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Splatoon |OT4| You're a detriment to your squad

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braves01

Banned
Yo, just got this yesterday and made it up to lvl 8 in a few hours. I'm looking for some gaf pals to squad up with once I hit lvl 10. NNID is my gaf user name.
 
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J@hranimo

Banned
MAKE IT RAIN BABY!

Oh no tomorrow night? I gotta pack and leave Saturday morning to head back to my college apt so I won't be able to play long =/
 
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Saint Gregory

Member
Geg said:
Squads tonight were very productive. Every match I played against was a tri squad.

As a result Greg and tapantaola ranked up to B, StAidan ranked up to A-, and I ranked up to A! Fun games all around.
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Yeah, last night was pretty crazy >.>

I've been stuck at B- for so long that I forgot what it felt like to be a higher or lower rank :lol

Going from B- to B+ in a little over two hours thanks mostly to great GAF teams (and luck considering all those 3 player teams) felt so good :D
 
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Geg

Member
Oh geez I just got A rank too, I don't want to risk that trying out a new mode. Let's get some private rooms together and try it out first.

I hope there's going to be another treehouse like for tower control, we still know barely anything about Rainmaker
 
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Geg

Member
More pictures and details here: http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/126588896567/news-flash-tomorrow-evening-at-7-pm-pt-a-new

NEWS FLASH! Tomorrow evening at 7 PM PT, a new mode will join Splat Zones and Tower Control in the Ranked Battle playlist!

Introducing…. Rainmaker! In Rainmaker, both teams compete to snag the, uhhh, Rainmaker. Once you’ve got it, the goal is to carry it into the other team’s base!

How’s it work, you ask? As soon as the battle begins, grab onto that Rainmaker! It’s guarded by a shield, though, so you’ll need to bust it out first. Once you snag it, head for the other team’s base. And be quick about it!

If you run out of time or get splatted, the Rainmaker will be dropped and its shield will also reactivate. The Rainmaker is crazy heavy, so you can’t Super Jump while carrying it. Hopefully your teammates will watch your back!

But don’t think the Rainmaker is just some shiny object - it can shoot ink like an Inkzooka. You can even hold to charge the Rainmaker up for an extra-powerful shot! The closer you get to the enemy base while holding the Rainmaker, the lower your goal distance will drop. If you retreat too far while holding the Rainmaker, it’ll explode sooner! If the battle ends without anyone carrying the Rainmaker to the goal, the team with the lowest goal distance will win.
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Saint Gregory

Member
Geg said:
Oh geez I just got A rank too, I don't want to risk that trying out a new mode. Let's get some private rooms together and try it out first.

I hope there's going to be another treehouse like for tower control, we still know barely anything about Rainmaker
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The leaks made it sound like the Rainmaker is basically a palate swap for the inkzooka. So the goal would be to get to it and escort it to the enemy base. Sounds pretty awesome, especially for inkzooka experts >:3

Edit: or... you know... like the PR :/

Edit2: The pics are showing the new bridge map. Why are they teasing us like that???
 
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Geg

Member
Saint Gregory said:
We've been lied to, that's no normal inkzooka O_O

And that shield, holy crap that takes work to break D:
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Yeah it looks like it just stays neutral if both teams are firing at it. Much like tower control the beginning of the match is gonna be about getting rid of the teammates around you so you can break the barrier on the rainmaker without them interfering.

I'm surprised they let you swim while carrying it though. That makes it a lot easier to get to the goal with it. Some stages will probably be altered to include more areas you're forced to walk on
 
StAidan

StAidan

Member
Here's the replay of our (Geg, Greg, Tapantaola, and my) round against those S-rank folks. This was our first round (and I hadn't played ranked since last week), so I definitely made some foolish mistakes as you can see -- not the least of which was a criminal forgetfulness to place beakons on the enemy's side of the map. I did splat that dynamo roller a couple times, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ODNJylyhU

Sorry for the video quality, I was trying new recording settings last night and I think I'm going back to my old ones next time, lol.
 
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Geg

Member
StAidan said:
Here's the replay of our (Geg, Greg, Tapantaola, and my) round against those S-rank folks. This was our first round (and I hadn't played ranked since last week), so I definitely made some foolish mistakes as you can see -- not the least of which was a criminal forgetfulness to place beakons on the enemy's side of the map. I did splat that dynamo roller a couple times, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ODNJylyhU

Sorry for the video quality, I was trying new recording settings last night and I think I'm going back to my old ones next time, lol.
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Oh nice. Do you have a recording of our last match together?
 
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J@hranimo

Banned
Ok, so I'm making a private room because fuuuck deranking out of A- AGAIN due to not knowing this mode well out of the gate lol.

This is gonna be so much fun I can't wait XD.
 
StAidan

StAidan

Member
Geg said:
Oh nice. Do you have a recording of our last match together?
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Yeah, I have everything from this match to the last one I played, I won't be able to upload till this evening though. I was going to put the rest of them into one big video but I want to chop out all the connection silliness we were dealing with, lol.
 
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Metroid Killer

Member
backlot said:
Are you running out of ink because you're just firing all the time or because of using the sprinkler? One thing to keep in mind with .96 is that using echolocator totally refills your ink. It can be helpful if you get caught off guard with low ink or just after throwing a sprinkler.

Also don't use bomb range up like some people are saying. It doesn't apply to sprinklers.
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I'm very aware of ink consumption when using the sprinkler, always make sure there is a path after I throw the sprinkler so that I refill asap afterwards. It's more when I'm firing in general. For all its good qualities the .96 is really bad at inking ground so I find myself constantly firing to score points (turf mode).
 
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WALKMAN04

Member
EmCeeGramr said:
just had a B+ game that gave one side an A- Luna Blaster and a S ranked WALKMAN04 spamming burst bombs so fast that they were teleporting into my face


so i guess i'm not playing more tonight
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Violet_0 said:
r.i.p. WALKMAN04's account, we hardly even knew ye
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Lmao, I'm sorry EmCeeGramr but I have to get to S+. Are my burst bombs really making people shut off the game lol
backlot said:
Rainmaker!

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/631827601196216320
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Guess S+ will be reached tonight before the new mode drops
 
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Saint Gregory

Member
StAidan said:
Here's the replay of our (Geg, Greg, Tapantaola, and my) round against those S-rank folks. This was our first round (and I hadn't played ranked since last week), so I definitely made some foolish mistakes as you can see -- not the least of which was a criminal forgetfulness to place beakons on the enemy's side of the map. I did splat that dynamo roller a couple times, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ODNJylyhU

Sorry for the video quality, I was trying new recording settings last night and I think I'm going back to my old ones next time, lol.
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I screwed up right from the beginning by misjudging my distance after I successfully ambushed their entire squad from the right flank at the start of the match. Then at the very end when we had the tower in overtime I fell off the tower trying to get jump shots off on their e-liter.

Remember kids, don't jump while riding the tower! ;_;
Geg said:
Yeah it looks like it just stays neutral if both teams are firing at it. Much like tower control the beginning of the match is gonna be about getting rid of the teammates around you so you can break the barrier on the rainmaker without them interfering.

I'm surprised they let you swim while carrying it though. That makes it a lot easier to get to the goal with it. Some stages will probably be altered to include more areas you're forced to walk on
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I'm really surprised by that too, I assumed that you'd have to walk the entire time or it'd pretty unfair for the other team.
 
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Geg

Member
StAidan said:
Yeah, I have everything from this match to the last one I played, I won't be able to upload till this evening though. I was going to put the rest of them into one big video but I want to chop out all the connection silliness we were dealing with, lol.
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Cool, I think I was so excited about getting A rank I forgot to look at what my final K/D score for that game was. All I know is I killed that A ranked Splattershot Pro user a whole lot and at one point I wiped their whole team.
 
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Saint Gregory

Member
Watching the video again it looks like the rainmaker only charges when you're walking so if you want to take advantage of it as a weapon you'll have to not be shy and stay out of squid mode >.>
 
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Totakeke

Member
Rainmaker! Boooyah!

They're adding even more crazy modifications to the maps.

Robotguy said:
D tier:
Rapid Blaster.
Play Totakeke and say that mate.

And I obviously think squelchers are too low but I'm biased.
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Dynamo Roller is D tier too... D:

Personally I think people being unfamiliar with D tier weapons is great for me. :)
 
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spindashing

Banned
Lists about which weapons may be advantageous to you depending on the map + game mode might be nice but since there is so much variety a tier list seems pretty foolish.

Putting the Inkbrush at the bottom of the bottom hurts even me, haha.
 
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phanphare

Banned
yeah also the clothing abilities kind of make any tier list bunk from the start

tier lists were a mistake, they're nothing but trash
 
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