Shotgun vs Sniper rifle... it's all player preference. I've always considered myself a versitile all-around player. Put any gun in my hand and I'll get kills with it. That's thanks to being a Halo player. You scavenge whatever you can get in that game and make the best with it. I really like to be in the fray though... not skulking on the edge... I really like the mid range, which right now is favoring pulse rifles. I tend to favor the shotgun over the sniper rifle because I tend to favor forward over reverse. Movement over camping. And shotgun is just a better option in that case. That all said... put a sniper rifle in my hand and I'll pop some heads off. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this mindset... I think it's stupid that people give people crap about their preferred playstyle and redicule their skill. It's got nothing to do with skill and everything to do with preference.