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Splatoon |OT3| Feel Good Ink
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Triforce141
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Someone suggest a weapon to me, I can't use rapid fires like the inkbrush or nozzlenose since my trigger finger is in need of a break.
Custom E-Liter, you know you want to
Blak_Status
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Jeff Vader
Member
I should look into those, because I don't understand how they're always outranging my Splattershots and .52s and hell even when I was with the .96 I was getting splatted.
And ranked I went from 40 A to 4 A-
nope, B+ 70 =/
spindashing
Banned
Least favorite: Arowana Mall. Fuck it. Fuck the wall, fuck the middle section, fuck everything.
Favorite: Walleye Warehouse and Port Macklemore tie.
Favorite: Walleye Warehouse and Port Macklemore tie.
.52 Gal Deco for the the satisfying fast splats and seeker nonsense. Splatterscope for cool ass sniper duels.
Triforce141
Member
Just went 10-0 with the Kelp Charger, so maybe
PadWarrior
Member
How's it going with the duel squelcher?
These are all for Kelp version specifically.
Tower Control: I win but I can't tell you why since I haven't played it enough. Sometimes I ride the tower, sometimes I hang back and snipe people. I use the sprinkler for defense (I sit under it) when on the tower and I've got quite a few kills from people jumping on the tower and trying to shoot me. It's dumb.
Splat Zones: Just like any mode, depends on the map.
One situation that happens often: I'm not getting kills but I'm not dying. If this is happening then my team is winning because, with Splat Zones that have only one zone, the Splatterscope (and any charger really) covers so much ground with a full charge compared to most other weapons. Some games I just chill and do this the whole time because other teams can't typically deal with both the rest of my team and keeping the zone in their color.
There are a decent number of games where I go 2-0, 1-0, or 1-1. I don't lose these. This is just an example of something you can do -- there's no need to focus on getting kills if the other team can't deal with your ink output. Also, I use the sprinkler, which helps with this as well.
If I'm on a map with two zones I'm constantly switching from defense to offense and back. Depends on what my team is doing -- I usually actually do the opposite.
For example, if 3 people on my team are going on offense on Port Mackerel I'll hang back to defend the point because an enemy could be missed and capture our point by itself if undefended. If nobody is on offense then that probably means the other team is on offense, and my Splatterscope can usually capture a whole point in three fully charged shots or so, which is actually pretty quick.
Going on offense in this mode, and in this game as a whole, is usually about a combination of map awareness and being aware how many people on your team are alive vs the other team. If your team has more people alive, you can probably go on offense. If not, stay on defense unless you want to take a risk in taking the point.
Also, not dying is usually more important than kills if you're a charger because things can fall apart easily. If you actually have to carry, that means you're doing most of the work controlling the map. If you die you may never get back to middle or the point, assuming your team isn't competent enough. That's why I'm usually more defensive -- easier to carry if you're not dead!
Turf War: If you're playing against randoms it doesn't really matter, they're all ass.
But really, easiest way to win is to camp somewhere and holding that somewhere, assuming that place is ideal and controls the middle. I only ever deviate from camping if my own spot is getting camped, which is rare. And even then I have to get camped enough for it to matter. If I'm dying more than a couple times a match then it's not working.
If you're getting camped, put up a defensive sprinkler. If you position it correctly on most spots it's actually hard to deal with. An example is one of the perches in the middle of Urchin Underpass with a grate. You can put up a sprinkler to the side, making it very hard to get up the wall without taking damage. This is possible in a lot of maps.
Juking is much more important in this mode than others. Here's what I do:
Stay behind a barrier and throw down a sprinkler. It can kill people if they play sloppy. Make sure to constantly be juking around said barrier, and if you're not swimming and throwing down a sprinkler you should be charging and be ready to aim and hit as soon as the other player turns a corner.
Basically, always have a sprinkler down near you, and use your fast charge time to get 2HKOs. Spamming uncharged shots typically isn't viable because your shots are thin, so they're less like to hit. Try for at least 25% charge, which is a mere fraction of a second.
That's a couple things I guess. I'm typing from a phone, so let me know if things don't make sense or if you disagree with something.
Edit: I also use my sprinkler offensively to help my team push if I'm on the low ground.
Play the game like a MOBA. Map awareness and control is king. Risky plays and overextending is death.
Triforce141
Member
Are there any gaf lobbies people are in that I can add, randoms are not a good way to practice with the kelp charger?
I've been playing a lot of custom jet squelcher the last couple of days and I'm liking it a lot.
Mostly played dual squelcher last night and I thought I sucked for the most part. Wasn't really rusty or anything, I was just doing dumb stuff mostly.
About the music on the ending credit:for some reason it reminds me so much of luigi mansion ending credits.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this.
PadWarrior
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Nice I thought about looking at the custom dual squelcher myself
You can preemptively aim at your targets. The idea with scopes is that you kill them before they realize you're aiming at them. As soon as your view starts zooming in, you should release your shot. I'm not sure how much my power ups play into my charge time, but right before it zooms in I can kill my target, although the range on it will suck since I barely charge it. I'll elaborate on this idea once I'm home if you still want my advice.
Play a Squiffer or a blaster. It teaches you to aim fast or you'll die. With blasters, don't try to 2 HKO and try to land direct blows on your target. Go to random rooms and play as aggressive as you want, don't be scared of dying.
BlueSilver
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Squiffer feels more satisfying for aggressive play IMO. You don't have the crutch of an AoE blast.
Inquisitive_Ghost
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Thanks! I've been playing with it a bit in TW and seem to be slowly getting the hang of it. I really don't like the idea of preemptively aiming though, people often manage to escape me if I do that. Trying to learn it well enough that I can twitch with it when need be.
Edit: Holy crap, I just compared Splat vs Scope in the range and the difference in reach is like a foot. It feels like a TON more than that in battle.
So, is there really none of the 15 usual gaffers online or am I victim to the old "no friends online" bug?
Feel free to add me to friends. I suggest putting your NNID in your GAF profile here.
Oh no, don't get me wrong, I pretty much chose the Splatterscope to have the full "death from five miles away" experience. I'm just in a weird transition where I somehow do WAY better when I'm on the ground scouting than when I stick to traditional vantage points. I'm probably not explaining myself well enough here though, so sorry if it's confusing.
PadWarrior
Member
Azure J did you drop the paint brush?
Triforce141
Member
They could be playing ranked or the single player, also what's the no friends online bug?
Not at all. The Brush is life. I just want to be more well rounded so I've started keeping a .52 Gal Deco (shooter) and Splatterscope (charger) handy to compliment the brush.
Geg mains the custom.
I've played it a little. The beakons are great on some of the maps but I like having the bombs in combat situations to try to flush people out of hiding so I don't have to get into close quaters combat. Personally, I don't really like killer wail as a special, so if I'm using the custom it's just because I want the beakons for the particular rotation I'm playing on.
Sometimes the game doesn't show people as online despite them playing turf war. Seems to happen often.
Yeah I suppose so. I feel that the charger practice I've been doing made me much more accurate with blasters.
Oh. Have you considered using E-liter? It's much better than scopes if you're going to sit on a perch. I don't know what scope could offer you that an E-Liter couldn't on a vantage point.
PadWarrior
Member
Ah gotcha.
I'll keep this in mind next we play will probably take me some time to get used to lol
Yea I agree I like having bombs as well
So I just had a match so incredible I had to leave the room just to collect my thoughts. A team of chargers (two E-Liters, a standard Kelp Charger, and my Splatterscope) versus a team of shooters and a roller on Arowana Mall. Already this looks hilarious, but then things instantly became GOAT when EVERYONE on my team moved in perfect unison for the first thirty seconds getting everyone to an optimal position. Lots of max charge - squid strafe - max charge to lay paths everywhere then once the two E-Liters got set up, I was playing to the field and it just worked. Massive amounts of ground covered, bodies by the dozens and camaraderie I didn't know four people all around the globe could have with only the words "Booyah" and " C'mon!"
12/10, Splatoon GoTG
I want to like the E-Liter but something about it feels so high maintenance to me. I'll experiment with it some more in the future, especially since I've never used anything with Echolocator before. :lol
12/10, Splatoon GoTG
I want to like the E-Liter but something about it feels so high maintenance to me. I'll experiment with it some more in the future, especially since I've never used anything with Echolocator before. :lol
I love the killer wail for little moments of unexpected kills and also those deliberate overkills where you use it on a single enemy you see trying to be sneaky. Like yesterday on arowana mall I saw someone swimming up the ramp on the side of the map and I was able to angle it upward to splat both them and someone else I didn't even know was there.
And also funny moments like yesterday me and Red had a duel on arowana mall that involved us activating our killer wails at the exact same time to try to take the other out
Lol that sounds like you guys totally dominated the other team.
If you do try the E-Liter, power ups is a must. You might want to try running with 2x main power up with a few sub power up. Without power ups, it takes about 75% charge to deal 100 damage but with 3x power up mains, it takes about 55%. You may also want to invest a few subs into main ink saver too.
Jeff Vader
Member
I don't know why I didn't stop playing sooner before de-ranking twice =/
Now I need to win 3 games just to get back to A-. Went from A 40 (and 1 win before the map rotation) to B+ 72. #salty
Now I need to win 3 games just to get back to A-. Went from A 40 (and 1 win before the map rotation) to B+ 72. #salty
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Holy crap, I just had a blaster trap me in their AOE, swim up beside me so I'd miss, only to have me turn exactly right and snipe them from six inches away. They must have been so mad. XD
Turf Wars:
Fav: Arowana Mall, Walleye Warehouse, Port Mackerel
Least: Urchin Underpass
Splat Zones:
Fav: Port Mackerel, Blackbelly Skatepark
Least: Saltspray Rig
Tower Control:
Fav: Port Mackerel, Arowana Mall
Least: Saltspray Rig
And I didn't even like Mackerel the first few times I played it. I enjoy Saltspray Rig for Turf Wars just fine, but for ranked god no. For Splat Zones actually all 1 zone maps are boring. It's much more fun trying to defend / capture 2 points at once. When I get a rotation with neither Port nor Skatepark I'm sad.
Triforce141
Member
Huh, did not expect to go this good with the Kelp Charger in my first few matches of Tower Control.
The Brush user has new found excitement from being able to reach out and KO someone... without having to literally touch them.
I'll be amazed if this ever happens to me again. I'm so proud to have barely won. ;_;
It happens more often than you'd expect. I remember it happening three times in one night for me. Though one was a loss lol
Triforce141
Member
Whoop whoop, just won ranked overtime by putting a killer wail onto 2 super jump spots on the tower.
Jeff Vader
Member
Dumb question, how many losses do you guys go through before putting down the gamepad for the day?
Triforce141
Member
Yeah that's right blasters, just go after the charger while my team pushes the tower.
Until I get all the abilities on the new gear I bought.
Until I get all the abilities on the new gear I bought.
As often as I get bodied by GAF, I never really stop playing when I'm in a session. I'll just back out and beat up on randoms hoping to learn a new tactic or just keep sharp then come back in. Game is too fun even though some situations will leave you mostly NaCl.
mrpallyguy
Member
If I have like 20 losses in a row I stop but otherwise I stop due to how much time I play the game.
Incitemaybe
Member
Well, went from B- to C- in tower control haha
Any gaf rooms going? I don't see my usual...
Any gaf rooms going? I don't see my usual...