it pleases me that not even nintendo can fix the Sniper Problem in team shooters
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 August 2017 01:20 (six years ago) link
i've played with motion controls for like 6 hours of turf war now and they still havent clicked for me, i guess its just different enough from other shooter controls that i dont have a gamer's lifetime of brain pathways built up for it. i feel like if it ever clicks i'm going to suddenly be 10x better at the game though.
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 August 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
how do I find one of these
I do recognize this is possibly the least useful venue to pose that question
― El Tomboto, Friday, 4 August 2017 02:58 (six years ago) link
i got mine via gamestop preorder, had to get a bundle with zelda and crap
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 August 2017 03:29 (six years ago) link
online preorder i should say. this was about a month ago, i just happened to look at the site on a day when they had put more up. i think there's tracker pages out there for the major retailers
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 August 2017 03:39 (six years ago) link
i just checked and the zelda bundles are available on gamestop now. i just bought one.
― Mordy, Friday, 4 August 2017 03:56 (six years ago) link
blarrrgh
― El Tomboto, Friday, 4 August 2017 03:59 (six years ago) link
i've kinda been hunting one for a few weeks tho so this is just good timing
― Mordy, Friday, 4 August 2017 04:02 (six years ago) link
among my people "blarrrgh" means "thank you greatly for this edification - your advice and narratives are important, but I cannot with all confidence follow the same avenues"
― El Tomboto, Friday, 4 August 2017 04:03 (six years ago) link
here, try this: http://www.istocknow.com/live/#device.0=switch&nostock=on&newstock=on&brands=7%2C18%2C3%2C27%2C24%2C26%2C20%2C22%2C11%2C23%2C2%2C16&lowzoom=0&position=35.032415%2C%20-85.15112729999998&zoom=10
the uk equivalent was how i found mine
― the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 4 August 2017 09:37 (six years ago) link
btw i've never been happier to have been wrong than i was about the commercial prospects of the switch itt pre-launch, it's great to see nintendo doing so well (not v well at keeping up with demand, admittedly) - nearly five million shifted since launch!
― the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 4 August 2017 09:40 (six years ago) link
i knew it was gonna be a success the moment i saw one in person, it's hard to understand just how small it is & how good it looks despite that, until you see it in action
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 August 2017 13:28 (six years ago) link
yes its an absolutely pleasure to use and i can see why there's such a huge desire for ports of eveeeerything
― jamiesummerz, Friday, 4 August 2017 18:06 (six years ago) link
i saw someone online idly wishing for a switch dark souls trilogy earlier and my heart skipped a beat, i'd double-dip on all three of those in a second
― the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 4 August 2017 18:08 (six years ago) link
i hope they use white and red ink for the splatfest
― ciderpress, Monday, July 31, 2017 11:13 AM (five days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my wish has been granted lmao. this owns
― ciderpress, Saturday, 5 August 2017 04:48 (six years ago) link
gonna spend all day tomorrow throwing buckets of mayo at people
― ciderpress, Saturday, 5 August 2017 04:49 (six years ago) link
is it just me or is splatfest really underlining how wicked fucking incompetent people are at turf war
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 5 August 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
yeah the people who are good at shooting just fight over the center and don't help maintain the sides and the people who are bad at shooting tunnel on inking and die repeatedly to close range weapons. i am the latter i guess.
― ciderpress, Saturday, 5 August 2017 17:56 (six years ago) link
you need a good balance of the 2 to do well
― ciderpress, Saturday, 5 August 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
i really love securing 75% of a map and losing because dudes called "ubergamer03" (or, well, fourteen-year-olds) keep suicidally going for kills over and over
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 5 August 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
mayo queen bizarro gazzara, checking in
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 6 August 2017 12:49 (six years ago) link
spent a while on a team beside a player called 'mayonetta', who is now my hero
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 6 August 2017 13:51 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Ycew6hO.jpg
a great victory, fellow mayo comrades
― HPSCHD, Sunday, 6 August 2017 14:25 (six years ago) link
SUCK IT KETCHUP
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 6 August 2017 14:46 (six years ago) link
yesssssssss
― ciderpress, Sunday, 6 August 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
Better go collect my sea snails!
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 6 August 2017 15:22 (six years ago) link
wtf do i do with these 23 snails
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 6 August 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
Talk to Murch, he can add slots to gear or reroll gear abilities. Just ... don't ask what he uses them for.Everyone add me! SW 7766 6269 0297
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 6 August 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
added!
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 6 August 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
added you
mine is SW-1126-4943-0808
― ciderpress, Sunday, 6 August 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
what a crock of shit, ketchup was robbed
SEE YOU IN HELL, MANNS
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Sunday, 6 August 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
but for real i went from lv5-lv11 yesterday, hit ketchup queen, and feel like i figured out a lot about this game. really loved the level of detail in the lobby too (like the confetti strewn on the ground today!) - there's stray pro-ketchup graffiti all over some of the levels, it definitely feels like the day after some giant festival. such a cool game.
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Sunday, 6 August 2017 23:09 (six years ago) link
Lol team ketchup is so butthurt
http://kotaku.com/mayo-won-splatfest-but-some-splatoon-2-players-worry-t-1797572693
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 6 August 2017 23:10 (six years ago) link
i mean they're not wrong at least about the majority of matches having been ketchup v ketchup
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Sunday, 6 August 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
the ranked modes are a bloodbath compared to turf war, i just got 24 splats in a tower control match which is more than twice my highest from turf war
― ciderpress, Monday, 7 August 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
i gotta play splatoon? really? is it that good?
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 7 August 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
it's an exceptional online team shooter, but it's still a online team shooter so if you weren't into overwatch or tf2 or whatever then it might not be your jam
― ciderpress, Monday, 7 August 2017 00:40 (six years ago) link
personally i can't imagine playing overwatch ever again now that i have this
i am allergic to online shooters in general but splatoon is wonderful, honestly
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 7 August 2017 07:14 (six years ago) link
good piece on the appeal of splatoon, and the splatfest experience, here: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-07-team-ketchup-loses-everyone-wins-in-splatoon-2s-first-proper-splatfest
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 7 August 2017 09:13 (six years ago) link
Since before E3 I've had a basically insatiable craving for "news" about Switch releases, it's terrible.
― softie (silby), Monday, 7 August 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
I never knew I needed anything in my life as much as the paint roller in Splatoon
xpost, a bit: I think what makes Splatoon so special is how perfectly the game's structure coaxes teammates to to cooperate, play the objectives, not be glory hogs, etc? Like, spreading ink is the objective (as far as I can tell, K/Ds have literally no effect on your XP, points or end of match ranking) but also a vital support activity for your teammates, the jump-to-teammate feature and relative deadliness of the weapons encourages people to work in groups (especially since concentrating on a firefight means losing paint coverage and a potentially disastrous amount of mobility due to enemy ink)...every design decision is just so fucking smart
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
Except maybe whatever it is that's letting some people throw out a series of curler bombs at once; that is some real OP horseshit
And the occasional XP-farming AFK player; I'd love some more transparency on Splatoon's warning/ban system so I can be assured these assholes pay some kind of consequence for ruining their team's game.
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:16 (six years ago) link
yeah, it's the perfect nintendo-isation of online shooters, really - all the rough edges have been shaved off and what remains is polished to a super-high sheen
the interaction of all the various systems is just exquisitely balanced. it's a masterclass in good design decisions
octobrush ftw imo - most effective weapon at close range, good spread of paint, and holding down the fire button lets you skate through enemy ink and out of trouble when you need to
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:35 (six years ago) link
the curler bomb swarm is the special weapon of the aerospray which is already pretty OP in turf war, being the fastest painting weapon. it's pretty useless in the other modes though since it has low range and damage.
i'm finding the ranked modes to be a lot more fun than turf war, a lot of the weapons that seemed useless actually have a place there.
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:36 (six years ago) link
plus the long maps like moray towers and port mackerel were just a chore to paint in turf war whereas they're more interesting for Rainmaker
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
and yeah the octobrush is probably the 2nd most powerful weapon, after the tri-slosher which is just beyond ridiculous and will hopefully be nerfed
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 14:40 (six years ago) link
huh, i was NEVER a team shooter fan (well i mean i was into team quake but that dates me badly) but y'all are doing a good job convincing me this is worth trying... maybe i need to resubscribe to a game rental service.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:37 (six years ago) link
at the very least it's worth trying - seriously, it's the most fun i've had with a game for a long, long time and i usually hate multiplayer games with a burning passion
― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
okay, back to gamefly i gothough i think maybe arms first.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:57 (six years ago) link