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Argh, spent all my hard earned dough on shiny new weapons and totally forgot that I had ordered a brand new (and expensive) 3star jacket from the backyard dude
 
And brush assassins. :(

The range that they have makes retreats a total coin toss on top of the whole "two hits and your dead". They also come with Sprinklers to run the same kind of lock down a brush user would attempt (coat area in opposing team's ink; take advantage of their lowered mobility) and the always friendly Echolocator to make that escape even more of a pain.

And the dual squelcher :(

Really, if anyone using a .96 sees me before I manage to get a hit or two on them I'm already dead

And everything lol. My only chance is to be really sneaky with seekers or grenades or shit like that. Going 1v1 against a .96 is ill-advised, even if you get the jump. The only time I think you've got it is if you can get them completely from behind if they have no idea you are there. Around a corner or anything like that is a terrible idea.
 
And brush assassins. :(

The range that they have makes retreats a total coin toss on top of the whole "two hits and your dead". They also come with Sprinklers to run the same kind of lock down a brush user would attempt (coat area in opposing team's ink; take advantage of their lowered mobility) and the always friendly Echolocator to make that escape even more of a pain.

I love my .96. Sprinkler gets me all the coverage and traps/lures the enemy. Echolocator means the hunt is on.
 
I see the .56 and .96 in pretty much equal quantities in ranked, what do people here prefer?

I think a lot more people here use a diverse bunch of weapons
 
The .96 gallon seems crazy good in close quarters. Even if you get the jump on someone they can turn and take you out in one hit. It's practically a hard counter for aerosprays.

I've only really done well with it when treating it as a mid-range weapon. Aerosprayers fuck my shit up so hard when close.

I see the .56 and .96 in pretty much equal quantities in ranked, what do people here prefer?

I think a lot more people here use a diverse bunch of weapons

The .96 Gal is my preferred one due to greater offensive capabilities and the Echolocator being much more beneficial for targeting people. The .52 Gal Deco is probably the better one when it comes to Turf War, good balance of offense, inking and loadouts.
 
The Dual Squelcher is terrible. Needs to be combined with the subs from the Custom to be useful against the .96

Dual Squelcher is really good against some things, but really bad against others. It's a balanced weapon. Got good range, and good rate of fire but it doesn't do anything outstanding. It's probably best for defending turf from high ground. It's advantages are that it's versatile up close and far away, but against some stuff it just fails miserably.

I wish they had an alt loadout with some better sub weapons. I love echolocator but it doesn't help me not to die lol.
 
New stage tomorrow (11 am JST)
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https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/608560026760773632

This map is gonna be so confusing to play in

WHERES CAMP TRIGGERFISH :(
 
So let me get this straight. Saw that the Splatter Pro does 42 per hit. Does adding 2 attack up raise to 50 or would it only negate defense up buffs?
 
Dual Squelchers are terrific support weapons.

My combat weapons are more tied to the sub choices than the primary. I'll take anything with the splash wall or the seeker. I also like Inzooka to combat chargers. Blasters are a totally different story though.

So let me get this straight. Saw that the Splatter Pro does 42 per hit. Does adding 2 attack up raise to 50 or would it only negate defense up buffs?

Guns are hard capped to not have their number of hits to KO decreased by increasing attack up. But it will negate defense ups that increases the number of hits.
 
So let me get this straight. Saw that the Splatter Pro does 42 per hit. Does adding 2 attack up raise to 50 or would it only negate defense up buffs?

My understanding is it can't increase the number of hits it takes to kill someone, so even with every possible slot taken up with an attack up it can't go higher than 49.9 damage
 
My understanding is it can't increase the number of hits it takes to kill someone, so even with every possible slot taken up with an attack up it can't go higher than 49.9 damage

Of course, if you have a charger and damage up, it will decrease the amount of charge time you need for a two hit kill.

Essentially, can charge for a tenth of a second plus an uncharged hit for a two hit kill. Very useful.
 
Of course, if you have a charger and damage up, it will decrease the amount of charge time you need for a two hit kill.

Essentially, can charge for a tenth of a second plus an uncharged hit for a two hit kill. Very useful.

So Damage Up might be helpful to Chargers? Neat.


Also, me and my N-Zap have got back to B-!


I'm afraid to admit it...and it pains me...but Arowana Mall helped me get there...
 
Actually, looks like splatboards are using the terms "splatterhopping" and "splatterdashing"

So Damage Up might be helpful to Chargers? Neat.


Also, me and my N-Zap have got back to B-!


I'm afraid to admit it...and it pains me...but Arowana Mall helped me get there...

Amazingly useful. I've said it a few times before, but I have enough damage up with my splatterscope (one main, two sub) to OHKO at ~70% charge, which makes life so much easier.
 
Do we have a date for the festivals? Are they gonna be worldwide (i know they're region based as far as the questions are concerned)?
 
Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation reviewed the game and actually found it to be pretty fun. He criticized the lack of content and the current map cycles (even though he did mention that stuff will probably get patched in) and didn't find the single player that engaging but still praised the core of the game being inherently good and praised Nintendo on creating a new triple A IP.

Did he crap all over the Wii U for no real reason again? (Much like how he crapped on PS4/XBONE in the beginning of Witcher 3 for no real reason)
 
Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation reviewed the game and actually found it to be pretty fun. He criticized the lack of content and the current map cycles (even though he did mention that stuff will probably get patched in) and didn't find the single player that engaging but still praised the core of the game being inherently good and praised Nintendo on creating a new triple A IP.

Yahtzee, while overly sarcastic, is pretty fair in his reviews. Can't blame him for criticizing the lack of content, you gotta review the game that is there. I'd find it hard to believe people can play Splatoon and not have fun, though. Even if it isn't really your thing, the game is just simple fun... except when I'm yelling expletives at my TV screen cause that was some bullshit, he didn't even hit me and this game is rigged.

Edit: This is one of his funnier reviews in a while. Good stuff.
 
Here's the official tumblr's post about the new stage http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/121195523094/a-new-stage-kelp-dome-will-be-added-to-splatoon

A new stage, Kelp Dome, will be added to Splatoon today at 7 PM PT! Viewed from above, this stage takes the shape of a nearly perfect square. You can either make your way to the center by circling around the perimeter of the dome, or you can take the high road on the grated catwalks to get straight into the action. The boundaries of the dome and the inner, maze-like structure of the facility are covered in ink-resistant glass.
 
Did he crap all over the Wii U for no real reason again? (Much like how he crapped on PS4/XBONE in the beginning of Witcher 3 for no real reason)
Actually go figure, I don't remember him complaining about the Wii U hardware or the controls once. He took shots at Nintendo but that's already been covered.
 
Did he crap all over the Wii U for no real reason again? (Much like how he crapped on PS4/XBONE in the beginning of Witcher 3 for no real reason)

He's a PC guy. You can't really be too shocked, he's basically the origin of the "PC Master Race" meme.
 
When is the new map already? In 9 hours or so?

Never tried the Aerospray RG until today. Damn, that thing ink fast.
I like grinding in this game, and I'm now grinding gear and buying/testing all weapons.
Aerospray RG makes the process fast in normal turf wars.
 
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