Shotgun Pump Shot Bug?

[Spazzie Mcgee]

Anyone else noticing that the pump shotguns on occasion are pumping as if they shoot but instead aren't actually shooting?

I was using 870 and Super 90 and noticed about 1 or 2 shells out of every 10 would be duds. When I pulled the trigger it would do the pump animation for shooting and consume a bullet but no pellets would come out (they weren't invisible since ridden weren't reacting to these fake shots). The other shotguns did this as well when I was playing on Nightmare as Holly.

Definitely added to the panic of a Tallboy in my face and suddenly my gun was seemingly jammed. Did I miss something in the update or is anyone else having this happen?

[Myta]

I've been bringing up this issue since the game came out, whenever you're using single action or semi automatic weapons sometimes the weapons will blank fire, sometimes with recoil most of the time without recoil or sound but still consuming ammo, it's very easily recreatable using admin reload and swap speed builds, I've brought it up 3 times now and every time but once my thread has been deleted from the forums

[Chaos Mana]

I also have this single action bug. Very frustrating

[Ralph Nader]

Happening to me with the super90, only 50% of my shots are firing and it seemed to get worse the higher tier I got. I never noticed it until today though.

[Johnny]

glad i'm not the only one. annoying when you're trying to stay alive and the shotty bugs out

[AzureVizor]

Been happening since release pretty much. I think it nearly happens to every gun but obviously most prevalent on the shotguns on account of the (generally) lower firing speed, reload, and capacity.
This was a giant drawback for the sawed-off considering a dud meant an immediately reload. I'd have it happen 5 times in a row with the sawed-off and got my ♥♥♥♥ slapped. Sucks ass.

[Gredric]

If you drop your gun then pupick it up again it tends to fix the issue. Either way it's an annoyance

[XelNigma]

Iv been told it's called a "ghost shot" happens with shotguns and snipers.

[minglee]

Have the same issue. About 1 in every 7 shots are bugged for me (Sometimes 3-4 shots in a row). Only noticed when I used snipers, magnum, or deagle. Haven't tested with shotgun for long to find if it works.

[Coekie]

yep same issue. But I had it even before the latest update.

[DrunkBunny94]

Originally posted by XelNigma:

Iv been told it's called a "ghost shot" happens with shotguns and snipers.

Happens with all weapons its just VERY noticeable with slower firing weapons because when you click and nothing happens its much more noticeable to holding M1 and you're first shot skipping but then getting 19 follow afterwards.

It happened before the dec update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI2FcKpWKWQ&list=PLM85HuwdpR-ZoeTaDV-9SKusL4mGwEAQR&index=3

It happened after the dec update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqqJFNKS1i0&list=PLM85HuwdpR-ZoeTaDV-9SKusL4mGwEAQR&index=9

[Johnny]

Originally posted by DrunkBunny94:

Originally posted by XelNigma:

Iv been told it's called a "ghost shot" happens with shotguns and snipers.

Happens with all weapons its just VERY noticeable with slower firing weapons because when you click and nothing happens its much more noticeable to holding M1 and you're first shot skipping but then getting 19 follow afterwards.

It happened before the dec update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI2FcKpWKWQ&list=PLM85HuwdpR-ZoeTaDV-9SKusL4mGwEAQR&index=3

It happened after the dec update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqqJFNKS1i0&list=PLM85HuwdpR-ZoeTaDV-9SKusL4mGwEAQR&index=9

So it WAS a thing after the December update. Glad it's not just me

[Chaos Mana]

Dying because the gun isn't firing is such a major issue that needs priority fix

[Ayrie]

this was a bug before the update and seems to be worse after the update. what's baffling is that the bug seems to occur on a level to level basis. on some levels i can unload my AA-12 reliably, only to have 1 out of every 6 shots disappear the next round.

it's really frustrating. i've taken so many unnecessary hits...

[Walnut]

This was happening to me before the update too!! I think I've had it happen to my pistols sometimes too... I hate this so much. I usually like the Tac too so I have to reload so much sooner and my dps per mag has dropped drastically bc of these ghost shots!

[Doktor Kaputt]

Had it happening every 2nd shot yesterday... holy hell its so frustrating.
I think its a server issue. Sometimes when you reload your gun the ammo count also switches back and forth from, for example, 4, 5, back to 4 and to 5 again.