Learn When to Use What Weapon
As you’re playing Gears of War 4’s multiplayer, you’ll find that many people tend to gravitate towards one particular weapon. The Gnasher Shotgun is seriously powerful and, because of that, many people will main this as their weapon of choice. This doesn’t mean that you should go about using it all of the time, however.
In some situations, it’s actually best to sit back from a distance, equip either the Hammerburst or Lancer and pepper the enemy with rounds from far away. This allows you to stay out of danger, while also still laying down quite a bit of damage. Of course, if you turn a corner to find someone in your face, the Gnasher Shotgun is the obvious weapon of choice, but trying to use it from more than a couple feet away and you may well be better off with an alternative weapon.