Inquisitive_Ghost
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AHAHA WHAT
Give me the fucking controller, I'll hold Walleye's entire centre by myself!
And I've seen some godly Squiffer-using assassins!
This guy is neither as learned with sniper rifles nor Walleye as he thinks he is.
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Splatoon |OT4| You're a detriment to your squad
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AHAHA WHAT
Give me the fucking controller, I'll hold Walleye's entire centre by myself!
And I've seen some godly Squiffer-using assassins!
This guy is neither as learned with sniper rifles nor Walleye as he thinks he is.
Wow, thank you. That is a great site!
My latest win, Flounder Heights. I immediately start with going to the right to get up behind the enemy team. I immediately take out all four of them before the Rainmaker shield pops... I then wait for five seconds and notice that no one on my team grabbed the Rainmaker, so have to pick it up to begin advancing it. Just... What the heck <_<
To be fair to sniper video guide dude, he does admit during the video that snipers are better used with motion controls and that he doesn't actually use most of them all that much. Silly if he's trying to pass his video off as a major guide but there are some known shortcomings at least.
I've been writing up some weapon guides (In a Meet The ____ TF2 fashion), but am making sure I don't fall into the same trap as what video guy has. Which is to say, I'm making sure I'm just giving basic tips so I don't look a fool. Of course I'm sure it still looks pretty bad. 
It's mostly just being written so I can let my friends/family read it and figure out a weapon they may prefer, anyways.
It's mostly just being written so I can let my friends/family read it and figure out a weapon they may prefer, anyways.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
I've been writing up some weapon guides (In a Meet The ____ TF2 fashion), but am making sure I don't fall into the same trap as what video guy has. Which is to say, I'm making sure I'm just giving basic tips so I don't look a fool. Of course I'm sure it still looks pretty bad.
It's mostly just being written so I can let my friends/family read it and figure out a weapon they may prefer, anyways.
Just talk about the weapons you know how to use. Leave the others to people that can use them, no? I'd never make a video for blasters, for example.
That Youtube audience/meta though.
Stillfound it so fascinating that I was being complimented for being better than ZackScottGames the other day I streamed on YT. I was like "who", checked some videos out, and immediately realized that GAF is probably one of the most high quality groups playing this game consistently.
It's YouTube tho. Splatoon video guides are a relatively untapped market, so if you can pass yourself off as somewhat knowledgeable, and throw in at least SOME helpful bits you can rake in the views. I don't have anything to record, and if I did I would make videos only on what I specialize in, but I can't hate the hustle.
In my current case, I don't think I'm even going to touch on Chargers. If my brother/sister asks about it I'll tell him that I just suck at them and he'd be better off making an opinion lol.
PreyingShark
Member
Please shoot me.
On Walleye Warehouse with a Squiffer?
PreyingShark
Member
Splat Roller guide
Hey Red apparently we're playing the Splat Roller wrong because we actually kill people. Also we shouldn't use suction bombs very often. This is week 1 video but come on...
EDIT: The Krak-On guide made much later isn't much better oh god
Haha I remember that. I imagine your stream may have been the first exposure to Splatoon players outside of mediocre big name youtube guys for some of those kids
Haven't watched it but does he actually mention beakons?
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
I've wished I had the ability to record my games before, but Splatoon really makes me wish I could justify the cost and time, heh. My favourite--and best-- match of all time was a Turf Wars match where I was playing Hero Charger and I managed to hold the entire bottom-left part of Bluefin all by myself for the whole three minutes. I survived front attacks and sneak back attacks the entire time, and at the end of the match, the part I was guarding was the only part of the map in our colour. We lost, but it was a personal victory.
Oh how I wish I had a recording of that match!
Oh how I wish I had a recording of that match!
Saint Gregory
Member
I'm going to ask this for the 100th time but what is the point of having ranks if random ranked makes mixed lobbies anyway?
This game has no mode to allow you to play with people in the same rank as you so there may as well not be ranks at all, just let everyone go by their general turf war levels.
This game has no mode to allow you to play with people in the same rank as you so there may as well not be ranks at all, just let everyone go by their general turf war levels.
I just spent the last 90 minutes bouncing between A60 to A70 and back. I feel like I need to take off a week but I'm leaving for a month soon and won't be able to play :/
In my exoerience ranked is pretty good about keeping s players together. Most of my matches are S with the occasional S+ and As. What rank are you?
Nico_D
Member
Yeah, thanks you. I had a ton of fun.
The last three Splatfests have each had one match I really wish I had a recording of; all three were those rare times where I was without a doubt responsible for carrying my team to victory. Two of them were 3v4s, while the third was a 4v4 but my teammates were Autobots and thus terrible and useless
Saint Gregory
Member
I fell all the way back to A rank from S. I started out tonight at A12 and worked my way quickly to A70 in like 6 matches but then like clockwork the matchmaking started putting me into mixed lobbies with A+ to S+ and conveniently putting them all on the other team.
I wasn't on a single bad team the entire night but sometime you could just feel the exasperation when the match started and we saw what we were up against. I grinded through this before but it just feels like an unnecessary way to make ranks take longer than they need to.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Why even make tutorials in week one?
I mean except for getting views by being first of course.
Disrespect rolling is a legit strategy in some situations though. I try to make good use of it against Azure.
Yeah, splatoon made me buy a capture card. Never had a strong desire for one previously.
Saint Gregory
Member
I really want your secret DaBoss on getting blessed orders from Spyke.
I'm going on I don't know how many weeks now where I order from him every day I still haven't gotten a single perfect order yet :/
I'm going on I don't know how many weeks now where I order from him every day I still haven't gotten a single perfect order yet :/
The decepticons just kept flooding into the middle platform of Saltspray and I had to keep taking them out. My teammates were completely incapable of stopping them
Splatoon really, really makes me wanna buy an Elgato HD60, and I totally would, except with all the other games coming out in September that I'm buying (five total), it would be irresponsible of me to >_<
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
The decepticons just kept flooding into the middle platform of Saltspray and I had to keep taking them out. My teammates were completely incapable of stopping them
I played ambush Sploosh like that entire Splatfest except for maybe two matches.
I had teammates that actually used my beacons! It was amazing!
I just wish Splatoon had an upload feature like Mario Kart or (now) Smash. My YouTube channel isn't gaming-related, but I wouldn't be able to resist annoying subscribers with random Splatoon match uploads. Don't wanna buy a capture card to do a couple random gameplay/commentary videos.
Bah, Nintendo. And on such a good spectator game, too.
Bah, Nintendo. And on such a good spectator game, too.
There are games that aren't Splatoon?
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Charger decay is real. I'm missing easy shots!
Gotta get back into practice!
Gotta get back into practice!
I'll probably be on hiatus from Splatoon for the next few weeks due to MGSV. I'm gonna miss you guys ;_;
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Goddamn you, Vecks!
That was hilarious!
PreyingShark
Member
Interesting to see so many SplatGAF regulars admit that it was Splatoon that made them take the plunge on video capture equipment. Seriously, the game has too many awesome little moments/interactions for it not to have spectator modes and multi-POV replays and a large reason why I picked up my gear was because of that.
"You do have a squid beakon that you can throw around, and it'll probably tell you where your opponents are." Oh god wtf. Am I hearing it wrong?
Not sure if worse than "This turret doesn't even work!"
lol What video is that from?
It's actually from an old gaf post iirc.
PreyingShark
Member
How much was your gear in total? I'd love to record matches and commentate, but it seems like there's much more you need past a capture card. It would be cool to record, for one, and there are so many great moments. But watching/listening to one's comments is one of the main things I'd like to do, as it gives a peak into your own thought process.
I actually want a sub that does this now.
Place it on the map and it flags anyone in the vicinity.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Hey, Flounder Heights.
Flounder Heights.
Are you listening?
Good.
Fuck off already.
Flounder Heights.
Are you listening?
Good.
Fuck off already.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
I just spam point sensors into enemy ink since they don't use much ink. They're also great for flagging people for your sniper to pick off.This is what I thought Point Sensors did before I tried them.
Well I got lucky and had a pair of old USB Headphones/Mic lying about so really all I got was the Elgato 60 for video capture. Anything else is purely extra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqi87KPOTWg
oh no. I've been using a novelty weapon this whole time.
oh no. I've been using a novelty weapon this whole time.
GeneralSmiley
Neo Member
I made it to A- today, which I know isn't particularly impressive especially now there is an S rank but I fought hard to get there and was so pleased with myself. The sense of reward I get with this game is wonderful but conversely the frustration of losses (in ranked at least) is crushing.
Toadsili T
Neo Member
I'd like to echo this thought that a Spectator/Replay mode would be amazing to have at this point, especially since the addition of squads, as well as given things like the upcoming tournaments in Japan. If they do ever implement such a feature, they need to avoid the 3 minute time limit ala Smash 4 for Ranked games.
Big shoutouts to all of you guys today! We definitely got better after a few crushing losses to start off with, and it was all great fun. So much so, I barely realised how much time went by. SplatGAF is always a blast!
Poor Red didn't get to hear my accent, though.
Nico_D
Member
Congrats!
Get in squads with gaffers. Although that could mean getting a lot of S' on opposite side, depending on who you play with.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I'm probably going to be shouted down for this (but thats okay it means I'll have learned something) but my feeling is they are that odd rapid charger niche like the squiffers and the bucket offers a similar thing to those though it can't melee like those can.
Also a lot of people are waiting on the other version of it
with disruptor/echolocate
Regarding that Japanese site earlier. Main=10. Sub=3. I think many US places had taken main to be 1 and sub to be 1/3 which might explain some discrepancies.