Today's Nintendo Direct gave us an ink-redible amount of news for Splatoon 2, including a brand new solo-campaign that's on its way this summer, and the fact that Inklings will be playable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch.
In addition to these bombshells, though, we also found out that the game will soon be introducing a new 'Rank X' - an extreme rank that will be even higher than the ultra-desirable S+ ranks.
As well as this, the new update (which will take the game to Version 3.0) will also include over 100 new pieces of gear and more stages including Piranha Pit, Camp Triggerfish, and Wahoo World.
The update is set to hit the game in late April, so make sure to stay tuned for more info as we have it.
A pretty good day for Splatoon fans, huh?
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I'll never make it to rank X but if it keeps the competitive players away from me then I won't complain!
Should be great for those hardcore players who've racked up 500+ hours in the game.
But I am more interested in the new maps. Always up for more maps to keep things fresh!
90s called...they want the X gesture back. Started getting flashbacks of middle school...
...Also my noob self shall never obtain this rank. I weep tears of ink. lol.
Awesome!
EXtreme!
My highest rank is only S+2! Im screwed!
Over 100 more... It is going to be a nightmare to level them up and unlock all 3 slot for all of them...
Just getting to S+ was a massive struggle for me. I love the game but how well I can do is largely affected by how much lag I experience. Sometimes it runs basically perfectly and other times it's more or less unplayable.
@BenAV same here. I go from S+3 at my highest to A+ after lag sessions. I'll text my friends how I win 20 out of 25 with no lag, then 5 of 15 with lag. So frustrating. I need to learn to not play when I lagging but I have so few hours a week to play. I'm super pumped for new stages though. Those were two of my favorite.
@SoIDecidedTo Piranha Pit came out at around the same time I stopped playing the first game so it's pretty much like a new map to me. I did really like Camp Triggerfish so pretty happy to see that return.
Yay. A new rank I’ll never reach
I'm that one guy who plays ranked casually
But effectively
Wow. Just wow. Great direct in general and I'm immensely pumped for the Splatoon2-update. How can I finish XC2 while practicing enough to reach that X-rank? Not even sure if I can make it tbh... just like the 2 posters above, I never got higher than S+3. I'm up for a challenge though. Happy splatting, see you in S+ for probably a long while.
Challenge Accepted!!!!
And here I was happy in reaching S+1 and S+2.
Yas, X-rank for us pros!
As is, I'm stuck in a loop of being good enough in S to rank up to S+ easily, but then being bad enough against all the S+ players that I immediately rank back down to S. Hopefully having an X rank will move the players with unhealthy skill at the game into their own matchmaking, and so normal people like me have a chance to actually stay at S+ for a little while.
When I was about to hit level 50, they set the cap to 99. When I was about to hit S+, they add X. Just keep on dangling that carrot in front of me, I guess....
Came back to commenting NintendoLife (it's been a busy month, y'all) just for this Direct.
While I'm glad Splatoon 2 is receiving a ton of free updates, I thought the game got a bit of overexposure in the Direct. While it made the bait-and-switch (heh) of Smash for Switch all the more obvious ("one more announcement" and Inklings are shown... yeah) because of it, this Direct had a bit too much of Splatoon 2 in it.
heck yeah!
I'm getting kind of annoyed how Nintendo thinks the best way to improve the game is to just add more ranks and levels (20->50->99 and A+->S+->X). It makes me think they'll never stop and it takes away value from the previously high rank.
lol I can't even get to rank A-.
The article doesn't mention if the new DLC is free or not. It should be free imo.
Piranha Pit in the first game is where I really learned his to use the charger. I have a warm spot for it. I've still yet to really sit down and rank up in ranked. I'm A or A+ in everything except CB, which is rarely up when I have time to play.
@dimi The only part that is paid is the new story an playable octolongs from what I understand. The 100 new gear and whatnot is free like usual.
I'll forever be stuck in the A tier. I'm more interested in maps and weapons (that aren't dualies).
Quote DMX on this, "X gonna' give it to ya.'" If only Nintendo had the rights to that song.
Yaaaaaay!
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