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I have a love hate relationship with the blaster. I love it because sometimes I am able to score crack shots against people and murder everyone. I hate it because sometimes I can't aim for poo poo and it sucks at inking. Here is a rare shot of me doing well in this game.  Not pictured, the 20 loss streak after this was taken.
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Ranked battles are bullshit, you either utterly stomp the other team, or you get stomped, there's literally zero coordination so you have no idea what your teammates are doing, trying to hold the capture zones turns from fun to poo poo when you are utterly alone as your entire team is on the other side of the map trying to snipe while the dudes with rollers clean house down below, it's rapidly turning into a game mode I'll never bother with at this rate.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:26
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The roller is overpowered on levels where it's very flat. It probably owns in Port, but it's essentially useless in Mall. It's pretty godly in Underpass if you have someone to back you up with a shooter and a sniper on one of the ledges. But if someone else has been rolling and Krakens the area, everyone loses.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:34
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The paint roller is very strong and can kill you in one hit if you miss your shot with one of the burst weapons but if you use something like the Splattershot Jr its really hard to miss them. The SMGs eat rollers for dinner. The aerospray's drawback of being inaccurate actually negates its drawback of being weak by surrounding your target with so much ink that they just get trapped in place for you to pepper them to death, which I think is the root of how strong it is in combat. It can fill its Special in 10 seconds of fire, which I think is the fastest any gun can build a special in the game.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:34
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noirstronaut posted:The roller is overpowered on levels where it's very flat. It probably owns in Port, but it's essentially useless in Mall. It's pretty godly in Underpass if you have someone to back you up with a shooter and a sniper on one of the ledges. I find the roller is most overpowered in saltspray rig. If I run straight for the far end of the map with all the shipping crates I can usually hold the whole area for the entire game.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:38
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:Fairly certain it does. I can frequently see enemies on my map respawning when I don't have recon personally. I'm pretty sure it doesn't, when an opponent is covered a bit in your color ink they show up on the map. Ask Judd, he'll back me up on this.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:50
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Lemming posted:I'm pretty sure it doesn't, when an opponent is covered a bit in your color ink they show up on the map. Ask Judd, he'll back me up on this. I always thought this was just a teammate having line of sight on someone but them attacking them makes a LOT more sense
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Jun 3, 2015 21:57
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I played my first dozen or so rounds in Splat Zones and wow, I wasn't expecting the scoring system to be pretty much all or nothing. You either get twice the score you get in normal games, or you get nothing. Of course, the games are way more fun, so bonuses all around.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:59
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Silentman0 posted:I played my first dozen or so rounds in Splat Zones and wow, I wasn't expecting the scoring system to be pretty much all or nothing. You either get twice the score you get in normal games, or you get nothing. Of course, the games are way more fun, so bonuses all around. It's only all or nothing in a knockout. I've been in quite a few matches where neither team is fully in control at the end of the match, and we each get something. Think it might be when a match goes into overtime? It's hard to tell because it's so chaotic...
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Jun 3, 2015 22:06
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Splat Zone in Overpass is pretty brutal. If you're not quick, you are in a serious disadvantage because they can essentially lock you out of the center area. Better know your specials! I made this
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Jun 3, 2015 22:08
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noirstronaut posted:Can an American use Japanese characters in their ingame name? Japanese systems are the only ones with the Japanese IME. Other systems don't have it, so they can't. So unless you import one, no. Rexroom posted:いいえ、バカが偉人さん。 I was not sure what the gently caress you were going for here, because that's wrong on multiple levels. So I threw it into Google search to see if I was having a  moment and not getting it, and I saw this And I legit laughed out loud at my office.
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Drastic Actions posted:I was not sure what the gently caress you were going for here, because that's wrong on multiple levels. So I threw it into Google search to see if I was having a I think that's what they were going for, and the い got turned into some random kanji.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:13
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And for those of us who aren't polyglots?
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Jun 3, 2015 22:13
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It might have been a typo or an alternate pronunciation or something. 偉人 is pronounced "ijin" and means "great man" according to Google Translate. 外人 is pronounced "gaijin" and means "foreigner". Also 外人 is apparently politically incorrect and you can't say it on television.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:16
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oopsie rock posted:It's only all or nothing in a knockout. I've been in quite a few matches where neither team is fully in control at the end of the match, and we each get something. Think it might be when a match goes into overtime? It's hard to tell because it's so chaotic... Yeah, but less than 100 points is pocket change, they might as well have given nothing. I think it gave me 17 once.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:17
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So does anyone know if these upcoming lobbies will let you choose which gamemode you wanna play? I haven't even seen this tower thing people talked about.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:18
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Flytrap posted:So does anyone know if these upcoming lobbies will let you choose which gamemode you wanna play? I haven't even seen this tower thing people talked about. That tower thing isn't out yet. Just took delivery on the amiibos. These things are great. Wanna get into those special missions, but I have a few left to do on the original campaign.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:47
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I really hate the clothing system in this game. I want to be a slave to fashion, not min-maxing abilities.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:58
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TechnoSyndrome posted:I really hate the clothing system in this game. I want to be a slave to fashion, not min-maxing abilities. well good news most buffs are pretty minor!
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Jun 3, 2015 23:00
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Hit Rank B in the last match before the map switch just now  The .96 Gal has no right being this good. What does the Deco version come with? The Sprinkler is nice, but I'd like a more offensive special than just the Echolocator
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Jun 3, 2015 23:03
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TechnoSyndrome posted:I really hate the clothing system in this game. I want to be a slave to fashion, not min-maxing abilities. Very few of the abilities even matter. All damage up and defense up do is counteract each other. Swim speed is noticeable, so are the incidental ones like ninja squid, stealth jump and so on. The ink saver abilities do basically nothing. The abilities that have noticeable effects have extremely harsh diminishing returns, making stacking abilities an exercise in futility. Go crazy and be a fashion slave, squiddo. vvv oh yeah, tenacity is super good. Bet it'll see a nerf. Sade fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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Jun 3, 2015 23:03
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Bread Set Jettison posted:well good news most buffs are pretty minor! The problem is that some buffs are not. There's a reason a lot of people are sporting gas masks. (Tenacity is not a poo poo buff)
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Jun 3, 2015 23:06
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The Blaster is no good and I hate it.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:07
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ComradeCosmobot posted:The problem is that some buffs are not. There's a reason a lot of people are sporting gas masks. (Tenacity is not a poo poo buff) And Stealth Jump is pretty awesome in Splat Zone play.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:09
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TechnoSyndrome posted:I really hate the clothing system in this game. I want to be a slave to fashion, not min-maxing abilities. Other than primary abilities maybe, don't worry too much, yeah. After the first splatfest you should be able to max the slots for all the gear you like, even if it's all one-star stuff, and reroll the abilities a few times afterward. Be the most fashionable squid-kid you can be if you want.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:09
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That's mostly because the tower mode doesn't exist yet.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:11
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Caerulius posted:That's mostly because the tower mode doesn't exist yet. Do we know when it's coming? Also, what's the next thing that's opening up? The Cat Domination event, right?
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Jun 3, 2015 23:12
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Did some more testing: Multiple Ink Recovery Up's (while in ink) let's you refill less than a second faster. Multiple Ink Saver (Mains) can extend your spray for up to 10 seconds more.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:14
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Icedude posted:Hit Rank B in the last match before the map switch just now Seeker and Inkstrike, it's good
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Jun 3, 2015 23:14
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I prioritize stacking speed buffs gotta go fast
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Jun 3, 2015 23:16
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More a slave to fashion than stats. Tried to take the unchanging shorts into consideration. Current look: 
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Icedude posted:The .96 Gal has no right being this good. What does the Deco version come with? The Sprinkler is nice, but I'd like a more offensive special than just the Echolocator dragon enthusiast posted:Seeker and Inkstrike, it's good
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Roland Jones posted:Other than primary abilities maybe, don't worry too much, yeah. After the first splatfest you should be able to max the slots for all the gear you like, even if it's all one-star stuff, and reroll the abilities a few times afterward. Be the most fashionable squid-kid you can be if you want.
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dragon enthusiast posted:Seeker and Inkstrike oh my god. I need that RIGHT NOW. I'm going to be so OP it isn't even funny  edit: oh, it's the .52 and not the .96? Ah well, still a drat good gun either way. Hits hard and keeps you out of the range of Rollers and Aerosprays, but now with added comedy Seeker snipes and the emergency timer stopper button Icedude fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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Jun 3, 2015 23:24
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TechnoSyndrome posted:Wait, you can reroll abilities? How does that work, that'd fix all my complaints. Hit level 20 and talk to Spyke. He'll add a slot to any piece of gear for 30k. When there's 3 slots 30k will instead reroll all 3 of those bonus abilities but the main ability (big picture) won't change. My bobble hat has 3 slots now for example and is the same as the gas mask with tenacity so I can actually look good while I fight.
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Jun 3, 2015 23:29
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TechnoSyndrome posted:Wait, you can reroll abilities? How does that work, that'd fix all my complaints. The same super shells that add new slots to gear can also be used to reroll the random abilities, yeah. At level 20 you can buy these for 30k points, while after a splatfest you should get a lot provided you actually participated. Even if your team doesn't win the overall event I think you can score enough to max a full set of equipment and reroll each one two or three times if you play enough. As stated, it doesn't change the preset ability but all the sub abilities get switched out. Roland Jones fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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Jun 3, 2015 23:43
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Szmitten posted:Did some more testing: Ink recovery lets you use more sub weapons
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Anime Curator posted:The Blaster is no good and I hate it.
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i ran into a guy last night with a blaster and he was one shotting me all over the place. im surprised i dont see it more
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I've been owning bones with the blaster, it one hits if your aim is good and two hits if it's not. Great for area control too, people see the explosion and tend to back off
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