Topic: Splatoon 3

@jump I think they excluded chocolate from the lineup due to it getting it's own dedicated Splatfest not too long ago (White vs Milk vs Dark) and they didn't want to double up on it again (even if it would've made a Neopolitan trifecta).

Also Vanilla is the best ice cream flavour and I will not tolerate this slander in the slightest 😤

Vanilla ice cream has been the flavor of ice cream I buy/eat the most at home. Granted, I like to eat it with a chocolate chip cookie. Next time your at the store, count how many vanilla ice creams are on the shelves vs mint chocolate chip or strawberry.

Interestingly, the PBS cooking show here in the US, called America's Test Kitchen, did a taste test for the best vanilla ice creams, and they found that ice creams labeled "vanilla bean" usually have less vanilla flavor than than "original vanilla" or "classic vanilla", etc. (amongst the ice cream brands here in the US). I've tried a bunch of different brands, and I have come to agree with them. I've never gone back to vanilla bean since. Vanilla bean = weak vanilla flavor.(here in the US)

Even though I like vanilla, doesn't mean I haven't liked other flavors.

EDIT: Here's the clip from the show: https://youtu.be/-gxC4B_WGYI

Up yours, @jump! 😆 (I'm just kidding around😉)

@WoomyNNYes I never said vanilla is bad, I've just never met anyone who likes or orders it.

In any case you're wrong! The best ice cream flavour is Ben & Jerry’s Oh My Banoffee Pie!

I'm more worried about what picking vanilla will look like in a kids game where the goal is spraying loads of white sticky fluids at the other team.

Can anyone tell me, WTH this is a shot of in the splatfest news? Is it a coffin with two candles? I honestly have no clue. What the heck is it??😆 Is that a 90's phone answering machine? I see what looks like a curly cord on the left.

Pasting the video to play at the relevant time stamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98TZHMaP6yA&t=20s

@WoomyNNYes I always thought it was a fax machine or an old printer with Xmas/Hanukkah lights next to it.

@WoomyNNYes It's a fax machine. There's tons of lore behind it actually, but the gist is that the fax machine tells the hosts what the Splatfest theme will be.

@jump @StarPoint Ohhhh, you're right. I see the paper tray sticking out the top to hold whatever print is spit out. Ohhhhhhhh. I see. Werid. It's so hard to tell what it is. Looks like the fax machine is in a baby's crib, but with candles, definitely a fire hazard.

That's a great explanation. Thanks, @Dev9417!

Participating in my first competitive Splatoon tournament tonight. Splat University Draft Team Eleven FOR THE WIN!!!

Update: We lost.

@octokid Was it rough? Like, how many rounds did you go? (no wrong answer, just curious)

This month's new Salmon Run gear is pretty cool. It looks futuristic, possibly related to Order, unless someone knows what its inspired by. It has a digital neon eye shield HUD(heads up display). XD

@WoomyNNYes
It's probably inspired by Dragonball Z. Reading your power level... IT'S OVER 9000!!!

Did a single round of Eggstra Work so far today whilst charging some controllers for Ghost Trick and managed to get a surprisingly respectable high score of 158! I'll definitely be coming back to it (especially after they've lifted the restrictions on friends-only) so hopefully I'll be able to maybe hit the 180 or god forbid even 200 range before Monday!

This feels oddly manta-phobic in a way.

I tried three rounds of eggstra work here in the US (profreshional 2). My team never got past wave 3. My highest egg count stands at 53. So, I won't be touching that again. I can't win when I'm always teamed with 2-3 newbs. The matching algorithm is against me. But I'm no longer shocked by this. I'm sure all the veterans are in pools, or not playing, etc.

On a positive note, I got the new gear with the ability I wanted first try, playing regular salmon run. The first gear loadout was Ink Saver Sub, exactly what I wanted. So, that was good.

@Wolfleaf Yeah, hazmy pool hasn't been much better for me in previous events, it's surprisingly full of newbs. VicVillon's pool is "autobomb". I haven't tried it yet, though. This is just the first time I remembered her pool name.

Is there an actual local co-op mode on this game. My daughter said there is.

@Qwertyninty There was one in the first game on Wii U (don't get your hopes up: it was just a Mario party-esque 'Pop the Balloons' minigame) but it's since been removed from both of the Switch-era sequels.

@Qwertyninty There's no co-op feature. Your only options for lcoal wireless play are, you could play private battles and tableturf.