Flare Gun vs Shotgun

Flare gun or Shotgun?

  • Flare Gun

    Points: 64 49.6%

  • Shotgun

    Points: 65 50.4%
  • Total voters
    129
Well seeing as i only have about 45 mins playing pyro in general, ill go with this. I play alot in GP server, really the only server i play. That being said, the map is a very open map until coming upon the last point, where tunnels/small rooms are the only way into C, Snipers and camping soldiers/demos are normally not reachable from close distances up until the last point making the shotgun for a pyro pretty useless. The flare gun is awesome for taking out snipers or just making people fall back from the flames, having you hit them again while aready being on fire makes it last even longer if not kill them. So being in a wide open map where pyros tend to not get as close to people as in other maps, makes the flare gun ideal. For close quarter maps, the shotgun would be more ideal. So i think depending on the map you play in, and the situations at hand, depends whether you should be using flare gun/shotgun.
 
You have to remember; generally pyros who equip the flaregun are either a) practicing or b) good at it

In many situations the shotgun may come in handy, but the flare gun when used properly with the flamethrower and the axe/axtinguisher can yield devestating combos.

Really good pyros can aim the flare both short range and far range;

If the opponent gets close to attack, the pyro can just flare him and quickly switch to the flamethrower or the axe/axtinguisher to finish off.

If the opponent moves away, then the flare can ignite the player.

In pyro vs pyro matches, although at short range the shotgun is better than the flaregun, experienced pyros know that the flamethrower can generally deal more damage in close range than the shotgun. If the pyro attacks mid-range with the shotgun, the flare generally does more damage per hit at mid range than the shotgun. (although aiming will be hard)

In maps with water, pyros who have the flare gun, should avoid the water, unless it is extremely necessary. A melee weapon like the axe works in these situations where you must go underwater.

In the end, whether you use the flare gun is if you're good at aiming, and know the combos/tactics that the pyro can use.
 
Flare gun.

Because I find shotgun boring in the long run.
 
There is nothing more satisfying than having the kill graphic of killing the scout with a flare gun :thumbup:

Honestly, I love the flare gun v. the shot gun because of the way the flare flies. You can effectively keep some people from rushing around a corner or over a stair by randomly shooting it down at them. For some reason people run from anything doing with fire.
 
Idol is right. It does depend on the map, but the addition of mini crits made it so. Before mini crits, the shotgun was hands down better.
 
It's really more situational than anything. Like on 2fort, I'll use the shotty because of the water most of the time, but I will use the flare gun on blackmesa.
 
I perfer to use the shotgun, as it gives me a chance to kill my enemy while underwater, where the flamethrower/flaregun aren't useful
 
I feel like the shotgun is easier to hit and does more damage in most situations for a pyro.
 
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