... paradise. Only MORE so. It's all shotguns, all the time.

I found it infuriating. Finished the quest, don't plan on ever going back unless I'm with a fireteam and they drag me in kicking and screaming.

You can safely call it shotguns only. It might be a bit more fun with a good team, but if you don't like shotguns and don't have a decent shotgun (I don't) then it's incredibly hard to do well. As soon as I'm done with the stupid quest line and bounties I'm never playing it again.

Haven't played it yet, but Kill Confirmed is my favorite CoD gametype, so some tips apply:

-Keep mobile. You won't find too many snipers, so don't be afraid to push into enemy-controlled areas.

-Don't travel alone. Your enemies won't, and even if you or your teammate dies, you can collect their tags crest and deny the enemy the score (and you can turn it around on them).

-Because of the required mobility, Auto Rifles, hand cannons, and Shotguns are king, but if you want to snipe, be sure to coordinate with your team so that you have runners picking up your drops. But yeah, since you have to push towards enemies to grab their crests, shotguns and fusion rifles are the go-to special weapons, followed by sidearms.

-Use crests as bait. Enemies will often rush crests on the ground, so you can use them (especially your teammates') to lure them into an ambush. Watch out for enemies doing the same, though (eye on that radar!).

Judging by Cruel's complaint, I feel like Supremacy will be a really fun gametype for the CQB pros (and I mean, I'm the CQB guy here, heh...)

Might even be better than the quest conspiracy theory D, but I don't care enough to run tests.

I'm just happy to have a game mode that isn't a bunch of dudes using snipers.

I've only played the rumble version though. It's very mobile. I like sneaking around and stealing crests. The crests also help pinpoint where enemies are going to be. I was doing pretty well tossing tripmines near crests before enemies could get to them. The only thing that sucks for me is trading kills and then watching someone else pick up both crests.

I much prefer this over the sniper-fest that is Trials.

A bunch of us played together last night and had a great time. If you don't run with a shotgun, keep your distance, stick with a friend (do this all the time anyways) and get teamshots. Also, don't run into an open area to grab a crest if you're just going to die and give up your own crest.

... and absolutely wrecked house. I forget that I'm a decent shotgunner when I play that way, I just think it's kind of a cheaper way to play, honestly.

It's weird, I'll get 10 more kills in a match when I use a shotgun, but I honestly feel worse about it because it doesn't "feel" like it requires as much skill as getting a head shot with a sniper rifle.

To me, shotguns make the game fast, since you have to constantly move and close in on your target, but speed isn't what excites me about Crucible. I'd rather out duel someone, or out snipe someone, than just chase and shotgun people.

I like it, but I like game types where aiming is secondary. :)

Loved me some King of the Hill back in the day.

Ok, you're running right at me? I guess I'll just use my fusion rifle while you try and get into range.

Easily the most enjoyable crucible mode I've played since Y1. We got the one new Venus map and the entire match was just us and the enemy team running into the same middle room and slaughtering each other. Many lulz.