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Splatoon |OT4| You're a detriment to your squad
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This talk about sniping, aiming, and tactics. Meanwhile I'm over here buying the Luna Cannon since I'm sick of aiming (and missing!) the Tentatek.
An actual practice range would go a loooong way in this game. Surely I can't be the only one who needs it to figure out new weapons without the stress of the target wanting to kill you.
An actual practice range would go a loooong way in this game. Surely I can't be the only one who needs it to figure out new weapons without the stress of the target wanting to kill you.
Yeah, it was right at the beginning of the match. I was like "what the hell? How did that happen?" I tried it a little later in the match the way I saw it happen and didn't even come close.
PreyingShark
Member
Where do you make the jump? Just any place in the middle with perfect timing?
Jeff Vader
Member
I got my first hero win on rainmaker. I can never be salty again.
Any place in the middle off the rail with perfect timing.
Jeff Vader
Member
These trolls I swear. We had the lead on saltspray and my teammates decided to head to the giant platform to time it out. I must say i never thought i'd see that.
Nico_D
Member
I saw one guy - Joe I think his name was - prancing around Port Mackerel, turning and spinning while walking and jumping to the top of the containers.
It wasn't funny until Doc Alba joined him.
BlueSilver
Member
CoconutTank
Member
Have you tried the test room? You can try out weapons by pressing Y on a weapon in Ammo Knights or in your equip screen.
Jeff Vader
Member
That only shows you range and kill threshold. I'm talking more in the lines of moving targets with varying difficulty, gun-range style.
lol Yeah. I figured he'd get the idea after a few games but nope lol
Still got a lot of good practice with the charger in. Not even close to how quick and precise some on GAF are but I got a good feel of when to release and just overall practice with quickness of my aim.
I feel more comfortable on some maps like Walleye Warehouse and Port Mackerel. I have no idea what I'm doing on Urchin Underpass. Can't seem to find a good spot to get comfortable in on that map.
CoconutTank
Member
I think Azure and BlueSilver have been talking about hosting target practice games for chargers. Maybe they can help?
BlueSilver
Member
Playing Squiffer in a room of all Splatterscopes was great. Thanks for the fun. =D
My evasive techniques died down after Port though. =(
My evasive techniques died down after Port though. =(
Jeff Vader
Member
I uh... yeah. That Rainmaker got me back my A+ but I'm like so out of it right now.
edit: How do you guys keep climbing?
edit: How do you guys keep climbing?
So yeah, GGs to everyone that stopped by the stream and those that squadded up with me. 
I have a bunch of moments to go and upload to YouTube after tonight's stream (and yesterday's actually), but I had to fast track this one to continue showing off my absurd luck with a charger:
When you're ready for Kindergarten, but you're MLG as hell
Pardon the decidedly stale looks, I was grinding gear out/unlocking subs the entire duration of me squadding with these guys. But yeah, this in combination with the Rainmaker hype videos from yesterday has made my weekend playing this game.
The all charger private room was an absolute joy to play with everyone. If anything, I'm legit interested in hosting that (and all [insert class], no subs or specials] rooms more often as sort of a training dojo for said classes in the future.
It was also pretty fun dealing with Vert's controlled mayhem as a sort of outlier to consider in between all the frenetic dueling.
New Underpass is a stage that feels like it should be more easily understood by myself but I still have no real strats for outside of "take the longest route around or shortest route through" when approaching enemies.
Yeah, and I'm actually expanding it to all [class type goes here] too so I can crib notes off other people's playstyles and learn roller class legit now. :lol
I have a bunch of moments to go and upload to YouTube after tonight's stream (and yesterday's actually), but I had to fast track this one to continue showing off my absurd luck with a charger:
When you're ready for Kindergarten, but you're MLG as hell
Pardon the decidedly stale looks, I was grinding gear out/unlocking subs the entire duration of me squadding with these guys. But yeah, this in combination with the Rainmaker hype videos from yesterday has made my weekend playing this game.
The all charger private room was an absolute joy to play with everyone. If anything, I'm legit interested in hosting that (and all [insert class], no subs or specials] rooms more often as sort of a training dojo for said classes in the future.
It was also pretty fun dealing with Vert's controlled mayhem as a sort of outlier to consider in between all the frenetic dueling.
New Underpass is a stage that feels like it should be more easily understood by myself but I still have no real strats for outside of "take the longest route around or shortest route through" when approaching enemies.
Yeah, and I'm actually expanding it to all [class type goes here] too so I can crib notes off other people's playstyles and learn roller class legit now. :lol
Jeff Vader
Member
With how much dying there is in Rainmaker I should look at making a new gear set up. Maybe quick respawn and tenacity or something.
My favourite moment in Rainmaker yesterday was managing to distract the enemy so they didn't even notice the guy with the 'maker was slowly making his way to the podium.
That and the one time I basically solo'd the whole journey and won.
But it was tough. Went down one rank and so had to slowly crawl my way back up again.
That and the one time I basically solo'd the whole journey and won.
But it was tough. Went down one rank and so had to slowly crawl my way back up again.
Nico_D
Member
Thanks Kas for the games!
Except that the suspense was almost killing me, so was the lag those last two matches. And not even that but what the what was going on in that last match? The shortest route wasn't good enough for the Japanese Rainmaker carrier - he had to move it again and again to the left side of Bluefin Depot and then die there. Again and again. I painted him the way to the shorter route and up the wall and when I watched back... he wasn't there.
Anyway, it was really fun. Thanks!
Except that the suspense was almost killing me, so was the lag those last two matches. And not even that but what the what was going on in that last match? The shortest route wasn't good enough for the Japanese Rainmaker carrier - he had to move it again and again to the left side of Bluefin Depot and then die there. Again and again. I painted him the way to the shorter route and up the wall and when I watched back... he wasn't there.
Anyway, it was really fun. Thanks!
Yeah, GGs, that was my first time really playing Rainmaker. I played a couple of matches the night it came out but that's about it. So the first few times on Bluefin I didn't really know where to go. We were taking it up the ramp but I think it's quicker if you can take them up the ledges that lead right to their base. Same on Walleye I was figuring it out as we were playing.
That last match we lost by 2 our teammate took the Rainmaker close to our base as opposed to pushing forward for some reason.
I like Rainmaker but I think I like TC more.
Anyways GGs
Nico_D
Member
That's true, though up the middle ledges is a bit harder to maneuver while they're are bombing everywhere. I haven't seen it done yet. I don't actually know what the route from the left, I've always taken it - and seen it being taken - from the right.
Yep, I saw that too. Of all the stupid things someone can do while the enemy is away, that takes the cake. In the time it took him move the Rainmaker there we could've gotten it at least to the bottom of the staircase at the enemy base. [/quote]
Rainmaker is so new still, there's a lot of people online who don't have a faintest clue how to play it. I'm starting to really, really enjoy it, I've been in some very good matches with good Rainmaker players. But yeah, Tower Control is still my favorite too.
Btw, I was so close getting to A+ during our matches. Does not matter otherwise but I've seen that I'm starting to get better team mates now that I'm on A.
Makes playing with randoms more fun.
Rainmaker has pushed me from B to C+ and dropping. Players seem to get worse.
Nico_D
Member
It should be quite easy for you to get back from there. But those bad streaks suck, I'm waiting when mine starts.
I did that just now!
I was like "All the combat is on the left side, so i'll just make a path on the right while they ain't looking"...and when I got the Rainmaker, I immediately Squidded to my path and went straight to the goal.
The E-Liter 3K guarding didn't stand a chance. ;D
Should be, but I am finding more fun even when I lose by using the Nozzlenose. Seems to be my Rainmaker Weapon.
Nico_D
Member
Messer_Schmitt
Nico_D
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Nico_D
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Interceptor
Banned
Haven't touched it for weeks now. What's the verdict on the update?