Riot Shotgun

The Riot Shotgun is a weapon previously added in Release 1.0.0. It mirrored the Pump Action Shotgun but got its own unique stats in Release 1.1.1.

Combat
The Riot Shotgun excels in hard hitting close range damage due to its high pellet count (8x). Because of this higher pellet count, it also seems to have a fairly high knockdown potential, however when compared to the Pump Action Shotgun, it's less effective at piling on damage from range as more pellets are likely to go astray.

Strategy

A rule of thumb when using the Riot Shotgun (and shotguns in general) is to conserve your shots and stay close to your target. Avoid using this weapon in long-range confrontations to prevent wastage, instead use your secondary weapon to provoke the enemy. When they come closer to you, quickly switch to the Riot Shotgun and unload the shells onto them. Be careful not to let them too close to you so they cannot engage in melee combat.

Trivia

 * The weapon almost resembles a SPAS-12 without the folding stock.