Topic: Splatoon 3

@WoomyNNYes I’m surprised no one went after the Stingers. I know I would have.

Speaking of Salmon Run shifts ending early, I remember this one time where I got Glowflies as a first wave. It was absolutely terrifying, and I had a Goo Tuber. The one guy who had a Dynamo, the single best weapon for Glowflies, was the first one to go.

I hate Salmon Run, but it can be really fun and rewarding.

@ChaoticKirby I love Salmon Run, but yeah, sometimes it's just brutal.

Trying to play a bit of Anarchy (Series) just because that's where Rainmaker's on rotation and this mode is just as terrible as I remember. I should probably just stick to X Battles and Anarchy (Open).

Oh wow, I forgot about the desert stage in the Splatoon 3 Direct. For some reason I thought Brinewater Springs was teased in that Direct instead. So I guess the desert stage will be in Season 3 then.

@Grumblevolcano Man, I totally forgot about that stage. I could see it being revealed alongside some new weapons and a catalogue for the next season.

@Dev9417 Yeah I'm not really excited by the idea of more Big Run just because there's not much to get out of doing it. I've already got the top 5% badge which is basically all I wanted. Couldn't care less about locker decorations.

With the up coming Splatfest, I always wondered how the conch shells get calculated? Is it just the total amount of that team, or is there an average percentage? For excample: Team A has 10 players and they collect 20 shells. Team B has 5 players and they collect 10 shells. Percentage wise it would be a tie. If not, team A would win.
If just the total amount gets calculated, the overwhelming popular team has a guarantee to get the points for the most conch shells.
I know I'm a little late asking that question. 😅

Literally my 2nd ever 360 All Scopes, you've got to be kidding me.

I was gonna use this gear for a Charger since it fits.....but I guess I gotta use it for my Blaster set now! XD

@Fizza Not bad! Coincidentally I "kept" a new Fire Helmet by mistake, which tossed out my existing Fire Helmet with Ink Saver Sub. It was such a stupid moment. XD Fortunately, I came across a new helmet with Ink Saver Sub.

EDIT: Black Salmon Run slop suit acquired. After much pondering, black vs white, I decided I like black the best.

Has anyone had communication errors after the match during the victory dance thingy? This is the third/fourth time it's happened to me now and I am curious if I'm getting the money and points.

@jump If that match is in your history and your data is populated, then I think you got the credit for it (which can also be seen from the NSO splatnet app). I haven't been having communication errors during the victory dance segment.

@WoomyNNYes Cheers! Yeah the match had me winning but I never take notice of what my gear, level and money are so I'm never sure if I got them afterwards.

I really need to get the Splat app but it seems like effort.

@jump The app is easy to use, easy to open, and easy to set up. You download the NSO app from the app store. Then do a one-time log into the app with your nintendo account, and that's all there is to setting it up. After that, it only takes two taps to open Splatnet 3. Tap once to open NSO, tap again on Splatnet 3 tile. There is a BATTLES tab in splatnet that will show your battle history. You can see the same battle history in the in-game lobby, but the app will also let you see what gear & abilities the other players are running (if you're curious about that sort of thing.)

I looked at the poll in the app for Splatfest votes.
It's 5 Dark, 8 Milk and 13 White.
It's of course only people on my friend list. But if that's anything to go by, Dark is the least favourite one as I predicted. - Though I haven't thought White would be more popular than Milk.

@WoomyNNYes Yeah but I just dont like have loads of apps on my phone, thanks though.

Yeah, that's another good use for the splatnet app, seeing what teams your splatoon/switch friends have picked. I use the app from time to time. I have it on my tablet.

I haven't noticed people hating on splatnet 3 this time, even though, it's basically identicle to splatoon 2's app, if not actually identical with info features.

So… how much y’all want to bet that we’re getting some DLC news in the direct? Any theories on what this DLC contains?

@ChaoticKirby Good point. So focused on new zelda, I forgot Splatoon could have a piece of the direct. Although, nintendo could just dump a splatoon trailer at the end of the month, too.

New Splatoon content is nintendo's current quarterly hype machine - filling the spot where Nintendo teased new characters/content for Smash Bros. I think, this far into splatoon 2, we got a brand new weapon, sub weapon, or special. Otherwise, I hope there's something cool, content or mode-wise. As BenAV mentioned, we could use some new Salmon Run slopsuit rewards. There are a bunch of empty spaces for more slopsuit options. As far as new kits go, I really miss having a curling bomb with a gun. Splatoon 2 had a curling bomb with the .52 Gal gun. (something with more range than the splooshomatic). I like zooming around with curling bombs.

Octo Expansion trailer was a big deal, but that was a march direct. So, I don't expect an Splatoon 3 expansion reveal yet. Actually... So, Splatoon 2 and Octo Expansion were both a July release.... I could see Nintendo pushing Splatoon 3's expansion to a September release to help pad out the fall.

@WoomyNNYes
End of the month would be very late. The last season's trailer got released around 2 weeks prior to its release. It's a 100% it's in the Direct. More eyes to advertise the game as well.

Funny story, I was recording footage for a potential joke video I was gonna make about the way too frequent connection issues, and then in 40 minutes I got zero connection issues.

I hope that means they're not just gonna be back with a vengeance the next time I play it, because I'm gonna be so mad if I get a ton next time and don't even have the footage of it.