Topic: ARMS

@meleebrawler Also there seemed to be very few players waiting for ranked. I had some lengthy waits for matches, and at level 6 it was matching me as low as 1's and as high as 9s. No 10's yet thankfully One of the matches (a Min Min I lost to) I accidentally selected "continue" when it was done, when I wanted to select "new challenger", so I hit the sleep button to disconnect before it loaded. I backed out to the main menu to check my internet settings (because coming out of sleep it often reconnects to the FARTHER access point rather than the one right next to it despite the unusably weak signal for reasons I can't explain), went back into arms and selected ranked match, and immediately got paired against the SAME person! They were just sitting there waiting for another match while I played with network settings after disconnecting on them and I was the first person to show up again! This time he was Master Mummy. I won that time And then remembered to select "new challenger."

(I just discovered you can resize the edit box on this site. Text walling just got a lot easier! )

@NEStalgia Longer waiting periods for ranked are at least partially due to matchmaking. The game tries to find players near your rank, for closer matches, which does have the side-effect of making searching take longer and making it seem as though there are less players than there really are. The game just won't let you play against opponents severely lower or higher than you unless there really is no one else available. And of course, the higher ranks also have fewer players due to the stricter requirements for getting there.

Side note, I rarely get Japanese opponents in Ranked. They appear to prefer Party mode.

Dem text walls

I don't play ranked yet. Still only amassed about 6 hours play and have hardly unlocked any new arms, so although my fighting is ok, my knowledge of the game still feels very basic.

Had my first go at level 5 Grand Prix today. Beat Mechanica easily (she's always easy to beat, it seems) but then got embarrassed by MM. It seems the opponents throw a lot more punches at level 5, which will take some getting used to but should help my learning too.

Hope the online situation improves, though I reckon this game's true value will be in local multiplayer - school/office tournaments etc. I've just ordered my first additional set of joy con, based off my hype for this game, even though I have no mates to play with

@NEStalgia It's a real shame people watching tend not to appreciate defensive play, and would much rather see people getting hit constantly and matches ending quickly. Winning by time-out is generally seen as the lowest form of victory possible. To an extent I suppose it pervades most sports in media. What do people remember most watching games? Goals being scored, and the people who score them. I've even seen this covered in a series called Galactik Football; one character's mother is pressuring her to get an offensive role so that she will be noticed more, but the coach is adamant that she is better in defense. Perhaps because the average viewer only has a basic grasp on the objectives of what they're watching, and thusly see those who fulfill them directly as more valuable.

The patch notes for the 2.0 update are apparently out:

Edit: Here's a different version of the same thing:

Wow, they actually removed Snake Park from the online play roster. I will mourn it's loss as probably the only player who enjoyed it. Otherwise, everything is pretty standard, though I'm glad this update includes more than just Max Brass. I'm excited for future updates if they're as beefy as this one.

New mode, neat!

Why did they take Snake Park out? Were the discs exploitable?

@Nintendoer I don't think Skate Park is an inherently bad map; it can actually be a nice change of pace. It's just not the kind of place that lets you measure your skill effectively, your character traits being largely irrelevant on the boards.

The buffs to the mega arms and nerfs to crackers/hydras will likely go hand-in-hand in changing the meta. Though perhaps their users will migrate to revolvers instead...

Guardian still seems pretty bad. Some extra speed doesn't really fix it's other major flaws, like being easily outmaneuvered by curving punches and jumping.

It's interesting that they called Ribbon Girl's "attack hovering" an issue. As if they never intended for her to do something like that?

Kid Cobra's lessened jump distance is probably intended as a nerf, and likely was implemented to curb the practice of jump-attacking constantly to maintain a safe offence. But on the bright side, it'll likely make it easier for him to jump on certain things.

The next time I play, I'll be going on Party mode to test out these various changes. Here's hoping I get more Hedlok Scrambles than 1v1v1s.

Nice. I like new modes.

I was just thinking. Wouldn't it kinda be cool if there was a on-rails "shooter" mode in this game? Maybe an adventure mode where you walk through the city and fight hedlock's army or whatever.

@Spanjard That sounds legitimately awesome. I'd love to see something like that as a mode or maybe incorporated into a later singleplayer campaign. After all, we know the Mario Kart team is great at track design.

I played a Grand Prix with Max Brass, and the character himself plays fine, but I absolutely love his ARMS. They're so useful and versatile. I think he's going to be my new main.

Speaking of Grand Prix with Max Brass, it turns out the final boss is still Max Brass...somehow. It's not explained how it works, Biff just says something to the effect of "I guess the challenger is just a clone." Kind of a cop-out.

The new Hedlok Scramble mode is fun, but not something I would constantly play. It gives me the same feeling as playing a hack-and-slash game, just beating up everything.

The new Events mode is interesting. I guess there will be in-game events and tournaments. I'm looking forward to winning some.

@Spanjard That sounds very cool, and I don't know why it isn't in the game.

I do hope this game does well enough to warrant a sequel. There's a lot potential with this game. I already like the core game a lot and my mind goes crazy coming up with weird mini games which I will spare you the details of.

Story time, haha. So I again had a duel with someone for a long time and kept losing...I think I took him from lvl 8 to 10 haha.
He did the same thing over and over. Consistently good I might add.
After some time I adapted some new strategies and came close enough but I wasn't there yet. After a while a decided to try one last match with a new strategy.
I took on new arms and kept cornering him with 2 curved punches from left and right... It was brutal... I had this great feeling of "I got it!" And so it happened that I won overwhelmingly, so easily that it was clear to both of us that he would have to adapt a whole new play style.
And so he left. Lol.

I love this game.

@Spanjard I commend your positive attitude. A lot of people would just be like "this isn't fair, screw this spammer". Adaptability is what makes a good player.

@Nintendoer A cop-out... or is it? Maybe this Max Brass "clone" (whichever one it happens to be) is real, and we'll see something to the effect of Captain Falcon/Blood Falcon in the future.

That's it, I'm buying it. Splatoon launch be damned.

See you online

I noticed the Version 2 stats page shows a few things not included in the Version 1 page - your favourite control scheme, seperate left and right favourite arms, and your most used colour for your favourite character. I guess they had this feature planned from the start, but then decided to add stuff they didn't originally program the game to track. This might be part of why the stats are separated by version, but it's cool either way - gives a little history of your play style.

DNA Lab is apparently my best stage, which doesn't surprise me - I like to hide behind stuff! And I can heal while doing so - Master Mummy is definitely my main at this point.

@meleebrawler Cool idea, but I doubt it.

Finally got to play a bit, had a bad streak for a bit on ranked but I did really well tonight! When I'm doing well and getting hyped is when the game gets really fun (especially when I actually put up a fight). I like to use the Homie and then throw a Revolver, it works pretty well for me and my opponents have a hard time with it.

One thing I need to do is get more arms, I think i've only used the arm getter twice and am under equipped because of it.