In Fortnite: Battle Royale finally got the already leaked Super Shotgun “Drum Shotgun” as a new weapon. The community is unsure if the weapon is OP or useless.
On June 18, 2019, data on a new shotgun came into the game, which apparently was a mix of the Drum Gun and a shotgun. In the 2nd update for patch 9.30, it entered the game and validated some of the community’s concerns.
The new super OP weapon in Fortnite?
What can the new weapon do? The new Drum Shotgun fires absurdly fast and deals 46, 48, or 50 damage per hit, depending on its quality. Together with the 12-shot magazine, players can pump opponents full of shot in no time, leaving them seemingly no chance to fight back.
You simply run towards the opponent and hold down the fire button. Kills happen, it seems, on their own.
Among others, Pro streamer Ninja got his hands on such a shotgun, and you really feel sorry for his poor opponent.
The Drum Shotgun is apparently unbeatable at close range right now and has another annoying effect.
The muzzle flash is so intense that you get blinded when someone is shooting the new shotgun in front of you. The chance for successful retaliation seems to decrease even further.
Is the weapon completely over the top?
More of a noob gun than an OP killer weapon of death
This is what players are saying: The Fortnite community on Reddit is currently in an uproar discussing whether the weapon is overpowered. However, there are also dissenting voices, as the Drum Shotgun seems to only unleash its strength at very close range, for example, when you want to drive opponents out of cover:
- “In a fight at very close range, it is really good, but for anything outside of effective range, the combat shotgun is better.”
- “Only useful if you are in someone else’s box, otherwise you’d prefer an SMG.”
- “It is so bad. No headshot multiplier, eats up ammo, and deals terrible damage. I didn’t think Epic could come up with a worse shotgun than the Tac, but they succeeded.”
Overall, it seems that there is a consensus that the new weapon is more something for noobs who can’t aim and can’t build. Because then you can simply blast through walls and hunt opponents in their constructions at close range, while good players seek and win the “build battle”.
For players who see Fortnite drifting more towards casual play, the new shotgun is further evidence of this development. And the fact that the tactical shotgun is still in the game suggests something entirely different:
