Weapon Balance and Gameplay Discussion

[castiel]

I don't think the damage of the shotty was increased at all, just the number of pellets for a more even spread and the spread was reduced too...

They've done something to make it beast, I've never played with it until a few days ago, and in the few minutes ac_mines match we played, I found it very easy to obtain a splatter/instakill, sure it's in a tight tunnel and is very suited to the shotgun, but to somebody who just picked it up it shouldn't be that easy.

Is there a way to make the shotgun from mid-long rage pretty crap but good at close range only with good accuracy (meaning, not as easy as it is now).

Maybe make spread exponential to the distance away from the person?

EDIT: Some stats from 1-2 games I played in a pub with the shotty, not all good players but still.
- Shots taken: 117
- Shots hit: 108(~92%)
- Frags: 67
- This means 62% of the time I shot the shotgun and hit the target I was getting a kill, which to me is ridiculous for somebody who has just picked up the weapon, again the skill of the other players may be called into question, but I think it's still kinda dumb