Talk:Double-barrel shotgun (Point Lookout)

Name
Why is this at "Shotgun (Fallout 3)"? The ingame name is "Double-Barrel Shotgun", not "Shotgun". -- Porter21 (talk) 15:15, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Uhh... 'cause the FOBOS weapon is also called Double-Barrel Shotgun?


 * It was my first overview article, cut me some slack! Nitty Tok. 15:17, February 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, then it should be "Double-Barrel Shotgun (Fallout 3)" (and "Double-Barrel Shotgun (Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel)"). Basically each gameplay article should be at the weapon's ingame name (plus game disambig if necessary) :) -- Porter21 (talk) 15:28, February 15, 2010 (UTC)

Im new here, Nitty, you know me vaguely. So I may be shunned for what I'm about to say. But I have the PS3 GOTY Edition of F3, and my Double-Barrel Shotgun, at fun CND, has 96 damage and an EFFECT of HP-35. Explain?
 * Can you take a picture? Nitty Tok. 15:19, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

No, like I said, PS3 version. I didn't use the Alien Epoxy or get an NPC to repair it, i scavenged other Double-Barrel Shotguns and got the CND up to max, and it has 96 DAM. P.s, what is the EFFECT HP-35?--AlmightyBazzman 15:23, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Not even off a camera phone?
 * The damage fluctuates based on your perks, like Bloody Mess and Superior Defender. The HP -35 is an NPC thing designed to make PL harder, it's not present on the player's shotgun. Nitty Tok. 15:28, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Which perks and S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes affect the shotgun?
 * Let's see.... Bloody Mess, Superior Defender, and Ghoul Ecology. That's a bonus of 10 points of damage, and a 5% bonus from Bloody Mess. Nitty Tok. 15:40, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Well as of right now, i have an agility of 8 (Usually 9 but I have Alcohol Withdrawal), Bloody Mess, Ghoul Ecology, Small Guns 94, Superior Defender, and as I said the weapon is in mint condition. When i said it was 96, I was suffering from Adv. Rad Poison, i've cured that, and my Pip Boy now says it's damage is 97!
 * That'll do it. Imperfect small guns skill. Nitty Tok. 15:50, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah but in this very wiki, the article states that the damage of the shotgun is 85
 * That's without perks. You have perks that increase the damage. -- 15:59, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Well it should have that in the article, like with the Firelance
 * We don't do it for perks that effect every weapon, just specific perks that effect specific weapons. Nitty Tok. 16:05, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, okay. Sorry about that then.--AlmightyBazzman 16:07, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Reloading bug?
I just started Point Lookout, and found one of these double-barreled shotguns. I noticed that if I shoot it normally (i.e. out of VATS), my character then opens the gun twice - one to reload, and once to ... double check that it's loaded or something? When I fire it in VATS, my character only opens it once to reload, which makes it much faster (I believe I can queue up at least 4 shots in VATS). Is the non-VATS reloading animation bugged for this weapon? -- 20:42, May 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, it's not happening every time, so I guess maybe that's the unjamming animation playing after the reload one? --HunterZ_tiny.png 20:51, May 21, 2011 (UTC)

Effects
In the Effects section of the Pip-Boy, the double barrel shotgun shows HP -35. Could someone add a section explaining what this means? E.g., does it subtract from the PC's hit points while in use, etc. Dbbolton 01:36, May 25, 2011 (UTC)

Why?
Why does it expend two shells at a time? Or how? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trevor The Scout (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !
 * Because it has two barrels and you pull both triggers at once. -- 19:16, July 17, 2011 (UTC)