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[Bulbasaur]

#South Pole

I had so many dc's it was laughable. I missed the last Splatfest but I have a feeling this one won't be a total washout like the Rock v Pop one.

Also my Luna blaster skills don't translate well to turf wars. I've been spending far too much time in Ranked it seems.

 

[fhqwhgads]

I actually managed to get to king/queen on south. It was a struggle. Had luck with a few teams actually working well together.
I think the penguin appeal attracted younger players.. Or something.

This was my first splatfest... It really isn't that fun, is it? Getting locked out of other gamemodes is the worst. u-u

My thoughts exactly. At least give the option to opt out if you don't want to suffer from random matchmaking.

 

[Nico_D]

It really isn't that fun, is it?

It really isn't. The last 99 points are pain. And still this is the third time I'm doing that. How stupid am I?

 

[taparoo]

Fortunate to have been on team marshmallow, even though the win feels cheap. I was on team cat in the first splatfest, so I'll just consider this redemption for the undeserved loss I picked up in that splatfest

 

[Vital Tundra]

Gosh darn it, did I miss NA Splatfest again?

 

[taparoo]

Gosh darn it, did I miss NA Splatfest again?

you did =(

 

[Highwind]

Done my part, need a break now.

We can win, #NorthPole.

 

[NotLiquid]

I get the sense that North Pole will win by popularity while South Pole will win by amount of matches won.

 

[Zing]

I get the sense that North Pole will win by popularity while South Pole will win by amount of matches won.

Impossible to say. I won over 90% of my matches over a four-five hour period in splatfest and our team only had 4% more win rate.

 

[woopWOOP]

Seventh time everybody poofed out of game with 30 seconds or less left on the timer.
Shit really puts a damper on getting Splatfest ranks,

 

[Nico_D]

Does anyone have interest in a private match?

 

[pinkurocket]

Does anyone have interest in a private match?

I'm up for a private.

 

[phanphare]

welp...I'm 0-3 for Splatfests lol


time to waste all of my sea snails, not get the rolls I want, and then get the exact roll I want once I go out of pocket. Spyke man, fuckin' junkie.

 

[Ansatz]

Judging by Miiverse posts, team South will take this. The Kings/Queens have a higher average win streak. I don't get it, what is it that Sleep and South have that attract the more skilled players? Fuck this if I loose.

 

[Blunoise]

Didn't think team marshmallow would win with all those kid teammates

 

[Nico_D]

Nintendo Easter Egg in Splatoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-cdH-cGQFg

 

[Nico_D]

I'm up for a private.

Great! Can we get more?

 

[StAidan]

Glad to see Marshmallow won, that marks my first Splatfest victory! 24 sea snails that I will, in all likelihood, waste on rerolling a single piece of equipment in my inventory. lol.

 

[Zing]

Didn't think team marshmallow would win with all those kid teammates

I expect that many children didn't even participate. The popular vote doesn't even require you to play. They probably picked a team, then never even showed up to splatfest.

I can never tell which team is better. I always win almost every match but then you have people from other team with the same experience.

Nintendo Easter Egg in Splatoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-cdH-cGQFg

The real easter egg in that video is how the GameExplain guy reveals that he was born in 1996.

 

[Nico_D]

I've got a lobby ready for a private match. Everybody, come join.

My NNID's Messer_Schmitt

or through some other joinee...(is that a word?)

 

[Nico_D]

The real easter egg in that video is how the GameExplain guy reveals that he was born in 1996.

I'm old!

 

[phanphare]

aaaaaand there go my sea snails lol


didn't get the triple sub that I wanted

oh well, until the next one

 

[Nico_D]

Pinku and I have a Private lobby waiting for players. Come, come by the dozens. Or eight is enough.

 

[pinkurocket]

The real easter egg in that video is how the GameExplain guy reveals that he was born in 1996.

Woah, I thought he was in his mid to late 20s lol.

Anyway, I'm with Nico_D in the private come join us for good times.

 

[phanphare]

Pinku and I have a Private lobby waiting for players. Come, come by the dozens. Or eight is enough.

coming to play for a bit

 

[correojon]

Judging by Miiverse posts, team South will take this. The Kings/Queens have a higher average win streak. I don't get it, what is it that Sleep and South have that attract the more skilled players? Fuck this if I loose.

Hard to say, I'm team North and have been winning more than 90% of my matches...

 

[Nico_D]

Five players already, room for three more.

edit: one more is great too so we can have even teams!

 

[Nico_D]

If (at least) one more player joins, I let the opposing team win the first match.

 

[pinkurocket]

That waiting game.

 

[Nico_D]

 

[nom]

Nico if you can join us on Discord (details in second post)

 

[Doorman]

Even with 64-36 popularity and a very close 48-52, the final result had a difference of only 6 points lol

If nothing else, I hope that demonstrates to people that win percentage really will be the deciding factor so long as the categories to pick from aren't completely lopsided like they were in this case. That's more an issue on Nintendo's part for needing to figure out teams that don't have what'll be an obvious popular team from the get-go.

Who is even determining the splatfest themes for each region? The dev team needs to create assets for each new splatfest, so is there some group in each region that's giving them feedback on what sort of themes to run? Outside of the first splatfest, the NA ones have been very summer-oriented so I wonder if they'll be trying to keep things similarly timely throughout the rest of the year, rather than the EU 'fests which have had more general questions.

 

[Busaiku]

So had someone that kept taunting the entire match.
We lost and that person got the lowest score/kills, by far.

 

[NeoRausch]

As always it took to long but team northpole is go!

 

[DaBoss]

Mandatory viewing for all of Splat-GAF

Spyke.

Not even once™.

A message brought to you in part by the Society for Better Inklings.

> uses snails for rerolls and not slots
> complains Spyke doesn't give good rolls

You were straight up asking for that. I've learned one thing in Splatoon. Money speaks.

 

[Busaiku]

Why do N-Zap/Aerospray/Splattershots never actually try and get points in Turf War.

 

[pinkurocket]

Teemu, was a fun private but I'm out for now. ^^

 

[J@hranimo]

Why do N-Zap/Aerospray/Splattershots never actually try and get points in Turf War.

?

What do you mean?

 

[Jackano]

Hard to say, I'm team North and have been winning more than 90% of my matches...

I would have said the exact opposite yesterday, but today it seems I've got way better teams.
Only got one North vs. North game, so to me it seems it will be a very close call overall, both for popularity and win ratio.

 

[Busaiku]

?

What do you mean?

Despite having the highest rate of fire, they rarely do anything.
I'm always getting the most points as Slosher...

 

[Azure Phoenix]

Mandatory viewing for all of Splat-GAF

Spyke.

Not even once™.

A message brought to you in part by the Society for Better Inklings.

You know what, after seeing your luck I think I'll just stick to my two Ink Saver Main and one Special Charge Up on the Strapping Reds. Seems Ink Saver Main x3 is destined not to be.

 

[Jackano]

Despite having the highest rate of fire, they rarely do anything.
I'm always getting the most points as Slosher...

Don't know what games you've been playing... I play aerospray and almost everytime got first place in ink in turf wars. Same for the other aerosprays I see, high ink scores.
N-Zappers are sometimes pretty good, high kill count and decent ink score.

 

[J@hranimo]

Despite having the highest rate of fire, they rarely do anything.
I'm always getting the most points as Slosher...

Oh I gotcha. That's because most of those players are usually average at best and only squeeze and cheese their way to points.

 

[javac]

Man this Splatfest was a whirlwind of emotions. At first I was paired up with some players who weren't doing us any favors, basically we were getting trounced. Then, I became a part of a crazy team. A team which was unstoppable. Multiple times our competitors were in the single digits percentage wise and it was fantastic. Good times ensued. Everyone knew the drill and their role. One of the players left after a good run. I saluted him, but the rest of the team fought on. As time went on, members came and went but one person in particular stuck with us. Eventually as I neared the end of Champion, the team was disbanded after a communication error and I bid the last remaining member farewell.

After that, I become privy to a streak of loses as I jumped from team to team. Eventually I got back into a decent team, but as I reached North Pole Queen, I bid adieu.

I wanted to add those members to my friends list, but there not in my friend history anymore. Take care guys, and never lose faith in Father Squidmas. Merry Squidmas everyone. Miracles do happen.

 

[NotLiquid]

gg guys. I'm taking a break.

Need to step up my game lmao.

 

[Nico_D]

Teemu, was a fun private but I'm out for now. ^^

Yeah, it was great! It was time call it quits anyway - have to walk the dog.

Thanks everybody!

And I even kept my promise: lost the first round.

 

[Nico_D]

Nico if you can join us on Discord (details in second post)

I'm not into a voice chat, especially since speaking English isn't... well, let's just say I feel like an idiot when I have to speak.

 

[DaBoss]

I'm not into a voice chat, especially since speaking English isn't... well, let's just say I feel like an idiot when I have to speak.

Nearly everone uses it as a text chat. You don't need to use it as voice chat.

 

[phanphare]

I'm not into a voice chat, especially since speaking English isn't... well, let's just say I feel like an idiot when I have to speak

it's mostly for text chat, I think people really only use voice when setting up squads for ranked battle

 

[Busaiku]

Hurray, level 30.