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Splatoon 2 |OT2| From Smallfry to FlyFish in 5 Easy Steps!
- Thread starter DaBoss
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It's usually a bit harder to find opponents in Splatfests (though it depends on your ping/region) because besides ping and power, the matchmaking has to cope with sides. When the sides are uneven or you're out of the "mass levels", it can really become lengthy (till the matchmaking give up and gives you a mirror match and/or with lower/higher power).
Well, if the map designers have to cope with stupid teams, I don't want their job ^_^
I'm curious... Did you get the same map as EU last week, with a chokepoint in the middle, ink lines to avoid the chokepoint, and small high areas on the side wor which you need a sponge to access?
No, that sounds like the previous Japanese Mystery Zone though... that one wasn't too bad, there were are least multiple ways around the chokepoint. America and Japan have the same one this time. It has two halves cleanly divided by an unclimbable wall, and the only way to get through is two slowly rotating "turnstyles" at each end. The end result is pretty much that there's zero point in pushing until the last 30 seconds, because it's so difficult to actually sustain an attack.
Jeff Vader
Member
I have not gotten the clean smash and grab run speed win yet in S2 like I could in S1. People are too ready for it
-shadow-
Member
I managed with my team just after asking it, it was an absolute inkbath it was insane! I managed with the rainmaker to splat three of the four by shooting over the arch but the sniper splatted me just before climbing the goal. Another one of the team got the Sniper during the killcam and scored the knockout. My hands were sweating like crazy!I have not gotten the clean smash and grab run speed win yet in S2 like I could in S1. People are too ready for it
And yeah, a grab and run so far had been difficult. People seem to have been a lot better at 2 than the original. Not really all too surprising, but still.
RecRoulette
Member
Yep a few times. Even managed to get through completely untouched in one round. Having Run Speed Up is pretty much required to get away like this though.
Vampire Queen! Ranking up was really easy this time.
I cant get a sense for which team is winning. I got a lot of Vampire vs Vampire matches, but I found that they were my most challenging.
I think Im going to do some serious grinding now. I want to get a pure set of gear.
I cant get a sense for which team is winning. I got a lot of Vampire vs Vampire matches, but I found that they were my most challenging.
I think Im going to do some serious grinding now. I want to get a pure set of gear.
thecouncil
Banned
I haven't picked a team yet.
Vampires is the one to go with?
Was gonna pick them anyway.
Vampires is the one to go with?
Was gonna pick them anyway.
JStein0222
Member
Ugh this vampire on vampire violence must end
You mean reaching the goal? Several times just today, but I'm only A+, so players make mistakes.
JStein0222
Member
Remembering why I haven't played this in a bit now. More than any other online game I have ever played, in Splatoon 2, matches almost always feel predetermined. When my team loses and I see my name sitting at the top of the board, I feel cheated. When I get teammates levels 9-12 and a 34 and a 29 pop on the other side, it's vexing.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Seems like a more even ratio of vampire and werewolf than I thought there would be.
plagiarize
Banned
Yeah. Only had one vamp vs vamp game so far.
Phoenix_Cypher_K1
Member
Didn't feel like that for me, I spent half of my road to Vampire King matches playing Vampire vs Vampire
plagiarize
Banned
In 25 matches only one event vamp vs vamp
Mr. Smiley
Member
Had about 30 matches. No mirror matches for Werewolves.
... That's good right? :I
... That's good right? :I
Jeff Vader
Member
It's questionable at this point who's gonna win.
I'm also on Werewolves and haven't had a mirror match yet. Just made it to Champion though so I still have plenty of matches left to go.
I've done my part for team werewolf. By which I mean I played for team vampire but sucked.
My strategy of losing the few vampire v. vampire matches to lower my power level isn't really working since every match team werewolf still seems to be a team with a much higher level. Oh well. The other splatfests I finished with a positive winning percent, but lost the fest. Maybe this time will be the opposite...
The only aspect that annoys me is that stupid shifty station stage. I hope who ever designed that stage never designs another stage.
My strategy of losing the few vampire v. vampire matches to lower my power level isn't really working since every match team werewolf still seems to be a team with a much higher level. Oh well. The other splatfests I finished with a positive winning percent, but lost the fest. Maybe this time will be the opposite...
The only aspect that annoys me is that stupid shifty station stage. I hope who ever designed that stage never designs another stage.
Otherspacing
Member
I give up for now. Tired of falling into teams of people that give up near the end of the match.
Even when we are clearly winning, by the end it seems everyone just throws their hands up in the air and give up. Team Werewolf is screwed.
Even when we are clearly winning, by the end it seems everyone just throws their hands up in the air and give up. Team Werewolf is screwed.
plagiarize
Banned
I went 27 wins to 23 losses on team vampire. Three of those were vamp vs vamp (lost two of those). I made Queen so my work is done. Fingers crossed team blood 2.0 get the win this time after that embarrassing mayo debacle.
Just getting into Splatoon 2. Bought it back when I lived in Japan (moved to Canada in August). Thoughts on my first splatfest (I'm on team power, screw stamina!): everybody seems a lot better than regular matchmaking. I'm not doing terrible, but having very few games where I'm playing very good. I'm having trouble finding matches--not sure if it's the servers fault or a lack of people on team stamina. Kinda sucks spending so much time in the lobby!
The map design is so bad in this game that your base is worth like 40% on its own.
It really sucks that the maps are so small with nothing but chokepoints. This is apparent when you play a map from splatoon 1 like Kelp Dome which has far more open space and points to flank.
I dont know if this is because the switch cant handle maps the size of splatoon 1 but i miss them.
It really sucks that the maps are so small with nothing but chokepoints. This is apparent when you play a map from splatoon 1 like Kelp Dome which has far more open space and points to flank.
I dont know if this is because the switch cant handle maps the size of splatoon 1 but i miss them.
Mr. Smiley
Member
Did it always take this long to level up like in Splatoon 1?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Are Werewolves' getting destroyed or is it just me?
Unfriendly TimeTraveler
Member
If anybody down for it trying to get a team going and only need two more players.
The room code is 8825 if you want to join. Also team werewolf because that's only choice.
The room code is 8825 if you want to join. Also team werewolf because that's only choice.
Negotiator
Member
You mean Shitty Station.
That doesn't make any sense. There's over 3 times more RAM available for games (1GB vs 3.25GB).
Use your tickets.
Thanks for this! The only good thing Im getting out of this splatfest. Losing most of my matches like usual.
AlexFlame116
Member
I'm getting so many unstable connection errors. I've been warned for it now. It's never happened before though.
Mr. Smiley
Member
I have! And it still feels like a damn crawl.
Yeah, me too. I've never had it this bad before.