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Splatoon 2 |OT2| From Smallfry to FlyFish in 5 Easy Steps!
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I figured folks favoring Flight over invisibility would outweigh the Pearl-Marina gap. That was almost the case, but the choice of veteran players was even more lopsided.
I did have some *nasty* matches, but i've been doing better in S2 splatfests compared to Splatoon 1, where i had much rougher results overall.
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
How do you get the Splatfest tee?
Woo! Congrats Team Flight, and good games to Team Invisibility. Glad to be on the winning side again.
You don't. It's only available during Splatfest, then goes away after.
The combined Splatfest + SalmonRun session this week-end ended up to be pretty frustrating for me today.
Team Invisibility was loosing many games;
I got another couple clear examples where the % calculation definitely isn't the endgame picture;
Netcode/matchmaker still very slow;
In Salmon Run:
Netcode is starting to go apeshit sometimes too. Like being stuck on the "Searching a room" popup for one minute before a timeup and an error code occurs and takes me back to the lobby. When this happens, I know after 5-10 seconds it will end badly, so I've to do the tweet trick to kill it more quickly. If I can sense it, why the game doesn't and make me wait another 30 seconds?
I'm also starting to have teammates who does noob mistakes, which is a first since I joined the highest rank. Like not spreading equally and calling out the others at the beginning of a wave.
And when some of the most difficult event occurs at wave 1, I've got a couple frustrating loose here. Which is a problem since the game restarts you at +40 at each session, putting your rank at risk.
Team Invisibility was loosing many games;
I got another couple clear examples where the % calculation definitely isn't the endgame picture;
Netcode/matchmaker still very slow;
In Salmon Run:
Netcode is starting to go apeshit sometimes too. Like being stuck on the "Searching a room" popup for one minute before a timeup and an error code occurs and takes me back to the lobby. When this happens, I know after 5-10 seconds it will end badly, so I've to do the tweet trick to kill it more quickly. If I can sense it, why the game doesn't and make me wait another 30 seconds?
I'm also starting to have teammates who does noob mistakes, which is a first since I joined the highest rank. Like not spreading equally and calling out the others at the beginning of a wave.
And when some of the most difficult event occurs at wave 1, I've got a couple frustrating loose here. Which is a problem since the game restarts you at +40 at each session, putting your rank at risk.
All right! Nice to finally win one of these. Assumed we lost when we lost the popularity 49-51. Winning 55% of solo battles in a Splatfest is really good for an aggregate team, way to go Team Flight!
The day after Splatfest always feels like Christmas day. I'm sure Murch and Spyke enjoy it too.
The day after Splatfest always feels like Christmas day. I'm sure Murch and Spyke enjoy it too.
twothunder
Member
my first splatfest loss
lost most matched at pump track and shifty station. wasn't kind to my roller.
Thing went better after the stages switched and quickly reached invisible queen. sadly. no win this time
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/904392425124360192
(This result based on NA and Europe battles)
guess only one result this time. and australia is forgotten
lost most matched at pump track and shifty station. wasn't kind to my roller.
Thing went better after the stages switched and quickly reached invisible queen. sadly. no win this time
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/904392425124360192
(This result based on NA and Europe battles)
guess only one result this time. and australia is forgotten
Magnet_Man
Member
California.
I hope the next Splatfest will have a theme that I'll actually care about. I should just go Pearl and scum the system.
But I hate Pearl's design and personality so much...
D
Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
That was some reroll!
Team Flight won?!?! Come on, I had a 32-12 for inv, how can this be?Also, inv won popularity? Really strange, I didn't have to fight another inv team and got matches pretty quickly.
I'm extremely salty because I prefferred Flight, yet I waited to see which was the least popular opinion and went with inv so my 67% win ratio didn't go to waste like in the last Splatfest... But nope, I got another 67% and lost again.
Anyway congrats to the obviously superior team Flight. Team inv, please disappear and never reappear again.
I'm extremely salty because I prefferred Flight, yet I waited to see which was the least popular opinion and went with inv so my 67% win ratio didn't go to waste like in the last Splatfest... But nope, I got another 67% and lost again.
Anyway congrats to the obviously superior team Flight. Team inv, please disappear and never reappear again.
D
Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Considering rolling with this build for a while, even though the helmet is rather ugly
Kudo
Member
No, but because of her popularity larger influx of players will be rooting for her - thus making it easier to win the actual match win % if you're good on Pearls side.
Just my deduction why Pearl keeps on winning, not complaining though, I'm swimming in Super Sea Snails.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
They didn't appear to show up.
Rock And Roll
Member
Got S+ ranking on all modes. I'd like to thank God, my family, friends, the academy and most importantly, the fans for believing in me.
TheMagician
Member
My closest ever win
I still haven't even gotten S+ in the first fucking game.
Modest Mauser
Member
Does the game even try to reconnect when "the connection is unstable" appears? Extremely frustrating that I am simply booted out and given a loss.
Is there anyway to directly contact Splatoon's developers or representatives? I want to give a feedback so badly on how much Trislosher's insane stats is making the game such a bad experience for me. I don't even bother with Tower Control anymore, as it's pretty much a "press ZR to slosh and win" affair. The damn thing just hits all the right boxes: great ink efficiency, maddening fast fire rate, burst bomb sub (which requires much less ink than other subs, aside from point sensor, but actually causes damage), ink armor special (with great range of invincibility frames, generally enough to turn the tide of a fight, considering the weapon fires so quickly), and crazy consistency and reliability (whenever the enemy is located on the same level or higher than you, the weapon deals 62 points of damage, no matter if the shot hits dead on or barely; if the enemy's below you, the weapon deals less damage, but it's a consistent two shot kill still). It's no fun trying to fight inkling bearing those instruments of wreckage with inconsistent-as-shit rollers or slow-firing RNG-fuckery-prone Gals, as an example.
PadWarrior
Member
I'd say they have all the stats to see it by themselves... Maybe try the official Splatoon twitter, first? (@splatoonjp if you can, or @splatoonna)
I've seen maybe 2 or 3 times the message and the connection NOT failing in Splatoon 1, but 99% of the time (100% on Splatoon 2), it's a lost cause. Yes, that's annoying, they could do a reconnection (even if that means kill you and make you respawn)
There's possible counters, but tri-slosher is probably the most powerful weapon right now, especially in TC... (the worst is that it comes with ink armor, which as a nice total invincibility window)
Also keen on finding out the best place to send feedback..Nintendo twitter?
Need to beg them to fix/change matchmaking..at least look into it.
It's so so slow. Not all the time, some nights its ok, other times however like the last 2 nights (over a 2-3 hours period each night) I was unable to even find a single turf war match....just timed out every time.
So frustrating during this splatfest...not a single match :/ Could get into a few salmon run games though without too much issue...
So different to any other online game, on switch or otherwise...I can jump over to mario kart 8 deluxe and find matches super fast...or even jump back over to splatoon 1 and play matches with zero issues all night.
twothunder
Member
Another balance patch coming early September . It'll be focusing on some more main weapon and special balancing. might get nerfed there... or not
https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/899913818205167620
in rare cases. it does fix itself. not often though
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Considering rolling with this build for a while, even though the helmet is rather ugly
Question about builds: Is it better to diversify your abilities or stack multiple? I've read about the diminishing effects when stacking abilities.
Is there a consensus?
Also if someone on GAF has the specific equipment + main ability that I want, can I join them in a game while they have that equipped, and then they show up in my lobby and order their equipment? Has anyone tried doing this?
Oh yeah, you're right! Will wait and see then; if it remains untouched (or if they actually buff it somehow :lol), I will try to contact them via twitter.
lol mhm
My secret to splatfest success has simply been to pick the option I actually like better. I was on the winning team in 11/16 splatfests for the first game and now I'm 3/3 for Splatoon 2.
What can I say, I have my finger on the pulse
lol mhm
My secret to splatfest success has simply been to pick the option I actually like better. I was on the winning team in 11/16 splatfests for the first game and now I'm 3/3 for Splatoon 2.
What can I say, I have my finger on the pulse
I pick the team that will let me revel in victory whilst showering in the most salt from the opposing team afterwards.
Outtrigger888
Member
Got a crew of 3 for league battle, need one more. Anyone wanna join?
CoconutTank
Member
Looks pretty well rounded! It probably works with anything, but I'd like to try either splattershot pro with this gear setup.
Considering rolling with this build for a while, even though the helmet is rather ugly
I think outside of perhaps swim speed or main saver, there isn't really anything you want more than 20 points of in Splatoon 2. You probably want at least 9 points of whatever you're using as well, since the bonuses are really miniscule below 9 pts.
You can read more about abilities here:
https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Ability
Yup! This totally works
Rock And Roll
Member
The jump in skill between A and S is noticeable. There's also a huge jump between S and S+. Just keep playing and if you lose rank, don't worry about it. You'll get back up in no time.
Okay fuck Salmon Run seriously.
Halfway through the first wave, one of my teammates randomly drops out. Then another one. Then "unstable connection" message pops up on screen and I'm unable to move my character or shoot at all, get wiped. Results screen shows that only 2 of the 4 of us were still considered active.
Get massive pay cut anyway.
We're supposed to pay for shit in a couple months?
Halfway through the first wave, one of my teammates randomly drops out. Then another one. Then "unstable connection" message pops up on screen and I'm unable to move my character or shoot at all, get wiped. Results screen shows that only 2 of the 4 of us were still considered active.
Get massive pay cut anyway.
We're supposed to pay for shit in a couple months?
I just noticed in Splatnet (Europe) that the top 5 players for ketchup and invisibility have higher individual scores than the top 5 players for mayo and flight. Now I feel bad for them for pulling so much weight to probably have their achievement overlooked because they choose the wrong side.
Hurt and Scared
Member
Am I crazy or is the new salmon run map poorly designed haven't gotten past round 2 out of 5 games and I am about to lose rank
tonyh24613
Member
https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/904630512567803904
Next patch coming Sep 8 10am JST
The current balance is so bad that they need to talk about the patch early. lmao
Next patch coming Sep 8 10am JST
The current balance is so bad that they need to talk about the patch early. lmao
Magnet_Man
Member
Better fucking fix that Splashdown not working on Flyfish shit.
Better yet, just patch the damn thing out of the game entirely.
Better yet, just patch the damn thing out of the game entirely.