/ink/ - Splatoon General

I want an N3DS splatoon so bad.

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how we doin'?

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Just FYI, you can download the Splatoon 2 Test Fire from the Switch eshop right now (currently only US and Japan). Obviously not playable, but at least you'll be ready.

>>171071543
I never understood why Splatfests ended so soon. It's not like they were hard to make.

Think up a theme, get some shitty art, write a few lines for Callie/Marie. Boom, you're done.

>>171078756
nintendo is fucking retarded and 20 years behind their competitors when it comes to online community engagement

while other companies understand that a multiplayer online centric game requires lots of attention to keep the community happy, nintendo thinks they can get away with doing the ABSOLUTE bare minimum, and that means they can't even bother setting up splatfests on a revolving timer.

if it was any other in-house nintendo team, we wouldn't have gotten splatfests at all

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>>171078756
Nintendo was basically sunsetting the Wii U at that point, right? I guess they thought all those Japanese schoolkids were too much of a hassle to keep around.

They'll probably shut down the servers early 2018 as well.

>>171079294
What motivation is there to invest in any new console when they're just gonna pull the plug when it invariably doesn't meet their sales expectations?

If they kill 3DS online, I'm so fucking done with nintendo, I literally just play animal crossing online these days.

>>171079434
The Wii U's barely 4 year lifespan burned me pretty hard. I'm going to wait until Nintendo announces the 4DS or they make a revision on the Switch.

>mario maker never got slopes

i still have nightmares about this

>>171078756
>>171079037
I don't think Nintendo anticipated Splatoon to be a successful game to begin with, they probably only planned to support it for a year before moving on. It was a new IP, depended on a community of online players, and was released on a console that wasn't selling, not exactly a good combination for success. Since it became a hit and Nintendo wants to pretend the Wii U never happened, I'm expecting the sequel to receive a lot more attention than its predecessor.

>>171079804
You know what would have helped?
in-game chat, like literally every other online shooter

what do they even gain from pretending to be family friendly when kids are playing M rated shooters anyway?

>>171079946
Nintendo break into a cold sweat whenever they remember 90s lawsuits.

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>>171078756
>you couldn't even keep the Splatfest t-shirts

>>171081419
elaborate

>>171079730
unfortunately the switch is the 4ds

>>171081535
>>171081419
i don't know why the anon is bringing up lawsuits but there were a bunch of news stories about the DS and how pedos used it to find kids

there was also claims that pedos were using swapnote to hook up with kids

a bunch of nonsense but people scare easy

>>171081675
is it? i'm having a hard time believing there won't be another portable once the Switch doesn't meet Nintendo's sale standards

maybe a retard proof version of the Switch like the 2DS?

>>171081680
>90s
>ds
strange that i've never heard of that happening considering my parents and peers bought into every fear mongering campaign they encountered.

>>171081753
Nintendo have said the Switch is not a successor to the 3DS, but they've also said the same thing about the DS and GameBoy. As far as Nintendo is concerned, Switch is not successor to the DS until it succeeds on the market.

>>171071543
Hey hey, we're back. Thanks OP. Hopefully we'll be welcoming some testfire squibs soon.

>>171081753
I'd half expect another 3DS Ambassador thing if it's really not selling. Do we have any numbers yet though?

Do y'all think we'll get some super-good players from /ink/ in Splat 2? I'm really excited for what's in store.

>>171089264
Ain't gonna be me, I can't get past S50. It's gonna be brutal for new players though, whatever happens, as the hardcore Japanese fanbase picks it up on day one.

>>171079946
>in-game chat

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Have they gave any mention of how octolings are gonna feature in the new one yet?

Splatoon was trash years ago. And its still trash.

Your art is bad too.

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>>171095148
No, but it looks like the octotroops are back as just regular cannon fodder again so probably the same role as before.

Is there any reason why splatoon couldn't have offline multiplayer and bots other than pure greed?
It seemed like such a waste to not be able to play against octolings when they were already part of the campaign.

>>171103779
Dev time I guess? Passable bot ai isn't an insignificant task, especially given that the most important behaviour is something they'd have to invent pretty much from scratch.

>splatoon2 is literally splatoon with shittier tumblr fashion and a rock soundtrack
>also paid online and you can't even chat without everyone in your party agreeing to use the same voice service

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>>171071543

>>171079037
>nintendo thinks they can get away with doing the ABSOLUTE bare minimum
And they're right, look how happy people ate it up and are now bending over for the next entry on a somehow even shittier system than the wii u.

>>171081680
>there was also claims that pedos were using swapnote to hook up with kids
those weren't just claims, a whole lawsuit happened and is the very reason they shut down swapnote.

>>171109958
It just seems like such a wasted opportunity, they did all this worldbuilding and built a half-finished third person shooter around it.

It doesn't even seem like splatoon2 will fix any of the flaws of the first, it's literally more of the same, with paid online.

>>171110208
Pretty sure making the gameplay mechanics took more effort than a run of the mill worldbuilding with barely any characters and all lore told through some scrolls.

>>171079037
>when it comes to online community engagement
Are you implying they're not behing in literally everything else?

>>171110403
i said half finished
the single player campaign feels like an afterthought, and that's where you find all the scrolls

i don't even have any motivation to finish single player when it doesn't seem to get any harder and the levels are basically the same shit over and over, even down to that boss in the pool of ink level.

>>171109518
>>also paid online
People ate it up happily with the Xbox and PS4 so they'll eat it up in this case too. If people had standards nobody would buy a Switch.

>>171110208
>it's literally more of the same, with paid online.
Sounds like every new entry in a console online game series today.

kek, every single nintendo-related general on /vg/ is about shitting on them.

>>171079037
>with doing the ABSOLUTE bare minimum,
But the bare minimum would just be online matches and nothing else, meaning no splatfests at all. Most online games don't have anything beyond regular multiplayer matches.

>>171111281
i think he means adding new content semi-regularly, which is something that's considered normal in most multiplayer centric games these days

how hard is it to do events, really?

>>171110641
Finish singleplayer. The last boss is good.

>>171113867
>i think he means adding new content semi-regularly
They did, the game had constant updates, and free too, usually maps on other games are paid dlc. Including game modes. Then again Splatoon had very little content at launch.

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Look at that classy ass chopstick rest.

>>171098654

How are they even going to be a threat? The trailer shows them underground in the dark. You already took away their power and deposed their leader. What are you gonna take from them next, their jobs so they're forced to live on welfare from the inkling government?

>>171120929
they didn't even attempt to write a new plot

splatoon 2 won't even have a single player mode

>>171109329

Why's Marie's hair black?

>>171121209

They already confirmed that there is going to be a hero mode

Does anyone still play private matches with people from this general or did I miss the boat?

>>171121970

I've actually never squid squadded with anyone in this game. My S-Rank has been achieved through just random matchups

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>>171107636

The feeling I get from the story of the game's development makes me think that Nintendo had very little faith in this game and was really just throwing their younger developers a bone. Then suddenly it blew up and actually managed to move their dying console.

>>171122367
Why did they market it so hard if they didn't have any faith in it?
They made it one of their A-level franchises on the same level as animal crossing and mario.

>>171121970
Kinda missed the boat. You might find someone to twin squad with.

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>>171122367
I don't remember the timeline exactly, but I feel like there wasn't much marketing until the testfire hit. Maybe they noticed people going nuts about it and decided to throw some budget around.

>>171122467
>Why did they market it so hard if they didn't have any faith in it?

Well for one thing, the Wii U was lacking in games. Also, much of the more intense marketing came after the positive reception to the first versions of the game and even after its release. You can also kind of thank Shigeru Miyamoto for Callie and Marie since he told the developers that if they couldn't come up with marketable characters for the game, he would put Mario in it.

>>171123441
>he would put mario in it
he's literally become a parody of himself

>>171123441
>since he told the developers that if they couldn't come up with marketable characters for the game, he would put Mario in it.

Makes him sound like some sort of threatening mob boss, telling them it'd be a shame if they can't find a good face for the franchise as he idly turns a mario amiibo over in his hands.

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>>171123973

To be fair, there is sometimes a method to Shiggy's madness. Nintendo owes a lot to the recognizable nature of its "brand" which is due to its slew of heavily marketed Nintendo characters from various franchises. as fun as Splatoon is in its core gameplay, I feel like we wouldn't be talking about it as much if there was no lore.

>>171124373
does anyone even talk about the lore
since day one, /v/ liked splatoon simply because it looked refreshingly different and they wanted to fuck all the squids

>>171124373
You've got a point there, I love me some deepest lore.

>>171124581

>does anyone even talk about the lore

lots of people actually, /v/ thinks it's /pol/ the game.

Also, the final Splatfest was a big deal because of the emotional investment everyone had in their favorite squid sister, which Nintendo realized was probably the primary motivation for most people's decisions during Splatfests

>>171124581
i think there was a whole 7 minutes between the E3 announcement and the first piece of splatoon porn

>>171124715

One of the biggest questions after the Splatoon 2 trailer also was "Where's Callie/Aori?"

>>171124787
Ever since the first Splatfest I always treated it as Callie vs Marie. I was also in the top 100 for the Splatfests that had leaderboards. For team Marie of course.

>>171125817
I feel like that's almost industry standard now.

>>171130440
10 minutes is the industry standard

>>171130826
We've really made good steps towards getting that figure down, but as always we strive to improve.

>>171132203

inklings aren't for lewd

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>>171133087
What if it's elegant?

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>>171133087
it's unavoidable. they practically lewd themselves.

>>171133346

>elegant
>lewd

pick one

>>171133745

Honestly, I haven't seen that much actual Squid Sisters porn relative to the amount of Splatoon porn there is. And the ratio of all ages doujinshi to ero-doujins seems pretty balanced compared to other franchises. And I mean actual porn, not just slightly ecchi artwork

I get the impression that a lot of people just don't see the Splatoon characters that way.

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i wonder where all the Marie fans are, you'd think since she got a spot on the reveal trailer there would be more returning

>>171137518
I'm right here, I just don't marie post.

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>>171137518
I think the fact that Callie is no where to be seen in the trailer has made her fans panic and become a loud minority. Marie fans know she's alive and well, so they remain quiet. Personally I'm wondering why she seems so pensive in the trailer.

>>171138236
CALLIE IS FUCKING DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAD

>>171137518
What happened to her nose?

>>171140219
tumblr happened

>>171140219
Callie got mad after the final splatfest and moved Marie's nose up and to the right

>>171071543
wtf there is a splatoon general? Didn't realize this game is so big

>>171142441
If the thread already has to be kept alive with image posting I think we should let the thread die and wait until the testfire is sooner before making a new thread.

>>171142840
Splatoon generals have been on life support since Splatfests ended last year. Right now we're just waiting for Splatoon 2 to come out so we have something to play and talk about again.

>>171142954
i agree, /ink/ was a mistake, it should have stayed dead.
in fact, all this thread has done is ruin the board, splatoon should have never existed

>>171142840
We're mostly just treading water waiting for the sequel out at the moment. I don't know how big Splatoon is compared to other generals, considering the Wii U isn't a huge console, but it had like a 50% attach rate.

does the new hub look kinda small?
i know the plaza was kinda empty, but it was really big, and a perfect place for the sisters to perform

maybe live performances have been cut to condense the hub area

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>>171147806
Looks about the same size floor space wise to me, but much less open in terms of the layout, especially with all the vertical architecture leaning in.

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>>171147806
They haven't been shown what's behind the camera yet, and Crusty Sean's food truck is around somewhere. I think we've only seen a fraction of Inkopolis Square so far.

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>/ink/ dies
>productivity skyrockets
well there's the end of that
>>171148408
it could just seem enclosed from the angle of the photo. I remember being surprised by how open the plaza was in Splatoon 1.

>>171143545
>all this thread has done is ruin the board
how so?

>>171152372
>posting images in an imageboard
those monsters

>>171152372
if i remember correctly, your thread was the only one to ever flood the board with empty threads, have obnoxious spammers advertising in other threads and finally be a breeding ground for Discord and Drawfags

>>171152741
how dare they! justice must be dealt!

>>171152802
i'm new to the thread, that's why i asked. i never experienced any of those things. i've only ever seen /ink/ mentioned as a dead or dying thread.

>171152802
How dare a shitposter try and make a thread he doesn't like look bad.

Then again, you probably knew that already, babt.

>>171152802
I'm fairly certain that was all from the Nintendo general shitposter babt. He got so fucking triggered by some drawfags that even I feel weren't very good. However his reaction to it was evidence of medically diagnosable autism.

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pick one!
>>171153310
don't pay attention to shitposters

>>171154291
bottom right, braids are under represented

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>>171154559
I'd pick bottom middle, myself. the wavy strands make it look like she just got back from the beach. I hope we get some beachy, briny hair. it's the best.

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>>171154291
Top middle, love the bangs and the color pink.

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octolings have cute tummies

>>171155891
that you octofag?
mind keeping the thread bumped till testfire?

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>>171156215
I wish I could bump endlessly and 24/7 like octofag did

How am I supposed to rank up when you get dragged down by your useless fucking team?

I literally dropped 2 letter grades in ranked matches today.

how much affect would the sync issues will have on the testfires and spla2nproper?

>>171159435
What rank? If this a legitimate problem for you, you're probably not understanding the fundamentals of each mode and weapon type. Also if actual children can make it to and maintain S, you really need to try and understand what you yourself are doing wrong.

>>171159474
i imagine that the game would be a huge pain in the ass to play if your left stick kept disconnecting.

>>171159926
C+ to C-, i'm at zero.
I'm consistently the highest scoring person in the team but it doesn't matter when everyone keeps jumping to my position moments after I got splatted and then they come flying in like lemmings and get splatted one by one.

The only times we managed to win were when I was camping near the spawn and taking cheap shots at newly spawned enemies.

>>171160367
Do you have some footage of yourself playing? If you legitimately want to get better I could make an alt account and squad with you to see what you are struggling with. I honestly don't believe that the majority of your games have teammates that are costing you the game.

>>171071543
>you ask her out
>she inks her sweater
>you take her home so you can clean it for her
>what you thought there was going to be lewds here?

if the sisters aren't fresh anymore, who will bring us the news?
are to supposed to travel to the faxmachine every day for map schedules and splatfests?

The new Splatoon 2 music is fresh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHom6O1xJv8

>>171165543
you could just get some kid to type the faxes on a big display in they plaza. of course, this is assuming that the sisters will go out of style, which is not true. they are timeless. at least callie is.

>>171166283
it's really hard to describe my feelings for this song. the sound design and progression is really great. I really love the tone, too. I don't think I like the mastering, though. I feel like some sounds should be brought out more, if that makes sense. right now it feels empty. I feel like the song is extremely close to being fantastic, though, and it frustrates me a bit.

>>171166927
I'm also not a producer or anything, so sorry if I used at the wrong terms.

>>171166421
Wrong, finial Splatfest proved that Marie was THE best sister in every way.

>>171170976
This thread could have died peacefully in the night but you just had to artificially extend by posting that mediocre artist's art.

>>171171362
heck you nerd

>>171171445
no u

>>171171445
They never properly draw the eye mask. The eyes themselves are far too big even for an "anime" style. They also do the face tumor thing.

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i think we all need to chill out and draw some squids

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>>171171362
>>171171445
>>171171685
>>171171797
It could be worse... That shitty artist who draws a million different variations of "manmenmi" could be posted instead.

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>>171172030
wonder where he when off to, oh well, i got a nip book afew days ago.
this isn't a manmeimim it appears to be just a mimimimimi

>>171172343
>that artist is still drawing
Nope.

>>171170976
What's wrong with the eyes?

>>171172415
while we're on the topic of artists
i wonder if PSA ever apologized for being an asshole.

Since the Switch doesn't have any way to backup your saves, how would I save scum in Spla2n? I want to get an easy S+ again.

>>171172030
Samenko is 10 times better than that low tier artist. Their style is relatively on model even with the chibi mode.

>>171172643
you backup your saves on the switch the same way you back them up on the 3ds

look out

Hello /ink/.

>>171180852
Hello anon.

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any word yet on what this means?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrkBsndzDM

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>>171183256
Nothing is for sure yet. Either Callie was kidnapped by Octolings and it's part of the singleplayer plot, or the Squid Sisters just broke up because Marie wanted to go solo.

>>171184668
>inkling drum in the corner

How customisable is this game? I thought it was just that you could design your own tracks.

>>171079946
This kills stealth.

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>>171184668

Impressive

8 more days for the testfire

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>>171192471

I'm pretty excited.

Have they said anything about the online infrastructure yet? I know Splatoon's P2P, but I'm wondering if S2 is going to use a central server for matches, which will be interesting to see if it has noticeable effects in the testfire.

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>Want to try out the testfire
>i have no money to buy for a game or switch
If only it was easier to get money

>>171196460
i keep seeing miiverse posts saying stuff like "i wish spat2n was on wii u" and "im gonna have to spend another 500 bucks to keep playing ;_;"

this is extortion

>>171196460
>Want to try out the testfire
>have enough money for a switch
>don't want to waste it on the grey model in case a special edition comes out
please announce one soon...

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>>171196775
Given that the theme colours are apparently purple and green this time around, maybe they'll release a tie in daily dose model.

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I hope we don't have too long until release. I know it's meant to be out in Summer but a wait until August would be hell.

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Charge holding e-liters!

Oh god it's going to be hellish isn't it.

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>>171204063

They better hide!

>>171204164
This is the inkstrike analogue, right?

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>>171209059
Yes. He will be missed.

>>171209269
That's amazing.

>>171209059
I played with it at the event, and it feels like a replacement for both Inkstrike and Wail. Easily the most Splat1-like special out of the bunch.

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New Octoweapon boss leaked!

>>171213769
>gimme the zapfish or i'll fuckin' cut ya

http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/158440174834/were-happy-to-report-that-the-upcoming-global

We’re happy to report that the upcoming Global Testfire will include two stages to battle on: The Reef & Musselforge Fitness.

These stages will be randomly chosen throughout the event.

>>171216483
>no new moray
cmon now

>>171184730

What if Callie is the new leader of the Octolings and Final Splatfest was to decide who'd be the villain for 2.

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>>171217824

What the fuck? I love the Octolings now

>>171217824
Maybe for half the campaign until the turn.

>>171221172

>she wears a mask

>>171183256

We probably won't know until they release a single player mode trailer

>>171134459
To be quite frank, I think there's some psychological thing I have where just the thought of Callie & Marie specifically being sexually active or being sexually active in a way that seems too obscene makes me more upset than it probably should. other Splatoon lewds, I don't have as much of an issue with. I don't find the squids cute in that kinda way, but I don't really care if people want to have sex with them as long as they aren't obnoxious about it. But I kinda draw a line with Callie & marie for some strange reason i can't explain.

>>171123441
> You can also kind of thank Shigeru Miyamoto for Callie and Marie since he told the developers that if they couldn't come up with marketable characters for the game, he would put Mario in it.
except they used the normal inklings and not the sisters for ads. if the sisters were only there to be marketable, then they'd have at least come out with their amiibos first.