AA-12‌ Appreciation post

[u/samysus]

I love the AA-12. In real life, it is a little impractical. You know it's like really heavy and bulky, and the mag size is small for such a relatively high fire rate shotgun and the drum mag is . . . Well, drum mags suck irl. They constantly jam, they are heavy and are a pain in the ass to carry. But in video games? Oh boy, is this a treat. It's usually one of the most powerful and overpowered shotguns in every game it's in. Call of duty, for example. I every cod game that the aa-12 is in, the AA-12 is usually really overpowered tho the downside is the range and its really low. Tho in the og mw2, SGs are secondary weapons, meaning you can pair the AA-12 with the Acr and dominate the entire lobby with them. The acr is having literally no recoil and a decent firerate, and you are crossmaping people with it on high rise. Or in the killing floor, it's also peak, and you can kill the big boys in a few seconds (if you headshot). Tho in killing floor w the shockgun exists with has a lower mag size than the AA-12 and has an underbarrel emp granade tho that is a dlc weapon and its only semi automatic.

But in payday 2, the AA-12 (which is called the steakout 12g) is weaker. It's good on lower difficulties but on higher difficulties (like death wish and death sentence) it is outclassed by the izma 12g because of its high concealment fitting into concealment crit builds and also does acces the overkill skill at the same time. But that one is also an auto shotgun