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From: caspian@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Caspian)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Subject: Re: Regarding the Super-shotgun...
Date: 3 Sep 1994 18:24:36 -0500
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969
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Message-ID: <34b0jk$jq1@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
References: <340vet$kq0@harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au> <aviatorCvExHs.ABL@netcom.com> <CvGLIn.MLn@cs.dal.ca>
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In article <CvGLIn.MLn@cs.dal.ca>,
Saqib A Qureshi <qureshi@ug.cs.dal.ca> wrote:
>: DA Svendsen (dasve1@mdw035.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
>: : We've all heard rumours of a super-shotgun in Doom 2. Probably a
>: : double-barrel job. I would like (Like? I'd like a holiday!) to know
>: : whether this new weapon replaces the old shotgun, or whether you toggle
>: : the 3 key to switch between single & double barrels? After all, I'd
>: : imagine that the dbl barrel uses up ammo at twice the rate, and when
>: : you're just picking off sargeants, it seems a waste.
>
>Hi!
> Wow that'd be one HELL of a pain in a deathmatch game. Given it
>shoots with twice the power of the normal shot gun does this (hopefully)
>mean they ...um...slowed down it's reloading somewhat? I mean - a guy with
>a gun like that *MUST* have a disadvantage right? =)...given this doesn't
>sound fair, at least it gives a pistol toter time to scram or a beserker time
>to nail the double shotgun guy/gal. This has promise to change close quarter
>combat quite a bit =).
> Anybody know if they slowed or speeded up the double shotgun? Thanks
>in advance for la info.
The double barrel shotgun's reloading time and everything is not much
slower than that of the regular shotgun (if any at all). It's advantages
include the possibility of shooting someone with 100% health with one
shot if you get a close, square shot. It's a very powerful weapon..
-Caspian@Starbase.NeoSoft.Com-
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