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EightFlyingCars posted:I'm loving all the trans positivity posts in the plaza It's true, Splatoon is pretty gay
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Aug 19, 2017 17:56
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Been having a real good time playing Custom Blaster recently. Especially on Tower Control. It's got decent range, and 1 to 2 shots most of the time. Like any blaster, it can kill people behind cover. The autobomb is an excellent defensive weapon, and between the normal fire and the autobomb, it's really easy to clear people off the tower safely. It's really hard to push through an autobomb stall solo on towers without numbers. You WILL have to move and reink, and by then, another bomb will be on. As long as a I have a perch, I'm right as rain. The inkjet's the opposite, and I can use it long range to make offense happen. It's range and damage, combined with the autobomb's ability to push entrenched positions is super fun. It's also pretty decent at defense and at regaining territory and defensively inking from safety.
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Aug 19, 2017 19:27
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Tenta Missiles are a goddamn riot on Port Mackerel, you don't have to backtrack that far to get the whole enemy team in your sights, and you can usually scoot back forward and pressure at least one of them when they're coming down. Today was a good day in
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Aug 19, 2017 19:44
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bizarre deformity posted:I lost my groove with the Squiffer, I keep getting wrecked when using it I had a rough patch starting out again with it too. Want some advice?
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Aug 19, 2017 19:45
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EightFlyingCars posted:I had a rough patch starting out again with it too. Want some advice? Sure, as long as it isn't just git gud
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Aug 19, 2017 19:57
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Goddamn, after Salmon Running with goons, it's gonna be so hard to go back to pubs.
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Aug 19, 2017 20:16
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bizarre deformity posted:Sure, as long as it isn't just git gud Naw, I wouldn't do that. Anyway! Here are way too many words about the Squiffer: Like other chargers, knowing your best spots on each map is really important, but because the Squiffer has shorter range, the spots that other chargers can work from won't work. Instead, go for these: -Literally any long corridor or choke point, but watch out for Squelchers and Rapid Blasters; -Areas with wide-open flat ground, like the two courts in Port and the central courtyard in Academy. When defending yourself from attack, take advantage of your quick charge speed and funnel the attacker into one path. If they try to swim through it to get closer, you'll know exactly where they are and exactly where to shoot. Good players won't fall for this, but most players aren't good. The Squiffer is very strong on flat ground, and it's okay on higher ground but it can't take advantage of that as much as longer-ranged chargers. Because of the Squiffer's shorter range, you'll have to move through lower ground a lot, and this is where the Squiffer is weakest. You're essentially blind to any enemy coming at you from higher ground, and you lack any means of attacking them while they can rain shots down on you from above. It's a geometry problem. Especially dangerous areas for you include: -At the bottom of any central hill, like in Shipyard or Musselforge; -Defending against the side paths leading onto the central zone in Mainstage; -At the foot of any ledge, like those that lead up to Mainstage or surround the courtyard in Academy. You can mitigate a lot of the risk by keeping these areas at your maximum range, but sometimes that isn't an option. Thankfully, you have a tool for just these situations! If you think an attack is coming from a place like these, toss out a Point Sensor. If anyone decides to hop down and come after you (and they will), you'll see them coming, and you can be ready for them. The Point Sensor is also great for blind corners and big chunks of enemy ink. Use it liberally, because you can still squeeze a few shots out after using it. The Squiffer is actually pretty adept at laying down ink. Take advantage of that by stacking a bunch of Special Charge Up abilities and enjoy having four or five Ink Armors per match. Finally, practice your snap shots! The majority of your splats are going to come from those. You can practice them by going into the test room, getting in the middle of all the dummies, and getting used to making those quick snaps between random targets while incorporating as much movement as you can keep up with.
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Aug 19, 2017 20:49
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Willo567 posted:Is anyone else having problems with communication errors? Embrace it. Yesterday I decided to run a test; play a turf wars match with 4G tether on a boat. My connection was poo poo, but nobody could hit me and I could not be killed.
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Aug 19, 2017 22:40
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Night Blade posted:Embrace it. Your proximity to the water gives your squid power. It's like Boktai but with the ocean.
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Aug 19, 2017 22:45
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Nephzinho posted:Special up power on tentas only increases the targeting reticle, making it easier to hit more people. In practice it doesn't make much of a difference because you're either getting it off fast in combat against 1-2 people for a quick reload/harass/to not lose points or going back to spawn and lining up an easy 4. It doesn't even make the impact spots larger? Lame. It seems pretty worthless in inkjet too, I swear I hit motherfuckers right in their face multiple times with that thing sometimes and they just shrug it right off. Only one that seems useful is the splashdown to make the impact zone bigger, and even then somehow it can be blocked by brellas which is high grade bullshit. Turtlicious posted:Just played against a hacker duo in Ranked, they all had kanji names, and they were able to spam their specials over and over and over, they took the rainmaker to 5, then ran it back and spammed specials repeatedly at us so we couldn't leave spawn. If people have hacked the switch already, maybe they can put their abilities to good and hack up a way to backup save data. raditts fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Aug 19, 2017 |
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Aug 19, 2017 23:00
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I'm just gonna say that one of the best abilities in the game is Bomb Defense Up. That ability can make the difference between life and death in a lot of situations. Bombs get thrown around a lot in ranked, and being able to shave off some splash damage, or a direct bean from a Burst Bomb can really help your survivability.raditts posted:Isn't there a point of diminishing returns with the number of abilities you have? Would it increase your killin' potential if you had Special Power Up on one of those? There's a reason I said it was a dumb build!  Also it stopped working all that well once I got to S+. The skill jump from S to S+ is pretty huge, and I had better things to be doing there than spamming missiles all day.Special Power Up doesn't increase damage. It just either increases the duration of the special (It's not that helpful for Inkjet, it just increases the duration slightly, but 1 main isn't enough to get one last shot in.) or increases the radius of the effect. Or in the Baller's case, it increases the Baller's HP. Araxxor fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Aug 19, 2017 |
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Aug 19, 2017 23:07
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Inkstorm tournament  
throw to first DAMN IT fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Aug 19, 2017 |
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Aug 19, 2017 23:08
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https://archive.org/details/TheArtOfSplatoon Lots of official Splatoon 1 art. Apparently Octavio has released an album. Also lots of background commentary and lore about squids and stages.  Dude, melon. Sad that we didn't get braided tentacles, the Squid Sisters section has some interesting ideas they had for them.  ... Moving on.  Remains from the time the game was about rabbits. Inklings continue to be assholes.  Lazy assholes. Lots of interesting stuff, I suggest giving it a look.
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Aug 19, 2017 23:43
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throw to first drat IT posted:Lots of interesting stuff, I suggest giving it a look. No. 1 Callie Fan fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Aug 20, 2017 |
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Aug 19, 2017 23:48
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every bit of lore that further solidifies that Inklings are just dirtbags is the best.
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Aug 19, 2017 23:58
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that early squid sister on the left is just millia rage
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Aug 20, 2017 00:10
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sexpig by night posted:every bit of lore that further solidifies that Inklings are just dirtbags is the best.   
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Aug 20, 2017 00:18
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To be fair, Moray Towers is already the worst-designed parking lot I've ever seen.
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Aug 20, 2017 00:21
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Rexroom posted:I have that as an actual book that I ordered from Japan. I'm not sure how legal it is to put whole copyrighted books on the Internet Archive? Seems suspect, but then again I'm not an expert on American copyright legislature. Feels a bit weird but looks like there's lots of artbooks in there. You would think that someone would have reported it already if it was a problem? Idk.  Adult inklings do exist.
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Aug 20, 2017 00:31
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throw to first drat IT posted:Feels a bit weird but looks like there's lots of artbooks in there. You would think that someone would have reported it already if it was a problem? Idk. Well, yeah. But only if you send an e-mail to them with the URLs to the entries of said content. Weirdly you can straight up flag stuff for containing porn and other nasties, but copyright infringement isn't that high on the list. Go figure.
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Aug 20, 2017 00:59
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That's all the same content from the Splatoon 2 artbook on Amazon right? I just ordered that.
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Aug 20, 2017 01:08
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JackDarko posted:That's all the same content from the Splatoon 2 artbook on Amazon right? I just ordered that. It's basically 1:1 with the English edition of the Splatoon 1 art book. 
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Aug 20, 2017 01:21
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 another reason to hate chargers: getting headshot freaking hurts.
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Aug 20, 2017 02:15
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raditts posted:It doesn't even make the impact spots larger? Lame. It seems pretty worthless in inkjet too, I swear I hit motherfuckers right in their face multiple times with that thing sometimes and they just shrug it right off. I'd argue Special Power is only worth it for Ink Armor as it increases the duration.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:16
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Nephzinho posted:I'd argue Special Power is only worth it for Ink Armor as it increases the duration. Even then, you need to stack up a whole lot of Special Power Ups to get more than, like, an extra second's worth.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:25
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EightFlyingCars posted:Even then, you need to stack up a whole lot of Special Power Ups to get more than, like, an extra second's worth. Second of armor is a big deal.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:34
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EightFlyingCars posted:Even then, you need to stack up a whole lot of Special Power Ups to get more than, like, an extra second's worth. Is there a chart that shows the effects of the abilities? Like the difference in effectiveness between main/sub abilities, how the special power ups affect each special, etc.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:35
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Nephzinho posted:Second of armor is a big deal. I don't disagree, but you have to really commit to it, and there are lots and lots of good abilities competing for your slots.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:37
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bizarre deformity posted:Is there a chart that shows the effects of the abilities? Like the difference in effectiveness between main/sub abilities, how the special power ups affect each special, etc. Actually, what I just said last post is incredibly bad and wrong! According to this page https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Special_Power_Up you can get more than two extra seconds of Ink Armor with three Special Power Up mains. That's still a heavy commitment, but it could be worth it. I'm still gonna run with Tenacity and Special Charge Up, though.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:40
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It's good, but if it were 1 extra hit, it would be amazing. Extra seconds don't mean anything if you don't get hit, and an extra second won't save you against a heavy splatling or what have you.
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Aug 20, 2017 03:54
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EightFlyingCars posted:Actually, what I just said last post is incredibly bad and wrong! According to this page https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Special_Power_Up you can get more than two extra seconds of Ink Armor with three Special Power Up mains. The Ink Armor spam set I'm building is Tenacity (Charge x3), Power (Charge x3), Main Ink Saver (Move x3). Might just swap Move over to Charge though.
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Aug 20, 2017 04:01
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       http://plagueofgripes.tumblr.com/post/164393830626/salmon-run-gets-too-intense-maybe-its-time-for-a
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Aug 20, 2017 06:53
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 http://cafe-cardamari.tumblr.com/post/164090123278/would-tanrine-and-daisy-partake-in-salmon-run Just to contrast.
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Aug 20, 2017 07:15
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gently caress Chargers. gently caress Chargers forever.
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Aug 20, 2017 07:26
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 not sure if this was better or worse than my last rout since everybody myself included decided to play team deathmatch in the center area while the rainmaker scooted off to safety
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Aug 20, 2017 07:37
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Good god. I've had days like that.
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Aug 20, 2017 08:04
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Now do that one with all booyahs
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Aug 20, 2017 08:16
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:http://plagueofgripes.tumblr.com/post/164393830626/salmon-run-gets-too-intense-maybe-its-time-for-a Im happy to see Plague is enjoying Splatoon 2. How is dunkey liking the game? https://twitter.com/vgdunkey/status/898392183082012672 Night Blade fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Aug 20, 2017 |
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Aug 20, 2017 08:17
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I'm glad that the video donkey is enjoying (?) the game
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Aug 20, 2017 09:10
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