foxuzamaki
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Would be crazy if splatoon sequels all take place in real time
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Would be crazy if splatoon sequels all take place in real time
With the dualities having roll, the charger swimming with charged shots and the horizontal attack from the roller it seems they are trying to make all weapons more unique and with more depth. Do you guys think we´ll see some new moves for the other weapons as well? Maybe an horizontal splash attack for the bucket, a quick backwards dash for squelchers and long range weapons to help keep distance...I hope they go all out and make every weapon truly unique!
I think there might be special moves for each weapon.
Rollers for example were always poor as far as inking areas ahead of them - the upgrade is pretty good for this and allows them to actually move faster across the map. Chargers being able to charge a shot and swim in ink is also a considerable change to the meta. Duelies seem like a highly maneuverable class so their special move makes sense.
I expect some other perks for other classes. Should be pretty interesting because there is no way there is specific moves for one class and none for others.
I think they might not add special moves to all classes, but mix moves and "skills". For example, the charger being able to hold the charge while swimming is a special skill, as it isn´t a new action like dodging or the new roller swing, but an additional effect to a standard action. Other weapons may have different skills, like scoped chargers splashing a bit of ink when they turn into skid, so you won´t need to waste 2 or 3 shots painting the floor of your sniper spot and would give you a way to move around a bit on enemy ink, while requiring some skill and not being OP. This would make every weapon feel more different as not only they have different moves, but even the standard moveset will be slightly different between weapons. This will benefit specially all the semiautomatic type weapons and make them much more interesting.
Never played the first so would love to hear detailed comparisons!
Wow, the team must be busting their ass to get the sequel done within two years.
Yea, it seems like they are differentiating between each weapon type. Interested in seeing what the other weapon types will get, if they do change it.
The original game took 2 years to develop as well, iirc. So I can imagine the turnaround time for this and any future game in the series to be quick now that they have the base gameplay all figured out.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Aw shit Splatings
Jeff Vader
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My main and I are ready for round 2.
Hmmm, the Slosher in the second picture has a little tornado sticker on it, and the ink is whirling like a Sloshing Machine. But it looks like ink comes out side vents almost like a Tri-Slosher inks. This tornado Slosher could be the Sloshing Machine replacement? Maybe all Sloshers will behave like this? I feel like the sticker in the second picture but not the original art suggests this is some sort of variant.
So we're not posting pictures now? Let me start that trend:
Heavy Splatling:
Slosher:
Looks like they got some visual changes (Heavy Splatling barrel is upright similar to the Hydra Splatling and Slosher). I suppose they'll function mostly the same.
I wonder what the Heavy Splatling will have now? Also I'm gonna speculate and say that the Slosher will have the curling bomb now.
EDIT: I type too slow lol, Jims beat me!
Heavy Splatling:
Slosher:
Looks like they got some visual changes (Heavy Splatling barrel is upright similar to the Hydra Splatling and Slosher). I suppose they'll function mostly the same.
I wonder what the Heavy Splatling will have now? Also I'm gonna speculate and say that the Slosher will have the curling bomb now.
EDIT: I type too slow lol, Jims beat me!
QisTopTier
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Slosher was fun 
Hmmm, the Slosher in the second picture has a little tornado sticker on it, and the ink is whirling like a Sloshing Machine. But it looks like ink comes out side vents almost like a Tri-Slosher inks. This tornado Slosher could be the Sloshing Machine replacement? Maybe all Sloshers will behave like this? I feel like the sticker in the second picture but not the original art suggests this is some sort of variant.
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net...656x815.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150803212251
I think that's just the manufacturers logo. Its the same one as on the old slosher.
So we're not posting pictures now? Let me start that trend:
Heavy Splatling:
this is my favorite haircut in the game so far. I think I'll actually be a male inkling in this game.
/hipster
Won't the haircuts be tied to specific head equipment pieces? Seems likely if the alternative means animating every combination of hat and hairstyle.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I was about to get worried about the potential of this being true, but looking back through some of the images that have been posted on the tumblr and elsewhere, I'm leaning back toward hairstyles working independently. It'd be really unfortunate otherwise, at any rate.
I wish the NA tumblr would get on officially translating these a bit more quickly! If it's true that the Splatling and Slother tweets don't mention any mechanical changes for those weapons, I find it odd and perhaps slightly disappointing. Three of the four weapons in the initial demo included new moves or abilities that weren't present in the first game, things that pretty dramatically change the utility and complexity of those weapons, so to have something like the sloshers unchanged feels a little weird and limiting in comparison.
Hmm, interesting. So compare the group shot in the OT to the plaza pic in post #5. The double-bun and 3-central-blobs hairstyles are repeated with seemingly different head equipment, which supports your conclusion.
Nevertheless, I still think it's more likely at this point that there are a set of hairstyles, say 10, they're mixed and matched across head equipment pieces, and unfortunately tied to specific gear.
But hey, any real Splatoon player knows freshness comes first.
Finally got around to updating the OP and the update post. Sorry about not doing it sooner.
Ah, thanks! Funny I had never noticed that little logo after so many matches with those things. The trajectory of the ink in the picture is still kinda curious to me, though, and is making me re-question what the inkspread of a Slosher looks like when it's slowed down. I guess it kinda come out of the bucket in a giant wave of ink.
I wonder if they could add that new charger mechanic onto Splatlings? Would letting a Hydra swim a short distance with a charge completely break the game? Maybe without access to a Bubbler any more, it wouldn't.
that would blur the line between splatlings and shooter so I would dislike that change.
Dr. Buni
Member
Skrillex hair actually looks nice in the Inklings, though my favorite is that really short one for the Inkling girls.
Oh man, but you imagine how ridiculous a mini-Splatling would be with swim-charge? Stuff of nightmares, right there.
(Although Squiffers might be able to do some ridiculous things if they're allowed the ability as well. Spacing them might become an even bigger problem.)
Thematically I don't think it would make much sense, because that means that you'd technically have the barrel of the spinner rolling while in ink. It just sounds odd in practice. Plus I think it's nice for the chargers to have something to further differentiate their movesets.
That said, I would have preferred splatlings to get something new to their arsenal. At this point the charge-holding mechanic just makes chargers even stronger against them than they kind of were already. Hard to judge too much of any of this before we start to see what sort of kits these weapons will get, though. The splattershot is largely the same in that sense, but the roller's setup is significantly different from anything it used to have.
I'm wondering how the scoped chargers would be able to use the charge hold mechanic (also we need names for this stuff so it would be easier to refer to them, gonna call it Charge Hold myself). It doesn't seem like it can work in an elegant manner, so I'm wondering if they removed scoped chargers.
I feel like the solution would be to have the zoom in at 4x the speed it normally is, but that could be disorienting.
I feel like the solution would be to have the zoom in at 4x the speed it normally is, but that could be disorienting.
if it doesnt work elegantly i could see them not giving scoped chargers charge hold. I dont see them removing them entirely
I guess, but they said the charger class itself got charge hold, so I'm not sure.
Ian's the best
PadWarrior
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Can't wait to use the pro controllers with this.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Were there bystander in the arena of the first game? I know some were tucked behind glass in that fan stage. Otherwise, what's stopping us from inking them here?
SinCityAssassin
Member
It's fun to stay at the Y. M. INK. A.
I think scoped chargers could be in the game. Either you get more range (when using the scoped version) or the ability to hold charge.
Dark Cloud
Member
New Stage Screenshots from @SplatoonJP
Very nice
purseowner
Member
That stage looks amazing.
victreeb3l
Member
New hairstyles look awesome
CoconutTank
Member
Well, spawn doesn't seem to be easily accessible, so that's good. The bottom floor also appears to be fairly vast, so pinning people from mid won't be all that easy either. Can be somewhat sneaky by going past the stores near the drop offs. That block in the middle is pretty convenient as cover, but also stops chargers from being able to reliably shoot across mid from the brick walls. The middle area isn't raised too high, so one should be able to throw bombs up there from the bottom floor.
New Stage Screenshots from @SplatoonJP
This pic just looks boss in general.
But also...Inklings hanging around inside of a battle map with no weapons? I don't recall that ever being possible ingame before.
CoconutTank
Member
Being able to see and navigate all the maps outside of battle would be kind of neato :3
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