Choosing a Competitive Main
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“All of these players are massive nerds with well organized brains and fast fingers who play this game more than the average person would consider healthy” my new favorite quote
If I had to say one thing. A "flex" is good at most weapons. But being good at one weapon in every class to me is what I call a "joker" and it absolutely while not the most optimal is definitely rewarding to feel like you make progress and all you needed to do was switch it up for the day. Some days I do stamper, some I do Nova and some I do flingza, etc. It depends on what feels good that day
What about all weapons of one class, since I’m only one and a half splatlings away from the full set.
@@flango348 then you could be called based on the class
@@flango348 we are splatling mains, and we are everywhere
i found a secondary main through that!! tried out tristringer as a joke and wanting to understand the bow class (whilst not touching reeflux), but i fell in love with how annoying it is
i totally agree with the thing about needing to switch it up for the day! i'm a slosher main and like to use blob for splat zones. a while back i was on a 6 game losing streak (yikes) with blob so i switched to sloshing machine and the wins started rolling in. now i know better than to let myself dig my grave that deep but sometimes that's really all it takes
Weapon pool.
*shows a literal pool with weapons*
This made my day. Other than that joke, a weapon pool helped me cover situations and matchups I normally couldn't play well on. Thanks for sharing this, Gem.
as a low level player who plays everything from the dapples to the e-liter, choosing a main is really hard! they're all fun and i'd rather change up my play style than play something that got boring 100 hours ago. i do agree with everything in this video, in theory at least, but having fun with the game is definitely more important to me than getting wins.
when you do pick a main you should have a better feel of matchups with other stuff you picked at least
Absolutely true, this is something I hope viewers of this channel realize.
A lot of what this channels talks about only really applies to a very small percentage of players, and anyone who isn't able to dedicate their whole life into this game shouldn't take these lessons too seriously.
If you're playing for fun with randoms, *any* weapon is viable as long as you find it fun.
The best advice I here from top player is really 'play what you enjoy' Especially in solo queue. Are there meta picks? Absolutely, and they can be fun to mess around with. . .but if you absolutely like the Undercover Brella (I'm sorry) then go have fun with the silly brella! Personally I switch things up a lot messing around in turf. Sometimes I wish I could apologize to team mates when I drag out a weapon I never touch (the other day I again attempted to learn E-Liter. . I'm horrible with chargers). Today I randomly picked up sloshing Machine and realized in one match that I should have picked it up way sooner but I always heard the learning curve on it was super steep.
I mean, clearly this video is about players who want to win more. No need to defend yourself lol
@@mourning_sun_ yeah, i was just giving my thoughts, sharing my opinion if you will. obviously this advice is for people that want to get better at the game, but usually i can adapt what i learn from this channel into my playstyle without compromising the fun, but this is the first time that following gem's advice will actually make the game less enjoyable for me. but as i said, it's still good advice.
I always get a bit burned out right before splatfests and then use splatfest to just play a lot of different fun weapons because my main isn't great on turf, but I'm starting to get back into the swing of things and the biggest thing I had to learn was not to just play other weapons when it wasn't my perfect rotation. I just play every rotation with my main and it's helped me improve a LOT.
If I trust my skills in the map mode for series, I just play series, but if I'm unsure about it, instead of just switching weapons, I just play open for that rotation, and it helps me improve with my weapon without having to risk points or worry about wins/losses
what do you main? :O
Oh, I also use Splatfests to play random weapons! I grabbed Bamboo for a while in the last splatfest and I was doing shockingly well with it.
Hey Gem, have you covered the S curve of learning? I think it might be a good visual aid for squids that want to progress and understand where they might land on the graph and how hard it is to make improvements near the top. It’s a quick progression to the sweet spot, but that last 10% or so is hard, but rewarding. Anyways, cheers (I am nowhere near the top btw).
How to get out of S Rank. It's technically for Splatoon 2 but watch the whole series because 3's ranking system is literally not reliable
@@TGCPhilipI appreciate the tip, but I am talking about a graph, not S rank :)
@@sideeyes7480 **Steel Sting.mp3**
I like playing a variety weapons . Part of the reason is I get bored with the weapon after a while .
Of course that is probably far from optimal as Gem stated . But right now I focus on 4 weapon classes
Chargers- Splatterscope/Eliter
Splatana - Wiper/Stamper
Shooters-Splash/Ttek
Dualies- Tetra
Bit of overlap in the roles of Dualies and tetra. Shooter for consistency and chargers because it’s my favorite class and is a backliner.
I have been playing brush since I picked up the game, I still brached out a LOT, though. I have experience in nearly every weapon class. but recently, I have been trying to narrow my weapon pool. I think I'll go for rollers and dualies (in addition to brushes). gives me enough variety to be flexible but still similar enough in playstyle. ty gem!
Brushes are so much fun. The Vanilla InkBrush in two was my go to pick for Splash Zones.
I play brushes because I can't aim too well. In Splatoon 2, I played Octobrush with Jet packs and the weapons I currently main in this game are Inkbrush Noveau and Octobrush. These two brushes have definitely been the funnest to play, in my opinion. 😎
@@blaziken907 Lol, I can't aim to save myself either! I think that's why I lean towards the Tri-slosher and Brushes so much. Trying to work my way into Splatlings though since they require a /little/ less aiming and you can just plaster an area.
A fellow brush main
Every weapon has at least a good niche at some skill level. Aerospray's paint support is great and its inaccuracy with high fire rate great when everyone sucks at aiming, but falls off later. Then there's the tri-stringer that really needs a lot of mechanical skill to be effective in pvp.
Also a bit after chill season started, I can really see the letter ranks tell more about what skill level you are at. B was hard before but definitely worth a B rank now, and A gets tougher but still not as difficult as B before chill season (it's not just me getting better I had splat 2)
I’m an Octobrush main. I easily worked my way through A & S up to S+ in the first season, getting top kills in 90% of matches, but things got pretty rough in season 2. I couldn’t Ninja swim to the enemies and get an instant team wipe so easily anymore. They got better. And after 10 tries to get S+ I got annoyed and picked up Splash. I wasn’t proud, but it worked. Still an Octobrush main in my heart, but I might variate to some weapons with a little bit more range.
I really love Bloblobber as a main weapon, but I really feel the Sprinkler holding me back. I just can't find anything else that scratches the same poking-based itch.
They're not exactly the same, but you could try out the Explosher or Tri-Stringer if you haven't already. They have both similar effective range and are literally built for poking
Bloblobber on Hammerhead during Turf War is one of my favorite things ever. I can throw a sprinkler opposite where I'm planning to move and then hold the middle almost nearly on my own. Ink Storm helps my teammates push up into enemy territory while I clean up the sides.
Any other map/mode I'm absolutely useless with the Blob. Something in my brain just shuts off and I get frustrated and have to stop.
Bloblobber mained for quite a while, maxed it out and loved it. But I just felt I was ineffective at close range. Gem mentioned about trying other weapons. Oh my gosh, absolutely fell in love with shooters! Custom splattershot jr is the love of my life, so far. Going to continue trying each weapon in the game to see what ends up being my main squeeze. 😊
My trick with sprinklers lately has been tossing them in places were they still give coverage but cant be easily taken out from a distance.
Made a difference in splat zones once I realized.
Love the gold aerospray, i can be reliable with my booyahs so stucking with it but agree that the sprinkler can be a weak point
Maybe Rapid Blaster Pro is up your alley. I've barely played it myself, but I know it paints decently for a blaster and is really good at supporting teammates.
I forgot what the kits had, other than one having the Mark Applier.
Perfect breakdown
you have a really formidable skill of putting out a video that answers the questions my baby comp team was just asking ourselves the day before 😂 i think it's happened like 5 times now?? anyway great timing and I think I'm gonna try to properly stick to a couple of weapons now, despite so many being fun to play and try for extended periods of time it's absolutely ruining my skill with my main
Fancy seeing you here xD But it's true it's happened a weird amount of time by now! And it's funny that I'm in the opposite boat where, since I'm still new, I'm now branching out further from what I knew to look for more to be good at lol
@@milkteawaygalaxy877 OH CMON LOLLLL
Just play a couple of weapons you have the most fun playing. If you have fun playing them then that's the weapon you should play.
It's a good starting point, and if you're just playing online casually, do this. If you're playing competitively though, youll have to consider what your teammates need or what is effective against other popular weapons.
@@jessierose13 It depends on what level of play that team is playing at. A casual league can probably let you play anything, especially if you have any skill at your chosen weapons. Top tier play? Yeah, sure, there's a reason meta picks exist. . .but you still don't have to play meta picks and be successful. By all means players should have more than a single main. . . but players should also enjoy their chosen weapon.
As always, I'm reminded of your incredibly salient phrasing of "If your only goal is to win..."
I've played Octobrush for the last SEVEN YEARS-- since the day it was released; but when Splatoon 3 came out, I said "I'm not using it anymore. I want to try something else."
And I've just been honest that being that person who plays just about anything is actually really fun! I _really_ want to pick up Nautilus and I've never played a Splatling outside of messing around with the original Zink Mini that I've been doing recently.
So... yeah, I think this video DID help me! I'm understanding where to split "I want to play everything" and "I should get good at this one thing", and that it isn't all so black and white.
10:26 I’m in A rank. Mechanically I’m really good at this game, but I’m extremely impulsive when it come to decisions which leads to me putting myself in bad situations.
😂 yeah, highly impulsive here, too. But when your impulsivity works it’s a glorious thing!
I just got to A rank after staying in B rank and I am in fear
This is really helpful! My main got kinda gutted in the latest patch and I've been a bit stuck on whether to branch out or not. This has really helped me in deciding how to go about it! Thank you :]
im not a competitive player, nor do i have any urge to be, but despite that i still love watching your videos and often get very useful information out of them thats able to help me improve at the game. with this in mind there are some videos like this one that make me glad im sticking to casual, i have a small variety of mains but the main reason i use them is BECAUSE they all have a different play style, i enjoy changing up my strategy based on how i want to play, and if i find myself getting too aggressive/too passive for my weapon then just switching to a different one is a quick and enjoyable fix. knowing that this is going against having a weapon pool youre good with in two different ways, yeah, no wonder im stuck in s rank.
You see, I'm bizarre. I mained E-Liter for about a year in the second game. Then I mained tetras for a while. Now I play Tri stringer, Pencil, Tetras, Liter, Wiper, to some extent Stamper, Octobrush, to some extent bucket, and I will sometimes play other stuff too. Yeah I both play the most stationary, least aggressive stuff in the game and both good qr weapons. I am a bizarre, very ADHD creature.
I play every weapon :o
I only play ranked anyways and don't attend any tournaments. So even if i am X rank i still show of the undercover brella every now and then, because it's FUN!!! My teammates probably hate me whenever they see my weapon pick.
I play for FUN because Splatoon is FUN :)
I have 3 main weapons, but i have found that getting to know different kinds of weapons can sometimes give you a new perspective on how to use your own. I have learned a lot of things from playing chargers as a dualie main, for example.
For me I switch weapons often because if I didn’t I would not be able to play the game as long. This is one of the reasons I like this game because if I get into a rut I can just switch weapons. This probably doesn’t help in the long run but in the short term it feels good.
0:57 Robots who desire only victory - that's us.
Interesting to hear it put into words what I’ve been doing since S3 came out! I was a hardcore Aerospray Main for most of my splatoon 2 experience, switching to N’Zap 89 & Kensa Splattershot towards the end there, before not playing for a long time
Flash forward to Splatoon 3, I’ve recently beaten a full playthrough as Mechromancer in Borderlands 2 for switch, and I start with my usual aerospray, before trying out Dapple Dualies, and omfg I loved ‘em instantly. They played very similarly to how Aerospray felt, with the added maneuverability & improved aim of the dodge rolls, and from that point on, the game opened up to me.
I still have a rather unique, close-range playstyle with Stick Aim (can’t do motion) but I’ve been experimenting with weapons a lot more, and it’s been really fun. I really enjoy both Dapples sets quite a bit, the Splat Jrs are Incredibly fun, especially on Zones, I’ve discovered the magic of the inkbrush & binchslapping someone to death with one, I’ve even tried experimenting with the Tri-Slosher as another QR Slayer, and the tri-stringer as an interesting foray into backlining - And even picked up the TTek, Hero Shot & Splash to experiment with Better Aim at more normal gameplay ranges
5 months later, I’m a wiper main
Whoops
Do you plan to visit the "What am I doing" series of videos again? I think doing one for atleast each ranked mode could help people out vastly, especially clam blitz because the mode handles so differently than the others.
The script is started for the Splat Zones one. It's just hard to find time to work on them while also keeping up the drumbeat of daily uploads. I definitely want to get them out though!
As a charger main I find Splatlings an easy jump. I main mostly e-liter and splat charger. I’ve been messing around with the heavy splatling and while there are some differences, like I can behave in a more aggressive fashion if I need to, I find that a lot of the evasive skills I’ve learned as a charger player are still applicable and the aim I’ve developed as a charger main has made the splatling super deadly in my hands. I like the heavy splatling though because it has a wave breaker like the e-liter and I know how to use that pretty well
Another thing to add, a good way to pick-up weapons is go to turf war with random weapons. I main Dapples and Octobrush, but I experimented with Hydra that way and found out it wasn't meant to be (I'm also weird though I main Explosher after playing it in only x-rank for 15 matches and winning every one, don't do that unless you know what your doing though)
Also, because each weapon class has different niches within it, you can also flex across one weapon class, like for instance being a Splatling main and picking which Splatling to use based on the match's needs.
I main Dualie Squelchers, but I also enjoy using other weapons too. N’ Zap (my second most used), and I also mess around with the Reeflux and Stamper. I’ve picked up the Tri-Slosher recently and love it.
Back when I first started playing splat 3 and even recently due to month long breaks, I couldn’t find my playstyle which in turn meant I couldn’t find my weapon pool, especially in certain roles.
But recently I found that I like to hang back and only be aggressive to help my team, but mainly only in Rain/Clams, so I picked up Rapid Deco and Nova, and then in tower I picked up Hydra Splat and Custom Jet, and switch between them for each mode
I've had to branch the hell out ever since the Brella got obliterated, and while I feel bad for having to learn shooters, my main pool consists of support weapons (the Nova and Jrs) inkstrikers (like the ttek, though I might wanna pick up bucket and rapid) and some aggressive midliners (like blasters, Rapid Pro and now that it's not busted Machine). Still gotta learn them all though . . .
I just ended up doubling down and learning to squeeze blood from a stone with Undercover Brella. Still working my way up from basic S rank and still learning new tricks and playstyle adaptations as enemy playstyles shift.
I agree with this video but I will continue being a flex, because while some people play to get better, I play to get holo stickers for every weapon so I can make them fight each other in an epic mural inside my locker
Stickers, to be fair, are very exciting
@@SquidSchool They truly are
A great Splatoon player does need to have knowledge of how all weapons work. This helps you counter weapons, and teaches you the best effective range for you weapon. I'd recommend just choosing a main weapon for competitive with a 2nd choice off-main. These will be your main weapons you'll use most of the time. When playing non-competitive games or fun games, it's very important to learn all the weapons. This will help you greatly, by knowing where a good enemy will stand when using a weapon. It will also help you defend against the subs and specials.
10:27 that's kinda me lol. Been playing a few months and am in A rank and could probably get at least to S if I actually played anarchy more, although I'm not sure how I should play my role in gamemodes sometimes and can be pretty inconsistent. When I play S+ players in open I often can still do well but there's a lot of times where things don't work, they're clearly smarter and better at things that I still struggle with etc
i feel like my effective weapon pool works as kind of a gradient for the playstyles i feel comfortable with. Dapple Dualies let me play at close range and leverage a fast kill time against more supportive weapons, Bamboozler lets me sit back and take non-committal shots from a distance and force players into my teammates, and Wiper lets me swap between the two in a single battle at a mild efficiency cost. I've also been considering picking up, Forge Pro, VJr, and Splat Dualies, but they feel just a tiny bit off of the mechanical skill I'm used to to feel fluid right now.
I have been working with Splattershot Pro and Heavy Splatling since Splatoon 1. I have been poking into other weapons to try and expand my range of tools. Might be worth trying Splat Charger again, I have not been using Chargers frequently since Heavy Splatling came out.
I just like the roller because it allows me to move fast through enemy ink and the jump vertical throw is pretty deadly. I just started playing though
ive been maining both splatanas and tetra pretty much since the start of the game. i kinda dropped stamper a bit since the nerf and have been using wiper deco a lot and also light tetras
I definitely try to have a somewhat varied playstyle. I often lean into an aggro support playstyle making me able to do both front and back line pretty well. My main pool of weapons include the Splat dualies, Splattershot nova, Hydra Splatling, N-zap 85 and to a lesser extent the carbon roller deco.
The Nova especially has quickly become my go to, giving me insane results, especially in clam Blitz where this weapon does absolute wonders. I consistently get kill counts in the 20's on the top of my team and consistent wins with the Nova even before the buffs. The buffs will just help me get more specials which was the one shortcoming I had with the weapon.
Nova in X Rank Clam Blitz is/was secret top tier. Challenging on certain maps but it can really steady the chaos in solo queues.
I've always played chargers and I will switch between them fairly comfortably other than the goo-tuber and now snipewriter. I main the squiffer much more than any other charger though and I'm always uncomfortable and bad at using anything other than a charger or heavy splatling, I have used a bit of tri-stringer in this game though and it plays a little like squiffer with a longer range backline thing going on
I adapt most weapons I use on the current maps or modes available. Like i usually use shooters like junior or splattershot etc but on some maps blasters feel better, on others dualies etc. It depends. But knowing different weapons helps a lot for counter gameplay. Play it to beat it.
I've been playing with flazinga since I got splatoon 3, but now after the patch I've picked up nautilus and I've been having a lot of fun with it. The kit isn't perfect but I enjoy the mechanics of the main weapon
It sounds like the best thing to do, to start, is know how you want to play and then pick a weapon that is compatible with that playstyle.
Honestly what suits me the most is aggressive play style. This is why I played 52 and Trislosher in S2
I added inbrush, Carbon deco, octobrush and lately range Blaster in my agressive tool box
My support one well... I can play Tentatek and tried Splash and I can support with that, I just don't like feeling passive or vulnerable.
I can snipe but it's only when I can rely on my team and well... I can't really in solo queue
I'll keep in mind what I heard here to see how I can improve on my inkbrush and .52 skills
One thing I’ve done to narrow down my favorites is make a list of all the main weapons I own; most favorite to least favorite. When I started playing with the rock v paper v scissors splatfest I mained splatana wiper but once I actually got the game I realized it was too slow of a weapon for me. Now I main tri-slosher and my next favorites are carbon roller, octobrush, tetra dualies, and dapple dualies
Hooray fellow Tri-Slosher main! Definitely my go to for Tower/Rainmaker. It was in 2 as well. . .though I really hate ink-Jet, I have never gotten good with it.
@@hallaloth3112 there’s a reason I specified main weapons, I really don’t enjoy the kit 😅 I hope tri-slosher is one of the next ones to get a new kit because it needs it
@@bagthecadran Total agreement. Toxic Mist doesn't belong on a mobility weapon. ..and Ink Jet shouldn't be a front line.
I main range blaster and ttek, I play aggressively with both, it’s something I’ve been trying to unlearn for range blaster since I love it so much
This all makes sense in concept to me. However, I'm having the problem of my Carbon Deco game just isn't running as smoothly as I want. I like the playstyle of sneaking around and getting kills, but especially right now, when I've got no team and am playing through solo queue, I'm struggling to find the right openings to get those sneak attack kills because I can't communicate with my team, however I don't want to give up on the play style just because solo queue doesn't fit it.
I have also liked playing vanilla Splattershot and have generally seen better results playing that, but I think it's because I'm not quite as reliant on my teammates to distract the enemies.
Loved the sploosh-o-matic, but I don't really enjoy it as much with the ink stamp. I mainly enjoy it for its' mobility, strafe speed, and curling bombs.
I'm a long range zoning player all the way. Range blaster, Explosher, and Tri-stringer all the way. Although I've also been enjoying the playstyle of the Custom Splattershot Jr. as well.
this video made the realize that if i already main tentatek splattershot in s1 and kensa splattshot in s2 whenever i go to play those games, i should've obviously considered playing another splattershot instead of still trying out a ton of random weapons ever since i considered sploosh to not be reliable enough
ans if not that, then maybe one of the sploosh/splash weapons i already mained in s3 at some point
I have a problem... I main a few different weapons but several of them vary in playstyle and in mechanical skill. If I picked 4, they would be Ballpoint, Hydra, Wiper, and Rapid Blaster. Of those, only the ballpoint and hydra have significant similarities. I also do play as a flex sometimes - able to play most shooters, blasters, and the tri stringer. I don't know how to start limiting myself while still having *fun* with the game. A lot of what Splatoon is to me is all the unique weapon choices, but I'm also looking to break into competitive. Any suggestions?
As someone who duo mains Hydra and Dapple Dualies, I personally think that if your weapons vary completely in playstyle then it works out because its so different that the mechanical skill from one to the other physically cannot trip you up because your head will be in a completely different space. For me, going between them helps me to understand the strategy because as a Dualie, I know where the backliner is not going to expect me, and as a backliner, I know where the slayer is going to sneak around to come at me.
That said, I have not really seen anyone else say to pick two mains opposite each other, and Squid School recommends sticking to one class. I think that you should not have to give up any of your weapons, but rather think of it as focusing on one or two of them. Because in the end, you will not be transferring the skills of your class differences. You will have the strategy advantage, but if you focus on one or two weapons, then you can get that skill level up. And then, if weapons get patched or buffed or whatever, or maybe another weapon clicks with your competitive team really well, you can go back to them.
@@Ryansheep thanks for this... that sums it up. I have few mains but can play a lot. I'm happy you were able to find the better words and application for it.
personally i like to have a few weapons under my belt to give different options for different matchups or situations and just for some variety
My choice of main didn't change, it strengthened. I chose Ttek and was worried it might be holding me down. Post-patch, my doubts are gone.
Splattershot without a doubt will always be extremely viable
@@df63vu3f73k True
I have a main weapon and a secondary weapon. I use my main majority of the time, however occasionally, I’d say about 10-20% of the time, I use my secondary. My main is the Dark Tetra Dualies, and my secondary is the Carbon Roller Deco.
I remember I started solo maining the Splatana Wiper just on learning it inked a lot more after 2.0.0. Looking at how I play it, though, I'm wondering if I should branch out to something a little better-suited to the really aggressive play I actually use. I don't mind going back to the lab.
Theres a couple weapons i really like, right now my go-tos are the flingza and the ttek
i love the thumbnail
Since I primarily play in turf war & haven't touched ranked since Splatoon 2 was somewhat new, I probably don't have advice that helps out many people but I have been playing ever since late 2015 so speaking on my weapon choices throughout the years might help people consider stuff but applying that to however they work might not transfer over well? I don't know, I just want to share my experience with weapons & hope someone learns something from me & if anyone actually reads past the first paragraph & is open for giving me advice, I always love receiving it.
When I started playing Splatoon, it was around December 2015, I had just moved back in with my parents right around the beginning of fall due to rent being too high & could actually afford a WiiU since I didn't have rent, woo! I got the Black Friday edition because it already had Splatoon on it & that was my reason for getting a WiiU in the first place. I was so excited to get started & because we had to deal with the Splatershot Jr. in the beginning, it felt natural to stick to shooters although I did get experimental, I ended up maining a shooter, the N-Zap 89.
So I found out what I like doing most in the game, inking turf. I know right, not like that's the concept or anything. Joking aside, I definitely enjoyed being a more supportive role, I loved just spreading ink & I also appreciated mobility like there was a point when if I was too slow, I'd freak out. Another thing I discovered about how I play is that I like trolling chargers like I absolutely hated them because they'd always know where I was & how to stop me & for a bit, I tried running Ninja Squid so I could slip past by swimming in my ink & I don't like being slower so that caused a lot of trouble for me but then I found out, just troll the chargers, if you play hard to hit & they want to get you, they'll focus on your instead of your teammates so I did a lot of that in the first game.
Another thing I loved was finding fun spots to put my sprinkler, heck, there's this video I remember watching years ago where it showed good spots to place a sprinkler & sometimes when I see those places on maps, I remember the video fondly, heck, I can't remember who uploaded it, was too long ago. The sprinkler actually did something in the first game, it was so satisfying to be laying some ink down, no enemy team in sight, & then getting the notification that you splatted someone. Oh! Speaking of splatting people from afar, ink strike, LOVE it! It taught me how to read the map like I was able to figure out where people are by watching ink spread on my game pad, back when you had that option, I'd often times try my best to pay attention to it when I could to get an idea on positions so I knew where to fire my ink strikes.
Alright so I explained a little bit on how I played the 89, I didn't even go into explanation on how I use to use the sprinklers as decoys so it'd give me a free hit on the enemy team. One thing about how I play is that I like knowing the positions of the enemy team. Mobility & getting to know others' positions were big for me so I did play into that with other weapons I chose to play. I probably played the Carbon Roller Deco almost as much as I did the N-Zap 89, my favorite sub weapon was the Seeker because it could sniff out the opposing team for me & charge at them & even if they were able to avoid my seekers, I knew their location which was all I needed. I did laugh maniacally when launching my seeker bomb rush, yes. Also love the speed of the carbon roller, splatting enemies was never my main objective so it having less power than a roller never bothered me, I love just being able to get around & knowing where the enemy was assisted me greatly in either avoiding them, relaying that knowledge to my teammates when I was in a call with them, or taking them out myself of which I did do if I had to.
Another weapon that played into my style was the Tri Slosher Nouveau, it had seekers & echolocator so the seekers helped with mobility & sniffing out the enemy while echolocator would just flat out tell me where they were. Seekers are still my favorite sub, I like the auto bomb & the torpedo but man, seekers were the full package, mobility that curling bombs give & can sniff out the enemy? I miss them. I also learned how to use sloshers because of this weapon, it's helped me change how I play a little but I can't slosh too much due to thumb cramps.
In Splatoon 2, I tried out the N-Zap 85 as soon as I unlocked it & eh, it was alright. Played in a way I can appreciate since I enjoy support, most aggressive I ever got in the first game was when I was using the Carbon Roller Deco & laughing as if I just conquered the world when launching out my seeker rush so being support is fine by me, I like the 85 in the second game but I didn't love it.
Due to trying different things, I actually found appreciation for the roller, the curling bomb giving mobility was a huge plus for me. Sometimes I used the Krak-On Splat Roller because kraken is fun but I didn't like how slow it was. In the second game, if I was using the roller & wanted more mobility, curling bomb was my friend.
With playing the splat roller, I then decided to give the Sploosh-O-Matic a shot & dang, I LOVED it! It was probably my secondary main, right behind the 89. Gave me mobility with the curling bomb & the ink spread is so nice. I didn't like it in the first game because I didn't care for how it didn't have much range but I learned how to use it in the second. This is where I ended up becoming more territorial of the middle like typically, I was super mobile & liked just getting everywhere & inking those spots but with playing Sploosh, I became more aggressive somewhat. I still swam around & made sure the map was inked & I usually held onto my splashdown in case I was being attacked but I'd always keep an eye of the middle of the map & if I notice the enemy overtaking it, I'd jump to a teammate over in the middle if I had splashdown & fired my special as I was jumping in & then work to defend the middle until it was safe to move away. This actually helped lead into a play style I lean into a lot in the third game.
The 89 in the second game had exactly what I needed although I felt so dirty playing missiles so I didn't use it as often as I would of liked. Yeah, the kit gave me ways to target down the enemy & I love how it plays, I just didn't use it as much as I would of liked because it just felt too easy & it made it kinda dull sometimes. It's perfect for me but at the same time, I just didn't want to use it as much, I still did but I kinda got turned off of playing Splatoon as a whole because of the 89. That & Pokemon games coming out on the Switch killed my desire to play more Splatoon 2, maybe had more to do with that.
In the third game, I started out with the 85 & I loved it at first but I just got tired of it so I tried out so many different things. 89 still isn't back yet, boo! I'm kinda hoping on the 89 having triple ink strike, it will be different from how it was in the first game but I just want to be reunited with my first main, alright?
The Bloblobber. I didn't like playing it in the second game because I didn't understand it but playing it in the third actually helped me out. I'd get claustrophobic on some of these maps & hated the spots where it got narrow but playing the Bloblobber helped me out with that, something about setting up a sprinkler & lobbing blobs down those paths is just soothing. Also, I ran thermal ink so I always knew where the enemy was since my blobs would reach them.
Sploosh, I did not like ultra stamp for the longest time but I enjoyed sploosh in the second game so much, I learned how to use stamp just so I could wreck with Sploosh in the third game & somehow, playing this weapon with like barely any range at all, I became so much more aggressive. Curling bomb would get me in fast & then I'd stamp once I was in position to. I even learned about tossing stamp effectively, I once hit a guy out of the air that was using ink jet with my stamp, it was awesome! This helped me get a taste for blood.
There's so many more weapons I can touch on like I did go back to Tri Slosher in later games but this is super long so I'll go ahead & wrap up with highlighting the weapon I currently default to. Custom Splatershot Jr. Oh my goodness, this thing is amazing! The defending the middle thing I learned from playing Sploosh in 2, I apply it here in the third game with the Custom Jr. & dang, it feels so good! I'm constantly aware of my enemies' positions & I try my best to not let a leak through. Since I wasn't aggressive for the longest time, I am still not the best at that like my aim sucks, alright? Still, I do my best & have so much fun playing this thing. Its kit is probably my favorite kit ever, well, other than Carbon Roller Deco in the first game, hard to beat Seekers & MORE SEEKERS! I get crazy when it comes to Seekers, alright? If I could main a sub weapon, it'd be seekers, I'd just play every weapon that has Seekers. I do love the kit they gave Custom Jr. even if people don't like Torpedo, I still do since even when it's shot down, it still gives you information & for people who are hit with your wavebreaker & aren't paying attention, a Torpedo can even take them out, need the stars to align properly for that sometimes but it's happened before.
Sorry that was long, I know I'm not a great player, I do what I can to add to the team, playing to my strengths, but as someone who likes trying out a wide range in weapons yet know how I like playing, this is information I can provide.
yea i only really hop between splattershot and forge splattershot pro depending on the game mode, they have very different playstyles. With the pro you can keep your distance and precisely target who you need, splattershot with silent squid I like to really get up into people's faces and catch them off guard.
I pretty much stick exclusively with splattershot and Nautilus, I will use some other weapons but those are my go to
My Sheldon license farming journey has given me a lot of experience with different weapons, but Flingza is still my main.
In splatoon 2 I badged the heavy splatling flingza roller splat roller and sploosh o matic. Recently (in x rank) I’ve beeen using the tri stringer explosher and splash o matic the most, but I would love to try the splat roller next time I play. If I play weapons of 2 completely different ranges, what should I main? Do I have to give up half of the weapons I play to use my time most efficiently? (What also doesn’t help is that I always feel a need to switch weapons if I’m doing well with one 🥴)
I've been using ttek and it's really good.
I will recommend anyone this: know what you are bias to. If you practice a weapon a ton, there might be so many things you do automatically and some of them you might have to unlearn those if those are bad habits of you. Me for example and because I really like to do that, I throw curling bombs where the best scenario would have to be shooting my main weapon or run away. I play solo-Q most of the times, but I feel I need to win some matches, to respect my random teammates :).
A while ago a competitive Smash player (can’t remember who, it’s been years) said in a CZcams video that, while it’s good to learn a few characters, they recommended only maiming one character until you had won a tournament with them. Then adding one or two more. Would you give similar advice to new Splatoon players, or should they start off with a few weapons in their pool?
Not a big tournament player, but I'm a Samus "main" and ended up winning at a local using Falco because I ran into a zoning Pac-Man who gave me fits. I think there's a case for both. Punk in SFV for example can win with just about everybody in the cast, and I think knowing the opponent's character well give you a good feel for the things they want to do, situations they feel uncomfortable in, etc. Smash has a million characters so it's less viable, but I think you always risk putting your eggs in one basket -- especially in while a game is getting patched regularly.
Gonna be honest, I have played Inkbrush for about 400 hours now exclusively and I haven't really found another weapon that matches the playstyle yet: I don't need to aim, I can run very quickly on any ink including uninkable surfaces which offers unique flanks other weapons can't do (ex. the side grates on mincemeat near spawn), requires a lot of mashing, and extremely short range. I think my biggest flaw is definitely my aim, I've always had poor aim in every shooter I play, which is why I play Inkbrush in the first place, and I've played Inkbrush so long, I no longer know how to aim with gyro controls and switching off into a shooter throws me off a lot.
I have heard seen that Carbon Deco seems to play somewhat similarly to Inkbrush so I might give that a try, or an Octobrush, but alas...I wish there were more brushes too.
3:42 thats why i main the reef-lux, they can’t gut it more than they already have so Im safe
As someone who likes long-range shooters... uhh... there's the squeezer?
I see the Ttek Tri Strike Meta has already begun
Ughhhhh.... If only my beloved Dapples were good competitively..... I picked up Dapples back in A in my Splatoon 2 days, and have brought them all the way up to Splatoon 3 X 2150avg (2400 on blitz), but I am hitting a wall there that I am beginning to think is weapon based. I have learned hydra and e-liter for competitive, and despite knowing that my personal skillset in these weapons is far lesser, I am winning just as much. In fact, when I'm looking at my strategy for dapples in solo que, I am almost always doing the objective because I am so movement based (I am best at clam blitz; I'm the one getting clams, causing skirmishes, getting openings for my team. I often lost battles just because of range, and though I've learned how to close the distance, it's rough). I know I can keep moving my backlining skills up and I intend to continue doing so, but it's so frustrating when my main leaves me doing worse. I tried tetras, but I hate how slow they are, so I'm hoping to combine my backline skills with my dualie dodge skills and learn regular dualies, but realizing your main may not be the best anymore is rough.
While you were out picking the most comp viable shooter, I was studying the blade. I main Stamper, pretty much because I want to.
There isn't anything as much of a menace than a skilled stamper blade user
I think hubris is funny. Biases are biases. Flex, or solo main, or somewhere in between... whatever stance you select you WILL NOT fully understand the strengths of the others. Know that and you'll have some humility or modesty. It's one thing that makes Splatoon great.
Not a comp player, mostly for lack of incentive, and also because I'm not X rank
But I tend to play similar weapons not in playstyle but in role, I like being either a support or a disruptor, so my two mains are inkbrush and wiper
But I also am enjoying big swig as a support and used to play sloshing machine also as a support in 2
When the role is similar enough, I feel it's fine having a big pool
Even if you're playing tetra, dapple, inkbrush or wiper, your gameplay is similar, and all you have to account for is mobility and range
"Multiple weapons with similar playstyles" well hello here is a Splatterscope/Carbon Roller Dual-Main °L° always worked well for me. just switch depending on either map or whether I think we need me as backline... only playing with random "friends" in my friendlist btw.
What happens when you REALLY like a main weapon, and it feels amazing to control and shoot, but hate the kit it comes on?
Cry and pray for a new one next patch
It's not a bad idea to practice the current kit a little so you're not rusty when the one you actually like comes out, but it's also helpful to find a weapon that's sort of similar that can support you better competitively in the meantime.
I'm a brush main but I try to play other weapons with a completely different playstyle I find fun (slosher, charger, carbon roller, blobblober), but brush. Brush has MY playstyle.
Also I'm around B rank, probably. Not planning to be higher, but I won't force myself to stay there either
i literally just wanna be the best solo q reef i can be/in my area lol
Used Foil flingza a lot in S2 because it was great for Zones but without Succ, in 3, I realized I can do better with Reef lol
I like the bucket because it’s funny
In Splatoon 2 I literally only played the vanilla splattershot. No rekits or anything just the vanilla splattershot. At least in Splatoon 3 I’ve learned a couple more weapons for better play on different modes
I just play any weapon that kills in 1 hit or has a kill time that's fast as hell like dapples
I would really like the brella class to be good
honestly, I'm not sure what type of... Player I am. Kinda flex, I think. I'm good with dynamo, and also know how to use dark tetras (and can easily use splat dualies), and have been trying to practice other weapons, like the luna blaster, and splatana wiper... maybe I could try for weapons that are similar in playstyle to dynamo that isn't another roller. I also can kinda play ballpoint, so maybe splatling? It's so hard to narrow down haha
"Thats the down side, if a patch comes out that guts your weapon. .. " Where the Jet mains from 2 at? We all on the "get every weapon to X stars" team now waiting for a real main
I think your channel has helped me realize that I don’t really want to be a competitive Splatoon player. It requires a lot of work and I just enjoy playing Splatoon casually. I just want to play at a level that I consider to be well (aka, better than my brothers and cousin who also play this game) and that I have other things in my life I want to be serious about more than Splatoon. I have mad respect for y’all and I do enjoy working on getting better in this game, but not to that amount I think.
Oh, side note, I main N-Zap 89 just because it looks like the NES duck hunt gun lol. I enjoy it and I think it fits my play style (slayer/support is kinda how I role) but idk maybe it’s not the best weapon for me, I still like playing it because Duck Hunt
I'm sincerely happy that the content helped you figure out the happiest way for you to interact with the game! That's mission accomplished in my book.
Me, a flingza, eliter and wiper main: 👀
I’m mostly a solo main with flingza, but I do branch out with my eliter and wiper >:)
Me after sloshing machine was gutted: ue ue ue (sound of crying)
Okayyyy Gem, you're right. After playing 100 hours of Dualie Squelchers, I'll stop playing them more aggressively than they should be played and pick up the Testra Dualies again 😮💨
I say I'm pretty good with a couple different weapons I'm practicing my charger skills but I got so pissed off today when playing dualies with clam blitz I felt I kept losing with nothing I can do about it
When you main a weapin wich has a unique property
*gem talking about picking main weapons* meanwhile I'm analyzing this game play against him and kyo
What should you pick as your main weapon? That's easy. The one that looks best with your fashion!
Im curious how one would PICK a good pool tbh? I gravitate towards short-range Slaying weapons (usually carbon deco, but also tried Luna) but I'm unsure what other weapons would be good to learn in that pool?
Splash is always decent (even tho' I hate the crab tank meta), Sloshers tend to be really good if you like playing a little more sneaky but still up close, even brushes can scratch the close range game at least. Luna can be fun, but its definitely a 'better learn effective range' with the blasters.
what's it called if you can play most weapons in a class, like if you get really good at splatlings and just play that, would that be a solo main, or the amount of splatlings there are?
Splat brella has no hope at this point
I played a lot of Brella in Splatoon 2, but in Splatoon 3 it was holding me back so I dropped it. What weapons are similar that I could play?
At the beginning of the game I actually didn't like the batch of weapons. I picked up Wiper as a joke novelty and now it's almost 5*.
At this point I've picked up a dive-heavy Wiper/Tetra/TTek role with a few older picks like Mini and Naut because of Splat 2 muscle memory.
Generally agree with the "solo main for a while" approach. Back in splatoon 2 I mostly used various splattershot pro variants up until x rank, and similarly in splatoon 3 I've been mostly sticking with the splattershot junior and am at s+0. Now I've been branching out a bit more, including trying some of the slosher category because I'm actually enjoying them this time round.
I feel most comfortable with something mid range that's good at painting with a bomb. If anyone want to throw out suggestions I'll take them on board.
sounds like this patch was made for you, with the buffs given to tristrike you may want to try out ttek
Yeah im just sticking to Gootuber.
Or Nautilus...
Or Anova...
Or Wiper...
Or Swig express...
Or Rapid...
Or Splattersc-
what would you guys say are weapons in the same 'pool' as the jet squelcher?
I'm stuck on Inkbrush, it's actually the only weapon I use and I'm terrified the moment I go into practice mode with anything else, I am just so deeply in love with it and while I wish I could have another weapon in my pool I'm very enthralled with being the absolute best Inkbrush I can 🐙
Hey, brush is good for Zones at least. Try going into sloshers for a semi-similar play experience if you want to change it up.
I have this crippling issue.
I also main inkbrush, and I can't stop.
I change weapons for a game after feeling bored, and after a match or two I have a craving for my inkbrush again
Its a vicious cycle:
Use brush nonstop, get bored and change, crave brush again, return to brush, Use brush nonstop, etc.
I can only use other weapons during Salmon Run without the inkbrush craving returning
@@arctohru I got out of the brush struggle bus by using the Ttek and REEFLUX. Try those. If that doesn't work, maybe try the story mode again? Idk man, whatever works for you.
@@Dipped1234
I have given up hope and gone all in on using brushes.
I endlessly use brushes and have become a force of chaos on the battlefield
Aim is no longer a concern, the brush defeats all when in range.
Missiles can be simply outran.
Turf can be painted in immense speed.
Kraken means nothing when it cannot touch me.
Snipers are unable to defend themselves when i am already in attacking range.
I have become the Brush main.
And yet, no longer are there obstacles in my path, all challanges have been negated by the brush.
Truly, this is the peak of the Brush Main's lifecycle.
@Arctohru the slothful All I can say is, best of luck! Achieve the enlightenment(?) you dream of!