CS:GO in Depth - Nova Shotgun
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Hello and welcome to the sixth of episode of “Counter Strike – In Depth”. Today we have a high risk high reward weapon. A close quarter semi auto with an very high skill requirement. this anti eco shotgun is perfect for the ambush predator on a budget. This is the Nova shotgun.
The Nova Shotgun, is a pump action shotgun designed for the hunting and self defense market created by Benelli, an Italian weapons manufacturer. Pump action shotguns were the next step between lever action and automatic models, with a hand powered cycling system you get more speed than a lever action, but less than an automatic model. The nova comes in both 12 and 20 gauge calibers and is a light weight and simple shotgun with a very tight spread, making it perfect for waterfowl and sport shooting.
In Counter-Strike Global Offensive The Nova is available for both teams, and is tied for the cheapest heavy weapon on offer, costing $1200 and granting a very generous $900 per kill. It holds 8 Rounds and can takes 1 second to load each cartridge, meaning 8 seconds in total for a full reload, but can be fire during the reload cycle.
It fires at a very slow 68 Rounds per minute and Each of the nine pellets from each shot does a very low amount of damage at most ranges, but combined can deal one hit kills if all pellets connect. Each pellet has 50% Armour penetration resulting in half damage to an armored opponent and each does 26 damage per pellet. Also each pellet has 0% wall penetration meaning it cannot shoot through surfaces.
These combined features make the Nova a very hard weapon to use in most fire fights, the effective range is simply to short to be effective in most scenarios, considering most other players have rifles or SMG's. You can move very fast with the weapon meaning it is possible to close the gap quickly and get to tight choke points quickly and easily. But that being said the best tactic with the shotguns is to hold tight choke points and finish your enemies with as few a shots as possible.
The most effective use of the nova is as an anti eco weapon, if you know the enemy is likely to have no Armour or less effective weapon, such as after they lose the first pistol round. If they don't have Armour the pellets wont be halved in damage and they will be close to you to put their pistols and smg's to good use. Also if you get taken out, they won't be able to steal a useful gun from you. Also considering it gives you $900 per kill you should capitalize on the enemies eco round to get a head in the economy early.
The nova is a very hard weapon to use, but if you can make it work you can gain a huge economic advantage over your opponents without giving them an opportunity to steal an effective weapon from you. It is only effective in very few circumstances and mastering the nova is predicting the enemy economy and using it to your advantage. So when picking your round two weapon, make sure you gauge the situation appropriately.
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