I think the main argument against shotguns and snipers is that whenever you get in a firefight with a guy sporting an automatic rifle or a selfloading rifle you don ' t instakill each other unless it ' s a headshot . The winner is usually the one who gets the most hits in the quickest , which you can have a say in . Then along comes mister dude with his shotgun , and even though you spotted him earlier and already hit him with 2 bullets , he instakills you . You respawn , walk to the first bit of cover and get headshotted by a sniper from across the map . Turns out there ' s a whole bunch of enemy snipers chilling out back there and they keep picking off people who respawn . This way you don ' t get to do shit . Losing a firefight against a guy with an automatic rifle is fun , you got to actually fight a guy . Getting instakilled by sniper bullets whenever you respawn is just frustrating and takes you out of the game for another 15 seconds .