My findings on the Crusader Shotgun so far...

Hello all,

Coming as a veteran player from ME3 which i loved playing for years. Eventually i found my favorite races and weapons (Geth, GPR, Spitfire, Javelin, Scorpion, Wraith, Crusader, Lancer, Saber)

Ive used the Crusader a lot which was needed btw since the weapon does not tolerate poor aiming it took me awhile to get good with it up to a point i was really rocking that weapon even of host. It wrecks everything as long as your aim is fair and go for heashots what i loved about this weapon is its pin point accuracy even at LONG range. The kick it had (recoil) which in my opinion was a trade mark of the weapon imo Crusader was for me in the top 3 best shotguns and overall one of the best weapons in ME3.

Pre patch 1.06 the Crusader sucked really bad had to do 3 headshots just to kill a weak mob which at that time should not be the case and not deserving its ultra rare status the only time i felt "now this is how the weapon should behave" is when i used the double ammo glitch...so i left the weapon alone knowing double ammo glitch is cheating.

Now this weapon is a blast coming from previous experience with the counterpart in ME3 i have zero problems using this weapon i can "snipe" and play aggressive as i did in ME3. It truly is a fine weapon now and currently it is at lvl 2 can't wait till it reaches lvl X. I can now pop heads and does really good damage since the buff gave it almost double the damage compared to pre 1.06 patch. In all actuality you can still use it as a sniper shotgun and thats the trademark of this weapon.

Minor gripe i have is its rate of fire even slapping it one a Turian Soldier with fully specd Turbocharge feels slow when i compared it with "Marksman" counter part in ME3 it does has a slower ROF. Surprised not many use this weapon even when the learning curve is WAY more forgiving then its ME3 counterpart.

What i believe should be buffed a little bit are:

- Slightly higher ROF
- A bit higher headshot/weakspot multiplier (but maybe this will change when it hits lvl X as in ME3 it could single headshot most weak mobs in ME3 + using good consumables).

General buff ASAP

- Fix the of host issue with headshots then people can enjoy using this weapon in of host matches right now only use it when i host.

Best classes to use this weapon IMO is Turian Soldier and infiltrators.