Battlefield 6 beta players pray for nerfs as the M87A1 shotgun becomes a sniper rifle, dev says it's already fixed "in a different build"

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This being a day that ends with Y, plenty of Battlefield players have argued that a shotgun is too darn good. It would seem they had a point with the shotgun in the Battlefield 6 beta, the M87A1, because the series' global community manager says this particular problem has been resolved in a newer build of the upcoming FPS.

Plenty of people across various sites and forums have made the case to nerf the M87A1, with some pointing out ease-of-access via the Assault class, high rate of fire, or the exceptional range offered by slug rounds. Granted, you can find videos, shorts, and montages crowing about how broken something is at virtually all times, but even our own Joel Franey reckons the M87A1 is peerless in our guide to the best weapons in the Battlefield 6 beta.