I'm aware of the fact that my issue with the AA-12's ammo/mag capacity isn't as big of a deal  as say the FMG's or something like that. However, the AA-12 has a rather significant defect and while it doesn't impact as much people as other issues, it shouldn't go overlooked or unchecked. Why should the AA-12 remain the inferior shotgun, maybe the worst primary in the game? It may not be as serious as other problems but it's not fair to ignore or dismiss our complaint.

Nerfing the akimbo fmg's would actually help make the AA-12 and other shotguns more pleasant to use, I can't confirm the other shotguns, but the AA-12 is outranged (even with the range prof. perk) by the fmg 9's. I think thats atrocious because the AA-12 is a primary, and the fmg's are not.

I'm sorry if I'm coming off as needy, mean, snotty, rude or anything like that, its just that its late, I don't feel good and I feel like my preferred choice of weapon got shafted, whether other people think so or not.

Again my sincerest apologies, I'm trying my hardest to be passive and intelligent in my petition to get the AA-12 buffed in some way.

Oh and to all who've already posted on this thread and given their feedback and support of the issue, I can't thank you enough for your help and contribution to my effort in making the AA-12 a more formidable weapon.

I hope people continue to post here and show their support so that we just may get heard.

Thank you for posting and sharing your input! Also thank you for your support of this thread because I'm sure a forum vet like you has a lot of influence and it'd be nice to be heard by the developers.

I too can perform very well with the AA-12, but I would greatly appreciate more ammo and a bigger "extended" magazine. I wouldn't mind a range buff or aim spread reduction because I think the AA-12 needs it but I feel like that would quickly turn it into the striker except with a full auto rate of fire. I don't want that, I just want to eliminate the perils of using the AA-12 regarding ammo and reloading.

If IW increased the starting ammo and gave us a drum mag it would still have its rather poor range and relatively poor damage except you could be liberal with your shots and using Scavenger and SoH wouldn't be as important as it is now.

This is how my AA-12 class looks

Gun: AA-12 (with Range and extended mags)

Secondary: Stinger

Tier 1 perk: Scavenger

Tier 2 perk: Hardline (or BS to counter DMH)
Tier 3 perk: Steady Aim

Strike Package: Specialist - 2 kills: SoH, 4 kills: Extreme Conditioning, 6 kills: Blind Eye

Now bear in mind this is what I usually run, it has given me 16 MOAB's and a 2.45 k/d with the AA-12, but that was before the Title update, and lately, after that patch, I've been struggling to improve. I've stagnated, hit the wall and it's annoying as hell. I might be stuck if something isn't changed because the gun is still inferior regardless of how good I may be

This is what I'd like to have (assuming they granted my wish)

Gun: AA-12 (with Range and drum mag)

Secondary: Stinger

Tier 1 perk: Extreme Conditioning
Tier 2 perk: Hardline

Tier 3 perk: Steady Aim

Strike Package: Specialist - 2 kills: Assassin, 4 kills: Blind Eye, 6 kills: Scavenger

If they went on further and reduced the spread you wouldn't really NEED Steady Aim and if they increased the base Range/Damage you might be able to use a suppressor. But again that may be too much.

I feel there are two different things IW can do to buff and thus balance the AA-12, which would be:

- To increase the starting ammo and give it a drum mag (for the "extended mags" attachment)

and

- Increase the range/damage, reduce the pellet spread or decrease the damage drop off

The latter options are more direct and could cause an imbalance because the statistics of weapons are finicky and its not implausible that they screw up and go overboard.

A rather indirect way to increase the AA-12's effectiveness would be to nerf the Akimbo FMG's as they currently beat the AA-12 at all ranges, unacceptable considering the AA-12 is a primary and the FMG's are secondaries.