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  • If the crosshair disappears, just double tap the weapon change button. Problem solved for a while... -.-

  • @LevelCapGaming The bug where your reticule for the shotgun, or any other gun for that matter is a bug that only seems to happen in TDM and possibly even SQDM because of the extremely fast spawns, and inability to spawn on your teammates during those game-modes.

  • :47 Friendly fire :(

  • Shotguns are mainly for tdm

  • shotguns good for engineer tankers. when your tank is enabled and the rocketshooter/squad is still close and expecting you to get out. you jump out a smoking tank not exactly sure where he/they are and you wanna fix your tank asap to keep it going, so here is the shotgun a very handy tool.

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  • JUST USE SLUGS

  • The USAS-frag combo is for fags.

    And shotguns are really useful for players that play the aggressive role in Rush.

  • Of course, you could use the USAS12 + Frag rounds.

  • Whenever I use a shotgun I flank behind the other team instead of getting into a firefight like you would with a rifle. I do just as well every round with a shotgun as an m4a1 or a f2000. You just need to change up your playstyle to compensate for it's short range,

  • So *70 > DAO eh? But DAO with Ext Mags = 12 rounds!

  • levelcap, when you use the mav, and send it up in the middle of the map to spot for you, doesn't it come right back down to the ground when you close the remote? It almost sounds like you are leaving it up in the air, to spot the entire round... am I misunderstanding you?

  • @whoknows111 It comes down slowly and doesn't stand still in the air. But it's no problem if you get a guy with ammunition to get a new MAV :)

  • to make crosshair reapear press 'F' (or any other button you have assigned for melee)

  • i know that bug it's still there. i had this with m203 (which i use very saldom) too.

  • I use the DAO-12 frag rounds pretty good :)

  • I use mcs shotgun and the Rex for longer range (2 shot kill)

  • fuck dice and their broken game.

  • It's not so great for PC, but can be used as a main weapon on the PS3. The MCS is one of my fav weapons on PS3, but I never use it on PC.

    Fletchette rounds are a big upgrade on any shotgun other than the MCS. Basically it reduces the spread of the gun to that of the MCS, and adds penetration. On the MCS, its just an underpowered version of the same old buckshot.

  • For the situation your talking about at 3:23 then you should be in a squad! remember, its a teambased game...

  • @bigbangAT He's playing TDM. And like he said, that doesn't really represent BF3.

  • @bigbangAT are you really trying to give level cap pointers...? hahaha

  • USAS shotgun, U Suck At Shooting

  • @C0Opd0g ZING!

  • shotguns are mostly for RUSH maps like Grand Bazaar, Op Metro, where you need to clean up a full room of enemies defending the MCOM, e.g. Bathroom in Metro, 1st stage B in Bazaar, otherwise it will be quite difficult to go in with non-shotgun weapons because you will be shot dead right after you get a kill. MK3A1 with 12G Frag rounds is one truly evil gun, I don't use it unless I really have to (if you know what I mean...)

  • Most TDM maps and a few Rush maps are very good for close-quarters combat.

  • Sure shotguns can't handle that sniper in that building across the hill, but that is the reason the only time I use the shotgun is when I am using smaw with engineer. I 1 hit that sniper 80% of the time with smaw.

    Recommended shotgun: USAS-12 (and if you want to be a complete douche, use frags with it)

  • Semi auot shot feel more use full when useing flehette

  • What you don't understand lvlcap is that using a shotgun requires you to change the way you play. You want to drag the enemy into a space where YOU have the better weapon.

    If its a wide open space between me and the enemy, well then i just sneak around.

  • @1leggeddog I like to pair shotguns with assault and smoke grenades. You're absolutely right, if you don't control where you fight, you're gonna get destroyed.

  • try using it with a powerfull handgun like the .44 magnum for longer ranges

  • Have you tried the slug rounds? I believe it improves the range.

  • If worried about range then use something other than buckshot, either use slugs or frag rounds

  • what they should do is add a choke into the upgrade slot. Basically, a choke tightens the spread to your liking. There are many kinds and it would be a cool addition to BF3. (Avid hunter/shooter here, im not bullshiting you guys)

  • i use usas 12 with frag rounds and i can shoot purty far

  • if you switch guns (toggle secondary...) your circle-hair (cross-hair? ) will reappear

  • Totally agree with you level cap

  • The crosshair disappearance bug only happens on TDM maps, you can reenable your crosshair by switching to another weapon or by pressing Esc.

  • I get m320 crosshairs on my 870 recon class sometimes ?????

  • You always play "kiddie core". Try "Man core" and the shotgun will rule.

  • Thumb Up! when you think he's one of the best Bf3 players.

    *Thumb Up*

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  • nice video, Again :)

  • dude, you make me look so bad at battlefield... My K/D is 0.56... lol. You always make me want to play Battlefield how ever bored of it I get. lol.

  • I will regularly come top of leaderboards in any game mode using this weapon, unlike other weapons you actually HAVE to put yourself into close range situations, there are points on every map where you can wreak havoc with the shotguns, almost every other weapon you rely on being put into medium to long range situations, which is why its much more satisfying using a shotgun:D

  • Also the M26 MASS is a great shotgun because you still get an assault rifle. Best of both worlds style of thing.

  • Flechette isn't really better at long range. Its main advantage is that it penetrates enemy players with almost no damage reduction (doesn't penetrate the environment). It also performs similarly to buckshot at all ranges so at the moment there's really not all that much point in not taking it.

  • This round looked a fuckton of fun LC. Thanks for the upload as always.

  • In Seine Crossing/Operation Metro Conquest I always get 30+ kills with the USAS. Shotguns are fine, you just have to know when to use them and when not to. Getting out of the tank and blasting away the guy sticking C4 on you never gets old...

  • I. Have experienced this glitch with the cross hairs I get it on vehicles as well I'm on ps3 as well so it don't see system specific hope it gets sorted in the next patch witch I here is comming out in feb here lot of talk about weapons balance hope they address the more important things as well

  • Play hardcore noobie, so much better!

  • i think the best map for shotguns is metro

  • or USAS with frags rounds but well thats kinda DOUCHEE

  • The crosshair bug affects all guns in TDM, not just the shotties. You can restore the crosshairs for a life by starting to switch to your pistol and then quickly bringing back the main gun.

    Shotties can be useful on large Conquest maps, even Caspian, that have CQ objectives that are prone to changing hands often (e.g. B and C on Caspian). Also, I sometimes run USAS or M1014 when I'm driving or gunning a tank so I can jump out and quickly dispatch C4 sneaks who get under the tank's guns.

  • Team Deathmatch is a retarded game mode for COD kids who don't know what the fuck Conquest or Rush are.

  • Robbaz, king of Sweden uses a sniper shotgun. He makes it work at all ranges.

  • @eagleeye929 Ye, check out Anderz el also if you want more sniper shotgun videos. I just got the impression that it was more of a fun thing to use. Especially because the scope blocks most of the screen when you are running around.

  • @eagleeye929 but only in HARDCORE Mode. I tried it out in NORMAL Mode and it sucks really at longer ranges.

  • @PanzerfaustBeats

    I can make it work.

  • @eagleeye929 Prove it, dude! Show me a video with the Remington 870 and a two to three kill shot at about 50-100 meters range in NORMAL gamemode. It took me about 7-8 shots with buckshot ammunition which is to much and takes ages to kill my enemy.

  • @PanzerfaustBeats

    video capturing shit is expensive, fuck that.

  • @PanzerfaustBeats The 870 can effectively kill at longer ranges using slug rounds, instead of buckshot.

  • @PanzerfaustBeats

    slugs.

  • Well put 12g frag rounds on em and they become long range and super effective !

  • matchup of the year. Pwn, vs. Level cap.

    i wanna see it. 

  • What are 12g Slug Rounds?

  • 870MCS + slugs + Scope = OP

  • This shotgun is useless at long range until you unlock the rifle scope and slug rounds trolololololololol

  • I've got to admit I don't like the shotguns in this game. They seem very weak IMO. LevelCapGamingseems to be really good with them.

  • Did i really hear him say Bummer oh and i got the answer for your problems one word masterkey look it up

  • WHy don't you play in hardcore mode? I get the bug too when I play normal mode where the crosshair disappears but it's not a problem in HC cuz u dont have crosshairs anyway.

  • is the end song a rendition of the needle and the damage done? sounds like it :/

  • Hey LvlCap, what is your opinion on dudes who run around using th USAS with frag rounds? I find them extremely frustrating and amongst the cheapest set ups in the game.

  • 36-10 brutal! Love it! Gonna try soon.

  • search up sniper shotgun by robbaz. the viking king of nipples will show you the true power of a shotgun at long range. oh and love your videos :D keep em coming

  • recon@rushdef with shotgun and t-ugs makes one hell of a M-Com defense setup

  • The 'chets kick ass in the 870 at PDW ranges.

  • Playing TDM on Canal is highly recommended. Used this gun a lot in the start but after getting the USAS-12 I started using it more. At first I thought Frag rounds were better but Buckshot is just so much more affective at close range. Frag for long range.

  • If you switch to pistol and back to primary the crosshair thing is fixed until it happens again

  • hey LvLcap, i have two questions for you:

    1- i just watched you jet video, talking about controls and how you hate the default controls. could you tell me what controls you are using? and why you dislike the default ones? maybe over a video (jet controls tutorial haha) or something, but i would like any kind of reply :D

    2- i'm getting into competitive BF3, do you have any tips? weapons, attachements, anything really.

    thanks for the videos, you're the best BF guy on youtube :D

  • Im pissed!! Lag on this game is so bad at the min.

  • Yeah. Despite the in-game description of doing lesser damage, putting flechette on the M870 will give you a tighter spread than buckshot, increasing your 1-hit kill range.

  • Can you PLS do a weapon reviewe of the AEK-971, i think its a great weapon for squad rush.

  • Ok so you hate shotguns.... but what about some of the PDW? I find the P90 a beast at close and medium range with a silencer, and the PDW-R is bad silenced on semiauto either.

  • USAS frag is wayyy over powered.

  • This kind of gameplay (team deathmatch) reminds me of Cod

  • switch to your pistol switch back always fixes it for me

  • I wish one of these devs would put a realistic over and under shotty into a game. Made just like a hunting shoutgun with full choke in one barrel for long range, and a mod in the other for short to medium. The fact you would only have two shots would keep it from becoming over powered.

  • 1:23 (that guy had no chance)

  • the explosive is op... I get killed in one hit with it even when the guy is on the other side of the map.

  • @ole88bluegmc Sometimes when the game is loading the tip is "Frag rounds aren't terribly damaging, but they offer significant suppression". I think this is pretty ridiculous because from my experience Frag does a ton of damage with direct hits. A USAS Frag guy was round the corner shooting at my friend, and I went round to kill him. I got in front of his fire and 1 shot hit me, getting me down to a very low health.

  • @ole88bluegmc You can use flak jacket to protect against it but it won't save you, only give you half a second more to get the kill.

  • The crosshairs disappear when you shoot while you're still reloading.

  • Everyday Event: Waiting for the new LevelCap Video

  • @admiraljesu Hoping its another Heli Gameplay.

  • @admiraljesu seriously, i totally agree

  • I love shotguns in most video games. It has so much style and is so fun and rewarding, especially the sound of it, loud blasts and then crunching a new round in the chamber.

    In BF3 I really only like the 870, though. Have to agree with you - the game has too many situations where you can't really do anything with a shotgun. Even though in real life, shotguns can have good accuracy with narrow chokes and long barrels.

  • Shotguns work great on that french map.

  • To remove the crosshair dissaperaing glitch just switch to your secondary and then back to the primary. The glitch has happened to me when using grenade launchers aswell

  • I don't understand why he says shotguns aren't useful in the game: In Metro, after the first set of MCOMs, shotguns are useful in the second set when you're trying to take people down in the hallways/locker areas.

  • I would use the 870 10 times more often if the aiming cycle wouldnt disapper every 10 secs,, i dont want to play hc so give me my aim help ffs

  • It looks like the on screen cross-hair disappears when you reload a few times.

  • use slug or frag round, thats the long range ammo.

  • I think I can hear you in the background of this video? ;O

  • BF3 needs the spas 12 in the next DLC if there comes one

  • you gotta be good with the pistol.. and use that for the out of range targets

  • I think...shotguns need a bipod

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  • levelcapgaming s

  • It's not just the shot gun crosshair it's the MP7 also.

  • I like shotguns, but on most maps I'll either roll with the underslung or I'll drop the medpack for the M320 buck. I like being versatile.

  • Would love to see some gameplay with the Jackhammer

  • if your crosshair goes missing i find on the xbox if you switch weapons it returns

  • 870MCS on 64p Metro, Conquest = Win

  • you should try the slug

  • When your crosshair disappears press ESC to get the menu thingie and again ESC to get back to game. It should bring up crosshair up again.

  • Shotguns are super effective in BF3 if you use it right. Get the 44 scoped and you have a medium ranged weapon. Get smoke grenades and you can get close to any enemy you want to shoot them in the face. To say it's a bad weapon for BF3 is just stupid.

  • @orangeplatter They can be, but that doesn't mean that they are more viable than a fully auto weapon. Throughout the ENTIRE game, there aren't many situation where you could say a shotgun would have been a completely better choice. Don't get me wrong, i'm not fully disagreeing.

  • @WAstateofmind Of course they aren't going to be useful in certain situations, but it really depends on the play style of the player, not viability. There are plenty of people, myself included, that will get a better k/d and score running a shotgun in a fair amount of situations than any other weapon.

  • people should play the game (with shotguns) to have fun dont care about stats

  • Smack that baby up!

  • use the usas w/ frag rounds :D:D

  • @MrMasterFloh no! noob

  • @MrMasterFloh SCRUB ALERT

  • my favorite shotty

  • You can get the crosshairs back by switching between your weapons. And the flechette ammo is for more penetration, the slugs are for long range accuracy but they lack in power. Great vid keep it going :)

  • @Xbox360David the flechette is supposed to be for penetration, butthe only thing it penetrates is players, not even thin wood or metal, which is what it says it does.

  • @adrianburns93 didn't know flechette doesn't work through thin metal and wood, don't use it so much I like the buckshot better :)

  • @adrianburns93 Not necessarily true. I got a blind one-shot kill through a corrugated steel shed with flechette last night.

  • You should really try flechette more. I've found that it handles basically just like buck in close quarters action but with the added benefit of going through one enemy and killing the guy directly behind him. One shell and two kills? What's not to love?

  • @rizztest Really??? That's cool. They were also designed to go through objects but there is a bug that doesn't let it, like through wood. Think they are going to fix that.

  • You're too harsh on the shotguns. And that's coming from someone who rarely uses shotguns. They're like sniper rifles - they're specialty weapons. Sure they have limited use but I'm thrilled they're in the game because they do have a niche and they add diversity to the experience.

  • I hate TDM so much just for the spawning system, it's so fucked, you respawn just in front of an enemy!

  • i think its a bug with tdm, everytime i play it my crosshairs keep disappearing, you have to change to your sidearm then switch back to come back up, but still, its really annoying

  • @mrbrenohenrique27 that also happens in conquest. another bug with the dao-12 and the 870 mcs is the reloading. sometimes you keep pressing bullets into it but they don't actualy count. you have to start reloading again. it's even more annoying,cause you always have to look if it works or not and if you forget it you probably run into a group of enemys with just 1 bullet left.

  • You're the Best levelcap!

  • MK3A1 review coming?

  • The M26 shotgun attachment for assault rifles is pump action though right? Haven't really tried it out yet since the tradeoff is the medkit which seems like a bad thing to just throw away.

  • 870 is the only respectable shotgun in the game. The fully auto shotguns are just for people who want to play on easy mode in close quarters. Seine Crossing is pretty much unplayabble because there are so many people who use them.

  • Lets hope they include other pump action shotguns in future DLC´s.

  • @iri3land Totaly agree, just not any way op ones.

  • You know you could possibly go w/ slugs and a rifle scope as recon... And a bipod... Better than any sniper rifle...

  • @ricegrain1001 bipod on the 870mcs?

  • @ricegrain1001 none of the shotguns have a bipod.

  • @ricegrain1001 You can put a bi-pod on a shotgun??

  • @ricegrain1001 Useing a sniper rife is way easy then a shogun if you take the time to get a better shot with it.

  • @ricegrain1001 shotguns can't even get bi pods -.-

  • @ricegrain1001

    The M98B would like to have a word with you.

  • Switch to your secondary to get the crosshair back.

  • The crosshair bug is related to simply playing TDM.

    It happens on any weapon randomly. To get the crosshair back just switch weapons back and forth.

  • i have abou 750 Kills with this amazing Weapon, for Metro is Bucket (on HC) and Flechet (on normal) good and if you like you can always use Fragammo at any map!

  • 870 with slugs and rifle scope is the BEST!!!

  • here let me help you... DICE fixa hagelgevär buggarna!

  • Just wanted to say that pump-SGs and slug ammo goes well. In 10 meters they have a 100% damage output witch drops to 34 at 40m (semi has 60 10 and 34 at 20m). And you should get one shot kill HS at longer rages(?).

  • what ammo are you using?

  • @ikuynot BUCK

  • Remington 870 with attached tac light is a good home defense setup in real life. But I don't care for it in this game. As for the disappearing cross hair bug, if you quickly switch to your pistol, then back to your shotgun the cross hair will return.

  • maybe its just me, but im getting really annoyed at the amount of people using the usas nowadays,,

  • My favourite shotgun is the M26 MASS, that way you can have both an Assault Rifle for mid- to long-range engagements, and a shotty for CQB. Best of both worlds!

  • what kind of sensitivity do you run at? 1800dpi?

  • i use DAO-12 is that good?

  • @Pancake833 Yes

  • @ESELkoek which would you prefer, a DAO-12 or a SAGIA-12 <-- or whatever it is?

  • @Pancake833 DAO is gay.

  • @ikuynot nice reasoning you have behind it

  • @Pancake833 I've found the DAO is better than the SAGAI most of the time, The SAGAI is really good at close range though. My accuracy with it is 103 lol. I dont know how it got the 3 there

  • @ESELkoek thanks :D

  • @ESELkoek U have 103% accuracy cuz when u hit more then one person at a time u can get 200% accuracy. If u make a lot of doubles and triples.... u get more then 100% accuracy

  • @Pancake833 No pumping means faster shooting, but the reloading sucks balls

  • make a 44 magnum video :D

  • Awesome!

  • LevelCap, I have had the problem of disappearing cross hairs for EVERY single weapon in this game. I'm really pissed that such an obvious bug hasn't been fixed yet. When this happens, to get your cross hairs back, really quickly switch to your pistol and then back to primary.

  • yes shot gun pwnis (Y)

  • I got the no crosshair bug, too. For me it has nothing to do with the shotgun, i get it with every weapon. But it only happens in TDM!