AmayaPapaya
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Haven't played in awhile. What's the word on the umbrella gun? I suck with it, hardcore. Been trying to do well for the past 2 hours. Should I practise more or does it just suck?
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Splatoon 2 |OT2| From Smallfry to FlyFish in 5 Easy Steps!
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JershJopstin
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It was stated above, but I wanted to post actual numbers: Splatoon started with 5 maps. 5. Those 3 map updates in the first month just brought the count to where Splatoon 2 launched. Any more and we'd be ahead. (Not that that's a bad thing...)
So not even Splatoon is safe from this gender debate. Every post in my hub is text about it. Whatever happened to the water-tight Miiverse censoring?
I think its pretty good. It's useful for support in Tower control and Rainmaker. Lots of fun too.
I think its pretty good. It's useful for support in Tower control and Rainmaker. Lots of fun too.
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
The plaza is just full of some "I wish" meme at the moment, just a few words of scrawled text. I miss the drawings from release.
Magnet_Man
Member
The kit has no synergy. Because of the horrific mobility with it due to lack of ink coverage, its practical usage is extremely selective and entirely dependent on your team's ability to provide you ink to move in. As a result, the player using the Clash becomes dead weight when trying to approach a large area of enemy ink or if spawn camped. Supposedly the idea is to throw a bomb to force them to approach you and then you use your remaining ink to kill with the Clash. The problem with this though is that most players will retreat when a bomb is thrown at them because they have ink behind them and even if they approach forward, the low damage output and high ink consumption of the Clash makes killing very inconsistent. The concept behind the Clash is to be a wall / anti-flanking tool that cannot be approached or make that player a mobile turret that can lock down a path while still being able change their position to suit the user's needs. However with the terrible mobility and lacking a complimentary sub weapon / special, it can't do either effectively.
This is very similar to another weapon but one that handles its shortcomings far better: the Sploosh o Matic. The Sploosh has terrible range so it can't win in any painting war and can only kill if it is up close. As such, it's meant to be a flanking tool. To compliment this it gets the Curling Bomb that cuts a straight path for it to swim in, greatly increasing its mobility to perform faster flanks. The beakon for the Neo kit makes sense in that you use the beakons to do the flanking for you as a entry point behind the enemy team.
The Clash Blaster desperately needs the Curling Bomb so it can get to a useful position to make use of its rapid fire lock down potential and to help it escape someone getting too close like the Sploosh does. The alternative Sub that would work with it would be the Autobomb as throwing it behind your target would make them more likely to run forward into your blaster fire rather the Splat Bomb making them retreat. Hell, a Splash Wall would be better as it would give some protection while it fires off those two shots it needs to form a pitifully short trial of ink that the Luna's one shot dwarfs. As is, the horrible mobility, short range, poor kill power, and high ink consumption make this weapon fail at every aspect it wants to do. If you want to lock down a path or block flankers, the Rapid does this better and at a safer distance. It may not kill at that range, but it keeps the enemy at bay which is also important. If you want to be aggressive and apply pressure in the method unique to blasters and their explosions, the Luna paints better, has a better special, and kills faster as do the Sloshers.
The kits have already been set so unless we get a third kit down the line like we did in Splatoon 1 for some weapons, the Clash needs a buff to make its droplets form a line at the very least before it can be considered remotely useful. Until then, it's a joke and a forced meme at best.
Also the Jr. was probably my best weapon in Splatoon 1. It was incredibly aggressive and the Bubbler protected it from ambushes and botched flanks. The Custom Jr. was poor but its concept was a pure support kit as it could paint escape routes for the front line, the Disrupter would make it easier for front line members to kill, and the Ecolactor's benefits were obvious. The Goo Tuber is really bad but I can at least see what the team was going for with it. You throw a Suction Bomb, charge a shot during the long cook time the Suction Bomb has, and then pursue the enemy running from the bomb while holding a charge in your ink to capitalize on your target's confusion at suddenly changing positions. The Clash Blaster can't effectively do any of its conceptual roles and there are already plenty weapons that fill those roles, do them better, and are more proficient at the fundamental aspects of the game.
I really like the umbrella even though I'm terrible with it.
Since it's not exactly good in any one category, you are better off using it alongside your other teammates, than to be rushing in on your own. I found it to be very effective in teamplay, you can open your umbrella to be used as a shield, the flying umbrella can be used as a distraction whether you travel along with it or not.
It's a technical weapon that provides more tactical options than the other weapons.
Saw this on twitter. Don't know if it was posted. Really cool fan edit.
Yo I need that ponytail. Nintendo hair DLC pls.
Mediking
Member
Most people who have really high levels just like to troll and goof around. Its how they keep from getting bored while still supporting the game.
tonyh24613
Member
I don't understand why sometimes, Maws stops right beneath me, but refuse to bite.
Even if you're not quite ready, people in ranked are neither.
the most irritating thing about maws is that little splotch of paint they drop just before they leap.
In my opinion tigh tide in general feels a bit bullshitty. I groan as soon as I see it as it feels enormously RnG whether you will get through it - high tide + grillers or steel eels is fricking ridiculous and some weapon sets make it even worse.
I actually think that SR is too difficult overall at early stages. I have no issue with it ramping up to insane levels but right now it feels very, very difficult right from the off. The difficulty curve is all over the shop and it seems incredibly dependent on quite random factors.
SinCityAssassin
Member
It may be because they just suddenly auto-track a different player before fully committing to the attack.
VistraNorrez
Member
You get stickers for the scroll book from one balloon puzzle in each sector as well. So far they aren't hard it's just learning the placement and timing of shooting. I recommend the Hero Charger for them as distance can be an issue.
But yea not necessary for progression so they are easy enough to ignore.
Probably just lag.
Hmmm time to put Mania down for a bit then i need mah Splatoon gold cash bags.
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
If I see a Flyfish appear at high tide on the side of the map with the walkways leading to that one spot of inkable land, I know we're going to fail that wave:
It's extremely hard to take on solo because:
- The only patch of land you can refill ink is underneath it
- There's a ramp to the left where enemies constantly spawn in from
- You can only walk away from it as it's a metal grate
- The only patch of 'ground' is small enough that if it starts firing you're fucked
Impossible to take on all of the smaller enemies, then have enough space to refill ink, then throw off the grenade before it all starts again. Genuinely think that's poor design and despise it every time it happens.
It's extremely hard to take on solo because:
- The only patch of land you can refill ink is underneath it
- There's a ramp to the left where enemies constantly spawn in from
- You can only walk away from it as it's a metal grate
- The only patch of 'ground' is small enough that if it starts firing you're fucked
Impossible to take on all of the smaller enemies, then have enough space to refill ink, then throw off the grenade before it all starts again. Genuinely think that's poor design and despise it every time it happens.
Technoweirdo
Member
The ๖ۜBronx;246531114 said:
Been a while since I got a high tide with a Flyfish at far grates when I'm without Sting Ray (I guess I'm lucky), but there's a spot a bit before that you can use to refill ink. That spot iirc is close enough to bomb Flyfish from, but far enough that you won't take a frying pan to the face immediately. Just don't attempt to pick up the eggs afterwards. That -always- leads to trouble.
Ban Puncher
Member
*APPEAR*
Ban Puncher
Member
Saw this on twitter. Don't know if it was posted. Really cool fan edit.
God, I saw this earlier yesterday and still need to scream about how much I need the far left ponytail. It's so perfect. :'c
No, I'm cut from the internet for the week (well, beside phone, and not decent enough to use it as access point) and I play a bit offline. I don't like it as much as Splatoon 1, though (or it's because the screen is small)
Yup, fucking garbage
10 games, 9 fucking losses, every game either all the lower levels with me, who might as well be lemmings, or left with 2 of us due to other people DC'ing or sitting idle.
There needs to be a proper reporting function for people sitting idle, and they really need to sort matchmaking out, I shouldn't be expected to carry a team of sub lvl 10's against a team of 30's & 40's, just sucks all the fun out of it watching my wins / losses get destroyed until the game deems me to have lost enough for it to stop putting me with teams of garbage.
10 games, 9 fucking losses, every game either all the lower levels with me, who might as well be lemmings, or left with 2 of us due to other people DC'ing or sitting idle.
There needs to be a proper reporting function for people sitting idle, and they really need to sort matchmaking out, I shouldn't be expected to carry a team of sub lvl 10's against a team of 30's & 40's, just sucks all the fun out of it watching my wins / losses get destroyed until the game deems me to have lost enough for it to stop putting me with teams of garbage.
Took a little while away from this as I was frustrated at how bad my teams were regularly and it was hurting my enjoyment.
I can't believe that in the week or so I've been away, the standard has just dropped off the world's smallest cliff. It's astonishing how my teams are unable to make any impact on a game even after I get 3 kills back to back. Most don't even reach 700 points it feels like.
I can't believe that in the week or so I've been away, the standard has just dropped off the world's smallest cliff. It's astonishing how my teams are unable to make any impact on a game even after I get 3 kills back to back. Most don't even reach 700 points it feels like.
Ban Puncher
Member
I'm still having fun.
Just seems to be a chronic inability for some players to get near the middle of the map regardless of how many people are alive on the other team. Its way too frequent that I feel like find myself alone when the other team is all dead. I really shouldn't play turf war, it drives me up the wall for so many reasons.
Merchandise
Member
There was a person in turf war with me recently who definitely played the whole game (not a DC) and got SUB 100 POINTS every game. Like 92 points, 70 points, etc.
Like ??????????
Like ??????????
TropicanaTwista
Member
So stupid question, but for ranked modes, do you get a different "letter" rank for each type of mode?
Lee Chaolan
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Anyone up for some Salmon Run?
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Junahu
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Cripple it with one bomb, then run away. You can always come back later to finish the job. But more importantly, there are bigger fish to fry than a Flyfish with one missile bay, and it's absolutely never worth getting killed in such a remote location.The ๖ۜBronx;246531114 said:
Even for sensibly placed Flyfish, you shouldn't just sit there waiting for its payload.
One bomb, leave, always.
Yes, even if you can one-cycle it, you're sacrificing your entire ink-supply in the process
SinCityAssassin
Member
Yes. You have a separate rank in each mode.
Dragonoise
Member
The answer is yes.
The majority of that was from freelancing. Wouldn't recommend it--playing with the folks on GAF makes for a much more consistent ride up.
Not sure if there is much need or use for this, but I made a big ol' picture of the Salmon Run Employee Handbook. Good info on the basics.
I still haven't read it lol
Will also be making one for the Salmonid Field Guide.
Nah man that can't be right, I read that it's a total joke weapon and the worst thing in the game bar none with no redeeming qualities
/s
Now that I think about it, I still don't think I've bought the Tentatek Splattershot. I wonder if I can or should just go through the entire game without ever doing so. Felt like I got my fill of it during the preview splatfest, enough to know that it's extremely strong and also extremely boring. Doesn't help that inkjet has become one of those weapons/specials for me where the game just seems to decide that my shots don't do any damage, so I can blast away at someone stuck in my ink with three shots right on them and somehow the AoE just doesn't work whatsoever. It immediately hampers my enjoyment of a lot of the more popular kits that currently use it.
I can't even get out of B+, fucking nublets everywhere, just gone down to B thanks to shit teams for 5 straight games
Make that 6 straight games FUUUUUUCCCKKKKK SAKKEEEE
Nope, 7, fuck it, I'm not playing anymore.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Amazing at what having 4 automatic weapons does for you in that mode. ;p