Gratz Team Chicken. You didn't let the issue of being scientifically incorrect hold you back, and won with aplomb. Looks like we've got egg on our faces now.
Anyway, this was a lot of fun. The Shifty Stations continue to be simply awesome concept levels. Also, in the unlikey event that Team Egg took control of the central section but Team Chicken covered everything else, the map would look like a giant fried egg. Beautiful.
It was also not a bad SplatFest for me personally. I got a SplatFest Power of over 2400 for the first time!
I doubt it'll be enough to get into the Top 100 - especially given that this was a EUR and NA combined event, but it's the closest I've ever got. I'll be checking the SplatNet page just in case.
And thanks to the other NL Inklings on Saturday afternoon for the games. Sorry I wasn't there for the later sessions.
Stay fresh!
EDIT: I MADE IT! 76th! BOOYAH! My efforts over the weekend will forever be enshrined halfway down a list which is tucked away in the corner of a specific section of an app with a limited userbase. In other words.... I'm famous!
@Maxz Wow! Bravo! I managed to briefly sneak in to the 2200 club for the first time (before being well and truly put back in my place on the back of 5 consecutive losses! Haha!) ..INKredibly impressed that you made the top 100! That's awesome! BOOYAH!
Why wait for Splatoon 3? We've already been told the Octo Expansion is the first paid DLC, so how about more single player content which expands the Salmonid lore.
@Grumblevolcano ''The first paid DLC is coming to Splatoon 2 this summer.'' could also mean just that. The first paid DLC, because the previous DLC was free. Don't read too much into it. It's not guaranteed.
@Octane This was my reading of it as well. It's the first paid piece of downloadable content in a series that has seen many free downloadable updates previously.
For what it's worth, Nogami doesn't appear to make any reference to the content being the 'first' in any sense in the original transcript (which is dubbed over in the Western Directs). He simply states that it is a "new Hero Mode due to be released as a paid addition/supplement". Which is fair enough.
It can be easier in the original language to infer whether something is 'first' as in 'having never happened before' or as in 'the beginning of several instalments'. However, no word to suggest either is used in the original statement, so it was probably thrown in my the translation team to better differentiate the Octo Expansion from the copious amount of free updates that have come beforehand.
@Dev "War" isn't how I'd describe the situation between Grizzco and Salmonids. The former isn't trying to seize territory or score anything resembling permanent victories over the latter, just taking advantage of their resources. Basically, hunting. They'd be more concerned if Salmonids stopped appearing altogether.
As for the Salmonids themselves, if defending these spots of land was such a life-or-death matter for them, why would they immediately give up after a set time when on the verge of victory? They do clearly enjoy fighting to the point of it being a major focus of their society, so I kind of see the situation as an unspoken but mutually beneficial agreement on both sides; Grizzco gets their eggs and Salmonids get to indulge in fighting regularly.
@Maxz Thanks for that, I didn't know that. In that case it makes even less sense. I mean, they could release another paid DLC pack in the future, but it's been a year since Splatoon 2 came out, and I wonder if the attach rate will be just as high in another year from now. Nothing guaranteed of course, but I'm not surprised if this is the only paid DLC for Splatoon 2.
@Scrummer there was a glitch in some areas where if you dodged with the dualies you would get randomly splatted.
Also more details on Rank X and the 3.0 update are available
Some things of note are that if your rank S+ 10-50 you automatically move into X. And your ranking will be based on power level instead in X. You will also be matched mostly with players of a similar level.
@Grumblevolcano you still can, I think it said that every month there will be a reset of sorts. Those below a certain amount of points will be ranked down to S+9.
Here's an official Tumblr post about Rank X. It's a bit clearer than the earlier GoNintendo post.
The decision to limit the stage/mode combinations each month is interesting; from the sound of it, it's intended to get people to better develop their strategy. Something quite cool is that the X Power rankings will show the best player of each weapon. The battle to be the world's best Goo Tuber is on!
The decision to limit the stage/mode combinations each month is interesting; from the sound of it, it's intended to get people to better develop their strategy.
I'm glad that that only applies to Ranked - I was slightly concerned that they were going to limit the Turf Wars rotation as well, which would've been a little OTT - but, yeah, should definitely help the strategy side of things I'm Rank A in all modes (decided to give competitive play a bit of a break after reaching those milestones) but still encounter certain map/mode combinations that throw me off a bit - that change should help a lot in that regard!
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