What perk does penny shot provide you with?

[Digusting Abomination]

It seems like it's not making people bleed. What's the advantage then?

[Silly Cat]

Generally good against PvE.
If you want to use it in PvP it has more RNG spread with more potential damage but it also can be less damage.

[Civilian Squirrel Operator™]

Penny shot is great against bosses. It doesn't have the penetration of buckshot so wallbangs are generally out. And it is less accurate at longer range because of the spread, so against players you should use it as closely as possible. And RNG can still screw you on the spread. Shooting players with a Romero, buckshot will be more consistent and deadly. But at close range, pennies will consistently hit harder. That's my understanding.

Shotguns used to make people bleed, but no longer. Only the flechette ammo makes players bleed.

[Skivin]

Yeah what they said; it's higher damage per "pellet" but with much worse spread and iirc less total pellet count too, so you get more damage against bosses from point-blank but ♥♥♥♥ yourself over in PvP with less average oneshot range. It can score onetaps at longer distances if you're lucky, but at those odds it's just as likely that all the coins miss entirely.
Plus, you're giving up wallbangs, penny shot can't even pen a single layer of wood.

That all said, I still find it fun to take out now and then. It feels pretty good flexing on people by using an objectively bad round and spraying money at them with a Clown & Cringe.

[Dino]

It's very funny, pennyshot romero or hatchet it's fun to use on people at close range also pve

[Sunny]

-More total ammo.
-Bonus damage against PvE.
-Pellets become more RNG for better or for worse.(usually worse)

[Dino]

Originally posted by SunnySolaire:

-Bonus damage against PvE.
-Pellets become more RNG for better or for worse.

-based visual effect of blasting someone away with pennies

[Sunny]

Originally posted by Dino:

Originally posted by SunnySolaire:

-More total ammo.
-Bonus damage against PvE.
-Pellets become more RNG for better or for worse.

-based visual effect of blasting someone away with pennies

Skinflint approves.

[Dino]

Originally posted by SunnySolaire:

Originally posted by Dino:

-based visual effect of blasting someone away with pennies

Skinflint approves. :FistOfDosh: