[2019] BSG can we plz fix the buckshot spread? It is Team Fortress 2 levels of wide and should be tighter, it feels like it was artificially nerfed to prevent one shots. But that punishes players with good aim.

Originally posted by snek_of_tarkov

Here is the gif: https://media.giphy.com/media/vcc3GJGYfJ4mhILDzb/giphy.gif

• The test was with a 510mm barrel.
• Both choke and no choke have the same result. (Choke does not work)
• The spread appears to avoid the center of the aiming point.

The real issue:

• Spread is far too wide at 10 meters. Take a look at any amount of youtube videos of similar barrel shotguns being tested with buckshtot, they have fist-sized spreads at well beyond 30 meters.

• In EFT the spread is so wide, it appears it was intentionally nerfed like this to avoid players getting one shotted by shotguns. I remember over 2 years ago, the spread was much tighter.

• Can the devs please fix this and make shotguns have a realistic tight spread. They have shooting range data that they can use for that. It makes no sense to make them have Team Fortress 2 cartoony levels of spread.

• If they fix spread to realistic levels, then shotguns would be worth something in combat and it would reward players with good aim.

• The spread should have more erratic, less uniform circular patterns