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[noquarter]

I hit level 10 today. Which means Ranked Battles just unlocked. Do you level up faster in those?

Anyway, just to avoid being that squid/kid, what are the dos and especially don'ts of each mode? Weapons to bring, strategies to use.

I imagine the Aerospray is fair enough for Splat Zones, but for Tower Control and Rainmaker, I don't know. I'd think Rainmaker would mean a weapon made to splat enemies, and Tower Control means something with decent range?

Try to complete the objective of the matches. Kills matter, but in Tower Control and Rainmaker, they are best when clearing paths.

Also with those two, learn the paths to the finish for each map, Rainmaker especially, and keep those clear for your team if you aren't on the tower or in control of the Rainmaker.

Splash Zone, try to pay attention to where blasters like to camp and if your team is having trouble, go for the blaster and take him out, or at least throw a bomb up there to force them to move.

Bombs are useful, some teams like to group up and a well placed bomb can take out an enemy team. With that, try not to group up too much so the same doesn't happen to you. That doesn't mean go the opposite way, but you don't need to have three or four people on the tower when bad guys are coming in. Sometimes being a distraction cam he enough to finish out the round.

 

[Haruko]

Adjusted the number of points required to fill the special gauge for the following weapons:

Weapon Before ⇒ After
Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Hero Dualie Replicas 180⇒170
Enperry Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Tentatek Splattershot 190⇒210
N-ZAP '85 180⇒200
.96 Gal 180⇒210
Slosher 180⇒190
Hero Slosher Replica 180⇒190
Tri-Slosher 180⇒210
Mini Splatling 180⇒190

Dem dualies...

 

[DarkWish]

Version 1.1.2
An occasionally occurring issue allowed players to receive gear from the SplatNet Gear Shop with an unintended combination of gear abilities. The combination of abilities for this type of gear has been changed to match those of gear available for purchase in the Inkopolis Square shops.
Fixed an issue that prevented ranking information from displaying properly when viewing “Past Records” for League Battle.
Adjusted the number of points required to fill the special gauge for the following weapons:
Weapon Before ⇒ After
Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Hero Dualie Replicas 180⇒170
Enperry Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Tentatek Splattershot 190⇒210
N-ZAP '85 180⇒200
.96 Gal 180⇒210
Slosher 180⇒190
Hero Slosher Replica 180⇒190
Tri-Slosher 180⇒210
Mini Splatling 180⇒190

Source: http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27028/p/897

 

[J@hranimo]

And none of them are the Aerospray lol

Aerospray isn't a problem though. All the ink armor weapons needed adjustment cause that special is pretty strong.

 

[Diprosalic]

fucking afkers are ruining this game.
fix this.

 

[Yukinari]

Aerospray isn't a problem though. All the ink armor weapons needed adjustment cause that special is pretty strong.

2-3 players per team on turf wars use the aerospray because of the bomb rush being so good.

Its definitely not fun to see every single match.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

fucking afkers are ruining this game.
fix this.

GAF always amazes me because people on here seem to always have the worst experiences with everything. I've only had a single match with a person drop, never had any connection issues aside from during the first Testfire, and haven't encountered any AFKers. You guys are magnets for issues

 

[Merchandise]

When you turn the game on and sit through the effing annoying intro and then it makes you update and you have to sit through it again...

GAF always amazes me because people on here seem to always have the worst experiences with everything. I've only had a single match with a person drop, never had any connection issues aside from during the first Testfire, and haven't encountered any AFKers. You guys are magnets for issues

Dafaq? About every other game I play has at least one DC.

 

[Dragoshi1]

UM.


Does the Great Zapfish move from the top of the multiplayer tower?

Because now he is behind it on top of where Salmon Run is.

 

[h0tp0ck3t]

Did the Jetstream's rocket launcher get nerfed or am I just totally sucking

 

[tonyh24613]

How long in Splatoon 1 did people take to realize aerospray is easy to kill and dump it for competitive matches?

 

[Milennia]

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[Kangi]

How long in Splatoon 1 did people take to realize aerospray is easy to kill and dump it for competitive matches?

About two weeks. One week per Aerospray.

 

[BlindSwordsmanZ]

How could this game ever become an esport when you can't squad up for ranked matches? Am I missing something? (league play doesn't count because for it to get really popular scrubs should be able to squad up too). Man it's hard to be a Nintendo fan.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

How could this game ever become an esport when you can't squad up for ranked matches? Am I missing something? (league play doesn't count because for it to get really popular scrubs should be able to squad up too). Man it's hard to be a Nintendo fan.

So it doesn't count because you said so? Gotcha
Also, I didn't realize the people competing in eSports were scrubs

 

[JC Lately]

Just checked...food ticket exploit is gone. Womp womp. Squiddos gonna be salty.

Damn. And I just found out about it and was going to try it when i got home.

 

[BlindSwordsmanZ]

So it doesn't count because you said so? Gotcha
Also, I didn't realize the people competing in eSports were scrubs

I'm never going to be pro in say, Rocket League but I can still get on with my friends and play ranked and work on our teamwork and maybe, just maybe get good enough to compete. You can't even practice with your friends in Splatoon and try to get better in that way. That's what I mean. I'm a RL scrub but I love that game and can practice with my friends. I can't do that in Splatoon and I might never get to B-.

 

[random25]

2-3 players per team on turf wars use the aerospray because of the bomb rush being so good.

Its definitely not fun to see every single match.

Them throwing curling bombs make them vulnerable to getting splatted since curling bombs don't explode fast. They also back down easily when faced with longer ranged weapons head on.

 

[Luigi87]

How long in Splatoon 1 did people take to realize aerospray is easy to kill and dump it for competitive matches?

Yeah, the only thing I've ever used Aerospray for is for Splatfests. Never will take the things into ranked.

 

[ciD_Vain]

Damn. And I just found out about it and was going to try it when i got home.

Don't update it yet and get some tickets first!

 

[RecRoulette]

How long in Splatoon 1 did people take to realize aerospray is easy to kill and dump it for competitive matches?

Not long. I kept rocking the Gold Aerospray all the way through my time with Splatoon 1 for Turf War/Splatfests though.

 

[Yukinari]

Them throwing curling bombs make them vulnerable to getting splatted since curling bombs don't explode fast. They also back down easily when faced with longer ranged weapons head on.

Turf Wars is about covering turf and they can build another special easily.

Just saying its been making turf war boring and easy to win/lose. Of course nobody is using it for ranked cause its a bad idea.

 

[lt519]

lol me and this dude t-man have been matched together 3 games in a row and each one we've taken the rainmaker b-lined to the opponents goal and scored all in one motion

 

[Huge Succeeded]

wow I got matched with a Charger player who just stood back a short walk from spawn trying to snipe people

oh my god

 

[JB2448]

http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27028
Version 1.1.2
An occasionally occurring issue allowed players to receive gear from the SplatNet Gear Shop with an unintended combination of gear abilities. The combination of abilities for this type of gear has been changed to match those of gear available for purchase in the Inkopolis Square shops.
Fixed an issue that prevented ranking information from displaying properly when viewing “Past Records” for League Battle.
Adjusted the number of points required to fill the special gauge for the following weapons:

Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Hero Dualie Replicas 180⇒170
Enperry Splat Dualies 180⇒170
Tentatek Splattershot 190⇒210
N-ZAP '85 180⇒200
.96 Gal 180⇒210
Slosher 180⇒190
Hero Slosher Replica 180⇒190
Tri-Slosher 180⇒210
Mini Splatling 180⇒190

 

[Luigi87]

Well managed to get past my yellow line in C rank in Rainmaker.
... on one hand I like the split ranks, on the other, makes the climb that much longer compared to Splatoon 1, lol

 

[clearestblue]

Damn. Only got one game of Rainmaker in and then it switched to Splat Zones. At least I only have to wait 2 hours instead of 4.

 

[EulaCapra]

So the Meal Tickets glitch people have been talking about... Before you update, you can exploit a glitch in Story Mode that I think maxes out at 99 inventory for the 50% boost in Cash Earned and 50% boost in Experience Earned.

For the 50% Experience Earned Tickets:
Go to Octo Canyon
Must have unlocked and select Sector 2, Level 6
Stay in hub area, don't play the level
Smash the orange box to obtain ticket
Open Menu and go back to Inkopolis Square
Repeat
Go to Crusty Sean's food truck to see your ticket inventory go up

For the 50% Cash Earned Tickets:
Go to Octo Canyon
Must have unlocked and select Sector 5, Level 27
Stay in hub area, don't play the level
Bounce on the platform to reach the orange box to obtain ticket
Open Menu and go back to Inkopolis Square
Repeat
Go to Crusty Sean's food truck to see your ticket inventory go up

Don't quote me on it, but your ticket inventory should remain intact even after this patch that removes this glitch. Either way, each ticket is good for 20 online multiplayer rounds. So if gain 30 tickets or so, you're set for 500+ rounds of boosted experience/cash.

 

[tonyh24613]

Glad I got to level 14 with zapper before they nerf it, now I can use my lovely .52Gal. Any tips for baller?

 

[random25]

Turf Wars is about covering turf and they can build another special easily.

Just saying its been making turf war boring and easy to win/lose. Of course nobody is using it for ranked cause its a bad idea.

I mean if they are limited on where they go or get easily splatted their effectiveness at inking turf is limited. New guys like them for sure but on higher levels they are not as common even in turf wars. Sloshers are even more prevalent right now.

 

[Biske]

Splat Zones: DON'T STAND IN THE ZONE, GENIUS. IN FACT, DON'T STAND STILL AT ALL

Tower Control: GET ON THE DAMN TOWER. IF THEY HAVE IT, THROW A DAMN SUCTION BOMB ON FIRST

Rainmaker: SPLAT THE ENEMY BEFORE BREAKING THE BLOODY SHIELD. AND PROTECT THE SQUID HOLDING THE GODDAMN RAINMAKER

Sometimes it's a lot more satisfying to kill them by breaking the shield.


Or even better, back off, let them break the shield and kill them as soon as they have it.

 

[added_time]

I need advice or help from anybody that can relate. I bought this game and it seems fun but I feel pretty sick and nauseous after playing for a while.
I turned off the motion controls and that helped a lot but it's still making me feel sick after a while.
Did anyone else experience this and find a sensitivity setting or any other setting that helped them?
I'd like to avoid having to get rid of this game if possible.

 

[woodland]

Wait, so can anyone confirm that in ranked you only get one game mode per rotation? So Splatzones for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, then TC for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, Rainmaker, etc. Is this true? Cause I totally thought it was a pool before.

That's the stupidest fucking thing. This game is so good but the matchmaking/multiplayer design decisions are just complete fucking ass.

 

[Merchandise]

Yo, uh, is there something going on right now with turf? Before the stages just changed I got the same one three times in a row, and now after the change I've gotten the same one four times in a row.

 

[tonyh24613]

I don't remember this "smash jump to climb wall faster" thing in Splatoon 1?

 

[ZugZug123]

Nooooo, the N-zap 85 is the only non-roller I'm OK with

 

[champloo]

I need advice or help from anybody that can relate. I bought this game and it seems fun but I feel pretty sick and nauseous after playing for a while.
I turned off the motion controls and that helped a lot but it's still making me feel sick after a while.
Did anyone else experience this and find a sensitivity setting or any other setting that helped them?
I'd like to avoid having to get rid of this game if possible.

Have you tried handheld mode? Sometimes playing on a smaller screen helps, or you can sit farther away from your TV.

 

[MikeE21286]

Is there any way to turn off the intro with Pearl and Marina that plays every time you start the game?


It is very annoying to have to click through all of that every time...

 

[Oreoleo]

Yo, uh, is there something going on right now with turf? Before the stages just changed I got the same one three times in a row, and now after the change I've gotten the same one four times in a row.

Statistically there's like a 25% chance to get the same map 4 times in a row, it's not that unusual.

 

[Grexeno]

Is there any way to turn off the intro with Pearl and Marina that plays every time you start the game?


It is very annoying to have to click through all of that every time...

Don't shut down the game.

 

[JershJopstin]

Statistically there's like a 25% chance to get the same map 4 times in a row, it's not that unusual.

Half that. Still not unheard of at all.

 

[tim_pkmn89]

Wait, so can anyone confirm that in ranked you only get one game mode per rotation? So Splatzones for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, then TC for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, Rainmaker, etc. Is this true? Cause I totally thought it was a pool before.

That's the stupidest fucking thing. This game is so good but the matchmaking/multiplayer design decisions are just complete fucking ass.

Did you not notice how all the rotations announce a game mode and two maps?

 

[Jims]

Tri-Slosher 180⇒210

I KNEW IT.

I was just playing a session of Turf Wars with the Tri Slosher while leveling some Special Charge Up shoes... And the whole session, I was thinking the special was taking an abnormally long amount of time to activate.

It's a fair nerf, though. Tri Slosher builds armor waaaaaay too quickly. Saw some guy running triple Special Up on one earlier today. Hope it was worth it!

 

[woodland]

Did you not notice how all the rotations announce a game mode and two maps?

No I ignore the announcements cause they're annoying as hell lol. I didn't mind it in Turf War/unranked, but it's seriously annoying that there's 3 ranked game modes but you can only play 1 at a time because #nintendo

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Wait, so can anyone confirm that in ranked you only get one game mode per rotation? So Splatzones for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, then TC for 2 hours w/ 2 maps, Rainmaker, etc. Is this true? Cause I totally thought it was a pool before.

That's the stupidest fucking thing. This game is so good but the matchmaking/multiplayer design decisions are just complete fucking ass.

You didn't even notice. How does knowing this change anything for you?

 

[Symphonic]

Brush vs buckets? Anyone use both and have a good pro and con list?

 

[woodland]

Did you not notice how all the rotations announce a game mode and two maps?

You didn't even notice. How does knowing this change anything for you?

I noticed I wasn't getting those game modes. You can go back into my post history and see I was complaining about not getting Rainmaker for 22 ranked matches or w/e. Yea, it's dumb of me not to notice but I assumed it was bad luck and I'd get it eventually. Having it actually be an official decision is shit for obvious reasons.

Again, dumb on me, stupid as fucking shit decision. If I had 20 mins before and wanted to play a game mode, I might queue up to play it. Now I'll probably just skip it if it's something I don't like that much, like Splatzones.

 

[Yukinari]

I KNEW IT.

I was just playing a session of Turf Wars with the Tri Slosher while leveling some Special Charge Up shoes... And the whole session, I was thinking the special was taking an abnormally long amount of time to activate.

It's a fair nerf, though. Tri Slosher builds armor waaaaaay too quickly. Saw some guy running triple Special Up on one earlier today. Hope it was worth it!

If it makes you feel any better the diminishing returns on triple special up is not very efficient

 

[Gaz_RB]

Is there any way to turn off the intro with Pearl and Marina that plays every time you start the game?


It is very annoying to have to click through all of that every time...

Word.

Don't shut down the game.

Bad solution lol

 

[JC Lately]

Don't update it yet and get some tickets first!

I think I set my switch to auto update tho!