I believe it also increases ink consumption. Could be wrong on this though.
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Splatoon |OT3| Feel Good Ink
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I believe it also increases ink consumption. Could be wrong on this though.
Seen this happen enough times that I think it's an accidental press or disorientation from having to quickly look down and press a location before getting splatted. I've done it a couple of times myself. Or it could be strategy. I'll hit the high ground next to the zone in Saltspray if there are campers there.
Use Krak-On, Flank and Build Special, when your team is about to lose control - use Kraken, get on tower watch as opposition run away in panic while you have your seconds of immortality.
Blak_Status
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I wasn't a believer in Defense Up until playing with GAF crew last night (SM239, Azure J, Totakeke, Vecks, etc.)
There were times where I would start running away and get hit about 2-3 times and still live. Before Defense Up, I would be splatted. It seems to help more when you're a decent distance away and getting hit with ink. Doesn't help as much up close (Or at least I couldn't really tell).
There were times where I would start running away and get hit about 2-3 times and still live. Before Defense Up, I would be splatted. It seems to help more when you're a decent distance away and getting hit with ink. Doesn't help as much up close (Or at least I couldn't really tell).
This is why I always run damage up when using a long range weapon.
In my case it was on Saltspray but it happened when there was like 10 seconds left on the enemy's clock. At that point even if you use the inkstrike to try to take out or distract people on the northern part of the stage, there won't be enough time to take the zone back, especially if the distraction doesn't work
Extremely poor and makes no sense if they bothered to think about it: sit back and build up your meter in a false sense of gaining the upper hand by getting your super "early"... but letting the enemy simultaneously build up their own meters, take the point, push into your territory, set up beakons, lay mines, take the best spots, wait hidden in ambush, still have empty ground to build up meter when they respawn, etc.
Blak_Status
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My favorite will always be Main Ink Saver. It's so good. If you're using a weapon that has a high fire rate, it's basically a special charge up as well. Whenever I don't have it, I play like shit. I need it lol. Probably because I'm an aggressive player.
I don't find that I need it unless using the Splattershot Pro, and even then it doesn't seem to help much.
Blak_Status
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I don't find that I need it unless using the Splattershot Pro, and even then it doesn't seem to help much.
I usually main the Jr. and I'm all over the place. I try not to let my opponents prepare for me. I pounce and I'm always firing. I'm always pushing and rarely sit back or camp. Which is why you messed me up a couple times last night with the Splash Wall. I couldn't get to you lol. I definitely can't afford to run out of ink with my play style though.
This is also my favorite ability. Even if my weapon doesn't really "need it" it allows me to keep the pressure on during firefights forcing the enemy to recharge or retreat.
People always say this. Just place beakons in a position you will use them, and then if your team also happens to use them that's a bonus.
I never use them, but whenever teammates have them, they place it like 10 steps from spawn point or in the middle of fire.
Yeah, splat bomb / killer wail, beakon / kraken and the carbon one with burst bomb/ inkzooka.
For Tower mode, don't hesitate to put beakons all over the place( 3 max), for two things, to distract the bad guys and splat them as they totally deserve it, and to allow your teammates to superjump safely( even though the sad reality is that almost no one give a s...quid about the beakons, people prefer to get a double splat once they land / or worst of all, swimming like if it's a turf war :'( ), really spam this thing like there's no tomorrow, usually, it won't be a priority for the opponents, sometimes I just install it around the tower platform to superjump directly back on it, as the hitbox of the pillar is a little bit larger than it appears, it doesn't matter if it gets destroyed while you're preparing your superjump.
Once you've built your special, if the tower is in your team's possession, just go chill as a kraken on it / do some barrel rolls if some splattershot jr. want to join your party with their bubbler activated, in my opinion it's a waste to attack people on the ground in that form, that'll make you win 6 precious seconds which can give some serious advantages, especially on the choke points.
Personally, I prefer to roll with the vanilla one and am usually the only dedicated rider (feel that that's what people expect from the roller users), by throwing suction bombs as much as I can( usually 2~3 in a row), and with some bomb range up skills, I can reach everything, that's the configuration I take to get the surroundings clear, even if it's for a short moment, but as a rider, I go with those skills: 2 quick respawn and stealth jump, subs are some ink refill up and special up, and it has done a really good job so far.
Something important, be careful to not roll against the pillar, you'll get some knockback that can make you fall to your death, this effect even applies with the slow dynamo...
I'm still in the A- pool, but if you feel comfortable with the roller, you can do all the way to A+ with it, and, if things still go really bad, there's the .96 gal and the blasters, it makes this mode much easier.
PadWarrior
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I don't find that I need it unless using the Splattershot Pro, and even then it doesn't seem to help much.
I use ink saver with this load out got lucky with 2 ink savers
When using the tentatek or shorter range rapid weapons like the nzap and splash o matic I use this
PadWarrior
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My naw is too long for a gaf tag lol
Had a teammate yesterday place a beacon on our spawn point
Don't forget to use as many symbols and special characters as possible in your player name.
★♪{ǤɅϝ}§ɱϨʓ9♪★ Reporting for duty.
this happened to me a few days ago in random turf wars. I spawned, saw it there, and then clicked it to spawn to it and make it go away because seeing it on the map annoyed me lol.
I hope that player didn't think I found it useful
Yes, that happens often too.
PadWarrior
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PadWarrior
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Don't be hating on that sexy hat
spindashing
Banned
PadWarrior you're my dude but that hat's got to go
it's as fresh as 80 year old ass
PadWarrior
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Lol!
we talking shirley jones, or what?
Blak_Status
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I use ink saver with this load out got lucky with 2 ink savers
When using the tentatek or shorter range rapid weapons like the nzap and splash o matic I use this
How often do you re-roll?
PadWarrior
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I re rolled a lot lol
exactly
PadWarrior
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Well I guess my next goal is to look for a better ink saver hat lol
Incite is way ahead of you bro.
PadWarrior
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Lol perfect
I use a decently rolled pair of headphones with ink saver main, not sure which brand though in case you want to keep those grenade buffs
Moe best character tbh
PadWarrior
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You guys giving my squid self esteem issues lol
I'll look into it. Hopefully they are in my store today
Seeing that had on a roller strikes inspires fear in my heart though.
I wear that hat when I'm playing Jet Squelcher. I think it's probably one of the best pieces of headgear in the game in term of abilities.
PadWarrior
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My man!
I always try to have builds with Special Charge Up, Ink Saver Main, Ink Resistance Up (even after the nerf) and Swim Speed Up (usually as subs) personally. I feel like these are just the core to doing really well and as a brush boy, they all help to make me get places coated faster. Additional abilities I like in any form that aren't specialty things
(Ninja & Cold Blooded the gods)
Still want to experiment with a few other builds though just to see what's good and how they can mesh with my play style or weapon choices.
Oh definitely. It just sucks that it looks like it does. The combination of Ink Savers on it frees up so much room for experimentation on the other pieces of gear, but fuck that if I have to immediately give up on style points. :lol
PadWarrior
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Brofist
Nice! Inkzooka would benefit from that if I use the forge splattershot pro
I hate beakons because if you let someone hyper competent anywhere near your base and are by yourself without a means to stop the entire team from zerg rushing in, chances are you're going to get stalled the fuck out every time you respawn. Fighting SM239 yesterday on both Bluefin and Mackerel when he had beakons at his disposal gave me fond memories of fighting my first stall team in Pokemon. If you aren't aware of what's up, gg no re.
PadWarrior
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Self esteem in squid rises lol