Foreword:
I was inspired to build this gun by a conversation that I had in chat. We were discussing shotguns, and I got thinking:
“What’s the most dangerous thing in the D2 shotgun game?”
The answer?
THIS.
Weapon name: Unstoppable Force.
Weapon type: Shotgun (Energy, Solar)
Weapon archetype: N/A
Rarity: Exotic (Very rare drops in the Competitive playlist when your Glory rank is full. Does not drop when you reset Glory. Only when Glory is full.)
Description
“Don’t hold me back.”
Impact: 100
Range: 50
Stability: 1
Handling: 30
Reload Speed: 20
RoF: 80
Tube size: 3
Aim assist: 10
Recoil direction: 50
Perks:
Perk 1: Paradox Breaker: This weapon fires a single, precision slug. The first round of the tube is loaded directly into the chamber, allowing for a faster reload from an empty tube.
Perk 2: Smoothbore: This weapon has increased range, but a looser spread pattern.
Perk 3: Extended Mag: This weapon’s magazine size is greatly increased, but reload speed is decreased.
Perk 4: One-Two Punch: Hitting a target with every pellet in the shot increases melee damage for a short time.
Perk 5: Trench Barrel: After a successful melee hit, this weapon gains increased stability, reload speed, and damage for a short time, but with a much stricter damage falloff.
Lore:
It’s an old paradox - what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
In a Pre-Golden Age myth, a man approached a merchant selling a spear and a shield. He asked what the spear did.
“The spear,” The merchant said. “Is the strongest in the world. It can break any shield.”
The man was impressed, and asked about the shield.
“The shield,” The merchant said. “Is the sturdiest. It can block any attack or impact.”
The man was confused, and asked what would happen if the spear struck the shield. The merchant had no answer.
Now, we know - the shotgun will win every time.
Afterword:
This is something new for D2 - a shotgun that is meant to be really hard to get (I’m thinking of a 1% chance of dropping, but you have to max out your Glory rank first. Resetting your Glory will require you to refill the meter) but will reward you in an insane, fun-to-use, and extremely dangerous way.
So, what if you combined this with something like, say the ONE PUNNNNNNCH loadout (Way of the Warrior Arcstrider, Liar’s Handshake, a friendly Well of Ridiance, and a friendly Melting Point?)
Two words.
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE.
EDIT: Made the gun an Energy weapon so people can’t combine it with Luna’s Howl or Not Forgotten or GOD FORBID The Recluse. Also shortened the mag size to 3, down from 4. Will continue the paradox and make an Exotic Class Item armor for all three classes (expect that soon.) Also, realized there was no description, so I made one.