Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over some shotgun tips
for Fortnite season 4. Maybe this is an unpopular
opinion and I'd like to hear what you guys
think, but I personally believe that the current
state of shotguns in Fortnite is actually
pretty good, and probably the best it's been
in a few seasons. I feel like ever since chapter
2 began, the shotgun meta was pretty bland
and boring as a whole. Every season it was
either pump and tac or charge and tac, and
even though there have definitely been worse
shotgun metas in Fortnite history, when you
have to use the same 2 shotguns for like 8
months straight, it's gonna be get pretty
repetitive. But luckily in season 4, for the
first time in a while we have 3 shotguns that
I would consider viable, and those are obviously
the pump, charge, and combat. Obviously they
aren't all equal, but you can definitely be
successful with all of them. So the purpose
of this video is to talk about how to use
all 3 of those shotguns to to the fullest
of their potential, as well as a few other
general tips. So, without further ado, let's
get right into it.
Alright, so the first shotgun that I want
to talk about in this video is the combat.
A lot of people may remember the season 9/X
combat which was one of the most OP weapons
in Fortnite history, but it's now been nerfed
multiple times, so it's really nowhere near
overpowered anymore. Now I've heard some people
sy it's absolutely terrible and I do think
that's a bit an overreaction I think it's
usable and I'm happy every time I get a combat
off spawn, but I also think it's definitely
a step below the pump and the charge. However,
it's obviously still important to know how
to use the combat because like I just alluded
to, there are gonna be games where it's the
only shotgun you find early on,,, and also,
if you find a purple or gold combat but only
a white or maybe green pump, you're probably
gonna opt for the combat until you find another
shotty of similar rarity. So when it comes
to using the combat to it's fullest potential,
you don't want to use it like a typical Fortnite
shotgun. If you try to get right in your enemy's
face and blast them with high damage shots
like you would with a pump or combat, you're
gonna have a really bad time. Let me give
you an example of pretty much exactly what
you don't want to do from a gameplay I uploaded
on my channel a few days ago. As you're gonna
see here, I'm gonna go right into the enemies'
box and try hitting him at point blank range,
and despite landing 3/4 shots so pretty good
accuracy, I end up losing almost all my health
and just barely avoiding death. The 3 rarities
of the combat only deal 50, 53, and 55 base
damage which is about half of what the same
rarity pump and combat's do. And you also
have to realize that the combats also benefit
considerably less from headshots than the
other shotguns as well. Just to break it down
a bit, hitting a max headshot with the purple
combat will do 26 extra damage compared to
hitting a body shot, but for the purple combat
and pump, that extra damage number is 47 for
the combat and 50 for the pump. So even though
the vast majority of shotguns in Fortnite
are weapons that you obviously wanna be really
aggressive with, the combat is much more defensive.
I would describe the perfect situation for
the combat as this: You're about 1-2 levels
away from your opponent, and he's maybe 6-8
meters away from you. In that situation, if
you tried to use a charge or especially the
pump, you probably wouldn't have much luck.
Even if you hit your shot as clean as possible,
at that distance you probably aren't dealing
much more than maybe 30-40 damage, and due
to the slow rate of fire you're only gonna
hit 1 shot. With the combat though, it's biggest
strength is obviously range and fire rate.
It's very annoying to deal with a really smart
player using the combat because that player
is going to keep their ditance, probably establish
a little bit of high ground over you, and
then any time you attempt to close that gap
or build up to them, they're gonna pepper
you with these rapid fire combat shots. And
sure, none of them are going to deal a devestating
amount of damage, but if you get hit for 50
or 75 even just 1 or 2 times, that's gonna
force you to disengage and heal up. It can
be so frustrating because players that are
good with the combat can deal consistne tburst
damage at a distance where that's almost never
possible. Another difference between the combat
and the pump/charge is that when using it,
you wanna be fully ADSing before shooting
most of your shots. One of the biggest weaknesses
of the combat is it's super small crosshair,
and that's one of the main reasons it's so
underwhelming at point blank range. However,
ADSing eliminates pretty much all those problems
whenever you're shooting at someone more than
a few meters away. So a good summary for the
combat is avoid point blank range fights,
but anything just outside of point blank range
is where the combat is at it's best.
The next shotgun we're gonna talk about how
to use is the charge. And I think this is
extra important now because as I briefly mentioned
in my last video, I know that a lot of console/controller
players avoided the charge as much as possible
last season in favor of the tac. But obviously
now that it's gone, that's no longer possible.
The charge got sort of a bad rep at the beginning
of season 3, but it's actually a really good
shotgun when you know how to use it. I'd say
that I do slightly prefer the higher rarity
pumps but it really is neck and neck. So I
think the best way to describe how you want
to use the charge is as a hybrid between the
combat and pump. It has a fire rate that's
slower but similar to the pump, it has very
high base damage also similar to the pump,
but it has a little bit more range similar
the combat. But obviously what really sets
it apart from the other 2 shotguns is the
charge mechanic where it doesn't fire when
you press your trigger, it sactually fires
when you release. So this is a shotgun that
you do want to use at or near point blank
range, but you also want to constantly be
playing around cover while doing so. If you
try to use it like the pump and just barrel
stuff your enemy at point blank range, it'll
work better than the combat probably, but
as you're charging your shot it's gonna be
so easy for the enemy to deal a ton of damage
to you. So that's why you need to be constantly
ducking in and out of cover, abusing left
hand peak advantage, and only exposing your
character model the enemy when you're charge
and fully ready to fire. That's a good little
test of how good you are with the charge,
you should almost never be charging your shot
while out in the open, it should always be
charge behind cover, pop-out and fire, then
you can repeat that process over and over
again. And another thing you really wanna
avoid doing with the charge is going for any
kind of flick shots. It's basically impossible
to hit them due to the charge mechanic of
the weapon, you would need to absolutely master
the timing to have any chance of consistnetly
hitting them, so I would recommend not even
attempting them in the first place.
The final shotgun we're gonna quickly talk
about how to use is the pump, and I do mean
quickly because it's been in Fortnite for
like 3 years so I'm guessing most of you are
pretty comfortable with it by now. Even though
I personally believe the pump is the best
shotgun in the game right now, it definitely
isn't what it once was unless you get a purple
or gold rarity one. Due to the low base damage
of the white, green, and blue pumps you basically
need to be at point blank range to deal significant
damage to the enemy. As always, it's really
important to master building after shooting
due to the weapons low fire rate, and even
though the headshot multiplier was nerfed
last season, as I alluded to earlier pump
headshots still deal a lot more damage than
body shots,,, so it's crucial that you hit
them fairly consistently. And I know this
isn't necessarily a shotgun tip, but if you
have a lower rarity pump, it's really worth
it a lot of the times to upgrade to at least
purple. A few months back they changed the
requirements so it's now only 450 mats to
go from blue to purple, obviously don't do
it if you only have like 600 total, but at
the end of the day you can always farm more
mats, but you may never find a purple pump
the rest of the game.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment
section below. What is your favorite shotgun
to use out of the 3 available in Fortnite
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