Speed x3 RoF x2 Armor x1 Upgrade Passive to level 2 and airstrike first Then get passive 3, nothing else matters Run around shotgunning people all day and maybe throw a fire base to fall back to or help lock down an area.
I hated Gears of War for the player's seeming focus on shotguns. Me and a team we had routinely used Lancers and Hammerbeasts (yes) to gun down sharks. Halo 3 and CoD4 couldn't come soon enough when that game was the prime shooter on 360.