Hello, deciding to step out of the ru forums to talk abt one of my fav games. Also want to speculate and comment on new fresh season poster and KRAKEN!!!
"What are your thoughts on the current state of the game?"
Well I love the game, movement just feels amazing in this game compared to others. As for the meta rn, its ok. Splash is obviously too good and hopefully Nintendo will directly nerf it this time.
"Favorite weapon? Least favorite weapon?"
Well since I've been playing since splat1 testfire, obviously my taste on weapons has changed over time, but for splat3 my fav class has been sloshers. Machine and reg slosh are my favs as I like the sub/main weapon combos on each and like that kind of mid-line range. I really dislike the dualie squelchers, just v annoying to fight since it can still hit you two dodge rolls away, in combination with splat bomb and wave breaker just make it a nightmare. Im no good at chargers or splatanas
"Are you enjoying the new customization options?"
never really cared tbh
"Have you tried Tableturf War yet?"
Yea its p fun, no online play is really really bad though, seeing how its not impossible to get the rarer cards, it seems like it would be really accessible if/when they were to add it.
Fresh Season poster! Sorry for poor quality of image lol
So obviously Kraken is the most hype thing ever. Seems to be reworked as seen from the one 20 second video we have of it. Firstly it is very large and secondly, it is pretty slow. Definitely won't be the hyper aggro special it was in Splat1. The jump attack is now a 2 shot instead of a one shot and it now has a squid surge kind of attack that ignores knockback and is a oneshot, though, like the squid surge you do have to charge it up a bit. Although still up to speculation, it seems to be invincible just like the original. Obviously these changes drastically change how you would play it as now it is much easier for the opponent to run away, and the increased size will make it easier to knock it back. One thing I really like it how it can't really be used as a 180 panic button since the one shot requires a charge, though it still gives you survivability with the invincibility. Honestly Im a bit confused how how player are going to use it, I guess since we don't know the specifics its going to be difficult to really tell. Overall, Kraken is just going to be super fun and I can't wait to use it.
So the second thing that pops out are those blue balloon things. I think it is a special and not a sub since somewhere Nintendo says "The Fresh Season is going to have new specials and weapons" or smth like that. I think 3 could really use another sub-weapon so a bit disappointed, but still seems unique. Since Wave 1 of the DLC is Splat1 themed and comes out Feb 28, people think its a bomb launcher rework, that way all the splat1 specials are in the game (though a lot have drastic reworks). Personally, I don't really see that, I think it is actually a bubble blower rework, but even saying that is a stretch. I assume we will get information about this thing in the coming days so I won't speculate much further.
Now ic we have 11 new kits (and 0 new weapons) and we know the kits of the .96 Gal and Roller. Since image quality is poor I'll quickly list thenew weapons/kits
- .96 Gal Deco
- Krak-on Roller
- L-3 Nozzlenose D
- Tri-Slosher Nouveau
- Clash Blaster Neo
- Custom Jet Squelcher
- Firefin Splatcharger
- Rapid Blaster Deco
- N-Zap 89
- Neo Splash-o-matic
- Neo Sploosh-o-matic
Having 6 of the 11 weapons be shooters is quite dreadful. No new brella kits, no new brushes, splatlings and no new kits on the new weapon classes. That is honestly quite abysmal, super disappointed.
.96 Gal Deco / Splash Wall / Kraken
The splat1 kit has returned. A gal with a wall to improve survivability and an invincible kraken to also improve survivability, where have we seen this before... jk idt this is going to be particularly special. It s a good kit, had a spell where it terrorized splat1. I think everyone knew 96 was going to get a wall, but obviously we didn't know kraken was going to return. I really like wall as a sub in general and im excited its on a midline that doesn't make me break the ZR button. Should be a cool kit
Krak-on Roller / Beacons / Kraken
Another Splat1 kit returning. Despite playing for 8 years, I've never really enjoyed rollers, but from what i sense, roller players are excited. Im a bit worried though I don't think the reworked Kraken does this any favors. No bomb and the Kraken might have a hard time getting in leads me to believe this kit is gonna be bad but I have no clue abt rollers.
All the following weapons do not have confirmed kits yet
L-3 Nozzlenose D / Torpedo or Burst??? / Kraken???
There is a tableturf card of the L3D and it appears to be holding something, very difficult to make out but seems like a Torp. If so, that could be interesting. Now, its splat1 kit was Burst Bomb / Kraken, and if they wish to continue bringing back splat1 kits, this could do that. Seems like a very versatile kit, kinda like splash but without the crab. L-3 isn't my favorite weapon so I won't be using it much but it looks like the best of the nozzlenose options.
Tri-Slosher Nouveau / Autobomb??? / ???
Someone said that the sub gauge/bar/thingy in the kraken video showed the tri-slosh had an autobomb since it was 55%. I had a hard time finding that but ill assume they are correct. Im really happy tri-slosh gets another kit. The current one doesn't help it too much, has its uses but inkjet defo holds it back. A bit disappointed sub will likely be auto, really wanted burst bomb since I didn't really like sloshers in splat2 but that combo is really good. Autobomb is alr, can force backlines to scramble and can locate so not totally useless, defo an upgrade on mist. As for special, I think they could go a few different ways. Smth with range like zooka or crab would help it be more versatile, but with the autobomb, idk if it needs those. I could see a full agro with a Reefslider or even a Kraken, but could also see a more supportive kit with Tactcooler. Nouveau had rain in s2 so maybe that again, but that would be kinda lame. Would prob give it a niche tho since no frontline outside of Naut has rain (is naut even a frontline idek) and rain I find very good rn.
Clash Blaster Neo / ??? / ???
No clue what this could be, nor have much to say. I think its kit already is amazing and its proven it can't be very good with that. Idk wut an alt kit could do with this that wouldn't be annoying. it had missiles before. feeling we might see that again which would be depressing
Custom Jet Squelcher / Burst Bomb??? / Kraken???
Its had this kit b4 from s1. I think we are guaranteed burst bomb since it had it in previous games. Jet is a p fun weapon and I like this kit as opposed to the special spammy passive kits of s2. Seems really healthy, but is another step in quad shooter meta, which I think would be disastrous.
Firefin Splat Charger / Splash Wall / ???
Yea its getting wall, not confirmed but its kinda obvious. it also had suction bomb launcher, and this is where that blue balloon thing comes in since that might be the rework. idk much about chargers, curious to see if it can really compete with liter
Rapid Blaster Deco / ??? / ???
in 2 it had suction and jet, though idt it will bring that over. Really really really hoping for torp, loved using kensa rapid in s2. They might do wall with this, though that is usually reserved for rapid pro, nonetheless would still be cool. If no torp, I really hope we get something completely new. Splat bomb + kraken or zooka would be really nice.
N-Zap 89 / ??? / ???
plz no missiles. I loved n-zap 85 in splat 1 for w/e reason so a throwback to that kit could be cool. Will probably be supportive tho so Im going to guess smth v left field and busted, fuzzy bomb + Big bubbler. This allows it to both play aggressive for itself, using fizzy as a psuedo curling, as well as using selfish bubble, or it can play more supportive chucking fizzy at chokepoints and farming bubble for team.
Neo Splash-O-Matic / ??? / Zipcaster???
In one of the first trailers of s3, we saw splash use zip and I think it will finally get it. its a good candidate since it has very accurate shots (less rng) and has a decent kill time. As for a sub on this kit it might get mist or curling since it had that in previous games, outside of its burst bomb. Zipcaster is one of my fav specials design wise and is very fun to use, although im not v good at using it.
Neo Sploosh-O-Matic / ??? / ??/
Its current kit is quite shit, so hoping we get splat bomb back. It has had point sensor and kraken in the past and that would also be not very good. A mix of its former kits seems likely.
And lastly, to comment on the stages, Manta is back. Decent stage, bit worried abt crab on this tho, dominates the crampt mid. There is also a new egyptian stage, seems neat. Wonder what the obligatory sphyx is gonna look like. Just don't be another brinewater, no clue how ppl think that stage is ok LOL. Think that's all hope u enjoyed reading.
and normal roller. I used to be a carbon main but it’s kit rn is kinda bad (please give burst zooka for the deco kit) so splatana wiper is the closest thing with a fun kit. As for least favorite weapon it’s probably reef-lux because missiles, the main weapon is cool but it has absurd painting capability+missiles so I hate it.
)that being said there is one glaring issue, the maps. Most of the maps are not fun to play on, and they heavily favor chargers due to the general lack of flanking routes on most of the maps. Maps like Mahi, Wahoo, Hammerhead, and Mincemeat really detract from my enjoyment of the game. The rest of the maps aren’t bad ig, but most of them are mediocre with a couple good ones like Hagglefish and Mako Mart. The maps are a pretty key piece of the game and if they aren’t fun to play it’s a pretty big issue. Some smaller issues are missiles and Last-Ditch Effort, missiles are missiles, somehow managing to be unfun to use, unfun to fight, and a strong special, all at the same time. LDE is way too easy to activate in ranked, and gives way too much reward for how easy it is to activate/how much gear it takes up, you can pretty much slap LDE on anything and not really have to worry that much about your ink management. It also contributes to special spam/bomb spam playstyles which no one likes. I do really enjoy the game, most of the other elements are fun, especially in comparison to 2, I just hope they can fix the more problematic stuff soon.
kinda saw it coming tho water seemed pretty popular and they were doing well in battles. The only thing about splatfests I don’t really like is playing turf because turf meta 
. But other than that I enjoyed the fest, especially tri color, it felt like I got a lot more of them this time and they felt way more fair with the new sturgeon layout. It didn’t feel like I, as the attacking team, had a massive advantage since getting into mid was kind of hard and there was less space in your own spawn to turf. Overall I liked the fest.
, like I know it’s good but to nerf wiper points and not splash?? Other stuff that hasn’t been said already, cjr special points nerf was def deserved the thing output way too many wavebreakers, tristrike buff is pretty interesting, special will def see more play now and ig it also is better at beating crab now as well as other objects. The way I’ve seen the ninja squid change interpreted according to the JP patch notes(because the translation sucks) that the ninja squid swim speed up debuff won’t be a thing anymore (for those that don’t know swim speed up is less effective when used with ninja squid I think) so it’ll require less swim speed to counteract ninja apparently. Of course it could all be wrong but if it is true it’s a decent buff for ninja even though I’m not sure if it really needed it lol. Don’t think the meta will change a ton, splash will now prob run SPU and naut will prob see more play. Dynamo might see some play depending on how big the buff is and reef slider weapons prob get better.
