0.o T5?

also, I would suggest either Valenem (Valence electrons) or Ionoxer (Ions).
I know, they suck

So itd be like a regular gun except in only shoots a few squares in front of you? Might be nice, make Gun/Sword loadouts less necessary...

I hope This Will be implemented in the game

Uhh.. This sounds exactly like the autogun, except for fancy charge attacks.

THIS http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/jpg/duckfoot2.jpg . And instead cremnium we could use a piece of Crimsonite. So when u press attack button it wont shoot immediately, making click sound and some sparks appear near flintlock and only then it will shoot ( with same sound that gremlin flamethrowers doing when shooting projectiles instead of flaming). And its charged attack will be a wave of energy (wider spread, no intervals, pushback). Thats how i see shotguns in SK. Normal Line names could be : 3* (3 barrels) "Duck's foot" , 4* (4 barrels ) Fourshot , 5* (5 barrels) Death's hand. That means that 4* version will not hav aimed center barrel so u will need to angle ur attack properly. And i think it should be 1 or 2 shot per reload.
P.S. it WILL break theese stones and minerals 1 shot (if u stay close enough). Sometimes it will do same thing to monsters...so it will be a nice pistol

So do u like my idea? Think bout it please (dont wanna make new post about shotgunz)
P.S. Hey! Thoose haters could call that gun " Fu**'s doot" lol ...sorry

Basically the Callahan and Blitz needle having a child and this being the aftermath, Neat! (not sarcasm intended)
@Verodius
Varja's post for the 5* shock shotty

@Miiyu
its not EXACTLY like the auto gun, its rather similar no doubt

@Verodius
1. will you stop in place to fire? or run and gun? 2. make the spread the spread of the gun 2x wider but shorter than the auto guns range so one can hit several enemies up close but not too many from afar (hence the shotgun concept) 3.recoil/knockback after charge and regular attacks (or just 1 of the 2) 4. the shield for the charge attack with shocking scatter box is a little OP, like with the auto gun just time your charge shot when you fire or don't fire at all. an excellent discipline technique for gunslingers

@Triplescrew
I like the concept especially being able to destroy stone blocks and minerals in 1 shot, 5* name could use work. Bump

I think that having a shotgun would be great. I try to never use the pistol except for hitting the cogs to take down obstacles, or gun-puppies from far away. It's useless up close. I think maybe having the shotgun would be a neat idea. More range but less power than the average sword, while also having less range, more power than the average gun. They'd be in the same line as other guns, just with a different effect. Instead of one-handed sharpshooters, double-fisted boomsticks just sounds fun to play with.

I would want the shock one so bad.
my name suggestion: Tesla Recoil

And damn, I' love them to look like a Flak Cannon from UT

Great idea, but I would like to really see one of those as a Steampunk Blunderbuss!

Then the line would start at 3*.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twcK2T6aeXY

Shotguns tend to have a very decimating close range damage that falls off VERY fast on range. Taking a .45 Magnum shot point blank can be deadly depending on area hit but a shotgun blast at the same range and place is a MUCH larger threat to your life and body. How bad and why? A single hole of decent size versus a lot (50-ish?) of small holes.

Julienxh, Weapons are scaled to the tier. My 5* item is not as powerful in T1 as it is in T3.

I am concerned that the whole "shotgun" idea may be a bit too much like trying to put a sword and gun together. This is like the sword-gun version of my gun-bomb idea http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/37703 that utalizes indirect damage. Bridging a gap between too weapon types leads to all sorts of complications. Firstly, a gunner shouldn't really fall into a situation where they require short range knockback, given that a gunners play style is reliant on plenty of space and kiting to keep monsters at bay. Each class has their own role to play in a fight. If a gunner desperatly needs knockback, pack a heavy sword, honestly you can't miss with it. The real question is, does this new item bring anything new to the game? In my honest opinion, I don't think it does. Anything that this item brings has already been acomplished by something before it.

Examples:
-Knockback from higher range then a sword. Well thats just silly for a shotgun. To keep it balanced it should have a reasonable spread, with knockback proportional to the amount of bullets that hit. At a range greater then that of a heavy sword, we would achieve minamal damage and knockback, and getting in closer to get more would just make it another heavy sword situation.

-Shorter range then a regular gun. At a shotguns maximum range we would expect minimal damage. At its closest range, of course we would expect maximum. The problem is now, that this gun needs to do equal or more damage then a sword to be "effective". If you want to get up close and personal just carry a melee weapon in the first place.

-The charge attacks. Still needs some work to be honest. The shadow variant charge is just ridiculous, given a player could use it to stop Vana from raining blows upon their head. The shock variant and fire variant would both be very OP. Fire due to its massive AoE potential and shock due to it being like a mix of the nitronome bomb and volatic tempest (probably smaller area though). If this was to be implemented, perhaps make all the charges fire 2 larger bullets that then fire a fanned shot of 3 each (this is so they would not overshadow the alchemer in terms of most possible targets), giving the gun slightly longer range in the process. Perhaps even give the shadow gun curse chance to enemies and self on charge attack only and change the 5* name to Ghostly Gambit or something (3* could be spectral and 4* phantom). The main point I am trying to get across here is that ALL weapon lines share the same base charge attack with the weapons own individual twist.

In short, while I do like the idea and do wish for more options for gunners besides Polaris, Needles and Antigua lines (with a few alchemers popping their underpowered heads up), I would find these sorts of weapons difficult to use. The user needs to put themself at risk for major damage, or perform minimal damage from a distance best covered by another gun. This completly goes against what I have learnt as a gunslinger.

N.B. For those people who get caught by monsters, try getting a status weapon (freeze or shock) to slow them down.

This is something I would use, personally. I prefer "in-your-face" combat over "ima-shoot-you-from-halfway-across-the-screen" combat.

OH, and 5* electric gun: Lightning Launcher

Make it a very short ranged version of the magnus. That way it causes knockdown. Perfect when baddies get too close. But it should be one shot.
Coz I mean cmon, think about a troika, and try not to make it more powerful than that. Perhaps a damage reduction? So that it causes knockdown and has a wide spread but its weakness is it doesn't do immense amounts of damage.

Piercing is good though. Then you can upgrade to burning shotty (Peircing + Elemental + Fire) or just plain Piercing if you're a pure gunner.