Let me refer you to the truth about crucible fusion rifle use.

Fusion rifles are my anti-shotgun.

I don't see why the complaints about them shouldn't also apply to shotguns?

If a guy is camping with either, I try to counter with a fusion rifle.

In any other scenario I just shoot them in the face with Doctor Nope.

Sure, fusion rifles are annoying in the right (wrong?) scenarios. So are shotguns and sniper rifles. Being really good in the right situations and not so good elsewhere is the whole point of specials! Someone killing me with a fusion rifle at significant range is an annoyance and grounds to consider something to be up, but not someone crouching behind a corner doing the exact same thing as shotgunners in Halo.

Or at least, that's how I see it.

I'm working through a new exotic bounty, so I've had to dip into MP to complete it.

I'll give you this: I run into a lot of people using fusion rifles.

But I have zero problems with them.

In fact, my top weapon (according to my b.net stats) is a shotgun. I checked my stats and I'm in the top 5 of my friends. While I'm no KornyMunky in the Crucible, I do pretty well.

I remember all the crybabies in Halo 4 that complained about the boltshot being overpowered- it wasn't.

I remember all the crybabies in Halo 3 complaining about the mauler being overpowered- it wasn't.

Seems like it has something to do with CQB type weapons.

I'd actually argue that if you're getting donked on by FR wielders, they must be pretty good with them because they aren't the easiest guns to use, IMO. Timing is everything with them!

Personally, I actually enjoy watching them stop just before they turn a corner and start to cook their gun because then I can mess with them. It becomes a dance of sorts, I peek out just enough to get them to fire, they miss, I run in and shotgun them ftw. Or, I just shoulder charge into them, which is also great fun as it seems they don't expect that. I've not tried the Titan's sprint-shield, but I bet that would also be effective. It also helps that my preferred shotgun has an incredible range perk :P

Of course, I realize that not everyone runs Titan and therefor doesn't have those options. However, I think people also create their own frustration with this:

You're running around. Dude with a FR kills you. You respawn and another dude kills you with an FR.

You get mad. You respawn. Now you're sprinting around, angry, not playing smart. You keep repeating the same mistake. You throw yourself at the other team, and get destroyed every time. The cycle repeats.

So I get the frustration. It's likely not that FR are OP, dude.

You're probably just getting mad, and giving them kills :P

I alternate between not using fusion rifles in the Crucible because they seem to get easy cheesy kills and not using fusion rifles in the Crucible because I can't hit the broad side of a barn with them and/or never charge them up in time. As for people using them against me, I either back off or charge in with my shotgun, and the effectiveness of both varies from match to match. The Shot Package perk is a godsend-- that's the one where it actually gets more precise/accurate when you aim down the sights. It won't get you to fusion rifle ranges but it can double your effective range. I tend to just stick with that actually because it makes it not be suicidal or dumb luck to get shotgun headshots, which are great fun on humans and AI, they feel so wrong and yet so right... they're almost perversely satisfying on Fallen and even more so on Cabal.