Talk:Megashark/@comment-24183256-20131118125013/@comment-24006028-20131125124931

That depends on how close you are to the target, just like a real shotgun it sprays the bullets and you will do the most damage with one shot if you are close enough. But taking as a fact that all the bullets hit and there are no random crits and excluding the bullets, let's do the math:

A Megashark can shot 5,5 times during one cycle of a Tactical Shotgun. A Megashark does 23 damage per shot and a Tactical Shotgun adds 29 damage per shot. A Megashark shoots one bullet while a Tactical Shotgun shoots 6 bullets. That makes 5,5 times 23 equals 126,5 damage per one Tactical Shotgun cycle for the Megashark and 6 times 29 equals 174 damage per one Tactical Shotgun cycle for the Tactical Shotgun. Looking at this, the Tactical Shotgun outclasses the Megashark in damage.

Consider that there are other factors like knockback and ammo consummation, that can make one or the other better.

Note: this is without any Modifiers, without bullet damage, crits and any damage buffs from armor and/or potions.