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Splatoon |OT| Squidstyler
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spindashing
Banned
Sweet. I'll do just that.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Servers definitely seem to be failing more since the update. I wonder what's causing it?
ConciseCarp
Neo Member
I can confirm this works. And I was only 'smokin'' (got given 400) and it still worked.
yup. I always like to ink up the area right behind the zone up to the ramp leading up to the high ground. then I'll be as mobile as possible and just mess with the people in front of me while dipping in and out to claim the zone.
Camping near the northern area of Saltspray Rig and focusing on just killing helps the team immensely because it protects a very important area from being inked. Preventing people from inking is just as important as inking.
Dr. Buni
Member
Are you implying chargers shouldn't paint stuff?
I haven't noticed anything personally but there's a maintenance update scheduled tomorrow I believe.
Awesome, will give it a go later. Maybe it's a feature and not a glitch.
Heh I doubt it.
I was skeptical with Splat Zones at first, but then I realized how intense they could get. I think I prefer Turf War overall, it's a little less hectic and a little more strategic, while Splat Zones are more competitive and twitch -- relying on good players and teamwork.
Both are really good competitive modes, though. I mean, I know Ranked is supposed to be the "competitive mode", but Turf Wars can get really crazy if you have two good teams go against each other. I think Splat Zone feels more intense because of the victory conditions, instead of the timer and comparison of Turf Wars.
Anyway, I'm interested to see what Rainmaker is. My only gripe with the game is I wish we had voice chat. Other than that, it's fantastic.
Both are really good competitive modes, though. I mean, I know Ranked is supposed to be the "competitive mode", but Turf Wars can get really crazy if you have two good teams go against each other. I think Splat Zone feels more intense because of the victory conditions, instead of the timer and comparison of Turf Wars.
Anyway, I'm interested to see what Rainmaker is. My only gripe with the game is I wish we had voice chat. Other than that, it's fantastic.
Dr. Buni
Member
True. Turf Wars is definitely a competitive mode, which is why I find silly the distinction the game makes between both modes. The way I see, both modes should be available in ranked and unranked.
After turning down my sensitivity and using the N-ZAP 85, I am getting an absurd amount of kills and I'm scoring higher overall. I love this weapon, it's not so weak considering how quickly it fires and it covers a lot of ground as well. I went 12-3 with it in one match... and lost by 1%. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TEAM. I have yet to win on Port Mackeral. It seems like if one team gets the advantage, it's hard to come back. Though maybe people are just learning the map. I played it three times before I learned about being able to travel on the upper area to sneak around to the enemy team's side.
Vampirolol
Member
I wrote it the wrong way. I saw many of them painting while looking down or painting on useless spots already 80% covered. That's it, good snipers are really great.
Revolutionary
Member
PadWarrior
Member
I want that paintball helmet so bad but my shop never has it 
Dr. Buni
Member
Oh, okay. Yeah, I saw that happen a few times as well. It is like rollers rolling over their own team's color for whatever reason.
Yeah, I agree. I wonder why they decided to do that. Kind of a weird distinction, to be honest.
Another huge difference from the modes is that in Splat Zones your team roles can make or break it. One too many chargers or not any, for example. Or not enough rapid fire. Or two rollers (guh). Also, an individual bad player hurts you a lot more than they do on Turf Wars, because that player can just sit back and paint without engaging. That's possible the reasoning behind locking it behind ranked: you have to be level 10, and obviously at that point you are at least decent at the game.
Still, no harm in throwing it in Regular Battle, unranked. If you want a serious team, you jump into rank, if you just want to have fun, go unranked.
It's clever. Makes dominating with a Charger a bit harder.
I imagine they put splatzones in ranked mode simply as a barrier to entry. Because it basically lets people know, "hey. This is hardcore insanity, are you sure you want to play?"
As far as being competitive, Turf Wars is definitely just as competitive, maybe even more. The back and forth in turf wars is stronger, and once we have real teams, the strategy and depth will expand further than splatzones, I think.
Beelzebufo
Banned
How did you get that kind of money?Fuck. Wish I knew this days ago. I must've spend 120k on him.
Yeah the Inkbrush* is what I'm most eager to use. If it has spawn beacons oh my goodness yes please.
I actually really like Splat Zones. Forcing players to prioritize maintaining certain sections of the map over others means there's a greater density of players and a more frantic pace overall. At the same time, playing with a special like the inkstrike means you need to shift priority to building your meter at all times, so you need to balance aiding your team directly vs building up to an inkstrike and making sure you survive long enough to use it when your team needs it most. I'm not sure it'll have the long-lasting appeal of turf war and it's definitely not as iconic, but it's a great addition to multiplayer and I can't wait to see what the other modes bring to the table.
The ranking system definitely has its flaws though. I think ranking players individually for the collaborative action of their team, especially when matchmaking is primarily random, is a flawed idea. Now, if there was a ranked version of Turf Wars which rewarded players in proportion to their contribution as well as whether their team won or lost, that seems more ideal to me. As it is, the "all or nothing" nature of Splat Zones combined with the unforgiving-ness of Ranked AND the lottery of random matchmaking seems like it'll lead to a lot of frustration. At least until custom matchmaking becomes available in August, I can easily see Ranked losing its appeal to a lot of people in the frustration of dealing with less experienced randoms.
The ranking system definitely has its flaws though. I think ranking players individually for the collaborative action of their team, especially when matchmaking is primarily random, is a flawed idea. Now, if there was a ranked version of Turf Wars which rewarded players in proportion to their contribution as well as whether their team won or lost, that seems more ideal to me. As it is, the "all or nothing" nature of Splat Zones combined with the unforgiving-ness of Ranked AND the lottery of random matchmaking seems like it'll lead to a lot of frustration. At least until custom matchmaking becomes available in August, I can easily see Ranked losing its appeal to a lot of people in the frustration of dealing with less experienced randoms.
Dr. Buni
Member
Inkbrush*
I was expecting it to be the first weapon to be released, Shame it wasn't. A faster roller-like weapon have potential to be tons of fun.
donkey show
Member
I keep thinking I have a melee attack to fall on whenever I am up close and personal to an enemy. :S
Starwolf_UK
Member
Wait a second. I think this means you can do the Spyke glitch for every Judd payout so you can potentially do it three times per map rotation. Of course that is provided you cash in before you reach the next tier (indicated by the flags getting bigger) so like cash in at +1 erm, then +4, then +7 (if you wait until +7 you get the sum of all those anyway but can only do the glitch once), not sure on those latter numbers.
Fuck. Wish I knew this days ago. I must've spend 120k on him.
lol yeah. Probably spent like 200k on that mofo so far.
Razzorn34
Member
Agreed. Both should have ranked and unranked. I'm guessing they don't want to fragment the user base too much at the moment though.
PotionBleue
Member
What? You can get paid three times every 4 hours? I though Judd only gave money once.
Splatzones Matches can have 2 types of matches:
- A "Park The Bus" match where a team controls the Zone and never gets it contested. The Those who are not parking the bus feel as though they stood no chance.
- A match where there is constant back and forth between the two teams, where no-one is sure of the outcome and where you are constantly believing that: while you been ahead for the last minute ahead, the fact that it is 34-33 in Overtime and they are chipping away their penalty makes you feel on the edge and want to push them back! Everyone enjoys the game.
That ain't stopped Halo for years.
- A "Park The Bus" match where a team controls the Zone and never gets it contested. The Those who are not parking the bus feel as though they stood no chance.
- A match where there is constant back and forth between the two teams, where no-one is sure of the outcome and where you are constantly believing that: while you been ahead for the last minute ahead, the fact that it is 34-33 in Overtime and they are chipping away their penalty makes you feel on the edge and want to push them back! Everyone enjoys the game.
That ain't stopped Halo for years.
Dr. Buni
Member
Yeah, but two completely different modes already fragment the user base a bit. And it will get "worse" once the other two ranked modes are released.
PreyingShark
Member
It just says things like "Swim Speed Up increases your swim speed by up to 25%". So 14% sounds right there if the 25% requires a full Swim Speed Up set. It also mentions that Ninja Squid's swimming speed bonus is indeed negligible.
Powerful or not, I get so salty when someone wearing a full set of three slot gear kills me. Mostly when said three slots are three damage ups, three ink tank ups, and then some extra ink charge when in squid mixed with more ink tank up.
This is IV breeding in Pokemon all over again.
Also, if you try to shortchange Spyke he says, "YOU WOT MATE?"
This is IV breeding in Pokemon all over again.
Also, if you try to shortchange Spyke he says, "YOU WOT MATE?"
You can get paid at each vibe phase so toasty, smokin, and so hawt(American version), 100 at the first 300 at the next and 1000 at the last, but it stacks so if you cash out at the last phase you get the combined 1400 or at the second phase 400
I have a feeling that they will make the Rotation Times lower and rotate modes, so by the end of the year, I suspect:
- 14 Maps.
- Rotations occur every 2 hours, giving 3 new maps.
- Splatzones, Tower Control and Rainmaker will alternate on Ranked aswell.
- 4v4 Matches will be unranked, maybe the gamemodes will alternate.
- Custom is Custom.
I believe this will happen because when you go other Ranked Mode, it tells you the Ruleset. Also, the guy in the US Direct says "Once people have masters the maps and rulesets of Turf War and Ranked Battle", making Ranked Battle be the other gamemodes and Turf War be the only Non-Ranked.
Orbis Tabula
Member
What's this now?
