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45 pts. year ago

The DBS costs less resources both to craft and to repair, so in that regard, yes, it's a better choice if you *only* think about the crafting materials for the weapon itself.

The DBS has a significantly faster rate of fire, so you can easily blast an enemy with both barrels at close range. But given my next point, well... just read on.

The DBS has a just as long reload time as the PAS, yet only a third of the magazine size. You also can't interrupt the reload for the DBS to squeeze off a quick shot.

The DBS has a longer draw time (nearly twice that of the PAS) which can be a fatal disadvantage if you're caught without your weapon out, say in an ambush or a seemingly friendly encounter turned hostile.

The PAS (as mentioned above) has a significantly larger magazine size compared to the DBS, giving it a significant advantage in close-quarters fights against multiple combatants, whereas the DBS usually can only take on one enemy with any realistic degree of survivability.

The PAS has 30 more points of damage, which literally speaking gives you more bang for your buck(shot).

The DBS has a slightly wider spread than the PAS, necessitating that you get up closer to your target to land all pellets with both shots.

The PAS is far superiour for hunting purposes, with two shots able to kill a bear at full health. The DBS by comparison needs either two shots, a reload, and then a third shot to kill said bear, or two shots with follow-up attacks from another weapon to kill the beast.

The PAS can be fitted with muzzle modifications, which can turn it into a deadly ambush weapon when paired with a silencer/suppressor. (Granted, this gives you a 60~ damage penalty, but the accuracy bonus almost negates that penalty, given the significantly tighter spread, enabling you to engage targets at a slightly longer range.)

The PAS has a lot less recoil than the DBS, and given the fact that it's pump-action rather than semi-automatic, controlling the recoil is a breeze.

(This comment/tip/post/whateveryouwannacallit is in response to the bloke *claiming* that the Double-Barreled Shotgun is somehow "more cost-effective" than the Pump-Action Shotgun.)I'm going to have to (strongly) disagree with you on that. Honestly, let's look at the statistical facts here. (And just to clarify, I'll be referring to the former as "DBS" and the latter as "PAS" from here-on.)So all in all, no. The DBS isn't really better than the PAS in any way aside from the initial crafting cost, and arguably not even that, considering the above facts stated.(Also: Please keep in mind that when I personally talk of a weapon being "cost-effective", I factor in not just the cost of crafting/using it, but also how risky it is to use the weapon, i.e. the chances of you dying and losing it. Which obviously is *not* "cost-effective" at all.)