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[Jims]

Couldn't hit the Flyfishes to save my life tonight. So many missed attempts, I'm like Shaq on the free throw line.

Had the most frustrating Wave 1 ever, where the team almost immediately split into two groups of two. Followed this guy down to the far end to get one of those Stingray guys (near the grated walkways). Another couple bosses show up, and eventually we have 9 eggs sitting there by the shore. And he REFUSED TO EVER LEAVE AND DROP OFF AN EGG. Dude, I get that you're protecting them. But now there are, like, 12 eggs sitting here, and I've run 5 trips already. And the other two people are off doing gawd knows what.

The guy eventually got killed while I was making a run back to the basket and we didn't make quota. Frickin' idiot.

 

[AlexFlame116]

All right I'm about to jump in to play within the hour. Got to practice for #TeamMayo!

If anyone gets matched with me and thinks I'm terrible, please let me know what I can do to improve. Besides selling the game.

 

[Sendou]

Do you get anything for levels beyond 30?

One Super Snail per level.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

If anyone gets matched with me and thinks I'm terrible, please let me know what I can do to improve. Besides selling the game.

:jnc

 

[Maiden Voyage]

You'll be less likely to see disconnects when you get high into the ranked battles or league because more good players will tend to be using better/wired connections and not taking rank-loss due to disconnects.

I've spent 70+ hours in game and am at level 28. At what point do I get to experience fewer disconnects? How much more time do I need to put into this before the matchmaking gets better, as you've described? Why am I being punished for trying to play this game?

 

[panthapanda]

I need splatnet to bring out the yeezys with a good main

 

[AlexFlame116]

I just used the app and decided to check out the upcoming Splatfest when I found out that you can see which team your friends are in.

6 for Team Mayo

13 for Team Ketchup

You people disgust me.

 

[mauaus]

I just used the app and decided to check out the upcoming Splatfest when I found out that you can see which team your friends are in.

6 for Team Mayo

13 for Team Ketchup

You people disgust me.

Are you me? I have exact same numbers

 

[Sorbete]

ALL MY TEAMS SUCK

Seriously, I just lost a 4v3 match a few minutes ago. 2 of my teammates kept spreading their ink over the same area over and over. I hate this games sometimes, I love it though.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

ALL MY TEAMS SUCK

Seriously, I just lost a 4v3 match a few minutes ago. 2 of my teammates kept spreading their ink over the same area over and over. I hate this games sometimes, I love it though.

Report them.

 

[B00TE]

Feelin' so fresh fam

 

[Estoc]

I just used the app and decided to check out the upcoming Splatfest when I found out that you can see which team your friends are in.

6 for Team Abomination

13 for Team Ketchup

You people disgust me.

FTFY.

 

[AlexFlame116]

FTFY.

 

[Maxinas]

I just used the app and decided to check out the upcoming Splatfest when I found out that you can see which team your friends are in.

6 for Team Mayo

13 for Team Ketchup

You people disgust me.

My friend list is worse. 10 for Superior Mayo, and 29 for Chicken tendies ketchup.

 

[Estoc]

My friend list is right. 10 for Disgusting Yellow Goo, and 29 for the greatest invention of all time, ketchup.

FTFY too.

 

[maouvin]

I just used the app and decided to check out the upcoming Splatfest when I found out that you can see which team your friends are in.

6 for Team Mayo

13 for Team Ketchup

You people disgust me.

I bought on the South Africa eShop to play some hours early but my friends apparently all went with the US version, so I'm the only one listed on the app. Yeah, didn't even think about splatfests at the time :v

That's 1 for #TeamTechnicallyJamButNotReally btw

 

[rrs]

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I laugh everytime I see this one.

10/10

 

[Busaiku]

How is someone that DC'd last game still in the lobby.

 

[AlexFlame116]

I bought on the South Africa eShop to play some hours early but my friends apparently all went with the US version, so I'm the only one listed on the app. Yeah, didn't even think about splatfests at the time :v

That's 1 for #TeamTechnicallyJamButNotReally btw

14?!?!?!?!

I don't think I have you in my friend's list so I guess it is 14.

Okay which one of you in this thread was the one that drew this?

Also no they're not.

 

[woodland]

God damn. Got crushed all night before heading out. Came back and Salmon Run went back to usual. Just beat my record of 69 by 2 for a total of 71!

 

[RedFyn]

30 friends mayo
68 friends ketchup

That's about how I expect the vote % to go as well. Ketchup wins this fest easy.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

The hey boys part gets me. lol

 

[Ghostbound]

Having a random get the Charger on the last wave of SR is almost always a guaranteed loss.

 

[Estoc]

What's up with people rushing in to kill in turf war? Why am I the only one painting our own base at the start? Isn't it important to ensure you have multiple entry points before the fight starts and during the fight? Is there some strategy I am unaware of?

Played several games last night, and no one seem to care about painting their own base...

 

[ChrisD]

What's up with people rushing in to kill in turf war? Why am I the only one painting our own base at the start? Isn't it important to ensure you have multiple entry points before the fight starts and during the fight? Is there some strategy I am unaware of?

Played several games last night, and no one seem to care about painting their own base...

your base gets painted throughout the game as people inevitably die. They aren't rushing for kills, they're rushing for control of the center.

Edit: was in queue so I just rushed the post.

You're right that you want different paths to the center, but it doesn't need to be full blown total cover. You can have four people go four different directions to different prime positions, and then the rest gets covered throughout the game. Getting a team of four people covering your base on spawn is like forfeiting the center. Think about if you did so in Splat Zones (King of the Hill). It's the same in Turf War.

 

[AlexFlame116]

All right time to jump in!

 

[Estoc]

your base gets painted throughout the game as people inevitably die. They aren't rushing for kills, they're rushing for control of the center.

So, am I doing it wrong?

I'm really asking. My average points in turf war is about 700, with 7-8 kills per game, but I can't seem to get it higher, so should I be following my team to fight to control the centre at the start?

 

[DeuceGamer]

What's up with people rushing in to kill in turf war? Why am I the only one painting our own base at the start? Isn't it important to ensure you have multiple entry points before the fight starts and during the fight? Is there some strategy I am unaware of?

Played several games last night, and no one seem to care about painting their own base...

The middle is what usually decides the battle. Every time u die u can reprint your turf on the way back to the middle.

 

[Doorman]

I've spent 70+ hours in game and am at level 28. At what point do I get to experience fewer disconnects? How much more time do I need to put into this before the matchmaking gets better, as you've described? Why am I being punished for trying to play this game?

Time and level are irrelevant in this, I mentioned ranked modes specifically for a reason. Turf War is always going to have those issues.

And that's still not matchmaking's doing nor its responsibility.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

The hey boys part gets me. lol

LOL yep. She's trying to be sexy but she's clearly in pain.

 

[Mr. Lemming]

Could not get anything working in Salmon Run tonight. No wins, only made it to round 3 once. Stopped before I went down in rank.

 

[wild wild rice]

I feel like the Splattershot has been the only viable weapon for me. I'm talking scoring sub 1000 with every other weapon, every time. Kinda sucks tbh

 

[ChrisD]

So, am I doing it wrong?

I'm really asking. My average points in turf war is about 700, with 7-8 kills per game, but I can't seem to get it higher, so should I be following my team to fight to control the centre at the start?

There is no WRONG (unless, like I said, everyone is staying back) way to play Turf War, but generally speaking you should get to contesting the center sooner rather than later. This can mean claiming side paths into enemy territory, or keeping your flanks safe while painting your side behind you. Doesn't have to mean you have to go full kill mode.

Some stages it helps a lot to have one fast painter stay back to ink everything on your side, Moray Towers for instance. It's not inherently bad to have one dude stay back. But other maps, like Musselforge Fitness, your base is so small that it can be painted through a bomb or a few shots every time someone respawns, and the center is super important.

I would say try to follow your team (or ink up a new, quick path alongside them) for a few games just so you can see what they're doing.

 

[theaffection]

Omg did they really take out the Echo-locator and the Kraken -_- thats just silly



Loving this game nonetheless

 

[SciencePilot]

I feel like the Splattershot has been the only viable weapon for me. I'm talking scoring sub 1000 with every other weapon, every time. Kinda sucks tbh

You can't get a higher score with faster inking weapons like n-zap or aerospray? N-zap even has ink armor which lets you tank your way into enemy territory.

 

[ChrisD]

Omg did they really take out the Echo-locator and the Kraken -_- thats just silly



Loving this game nonetheless

Echolocator caused too much of a "well, guess I can't do anything for 10~ seconds" situation

Kraken was dumb



The former got replaced with Tenta Missiles showing you people's lock-on until the Missiles all land, and the former (along with Bubbler) got pseudo-replaced with Ink Armor.

 

[theaffection]

Echolocator caused too much of a "well, guess I can't do anything for 10~ seconds" situation

Kraken was dumb



The former got replaced with Tenta Missiles showing you people's lock-on until the Missiles all land, and the former (along with Bubbler) got pseudo-replaced with Ink Armor.

Kraken wasn't dumb, it was really good

Easy to counter, easy to run away from, easy to do good with depending on the situation. There was also the element of not knowing if the enemy you're shooting at was going to turn into a Kraken out of no where and get your ass. Made for some tense moments. Kraken on the tower in TC in the last seconds could mean the difference between a win or a loss

Just a strange omission.


Tenta Missiles is a pretty good progression of Echo-locator now that you broke it down, but ink-armor doesn't cut it to fill in that Kraken niche

 

[AlexFlame116]

Okay why is Salmon Run so hard now?

 

[Horseticuffs]

Finally got to play Salmon Run! Really fun. I wish it was tied into the normal progression, that you could like level up your gear like in versus. Playing it in bed while on the phone with my buddy was rad, and I can't wait to try it on my TV.

Anyone had any success with one of the 8bitdo controllers and Splatoon 2? It seems like it wouldn't work very well due to the shoulder buttons but that Famicom controller looks so badass.

 

[woodland]

Tenta Missiles is a pretty good progression of Echo-locator now that you broke it down, but ink-armor doesn't cut it to fill in that Kraken niche

I think Kraken's more replaced by the plastic ball that you can walk up walls with and leaves a trail of your ink behind you. It looks dumb and it's pretty bad tbh.

 

[Branduil]

Goldie Seeking is complete bullshit. Impossible to win unless you get lucky.

 

[Milennia]

going to have to go to sleep at an awkward hour tomorrow if i want to go in on 24 hours of splatfest damn

 

[tonyh24613]

WTF! We just lost wave 2 because absolutely ZERO golden salmon spawned from the ink fountains. Not one!

I believe it's mentioned before but the closer the golden salmon, the stronger the light in the fountain when you open it.

 

[theaffection]

I think Kraken's more replaced by the plastic ball that you can walk up walls with and leaves a trail of your ink behind you. It looks dumb and it's pretty bad tbh.

Oh shit yeah good call. It'll have to do!

 

[BravesCountry]

Goldie Seeking is complete bullshit. Impossible to win unless you get lucky.

I can almost always find it rather quickly, you just have to shoot a fountain and if it's glowing brightly but he doesn't pop up then he is very close to it, almost always in the one right next to it on either side. If you shoot one and it doesn't glow brightly, try one much further away. I've had pretty good success on Goldie rounds recently after just saying fuck it and being more willing to shoot the fountains. Previously I was way too hesitant and didn't quite understand what was going on.

 

[simtmb]

Appears i'm missing out, i haven't even played salmon run yet, just been playing ranked for the most part. Having a great time though.

 

[Branduil]

Okay that's 2 rounds of bullshit Goldie Seeking in 2 games. Fuck that mode, I hope they remove it in a patch.

 

[AlexFlame116]

Lost Salmon Run with those Goldie seeking pieces of crap with one second left in Wave 3. One. Second. Left.

 

[Mohonky]

Okay why is Salmon Run so hard now?

Yeh I noticed this from the first update. Ir went from finishing as a formality to an absolutely blood bath.

Gets super crowded real quick. Those trash can rocket launchers are a pain...