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SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



I hope they remove map rotations and let us save loadouts that could be switched between matches.

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The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

SeANMcBAY posted:

I hope they remove map rotations and let us save loadouts that could be switched between matches.

Disagree on the first, agree on the second.

Map rotations make you have to get gud.

Araxxor
Oct 20, 2012

My disdain for you all knows no bounds.
https://twitter.com/splahacker0/status/820087497321431040

There's a spectator mode now.

Lemming
Apr 21, 2008
Bring back Callie


Excellent

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

BIGGIE

VS

TUPAC

Araxxor
Oct 20, 2012

My disdain for you all knows no bounds.
:siren:Abilities are no longer gear locked.:siren:

Dr Cheeto
Mar 2, 2013
Wretched Harp
Have they showed off the sloshers at all? All I want in life is to assault squidkids with a bucket.

Brother Entropy
Dec 27, 2009


goty

throw to first DAMN IT
Apr 10, 2007
This whole thread has been raging at the people who don't want Saracen invasion to their homes

Perhaps you too should be more accepting of their cultures

SeANMcBAY posted:

I hope they remove map rotations and let us save loadouts that could be switched between matches.

I like map rotations because if there's poo poo maps, I can not play and if there's good maps, I'm guaranteed to get to play them, instead of what happens in other games, where I play Mall fifty times in row, hoping that next one will be something fun.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012



Hell yeah.

throw to first DAMN IT
Apr 10, 2007
This whole thread has been raging at the people who don't want Saracen invasion to their homes

Perhaps you too should be more accepting of their cultures

pichupal
Mar 23, 2013

Poochy ain't Stupid.
I might be.

Phimosissy posted:

Disagree on the first, agree on the second.

Map rotations make you have to get gud.

I like the map rotations too, but I hope they'll rotate more frequently for the sequel.

I don't mind it too much for Turf Wars, but for Ranked and Squad Battles that need to accommodate three different game modes, I think they should switch (ugh) it up more often so each stage/mode combination is more frequent.

Maybe 2 hour rotations vs. the 4 hours rotations we have now?

Yesssss. (Edit: even if I'm slightly disappointed my ability to pick out Stealth Jump shoes is now pointless)

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

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

I seriously hope they do online tournaments and we can use this feature to see finals and stuff in-game.

Araxxor
Oct 20, 2012

My disdain for you all knows no bounds.
Also, if I'm reading that right, it seems like you may be able to straight up pick your abilities instead of having to roll the dice for them.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007


Yessss

Dr. Fetus posted:

Also, if I'm reading that right, it seems like you may be able to straight up pick your abilities instead of having to roll the dice for them.

YESSSS

inferis
Dec 30, 2003

At least now I'll know that the guys in boots and a motocross helmet just have bad taste.

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE

Cool, now add a feature to watch replays of matches.

Keiya
Aug 22, 2009

Come with me if you want to not die.

Brother Entropy posted:

hot dog is a sandwich vs hot dog is not a sandwich

Chili contains beans vs Chili does not contain beans.


Between this and horses in Breath of the Wild being able to follow roads on their own, I think I somehow fell asleep and woke up in the best of all possible worlds as far as video games go.

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



It just sucks that I'm stuck playing the same two maps even if I'm playing for a few hours. I hope at the very least they could make it 4 maps instead of 2. I don't think any of the maps in Splatoon are bad so I'd like more variety.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
They're really killin it with the improved features. And can confirm the Dualies spread paint similar to the Nozzlenose

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Think the dualies are going to be the replacement for the splattershot jr?

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



The .96 Gal better be back. I used that probably 90% of the time.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


Trying to figure out how I feel about no returning specials.

jetpackhewy
Mar 30, 2010

Jonas Albrecht posted:

Trying to figure out how I feel about no returning specials.

Is that what is happening? I thought the new specials would be added to most, if not all, the specials in Splatoon.

Dr Cheeto
Mar 2, 2013
Wretched Harp

JetpackHowwy posted:

Is that what is happening? I thought the new specials would be added to most, if not all, the specials in Splatoon.

During the treehouse they said that all the specials in Splatoon 2 were brand new.

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



I'm fine with killer wail being gone but I hope we get something like that echo locator again.

Takoluka
Jun 26, 2009

Don't look at me!



The Kraken made Tower Control really stupid sometimes, and personally, gently caress the Bubble.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
I wouldn't be shocked if the old specials are phased back in by Sheldon during the life of the game.

jetpackhewy
Mar 30, 2010

That's disappointing to read. Going to miss the Kraken. Hopefully the replacements have a similar thing.

Takoluka
Jun 26, 2009

Don't look at me!



So far, we have, at least, aerial assaults, homing missiles, and the Iron Man slam-into-the-ground. I don't think we'll be disappointed with what comes out.

Dr Cheeto
Mar 2, 2013
Wretched Harp
There's one called "splashdown" IIRC that basically lets you do a superhero landing on super jumps and I'm excited to apply that during tower control.

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



Takoluka posted:

So far, we have, at least, aerial assaults, homing missiles, and the Iron Man slam-into-the-ground. I don't think we'll be disappointed with what comes out.

Yeah, all the new specials look both visually and functionally more interesting. I forgot about the kraken and I'm happy if that's gone.

Sam Faust
Feb 20, 2015

Release the kraken








Out of the game

Onean
Feb 11, 2010

Maiden in white...
You are not one of us.

Dr Cheeto posted:

There's one called "splashdown" IIRC that basically lets you do a superhero landing on super jumps and I'm excited to apply that during tower control.

You can use it for a big explosion centered around wherever you're standing without super jumping as well. It's really cool.

jetpackhewy
Mar 30, 2010

Takoluka posted:

So far, we have, at least, aerial assaults, homing missiles, and the Iron Man slam-into-the-ground. I don't think we'll be disappointed with what comes out.
Very nice. I assume that there are videos from the treehouse showing some of these. Will watch them or whatever to get a better idea of what is to come.

Onean
Feb 11, 2010

Maiden in white...
You are not one of us.

JetpackHowwy posted:

Very nice. I assume that there are videos from the treehouse showing some of these. Will watch them or whatever to get a better idea of what is to come.

They showed them off yesterday. The video also starts with the splat dualies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadzCB3CLlI&t=6815s

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE
Well, we don't know all of the weapon load outs as of yet, but besides the basic game mechanic of inking, this is a drastically different game from the first one. Nintendo apparently took a long hard look and rebalanced the game completely.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Rexroom posted:

Well, we don't know all of the weapon load outs as of yet, but besides the basic game mechanic of inking, this is a drastically different game from the first one. Nintendo apparently took a long hard look and rebalanced the game completely.

I don't think it's drastically different. There are new weapons and stages. There appears to be one new type of move/input which jumping and attacking seems to activate. There are probably new gear abilities. Judd Jr.

It really looks like a number of smallish changes, no huge ones to core gameplay beyond hardware limitations like the map.


I'm excited

No. 1 Callie Fan
Feb 17, 2011

This inkling is your FRIEND
She fights for LOVE

Phimosissy posted:

I don't think it's drastically different. There are new weapons and stages. There appears to be one new type of move/input which jumping and attacking seems to activate. There are probably new gear abilities. Judd Jr.

It really looks like a number of smallish changes, no huge ones to core gameplay beyond hardware limitations like the map.


I'm excited

That's what I meant. The basic gameplay is there - well, at least for turf war - but they shook up the weapon load outs and maybe more to make it a different game to the first. It's Splatoon alright, but it's different enough that justifies it being a sequel than just a port.

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Doc V
Mar 20, 2010

Hate to break it to you guys but that's a mistranslation. The original tweet just says that pants don't have gear abilities.

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