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Alright guys, every prestige I grind for damage on a shotgun, and I usually get it at 500 kills, and then use it until I get the 1000 kill challenge. I did the USAS 12, Spas 12, Striker, and AA 12 each on a previous prestige. The grind for each of those weren't THAT bad except for the Spas, but once I got damage for it, it was well worth it. Now its time for the KSG 12, and God Almighty is has been brutal through 100 kills. I've been running UAV and ballastic vest for my killstreaks while leaving the 3rd slot free so I can get multiple ballastic vests per game to help me out.

 

So, I have a question for people that grinded for this shotgun. Did you use it on shotgun friendly maps only, or did you just get the frustration out of the way, said screw it, and used it on every map? What method is less frustrating?

 

Ohh yea, one last question, should I use grip or not attachment until I get extended mags? Or, does that tighten up the spread of pellets too much which hurts you if you don't get a direct shot?

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Depends on if you KD whore. Dome, Seatown, and Mission are all really good for shotties. Run Steady Aim and maybe try a suppressor? That way the enemies can't find you. Most of the shotguns are pretty bad though.

 

And yes, I would run grip.

 

I like to get good scores, but I'm not a kd whore. The shotguns are pretty damn good when you get damage. And, no, supressors are a bad idea on a shotgun.

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Want my advice? leave em until u stop prestiging, this is what i'm doing as to me its pointless getting a few hundred kills just to reset it when u next prestige, i mean i don't mind any other guns its just shotguns in this game are pretty bad(apart from Striker) until u get damage or range & to grind it out till u get 1 of the 2 only to reset them seems pointless to me.

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I like to get good scores, but I'm not a kd whore. The shotguns are pretty damn good when you get damage. And, no, supressors are a bad idea on a shotgun.

 

Shotguns are amazing once you get damage. Look at the AA-12.

 

But yeah don't even bother using a shotgun on maps like Village. The pain just isn't worth it. There are a surprising amount of shotgun friendly maps though and they show up frequently so there is no need to punish yourself for only a few kills.

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I've grinded EVERY Shotgun to Level 31, and I mainly used them on tighter maps like Mission, Dome, Hardhat and Carbon. The KSG is easily the most difficult Shotgun to level up, but it's worth it once you acquire Damage/Ext. Mags.

 

Just don't bother using it on maps like Village, Interchange and Fallen, you won't really get anywhere.

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I just got it to level 30, its my third shotgun to get to level 30, and by far the biggest pain in the ass, be prepared for your k/d to drop, I just used it until I got the hang of it, and started coming up with my own strategy's, its pretty much trial and error, you'll eventually learn what to do and what not to do with it. I just ran the specialist strike package and I was fine, but using ballistic vests would probably be a good idea, but try both out and see what you like better.

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I've used the KSG a couple of times and just got frustrated with it so you have more patience than I do!

 

I agree that leaving it until you've stopped prestiging, I would hate to get a shotgun gold then have to grind all the way through it again.

 

The past couple of days I've almost exclusively been using shotguns on the tighter maps just for a bit of variation and find them pretty fun to use, albeit hit markers can occasionally be very annoying.

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I've grinded EVERY Shotgun to Level 31, and I mainly used them on tighter maps like Mission, Dome, Hardhat and Carbon. The KSG is easily the most difficult Shotgun to level up, but it's worth it once you acquire Damage/Ext. Mags.

 

Just don't bother using it on maps like Village, Interchange and Fallen, you won't really get anywhere.

 

Yea I took your advice, and just used them on shotgun friendly maps, and the KSG 12 is definitely the hardest one to level up. I'm like 50 kills away from getting the 400 kill challenge which will give me damage. I can't wait.

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I've used the KSG a couple of times and just got frustrated with it so you have more patience than I do!

 

I agree that leaving it until you've stopped prestiging, I would hate to get a shotgun gold then have to grind all the way through it again.

 

The past couple of days I've almost exclusively been using shotguns on the tighter maps just for a bit of variation and find them pretty fun to use, albeit hit markers can occasionally be very annoying.

 

Yea i hear ya on waiting til I stop prestiging, but the AA 12, USAS, and Striker grind wasn't even bad. I don't snipe or use LMG's, so I would exculsively be using AR's and SMG's which gets boring. I always loved using shotguns since COD 4, so I feel like I have to use 1 per prestige.

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Once Damage/Extended Mags is unlocked, it becomes a totally different gun.

 

sometimes i honestly dont find it worth it, like when i first tried the SPAS when this game came out. they nerfed that gun so bad i was getting 2-3 hitmarkers at close to point-blank range... it starts to rape your KDR when you are running around getting jipped off kills. why use a shotgun when you can just spray from the hip with an SMG?

 

after they patched the SPAS i loved it all over again, not as good as MW2 but it was definetly fun again:). the striker however is annoying as hell, i cant stand everybody running that or akimbo FMGs on every CQ map. atleast with the SPAS it takes finess (lol) and some skill to outflank and gun down the enemy. people with the striker just get ex-mags and spray all over the screen.

 

i have still yet to farm the required ammount for damage with a shotgun. ive gotton close but it just seems like such a grind, the only lvls i run shotgun are dome / carbon. its possible to do more, those are just the only maps where i generally go 2.1 with shotgun. otherwise on big maps ill end up going like 20-20, and thats no fun!

 

*oh yes, DROP ZONE! holy shit, thats how i farmed every single AR shotgun attachment (not exaggerating), and we all know those are a grind. DROP ZONE is like the best game mode for shotgun.

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