I'm not sure of its exact location, but there is a paint-able wall I jumped up on Saltspray Rig. I'll focus my efforts in finding it again and recording it to prove I'm not crazy.
Splatoon Global Testfire Demo Schedule and Info Thread (https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I)
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RichardKSJ
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It wasn't that bad. I couldn't connect to every other match but I always got in on a second try.
TheSlySoul
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It is a neat idea, but kind of breaks the immersion.
Overall though I am glad the game exists because it is a unique shooter. I just am not a huge shooter fan.
If it had team voice chat, I think I would like it more.
Twenty7KVN
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I had fun playing the game but the lack of voice chat is really hurting the experience for me. The game feels kinda lifeless with out it,and they were plenty of times when i wanted to communicate directly with them,telling them to watch their back,or tell a roller i got your back. And this game needs a death match with neutral ink on the floor so both teams can walk and swim freely,i would love to see some high level play in that mode,and how players exploit the dive and swim mechanic.
I think ideally the jump command really needs to be a single action, in particular due to the jump points' inconvenient habit of dying!
I'm wondering if it might actually be a place where they didn't quite preserve symmetry, which is a bad error if so.
I didn't have a single issue in 2 hours of play. no lag, no frame rate dips, no connection issues.
I was really surprised honestly
Took me up to six tries.
Omega Kirby
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Did the 2nd playtime have different Maps?
Aizo
Banned
Really? I thought they were done for sure. I guess I read the times but skipped the days. I played last night, though.
The roller is the best.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I haven't had any trouble getting into a game during both sessions, and lag has been non-existent.
I was so sceptical about this game but since playing the demo I'm completely sold. The key innovative feature of Splatoon IMO is that, regardless of differences in skill-levels, everybody can be useful so even if someone lacks the reflexes necessary to shoot other players at the front he/she can cover territory close to the spawn-point in paint and have a sense of teamplay by enabling experienced players to dive through it.
SoraanTribal
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I really wish they had longer play sessions, I've missed the first two. 
Going to try to get the 3rd one if I'm home and not busy. D:
Going to try to get the 3rd one if I'm home and not busy. D:still tdm? interesting idea, you'd only have to worry about enemy ink. of course within two minutes it'd be red v blu already but i would love to see that
Seems like this is added benefit to the gamepad on the map, in my opinion. In order to see the enemy, you have to glance away from the action. It can pay off, but is a risky trade-off sometimes.
Lady Siara
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Any discounts on this? All I can find is Dell offering a $15 gift card for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, my nearest Best Buy is over an hour away so activating GCU isn't a great option.
Neff
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I play a bit of CoD from time to time but my roots are in stuff like Quake and Goldeneye, which of course didn't have HUD maps. I've played plenty of PC fps games with mouse and keyboard, but never competitively.
I have my Gamepad stacked in a dock by my TV, so I can still get the benefit of the map with a regular controller. Ideally I'd be using the Wiimote and Chuck to play this, and I hope it's an option they put in at some point. I tried Splatoon both with and without gyro aiming and found I preferred the precision of motion, albeit requiring more concentration and skill, but the payoff was worth it.
Yes, that one is a problem, also with the occasional enemy appearance on the map; it's usually too brief an occurrence to be able to actually act on it in an informed manner. I don't think it would be much better off-gamepad either, though, 'cause it's still only a fleeting glimpse no matter what.
Speed. The current design is fast. One action: Tap.
By requiring an overlay, it's one action. Then one to press a button to select. If we use a left to right selection, it's up to two more actions added if it wraps around, so pressing left will pick the rightmost one.
So for action count it breaks down like this:
GamePad: 1
Toggle then Face Button: 2
Toggle then Select: 2-3
We get 180 seconds. How many do you want to waste on UI actions?
GusZamboni
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omg ... pre ordering
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
As someone who mains the bow and arrow in Last of Us, they are completely different outside of their quirkiness. Roller is the shotgun of the Splatoon world, and it's just as satisfying here to distance yourself and take them out with style.
i think if you hit the jump point while dead it should lock the jump and if able auto-jump to that point as soon as possible
SmokedMeat
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Missed the first two "stress tests", and I'm a bit bitter. It's absurd to me that these "stress tests" are a measly 1hr each instead of all day affairs where you can actually stress the servers, as more and more people hop on.
My last chance is Mother's Day of all times, which I'll be spending with my mom, wife, and kids. Whether it's short changing Amiibo quantities, or severely limiting a beta, it seems Nintendo's strategy is always to provide as little as possible. Not pleased.
My last chance is Mother's Day of all times, which I'll be spending with my mom, wife, and kids. Whether it's short changing Amiibo quantities, or severely limiting a beta, it seems Nintendo's strategy is always to provide as little as possible. Not pleased.
As I mentioned upthread, I don't think the real issue there is with the time to do two actions; I think the issue is with deaths that occur between the first and the second. That's a potential source of frustration.
When I've tried to plan non-gamepad versions, one of my prerequisites is for it to be a single action, so I've been thinking through the logistics of displaying button prompts on the map in the location they'd be sending you to.
I still don't like the detrimental components of a mispress, though. That's a big dealbreaker for me.
i can navigate a button menu that I know far faster than a touch interface that I am never, ever sure has properly registered my touch.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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There's one more in about 4 hours.
TheSlySoul
Member
I think the issue for me is I wish it came with a CPU bot option when offline as well.
It is hard to judge it in 30 minutes.
No, I mean the player who defines the destination dying.
You should probably try and make the trek to Best Buy anyway since GCU works online. Best Buy also seems to offer free Day One shipping if you preorder closeish to the release date from what I've noticed at least.
Also maybe I've just skipped over all the posts mentioning it, but man, it seems really silly that they offer a in game tshirt for the test if you buy Splatoon digitally. Although, unless I'm reading it wrong, it doesn't transfer over to the full game. Just a shirt that you won't even care about or notice for this 3 hour demo.
The thing though is that any Xbox and/or Playstation player would understand someone wanting to use the Pro controller for this game as the layout of the Pro controller has been viewed as "ideal" for games of this nature for more than a decade. Voice chat has also been viewed as standard for games of Splatoon's nature too for the same amount of time.
The snark and huge stretches in reply to people who want these basic features is defending a lack of options. All big fans do this but we are talking about options that have standard/ideal for many people for over a decade; I'm sorry but I only see this type of (outdated) defending when it comes to Nintendo games/consoles.
As I said before, I enjoy Splatoon a lot but some of these arguments against people who simply want (100% reasonable) options are mind-blowing to me.
I have no trouble seeing that people want games to behave like the games they have played before. Lots of GAF's discussions centers around such stuff. Of course it isn't wrong asking all games to behave in the same way. But in the end you'll end up with tennis games being played with a regular controller, racing games being played with a regular controller, FPS games being played with a regular controller, sacrificing everything that could be unique about the gaming experience.
Not to mention having to look away from the gameplay screen to tap on something. I'd much rather just have a menu that I could quickly bring up and initiate a jump. Really don't like using the gamepad for shooters just because the analog sticks don't feel good for accuracy.
I don't need something unique which is to the detriment of my enjoyment. Just give the option for those which would like to use it - those which want the unique aspect can have it and enjoy it still. I personally would enjoy this game a hell of a lot more on a normal controller.
i've never had this problem. does it deactivate if they die while you're charging (before you leave the ground?) I assume you just keep flying if they die while you're midair
Isn't mothers day tomorrow? The last stress test is today.
EDIT: Oh, I guess I'm not considering time zones.
LegendofLex
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Voice chat would only be useful when you're already alongside a teammate and want to split up, to avoid having you both go in the same direction.
Aside from that, literally anything your teammates could bark at you will probably be invalid within the few seconds it takes you to respond. You're better off checking the GamePad and predicting what your next action should be.
I'll agree that it needs a bigger confirmation display than the current "Speech bubble with squid" over the target. Like a big squid icon that appears there, or something. But it is really fast. The time from deciding to jump and to confirming the action is very, very short.
And if you worry about getting shot, hold ZL while picking. You're much harder to see when in squid form on friendly ink. But I don't think it's intended to be a get out of jail free move, it's a logistical move. "I need to be over there now."
you're not looking hard enough then haha
to be clear I'm not really disagreeing with your sentiments, only the notion that a certain fanbase is more or less guilty than any other. that's bollocks.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
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I'm personally thrilled there's no voice chat. I don't want to have to listen to the horrible trash talk that usually goes with competitive games and this way I don't have to and I'm not at a disadvantage to anyone else.
Isn't the issue here that, due to the nature of the super jump, the menu will inherently be different every time? You don't want to jump to 'player x', you want to jump to 'player in location x'. That's a very different thing, and requires an extra step of interpretation.
TheSlySoul
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I remember people were mad at me saying the budget Wii U games should have been eShop titles for $30.
I learned to not try to argue with the fanboy. Just nod and accept it. The Order 1886 was pretty funny.
I've killed enemies while their teammates were jumping towards them, it doesn't change the destination.
It gives you a few seconds to prepare so you can splat them when they land.
No, you're misunderstanding me. I'm talking about the player dying in the time between you making a decision about where to go and carrying it out in a hypothetical controller setup that requires multiple actions. It wouldn't happen with a single-input super jump, which is why I feel that any non-touch solution has to have that.
I have played multiplayer shooters by muting everyone for the better part of decade for similiar reasons. Probably even worse for Wii U if people would mostly use the not-so-good GamePad mic.
I have to say I don't really see much of a use for squid jumping while alive tbh. The thing about operating with others is that they're already covering ground so why bother helping when you can go somewhere else there isn't ground and cover that? also they might die before you get there.
still, i wasn't really experimenting with it. I've set my alarm so I'm gonna wake up at some dumb time and get my last game in.
PotionBleue
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Jesus, I missed so many little things while playing, I feel dumb now
The yellow light means R weapon can be used, and the red threshold is the amount of ink under which it can't be used.
The yellow light means R weapon can be used, and the red threshold is the amount of ink under which it can't be used.
Jesus, I missed so many little things while playing, I feel dumb now
The yellow light means R weapon can be used, and the red threshold is the amount of ink under which it can't be used.
The more you know.
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