Saint Gregory
Member
Ninjas weren't sneaky enough.
They kind of got gipped by not being able to wear their Ninja Swim shirts tho
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Splatoon |OT4| You're a detriment to your squad
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They kind of got gipped by not being able to wear their Ninja Swim shirts tho
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I'd think the huge popularity disparity makes each DC count for even more.
SUPERJEM94
Banned
Feels good to win another Splatfest. I'll take those sea snails B)
How many Splatfest have we had so far. I already lost count lol.
Only lost one Splatfest so far
How many Splatfest have we had so far. I already lost count lol.
Only lost one Splatfest so far
damn you art
SparksterMeta0
Member
This was our 7th.
I managed to win three out of that (Roller Coaster, Decepticons, and now this)
SUPERJEM94
Banned
Only 7? Feels like we had more than that. I wonder what the next theme is gonna be.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Saint Gregory
Member
That would have been awesome.
"Gypped" has racist origins, BTW.
Oh wow, I didn't know that. Another racist legacy of my childhood
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Oh wow, I didn't know that. Another racist legacy of my childhood
This is one that isn't as known in NA, so I tend to assume anyone using it is doing so unawares.
Oh wow, ninja players sucked, huh? Go Luffys everywhere! Enjoy the Sea Snails. In a few months, anyways. I assume from your notoriety of having a billion episodes it will take you that long to actually collect them.
I didn't know about that word being racist in origin. That's another to remove from my vocabulary. :/ Thanks for the heads-up.
I didn't know about that word being racist in origin. That's another to remove from my vocabulary. :/ Thanks for the heads-up.
I was so worried when I saw that popularity split. I knew it would be heavily skewed in favor of ninjas but holy hell. The inexplicable perfect Splatfest record rolls onward. Glad I played enough to rake in them snails, I'm gonna need 'em.
And yeah, there was bitching early when popularity was able to win matches, now people seem peeved that it's virtually a non-factor. There's really no winning with this thing, I guess. ¯\_(ツ_/¯
And yeah, there was bitching early when popularity was able to win matches, now people seem peeved that it's virtually a non-factor. There's really no winning with this thing, I guess. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯For NA a 3x win multiplier would work imo. But even 4x is better than 6x, that really seems like a change only Japan (unsure of EU's situation) needed. Pirates still would have won this with a 4x so nothing changed for this Fest in particular. But later ones may have that 6x nullifying popularity entirely.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I forgot this line from the EU Splatfest announcement:
I thought you were a roller girl...
Might as well show the full text is written down here
Also as a redditor pointred out that promo art from a few days ago has ninja, pirate, love (vampire with bouquet), money (bling girl with gold aerospray), zombie and ghost. We could have known the theme a day sooner...
I thought you were a roller girl...
still means you can plus wasn't all of Agent 3s gears hand-me-downs which would include the hero shot
Also as a redditor pointred out that promo art from a few days ago has ninja, pirate, love (vampire with bouquet), money (bling girl with gold aerospray), zombie and ghost. We could have known the theme a day sooner...
BlueLiquid
Member
I actually lol'd at the NA results. Well played, Pirates. This is the strongest evidence yet that the more popular team is generally going to have the lower win percentage.
And now that win rate makes up 80% of the Splatfest score, it's almost impossible for the more popular team to win.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Eh, it's happened 6/20 times already where the more popular got more wins.
72% vs 28%
Wow...that's a huge difference.
I like how both of these results would be the same with a 4x multiplier too.
I think it can be safely assumed that the average skill base in NA is much lower than the average skill base in Japan, so havin more people hurts a lot in a 6x multiplier.
Wow...that's a huge difference.
I like how both of these results would be the same with a 4x multiplier too.
You can't really include Japan when talking about the situation in NA. There was only one time in NA where the most popular team got the most wins and it was just 51%.
I think it can be safely assumed that the average skill base in NA is much lower than the average skill base in Japan, so havin more people hurts a lot in a 6x multiplier.
I forgot this line from the EU Splatfest announcement:
I thought you were a roller girl...
Oh my...Splattershot? :O
Maybe Callie is the better squid sister?
BlueLiquid
Member
I think this is the best explanation of the difference. I also think it's safe to say that in a 4 on 4 game having one player with lower skill is going to make a team more likely to lose than a highly skilled player would make them likely to win. Not that I'm complaining. I just like thinking about these kinds of statistics problems.
Though I wonder if others start thinking the same and pick the team they think will be less popular... thus making it the popular team and thus more likely to lose. But then they'll consider that and choose the other team. But now that team's the more popular one so... (ad infinitum)
Jeff Vader
Member
http://stupjam.tumblr.com/post/132306766568/trash-begets-trash
I posted this yesterday in the discord but it deserves another post
I posted this yesterday in the discord but it deserves another post
Triforce141
Member
But does she like chargers?
http://stupjam.tumblr.com/post/132306766568/trash-begets-trash
I posted this yesterday in the discord but it deserves another post
I was waiting for the fly and got my wish. XD
Jeff Vader
Member
Triforce141
Member
Hooray, 24 Sea Snails.
For the record there have been lots of times where the more popular team also had the higher win rate, though it's only happened once in the US, for Art vs Science.
In EU it happened for Rock vs Pop and Messy vs Tidy, while in Japan it happened for Rice vs Bread, Lemon Tea vs Milk Tea, Grasshopper vs Ant, and Boke vs Tsukkomi.
In EU it happened for Rock vs Pop and Messy vs Tidy, while in Japan it happened for Rice vs Bread, Lemon Tea vs Milk Tea, Grasshopper vs Ant, and Boke vs Tsukkomi.
Triforce141
Member
You can't mess with what the Milk Tea drinking Tsukkomi's are cooking.
Except when they have the mindset of Ants.
Edit: Best kill of the day, jumping off the tower, and then getting a mid-air jump by the knockback of the top of a splash wall, and proceeding to kill the .52 Gal user and getting them rekt.
I hope replays are added soon.
It was for the first two splatfests, then they changed it to 4x in the big August update. Then the most recent update changed it again to 6x
Actually the ninja's would have won if that happened under 4X and 6X if it was 0-100 popularity because there would have been no pirates to play against.That scenario will never happen so the more popular team better hope they don't lose as bad as this splatfest next time.
I'm talking about a situation where the more popular team doesn't perform as well,but still wins the Splatfest. At this point, why even bother measuring popularity?
theprodigy
Member
So I see Team GAF aka NSTC finally broke the 5th place curse and won a tournament!
nice
nice
you guys won the 5th edition of the biweekly, even in 1st you can't escape 5th
LOL
We were in Walleye Warehouse Rainmaker, and the opponent took a 15-20 lead with around 30 seconds to go. They opted to take the rainmaker and keep it right next to their goal to prevent us from getting it. We somehow manage to climb all the way up their base, kill the rainmaker guy, instantly get the lead back, and dunk it before overtime. Fucking nuts.
We were in Walleye Warehouse Rainmaker, and the opponent took a 15-20 lead with around 30 seconds to go. They opted to take the rainmaker and keep it right next to their goal to prevent us from getting it. We somehow manage to climb all the way up their base, kill the rainmaker guy, instantly get the lead back, and dunk it before overtime. Fucking nuts.
And our other team (PTW) placed 5th as well lol.
BlueSilver
Member
The 5th place curse is real. =O
Triforce141
Member
Nintendo wants to be sure that people will stop complaining about popularity being a huge part of winning a Splatfest.
Now we can complain about unpopularity being a huge part of winning Splatfests!
User 463088
Banned
I haven't played Splatoon in a while, mainly because I lost all my gear and stuff.
Finally hopped on tonight. Match making is still boss, I see. I'm a level 8, put against all level 40s and above. My team managed to consist of three Luna blasters and myself (Splattershot Jr). Even going 9-1 and inking 1439p we still lost. : sigh :
They really should balance the teams a lot better than they do.
Finally hopped on tonight. Match making is still boss, I see. I'm a level 8, put against all level 40s and above. My team managed to consist of three Luna blasters and myself (Splattershot Jr). Even going 9-1 and inking 1439p we still lost. : sigh :
They really should balance the teams a lot better than they do.