Nico_D
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Get to Discord btw. 2nd post of the thread.
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Splatoon |OT4| You're a detriment to your squad
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Get to Discord btw. 2nd post of the thread.
rainmaker is amazing and squads are amaaaaazing
I use two different weapons in the .52 gal and Aerospray MG for seekers. Many people are overly focused with the Rainmaker/ defending it that they are unable to avoid them. And the seeker makes a handy track for the rainmaker holder.
Aerospray pops the bubble faster, while .52 gal has high damage and longer range.
Violence Jack
Member
So very close to saying "fuck rainmaker" and just waiting for splat zones and tower ride. Only played 1 out of like 15 matches where my team comes to help once we have it.
Metroid Killer
Member
haha awesome. I've been screwed over by a sprinkler on top of the tome as well.
Starwolf_UK
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One of the following:
-More Splatoon. New BGM, two new weapon types, squid girl costume (more shop rng or paying through the nose with Spyke), rainmaker mode (this can be a very hard mode to win if your team doesn't work with you, everyone running for the rainmaker just makes one ball to be targeted but being spread apart leaves you venerable), plus squads (which some are using as a cheesy way to keep their S rank forever).
-"the connection is unstable" happening most matches has completely broken the game.
The latter is rare but I'm worried it is being pushed under the carpet (especially as I'm part of that group...at least for now, found out I'm getting a line upgrade in a few weeks time which could help as this line is not great but that doesn't explain why the game worked fine before)
Also if it ist weeks then I guess you've not seen Camp Triggerfish or Moray Towers. Two challenging but interesting stages to play in. Moray Towers is particularly sniper heavy for example.
Metroid Killer
Member
Hey Zing did we just meet each other in Ranked?
Interceptor
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Nico_D
Member
Damn those maneuvers.
Saint Gregory
Member
Looks like it's 26 now. I forgot that you don't get rank points in squads when you're S rank, I kept wondering what was going on :lol
Now for my rant about random ranked. What is the point of kicking players out of the lobbies when you rank up if the game still has mixed lobbies? It took me forever to win the last game that I need to rank up last night because every time I got into the last game I was put into an unbalanced team with S/A+ ranks on the other side.
I rather the game start with 3vs3 or 2vs2 than having different ranks mixed in the normal ranked mode. It makes ranks pointless if everyone get mixed into the same lobbies anyway. Now squads is a different story, I really like that you can have all kinds of mixed teams there.
Edit: OK, glad to see I'm not the only one blind to splat bombs. I'm picking up a weapon with those as soon as possible >.>
I think that the game generally tries to find a match that's about to start with players around your own rank, but after a certain amount of time it just seems to say "fuck it" and will sometimes throw you into whatever match is available. I get the point of booting you from a current lobby, since if you happened to be a good player they wouldn't want you to stick around and victimize a room full of C folks for easy ranking points, but you're right that it doesn't exactly excuse the wonky matchmaking at times. All along the way it seems like they've been building the matchmaking system for this kind of tentatively, since early on they probably weren't sure what sort of a consistent playing population they'd have.
Saint Gregory
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Well that's what I mean though, I wasn't in a lower ranked lobby. The lobby that I was in at the time was mixed with higher and lower ranks, I ranked up and then got dumped into another mixed lobby when I rejoined :/
Dumb.
Most of the night if I played more than a single all B+ ranked match the next match would be in a mixed lobby. I kept quitting and rejoining so I'd be in lobbies with other players my rank but towards the end it didn't matter how many times I left and rejoined, the lobby I'd get would be mixed. It seemed like it was intentional to make it harder to rank up. Fortunately I managed to get on some good teams in a few of those matches and we were able to beat the teams with higher ranked players so I could move on.
Jeff Vader
Member
Yooooo
Thanks Spyke!
Must be nice to have him pull through, i'm waiting for him to do the same on the day I have no cash xP
Saint Gregory
Member
Yooooo
Thanks Spyke!
Not only did he come through but look at that price -_-
Damn you to hell Spyke, why won't you ever come through for me ;_;
Edit: Wait, was that a re-roll. I thought he found that, never mind.
I just noticed what he was saying, I never noticed that the re-roll price stays there after you pay.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Also if it is an order it would cost 100,000. Which is still likely to cheaper than trying yourself. Apparently said orders only happen 0.5% of the time.
Metroid Killer
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Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
We are doing a private GAF match, need three more players. Anyone down?
Edit: two more
Edit: two more
Saint Gregory
Member
That's what shocked me, I thought he went crazy and gave a discount >.>
I have Spyke looking for 3 different pieces of gear with matching skills now and I don't have enough funds to buy a single one in the unlikely event that he comes through this time.
BlueSilver
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Yooooo
Thanks Spyke!
All switched up? That doesn't sound shady enough.
Just played a Tower Control game where me and another guy were both using the Luna Blaster, we rode the tower all the way to their goal, keeping two mines on the tower at all times on opposite sides and killing anyone who got in our way, all while spamming "Nice!" at each other, it was awesome.
Jeff Vader
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Gonna leave this here cause lol:
https://vid.me/6Otn
https://vid.me/6Otn
Saint Gregory
Member
As a Luna Blaster this is what I dream about :3
Still more accurate and informative than the "Make it rain!" that they ended up going with.
Saint Gregory
Member
Just had an A- ranked battle where the opposite team took the lead with under 30 seconds and then we managed to break through their ranks and win in overtime 
I had to take a break though, that was mentally draining LOL
I had to take a break though, that was mentally draining LOL
ayy lmao
Magnet_Man
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No errors detected.
WolfofMebu
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Anyone interested in joining me so I'll have a fourth person for a quad squad?
Now streaming a friendly clan match, 3-1 to us atm
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
I think Im pretty good at the game. Level 29 and rank S @ 43 so far. I average around 15 kills per game. Seems ranking up is just a matter of how much time I put into ranked mode. Can you rank up in teams? I can maybe help some of you rank up if so. :3
I dont like rainmaker much. Especially on blackbelly. Ive been able to end games in 30 seconds. Splat Zones > Tower > Rainmaker for me. I still like Turf Wars the best, shame it is not ranked option.
Just a tip: get comfortable with 3 - 5 different types of weapons. Swap out according to mode and map.
I dont like rainmaker much. Especially on blackbelly. Ive been able to end games in 30 seconds. Splat Zones > Tower > Rainmaker for me. I still like Turf Wars the best, shame it is not ranked option.
Just a tip: get comfortable with 3 - 5 different types of weapons. Swap out according to mode and map.
PreyingShark
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Illuminati would win with 100% popularity.lol, the miiverse post
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Just set up a ranked room for a two man squad
Miiverse is an interesting place
lol, the miiverse post
Miiverse is an interesting place
Mind if I join?
No problem lets do this. I think I have you on my friends list
Saint Gregory
Member
I'm at A- 70, and like clockwork every time I get here I get placed on an unbalanced team so I lose points. Every.... damn... TIME!!!
I really hate Japanese game design sometimes, just let me play with other players in my rank in peace please!!! It's clearly deliberate like some kind of trial I have to overcome or something :/
PreyingShark
Member
Never!
Also Rainmaker is horrible because in the half an hour I played of it my team only won a little over half the time. I also kept on getting B- teammates that were like, "Oh, did one of our teammates just get a triple kill on the short path to the enemy's base? Let's take the long way, where there's an enemy left, instead, and get the three of us killed.
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