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I haven't played ranked in a while, but I remember having more fun in tower control than splat zones, though both are really fun. Splat zones gets real intense when there's a tug-of-war on.
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Pro tip for tower control: if you have a solid lead and time is running out, don't overextend and try to go for a knockout. It's better to have a solid setup in the middle than to try to push inwards. If you get a teamwipe you're way more likely to have them counter push and get the win than if you remain calm and defend the middle, which is generally easier.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:12
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I freaking love Tower Control. There's no subtlety to it. Jump in, spray ink everywhere like a Goddamn maniac, die, jab the screen on your teammate nearest the tower like a woodpecker, repeat. Well, that's how I play it. Maybe all you good players have a different strategy.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:13
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Argg I swear. I kept recording my matches just in case cool stuff happened, then yesterday I said "nothing cool ever happens, I wont bother recording this time." Sick match after sick match, including one splatzone where the opponent managed to stomp us early and get down to 1 second, then my team makes a crazy comeback. And no proof...
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Aug 13, 2015 22:22
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Randumb Thots posted:I freaking love Tower Control. There's no subtlety to it. Jump in, spray ink everywhere like a Goddamn maniac, die, jab the screen on your teammate nearest the tower like a woodpecker, repeat. This is what I do with the lunablaster and gear with comeback and X2 quick respawn and it works really well for me. Slowly climbing from A+ to S Nearly every match I have the most kills AND deaths but I respawn so much faster with the nice comeback buff, run at the enemy like a bat out of hell fighting completely suicidally causing as much chaos as possible getting 1-3 kills every charge. All thats left is for my team to take advantage of it. LemonAIDS fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Aug 13, 2015 |
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Aug 13, 2015 22:22
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LethalGeek posted:Tower Control is the superior mode, anyone who says otherwise isn't good. I can't carry 3 other bad players in tower mode quite as easily as in Splat Zones. I just started playing ranked, at what point so people start moving out of the way of grenades? On a splat zone last night I ground tossed a splat grenade down a corridor and got a triple kill while most other times people just stand on top of grenades waiting for a prize to come out.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:24
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Lemming posted:The problem with tower control is that it's more restrictive of the play style necessary to win. This isn't inherently bad, the problem is when you get people who refuse to jump on the tower because they're scared and prefer to stay back. In splat zones you can be useful doing that, but in tower you need to jump on the tower sometimes, and some people never will. So it can lead to frustrating teams. Don't do this, you need to push and hold in Splat Zones in order to create advantage. Play Turf War if you don't feel like doing that
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Aug 13, 2015 22:43
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dragon enthusiast posted:Don't do this, you need to push and hold in Splat Zones in order to create advantage. Play Turf War if you don't feel like doing that Yes, obviously, but you don't need to physically stand on the splat zone itself in order to control it. You can do that with longer range weapons by hanging back a bit and getting a vantage point, or once you've pushed, position yourself to get people as they approach. You can't do that with tower, sometimes you have to go up to the tower itself and stand on it no matter what weapon you're using, and that naturally puts you in a vulnerable position.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:46
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LemonAIDS posted:This is what I do with the lunablaster and gear with comeback and X2 quick respawn and it works really well for me. Slowly climbing from A+ to S I got 20 kills and 13 deaths in a rank-stacked match. edit: Did horribly the next time, though. Hardest part is getting over your fear of death. Star Guarded fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Aug 13, 2015 |
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Aug 13, 2015 22:49
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Tower Control is okay until it turns into "Who can go invulnerable most on the tower, wins", where it becomes a complete chore to play. I'm getting real tired of seeing '96 Gal Deco being about 50% of the weapons used in my matches.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:58
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Pfft, being splatted is basically a comeback buff recharger. You barely spend any time dead in ranked if you stack a few quick respawns.
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Aug 13, 2015 22:59
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Smash Daisaku posted:Tower Control is okay until it turns into "Who can go invulnerable most on the tower, wins", where it becomes a complete chore to play. I'm getting real tired of seeing '96 Gal Deco being about 50% of the weapons used in my matches. It's pretty easy to knock krakens/shielded people off the tower, as long as you have an automatic weapon.
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Aug 13, 2015 23:01
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Count Uvula posted:It's pretty easy to knock krakens/shielded people off the tower, as long as you have an automatic weapon. They should really make blasters stronger at knockback against krakens and shields so I don't have to suffer so much.
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Aug 13, 2015 23:06
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with tower control, defending got a lot easier once i learned that you can squid jump to other teammates on the tower. the jump-in point follows the platform.
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Aug 13, 2015 23:15
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You can get a cycle going where your whole team chains respawn-jumps as you each get splatted. By the time the fourth team member dies, the first is jumping back onto the tower. A cycling engine of death, propelling the tower to victory.
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Aug 13, 2015 23:22
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Smash Daisaku posted:They should really make blasters stronger at knockback against krakens and shields so I don't have to suffer so much.
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Aug 13, 2015 23:31
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Swimming away doesn't do much when the kraken isn't even chasing you, just sitting on the tower being invulnerable as it moves the last few feet towards the goal
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Aug 13, 2015 23:48
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Rewatching rainmaker footage and I appreciate that the inklings spike the rainmaker onto the platform like a football. Seriously they lift the thing over their heads and slam it down
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Aug 14, 2015 00:28
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Splatzones is fun but you haven't truly experienced Splatoon until you stop other team's tower push at 10 points with less then 20 seconds to go, only to have your entire team jump onto the tower and ride it into the enemy base like a four headed inkspewing pagan god of destruction for the overtime win.
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Aug 14, 2015 00:41
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 Had some good matches this morning. First a very disappointing one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZgaZcGwf8Q Then the very next one after a bit of a team shuffle, I get swift vengence. Love the guy at the end that abandons the tower to kill a guy, allowing me to take it the rest of the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GwlkC2T7h0 And me finally putting in some work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDZoXzR3AzY
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Aug 14, 2015 03:12
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Hey if I could make a request, could the OP put names and NNID tags in the first post? I would like to know who will be willing to splat with me without trawling through pages of info. E: well ain't I a bag of dicks. 
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Aug 14, 2015 03:48
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ManlyGrunting posted:Hey if I could make a request, could the OP put names and NNID tags in the first post? I would like to know who will be willing to splat with me without trawling through pages of info. Take a look in the quote box near the end of the OP, above the brands. Go hog wild. Speaking of, I think the doc needs updated for levels. Or open for people to edit themselves. I'm not level..12-14 anymore by a longshot. 
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Aug 14, 2015 03:59
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Are there not a lot of people on or something cus as a B rank I've been matched up against nothing but As and S ranks for like three matches in a row now and it's very unfortunate because I'm dying really loving hard.
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Aug 14, 2015 04:05
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CodfishCartographer posted:Are there not a lot of people on or something cus as a B rank I've been matched up against nothing but As and S ranks for like three matches in a row now and it's very unfortunate because I'm dying really loving hard. Only by facing the masters can you truly progress.
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Aug 14, 2015 04:25
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Better then the last two pieces of equipment that had 3 of the same ability.
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Aug 14, 2015 04:51
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The videos are private.
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Puistokemisti posted:The videos are private. Ha, they sure are! Not anymore.
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Aug 14, 2015 08:08
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That wee ice cream truck music that plays when teh tower moves still slays me.
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Aug 14, 2015 08:41
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Hey-o, my kid brother aced a test and I thought I'd grab him Splatoon. Turned out it's Wii-U exclusive, which he doesn't have. Are there any indications that Splatoon will be ported to the Wii or PC?
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Aug 14, 2015 13:40
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WarpedNaba posted:Hey-o, my kid brother aced a test and I thought I'd grab him Splatoon. Turned out it's Wii-U exclusive, which he doesn't have. The Wii doesn't have nearly the hardware grunt for it, and no - it's a first-party in-house Nintendo title.
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Aug 14, 2015 13:42
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WarpedNaba posted:Hey-o, my kid brother aced a test and I thought I'd grab him Splatoon. Turned out it's Wii-U exclusive, which he doesn't have. Wii is a long-dead product and it's Nintendo, when did Nintendo ever do PC ports?
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Aug 14, 2015 13:44
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Neddy Seagoon posted:The Wii doesn't have nearly the hardware grunt for it, and no - it's a first-party in-house Nintendo title. Bugger. Guess I'll save up for Xmas then. Bit of a pity, the kid goes through Game Boys like The Clap. BattleMaster posted:Wii is a long-dead product and it's Nintendo, when did Nintendo ever do PC ports? Ease up, Jim. I've never owned a console, I don't know how these guys work.
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Aug 14, 2015 13:46
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WarpedNaba posted:Bugger. Guess I'll save up for Xmas then. Do you give him an old Gameboy or a 3DS? Because I'm not sure how he'd go through multiple 3DS units unless he was actively hitting them with rocks.
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WarpedNaba posted:Bugger. Guess I'll save up for Xmas then. Check craigslist for Wii U's, I've seen some good deals on them locally just try not to get murdered and/or raped. And yeah, there's 0 chance Splatoon will appear on PC or other consoles because Nintendo made it, and they only make games for their stuff unlike other companies who port everything everywhere. Splatoon is crazy worth it though, go for it. (And also Mario Kart 8, Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World...)
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Geostomp posted:Do you give him an old Gameboy or a 3DS? Because I'm not sure how he'd go through multiple 3DS units unless he was actively hitting them with rocks. GBAs, last I recalled. I'm pretty sure he wasted two or more 3DS'. Lad's a little clumsy. Bird Law posted:Check craigslist for Wii U's, I've seen some good deals on them locally just try not to get murdered and/or raped. Good advice, thanks!
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Aug 14, 2015 14:22
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WarpedNaba posted:Bugger. Guess I'll save up for Xmas then. You won't regret this. The Wii U is the only Console worth owning, especially if you have a gaming PC (which it sounds like you do)
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Aug 14, 2015 14:22
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Hahaha, I'm quite serious when I say it's for my kid brother. I'd like to get one for myself, but things are fairly tight as-is. Can't share either, kid's 300 km away.
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Aug 14, 2015 14:30
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Well, if the kid still has a functional 3DS there are a ton of great games for it that a kid would love. Pokemon, Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Kid Icarus, Sonic, Zelda, Xenoblade (assuming he's a patient kid), and many more.
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Aug 14, 2015 15:11
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By the way, a Wii U gamepad replacement costs almost as much as the system itself, so you may want to think about purchasing a rubber protective sleeve for a particularly clumsy kid.
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WarpedNaba posted:Hahaha, I'm quite serious when I say it's for my kid brother. I'd like to get one for myself, but things are fairly tight as-is. Can't share either, kid's 300 km away. If he's a bit clumbsy, get him a 2DS instead. They dont have 3d but they play the same games, and they're a big single device with no hinge that's designed for small kids.
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