#splatoon 3 chill season

[splatsvilles-fashionista]

Nintendo just released the patch notes for Version 2.0: Chill Season 2022! There is a lot of stuff in there, including a Tenta Missiles nerf, so here is the link in case you’d like to read them yourself. If not, then allow me to break down what I think are the most significant changes:

The only direct changes to main weapons are that Tri-Stringer and Splatana Wiper now paint better.

Angle Shooter’s velocity was increased by 20%, and flies further before disappearing.

Zipcaster’s duration drain while using your main weapon was was reduced by two thirds. Go buck wild, folks.

Reefslider and Ink Vac’s explosion had their damage increased to 220 meaning they’ll now consistently splat through Squid Roll armor when hitting the central hitbox.

The one y’all have been waiting for, folks, Tenta Missiles can now not be charged again until all the missiles from the previous use have landed. This doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s going to reduce missiles spam by like, a lot. I suspect we’ll see like, average missile output reduce by at least a third.

Undertow Spillway’s turf wars layout will now include a ramp into the base, opening up more of the stage for both teams.

Moving onto Salmon Run, Big Shots now move 30% slower, reducing the frequency of their attacks and making them vulnerable for longer as they return to the sea to reload.

Killer Wail 5.1 tracks better, Triple Inkstrike landing markers now trigger immediately upon hitting a salmonid, and both have had their damage increased by 25%.

Landing after using the inkjet and using Booyah Bomb now removes you as a valid target for Salmonid, meaning they won’t be waiting underneath you as you land for an easy splat.

Boss Salmonids have now been capped to a maximum of 15 on the stage at once to avoid the slowdown that occurs when too many of them are on stage at once. This won’t affect most players in any meaningful way.

A big change for Tri-Color turf wars: Regardless of the half-time standings, all teams now have a chance to attack or defend. Clout calculation for tri-color has also been changed.

If you win a x10, x100, or a x333 battle, your team’s photo will now show up on the pledge box, just like in Splatoon 2.

You can enter photo mode in recon mode, even when in recon mode with other players.

This is just a taste of all the stuff in the patch notes. Overall, I think this is a very good patch, if a bit more cautious than I’d like. There’s some stuff I definitively feel like should have received changes. Neither Crab Tank nor Splash-o-matic received any changes, despite their dominating presence in competitive play. On the other side of the coin, Toxic Mist, Point Sensor and the Brellas are glossed over, despite definitively needing a bit of a boost. That said, I am happy with this patch, and am looking forward to seeing how these changes and the new weapons shake up the meta going forward.

[cow-inthe-closet]

“i want Splash Down in splatoon 3 multiplayer!” -no one ever

[ratshoe]

I just had a salmon run shift but somebody used their special and it was the new splashdown (splatoon 3) before the new chill season…..uhm…uhhh….

[lightbluesleeper]

CHIRPY CHIPS!!!!!!!! new season stuff looks sick but the splatcolour wall is gonna be so op at spawns are u joking

[danidoesathing]

HELLO??

[kscope]

SPLATOON CHILL SEASON '22

Figured since I have the time, I may as well sit down and share my thoughts on all the things I've noticed in the new trailer for Splatoon 3's upcoming CHILL SEASON! I'll likely start just by talking about the new weapons and maps, and move into what else I noticed in the trailer and about how excited (or not) I am about certain things!

Feel free to share your own thoughts in the replies/notes !!

THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SPLATOON 3'S CHILL SEASON TRAILER, IF YOU DON'T WISH TO BE SPOILED, GO WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST AND COME BACK! All spoilers will be located beneath the cut! But, without further ado, let's get into it:

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEW WEAPONS

01. NEW SHOOTER — "SPLATTERSHOT NOVA"

In the process of making this post, the Squid Research Lab posted individual renders of each of the new weapons, as well as the official names. It appears this bad-boy is actually a part of the Splattershot family, something I was both expecting and hoping I was wrong about. Personally speaking, I think we had enough -shot weapons. Not to mention enough shooters, but I'll take a cool-looking weapon where I can get it.

I had a friend describe this weapon as "edgy" looking, and I can't argue with that take, but I can say I don't mind it. Compared to the other weapons in the -shot family, it has its own stand-out look. I can't say I'll be maining this weapon, or playing it more than once or twice, but I can say that I'm excited to see how it plays and what it's gimmick is.

We don't get much screentime in the video for this, but the combination of what we do see, as well as the Twitter post from the SRL, we know a couple of things: it has killer wail, "galactic range", and pretty consistent aim. I don't have any predictions on where this will end up in the meta, but if they give it a good enough sub it may just end up being a cunt to play against, that's for sure.

02. NEW ROLLER — "BIG SWIG ROLLER"

The name is this weapon is so weird and funny that I really just want to take a moment to look at it and laugh. "Big Swig Roller". Who came up with this and why? I don't know, I don't care, but also I do. Why. Please, if you have answers, contact your local tumblr user kscope immediately.

This roller seems to be attached to a soda drink, with a straw being the connecting centerpiece of the roller as a whole. A friend of mine called this the "soda roller" thanks to this, and I'm stealing it from her, since it's befitting. If you ask me, this appears to be some weird mix between the dynamo roller (turf coverage) and the carbon roller (speed). The little bit of screentime it gets in the trailer shows off how much ground it covers, as well as its supposed speed.

The SRL post on Twitter tells us that it can cover a lot of ground, with very little ink consumption. This leads me to believe this is primarily going to be a turf-covering weapon, as opposed to being a damage-dealer. More likely than not, roller-crushing your enemies with this weapon won't be a thing. If they want to prove me wrong though, they can. There's still time, Nintendo.

As for the kit for this thing, I have no idea. It primarily seems to be used as a turfing weapon, so they'll probably give it something to compliment its speed and coverage. If not for Dynamo, I'd have guessed Tacticooler since it'd be good for special-farming. Without that, little clue, little idea. Thank God I'm not a roller player.

03. NEW CHARGER — "SNIPEWRITER 5H"

AS A CHARGER MAIN: I hate this stupid looking charger. I do not claim this stupid looking charger. I don't know whose ungodly design this was. Nintendo I am knocking on your HQ doors right now for answers. Let me in. I just want to talk.

All that aside, I do kind of like its name, and I like the idea. It reminds me of those pencils with different tips stored inside it, if you know what I'm getting at. I won't include a picture, but it's the ones that sometimes came in different shapes and were stackable. If you know you know.

As for the execution, I'm not a fan. This weapon is what happens when you ask charger players what they want in a weapon, but only listen to the Bamboozler mains. It got the most screentime out of all the new weapons, and from that we can see that this thing is capable of storing up to 5 shots, while being a 2-shot kill. Whether or not it has held-charge was never shown in the trailer, but I'm going to hope and pray to the Splatoon Gods that it does not.

What we do know, however, is that it has Tacticooler. I wanted this on a charger, any charger, but now that I have it I would do anything to take it back. This game fucking hates me. End post. Wait, actually, it also has a sub that has pretty high ink-consumption. Which one that is, however, is still unknown.

04. RETURNING WEAPONS

In conjunction to these three completely new weapons, we also got a peek at a couple of the returning weapons. According to the press release, we're getting a total of ten returning weapons. We didn't get a glimpse at all of them but the ones we did are as follows (alongside what I know of their kits):

DAPPLE DUALIES NOUVEAU (w/ torpedo)

ANOTHER MINI SPLATLING (w/ toxic mist & big bubbler)

TENTATEK SPLATTERSHOT (w/ splat bomb)

LUNA BLASTER NEO (w/ fizzy bomb)

FORGE SPLATTERSHOT PRO (w/ suction & booyah bomb)

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEW MAPS

It looks like this time, we're only getting two new maps (one of which is just a returning map from Splatoon 1). Nonetheless, let's get into it.

01. NEW MAP — "BRINEWATER SPRINGS"

My friends and I are constantly talking about how The Reef might get re-added to the game and everything, but this map kind of reminds me of it. Not in terms of its aesthetics (they are completely different in that regard), but rather in terms of their design.

In the Twitter post showing off the map, the SRL wrote "Defend the high ground or risk it all to invade from below?" From the video, it appears to have a central bridge, much like the reef, with an open area beneath it. This map, to me, is what would happen if you took The Reef and Snapper Canal, combined them, and then gave them a completely new aesthetic look.

Oddly enough, I don't hate it and I'm really excited to play it. It looks like it'll have a lot of verticality to it, and hopefully won't inspire every sweaty player to try to terrorize my spawn every chance they get.

02. RETURNING MAP — "FLOUNDER HEIGHTS"

I'll preface my opinions here by saying that: yes, I did play Splatoon 1. However, I played it briefly before 3 came out, which means that it was underpopulated. I also didn't play it much, and usually when I did, the same maps were always in rotation. I think I landed on Flouder Heights a total of one time, and that one time was a hot mess. I played with my Splatoon Veteran friends who were sniping me from places on the map I didn't know existed.

That is to say: this map is basically completely new to me.

Right now, it looks like Flounder Heights got Manta-ified. The walls that we're shown in the Twitter video supplied by SRL look to be about the same height as the walls out of camp in Manta Maria. For a map titled "Flounder Heights," I almost wish they would have kept the taller walls and the verticality.

Of course, I'm not complaining about the decluttering of the map as a whole. From what I do remember of it from 1, it was a total clusterfuck of a map, and terrible to navigate. This is coming from someone who was new to the game, walking backwards from Splatoon 2 to Splatoon 1, but at the same time, I don't think it was completely just the perspective that was an issue. I think Flounder Heights was really just Like That in 1, and that 3 is looking to fix that in part.

I just wish it had fixed it without removing "Heights" from the name of the map. But, I suppose beggars can't be choosers. At the end of the day, it still looks like a fun map! Hopefully it'll still be a fun map to snipe people on when it officially releases.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEW GEAR

Attempt two at this! Tumblr fucking sucks as a website and completely undid the list I was working on, so I had to start from scratch. I am saving this time, because I was a fool not to. I am very upset, but we will pretend like I am not as we get into this. I'll be making a list of new & returning gear, in order from headgear, to clothing, to shoes.

HEADGEAR

skull bandana (RETURNING)

sv925 circle shades (RETURNING)

retro specs variant (NEW)

fake contacts (RETURNING)

white ocho octophones (NEW)

jellyvader cap (RETURNING)

annaki beret (RETURNING)

battlecrab helmet (NEW)

CLOTHES

inkwash shirt (RETURNING)

tan apex sweater (NEW)

new (light) kensa jersey (NEW) [ 1 ]

white ls shirt (UNKNOWN) [ 2 ]

black ls shirt (UNKNOWN) [ 3 ]

ski jacket variant (NEW)

dark bomber jacket (RETURNING)

inverse orca bolero (NEW)

SHOES

blue force reboots (NEW)

squink wingtips (RETURNING)

splatoon ugg boots (NEW)

new black shoes (NEW) [ 4 ]

ink-white clam 600s (NEW)

gold hi-horses (RETURNING)

black habaneros (NEW)

new kensa shoes (NEW) [ 5 ]

[ 1 ] — I'm not certain on this one, but in the thumbnail of the trailer, the inkling holding the new charger is the same inkling that has the splattershot pro in the gameplay. The view of his outfit in the video is abysmal so I took it upon myself to look at the thumbnail instead. It strikes a resemblance to a piece of gear that was hinted at in the Splatoon 3 pre-release Halloween art.

[ 2 ] & [ 3 ] — These are just two shirts that I can't figure out the brand of. I've decided not to try to name them, since I don't really know anything about them at all. The white one seems to be a button-down (I think?), whereas the black one resembles a sweater to me. Either way, pictures are below.

[ 4 ] — Same situation as the last one, kind of. I can tell they're new for the most part, but they're just completely black. I want to say they're Kensa shoes just because there's a fuckton of Kensa gear coming in, but I can't tell, so I'm not gonna say it. The dualies player in the above images is wearing the shoes in question.

[ 5 ] — Meanwhile, these are very obviously Kensa shoes, they're just Kensa shoes I haven't encountered yet. I don't know what to name them because of this. Peep the white Kensa symbol in the middle.

ANNNNND that's all I've got for ya. I spent too long writing this. I spent too much time on this in general. Tomorrow they're gonna post something on Twitter (if it still exists) that fills in something I'm missing (the kits). I don't care anymore.

Oh yeah, also: BIG RUN!!!!!!! FUCK YEAH BIG RUN!!!!!! Anyways:

THANKS FOR READING!

[justawanderingfan]

CHILL SEASON IS OUT AND THEYVE FIXED SALMON RUN

LETS GO I WONT BE SPAWN CAMPED BY SALMONS AFTER BOOYAH BOMBING

Also what is this

Does anyone have a clip of this?

[nex-eats-eyes]

someone trying to talk to me:

my brain:

[nebulainatree]

I made an account with the URL big-swig-propaganda two weeks ago because I thought it would be a good weapon but . I just tested it out it's fucking awful. Too weak to hit anyone unless you're right next to them but slow to actually hit people without them shooting you to death first. It can't defend itself at all so it can barely actually ink anything. Good bye big swig propaganda.

[smuckers-n-jif]

WAKE UP BABES NEW SPLATOON 3 TRAILER JUST DROPPED

Here's a breakdown of everything I caught while scrubbing through the gameplay portion of the Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2022 Trailer! This post concerns ONLY the weapons revealed in the trailer, nothing else.

Here's the trailer if you missed it:

Weapons Returning for Chill Season:

Forge Splattershot Pro with Suction Bombs as its sub weapon and Booyah Bomb as its special weapon.

Tentatek Splattershot with Splat Bombs as its sub weapon but no confirmed special weapon

Dapple Dualies Nouveau with Torpedo as its sub weapon but no confirmed special weapon.

NEW WEAPONS Revealed for Chill Season:

Splattershot Pro Variant, I've been seeing people mix this up with the Forge Splattershot Pro, but as seen in the image below, the two are using different specials in the same shot. The new SP has Killer Wail 5.1 as its special and no sub weapon to be seen.

Note the distinctive orange cone shaped nozzle on the end of the Forge SP.

Luna Blaster Variant with Fizzy Bombs as its sub but yet again no confirmable special.

Mini Splatling Variant with Toxic Mist as its sub weapon and Big Bubbler as its special "weapon".

A new Roller with a very wide paint spread while rolling and a decently long vertical flick. It's unclear to me weather this is a variant of a roller type we already have or a new type of roller altogether. I also couldn't spot it using its sub or special weapons, so those will be a surprise to me.

Last but certainly not least is a new and very strange Charger. It appears to work entirely differently to the other weapons in its class, as it can fire multiple shots per charge. With a two shot kill time it is already being called a better Bamboozler. The charger cannot be seen using a sub weapon and has Tacticooler as a supportive special.

That's All!

This whole trailer has me extremely hype; I really can't wait to finally have a useable sub weapon on Splattershot Pro. I'm personally a little disappointed that Carbon Roller Deco won't be coming back yet, but this new roller will hopefully be a good supplement for my favorite damage combo in all of Splatoon. See you all December 1st, good luck finishing your catalogues!

[splatsvilles-fashionista]

Less than three days remain until the start of Chill Season, and Nintendo seem intent on starting the week of with a bang, because we got a whooping four posts today! Let’s dig right in!

Starting us off is the Custom Splattershot Jr. (and wow, Shooter favoritism much? Five of the 13 weapons in this update are Shooters!) which comes with Torpedo and Wave Breaker.

But that’s not all, because we’re also getting the Carbon Roller Deco, which has Burst Bomb (the classic combo is back once more!) and Trizooka!

Additionally, we are getting a bunch of new Tableturf cards in this update, including cards for all the new weapons. I will admit that Tableturf never quite got me hooked, but all the sa- wait, hold on a moment.

Oh, nintendo, you goofs. You absolute buffoons. You just spoiled the Tentatek Splattershot’s kit!

So, yeah, looks like the Tentatek Splattershot will have Splat Bombs and Triple Inkstrike, at least if this card art is anything to go by.

The final post today is about a small detail, but it’s one I appreciate very much. Starting in Chill Season, the song currently playing in a multiplayer battle will now be shown down in the right-side corner of the screen. We still don’t know the official names of a lot of songs, so this is very appreciated.

[charbear1125]

I've only played against triple splashdown once and I already hate it. If you're anywhere near the person who uses it there is no getting away from it, It covers so much ground and goes down so quickly you would have to literally be a god to get away from it.

[haoaibai]

CHILL SEASPN FOR SPLATOON IS OUT AND IM RAGING I CANY WAIT TO GET HOME IN 2 MINS CAUSE OMG I CANT WAITTTT‼️‼️‼️💗💗🎉🎉🎉💪💪ITS HERE SPLATOONERS

[ranidspace]

THEY PUT A FUCKING JOJO REFERENCE IN THE SPLATOON TRAILER. A FUCKING SEPIA FREEZE FRAME WITH AN ARROW THAT SAYS "TO BE CONTINUED" (well, "tw ln dfregxmib", which is the same number of letters in the right order) THAT'S A FUCKING JOJO REFERENCE

[kscope]

SPLATOON 3 — upcoming new weapons

[octaviono8fan]

new season is fun