Topic: Splatoon 3

@Vector I did have a 10x battle, and lost. Looking at my history of who I played with, teammates had 50, 90, and 75, 100. And regarding Croctopus, there are plenty of people with that username. I played with a Croctopus like two weeks ago, and it wasn't the Croctopus in here.😆

On a positive note, all the newbs are in splatfest, and I had better luck with Salmon Run teams, and got back to EVP. I think SR's teammate meta might skew toward better right now. @CaleBoi

What's with the giant, human-sized bikes parked at grand festival? The size of those bike those bike frames are ridiculous. No squid people in the game can ride those! Nobody in the game can ride these bikes.😁

Come on nintendo!

Edit: adding screenshot.🤣😆

I'm having some major problems during Grand Fest, I don't know it's my internet or server problems. Checked my internet everything's fine, but im constantly getting communication problems and getting disconnected it happened 10 times in a row!! And I'm waiting over 5 minutes for matches. It took me 10 minutes to find a match only to have someone disconnect in the first 20 sec. I only had 3 full matches yesterday.

@WoomyNNYes I'll try changing my locker, let me know if that changes it...

Guys, I cannot get enough of the jellyfish security guards! They are so awesome! I actually started shouting when I saw Ocatavio and Cuttlefish at the venue, though I wish Acht and maybe even the Agents had shown up. Nonetheless, I spent almost an hour walking around and enjoying the vibes!

I just received this email from Nintendo:

Hello,
Your order of the commemorative Splatoon 3 Grand Festival T-Shirt will be shipping soon. However, the expected delivery date will be after the Splatoon 3 Grand Festival in-game event has completed.
You will receive a shipment confirmation with more exact delivery details in the following week.
We apologize that you will not be able to wear your Splatoon gear during the festival.

I kept not-seeing the dpad emotes icons for the concerts at grand fest. Be sure to see them in the lower left of the screen, and use them! That white font/icon was really flying under my radar for so long.

@CaleBoi25 Nintendo waiting until mid/late august to sell the shirts, was already problematic, I think. But I agree, it sucks not-getting the grand fest shirts etc in time for grand fest. I've had enough disappointment waiting for certain bike parts to be supplied and shipped, I feared that could be an issue with Grand Festival.

I'm a newbie to the game compared to the rest of the players. I don't have time to play much. What are the ways to level up quickly at the festival? Which mod do you recommend?

@JokerCK It depends on if you're talking about leveling up your XP level or your catalog level.

XP Level: In the lobby, you can talk to the guy at the food stand (next to the capsule machine), and use food tickets to buff your XP gains - lasts for twenty matches. There are food tickets that can give you a 1.5x buff, and a 2x buff for XP. (*At that stand, there are also food tickets buffs for earning money, and drink tickets buffs for increasing your chance of determining the what abilty you get when you earn ability chunks.)

As far as the catalog goes, there's nothing you can add to earn catalog faster, however there are periods where the catalog has a 1.2x multiplier buff - that's during Splatfest, Big Run, and the last two weeks of a season. So, currently in this spaltfest, when you catalog meter grows after a match, you'll see a "1.2x" icon on it.

As far as modes to play for leveling up XP and catalog, playing turf war is about the fastest, most consistent way to level up.

@JokerCK Turf War is "technically" the best mode for levelling up your catalog, while Anarchy Battles are better for your player XP.
@WoomyNNYes Fun fact, that Crab N Go worker's name is Marigold, and she is my fave S3-original NPC, after Nails/Gnarly Eddy.

@CaleBoi25 With, JokerCK being a newbie. Are Anarchy Battles really going to be faster for someone new to Splatoon? That's why I didnt' mention Anarchy. I didn't want to dump too much info on JokerCK.😉

@WoomyNNYes Good point! So I guess @JokerCk it is up to you how you want to go about it.

Haven’t been able to dive in yet to help out Team Past but when I get home soon, hopefully. I took a long detour to NintendoNY to grab the T-Shirts, the Off the Hook and Squid Sisters amiibo, and the Smash Bros. Inkling which I completely forgot was a thing. Now I have to restrain my wallet until next month, Lol! (Unfortunately that may also include not getting the digital version of the Marvel Fighting Collection)

Btw, if you guys feel you’re fighting teams, you probably want to avoid Open, if that’s what you’re queueing up for, as that’s the mode that allows people teaming together. Pro is the classic solo mode from Splat2 with Splatfest Power in addition to Clout.

@JokerCK For now it depends on your weapon, and later your play style. Basic clothes to equip would be ones with Ink Recovery Up and Sub Saver to refill your tank quicker and make your sub-weapons use less ink. Swim Speed Up is good for mobility, and your tank refills quickest while swimming. And Comeback lets you respawn with boosted abilities, and to a lesser extent Last Ditch Effort, which is a guaranteed boost in mobility and ink efficiency but it only activates in the last 30 seconds of any battle. You should also use the conch shells you earn while playing in the Splatfest (when you gain Catalog levels) at the capsule (gacha) machine next to the snack bar in the lobby as you might get food and drink tickets to use at the snack bar. XP is used for unlocking more weapons. Once a day, after the server resets, you can roll the machine once at a reduced price of 5,000 coins, too. Playing Salmon Run is the main way to earn tickets after the campaign, IIRC. Money is for more clothes (gear) at the shops. Don’t worry about buying locker decorations when starting out, they don’t help gameplay.

Playing in Anarchy Battles after Splatfest will help earn XP and Catalog Points fastest when you win. Salmon Run is the fastest for quick money when the rotation changes even though there’s a bit of RNG to it. Similarly to Catalog rewards when you redeem them from Harmony’s shop.

@CaleBoi25 I saw Acht in a tent watching the left-most stage. Very easy to miss if you don’y turn completely around from the audience and look at the tent which will then be on your right in order to see them.

Team Present is brutal. I've only been playing Tricolor but most matches seemed to have Present win.

Wow, I can't believe they made an entire highly detailed wasteland. That's a lot of effort for something that, I assume, will be essentially trashed once the Grand Splatfest has concluded.

@CinnamonRobin Same here. My win percentage always takes a hit in Splatfest. @WoomyNNYes I've been backing out, switching between Open and Pro, to try to find better mixes when it seems I'm stuck in a losing roster split. But hey, win or lose, this event is so far over the top. Unbelievable. It's too bad it's all for three days and then it disappears forever.

@Burning_Spear @CinnamonRobin I'm glad @masterLEON mentioned open vs pro modes. I keep forgetting about that. My initial, brutal losses on opening night of splatfest were in open, and that is where people are teamed up. I did better in pro mode.

@vio not to mention it was essentially work done for free. I don’t imagine a lot of people thought “wow, they sure went to a lot of effort for that special event. I guess I’ll finally buy Splatoon 3.” It really feels like passion for the game and the players is what drove them to go to so much effort in making all of this.

@vio @Burning_Spear I’m riding some strong hope that the amiibo would unlock their performances like the first game did for the Squid Sisters, which could be a reason the giant amiibo pack is not available right now. Or better yet, just unlock it for everyone to watch this time.

@WoomyNNYes Yep, just had half an hour to jump back in and went 5-1 in Pro on Manta Maria and Shipshape Cargo.

Guys, I have collected every Splatoon 3 icon from the NSO app, except the Grand Festival ones. I need to queue up with "friends or players in my pool" to get them. Team Past, help me out! Please! I know they arent really important but I have spent two years collecting and this would be very anticlimatic if I dont get the final 3.