Pyro: Shotgun VS Flare Gun

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Basically what the title says. Do you prefer using Shotgun Pyro (Stock Shotgun, Reserve Shooter, or Panic Attack) or Flare Gun Pyro (Flare Gun, Detonator, Scorch Shot, or Manmelter).

Me personally, Stock Shotgun is my favorite Secondary for Pyro.

[Emurinus]

You can't go wrong with a shotgun.

[GhastlyGhostJr]

Flare gun is better at spam and longer range

Shotgun is better for up close consistent damage.

I use both but generally late shotgun more

[nel]

i prefer the buff banner

[Kamiyé]

Shotgun usually in case another pyro comes along or my flamethrower range just doesn't cut it
Flare gun for pestering snipers and such

[nel]

if another pyro comes along in flamethrower range, you airblast and scorch shot ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Galactic Yoshi]

Originally posted by GhastlyGhostJr Away:

Flare gun is better at spam and longer range

Shotgun is better for up close consistent damage.

I use both but generally late flare gun more

[nel]

i late shotgun a lot

[Stellar Fox]

Phlog+scorch shot. Ezpz

[nel]

scorch shot is the worst pyro 2ndary

[Nullable]

Shotgun normally
Rs to piss off friendlies
Scorch shot to harass snipers

[baseballdog]

RS FTW

[Jusaboi]

I use stock shotty.

[birdbird]

Shotgun.

[Dewa]

I kinda like using both shotgun and the flare gun

Shotgun because it's a good "finisher", especially when they're out of range of your flamethrower

Flare gun (especially scorch shot) because it's a good crowd control weapon and is able to hit targets at longer ranges

[Big Pharma]

If the enemy team has a low amount of pyros, I usually use the scorch shot.
If they have numerous pyros, I use the stock shotgun.