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Tank Shotgun/??? Need some Advice

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I'm working on a tank loadout, since there's so few tanks in the world.
I don't like how Chaos feels compared to TSW, and I Hammer tanked in TSW (Hammer/Chaos, specifically).... so that leaves me with Shotgun, which feels fine so far. But what skill setup should I use and what offhand weapon (if it even matters)? A couple things are obvious, Scattershot and Kneecapper, probably Rocket Pod, but beyond that I have no clue, as I've been Blood healing and Pistol soloing through the game so far.
 
I would suggest Hammer. Actually, I would suggest maining Hammer and using Shotgun for your offhand. Hammer has more defensive cooldowns and abilities that make tank survival easier. The health buff using Pulverize and its passive, for example, can add a very large chunk of HP to your bar during combat. Shotgun is excellent for hate generation, range, and utility. There are no other real choices beside Hammer or Chaos. Other weapons do not have any aggro generating abilities and trust me, you're gonna need all the aggro generation you can get your hands on.
 
But depending on how you build, you don't necessarily need more rage generating abilities. If you spec your offhand to be used sparingly, you're still getting virtually the same agro generation since you can always use your basic attack with +agro.

For example, you could spec an offhand that can apply debilitated reliably/more often which makes survival easier, or a more convenient ranged stun, apply exposed, etc. So far I'm not convinced that double-tank is a requirement. That isn't to say that it isn't true, but it hasn't been proven to my satisfaction. :)

That said, hammer is ridiculously overpowered in SWL so never a bad choice.
 
I posted this same question on reddit and got pointed to a shotgun/chaos build that sounded appealing. (As well as a shotgun/blood for the memes, but I think I'll pass on that.)
I know I said I don't care for chaos, but one or two abilities should be tolerable.
 
Hammer, no questions asked. It's got the best CDs (like Pain Suppression which makes you basically invincible with it's passive while active) and the other one that turns you giant so you can avoid CC effects.
 
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