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Splatoon |OT2| Prepare to Dye
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Question GAF since my roommate and I have been arguing over this:
Do you guys think that having a team that gets a high kill count is a deciding factor towards winning a ranked match?
My reasoning is that it is one of the most important factors, since keeping the opponents constantly respawning gives your team time to capture both points along with other significant vantage points.
My roommate is arguing from a Turf War mindset saying territory is more important, but it doesn't matter if the team can't hold it.
Do you guys think that having a team that gets a high kill count is a deciding factor towards winning a ranked match?
My reasoning is that it is one of the most important factors, since keeping the opponents constantly respawning gives your team time to capture both points along with other significant vantage points.
My roommate is arguing from a Turf War mindset saying territory is more important, but it doesn't matter if the team can't hold it.
Belgian Dude
Member
A high kill count is generally good, but its best to keep at least 2 people on the defensive - so they may not get the highest kill counts but are way more useful in case one or two break through your line of attack.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Stupid question but I often hear people talking about "rerolling" to get different abilities/perks.
What is that???
Is that buying the same gear over again and hoping for a different outcome or something less luck based???
What is that???
Is that buying the same gear over again and hoping for a different outcome or something less luck based???
Belgian Dude
Member
It's equally luck based, but once you reach Level 20 you can buy extra slots for gear from Spyke or ask him to reroll your sub-perks. (can't reroll main ones)
No, when you hit level 20 Spyke gives you the option to reroll the sub abilities for 30k or add a slot to items for 30k.
Dogs, obviously. All those scrubs are migrating to their cats.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Ok, thanks, guys.
Didn't know that about Spyke.
Didn't know that about Spyke.
8 Hours of Ranked today tells me that it depends.
I've lost battles where we pushed them back to spawn mostly except the points of where you win.
I've lost battles where our team got more kills.
I think the most important thing in Splatzones is to Stay Alive. For example, I had 2 people throwing Suction Bombs into the Mall Area once, but because I was able to mostly dodge them until my teammates came, we didn't let them have the point.
Damn your choosing dogs I wanted dogs but free kills on you if I choose cats is pretty tempting
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Supposedly, studies have been done that say cat owners are smarter.
Don't worry though I could never betray Marie, I'll just have to suck it up and be on the same team as you
surviving is the most important aspect imo, even though you may have a high kill count, it's usually the same persons that are getting splatted, the smarter ones will survive, secure the zone and clean vital paths just so the time wasted becomes fatal to the other team.
That doesn't make me feel any better!
PreyingShark
Member
I think not dying is way more important than getting a fuckton of kills.
Say you go 21-6. Cool, you got lots of kills. If you had no Quick Respawn then congrats, you were also dead for about 54 seconds + however long it took for you to get back to the zone. Good job.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I'd switch.
Don't think it was supposed to.
How long have you played with motion controls on?
Are you having a hard time even in single player?
someone who goes 21-6 in ranked carried the damn game, lol
there wouldn't be an enemy team left to capture the zone
But dawg you cost the other team like 210 seconds
You should always win at that point tbh, deaths are more important up to a point
I assume the way I came across was "go for high kill count" rather than "keep enemy team dead?" Staying alive is definitely important since having your team in constant respawn is ultimately what defeats you. Just sounds like the different side of the same coin though since that is what the player's team is trying to do to their opponent; keep them dead and in respawn to hold territory longer.
Because all I do is ignore the splat zone and go straight to the enemy base right? I'm saying keeping them dead keeps them from regaining territory.
Hmmm...let's say that Sendou get 21-6 on the blue team and Tendou 21-6 on the orange team, which team would win?
Nah single player is fine. I'm really bad at hitting moving targets online.. Maybe my sensitivity is off...
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
You just love that fireworks display special, admit it.
Hour or two maybe..
Then I say keep at it. Motion controls are objectively more accurate.
Well considering Tendou was the worst player ever I would say it's impossible for him to get 21 kills 21 deaths maybe
Windom Earle
Member
I think I found secret best gun.
I would say kills are definitely important, but that's not to say that guy who got only 3 kills and 3 deaths in a close game didn't do anything. I think for players that aren't using chargers, how many times they activate their special weapon and use it well is very important for Splat Zones. They are what make the comebacks or help maintain a lead.
The Killer Wail on Port Mackeral and Arowana Mall are like "you shall not pass this point".
The Killer Wail on Port Mackeral and Arowana Mall are like "you shall not pass this point".
Well you say it's only been an hour or two so I would say keep going with it because it does help with aiming, but don't be afraid to go to analog if it never does click, this is coming from someone who uses analog has max rank and doesn't feel like anyone has an advantage over him so it's definitely possible to be just as good as everyone else without using motion
Junahu
Member
When deciding whether to go for a kill, it really boils down to how productive those people would have otherwise been. It's usually a waste of time to kill someone that has just left their base, or pick on the deadweight team member. But killing people who enter your side of the map uncontested, or just got their inkstrike special, is 100% worth a trade-off death.
Finally managed to get my terrible recording equipment to record a couple of matches (in 'glorious' 480i). I'm using a Roller here, but I usually use a Charger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwShfZIb2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEJwnbJd2Y
Gonna try recording some more in a couple of hours, hopefully get it to output a better picture. I'll also be jamming with my Charger.
Finally managed to get my terrible recording equipment to record a couple of matches (in 'glorious' 480i). I'm using a Roller here, but I usually use a Charger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwShfZIb2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEJwnbJd2Y
Gonna try recording some more in a couple of hours, hopefully get it to output a better picture. I'll also be jamming with my Charger.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
The answer is in your post.
Do you see a pattern with where the other ones are hidden???
what's your best superjumper kill chain? My new record is 4
please, Sendou would never go 21-6 against Tendou
please, Sendou would never go 21-6 against Tendou
Loving a bomb rush on ranked on port mackerel as well, great way of securing a splat zone.
Level 5 has one of the more devious scrolls to find.
Haha. Thanks. I did find it!
It was pretty tricky! Thanks man.
Belgian Dude
Member
2, 5 and 25 all left me stumped for a while.
Yes, it is a fantastic special to have
I'm on, will be playing until 6pm ET.