Talk:Boar Prime/@comment-88.106.186.178-20150204002411/@comment-69.132.174.251-20150303142548

it has good damage with the fire rate accounted for and incredible status chance. there is no denying that.

however, it has the same problem as all shotguns. you have to run up to enemies making yourself a big target to get the full effect of the weapon. this is not a big deal at low to mid levels, but by mid 30's most frames will get cut in half in seconds. by 40's even rhino ironskin only lasts a couple seconds.

the risk is not worth the reward when there are weapons out there that can perform similarly while still allowing you the safety of using range and cover. this is why shotguns need a look at by DE. there needs to be a larger reward for the risk it takes to use one.