Yes, it is true :) (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Sunday, July 26, 2015, 12:27 (3645 days ago) @ Korny

The issue, as I stated in one of my other posts, is that if I take my Felwinter's Lie and go toe-to-toe with another guardian using their own Felwinter's Lie, and they kill me, I have no way to know if I got out played or if they just have better perks. I'm defending a capture point. I see an enemy on radar. I know they're coming. I switch to my shotgun. They charge face-first into me. We both pull the trigger at the same time. I hit them full-on, center mass. I die, they don't. I had superior positioning, anticipated their move, prepared accordingly, and lost because they happened to have more range on their shotgun than I do... even though we're using the same shotgun. In a competitive game, that situation is 100% BS... and it happens all the time.

This never, ever happens to me, and there's an easy way to make sure it doesn't happen to you - use a better shotgun. I already have the best shotgun roll, so I know if the other guy beats me it's skill or luck. There's never a time where I'm left wondering if it's the roll or not.

That's what I would do, if it were possible. With the rearrangement of perks in House of Wolves, it is no longer possible to roll a shotgun with the same combo of devastating perks that you could get a few months ago. So I'm stuck competing with players who have better weapons, with no way to match what they have.

Just last week I got a Matador with Smart Drift, Shot Package, Rifled Barrel, and Battle Runner, straight-outta-the-box. It also has Aggressive Ballistics, but the SD and RB max out the range, so I don't need to sacrifice Stability,
I prefer Range Finder to Shot Package, and not everyone loves Battle Runner as much as I do (an extra perk slot to get something good!), so while it's not my PS4 Felwinter, it is still ridiculously overpowered. It's a top-tier gun post-nerfs, and has been besting Felwinters left and right, so yeah you can still make some great Shotguns without needing a million rolls.

You can absolutely get great shotguns right now, but not as good as what was available pre HoW. My Two to the Morgue has Hammer Forged AND Shot Package, plus Field Choke. That is a combo of perks that is no longer available. Unfortunately, Two to the Morgue has less base range than Felwinter's Lie, so it can't quite compete with the very best Felwinter's out there.