Does redeemer count as a shotgun?

[ChiefCheef]

The current sortie 2 is shotgun only. I have no shotguns and need to build one will the redeemer work for this?

[rapt0rman]

Negative.

[pauli133]

no. shotguns are primaries, always.

[NekroArts]

Sorry doesn't count. The best thing for you to do is to build one that can be crafted in 12 hours and hope that a random PUG will be ok carrying you.

[Arkvold]

Nope, Redeemers do not count as shotguns.  The only shotguns that count for sorties are shotgun primaries.

Little rule of thumb - if it doesn't use ammo, or doesn't use the same ammo type as the weapon specified, it doesn't count.

[AutoPhox]

If youre in a real pinch, I suggest buying the strun in the market. its 25k credits.

 

Good luck

[WarmongerExtraordinare]

24 minutes ago, pauli133 said:

no. shotguns are primaries, always.

Brakk? Detron? Bronco?

[Wandering_Cyberdragoness]

1 minute ago, DioBrandoTheHotVampire said:

Brakk? Detron? Bronco?

See this:

15 minutes ago, Arkvold said:

 

Little rule of thumb - if it doesn't use ammo, or doesn't use the same ammo type as the weapon specified, it doesn't count.

 

[Akavakaku]

8 minutes ago, DioBrandoTheHotVampire said:

Brakk? Detron? Bronco?

They count as Pistols in Sorties.

[VKhaun]

7 minutes ago, DioBrandoTheHotVampire said:

Brakk? Detron? Bronco?

These are no more or less shotguns than the redeemer.  You could argue semantics, but OP asked specifically about a sortie. AFAIK sorties only count primary weapons that use shotgun mods, as shotguns.

[Mcl_Blue]

Regardless of how a weapon works, is described, or is classified, it only really counts as a shotgun if it consumes Shotgun Ammo. Actually, you know what? Scratch that, and go with what VKhaun said, what mods the weapon uses really are the best way to know what they count as.

Edited June 27, 2016 by Mcl_BlueMadness
VKhaun said it better

[rapt0rman]

17 minutes ago, Mcl_BlueMadness said:

Regardless of how a weapon works, is described, or is classified, it only really counts as a shotgun if it consumes Shotgun Ammo. Actually, you know what? Scratch that, and go with what VKhaun said, what mods the weapon uses really are the best way to know what they count as.

Indeed, since you also have launcher weapons that use sniper ammo, but count as assault rifles in sorties. Then again both snipers and launchers overlap heavily in the rifle mod category... so confusing...

[Tomppak]

Yup, Redeemer doesn't count as a shotgun because it's a melee weapon. Then again, it does count as a melee weapon for melee-only sorties, which makes it pretty sweet because then you get to bring a shotgun to a swordfight :P

As said, you could try buying MK1-strun or Strun in the marketplace (15k or 25k respectively, ready built, no need to wait 12 hours) and hope that you get carried through the shotgun-only part. Shotguns are pretty good and popular weapons anyway, so unless the mission is really difficult otherwise, there's a good chance that carrying you isn't a huge problem for the party.