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No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE
Damage Up also gives blast area damage a boost. Actually, any blast area weapon. Fun times.

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Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

how DO you deal with splash wall

Canned Panda
Jul 10, 2012




Kaubocks posted:

how DO you deal with splash wall

Run directly into it

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Inflammatory posted:

it's probably lag. also damage up will never ever reduce the number of hits required to splat so it's pretty much worthless unless you're using a charger.

Yeah, I know - but the damage up is there to counter anyone who wants to use defense up. I happened to have it on a set of shoes that had 3x swim speed up so I figured what the hell.

quote:

how DO you deal with splash wall

Chuck nades at it as you fall back. People LOVE running in front of their splash wall when they think you're retreating.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


Kaubocks posted:

how DO you deal with splash wall

Shoot over it, making it a lovely place for them to be.

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Kaubocks posted:

how DO you deal with splash wall

People are stupid and will sometimes stand in the wall so just throw a Splat Bombs or Suction Bombs in to it. It will one shot the wall and squid most of the time. Throwing Splat Bombs or Suction Bombs over the wall also works. You few ballsy enough, you have a few secs. to you swim under it before it fully actives. If you swim under it they are can't really fight back since a splash wall take up a lot of ink to use.

Relyssa
Jul 29, 2012



Jarogue posted:

If you're ballsy enough, you have a few secs. to you swim under it before it fully actives. If you swim under it they are can't really fight back since a splash wall take up a lot of ink to use.

I've managed to do this once, ever, and the squid on the other side had absolutely no idea what to do about it.

Afro
May 29, 2007

Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time
For y'all have knocked her up
I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe
I was not offended
For I knew I had to rise above it all
Or drown in my own shit

Kaubocks posted:

how DO you deal with splash wall

just shoot it, it will die faster.

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

I generally just shoot at splash walls to make them go away. I was under the impression that throwing a bomb blocks the explosion for the person on the other side.

Otherkinsey Scale
Jul 17, 2012

Just a little bit of sunshine!
I really want Ninja Squid to be good, but the speed loss is just not worth it, at least not in ranked.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Carrasco posted:

I really want Ninja Squid to be good, but the speed loss is just not worth it, at least not in ranked.

Yeah, that's why I eventually cooled off on it. It's nice to be stealthy but you're soooo sloooow. Speed is super useful in this game.

My splash wall pro tactic is to toss them at people trying to kill me and have them deploy behind them, instead of in front of them as I wanted. :saddowns:

Shifty gimbal
Dec 28, 2008

Hey you... I got something to tell ya
Biscuit Hider
Four pre-level 10 rollers in the opposite team may as well be a shooting gallery

giffan
Jul 10, 2012
How many Speed Ups would it take to make up for the Ninja Squid speed loss?

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

I'm starting to get a handle on the squiffers. Between those and the bamboozlers, I guess my charger preferences tend towards the quickly charging, highly mobile ones. I need to learn how to, uh, not wade into combat like a moron, though, bubbler be damned.

Speaking of being a moron, in ranked mode should I be trying to get to the objective as fast as possible after I respawn or should I hang back, charge up my special a little and wait for the rest of my team? I usually barrel my way to the objective, but I've noticed that more often than not this leads to me getting overextended and surrounded by the enemy.

giffan posted:

How many Speed Ups would it take to make up for the Ninja Squid speed loss?

Well, ninja squid slows swim speed down by ten percent, so I guess two mains or three or four subs? Since there's other abilities that pair well with ninja squid, it might just be a thing you have to live with.

Cialis Railman fucked around with this message at 00:50 on Dec 26, 2015

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


i am enjoying the small christmas bump in new players unable to cope with ink minez and inkstrikes. seriously everytime ive done an inkstrike today ive gotten at least one or two splats

YOTC
Nov 18, 2005
Damn stupid newbie
On one hand destroying the new players that got this for Christmas, on the other, not destroying them and gaining in playerbase size.

Decisions.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

being the only non roller and only level 5+ on either team all day, with a sloshing machine, has been loving magical.

Night Blade
Feb 25, 2013

Man, ranked was sure rough tonight. Ranked down, then back up to S for the 4th time.

It wasn't uncommon for me to see me fighting off two guys with the sloshing machine, while the roller next to me just kind of runs face first into them and dies.

Even in S people don't seem to understand the concept of "dont chase the lone guy who's surrounded by his own ink... and 2 teammates.

quote:

On one hand destroying the new players that got this for Christmas, on the other, not destroying them and gaining in playerbase size.

Spawn camping a team of new players gets old really quick.

LethalGeek
Nov 4, 2009

Night Blade posted:

Speaking of new weapons - I've been using the .52 Gal; it's supposed to be a 2 hit kill but it feels like 3 hits a lot of the times. I'm using 1x damage up main too. What gives?
the game needs region match making so bad and stuff like this is why

Smiles
Oct 23, 2012

noooo my Kraken ran out just as i was jumping towards a sprinkler

noooooooo

noooooooooooooo

EDIT: EU Splatfest! I'm gonna GET FIT vs GET RICH!

Smiles fucked around with this message at 12:03 on Dec 26, 2015

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE


Europe's next Splatfest: Would you rather be Fit or Rich? Exciting. :v:

Theta Zero
Dec 22, 2014

I've seen it.
You can buy fitness.

ElMaligno
Dec 31, 2004

Be Gay!
Do Crime!

An actual good splatfest from europe? MY WORD!

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Rexroom posted:



Europe's next Splatfest: Would you rather be Fit or Rich? Exciting. :v:

Pfft, we can just pay Fit people to beat up the poor Fit people :wotwot:.

Brother Entropy
Dec 27, 2009

Rexroom posted:



Europe's next Splatfest: Would you rather be Fit or Rich? Exciting. :v:

be prepared for callie fanart to veer into a weird direction with this one

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE
Marie seems to have only money on her mind. First Love or Money and now this.

No. 1 Callie Fan fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Dec 26, 2015

Dr Cheeto
Mar 2, 2013
Wretched Harp

ElMaligno posted:

An actual good splatfest from europe? MY WORD!

The one about pineapple on pizza was v good

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

I played against a lot of new people when the game went on sale during Black Friday. I'd go into matches where everyone was level <10 and I would just completely destroy everyone when I was literally not even remotely trying.

I felt so bad

Jarogue
Nov 3, 2012


Kaubocks posted:

I played against a lot of new people when the game went on sale during Black Friday. I'd go into matches where everyone was level <10 and I would just completely destroy everyone when I was literally not even remotely trying.

I felt so bad

You're just getting them ready for ranked.

VibrantPareidolia
Oct 12, 2012
I can't wait for all the Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff miiverse posts

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


Rich and fat as gently caress.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Rexroom posted:



Europe's next Splatfest: Would you rather be Fit or Rich? Exciting. :v:

I honestly can't choose a side. But I suppose I need to get fit more than I need money, so go Callie.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

Morey Towers is actually fun when you can spawncamp the other team by yourself for half the match

Chronojam
Feb 20, 2006

This is me on vacation in Amsterdam :)
Never be afraid of being yourself!


shame on an IGA posted:

Morey Towers is actually fun when you can spawncamp the other team by yourself for half the match

With a roller

codenameFANGIO
May 4, 2012

What are you even booing here?

It is easy to beat the children who just got the game now but I feel like we are just making them stronger for the future.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

codenameFANGIO posted:

It is easy to beat the children who just got the game now but I feel like we are just making them stronger for the future.

I hope they stick around after their inaugural thrashing.

Big Coffin Hunter
Aug 13, 2005

what're they gonna do? buy another game? they're kids they don't have any money

Tengames
Oct 29, 2008


getting your rear end kicked until you win is how I grew up on nintendo games! :v:


We're merely passing on what we learned onto a new generation: git gud scrub.

Inflammatory
Apr 22, 2014

Cialis Railman posted:

I honestly can't choose a side. But I suppose I need to get fit more than I need money, so go Callie.

if you were rich you could just buy a gym membership. and you wouldn't need to work, so you'd have plenty of free time.

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Scaly Haylie
Dec 25, 2004

Just got this game for Christmas, and I'm happy to say it's far exceeded my expectations. Anyone know when the next US Splatfest will be?

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