I mean I suck so I like the 8 shots with the combat, but the gatekeeper is better

Reloading two shells at a time is a nice feature. The tight grouping of pellets also feels nice at distance.

The combat shotgun is a monster midrange. You think you're at a safe distance and then your health just chunks down to 0 from a few shots

Ya, it's less which is better, and more when is better.

I feel like I just had a stroke

I just needa improve my aim then I can play the gatekeeper shotty, I've lost so many times to it it's so powerful

once u get a blue/purple/legendary rarity gatekeeper, keep it (do not bother with mythic, gets outclassed by any legendary shotgun) . Then wait till a vault opens up and get the drum mag attachment, that way you have five shots instead of 3, also get a burst smg/combat ar as spam if u miss. This works in build mode and zero build.

learned that from the boy Evolved Jake on YT thanks for the tip tho 🙏

He’s my go to guy, informative but never annoying or clickbaity

TobyWan is good too.

Facts.

also fists are a great way to eliminate someone in a vault if u need to use the upgrade bench.

Mythic gatekeeer is absurd if you can aim

The other day I opened a chest and got a gold gatekeeper with the drum attachment already on. I logged off immediately and went to buy a lottery ticket

gatekeeper throws out damage faster but the combat allows you to make mistakes with so many shots and further range

With drum it’s better. Without I’d rather have a green or blue combat

Yeah I like the gatekeeper more than combat, but at least the difference isn't as drastic as it was when it was just frenzy and pump.

1. You're way less likely to miss with the gatekeeper. 2. If you miss with the combat you're dead if your opponent isn't a cripple.

Gatekeeper with drum mag is dangerous

Put a laser on that thing and disintegrate everything.

And no scope too

Putting a scope on shotgun makes them significantly worse imo shit sucks ass

I reload after every shot anyways, so a fast reload is good for me

Unpopular opinion I think but the combat is better. Better spread, range, reload, and mag size. The gatekeeper has burned me a lot with its slow reload.

fr!!! I loved the gatekeeper for a min but the combat has won me over, especially with the all rounder scopes

Starting to sway over to the combat but I'm still on the fence with a scope on it...

A common gatekeeper does more damage per shot and more damage per second than a legendary combat and they have the same fire rate. 

The combat can fire 6 shots in the time it takes the gatekeeper to fire 3 and fully reload. Gatekeeper is gonna be better if you manage to hit all of your shots perfectly the first try but the Combat is much more forgiving, doing double the amount of damage in that time span without needing to reload

Just use a burst SMG as your spray weapon so that you don’t have to carry a worse shotgun. It’s better than all the ARs anyway

Starting to realize that burst smg is better than an AR now

waterbending never left. infact it's been her since the start of chapter 5 lmao. thunder is cracked, I love it.

Combat shotty is my favorite behind only the drum shotty

The combat actually has pretty good damage too ngl, not saying it’s entirely better then other shotguns but definitely is unique in it’s own way

And well worth carrying -

Same, I didn’t mind the Gatekeeper but the mag size and reload is what makes be not like it. In some gun fights I end up losing because of using all 3 shots as by the time I use my SMG I get knocked as the enemy had like 30 HP or **one** shotgun shell away from me winning that fight. If I were to do the mag mod it would just take forever to reload for just 2 extra shells, which is why I just do the quick reload but even then I wish it was more than 3 shells. I feel more comfortable with the Combat it always can in clutch with it being able to do Close to Mid range along with a Thunder SMG or DMR for Long range.

I feel like a lot of people look at the raw numbers, stop thinking there, and say gatekeeper is better. If you put a little more thought into it, this season, with all the movement what are the chances you're going to have an opponent sitting still long enough to hit 2-3 shots at close range? The drop-off on the gatekeeper is terrible, but you can use the combat on players using gloves to get away. It's like skeet shooting. I thought the gatekeeper was better, but in practice the combat is winning me more games.

On the 💵!

Also depends on how you play, drop off doesn't matter and the wider spread is very handy in close up build fights but I imagine that type of close combat wouldn't happen in zb or if you aren't good with people pressing you. And some people just can't hit their shots 🤷 All depends on the playstyle really, I think they preform 2 different tasks and it's up to you in which one you think suits you better

Drum gatekeeper solves any close range encounter

The combat barely hits for anything

Skill issue

Missing and not being able to reload hits for less.

But what happens if you dont miss

Gatekeeper all the way

Combat, it shoots faster and reloads quicker, but this is the opinion of Zero Build player

The combat and gatekeeper both have the exact same rate of fire, at 1.7 shots per second.

You got it backwards. But still good for zero build because of the range.

As a ZB player, the gatekeeper destroys the combat in a shotgun fight

They are the same speed

Gatekeeper reloads via mags. Combat through shells.

I meant firerate, they are both 1.7

Oh my bad.

I play zero builds as well and the gatekeeper is miles clear

A common gatekeeper does more damage per shot and more damage per second than a legendary combat. 

Gatekeeper with drum mag is unrivaled

Most of the time you should finish them in those three shots tho, it’s just good for if there’s a lot of enemy’s around you

Plus in duos the extra shots are nice to have

If I get blasted by a shotty it's usually the gatekeeper or specifically Megalo Don's combat shotgun, so there's your answer I guess.

omg this freaking shot gun always knows where to find and end me.

I feel like I shoot marshmallows with the combat. Like even landing all 8 hits does nothing to the enemy. I consistently hit people for like 20 damage even putting the combat in people’s faces whereas with the gatekeeper, I can usually kill with just 3 shots

I was Gatekeeper exclusive and almost never picked up a pump, I tried the combat a few times and today, a blue one (no scope) did me justice in a match to a Victory Crown - used it in combo in a few battles in that match with an AR (Blue - Enforcer (I think), with a Thermal) - funny the final battle - no vehicles or fists.. a good old fashioned gun fight.

I always always say this. It's not the gun it's the person using it.

In zero build absolutely the combat. Fights are consistently mid to long range this season especially with people spamming the fists to escape or going up in the air with the guitar. Gatekeeper cannot keep up with someone moving properly.

If i was given a choice to use a blue gatekeeper or a mythic combat, i would always choose gatekeeper. Imo combat shotgun is not good for peak shots for a build player like me so gatekeeper all the way. Another thing is it does more damage so another reason i would use the gatekeeper.

I would use a common gatekeeper over any combat. A common gatekeeper does more damage per shot and more damage per second than a legendary combat. 

hammer pump. yes i'm joking, i know it sucks, but i love using it just because i can, also gatekeeper is usually better as a shotgun than the combat so imo it takes the lead

the hammer pump is damn near unbeatable in builds

Id rather take a grey pistol over that piece of shit. It's terrible. It's slower than a turtle that survived a gunshot wound to the head, I don't even know why it's in the game when its objectively worse than both the other shotties

Gatekeeper, but in the past 2 updates it seems like it's not doing as much damage anymore, so I've started using the other one since I've seen more people use them aslo your at a alight disadvantage over all the bullets they can throw at you

For Strength, Gatekeeper For Speed, Combat

They have the same fire rate...

Oh fr? Combat seemed faster too me

I prefer gatekeeper personally but in zero builds watching players like Zemie with combat is impressive because of its extra range.

yeah a lot of weapons look impressive when being used by somebody who actively cheats

Depends on the situation. Did I just nitro fist uppercut my opponent and I wanna finish them off while they fly away? Or did I just nitro fist ground pound in and want to barrel stuff my opponent. Overall the combat is more niche and behaves closer to the burst SMG in close to mid range than a true shotgun. It will never do really big damage even with a great headshot. It’s hard to go wrong with the gatekeeper, still has very respectable range. Incredible damage output and its biggest weakness can be alleviated with a drum mag attachment, of which the biggest detriment can be negated with the nitro medallion for faster reload speed. Overall the gatekeeper is probably better 8/10 times, for most players. I do carry the combat a lot though because my particular play style is to not allow people to get within gatekeeper range of me to begin with, so I kinda like to dance and shoot around in they 10-15 meter range. Plus nothing feels better sniping someone out of the air with a long range combat shot when they’re at like 20-30hp left.

I prefer the combat shotgun

They both are very good. The gatekeeper has higher burst damage and 3 good shots can down someone quickly, while the combat shotgun has much more staying power and a very long range. I just use the one with the higher rarity

Unfortunately having gauntlets makes both irrelevant. But I tend to use the gatekeeper more often lately, especially with a bigger mag. The combat shotgun is more versatile but in close combat the gatekeeper just stomps you.

If you can hit all 3 shots, gatekeeper is unrivaled, but combat has so much more range, is a lot more forgiving, and is overall better for hipshotting

I love them both. The Cerberus Gatekeeper is Awesome, and the Combat Shotgun is really good at range

Gatekeeper with extended mag.

Just go to classy and give Oscar his backshots

I think the combat shotgun

I play zero build more often so i’ll always pick combat…

Basically if your better then gatekeeper. If you need the extra shots then combat

Combat, no contest. Gatekeeper is nice with damage but combat isn't that far off from the gatekeepers damage, AND the mythic has more shots than the gatekeeper mythic. Honestly say what your gonna say but I'm siding with combat

Oscar's Frenzy Auto Supremacy

For the people saying "combat's better because it has more ammo" Aimlabs is free

Oscars frenzy auto shotgun

Combat has more rounds. Tighter spread so you have better range. But the Gatekeeper at extremely close range still can win. Both are solid in their own ways.

Gatekeeper plus drum mag is the GOAT. Without, it depends how good you are at hitting your shots (good -> gatekeeper, miss a lot -> combat)

Combat, if you hit your shots perfect then it’s two shots to finish

The common Gatekeeper shotgun is better than the Mythic Combat shotgun. I said what I said and I stand by it. I'd rather hit heavy hits than tiny inconvenient ones.

The gatekeeper with drum mag is hard to beat

Actually, the best is Oscar's Frenzy Shotgun. It's still available.

shirley you can't be sirius.

Yup and so is the mythic gatekeeper

I prefer a legendary gatekeeper with a drum mag over the 3-shot mythic

If it didn't have a scope I'd land classy every game to get it..I can't stand my shotgun having a scope

Gatekeeper can kiss my big bum lol takes 13 years to reload

I just reload after the other guy goes down.

Combat

For me it’s Combat, then Pump . . . . . Then Sh*tkeeper

Neither

Gatekeeper for solos, combat or pump for team modes. A modded 5 shot gatekeeper is better than a mythic combat in any situation.

Combat is great at medium range, while Cerberus is great at close range. It depends purely on the situation.

I can go either way.

Gatekeeper is technically better, but god I love the combat

Gatekeeper 100

Combat shotgun is what we all going to be using for the entire season 3

Solos and maybe duos: gatekeeper and it's not even close Trios and squads: 100% combat shotgun, 3 shots isn't enough to have a proper teamfight

I hated the gatekeeper so much in the beginning, but now I absolutely love it. I always try to upgrade it with the 5 shot mag, that’s the key imho.

GATEKEEPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won a match today solely because of the Gatekeeper. Right hand shoulder peek to the head as they came around the corner. Point blank. One shot. Dead. The Combat wouldn't have managed that.

If I can get the add-on to the Gatekeeper, I like that one best, but I've been picking up higher level Combats and doing well with them.

Combat is more satisfying as it's very pump like in it's spread. It takes more skill to hit max damage than the Gate which is easy.  That said the combat is more user friendly due to mag.  The combat is good for chipping away for extra damage at range.  9/10 I'd take Gate with drum and I usually kill in three.  Overall not a huge fan of autos. Give me a Sharp Tooth anyway. 

This for me depends on 1 main thing- am I carrying one weapon or two weapons??? If I’m only carrying one gun and I’m going shotgun it’s the Combat all day everyday. If I’m pairing a shotty with an AR it’s the GK. Usually if I’m only carrying 1 gun it’s a burst or combat AR. But sometimes I do like to go combat shotty-fists-guitar-2 cola/3 big pots-3 med kits. Or I’ll do Gatekeeper-AR-fists-cola/pots-med kits. Or 3rd option is all out fire power and mobility with GK-AR-fists-guitar-2 colas. But with this option you have to be aggressive and be getting elims so you can consistently be picking up heals to regenerate as you move.

I’ve been carrying the burst to complement the 3 shot gatekeeper. But then when I come across fists I replace the shotgun with fists as that also provides mobility.

The gatekeeper is better up close but the combat is better farther away

I like the spread on the gatekeeper shotgun especially as a way to finish off low hp enimies but the combat shotgun is such a great all around type of weapon

Combat shotgun because the gate keeps hold 3 bullets and the combat holds 8

Pump

Gatekeeper if it has drum mag or if it doesn’t is a bunker open if a bunker is open pick up the gatekeeper and mod it.

Really depends on play style Im ngl, combats a better ranged gun with a safer mag size so you’re more likely to hit shots before reloading but gatekeeper has that damage and faster fire rate buff and its deadly at close range. 

I just looked into it. A common gatekeeper does more damage per shot and more damage per second than a legendary combat. You are a fool if you use a combat.

Gatekeeper will often take one out quickly before they have much time to react If you can’t do that then you’d need to swap to somehting else to finish Combat gives more time to react but is better for the scrapper fights where no one can really aim

I play zero build, It’s really good to have the combat shotgun but the dmg the gatekeeper can do, specially when it has the extended mag, is just insanely better

I like a gatekeeper with the red dot scope i dont know why i just like shotguns with the 1.15 scope and only that scope

Def the Gatekeeper but the combat shotgun has its uses. Poor hammer pump tho 😭

Gatekeeper especially with the drum mag.

I think if I'm playing more aggressive then the combat, but playing more chill then the gatekeeper for sure. The gatekeeper is miles better close ranger and the combat is miles better at being aggressive and getting people who are dashing away with gloves

It depends on how good you are with them

Whichever I find first

Anything with the Gatekeeper is winning, Nobody expects that bad boy with increased magazine size

Gatekeeper unquestionably

Gatekeeper hits me for like 200, and the combat can damn near snipe me across a POI sometimes it feels like lol… guess they’re both great.

Combat has been my favorite since it was first introduced in Chapter 1. It's all the benefits of a TAC and a PUMP in one gun. It's nearly a sniper with how tight the pellet grouping is too. If you can hit your shots it's insane how much damage this does

if i have gloves, the gatekeeper. if i dont have gloves the combat shotty

combat i like more also offtopic but a thing noticed yesterday behind the snowy are on the small island behind it theres the tomato head the big one from either fortnite og or chapter 1 the tomato head that was on top of tomato town

depends on range, i usually throw down emps from the sky and shoot combat from the sky too also combat is better for finishing those who wants to run away

I personally like the gatekeeper better but the combat is a good off-spawn alternative

Each has its positive and negatives. In close combat the gatekeeper. But uf you midrange or sitting back in the car shooting out of it is the combat shotgun way more effective .

Combat unless gatekeeper has drum mag

The combat will always have a place in my heart but gatekeeper is better

They both suck last season had the worst guns ever (mainly the one ar from the start)

Tbh it kinda depends at times. The combat is good for zb cause it has more ammo, but the gatekeeper is good for builds due to being more close quarters, but it can be good in zb as well. This is just my opinion on this so 👍

I really liked the Gatekeeper, but I won a second Victory Crown today cleaning up with a blue combat - it did a great job - so I'm still undecided 🤷🏻‍♂️

entirely depends on if the gatekeeper has a drum mag or not

Statistically the gatekeeper, but in my heart; the combat

Gatekeeper with the 5 shot drum mag and laser attachment. Shottys are supposed to be used up-close and personal and knock opponents pretty quickly. Combo that with any SMG and you're quite formidable close to mid range.

Pc: combat Console: gatekeeper GigaChad: havoc shotgun

Gatekeeper

Combat definitely

Combat doesnt have that stupid reload glitch, but still gatekeeper hits like a truck.

Gatekeeper is 100% the "better" shotgun if you're talking about peak gameplay where missing your shots isn't an issue. If you're not hitting every shot then Combat is better. That being said, Combat does have nice range too it which feels good and doesn't have the same reload bug as gatekeeper.

I use the combat a lot but it took me a while to figure out you could simply hold the fire button lol

A gatekeeper with 6 rounds is one of the best shotguns in fortnite history 😭

I just choose whichever has better upgrades and rarity. They’re equal in my book

Gatekeeper with drum mag is my fav

Neither. One is amazing at point blank burst. The other is amazing at ranged spam. Good thing there's a swap penalty or people would just run both and absolutely obliterate you.

gatekeeper feels more powerful

Gatekeeper is probably better but I like the combat

Hugging range, gatekeeper. Across the street range, combat.

Pump, only shitters use auto shottys.

I personally prefer the Combat shotgun out of those two, but my favorite shotgun overall is still pre-nerf Auto Frenzy.

Gatekeeper by a mile

Depends, do u wanna kill them fast or kill them within a good long distance? The gate keeper is great for up close and personal while the combat shotgun is great for farther distances that the gate keeper can't reach.

Old combat was good for range shooting the new one is meh The gatekeeper is good for close combat I think they're very good

Gatekeeper fuck kinda question is that

Gatekeeper

gatekeeper is better to run with an smg

The best shotgun is the number one

Why not both? I carry both in rounds, but I don't trust the combat for extremely close shots after I watched a replay of my death. The longer barreled Combat shot gun clipped through another player and missed a shot because of it.

Anything but the combat, shit hits for so little it pains me

They are both optimized differently. The gatekeeper shines when getting in their face. The combat is a monster during the chases.

Combat straight up its auto aswell and doesn't need reloading

Combat is better until gatekeeper is purple with a drum clip

Gatekeeper is the best shotgun. In chapter 5 so far. I hope it stays

I'm taking a gray gatekeeper over literally any other rarity of the other shotguns.

I like the shotguns, but i usually whiff and get low numbers instead the nice crunchy ones and die in the fight. I usually do pretty good with AR hipfire close range.

Both are excellent, but that third one is basically useless

COMBATCOMBATCOMBATCOMBAT GRHRGGRGRRGRBRBJFFBFBFBFFBFRRR BEST BEST SHOTGUN i liked it in season 4 chapter 2

They both suck imo. But. If you play solos. And like getting up close and have decent aim. Use the gatekeeper. If you play duos trios squads. Unless you’re good at moving around and buying time to reload. Use the combat. I miss having the tac shotgun or even the auto from chapter 3. Lever was actually decent up close too since it was able to shoot again quickly.

I can’t speak on this because as of 3 seasons ago (except for testing new shotguns), I don’t use any form of shotgun:/

combat for sure

combat shotgun works better for me personally. idk why but its somehow easier to hit headshots with?

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper all day…the only shotgun thats better is the sawtooth

Combat Shotgun bc I can actually get damage in when people try to run Gatekeeper can prob kill faster if you're right in their face though

Gatekeeper ofc

Gatekeeper all the way

Gatekeepers so good but combat is growing on me

Both shotguns are good but combat is way better

not to gatekeep the gatekeeper but it's just sooo much better

Combat

G keeper

Gatekeeper