Blasters are pretty useless in TW if you want to cover ground. Use it to protect your team.
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Blasters are pretty useless in TW if you want to cover ground. Use it to protect your team.
15 nets you superfresh and a nice xp bonus, but can't rember the number. There is probably another rank after this but the highest I heard of anyone having is 22 and they are still in the superfresh rank.
Kelpdome was my favorite stage so hopes it comes back. I kind of hate the narrow maps like Arrowana mall and that one with the bridge, but I hope at least one of them get carried over for variety.
SporeCrawler
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splatoon 2 is so much better than the original. I really love everything about this game
FearMyWrench
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There is a glitch to get infinite XP tickets in 30 seconds each. Quote this post and read below if you want to abuse it before they patch and fix it!
TDLink
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Considering how they made Moray Towers and Port Mackerel (one of my least favs in the original) so much better in this game, I am all for them bringing back any of the old maps. I'm confident they can improve on all of them in the same way.
Only map I don't love right now is Inkblot Academy. Too many areas you can't ink.
Only map I don't love right now is Inkblot Academy. Too many areas you can't ink.
FleetingFlowAir
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This was my most favorite Splatoon 1 map with testfire bias. If they add returning maps, then I would like it if this one made a return.
It's still Crash on Amazon, Splatoon at No 2
Incitemaybe
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That Luna Blaster putting in work to get out of Tower Control C hell 😍
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I need to branch out of the main weapons I use more. I'm stuck using Splattershots and any time I switch I'm way out of my league. I find Salmon Run is helping because it forces me to try out other sets, but it's to the point I feel like my lack of understanding of the other weapons hinders my play with Splattershots - I don't always understand what range to engage other players at.
I tried playing with the N-Zap a bit yesterday and have decided it's just a worse Splattershot. Same range, but increased fire rate and 1 more shot to kill. Which sounds fine and I liked it in the first game, but I just can't kill anything with it. I think it has a bigger cone of fire or something.
Splattershot Pro is making me happy though.
Splattershot Pro is making me happy though.
SuperBowser
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I only used the Krak-on splat roller in Splatoon 1 and reached the A ranks comfortably. But this game, I'm just not finding the same success. Firstly I cannot work out how to super jump to squid beacons (doesn't seem like anybody does) so I'm stuck using the normal splat roller.
The roller just feels worse in this game for some reason. Maybe the new map designs aren't as friendly to them. I made it to B ranks easily for all three modes, but I'm struggling now against the more competent players. It feels nigh impossible to reach good vertical or flanking spots in most maps as a roller if the enemy are not dumb.
I've switched to aerospray/tri-slosher/slosher but this learning curve of new weapons is painful.
The roller just feels worse in this game for some reason. Maybe the new map designs aren't as friendly to them. I made it to B ranks easily for all three modes, but I'm struggling now against the more competent players. It feels nigh impossible to reach good vertical or flanking spots in most maps as a roller if the enemy are not dumb.
I've switched to aerospray/tri-slosher/slosher but this learning curve of new weapons is painful.
The Cowboy
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Hit X to bring up the map, highlight the beacon and hit A.
SuperBowser
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I'm probably being really dumb but how do you highlight the beacon? It has no symbol next to it like the other markers on the map?
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Also, different note: how the fuck do you progress in Salmon Run? I'm not trying to be that guy and I think my self-appraisals are quite honest, but I am miles better than most people I'm playing with, yet can't progress because of the concentration of complete morons (that and connection errors). It's giving me flashbacks to L4D all over again.
Use the Gyro to move the cursor.
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thepotatoman
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I'd like to play horde mode right now. Why can't i play horde mode right now? Seriously Why?
I never had a problem with the splatfest and map rotations, but why would they ever want to just lock out horde mode at random times. One of the stupidest design decision ive seen made for a game in a very, very long time. It's like the only noticeably very new thing in this sequel too.
I never had a problem with the splatfest and map rotations, but why would they ever want to just lock out horde mode at random times. One of the stupidest design decision ive seen made for a game in a very, very long time. It's like the only noticeably very new thing in this sequel too.
The Cowboy
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Or the control stick.
SuperBowser
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Ah, thanks. I might try the krak on roller again and see if I have more success.
My old strategy was placing a beacon in a safe random corridor and then placing a "stupid" one in a more open area. Every time someone would come to destroy it, I would jump from the wall and splat them.
My old strategy was placing a beacon in a safe random corridor and then placing a "stupid" one in a more open area. Every time someone would come to destroy it, I would jump from the wall and splat them.
You need to get lucky with good teams for a while, I think. Or just play with friends. I got stuck on launch day at around 130% pay grade or somewhere in that region. Luckily I got a few good teams in a row and then after that it seemed like people knew what they were doing and I'm up to 205% pay grade now.
I think it's basically that you can reach a certain point regardless of how much you know what you're doing and then hit that wall of needing everyone to have some idea of what to do. Especially on some of the special event waves - Grillers and Horde can be quite brutal if you don't work together. I think yesterday's weapon set wasn't helping though, especially against Grillers.
I'm actually enjoying how much everyone makes use of the two pings in Salmon Run. Everyone uses "this way" to notify people where the first wave is coming from or biggest threats are, Booyah is used as a thankyou for reviving, and so on.
So that you have people to play with. Salmon Run isn't the main multiplayer mode, so most people will not play it. But if you only make it available at some specific times, the chance of getting enough players, is much higher.
I know other popular games, were some modes were wastelands, since they weren't the popular ones. Making those limitation is great to keep the whole game alive and make many players happy.
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Yeah, my chief irritations with Splatoon 2 right now are:
No split screen local multiplayer (this is a really significant issue for me)
Salmon Run locked out at times
The bizarre map limitations - how could they get this so wrong when Mario Kart got this so right?
CrazedProfessional
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Apparently there's a glitch out there that lets you farm unlimited food truck tickets. Saw someone on squidverse explain it in a small comic
No split-screen is a real bummer. My SO would have loved that.
Hello Gaf, new Gaffer here!
Nice to be finally able to join the conversation.
I have to say, after not being too much blown away by the first Splatoon game, I am very impressed with the second installment.
The colors feel so much more vibrant, the new (but very few maps) are very cool and the soundtrack is charming.
Playing some Turf War matches online on the train to work this morning was just awesome. I had no issues playing the game by using my own cell phone as hotspot.
I am excited for future updates. I hope they will add new modes as well, because Salmon Run is soo addicting. Too bad it's a scheduled event...
Cheers!
Nice to be finally able to join the conversation.
I have to say, after not being too much blown away by the first Splatoon game, I am very impressed with the second installment.
The colors feel so much more vibrant, the new (but very few maps) are very cool and the soundtrack is charming.
Playing some Turf War matches online on the train to work this morning was just awesome. I had no issues playing the game by using my own cell phone as hotspot.
I am excited for future updates. I hope they will add new modes as well, because Salmon Run is soo addicting. Too bad it's a scheduled event...
Cheers!
Arowana Mall (one of the others) was not available at launch. It came out like a week later didn't it?
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thepotatoman
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Why though? I'm not going to focus my social life around trying to make friends with people who own a switch with video game free time at the same time as me just because they want to make matchmaking for a huge part of this game locked out half the time.
And there is no possible way matchmaking would be barren for this game in Salmon Run for at least 2 years, probably more like 5 years. This isn't like a niche indie game. I doubt limiting it in the way they are limiting it even ups the numbers of players that much during the on hours anyway. How many people are actually scheduling their life around this nintendo game vs playing it when they have free time and looking to see if Horde mode happens to be active after they sign in?
It's god damn stupid. One of the worst design decisions ever, and it's insulting that people would defend this garbage.
Tomorrow, 7am to 7am. Looking at the schedule it looks like it's on every other day and all weekend, at least initially. I'm guessing they're limiting it to keep interest up in it or something. If it's always there maybe people will get bored of it.
In a game like Splatoon map knowledge is much more important in comparison to Mario Kart. So constantly changing the map would make it harder to learn them and not represent the true skill of each player.
I would much more prepare a way to change loadouts without leaving a room. If Nintendo doesn't want people to waste too much time in the menu between battles, just have us create three or four sets and change between them.
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This is an incredibly weak excuse. It's just not that difficult to learn maps, especially small arena-based maps as in Splatoon 2. The difference in learning speed time compared to difference in enjoyment due to repetition is not a reasonable trade-off.
Incitemaybe
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Tower mode is so easy tonight
No. The single-player campaign is the only SP mode.
No split screen, no bots. That's some half assed shit if you ask me. I love the SP campaign but it's short.
Map knowledge is still more important then in games like Mario Kart and there will be a lot more maps coming with time. Constantly changing maps would be like dice rolls, sometimes you are more familiar with one map and before you can adjust to another or try new tactics, a new map is loaded. Limiting the pool makes the game much more tactical and comparative.
Sometimes limitations are a good tool to make a game more fun.
Again it's just an extra mode and most people will not play it. Which could mean, that you will waste time in the lobby waiting for other people to join. By making fixed times, limit the mode and give away prices, more people play it at those times. It's a smart way to get people play a extra mode and not have a bad experience by long waiting times.
Splatoon is my favorite series ever. I had to wait for release to be sure there were no nasty surprises.
The clincher is the change to the heat streak mechanic. I didn't initially realize the implications. But as someone who dabbled in every weapon in the original, it's like the developers built a metagame just for me: achieve a green flag (at least) with every weapon.
Of weapon changes, I think I love the new ink mines the most. So versatile- in deployment, support, lulz. If the Inkbrush Nouveau comes with ink mines and baller I reckon I'll be set for life.
The clincher is the change to the heat streak mechanic. I didn't initially realize the implications. But as someone who dabbled in every weapon in the original, it's like the developers built a metagame just for me: achieve a green flag (at least) with every weapon.
Of weapon changes, I think I love the new ink mines the most. So versatile- in deployment, support, lulz. If the Inkbrush Nouveau comes with ink mines and baller I reckon I'll be set for life.
Map knowledge is important in every shooter but I don't know of any other shooters that restrict the map pool like the Splatoon series does.
Maybe some people are fine with it but I find playing the same 2 maps over and over again pretty boring. It gets especially bad when you play the same maps 3 or 4 times in a row, which I've had happen to me several times already.
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