The Dev Team's recent post about the soon to come weapon tweaks says that shotguns will now do 100% more damage in PvE (not PvP, in PvP they got a range nerf).
With this 2x damage bonus in mind, will you find yourself using shotguns in PvE now, or are they still un-appealing because of those alien melee attacks?
Source, for those of you that don't check the News page: [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Weapon-Tuning/en/News/News?aid=12557]Destiny Weapon Tuning[/url]
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By further decreasing the range they still make it not the best option for PVE. Easier/safer to snipe/fushion.