Topic: Splatoon 3

@Fizza @StarPoint Fun was more likely the cause of "Not enough players" (you did need 4 Fun players for a Tricolor match). The pre-launch Splatfest showcased that the defending team at the halftime point will lose Splatfest (Open) so Fun players could tactically focus on Splatfest (Pro) to prevent losses from Tricolor given Tricolor doesn't appear at all in Splatfest (Pro). Which is what appears to have happened as Fun did win Splatfest (Pro) and most of my matches (as Gear) were against Gear or Grub in the 2nd half. They nearly won the overall Splatfest with this strategy.

But the biggest problems with frequency of Tricolor were the reduced frequency in response to the pre-launch Splatfest and that over half the players picked Gear. First one is easy to fix given it was more common in the pre-launch Splatfest, second one is less easy to fix. Splatfest themes where there's not a clear most popular option is a difficult one, even something like favourite Pokemon Gen 9 starter (my guess for November's Splatfest) would have that problem.

A bit of info that I found out about midway through the Splatfest that I guarantee escaped a lot of people's attention is that when the next Salmon Run rotation hits at the start of October, we'll be getting our first all random weapon period! With the new Grizzco Stringer at that!

@Fizza Yeah, I'm looking forward to that new Salmon Run random weapon rotation, and those cool metal shades (the next salmon run gear reward).

I'm pretty sure I played against japanese players early in the morning. I think the region you choose is just the starting point where the matchmaking tries to find other players.

@WoomyNNYes The intended functionality of Tenacity is triggering when your teammates are dying, not disconnecting. A little bit of passive special gain isn't going to make up for a permanent numbers disadvantage. Usually best for longer range weapons that tend to hang back from the fray.

@StarPoint I did get a string of not enough players and connection errors trying to get Salmon Run shift once during the Splatfest. Once again a simple restart of the Switch console fixed that for me, why does no one ever suggest something so simple?

On the other hand, for some reason I simply could not get Cohozuna to appear despite having a full meter during the second half of the Splatfest, was I just really unlucky with not being considered the "host" or could this be some sort of glitch?

@WoomyNNYes
They don't always terminate from my experience. Not sure how exactly it decides when you disconnect, but I have heard it depends on the host.

@meleehunter Ohhhh, that's it. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

@jump

I on the other hand picked 'Grub'. Purely because I like saying the word 'grub'.
I also didn't get a single tricolor match, so I have absolutely no idea what that was meant to be 🤷‍♂️

@RubyCarbuncle Yeah, Those Aren't Birds was tricky. I think it took me about 15-20 tries. That's not a putdown if struggling with it, though. My Rocket League skill helped with that, because in Rocket League, you often have to rush to hit the ball about when it's hitting the ground, much like that Splatoon 3 level your at.

I think I used the dualies, which is maybe the default recommended weapon? ....Um, for this Splatoon stage, though, I tried to return the the middle of that stage after each set of cubes (like a tennis player returning to the center of the court after hitting the ball). And the other challenge is getting use to how weirdly those cubes may bounce & travel, possibly right over you. I think the very last cube or two made me scramble like heck to run all the way to the back to shot them. I'm going off memory though. That stage was definitely about being ready for the different ways those cubes get shot out.

If you're struggling with Those Aren't Birds, that secret kettle level called, "After Alterna", was maybe 10x more painful than Those Aren't Birds. Actually, After Alterna is extremely long, with very few check points. I think it took me 6 hours, and 100-150 tries. I felt like you mentioned; At some point, After Alterna "isn't fun at all", it's quite brutal. After 3 hours, I started watching youtubes of it, because I just wanted it done. I don't regret breaking down to watch youtube.

**side note, secret kettle didn't unlock for me, because it turned out, there was level in the first island that I'd completely missed. After I beat that, then the Secret Kettle unlocked.

Good luck<3

I've been playing the card game for the first time since getting the game day one. It's alright so far, maybe because I've not levelled up yet but it seems too easy against the computer. Hopefully the higher level computer/other players will offer a harder challenge.

@jump Do you gave the mobile app? If you fill out the current Wandercrust task (or 'Journey' as it's called in the app) listed, you can actually get a Crusty Sean themed deck sleeve for Tableturf (in addition to some phone wallpapers, an in-game title and Sean's hat)!

@Fizza I probably should get the app but I don't get why it's just not part of the game, it's seems a bit silly not to.

Finally playing After Alterna and these d***heads can go die in a fire for all I care.

Though I guess drowning would be more deadly?

I found the first third of that stage to be the hardest, it was like a much harder version of Odyssey's Darker Side of the Moon.

I wanted to ask, has anyone seen the pixel glasses around? I really want them.

Finally beat the entirety of After Alterna after about 3 hours (the end time said 19 minutes but I don't but that for a second). An absolutely inkredible send-off level. It was brutally hard, no getting around that, but it was expertly designed from start to finish to be hard but fair throughout (well apart from some instances but still). People compared it to Champion's Road and that comparison is more apt than you could ever imagine. What a level and what a Story Mode as a whole.

Also Mr. Grizz's backstory is full of both vindication and tragedy. So basically exactly what I like in my Splatoon stories.

@Fizza This is a story mission? My goodness, I gotta try it for myself!

@Fizza Congratulations on beating secret kettle After Alterna!!!!🌈🌈 When you said the octolings could die, above, I had a good feeling that was inspired by After Alterna.😁

@Snatcher Story mode is great!

@Snatcher, I think I saw pixel glasses in the demo, but I don't think I've seen them in the main game yet. I imagine they're gong to be available at some point.

@WoomyNNYes I haven’t played it or this game in about a week. I will have to jump back on it.

Also I glad, as ai thought I missed out on them, I really want them glasses.