with the chaser instead. and make use of the different shotgun rounds like the slugs.

[Cyborgt]

Darksyn eredeti hozzászólása:

The chaser 13 is much lighter than the SPSA-14. SPSA is very reliable, probably the most reliable shotgun in the game, but the chaser is very good. especially early on. Stick with the chaser instead. and make use of the different shotgun rounds like the slugs.

I only keep a shotgun on me for dealing with mutants and for that purpose the best rounds to use are shot. I used to keep the other ammo types on me but after trying to use them on even some of the weakest mutants and finding out the game sucks at switching to them and they can't 1 shot even with a headshot I decided to put them away. They weigh too much and aren't worth what limited ranged accuracy they provide when I can just pull out an assault rifle for that purpose.

Interesting that the spsa-14's strength is reliability. It's a shame the game doesn't provide a stat for that but at least now I know, not that i've ever had a jam on my chaser 13.

I guess that's answered well enough, now i'm trying to decide if I want to put away my trs and start using the trophy ak since I finally got my hands on 400 rounds of 7.62 PP ammo. I'm not sure if I like the idea of using a weapon without a scope whose ammo weighs so much and I only have a total of 400 rounds for. There's no arguing with that power/accuracy though...

[76561197991788427]

I have noticed that SPSA loads the 10 shots mag faster then Chaser's 8. This can be a big plus in some situations.

[Fiercest Tuna]

Don't use shotguns. They are not great. Atleast they don't jam. use AK/TRS 301 / Viper 5

[Deathman.Kenshi]

Viper 5 is ultimate monster killer, at least until you meet pseudo giant (its only monster with armor making viper 5 useless)
If you want universal fast shooting weapon for monster hunting get either Trophy AK (it uses machine gun ammo) or RP-74 (its too bulky for general use though) which will down anything with few shots (in case of pseudogiant it takes 30-60 depending on dificulty)

[Fiercest Tuna]

Deathman.Kenshi eredeti hozzászólása:

Viper 5 is ultimate monster killer, at least until you meet pseudo giant (its only monster with armor making viper 5 useless)
If you want universal fast shooting weapon for monster hunting get either Trophy AK (it uses machine gun ammo) or RP-74 (its too bulky for general use though) which will down anything with few shots (in case of pseudogiant it takes 30-60 depending on dificulty)

Trophy AK? I never heard about that, would you send me a link or something how to get it?

[Arrite]

Senka Is Kawaii eredeti hozzászólása:

Deathman.Kenshi eredeti hozzászólása:

Viper 5 is ultimate monster killer, at least until you meet pseudo giant (its only monster with armor making viper 5 useless)
If you want universal fast shooting weapon for monster hunting get either Trophy AK (it uses machine gun ammo) or RP-74 (its too bulky for general use though) which will down anything with few shots (in case of pseudogiant it takes 30-60 depending on dificulty)

Trophy AK? I never heard about that, would you send me a link or something how to get it?

ayy lmao[stalker.wikia.com]

[Fiercest Tuna]

Spsa definetly. You can order the Carabineer from Nimble, unique spsa and the best shotgun.

[Cyborgt]

Follymuncher eredeti hozzászólása:

chaser 13 is ♥♥♥♥. Ive died countless times due to the complete let down of the chaser 13, even up close its trash and you end up getting shot in the face because of it, the spsa 14 has about the same range, more ammo, faster shots, reliable....the spsa 14 is the perfect assault shotgun, whereas the chaser is better suited to medium engagments, sure you can go in close with it, its a shotgun right! but even with darts or heavy slugs, your not going to penatrate that armor unless your lucky, and thus with the failed impact/slow follow up shots the chaser 13 will get you shot in the face more often than not...all in all the spsa will get the job done, you can count on it, the chaser is a gamble for assaulting.

That's some pro necro work there resurrecting my almost 2 1/2 year old thread. I can't say I even remember the game well enough to comment (i'm not sure I even played much more after making this thread) but I do vaguely remember that my limited testing made the chaser 13 seem like the better shotgun.

I only ever used shotguns against mutants so I have no idea how the two fare in a fire fight but iirc the chaser 13 put down the mutants I was testing the weapons on faster than the spsa 14.

Merc, the cat eredeti hozzászólása:

Spsa definetly. You can order the Carabineer from Nimble, unique spsa and the best shotgun.

What you really seem to be recommending here is a unique variant, not the spsa 14 itself. I assume it being named/unique means it generally performs better than the normal version so I should hope that makes it better than the chaser 13.

None of this really matters anymore though since I haven't played the game in over 2 years and don't really intend to. I guess this information could still be useful to someone else trying to make this decision though.

[Fiercest Tuna]

Cyborgt eredeti hozzászólása:

Follymuncher eredeti hozzászólása:

chaser 13 is ♥♥♥♥. Ive died countless times due to the complete let down of the chaser 13, even up close its trash and you end up getting shot in the face because of it, the spsa 14 has about the same range, more ammo, faster shots, reliable....the spsa 14 is the perfect assault shotgun, whereas the chaser is better suited to medium engagments, sure you can go in close with it, its a shotgun right! but even with darts or heavy slugs, your not going to penatrate that armor unless your lucky, and thus with the failed impact/slow follow up shots the chaser 13 will get you shot in the face more often than not...all in all the spsa will get the job done, you can count on it, the chaser is a gamble for assaulting.

That's some pro necro work there resurrecting my almost 2 1/2 year old thread. I can't say I even remember the game well enough to comment (i'm not sure I even played much more after making this thread) but I do vaguely remember that my limited testing made the chaser 13 seem like the better shotgun.

I only ever used shotguns against mutants so I have no idea how the two fare in a fire fight but iirc the chaser 13 put down the mutants I was testing the weapons on faster than the spsa 14.

Merc, the cat eredeti hozzászólása:

Spsa definetly. You can order the Carabineer from Nimble, unique spsa and the best shotgun.

What you really seem to be recommending here is a unique variant, not the spsa 14 itself. I assume it being named/unique means it generally performs better than the normal version so I should hope that makes it better than the chaser 13.

None of this really matters anymore though since I haven't played the game in over 2 years and don't really intend to. I guess this information could still be useful to someone else trying to make this decision though.

I just relized this is not a CoP thread ;-;

[Cyborgt]

Merc, the cat eredeti hozzászólása:

I just relized this is not a CoP thread ;-;

Indeed. I suppose that might have an effect on the information you provided throughout this thread.

[Paul]

I use chaser 13 with shot against mutants, it is much less effective against humans, even when using slugs or darts