Lee Chaolan
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Splatoon 2 |OT2| From Smallfry to FlyFish in 5 Easy Steps!
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Hope things are going OK man!
Spiritreaver
Member
This splatfest is as hard to choose as the last, but for entirely different reasons. Mayo/Ketchup are gross, but both powers are awesome.
I love to travel, so flight seems like a no brainer. I also hate driving, but some days hate walking everywhere.
BUT invisibility feels like the perfect ability for my introversion. Sometimes I want to go out, do things, but not be bothered by people. Go to a club or concert just to listen to the music. I could get a spot right in the front under the stage, or on the stage. So cool.
I know, I'm overthinking a Splatfest, but that's where all the fun is! I think I'm going to go TeamInvis.
I love to travel, so flight seems like a no brainer. I also hate driving, but some days hate walking everywhere.
BUT invisibility feels like the perfect ability for my introversion. Sometimes I want to go out, do things, but not be bothered by people. Go to a club or concert just to listen to the music. I could get a spot right in the front under the stage, or on the stage. So cool.
I know, I'm overthinking a Splatfest, but that's where all the fun is! I think I'm going to go TeamInvis.
Dark Cloud
Member
I've won every single game of Turf War today...geez this feels way toooo easy
League? Ranked?
If you go to the discord app, we also do gaf turf wars
Still online meaning you still level up, but much more challenging and fun with people from gaf that you can interact with
Tacorona72
Member
You know it! Me (Luna Blaster) and 1 other person with the regular Slosher went for blood, while the N-Zap and Splat Dualies users inked as much turf as they could. The coordination was on point.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Two hours til Salmon Run xD
Iacobellis
Junior Member
The US is getting the Joy-Cons via a new Splatoon 2 bundle that comes out next month.
Rock And Roll
Member
I'm game.
Mediking
Member
It takes several years to kill someone with the Aerospray.
People who want it to get a nerf just don't understand.
Now the Tri-Slosher and Carbon Roller are pretty much instant kills.
Merchandise
Member
When you spam the FUCK out of This Way! during the goldie bum rush and they refuse to come and you die round one.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
This has to be the most incompetent online community hands down. It's perhaps worse than Overwatch...
Jeff Vader
Member
Hey now, let's not say that till we get 25+ OT's
Merchandise
Member
I'm having some really shit SR games tonight. Have only finished a game maybe twice so far, and maaaaannnnyyy round two wipes.
Sorry for the long post everyone, but I've had my coffee this morning and decided to put together a little beginner's guide to choosing weapons and knowing what role you can do well at when helping your team win. This is just my personal advice for beginners who might be trying to bite off more than they can chew with certain weapons; advanced players will find they can do more than this list implies, and I don't mean to bag on anyone's style if they like playing a weapon in their own way. Also, just because two weapons have the same role does not mean that they fulfill that role in the same way.
To start with, rather than organizing weapons by model type, I've organized them by roles:
- Well-Rounded weapons do not excel or lag behind in any particular area, and can perform all roles to varying degrees of success
- Ink-Coverage weapons excel at covering undefended areas with ink. They may be too weak or too short-ranged to go for splats or defend flanks, or maybe they are so good at inking that they should leave the killing and defending to other weapons.
- Offense weapons are good at splatting, flanking, and pressure. They push into enemy territory and take out defenders to allow their Ink-Covering buddies to take ground more quickly. They should be able to get into firefights and survive long enough to either get the kill or make an escape.
- Defense weapons are for area denial, covering flanks, and protecting teammates from the back lines. They are generally longer-ranged weapons that lack the firing rate to push or flank, and have less impressive ink coverage overall, but are great for out-ranging just about anything that could be trying to approach them or kill their teammates.
- Mixed-focus weapons are capable of doing a good job switching between two roles to varying degrees, but might lag behind in the third, or are simply mediocre at it to the point that it becomes a tertiary concern.
Here's my list:
Well-Rounded
Ink-Coverage
Offense
Defense
Ink-Coverage/Offense
Ink-Coverage/Defense
Offense/Defense
To start with, rather than organizing weapons by model type, I've organized them by roles:
- Well-Rounded weapons do not excel or lag behind in any particular area, and can perform all roles to varying degrees of success
- Ink-Coverage weapons excel at covering undefended areas with ink. They may be too weak or too short-ranged to go for splats or defend flanks, or maybe they are so good at inking that they should leave the killing and defending to other weapons.
- Offense weapons are good at splatting, flanking, and pressure. They push into enemy territory and take out defenders to allow their Ink-Covering buddies to take ground more quickly. They should be able to get into firefights and survive long enough to either get the kill or make an escape.
- Defense weapons are for area denial, covering flanks, and protecting teammates from the back lines. They are generally longer-ranged weapons that lack the firing rate to push or flank, and have less impressive ink coverage overall, but are great for out-ranging just about anything that could be trying to approach them or kill their teammates.
- Mixed-focus weapons are capable of doing a good job switching between two roles to varying degrees, but might lag behind in the third, or are simply mediocre at it to the point that it becomes a tertiary concern.
Here's my list:
Well-Rounded
Ink-Coverage
Offense
Defense
Ink-Coverage/Offense
Ink-Coverage/Defense
Offense/Defense
AlexFlame116
Member
Thank you very much!
Depends. Which side are you picking?Can we pick Splatfest sides yet? Currently busy with playing Mania but after i will be right back in Splatoon 2 for some squid goodness
Hmm???
I mean ingame ha
is the terminal for picking a side there yet?And hmmm i was on Flight but i Like invinsibility too.... I can't decide fully yet.
AlexFlame116
Member
I know what you meant.I mean ingame ha
Soooooooo.....which side?
Hmm????
I can't see it in my plaza. I might need to restart though.
There is no /offense with an Inkbrush.
Yeah, I went back and forth on that one. I feel it can be a pressure monster if your team has pushed up, and I've been dominated by one absolute ninja inkbrush user, but since it's a list for beginners, I think you're right. I'll move it to the ink coverage category.
Does anyone else seem to change their favorite/main weapon every few days? There are so many freaking options in this game, haha. Went from the Dualies to the Splattershot to the N-Zap and now to the Rapid Blaster. Sometimes a weapon just clicks and you go on a tear! Blasting the hell out of everyone right now
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Thanks for taking the time.
DeuceGamer
Member
Tough night for me in ranked Splatzones. Was one win away from S rank and got some terrible teams and lost 3 in a row to start over. Its rough watching your meter drop lol
DeuceGamer
Member
Yea, the Tri-Slosher and t a lesser extent the Carbon Roller need a nerf.
Same. It's an odd combination of low-power (Inkbrush and Aerospray) and slow weapons (Heavy Splatling and Splattershot Pro). Thankfully, I haven't left Profreshional this timeslot of Salmon Run.
My goodness do the I hate the Brushes in Salmon Run. Why does there always have to be a brush! And most all, why have I gotten the brush 5 times a row on the 3rd round! Nintendo is trolling me
Inkbrush is a great tool in Salmon Run. Like I said before, reviving teammates and collecting eggs is much easier when there's an inkbrush in the set.
Aero is the weak link in that set. Should have been something with a little more power or range, like N-zap or Jr.
Hmmmmm invinsibility.
Flight is cool and all but i would get bored of it after a while.
Also with invinsibility i can "stop" Trump and his crazy Government friends and help America out of hell. With flight they just see me comin and shoot me down lol.
also easy to get rich just rob a bank
SuperDowns
Banned
Hahaha grats on your slapfest
Merchandise
Member
Man Port Mackeral is so conducive for spawn camping... It feels so dirty but so right. Last game of Turf War I killed a guy three times in a row right out of spawn. He spent the last 30-40 seconds of the game dead.
....He was a roller so I feel absolutely no sympathy though.
....He was a roller so I feel absolutely no sympathy though.
Lee Chaolan
Member
What a back and forth day for Salmon Run.
Was stuck in Overachiever from two runs ago (completely missed the last run) a lot of people not knowing how to use the charger correctly, or a good distance with the Pro.
Went on a winning streak at the end and got back into Profeshional
Was stuck in Overachiever from two runs ago (completely missed the last run) a lot of people not knowing how to use the charger correctly, or a good distance with the Pro.
Went on a winning streak at the end and got back into Profeshional
The carbon roller does not need a nerf.
Instead of trying to play every weapon the same in salmon run try to figure out how it can be used effectively. The brushs attack is pretty bad. But it's fast. Zip around reviving teammates, collecting eggs, reaching those out of the way bosses.
Instead of trying to play every weapon the same in salmon run try to figure out how it can be used effectively. The brushs attack is pretty bad. But it's fast. Zip around reviving teammates, collecting eggs, reaching those out of the way bosses.
AlexFlame116
Member
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Aerospray is probably one of the best weapons I've used in Salmon. It tears pretty much everything apart at close range. It's really easy to get close to enemies in Salmon Run, so its low accuracy doesn't really matter.
PM me your friend code and I'll add you this evening. Would love to play more league.
Aero is really good in Salmon Run, if it is the shortest ranged weapon in the set. Because inkbrush also exist in the current set, there will be modes where it can be a huge liability, like the mothership round.
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Aerospray should focus on collecting eggs other players have shot down, not shooting them down themselves. The Heavy Splatling and the Splattershot Pro are both capable of doing that.