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Splatoon |OT3| Feel Good Ink
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mrmickfran
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lol xD
CoconutTank
Member
Yeah I'm doing bad 
CoconutTank
Member
Gonna play normals for a bit, feels like I'm ruining games :/
Junahu
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Great games. Grakl is goddamn crazy with the kelp splatterscope. I assume it's the dual strength ups letting him out shoot me, combined with how terrible a shot I am.
I also need to stop swimming to the end of my shots when I'm being chased.
Had a brilliant moment when I shot a wall and started swimming toward it, then stopped and let my opponent shoot at the wall fruitlessly. I would consider that the first, and last, time I ever had a good idea.
I also need to stop swimming to the end of my shots when I'm being chased.
Had a brilliant moment when I shot a wall and started swimming toward it, then stopped and let my opponent shoot at the wall fruitlessly. I would consider that the first, and last, time I ever had a good idea.
Got to finally try Tower Mode just now. Decided to go with the .96 Gal since I'd been playing it a lot lately. I'd heard people say how weak Echolocator is in this mode, so I was kinda hesitant to use it.
I decided, if you're going to go .96 Gal, you have to be the meat-grinder of the team. Don't necessarily ride the tower very much, but circle around it and pick people off. I think that mostly went well, putting up 15-20 kills in most games. I thought it would really shine in playing defense, picking off the people standing on the tower. But the boxy corners make hitting people really difficult, especially if they're submerged. I think if I were better at dropping down the arc-shots, it would go better.
I think Echolocator is a little underrated in this mode. If you fire one off when you have the tower around the 50-30 mark, it makes the final approach infinitely easier. I almost never rode the tower as a .96 Gal in general, but ended up riding out the game to five victories with Echolocator. Just sniped people in the distance and wiped out their whole team.
Quick jump + Stealth jump is a really useful combo for keeping up pressure.
It also feels like a mode where late comebacks and/or overtime is somewhat harder to achieve. If you can get it to, like, 10 early on, you can sometimes just sit on that lead and play defense. There were moments, late in games, where we were up comfortably and there was literally no reason for me to Quick Jump from spawn... Even if the enemy has re-taken the tower. The enemy has to come to you, so you just have to regroup and win one final showdown. Splatzones, you can pull off that comeback a little easier because they gotta rush to you in the middle.
Blackbelly Skatepark is awesome on Ranked. The Warehouse is okay... Kinda basic.
I decided, if you're going to go .96 Gal, you have to be the meat-grinder of the team. Don't necessarily ride the tower very much, but circle around it and pick people off. I think that mostly went well, putting up 15-20 kills in most games. I thought it would really shine in playing defense, picking off the people standing on the tower. But the boxy corners make hitting people really difficult, especially if they're submerged. I think if I were better at dropping down the arc-shots, it would go better.
I think Echolocator is a little underrated in this mode. If you fire one off when you have the tower around the 50-30 mark, it makes the final approach infinitely easier. I almost never rode the tower as a .96 Gal in general, but ended up riding out the game to five victories with Echolocator. Just sniped people in the distance and wiped out their whole team.
Quick jump + Stealth jump is a really useful combo for keeping up pressure.
It also feels like a mode where late comebacks and/or overtime is somewhat harder to achieve. If you can get it to, like, 10 early on, you can sometimes just sit on that lead and play defense. There were moments, late in games, where we were up comfortably and there was literally no reason for me to Quick Jump from spawn... Even if the enemy has re-taken the tower. The enemy has to come to you, so you just have to regroup and win one final showdown. Splatzones, you can pull off that comeback a little easier because they gotta rush to you in the middle.
Blackbelly Skatepark is awesome on Ranked. The Warehouse is okay... Kinda basic.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Guys! I just unexpectedly got Splatoon as a gift!
Can I be welcomed into the inky fold?
NNID: drsmacky
Can I be welcomed into the inky fold?
NNID: drsmacky
I'll add you when I get home. I'm Haxworth.
My NNID is graklChespin
Thanks the complement. Yeah, damage up makes kills much easier.
So I think splash o matic is my favorite weapon for tower control. Aerospray doesn't have the range.
I love reading Azure salt.
I love reading Azure salt.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I JUST hit level 10 so I can get in on this Tower Control. What are the bonuses for winning in Ranked matches? It seems like you can get more EXP winning in non ranked.
More exp/gold, yeah. That's it, though. You also generally have to win in order to get the exp.
mrpallyguy
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black_clavus
Neo Member
Is there any sign of splatfest truck?
StAidan
Member
Grr, my Tower Control teammates REALLY need a lesson in defense.
When the enemy team has the tower, should you:
(a) Approach with caution and attempt to wrest control ASAP
(b) Gather behind the goal line and wait for the tower to come to you
Yes, this was on Blackbelly Skatepark and the enemy team had JUST hopped onto the tower at the center of the map.
When the enemy team has the tower, should you:
(a) Approach with caution and attempt to wrest control ASAP
(b) Gather behind the goal line and wait for the tower to come to you
Yes, this was on Blackbelly Skatepark and the enemy team had JUST hopped onto the tower at the center of the map.
twothunder
Member
Tower Control has not been kind to me. Lost quite some rank
mrpallyguy
Member
When i saw daddy pop in i knew it was gonna be a fun time
Edit: nvm must have had a bad game
Edit: nvm must have had a bad game
Interceptor
Banned
Sooo, whats up with all the arrows in the plaza?
Seriously lol
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
A+ tower control has turned into roller and blaster central.
If you want to consistently play with gaffers you should add the most active posters in the thread. There's a spreadsheet for NNID's on the 3rd post of this thread.
When you win, ranked gives you much more exp/cash than regular battles, and it only increases as you go up in rank. But when you lose, you get jack. It's a bit of a gamble.
Should show up at midnight pacific time.
Yeah internet here s a bit iffy.
Edit: And comm error again :v at least I got to succesfully assault the enemy base and get out with all tentacles intact.
Added youAdded grakl and zero.
Any regulars please add Crisium when able and willing.