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Kashuno
Oct 9, 2012

Where the hell is my SWORD?
Grimey Drawer
I haven't had a single match this splat fest that isn't a compete blowout one way or the other. 80% plus every game

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Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


Nothing elicits horror like a Port Mackerel truck slowly pushing you into a Killer Wail.

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Neddy Seagoon posted:

By the sounds of things, the results are already clear;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLcTtCrqwg

I'm going to beat the poo poo out of Optimus Prime, and then I'll do the same to you... BUMBLEBEE

comingafteryouall
Aug 2, 2011


Had a 15-1 game on Port Mackerel. I felt bad cause they were all newer players, I guess being on Team Decepticon makes you evil?

Was also on my very first spawn camping team in Flounder Heights. I didn't think it was possible, it should be easy to get around people.

brainwrinkle
Oct 18, 2009

What's going on in here?
Buglord
The Luna Blaster is amazing on all of the Splatfest stages :rms:

Silver Falcon
Dec 5, 2005

Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

I was on a bad losing streak this morning at first, then I switched from the Slosher back to the Krak-On roller and started kicking rear end again. The maps are pretty roller friendly this time around. I've had especially good luck in Saltspray, putting Beakons everywhere. Sometimes my teammates even use them! :downs:

I'm a third of the way to Decepticon Queen.

Bean
Sep 9, 2001
Okay, inkwise, decepticons are kicking our poo poo in. If it were based on kills, we'd be on top, because holy crap I have been a killing machine today.

Keiya
Aug 22, 2009

Come with me if you want to not die.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

By the sounds of things, the results are already clear;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLcTtCrqwg

We're probably going to lose, but odds are good that Optimus Prime will have to die to beat us.

AmiYumi
Oct 10, 2005

I FORGOT TO HAIL KING TORG
And, I am done with this Splatfest. Had 11 matches in a row on Saltspray Rig. NO.

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

I got put with a good team that would booyah eventually at the start of every match. We didn't lose a single time and then the dreaded error message struck. Got into another good team only for the same thing to happen.

And it keeps happening. I'm at 45/50 without a single loss but my motivation to keep going is drained because I probably won't find a team as fun as that.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

I POSTED WHAT NOW!?

ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

I got put with a good team that would booyah eventually at the start of every match. We didn't lose a single time and then the dreaded error message struck. Got into another good team only for the same thing to happen.

And it keeps happening. I'm at 45/50 without a single loss but my motivation to keep going is drained because I probably won't find a team as fun as that.

I love teams that Booyah. When I had my good team we were booyah'ing during entire matches. Someone got a nice kill? They'd throw out a booyah and the entire team would booyah back. Good times.

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

Gotta take a break but I'm at 22.5 heat for the decepticons.

The Black Stones posted:

I love teams that Booyah. When I had my good team we were booyah'ing during entire matches. Someone got a nice kill? They'd throw out a booyah and the entire team would booyah back. Good times.

Got a 90% vs 8.4%, full teams but only one that booyah'd. :cool:

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Faught this one guy with a krakon splat roller who predicted every single thing that I did. Most games were a wash with opponents who dont run from grenades and stuff but then you fight really good players all of a sudden and it's jarring.

I think I'm going on tilt, I find myself doing stupid poo poo so much now. Time for a day or two break from the game. =/

maybeflan
May 15, 2014
Comcast is on the fritz again. :(
Other than that, holy crap, I spotted a level 50 player sporting the Cap.

Oneiros
Jan 12, 2007



Just went from Decepticon Defender to Champion in one un-defeated run of matches :yeah:. Some stompy, some pretty dang close (1-2 points).

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


brainwrinkle posted:

The Luna Blaster is amazing on all of the Splatfest stages :rms:

The regular blaster works well too, seems that nobody expects you to pick them off ledges with those things anymore.
Of course it's not that good for painting floors, so if the rest of your team is worthless poo poo then it's all for naught. A Blaster player should not be first or second on a team that has rollers or really anything that is not a charger.

Chance
Apr 28, 2002

Yeah so far haven't fought other decepticons, also haven't lost. Guess autobots more popular...and also filled with more children.

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

raditts posted:

The regular blaster works well too, seems that nobody expects you to pick them off ledges with those things anymore.
Of course it's not that good for painting floors, so if the rest of your team is worthless poo poo then it's all for naught. A Blaster player should not be first or second on a team that has rollers or really anything that is not a charger.

Luna blaster is far from the worst at painting floores, the nozzlenose is way worse at it

Night Blade fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Aug 29, 2015

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

raditts posted:

The regular blaster works well too, seems that nobody expects you to pick them off ledges with those things anymore.
Of course it's not that good for painting floors, so if the rest of your team is worthless poo poo then it's all for naught. A Blaster player should not be first or second on a team that has rollers or really anything that is not a charger.

Tbh, I prefer the regular blaster or even the range blaster. Luna just doesn't have enough range for me, and these maps have some long corridors and large spaces. I even took out the rapid blaster deco for a match and did well with it. I seem to be pretty good with guns everyone else considers trash. :v:

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

Having picked the Dual Squelcher back up last night, I forgot how spotty the coverage is. It's a bit of a disappointment, though still better than Blasters/Nozzles.

Cialis Railman posted:

Tbh, I prefer the regular blaster or even the range blaster. Luna just doesn't have enough range for me, and these maps have some long corridors and large spaces. I even took out the rapid blaster deco for a match and did well with it. I seem to be pretty good with guns everyone else considers trash. :v:

I like whichever Rapid Blaster has Suction Rush, it's a decent fit for Tower Control/corner and ledge kills. That said, after improving with Blasters, I gravitated towards the ones with 1hko potential, because I can put that potential to better use. Blasters also made me a bit more reckless/aggressive when playing with them, so the short range of the Luna pairs well. Don't like the subs though.

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

I'm struggling to find a weapon I like for turf war for all three of these maps. I've kinda settled on the Dual Squelcher but the 4+ hits to kill is kinda rough.

Tengames
Oct 29, 2008


Night Blade posted:

Faught this one guy with a krakon splat roller who predicted every single thing that I did. Most games were a wash with opponents who dont run from grenades and stuff but then you fight really good players all of a sudden and it's jarring.

I think I'm going on tilt, I find myself doing stupid poo poo so much now. Time for a day or two break from the game. =/

Try a different weapon. I sometimes find if im playing stupid with a roller, changing weapons with different playstyles will get me back into playing well. I was getting wasted with anything at range with the rollar today , couldnt aim worth poo poo with a 3-liter scope, but apparently i managed to win my way through the rest with a plain tentatek splattershot.

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!
Holy crap why is every Decepticon player absolutely TERRIBLE
I've yet to get into a match where someone else on my team scores more than 1 kill

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

Deceptive Thinker posted:

Holy crap why is every Decepticon player absolutely TERRIBLE
I've yet to get into a match where someone else on my team scores more than 1 kill

good thing you're scored on turf covered and not kills

bumble
Oct 15, 2012

R U HOT YET?

Deceptive Thinker posted:

Holy crap why is every Decepticon player absolutely TERRIBLE
I've yet to get into a match where someone else on my team scores more than 1 kill

I've been getting some pretty good teammates, but every now and then this happens:



WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME, TEAM? :negative:

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!
^ looks like literally every match for me

Kaubocks posted:

good thing you're scored on turf covered and not kills

If only a dead squid could actually cover turf

Orabilis
May 6, 2014

sba posted:

You don't need an official, but some don't work. We got one at Frys that the WiiU wouldn't register. The Nyko one worked for us and is only around $20.

Also, if you guys are looking for the amiibos still - Target currently has the 3 pack up for pre-order:

http://www.target.com/p/nintendo-am...20+%2520Inkling

Looks like they're done with preorders already.

Quantity limited DLC, man.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused

Orabilis posted:

Looks like they're done with preorders already.

Quantity limited DLC, man.

I'm so glad people whined about amiiibos not doing enough. What a great thing to be locked out of content permanently because you can't get your hands on a stupid hunk of plastic.


Yes I'm :salt: about this.

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


Deceptive Thinker posted:

Holy crap why is every Decepticon player absolutely TERRIBLE
I've yet to get into a match where someone else on my team scores more than 1 kill

That was me last night, I had to quit after a couple hours of getting utterly destroyed before I put my head through a wall.
Fortunately this afternoon, outside of one match where I was literally killed by a carbon roller through a wall, and another where this guy with a roller would kill anyone who touched him even if his back was turned, the netcode gods have been pretty kind to me and have allowed me to be the killing machine I was meant to be.

Vanrushal
Apr 2, 2005

I thought my Spitter was a Jockey!
This was probably the smoothest time I've had ranking up during a Splatfest yet. Only a handful of losses total and the first team I joined took me straight to champion, but then I had to pee really bad and so we parted ways. I think the Tentakek Splattershot just might be my main, I like the balance of range/RoF/damage/spread because my aim is borderline garbage, and while I'm not overly fond of the special because it's not very versatile, goddamn Inkzooka wrecks Port Mackeral and is p nice on Saltspray Rig. I usually get into trouble with it when I get too aggressive and find myself surrounded by enemy ink with no way to get out, but narrow corridors and short walls to shoot over? Yes, please! Also how am I supposed to use Suction Bombs? I keep trying to use them like Splat Bombs but the delay is way too long and I usually only ever splat anyone when they unknowingly walk into one. They don't seem to ink much territory if they stick to a wall either.

Also gently caress robots, go team Purple.

Suspicious Dish
Sep 24, 2011

2020 is the year of linux on the desktop, bro
Fun Shoe

Vanrushal posted:

Also gently caress robots, go team Purple.

which purple

comingafteryouall
Aug 2, 2011


Yeah, I just got Decepticon King after a couple of good sessions. My hot streak is at +30.0. Suck it Autobots. I may have lost 2 matches today out of the 30-35 or whatever the number is.

The teammate matching seems to group people according to level, so if you're at a lower level you're going to have worse teammates. I kept getting paired with people that were B+ or better in ranked when I examined them in the lobby. I ran with another S-Ranked player for a bit and we just destroyed all challengers.

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!
Well I finally had a good team and then got disconnected, now it's back to horrendous

arcsig
May 29, 2015

I'm getting disconnected a lot today, for some reason.

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

Just had a team decepticon vs decepticon match

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Certain times you just get a team, load into the map, intros play

AND WERE OFF

The rush to the center starts, you ink territory and rush to the center, you spot an enemy player and go to cut his ink route off but wait; there's a guy coming to your left, you quickly cut off the trail and retreat a bit back to counter the guy coming on the left when a third guy comes up behind you with a roller and insta kills you. At about this point you wonder what your team is doing so you look down on your pad and theyre... very slowly. Feels like every 3 or so matches ONE side does this.

Also Nintendo, can we please get an on screen mini map to go with the mini map on our pad? Please?

dragon enthusiast
Jan 1, 2010

Night Blade posted:

Certain times you just get a team, load into the map, intros play

AND WERE OFF

The rush to the center starts, you ink territory and rush to the center, you spot an enemy player and go to cut his ink route off but wait; there's a guy coming to your left, you quickly cut off the trail and retreat a bit back to counter the guy coming on the left when a third guy comes up behind you with a roller and insta kills you. At about this point you wonder what your team is doing so you look down on your pad and theyre... very slowly. Feels like every 3 or so matches ONE side does this.

Also Nintendo, can we please get an on screen mini map to go with the mini map on our pad? Please?

can we get an on screen mini map and get rid of the touchpad requirement entirely

Deviant
Sep 26, 2003

i've forgotten all of your names.


ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

(and one good drawing of optimus)

Freshness is the right of all sentient beings.

dragon enthusiast posted:

can we get an on screen mini map and get rid of the touchpad requirement entirely

no

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

Night Blade posted:

Certain times you just get a team, load into the map, intros play

AND WERE OFF

The rush to the center starts, you ink territory and rush to the center, you spot an enemy player and go to cut his ink route off but wait; there's a guy coming to your left, you quickly cut off the trail and retreat a bit back to counter the guy coming on the left when a third guy comes up behind you with a roller and insta kills you. At about this point you wonder what your team is doing so you look down on your pad and theyre... very slowly. Feels like every 3 or so matches ONE side does this.

Also Nintendo, can we please get an on screen mini map to go with the mini map on our pad? Please?

I was inkbrushing with 2 aerosprays and a squiffer, one of the aerosprayers would come up with me to the mid and the other two would slowly advance, we still won every battle, it's amazing how much of a difference having a reliably aggressive teammate makes.

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Vanrushal
Apr 2, 2005

I thought my Spitter was a Jockey!

dragon enthusiast posted:

can we get an on screen mini map and get rid of the touchpad requirement entirely

While we're asking for things we won't get, can we also get rid of short hops? Do they even serve a purpose in this game other than making sure you don't get up on top of whatever you're trying to jump up on?


Ink/shirts. If only it were Callie's team. :sigh:

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