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Suspicious Dish
Sep 24, 2011

2020 is the year of linux on the desktop, bro
Fun Shoe
level is basically how long you've been playing the game, since you can never level down. the game matchmakes based on k/d ratio

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pokeyman
Nov 26, 2006

That elephant ate my entire platoon.

Zand posted:

turf war is garbage anyway

A garbage opinion.

Drakenel
Dec 2, 2008

The glow is a guide, my friend. Though it falls to you to avert catastrophe, you will never fight alone.

Suspicious Dish posted:

level is basically how long you've been playing the game, since you can never level down. the game matchmakes based on k/d ratio

Oh. So I do good my first few matches and the game thinks I can go up against level 50 poopsockers. No curve at all. Huh.

Well, either way. For all my bitching there, I am having fun with the game. It is unique, that's for certain.

Zand
Jul 9, 2003

~ i'll take you for a ride ~ ride on a meteorite ~

pokeyman posted:

A garbage opinion.

eh its cool with me if you like to play the mode where you shoot the floor but don't call my opinion garbage please

pokeyman
Nov 26, 2006

That elephant ate my entire platoon.
My nongarbage opinion is they're both fun!

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Zand posted:

eh its cool with me if you like to play the mode where you shoot the floor but don't call my opinion garbage please
Turf War is brilliant and you might be more comfortable with a different game if you don't like it. TF2, Unreal Tournament, Quake, there are lots of options.

Siselmo
Jun 16, 2013

hey there

Zand posted:

turf war is garbage anyway,

But I love Turf War. I like painting floors :(

CatsPajamas
Jul 4, 2013

I hated the new Stupid Newbie avatar so much that I bought a new one for this user. Congrats, Lowtax.

pokeyman posted:

My nongarbage opinion is they're both fun!

Pokeyman has good opinions. Having just played my first Rainmaker match where I actually carried the Rainmaker to a Knockout, I've got to say all the modes in Splatoon are distinct but still fun in their own ways. I've played a lot more Turf War than I have Ranked, but I'm trying to change that now.

By coincidence most of the matches I've played in Ranked have been Tower Control. For Splat Zones and Rainmaker I've been using the Tentatek Splattershot just for lack of knowing anything different to use, and being afraid of dragging others rank down by experimenting. Any good suggestions for loadouts for Splat Zones and Rainmaker?

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
I'm at a point where Splatoon is superfun but i'm not wanting to dedicate more than two hours every other day, so i'm playing whenever Rainmaker is on and then go for Turf War when a Splatfest is on.

oopsie rock
Oct 12, 2012

CatsPajamas posted:

By coincidence most of the matches I've played in Ranked have been Tower Control. For Splat Zones and Rainmaker I've been using the Tentatek Splattershot just for lack of knowing anything different to use, and being afraid of dragging others rank down by experimenting. Any good suggestions for loadouts for Splat Zones and Rainmaker?
Echolocator during Rainmaker matches is a real game-changer.

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Zand posted:

eh its cool with me if you like to play the mode where you shoot the floor but don't call my opinion garbage please

Turf war is where you try out and get a feel for weapons you're not familiar with. There's nothing really garbage about that.


Either everyone else has become simultaneously awful at the game or the latency this afternoon feels much better.

Night Blade fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Oct 4, 2015

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

I've had a lot of fun with all modes, but I use different weapons for different modes/map layouts, it's a rare game on Moray Towers where my inkbrush is advantageous.

Drakenel
Dec 2, 2008

The glow is a guide, my friend. Though it falls to you to avert catastrophe, you will never fight alone.
Ah right, I'm doing much better now that I remembered to actually be stealthy and to run from battles that I don't have the drop on. I was a bit too gung ho on painting paths to advance from and was getting killed for it

giffan
Jul 10, 2012

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

I'm at a point where Splatoon is superfun but i'm not wanting to dedicate more than two hours every other day, so i'm playing whenever Rainmaker is on and then go for Turf War when a Splatfest is on.

Same. Rainmaker is the most fun for me, but it's also the most stressful.

Like just now: I had 3 Japanese players on my team, 2 of which decided to play Turf Wars for the first 30 seconds while me and the other guy went for the Rainmaker. We burst the bubble. I get splatted taking out a couple of the opposing players. While I'm respawning, I look down at the map and see everyone dancing around the free Rainmaker like it has cooties. At that point, I'm certain we're already going to lose, but then a miracle happens and half way through my team turns around and is suddenly doing a super job backing each other up and pushing through and we win. God, I love this game.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Rainmaker in a quad squad with voice chat is fun even when you lose.

Drakenel
Dec 2, 2008

The glow is a guide, my friend. Though it falls to you to avert catastrophe, you will never fight alone.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

The 52-Deco is a solid general weapon. Good distance and firing rate, Seekers as your sub, and an Inkstrike as your Super. Or go nuts with one of the Aerosprays.

I just unlocked this weapon and it has served me well. Inkstrike is a good tool to waste enemies time while you prepare an ambush or just to stop a push. The Seeker is nice for getting pursuers to back off or to send down a busy lane. Thank you for the suggestion. I may check out an aerospray later. The gun itself is decent as you've described. Hits for decent damage and the fire rate is good enough to make pathways for me to swim into at a quick pace.

Also wow ranked matches throw the points at you. The bruise to my ego from being slammed against level 40-50s in turf war is soothed a bit knowing I'm at least not as bad as most C-rankers.

Suspicious Dish
Sep 24, 2011

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

BattleMaster posted:

Rainmaker in a quad squad with voice chat is fun even when you lose.

:agreed:

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.



I love the community for Splatoon, there were warnings about what to do and not do about the octoling hacker everywhere when that happened.

Smiles
Oct 23, 2012

gameface posted:

I haven't even gotten close to 1 million on a weapon yet (my top weapon being 384k with the standard roller) but you must be scary good with chargers to have that many points on 2 of them.

Haha thanks, I'd like to think so. It also helps that these guns are really good at inking, I saw a guy a few weeks ago with 999999p on his Luna Blaster and I was like whaaaaaaa

Also, Judd just gave me a Legendary Cap, I've managed to roll one Damage Up and two Ink Saver (Main)'s on it but now I'm trying to convince myself to be happy with it rather than trying to re-roll for a three-of-a-kind. :ohdear:

Drakenel
Dec 2, 2008

The glow is a guide, my friend. Though it falls to you to avert catastrophe, you will never fight alone.

Smiles posted:

Haha thanks, I'd like to think so. It also helps that these guns are really good at inking, I saw a guy a few weeks ago with 999999p on his Luna Blaster and I was like whaaaaaaa

Also, Judd just gave me a Legendary Cap, I've managed to roll one Damage Up and two Ink Saver (Main)'s on it but now I'm trying to convince myself to be happy with it rather than trying to re-roll for a three-of-a-kind. :ohdear:

Doesn't multiple of one trait have diminishing returns anyway?

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Drakenel posted:

Doesn't multiple of one trait have diminishing returns anyway?

Several of them don't, most notably the Ink Savers and the Special ones. Coincidentally those are the ones I like to stack on my clothes

Edit:


Special Duration Up is useless on Inkstrike and might be useless on Echolocator, but I'm wearing the headphones for the look and it helps when I switch to other weapons like the Splattershot Jr. which is my other favourite

BattleMaster fucked around with this message at 12:43 on Oct 5, 2015

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Splatoon is so good that even Octavian in ACHHD want a squid showdown in his house.
The house came with the paint already on and the rug, shirts, and easel came from QR codes that Nintendo made.



Also I didn't think about the Protype Rabbits until after I took the picture. I just like using Snake and Tiffany in pictures.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

The Splattershot Pro is a reliable friend in these hard times. I have been consistently cleaning house with it since I started using it.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
https://splatoon.nintendo.net/ is finally in English!

Relyssa
Jul 29, 2012




Took long enough! :woop:

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

Yooooo!

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007


Baller.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


My Turf War rank is 177. That's a number.

Suspicious Dish
Sep 24, 2011

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

Jonas Albrecht posted:

My Turf War rank is 177. That's a number.

text me

Blackbelt Bobman
Jul 17, 2004

I don't need friends! I've been
manipulatin' you since the start!
All so I can something,
something X-Blade!


Oh man, you can see what stage is up now and also the next two sets in the rotation!!!!!!!

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Blackbelt Bobman posted:

Oh man, you can see what stage is up now and also the next two sets in the rotation!!!!!!!

Where have been all my squid life, I just might start playing again.

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013



Ninja Squid where have you been all my life? I can't believe how much this ability helps the Luna Blaster, it's insane.

Also, played more ranked today and had hit reg problems with a Splattershot Jr. against a SQUID BEACON.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Night Blade posted:

Ninja Squid where have you been all my life? I can't believe how much this ability helps the Luna Blaster, it's insane.

Echoing this. With Ninja Squid I fear no sniper. I fear no roller. I fear nothing.

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE

Cialis Railman posted:

Echoing this. With Ninja Squid I fear no sniper. I fear no roller. I fear nothing.

Except Echolocator.

Novasol
Jul 27, 2006


Rexroom posted:

Except Echolocator.

I've been using the tri-slosher, so now when I get echolocated, I bait myself until they attack. Then the bubble comes out. :getin:

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE
Err, is it just me or did Nintendo skip announcing a new theme for the European Splatfest? I haven't heard of anything and usually it's on the same day as the US one.

Are they having trouble thinking of an even blander theme this time around?

Supercar Gautier
Jun 10, 2006

If there isn't a Splatfest sign in your plaza this week, then there won't be a Splatfest this weekend.

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
Nothing vs Lack of Anything

ComradeCosmobot
Dec 4, 2004

USPOL July

Rexroom posted:

Err, is it just me or did Nintendo skip announcing a new theme for the European Splatfest? I haven't heard of anything and usually it's on the same day as the US one.

Are they having trouble thinking of an even blander theme this time around?

I think they moved NA up because it's only been two weeks, I think, and normally Japan is the week before.

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Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

drat, for the last few days I haven't been able to play a full match in splatoon due to constant DCs. I hope this gets fixed by splatfest. :sigh:

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