That sucks. If I had to guess, it may be the B-s that making the rank differential less of a factor.
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Splatoon |OT3| Feel Good Ink
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That sucks. If I had to guess, it may be the B-s that making the rank differential less of a factor.
It's consistent with the specific rank combinations.
A+/B+/B+/B+ vs B+/B+/B+/B+
This will always give +8/-12 and -8/+12.
A+/A+/B+/B+ vs B+/B+/B+/B+
This will always gives the same points as the above combination.
A+/A+/A+/B+ vs B+/B+/B+/B+
This will always give +6/-14 and -6/+14.
PreyingShark
Member
That was my first real session on the towers. Also my first time using the .96 Gal.
Love the .96 gal Deco, hate the towers. Towers + 3K E-Liter Scope = Fuck life. I often have to worry about that longass range *and* all these closerange weapons at the same fucking time. Not to mention all those spots where somebody can just pop out of nowhere and own you. That doesn't help. At all.
Love the .96 gal Deco, hate the towers. Towers + 3K E-Liter Scope = Fuck life. I often have to worry about that longass range *and* all these closerange weapons at the same fucking time. Not to mention all those spots where somebody can just pop out of nowhere and own you. That doesn't help. At all.
This is more like "I suck at this map so I hate it" lol, I have no real idea how to play it
No no no, you misunderstand. Private matches are primarily online, but it's possible that if the game detects that everybody's on the same (W)LAN it will use that for the actual gameplay instead of going over the internet for no real reason whatsoever. We'll see I guess.
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
What are the best abilities for a Tentatek? I know that the Red Hi-Tops with Ink Resistance and Swim Speed subs is a common choice. What about for the hat and shirt? I have a shirt with Defense main and three Special Duration subs, but I don't know if its worth it really...
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
depends on how you play it. are you ass with the inkzooka like I am? then forgo the special stuff and maybe go for a sub weapon ink saver. I noticed the suction bombs use a fair amount of ink.
if you're not ass with the inkzooka then yeah maybe go for some special stuff too ;p
Yeah don't worry I used to think the same but it's totally possible to win on the towers even when the opponent has multiple chargers. You just need to hope at least one of them is bad or makes a lot of mistakes lol
It has a deceptive range when stuck on a wall or slanted object.
They should give some sort of blast radius view for Bomb Sniffer so that people will actually use it.
StAidan
Member
I have struggled with aiming in pretty much all shooters I've played, it's just not a strong point with me (even with the extra help of motion control). That's part of the reason I mostly play mid-range guns (Tentatek Splattershot, .52 Gal) or lately the Octobrush. I've never even tried a charger, although I want to someday (I would just feel bad about contributing a loss to my team, lol).
PadWarrior
Member
I use this sometimes and other times change the hat to a special charge up
I also have a build with a special charge up hat and cold blooded vest
One of my very early builds lol
I do this too.
Triforce141
Member
I play ranked to get salted for gaf.
Be nice if gaf lobbies were open right now, but guess going seeker spam vs randoms is fun enough.
Be nice if gaf lobbies were open right now, but guess going seeker spam vs randoms is fun enough.
Playing poorly in GAF rooms doesn't effect my rank though, gotta keep that A+.
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
I am ass with the inkzooka lol, but I'd like to get better! Yeah, sub weapon ink saver is a good call. Maybe as sub abilities. So a Firefin shirt or hat....
I use this sometimes and other times change the hat to a special charge up
I also have a build with a special charge up hat and cold blooded vest
One of my very early builds lol
I thought about using Ninja Squid but am worried about the swim speed nerf. Do you find the defense up useful?
Also, another question. When I use the Tentatek, I'm always getting splatted by blasters, especially in Tower Control where blasters are very common. They outrange me, so when I can't hide or flank them or get behind them, are my only options to throw suction bombs (this doesn't work usually, they just back away temporarily) or use the Inkzooka if I have it? Or is there some trick to approaching them head-on? I kind of wish the Tentatek had burst or splat bombs instead.
I'm in B- hell so that makes sense lol
PreyingShark
Member
CoconutTank
Member
For me, the Splattershot and the Suction Bomb are solid enough on their own such that I don't need perks for those. Therefore I like stacking as much Special Charge Up as I can to get Inkzooka asap.
Fighting distant Chargers and Dynamo Rollers becomes much less risky when I can pull out an Inkzooka almost anytime. And if I can charge up my Inkzooka much faster, then I'm less worried about pulling Inkzooka out at the "right time" and I don't mind pulling it out when I only see 1 target.
I don't have good answers for Tower Control, but if you're fighting against Blasters you want the ink around them to be in your color for easier flanking. If the area is too narrow for you to do that, then yeah I guess you'll need to use Suction Bombs to keep them away, or stick Suction Bombs on the tower to put pressure on the Blasters.
You could always just go ink somewhere else; the Tentatek Splattershot inks up territory much better than Blasters do. This might not be the main objective for Tower Control or Splat Zones, but if you need that Inkzooka then you can probably get your special faster than Blasters can.
I really hate ink saver sub. I find that with three subs I get somewhere around 15% of the sub weapon cost saved. I've never gotten close to the 75% cap the guide says it is. Plus that wouldn't make sense give that 20% would allow you to throw five burst bombs which is impossible even when fully stacked. If the plan is to spam grenades without shooting, ink recovery is better. If it's to use a 70ish% sub and still be able to shoot, I find ink saver mains to be pretty much accomplish the same thing. I get the same number of shots after using a splat bomb using ink saver main when compared to using ink saver sub. It only saves you when you are playing at partial ink capacity and you used a sub earlier than you should've and now you are stuck with 0 ink. With ink saver you never have 0 ink after using a sub since it costs the same to activate but it refunds you after you use the sub. It feels useful in play but in actuality isn't any more efficient if you manage your ink.
PadWarrior
Member
I read defense up helps with blasters but I don't know if it did to be honest. When dealing with blasters I try to ambush them or time their jumps when shooting.
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
Thanks! I guess Special Charge up and maybe Defense are the way to go. Possible strategies against blasters are charging my special and try timing their jumps. I really need to get better at using the Inkzooka. I almost always get killed when I use it for some reason. Timing when to trigger it and how to move when using it are what I need to work on I guess.
Magnet_Man
Member
Which would be sillier? A Beacon Bomb Rush or Splat Shield Bomb Rush?
We need disruptor rush for maximum annoyance.
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
lololol
I mostly play krak-on roller cause i'm noobish, but I really have come to love quick respawn, special charge up, and ink saver main. You could argue if I played correctly, then quick respawn would be worthless, but I play aggressively, especially in ranked, so it gets a lot of use. Then the other two are basically working all the time, so if I'm not dying for some reason, at least my other two abilities get a lot of use.
it's not confirmed but there was new music for the japanese trailer detailing a lot of new things and also the developers made some comment about perhaps another band entering the spotlight in the splatooniverse. so that kind of seems like a weird squid research lab way of confirming new music.
PadWarrior
Member
My current tentatek builds
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
sprinkler rush would be crazy too
Looks good, do you know what that hat is called?
My current tentatek builds
Looks good, do you know what that hat is called?
EmCeeGramr
Member
Speaking of point losses in ranked... why is there no reduced penalty if a teammate quits or disconnects, especially in the first 30 seconds?
Oh hell no.
PadWarrior
Member
Thanks it's called Fishfry Visor
dinazimmerman
Incurious Bastard
Thanks! Have to remember that as it seems to be exactly what I need.
PadWarrior
Member
No problem I'll try to wear it next time I see you online
I had a ranked match where someone DC'd right at the start and I only lost 1 point. It happens sometimes I guess?
Pretty sure there's supposed to be but it doesn't always do it and i don't know why.
It does when they disconnect before the game starts.
Just finished Splatoon's campaign mode. I have to say, the final boss was fucking amazing. This was the most Nintendo-y I've felt from a game in years. I loved the credits too. I fucking love this game so much. It's the best feeling I've had from a Nintendo game in years. SM3DW didn't give me this feeling. The last time I had this was Xenoblade. Absolutely great game. Got a bit choked up seeing Iwata-san's name at the end.
If this game just had voice chat, it would be absolute perfection.
If this game just had voice chat, it would be absolute perfection.
Just me and E Money, feel free to join though.