Hard to believe they'll keep splatzone as the only ranked mode. Once all the modes are released they either need to rotate which one is ranked every day or two and/or have each mode have a ranked and unranked mode, but I don't think there'll be enough players to keep the matchmaking quick. I want to play splatzone but sometimes I just don't want to stress about shitty teammates etc so just play turf war instead where I can just relax.
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Hard to believe they'll keep splatzone as the only ranked mode. Once all the modes are released they either need to rotate which one is ranked every day or two and/or have each mode have a ranked and unranked mode, but I don't think there'll be enough players to keep the matchmaking quick. I want to play splatzone but sometimes I just don't want to stress about shitty teammates etc so just play turf war instead where I can just relax.
Almost level 20
Also, note to self, stay away from sloth and the charger lol
Hard to get the jump on them lol
Use a longer range weapon
We already know of at least two other ranked modes (Tower Control and Rainmaker), with potentially more coming after that. This is just speculation, but given the "mode" and rules prompts when you're in the multiplayer lobby, I imagine that only one ranked mode will be available at a time, switching over at the same time as stage updates. That way everyone will experience every mode at some point (unless they exclusively play Turf War) and the player-base is never fractured so far to leave the other ranked modes barren.
Junahu
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Been trying to get a good handle on the custom dual squelcher. Random rooms are such a crapshoot between allies who don't know what a beacon does, and enemies who obsessively hunt down every beacon I place. Still, placing them for myself seems to work out fine.
After using the charger and the roller so much, having a weapon that can ink a quick retreat path is invigorating. It's just so much easier to hassle people while behind enemy lines.
After using the charger and the roller so much, having a weapon that can ink a quick retreat path is invigorating. It's just so much easier to hassle people while behind enemy lines.
Saint Gregory
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I went 20-5 last night in ranked with the carbon roller and my team almost still lost (had to win in overtime). It was on Skatepark and I just got frustrated and went absolutely ham rushing into the zone closest to the enemy base but every time I captured it my team kept letting the other team paint over our zone. I'm surprised that my neighbors didn't call the police from all the screaming and cursing >_<
I swear that I don't understand how you guys get past B rank. Between awful teammates and network errors I'm finding it impossible to get any kind of streak sustained.
hillsighed
Member
Why is the Dynamo Roller so popular all of sudden?
I mean I know why, but I feel l like it took quite awhile for people to figure you could cheese the hell out of that thing. There are times in ranked when I see 5 out of 8 people using it in a match.
I mean I know why, but I feel l like it took quite awhile for people to figure you could cheese the hell out of that thing. There are times in ranked when I see 5 out of 8 people using it in a match.
Saint Gregory
Member
That was so embarrassing. I had a total brain fart and thought we were playing ranked >.>
Saint Gregory
Member
Comm error :{
Are the Splatfest shirts mandatory? I need to level mine up if it is.
Are the Splatfest shirts mandatory? I need to level mine up if it is.
The positive thing here is that when Nintendo sees the data that everyone is using it then it will get nerfed >:3
I've heard they are, but I don't really know.
Jeff Vader
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I got my shirt ready but I wonder how long i'll be able to play that day.
During the splatfest itself, wearing your team's shirt is mandatory, yes. I suppose that's why they give you the week to level it up beforehand, not that those couple of sub-abilities will be making a huge difference.
Do both teams get the same main ability on the shirt? I'm #TeamDog and it gave me Special Saver (bleh), does the cat shirt have the same?
Do both teams get the same main ability on the shirt? I'm #TeamDog and it gave me Special Saver (bleh), does the cat shirt have the same?
Yeah it's annoying. I leveled it up the first time and now have to redo it. Oh well, could be worse. They could schedule splatfest on a major holiday.
This might be irrelevant to that game, but I wish there was a better solution for teams that lose players. Bring someone waiting in the lobby into the match if there's over a minute remaining to fill the spot for instance. I've seen a few teams start with 3 players before because some dropped while the stage intro was going. That's absurd.
twothunder
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I had a horrible loss like that recently. Two disconnected players and a not too good team mate vs 4 pretty good players.
Ended up stuck on my spawn point and desperate for an escape.
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Jeff Vader
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The team I was on lost the match we were winning because we couldn't hold the zone for 1 second longer. Feels bad man >_>
I walked into a train car on Thursday coming home from Manhattan and a family of 5 was there in the train talking about how they can't wait for Splat Fest.
Splatoon is truly the people's choice.
Jeff Vader
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So this game is following me around. Went to Washington D.C. over the weekend for a family reunion, and saw this roaming around the suburbs.
WE'VE MADE IT
I must say that's awesome right there.
I don't know what it is about splatoon that fucks up my Wii U's internet so much but when that shit stops working the whole thing stops working. It's so weirdly consistent, like if I get kicked out of MK8 fine, I hop back in. But if I get kicked out of Splatoon sometimes it just won't let me back in until I've restarted the router or the console.
CoasterFreak225
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6 gaffers going in mk8 frantic, join us if you need a break from Splatoon ;-)
I got put into a 4v1 the day kelp dome released so I just farmed like 1500 points in 3 minutes and severely outscored the 4 of them
So this game is following me around. Went to Washington D.C. over the weekend for a family reunion, and saw this roaming around the suburbs.
WE'VE MADE IT
This game truck seems like it would be a fun idea if we actually had access to a console to console lan mode
dis guy is pretty good with his .96 galadded a bunch of gaffers from the google doc, got sick of randoms
NNID is datLucario
oh and he's cute irl get wrekt
Had a game like that earlier today and the team had all 4 players. We had them all they way up to spawn waiting for them to re spawn lol.
This game truck seems like it would be a fun idea if we actually had access to a console to console lan mode
Yeah, when I saw that I wondered what you'd be paying for. Do they have 4 Wii U's in there all hooked to WiFi and they're doing group games like what we do on GAF? Surely, it's not just 2-player Splat Zones all the time, right?
Still cool to see a Splatoon-themed truck cruising around D.C. Made me wish I was at home with my Wii U.
Callie is going to win so hard in Europe
I was supposed to get MK8 this week and it fell through... I'll pick it up next week.
Whoa boy...
It's not so bad to the point where it's unusable, but it's enough to make me want to super jump more often than not.
Game trucks do have internet connections, but I couldn't find any information regarding what exactly went in to the trucks themselves.
I almost grabbed one of these franchises, they do well, but initial investment is generally over 100k usually closer to 250k and then all the other crap that goes along with being a franchisee...
it would be cool if they had created a special lan mode for the trucks though.
Back the game itself...
I am going to be at a wedding away from home all next weekend, and I am almost considering some way to bring the wiiu.... Don't want to miss the splatfest. That's kind of sad
Why so? The new patch?
Placebo effect
I don't see why they would say the patch would come out later, but do an online hotfix or something server-side (which I doubt is possible) to change things.