Chnages on Splatoon 2

This will determine if a player’s rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from “C” to “A”)
Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory
You won’t drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly
Stage rotation time was changed to two hours
This was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer
With Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player-versus-player type of game
The devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there’s some tweaks they can throw in
More Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn’t comment on adding more enemy types to the mode
Rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played
You can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear
Originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc.
Inoue suggested that it should be salmon-themed
When Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started
The devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel
They even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase “Your choice will change the next Splatoon”
The timing to announce a sequel wasn’t right, so they decided against this
They eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel’s story

Nintendo wouldn’t say if Marina is a Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much
Inklings don’t care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh
The Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves
Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn’t find a right partner because she’s a bit too edgy
She eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now
Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2
When finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original
Some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game
Not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved
Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer
It can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks
You can shoot ink, but you can’t use the shield feature when it breaks
The shield won’t prevent your allies ink
There are more new weapon categories which haven’t been revealed yet
There are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options
The future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn’t get specific about adding more content like that
For the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

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