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[Joelstinton14]

I'd be curious to know what the physical vs digital breakdown is? This is one of the few games where I'd consider a digital purchase just to have with me at all times.

Yeah I went digital for that reason. I'm playing a lot of zelda at the moment too (and snake pass for the matter) and it is nice just to have the game on the system for all times. I kind of wish i had Mario Kart digitally as well.

Also with the game being 3.3 gigs little space is used up too. Llittle digital tax as well - Same price at retail at amazon (if you don't have prime)

 

[DilWSTS]

Just hit level 5, good fun! trying to find a weapon i really like.

 

[Adam Prime]

Yeah digital here. You want to have this on hand if you have your Switch out and meet another Splatoon 2 owner for some Salmon run!

 

[DNAbro]

This game is so good. Ranked up to level 4 and then jumped into the campaign.

 

[NumberThree]

So, is LAN play really only available for wired connections? We can't find a way to do that over WLAN and the ad-hoc wireless is a bit unreliable.

Mario Kart's LAN mode works fine over WLAN.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Splatoon is more objective based so anyone can become good at Splatoon. Play the campaign and try out as many weapons as possible to find something or multiple weapons you love to play with.

I suck fucking bad at fpses and competitive games but with Splatoon i can actually become first regulary in matches even ranked ones thanks to kills not being the 100% major focus like most other multiplayer pvp games and it's very easy to get into it.

My K/D ratio in Destiny is something like 1:2. I am often the best player when i play splatoon.

Splatoon 1 was really good with matching you with players of equal skill. Aditionally it taught you how to play via the single player campaign and quick matches (3 minutes) mean that you never dwell on a loss too long.

Its an essential shooter if you like the genre and a fun game even if you dont.

As someone that sucks and normally hates online games, the key thing with Splatoon 2 is I'm having fun even if I'm shit.

But I don't find constantly dying in COD etc fun...

I think the key to the fun (partly) is that kill ratios don't seem to matter in this game, and this game just doesn't feel serious. Although I'm sure some people probably do take it seriously lol

My wallet hates you all Now, do i go physical or digital?

 

[L176]

Is there a good guide anywhere for newcomers about weapons, gear, and pretty much everything? Haha I'm a relative Splatoon newbie and I'm playing in Japanese so I can't rely on the game to find out about this stuff.

Try https://squidboards.com/forums/. They had pretty good guides for Splatoon 1 at least.

 

[Wil348]

I keep getting communication errors even though MK8 and Minecraft play perfectly online. Is there anything wrong with the servers?

 

[Disktrasa]

My wallet hates you all Now, do i go physical or digital?

Go physical IF you dont like it....


But you will like it hehe

 

[Equanimity]

Who gives a fuck

What a bizarre thing to say. I give a fuck, and I'm sure other likeminded people do to.

Games aren't required to have a checklist of stuff made elsewhere.

Checklist? This is a basic feature ffs.

And gtfo with that "punishing" bullcrap please.

Nah I rather stay and argue my position against your weak corporate excuse.

Special mode being temporary is not unheard of at all

It's a co-op mode ffs, you got to stop speaking that corporate language.

and it's more annoying for everyone if people have to wait longer because some people only want to play salmon run for the rest of their lives for some reason.

Wtf kind of reasoning is that? Nintendo should let people decide what mode they prefer.

Also, they allowed it to be played local anytime for the same reason.

Should I give them a medal?

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Try https://squidboards.com/forums/. They had pretty good guides for Splatoon 1 at least.

Thank you! I'll check it out.

 

[13ruce]

Oh my god Splatoon 2 finally here! time to play da campaign and hopefully i see some of you ingame on online matches after

At 13:37 too super LEET/1337.
Stay fresh ya all

Edit: oh i first need to reverse the cover ofcourse for dat hero mode art.

 

[Vic]

After two hours of gameplay exclusively in Splat Zone, I can tell I'll easily hit +100h with this game. Easily.

 

[L176]

Go physical IF you dont like it....


But you will like it hehe

Couldn't agree more. Went into Splatoon with not much expectation and was so hooked I got annoyed everytime I was separated from my Wii U that summer. With Splatoon 2 I don't even need to be separated from it...

 

[Sesuadra]

Got the annaki evolution tee and the retro specs. it looks fresh as squid.

 

[watershed]

Fuckin' hell. 2 players dropped out midway through Salmon Run. Me and the other player managed to finish with bonuses but it was tough as hell. I hope there's a severe penalty for players who drop during a game. That was not cool.

 

[Equanimity]

Fuckin' hell. 2 players dropped out midway through Salmon Run. Me and the other player managed to finish with bonuses but it was tough as hell. I hope there's a severe penalty for players who drop during a game. That was not cool.

Could be a connection issue. It's the first day after all.

 

[octopiggy]

How do you unlock things in salmon run like the shirt? How do those capsules/bonuses work?

 

[RedEther]

Salmon run is legit fun I can't wait to play this mode with some friends and family later on today.

 

[OryoN]

Been attempting to download this game after it went live, to no avail. Guess the servers were being swarmed. I fell asleep, woke up a while ago and got rolling. Well it's completed now, so off I go. Happy splatting!

 

[CommandThrower]

Just waiting for my copy to come in the mail later today~!


I'm super excited to play a new Splatoon again!

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Salmon run is great, currently making may way through go-getter rank, hope there's more surprises further up.

 

[Branduil]

I don't understand how you're supposed to use the blaster. It just seems extremely shitty.

 

[watershed]

Could be a connection issue. It's the first day after all.

Could be. Only time that happened so far. Anyways, time for more single player.

 

[Stairouais]

New soundtrack is greeeeeeat.

 

[OCD Guy]

How the hell do you do salmon run lol?

I've pressed x and can see it's currently open but where do I go to actually do it???

I thought maybe where I go to picked regular, ranked battle etc but nope.

 

[watershed]

I don't understand how you're supposed to use the blaster. It just seems extremely shitty.

The closer you are, the more damage it does. Think of it as a shot gun. It's also pretty good at covering territory.

 

[octopiggy]

How the hell do you do salmon run lol?

I've pressed x and can see it's currently open but where do I go to actually do it???

You need to be level 4 in turf war. It's in front of you in the left corner when you spawn. You can also fast travel there by using the menu.

 

[atmuh]

I can't play online at all when using my phone as a hotspot, everything else on the switch works fine

 

[OCD Guy]

You need to be level 4 in turf war. It's in front of you in the left corner when you spawn. You can also fast travel there by using the menu.

Thanks, when you say fast travel, how do you do that?! If I press X I can see the stages etc but can't see how to fast travel, or am I in the wrong menu?

It's probably me but some parts of this game are confusing.

 

[Sesuadra]

turf war or salmon run for quick cash? only have two hours left for the shoes.

 

[Branduil]

The closer you are, the more damage it does. Think of it as a shot gun. It's also pretty good at covering territory.

I'd rather use another weapon which already does decent damage and has a range farther than 10 feet. I don't see any reason to ever use this over a roller.

 

[octopiggy]

Thanks, when you say fast travel, how do you do that?!

Press X to bring up the menu and select it from there.

 

[Coxy100]

I'd be curious to know what the physical vs digital breakdown is? This is one of the few games where I'd consider a digital purchase just to have with me at all times.

I went physical like I always do if I can

I have a case that is with the switch at all times - it has card slots in it so I always have the game with me

 

[Council Pop]

Oh wow, that Ink Shield special is the most annoying thing in the world. It makes it SO difficult to be offensive, as it effects the entire team, so if multiple people on the opposing team have that special then you're screwed in terms of going head to head with someone.

 

[RagnarokX]

My amiibo and me!

 

[octopiggy]

I preferred it when it showed you K/D rather than how many specials you used.

 

[Jintor]

I'd rather use another weapon which already does decent damage and has a range farther than 10 feet. I don't see any reason to ever use this over a roller.

Shoot strong corners.

Blaster is very strong, like a charger and roller combined. But it takes a fair amount of skill.

It's not really a shotgun, more like... Well, a blaster

 

[Ashby]

I preferred it when it showed you K/D rather than how many specials you used.

Wha? It doesn't show K/D anymore?

 

[ivanthebearable]

Yeah I can't find any ranked matches. Guess I'll head to sleep. There'll most likely be way more players by the time I wake up.

 

[Strider]

Salmun Run is such a good addition to the game... The meat of the game is still with PvP but this is gonna be such a fun distraction and change of pace from time to time.

Also it's such a small change but leave it to Nintendo to actually have a slightly more interesting way to revive a teammate. Shooting a raft keeps the pace of play up whereas most games just make you stand still over your teammate and hold a button.

 

[JonnyKong]

Man I forgot how crazy intense the ranked matches are.

 

[Milennia]

It’s pretty nice filling up your friends list, you can bypass some long lobby times by simply joining someone else’s lobby on your list

 

[Branduil]

Shoot strong corners.

I don't even know what that means.

 

[oti]

Wha? It doesn't show K/D anymore?

The App shows it still.

 

[octopiggy]

The App shows it still.

lol

 

[ivanthebearable]

I don't even know what that means.

Shooting corners that are commonly traversed/have the highest likelihood of someone swimming by.

Port Mackerel is a good example of what he meant

 

[Ashby]

The App shows it still.

Great. Nintendo figured out how to get me to download their stupid app.

 

[muteki]

Hoping I can escape the company picnic a bit early, should be delivered today.

I wasn't particularly great at the demo but it was still quite fun.

 

[Camells]

My Switch Online app is not tracking my progress at all, not even acknowledge that I got the game...
Anybody with this issue too?