Bungie doesn't "get" why shotguns will never be good in PVE (Destiny)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Friday, February 06, 2015, 19:45 (3375 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

From Reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2uzahr/bungie_doesnt_get_why_shotguns_will_never_be_good/

Basically, the argument is that high-level combat in Destiny is designed in a way that makes close-quarters fighting virtually impossible. Enemies during raids/nightfalls do too much damage to risk going near them. Most bosses have some kind of stomp/area attack that makes it extremely risky to approach them.

So, PVE is only nightfalls, raids, and boss battles? News to me.

Still, up to now I have also rarely used shotguns, but I will be leveling up Swordbreaker in preparation for the new patch.

I think the problem is that shotguns don't do enough damage compared to what bosses do for them to be an option in those encounters, and where they might be useful, such as against rushing Thrall, ammo constraints make them less useful than autorifles.