Topic: Splatoon - OT

@Rexcalibr: I don't use Y unless the camera is really off. But a high sensitivity and gyro help when I have to turn around quickly.

@Rexcalibr: I haven't changed my sensitivity at all but I don't use the y button to reset my camera.. more often than not I accidentally hit it and throws my aim off and I get splatted

However, I do use sticks + motion controls so for quick turns, I would use both at the same time

I just played a few matches and now the servers are down for maintenance. I guess the new update is going to be the new weapons. Probably won't use them. I'm pretty much set on the Kraken Roller. I don't do well with bombs or guns very much.

Yeah all the time. Or at least often.

Yeah it was in the 2.6.0 update, I think 20% faster charge up rate.

Most of the unique abilities were buffed

I press the Y button almost every time I turn a corner. Seriously. I press it like every 10 seconds! XD It's mostly likely because I'm a slosher; my Inkling needs to be facing forward to slosh in a straight line. I find Y really useful for this, since it makes your Inkling face forward automatically. I rely on motion controls to turn a little, but I can't turn halfway or fully around without pressing Y. If I was using a gun or roller, I would use the right analog stick more than the Y button (I do use the right analog stick too with the slosher). I also press Y every time I respawn after getting splatted. It's more of a habit now, since I don't think you need to reset the camera that often.

And good luck in your ranked battles!

New update is out, how are the nerfs and new weapons?

Going to test the 3K now. I did make a picture of about a 25%, 50% and 75% charge so I'll see what the distance is now

Was confused when the range stayed the same and I got squid sisters news, but after going back to the main menu the update started downloading. I'll post the results shortly

Also anyone up for squads using the new weapons?

Okay from left to right (top is pre patch)
No charge
25%
50%
75%
100%

Dang, burst bombs got nerfed hard. Used to be able to throw 4 burst bombs on a full tank, now you can only throw two... the new slosher is okay, but I think I like the burst bomb slosher better. I'll go back to the original slosher for now and see how bad the nerf effects my strategy...

Even with the nerf, I did so much better with the pink slosher. I think it'll stay my main, but I might change some of my gear. Why can't it be the blue one?!?

Haha, that's exactly what I do (and think). Sometimes at the beginning of the match or after a respawn I hit Y several times to adjust the camera. I imagine that I need to find just the right angle, but I still often doubt it's necessary that often at all. ^^

Well I just tested the burst bombs and... I didn't know 3 bombs were meant as the absolute maximum! I thought the standard would be 3 bombs and with inksaver(sub) at least 4 bombs (or maybe even 5).
Now two burst bombs are the standard and so far I couldn't throw more than 3 without waiting briefly, even with 3x main and 2x sub inksaver(sub). :/

@shani: Burst bombs have changed a lot! It's gonna take some getting use to only having two bombs. I keep instinctively pressing the R button for another burst bomb I don't enough ink for! XD Hopefully I can adapt well enough by the Splatournament.

@Kazuo: Nice, that's a good visual for the distances..

@shani: Changed from 25% > 40% so I was expecting 3 burst bombs to be the max, which is super unfortunate. They have a bigger blast radius so they behave more like normal bombs but still the 15% increase is crazy big

Aaand in fact, they now added a new property to the weapons: Special Depletion. It goes from light to medium to heavy.

I thought there was a mistake in the update infos because the Tentatek Splattershot and Octoshot Replica (SD: Heavy) get a large reduction from previously 50% to now 75%. But the original Splattershot (SD: Light) actually got less reduction, from previously 50% to only 40%.
That's really great because the original Splattershot is actually the one that I use the most.

So far my only main weapon that is negatively affected by the Special Depletion is the L-3 Nozzlenose D (SD: Medium, from 50% to 60%). Interestingly enough, the L-3 Nozzlenose has SD: Light and therefore gets less reduction.

The small range extension for the Splash-o-matic could become interesting. It's not a big jump, but it brings the weapon close to mid-range weapons like the N-Zap and Splattershot.

I didn't notice the increased movement speed while firing for the Jet Squelchers (50% up) at first, but then I compared it to the Dual Squelcher and now they both have almost the same movement speed while firing. Guess that makes up a bit for the nerfed burst bombs...
I wish they'd done the same for the Splattershot Pro''s, it's painfully slow - the ink usage and fire-rate is painful enough and I don't feel the difference that the increased velocity of shots (20%) and range (5%) are supposed to make...

Yeah think I either misread it or didn't look at the percentages. I mean, it's down from 4-6 burst bombs to 2-3 burst bombs. That's only half, I find that a bit harsh! I don't like it, but I have to get used to it. It's not dramatic since I also use Splat and Suction Bombs. The bigger blast radius is nice, but I think I liked the Burst Bomb packge better before.

@Blue_Blur: Since you are a Slosher main, is the reduced time needed to fire (20% down) noticeable?

I don't normally use the squiffer, but 10-3 isn't too bad with the γ

@shani: Very noticeable, yes! It helps a lot in close counter situations. The time it takes to launch an inkstrike has a very noticeable decrease as well.

Is any of the weapons good??

Oh cool i'm getting on soon

@PikminFan22: Sorry I changed my gear without letting you know... I didn't like the new slosher as much as I hoped. I see you're now copying Kazuo, though! XD

Thanks for the games everyone! I'm out.

@Blue_Blur and I switched to the Dynamo haha

Okay, thanks for the games!

I may give the refurbished mini a go after this next match.