Distances
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- Short-Range Shotgun: Played straight and subverted at the same time: Maximum spread will make it short range, while minimum spread will make it efficient and precise even at longer distances.
Source: Video Game / Gunman Chronicles - Inverted by Miss Level in the Discworld novel A Hat Full of Sky, who is one person spread across two identical bodies and capable of managing both independently across considerable distances.
Source: Sharing a Body -
It also remained quite useful for long stretches in Duke Nukem 3D, thanks to its surprisingly-realistic shot spread offering it a lot of punch at longer distances than most game shotguns offer.
Source: Shotguns Are Just Better
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