There is one thing that makes me Incredibly pissed off about people’s opinions for the undercover brella. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A WORST WEAPON. It may be the HARDEST TO PLAY weapon but that doesn’t make it bad. If you can’t get any kills or keep dying with it that’s just a skill issue and you have no one (or nothing) to blame but yourself.
@@LynR.M.1378 i mean true enough but if something is hard to play but also doesnt really reward you as much as other difficult weapons do for learning them then that time could be better spent elsewhere so itd be more efficient to learn something that gives you more power for the same amount of effort
Wouldn’t the E-Liter 8k have less range? In Splatoon 1 we had the 3k which had more range than the 4k, but could only fire 3 shots instead of 4, so the 8k would in theory have significantly less range but able to fire 8 shots
@@tomatoblate2170 I'm going to be completely honest I've never played Splatoon 1 so I had no idea that a longer range e-liter was a thing we already had, I adjusted the number upwards because I had no idea what the 4k meant.
It has the highest DPS in the game, leading to a satisfying sound when used on big grey targets in the lobby. Also its unironically okay at paint control on some maps where you can get it up high in weird places, or up and behind walls... it dies off too hard and too fast in output, but it can hold a patch of ground in front of you while you engage an enemy or act as a distraction for sharking... still not the best sub at either but, meh?
@@TatoGato He used to take straight us cash, now probably cut a deal with the Turf War Association (or something) where each ticket is worth some amount of coins..?
good video, fantastic concept im surprised no one thought of this sooner lol fyi gem, "stick and move" is a boxing term for being able to fight but also then being able to stay mobile and make yourself hard to hit (stick being like 'stick it to em') and i argue vds does that pretty well lol
I think the reason most of these explanations "suck" is because they're telling you how to use them in turf war. It's kind of obvious that Anarchy is an after-thought. Covering turf is what separates splatoon from other shooters, so they're gonna focus on that, so they explain how to use it in the mode where covering turf matters the most.
I think with "Jr" and "Pro", Sheldon's more talking about the skill floor than the ceiling. Like, a Jr in Turf War can just happily spew ink everywhere without having to worry about silly things like "ink management" or "aim". And I think the sub and special are easier to get value out of, especially compared to the vPro's kit. Not really a factor in comp play of course, but I can see why they start Level 1 players with the Jr.
I like how the good weapons also have good descriptions, and the bad ones don't. It's like they know why the good weapons are good, but they don't know why the bad weapons are bad.
Giving weapons descriptions lile "this one sucks don't use it" is a really bad idea for obvious reasons though. They don't want to have to rewrite any of these in case of patch changes that actually makes stuff good so they should always just describe it like it already was
Fun fact about elevators: for a lot of elevators, maybe even most elevators though I'm not sure if I can say all, the close door button actually doesn't do anything to the door! It exists to make an impatient person feel like they have control in the situation but the door closes at the exact same normal time regardless of if/when it's pressed. Which is what Sheldon is referencing here. Edit: so looking into things closer this is mostly a US thing. If you live outside of the US or in NYC you probably have a working close door button. It was also a result of disability legislation which requires the door be open for a minimum of 3 seconds which prompted elevator manufacturers to disable the button as a button that circumvents the 3 second rule would violate the law.
I've used plenty of American elevators where the close door button made it close significantly faster. I had it timed on the one to my grandparents' apartment. Guess it's just an experience I haven't had personally
My main grievance with the Splattershot Pros is how ink-hungry the weapons are. Once you throw a sub, you have only a dozen or so shots in the tank before you run out, which is bad in the heat of a fight. So it’s not exactly the most “beginner friendly” as you say it is.
Gonna second this. I play casually and the Pro is way harder due to having a higher aiming requirement and the limited ink tank. Stuff like that is a hurdle for newer players. With the regular Splattershot I can afford to panic and wave it around and I'll usually get enough shots in to splat an opponent in a casual match. At least for me it's one of the shooters I find hardest to use. You can't waste shots with it.
I think the Splat Dualies description was just acknowledging “Ayo, this weapon used to have Burst Bombs but now it has Suction Bomb which you can’t really pull out in the middle of a fight. That’s ok though because we also have it Crab Tank”
This is such a great idea! Thank you so much for taking all this time to make content for us and teach us things :) I'm going to chip away at it over the span of a few days. Maybe it'll help me to finally find a main.
You could've said that the Undercover Brella was a fundamental misunderstanding of how the weapon plays just by looking at how they reworked the vanilla kit instead of the Kensa kit.
I get the sense that Sheldon ended up making a mistake when he was buying sprinklers. Like he added a couple extra 0's to the amount he was ordering, and now he is desperately trying to get rid of the useless things.
What I think the distinction for "pro/experienced players" regarding the splattershots is cone firing radius. The wider cone of the jr makes painting much easier and pinpoint accuracy in combat more difficult. You can spray areas a little more comfortably but also don't need to be as accurate with your shots to kill as long as your enemy isn't returning fire with equal or better accuracy. On the flipside, the poorer ink efficiency but better range and accuracy when going from jr to splattershot to pro makes it a poorer painting tool but better dualing weapon. I believe the devs are saying beginners should find more comfort in painting primarilly while pros can compensate for worse painting abilities through splatting. I believe this is also reflected in the difference of priorities painting vs splatting has in turf vs ranked modes (not that splatting is deprioritized, but painting has much heavier nessecity in turf and the objectives are much less confrontationally oriented). If my guess is correct the connotation simply just means better dualist and worse painting makes it easier for experienced hands to pick it up, though as you had said as far as dualist focused weapons the pros are fundimentally more basic and a good starting place. Jumping straight into other dual-oriented guns like .52gal or squeezer may leave newer players frustrated with less mobility options for escaping or navigating ontop of poorer ground paint covering.
"Sheldon may have a captive audience of literally everyone who plays Splatoon 3 and will therefore always have more clout then me..." - Gem 2023 Don't worry Gem, you have tons of clout, and everyone finds that crab annoying.
Watching this is now it’s hilarious seeing some of this. Example: 39:50 “The issue is the kit” 1 year later *Snipewriter is top weapon because good weapon and special* I also love how much credit Sheldon is given and how much you’re trying to make him look like he wants to help but is being held at gunpoint to sell the weapon. I mean I guess he could be, it is a weapon shop, but still it’s funny.
I think the slosher deco line is about ink as the actual sloshing projectiles. So it rains down ink with it's pretty decent fall damage shots. I think there's a few more references to 'ink' in the same way and that is how they've worded some patch notes like the 2.0 splatana wiper hitbox buff. L-3 curling bomb line is potentially hinting at contact damage + 3 tap combo. Mentions of Damage/Power are almost always per shot/hit. The sprinkler lines are mind boggling though I think the Aero MG is the only time it's even vaguely accurate.
"Stick and move" from the dualie squelchers is a boxing term. They plant their foot down for a moment to release a powerful strike (One dodge roll for the focused shots) And then use that foot to pivot out of the way or counter (So the other roll)
That is just straight up a glitched description, read the part where the DS description mentions Jet Squelcher very carefully and you'll see that it is literally a corrupted text file.
1:04:33 "Almost" every other charger because The "E-Liter 4k Scope" doesn't out-range the distinctly different "E-Liter 4k". They're different weapons, therefore, like any true nerd, Sheldon has to be TECHNICALLY correct. Even if the two should be the same weapon with a toggle for scope or no. I'm still convinced that he just wants an excuse to make you spend more at his shop, so he makes you buy chargers twice.
@@SquidSchool Wait, it actually does? I thought they were literally the same gun, but one had a scope! Today, I learned! I might have to go out into the training room and compare ranges so I can better estimate the range of threat on the scoped one.
@@aronspiker72 Some people need the zoom in. Not everyone's good at the game, and the game, like most Nintendo games, feels like it wasn't designed with a top play-first mentality. I figured the scope might just be training wheels? It actually having more range is neat. I like that.
@@flusterfluff I thought the scope was generally more difficult for beginners and is only easier for people who play scoped snipers in other shooters specifically, as using a version that limits your vision of what is already the most polarizing weapon class feels just as unwelcoming when I first got Splatoon 1 on launch day in 2015 as it feels right now.
I feel like expecting meta-relevant commentary on a weapons' overall performance is a bit unrealistic. I don't think Nintendo is specifically designing weapons to be good or bad, presumably they want everything to work and think everything does. They're not gonna call a weapon trash in the description meant to draw people to use it, and when they wrote the description they probably didn't think it was bad anyway. I think the context they're using "power" for most of these is damage per shot, ,and somewhat relative to the weapon class. Not overall DPS. The stat bars that come with the weapons also seem to reflect that.
I really wonder what the devs see the sprinkler as. Through sheldon its like they have the sprinkler going absolutely haywire like an IRL sprinkler on the highest setting, but its not and its easy to get rid of and does barely any damage. I would love to see the dev vision of sprinkler cause obviously what it is ain't it lmao.
I think you put a little too much merit in how strong a weapon is competitively. The Sploosh o Matic description was 100% accurate, but you gave it a lower score just because the weapon itself is weak. No weapon is designed to be bad, and of course they're not gonna say "this weapons sux lol"
The weapons and Specials are treated in more serious context in the splatoon world. Competive is just "high knowledge of the game mechanics", and nothing more. In the world of splatoon, its more like if a weapon can splat or at least assist then it's useful on the battlefield.
Is that spot on the tier list not accurate? Accurate to what the weapon wants to do but he's giving you the hard sell on how effective it actually is at doing it? That's part of what puts his praise of the splash or machine in top tier, they are actually as effective as he describes.
@@SquidSchool But then when they get nerfed to the ground? Are those descriptions still accurate? It's an interesting thought, but besides synergy I don't see why power would be a factor in this ranking system.
I played the story mode first, worst level was the one focused on the angle subweapon. I avoided it like the plague from then on, and so did the rest of the story mode lol
It really seems Sheldon gets rollers the least, since most of the descriptions say things about how great they are at painting, and as such the only high-ranked roller description is Big Swig because that's really the only painting/support roller besides Flingza (sort of)
45:44 if I had to guess, this is probably the way Nintendo intended this one to be used, and the it’s just used differently by players. Based on the wide size at least. So I’d give him some slack here, since this one might be on the player-base.
The thumbnail makes me want to see NPCs play in turf battles. .also lol the Sprinkler and the heavy splatting lol I love the weapon and hate the sub but I get how the quickness of a burst bomb or so doesn't couple with the slowness of a splatling.
Can you really say Sheldon misinform the player when he is literaly the maker of the weapons, not the one using them ? He made the weapon with a specific function in his mind that does what he says it's intended to do but we just found better way to use them.
Him talking about "Outranging ALMOST every charger" made me wonder "What other charger could they possibly even make that could match E-Liter's range while not being absurdly overpowered?" Imagine Bamboo-Liter. A faster charging E-liter with no insta-kill. would that even be good? I don't know. Would that be cursed as hell? Absolutely.
The e-liter scope won't be longer range than e-liter scope variants. So maybe they're trying to be precise. It doesn't necessarily mean there will be a longer range charger.
Stick and move is boxing terminology referring to the act of putting out a hard shot then moving to make the opponent miss when they return fire... essentially kiting
It's crazy, "power" seems to be used simultaneously for damage, time to splat, synergy, and viability. Like, the Rapid Blaster does less damage than the other Blasters and has a slower time to splat, so lower "power". N-Zap is towards the lower end of Shooter damage, so less "power". Splat Dualies and Suction Bombs are, uhhh... I guess _they_ think this is a bad combo or a weak kit? Which is funny when you think of all the weapons with a lack of tools that WISH they had a Suction Bomb. Though in general, I'm baffled SO OFTEN by how Sheldon sets up his transitions! Rapid Blaster has Ink Mine, so his setup is "well this weapon is low in power, _but_ you have ink mine for that" Like... No "The Rapid Blaster's shots already keep the enemies away from you, so you've got Ink Mines for the ones that get too close" or anything like that? The Ink Mine "makes up" for the "lack in power"? what are you talking about
Sprinkler is *situationally* useful on the heavy, because you can fish for certain people during turf wars and splatfest because the people will often remove it. It's nice bait.
11:56 I have an insatiable urge to defend Sheldon for some reason. I do believe when he says “jelly” he is using a shortened version of “jealous” due to jelly being slang for being jealous
As a combat sports fan, I'll answer your question on what 'stick and move' means. "Stick and Move is a phrase used in boxing to describe a technique where the boxer is planting his foot while releasing a powerful jab and moving to either counterattack or avoid his opponent." -Sports Pundit
I never thought actually listening to Sheldon could be interesting, but here I am, 53 minutes into a video an hour and 8 minutes long just about listening to Sheldon.
I feel like certain descriptions are influenced by your bias against a particular weapon or special, the most obvious is Tri Strike where it's actually heavily debated how good that special actually is despite you firmly believing it's "incredibly mid". Many people (including myself) think it could be just as good if not better than Trizooka and that it buffing it might actually be a bad idea. Another is Wiper where not only has it been getting results, but you say it's held back by ultra stamp even though Stamp is a much better special than Reefslider which is what tetra is stuck with.
Tetras get carried by their main weapon though, and they're not in a position to potentially farm for special by painting a lot. To put it another way, tetras are held back by reefslider, and to an extent, it's good for the game's balance that they are. Wiper isn't anywhere near as strong a main weapon. I talk about this on the tier list video but tri strike is still outclassed by booyah bomb and so it's hard to justify running slosher over machine specifically because of the special
The Reef-Lux Description was pretty accurate if you actually use the Weapon how it's supposed to be used. Just because everyone was using it as a Special Spammer doesn't mean that's it's only practical use.
Well in that case, everything is a good description because that's how the weapon was "intended" to be used, even though there's not really an intended way of playing anything, there's just the best way to play something and then there's whatever Sheldon says
It's interesting to me seeing how they try to balance in-game immersion/lore with actual gameplay tips, and how much of the game at a higher level they actually understand lol. I'd be very interested to see a more direct translation from the original Japanese and whether any of that is any better
This year, believe in yourself as much as the Splatoon devs believe in the sprinkler
AMEN
What if I am a sprinkler?
Then Nintendo believes in you. 💛@prestonandtom9337
The Undercover Brella is a stealth splatting weapon because nobody will ever see you splatting anyone with it
LMAOOO
True
There is one thing that makes me Incredibly pissed off about people’s opinions for the undercover brella. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A WORST WEAPON. It may be the HARDEST TO PLAY weapon but that doesn’t make it bad. If you can’t get any kills or keep dying with it that’s just a skill issue and you have no one (or nothing) to blame but yourself.
@@LynR.M.1378 I have been playing the Undercover recently and enjoying it for the most part, but I couldn't pass up a good joke lol
@@LynR.M.1378 i mean true enough but if something is hard to play but also doesnt really reward you as much as other difficult weapons do for learning them then that time could be better spent elsewhere so itd be more efficient to learn something that gives you more power for the same amount of effort
Can’t believe sheldon leaked the plan for the e-liter 8k by calling 4k scope “almost” outranging every other charger
Wouldn’t the E-Liter 8k have less range? In Splatoon 1 we had the 3k which had more range than the 4k, but could only fire 3 shots instead of 4, so the 8k would in theory have significantly less range but able to fire 8 shots
@@tomatoblate2170 the fabled eliter 2k
it gets burst bombs and they ported kraken over specifically for this weapon
@@tomatoblate2170 I'm going to be completely honest I've never played Splatoon 1 so I had no idea that a longer range e-liter was a thing we already had, I adjusted the number upwards because I had no idea what the 4k meant.
@@poisonedmaple6874 oh no
@@sizix6 i suddenly feel a touch old
“All hail Crab Tank” couldn’t be more true of a statement by Sheldon.
The intro is priceless
Nah, it’s worth like 20.000.000.000$
@@RookieGoBoom the dollar sign goes before the number.
@@Roxleton not American, didn’t know
@@Roxleton why
@@doodooheadpeepeedoo3577 because it does???
i straight up choked on my drink at "here's a pro strategy - deploy the angle shooter!"
Sheldon overselling the Sprinkler will never stop being funny.
No it’s not I get payed for every sell so really I’m rich
Died to a sprinkler gang where you at?
It has the highest DPS in the game, leading to a satisfying sound when used on big grey targets in the lobby.
Also its unironically okay at paint control on some maps where you can get it up high in weird places, or up and behind walls... it dies off too hard and too fast in output, but it can hold a patch of ground in front of you while you engage an enemy or act as a distraction for sharking... still not the best sub at either but, meh?
They put it on _six different weapons_ for some reason, so he has to sell them somehow lol.
@Squiddler he meant to order only 100 but somehow got stuck with 1,000 and is now desperately trying to sell them
sheldon is VERY good at making bad weapon kits look good and despite me being a big fan of the little dude, he sure does love lying lmao
sheldon when he deliberately spreads misinformation in his weapon shop
He’s also a merchant, so he needs to sell you them guns to keep the lights on…
@@malcovich_games ok, but you're not paying money. how is he monetizing his gun sales
@@TatoGato He used to take straight us cash, now probably cut a deal with the Turf War Association (or something) where each ticket is worth some amount of coins..?
good video, fantastic concept im surprised no one thought of this sooner lol
fyi gem, "stick and move" is a boxing term for being able to fight but also then being able to stay mobile and make yourself hard to hit (stick being like 'stick it to em') and i argue vds does that pretty well lol
Welp guess that one's closer to accurate than I thought
I think the reason most of these explanations "suck" is because they're telling you how to use them in turf war. It's kind of obvious that Anarchy is an after-thought. Covering turf is what separates splatoon from other shooters, so they're gonna focus on that, so they explain how to use it in the mode where covering turf matters the most.
Undercover brella should be colored like enemy ink on one side if they REALLY want it to be a stealthing weapon
I think with "Jr" and "Pro", Sheldon's more talking about the skill floor than the ceiling. Like, a Jr in Turf War can just happily spew ink everywhere without having to worry about silly things like "ink management" or "aim". And I think the sub and special are easier to get value out of, especially compared to the vPro's kit. Not really a factor in comp play of course, but I can see why they start Level 1 players with the Jr.
If you add "ldon" onto Gem (Gemldon) and then change the G to S, E to H, and M to E... You get Sheldon! Crazy, I know.
if you turn gem into 1995 toyota corrola and replace the 1995 with s and replace toyota corrola with heldon you get sheldon
crazy i know
no way…
I like how the good weapons also have good descriptions, and the bad ones don't. It's like they know why the good weapons are good, but they don't know why the bad weapons are bad.
Sheldon having to spin bad weapon in a positive light 🤔
Giving weapons descriptions lile "this one sucks don't use it" is a really bad idea for obvious reasons though. They don't want to have to rewrite any of these in case of patch changes that actually makes stuff good so they should always just describe it like it already was
i never noticed the "almost" in the e-liter scope dialogue and as a splatling i now fear for my life even more than before somehow ❤️
Man, listening to Sheldon makes me wonder: what if the suction bomb stuck to players
Fun fact about elevators: for a lot of elevators, maybe even most elevators though I'm not sure if I can say all, the close door button actually doesn't do anything to the door! It exists to make an impatient person feel like they have control in the situation but the door closes at the exact same normal time regardless of if/when it's pressed. Which is what Sheldon is referencing here.
Edit: so looking into things closer this is mostly a US thing. If you live outside of the US or in NYC you probably have a working close door button. It was also a result of disability legislation which requires the door be open for a minimum of 3 seconds which prompted elevator manufacturers to disable the button as a button that circumvents the 3 second rule would violate the law.
I've used plenty of American elevators where the close door button made it close significantly faster. I had it timed on the one to my grandparents' apartment. Guess it's just an experience I haven't had personally
you have no idea how long i've been waiting for a splatoon 3 version of a sheldon advice video
Maybe the scoped 4K isn't the longest range charger because the Eliter 3K still canonically exists even though it's no longer used by Inklings?
do I have places to be in 2 hours? yes. am I going to spend half of that time watching a video on sheldon? also yes
My main grievance with the Splattershot Pros is how ink-hungry the weapons are. Once you throw a sub, you have only a dozen or so shots in the tank before you run out, which is bad in the heat of a fight. So it’s not exactly the most “beginner friendly” as you say it is.
Gonna second this. I play casually and the Pro is way harder due to having a higher aiming requirement and the limited ink tank. Stuff like that is a hurdle for newer players. With the regular Splattershot I can afford to panic and wave it around and I'll usually get enough shots in to splat an opponent in a casual match.
At least for me it's one of the shooters I find hardest to use. You can't waste shots with it.
I think the Splat Dualies description was just acknowledging “Ayo, this weapon used to have Burst Bombs but now it has Suction Bomb which you can’t really pull out in the middle of a fight. That’s ok though because we also have it Crab Tank”
This is such a great idea! Thank you so much for taking all this time to make content for us and teach us things :) I'm going to chip away at it over the span of a few days. Maybe it'll help me to finally find a main.
I find it funny that they gave squeezer splash wall while LITERALLY POINTING OUT IT DOESN'T NEED SPLASH WALL
You could've said that the Undercover Brella was a fundamental misunderstanding of how the weapon plays just by looking at how they reworked the vanilla kit instead of the Kensa kit.
Bro made a 1 hour video on sheldon☠️
I get the sense that Sheldon ended up making a mistake when he was buying sprinklers. Like he added a couple extra 0's to the amount he was ordering, and now he is desperately trying to get rid of the useless things.
So THAT'S why it's on so many random kits
What I think the distinction for "pro/experienced players" regarding the splattershots is cone firing radius. The wider cone of the jr makes painting much easier and pinpoint accuracy in combat more difficult. You can spray areas a little more comfortably but also don't need to be as accurate with your shots to kill as long as your enemy isn't returning fire with equal or better accuracy. On the flipside, the poorer ink efficiency but better range and accuracy when going from jr to splattershot to pro makes it a poorer painting tool but better dualing weapon. I believe the devs are saying beginners should find more comfort in painting primarilly while pros can compensate for worse painting abilities through splatting. I believe this is also reflected in the difference of priorities painting vs splatting has in turf vs ranked modes (not that splatting is deprioritized, but painting has much heavier nessecity in turf and the objectives are much less confrontationally oriented). If my guess is correct the connotation simply just means better dualist and worse painting makes it easier for experienced hands to pick it up, though as you had said as far as dualist focused weapons the pros are fundimentally more basic and a good starting place. Jumping straight into other dual-oriented guns like .52gal or squeezer may leave newer players frustrated with less mobility options for escaping or navigating ontop of poorer ground paint covering.
LOL the Nova explanation. this is the hardest I've laughed in a while
"Sheldon may have a captive audience of literally everyone who plays Splatoon 3 and will therefore always have more clout then me..." - Gem 2023
Don't worry Gem, you have tons of clout, and everyone finds that crab annoying.
This is secretly a rundown on how to play every weapon in the game, their strengths and weaknesses, and what niche they fill in the meta. Nice!
Watching this is now it’s hilarious seeing some of this.
Example: 39:50 “The issue is the kit”
1 year later
*Snipewriter is top weapon because good weapon and special*
I also love how much credit Sheldon is given and how much you’re trying to make him look like he wants to help but is being held at gunpoint to sell the weapon.
I mean I guess he could be, it is a weapon shop, but still it’s funny.
Squid school: I'd probably put it on a inkbrush
Me: DONT YOU DARE
It was really funny seeing Sheldon try to make the Vrapid, a kit with zero synergy try to look good
39:40 this aged like fine milk
I think the slosher deco line is about ink as the actual sloshing projectiles. So it rains down ink with it's pretty decent fall damage shots. I think there's a few more references to 'ink' in the same way and that is how they've worded some patch notes like the 2.0 splatana wiper hitbox buff.
L-3 curling bomb line is potentially hinting at contact damage + 3 tap combo.
Mentions of Damage/Power are almost always per shot/hit.
The sprinkler lines are mind boggling though I think the Aero MG is the only time it's even vaguely accurate.
Funny how mashing A through Sheldon’s weapon descriptions is still faster than the “Hurry it Up!” feature
"Stick and move" from the dualie squelchers is a boxing term. They plant their foot down for a moment to release a powerful strike (One dodge roll for the focused shots) And then use that foot to pivot out of the way or counter (So the other roll)
Perhaps stick and move could mean it is heavily based around staying still but isn’t afraid of moving
That is just straight up a glitched description, read the part where the DS description mentions Jet Squelcher very carefully and you'll see that it is literally a corrupted text file.
lol Sheldon is a menace
Calling the Tacticooler on the Snipewriter 5H a liability is absolutely wild with hindsight.
Sheldon knew. He tried to warn us.
We didn't listen.
1:04:33 "Almost" every other charger because The "E-Liter 4k Scope" doesn't out-range the distinctly different "E-Liter 4k". They're different weapons, therefore, like any true nerd, Sheldon has to be TECHNICALLY correct. Even if the two should be the same weapon with a toggle for scope or no. I'm still convinced that he just wants an excuse to make you spend more at his shop, so he makes you buy chargers twice.
The scoped e-liter does outrange the unscoped one though. That's part of the advantage of a scoped charger
@@SquidSchool Wait, it actually does? I thought they were literally the same gun, but one had a scope!
Today, I learned!
I might have to go out into the training room and compare ranges so I can better estimate the range of threat on the scoped one.
@@flusterfluff if it didn't have extra range then it would be objectively a nerf due to lacking charge hold and having less vision
@@aronspiker72 Some people need the zoom in. Not everyone's good at the game, and the game, like most Nintendo games, feels like it wasn't designed with a top play-first mentality. I figured the scope might just be training wheels?
It actually having more range is neat. I like that.
@@flusterfluff I thought the scope was generally more difficult for beginners and is only easier for people who play scoped snipers in other shooters specifically, as using a version that limits your vision of what is already the most polarizing weapon class feels just as unwelcoming when I first got Splatoon 1 on launch day in 2015 as it feels right now.
My pitch for a undercover brella buff is giving it a x2 damage multiplier on the first shot fired right after coming out of being submerged in ink
Knowing Nintendo they'd probably increase the damage by 1.5x and make shots fired from behind the brellas do half damage
I believe when Sheldon refers to power he is only comparing it to other weapons of that same class, shooters, blasters etc
I can’t stop staring at the moving squid arrow
I feel like expecting meta-relevant commentary on a weapons' overall performance is a bit unrealistic. I don't think Nintendo is specifically designing weapons to be good or bad, presumably they want everything to work and think everything does. They're not gonna call a weapon trash in the description meant to draw people to use it, and when they wrote the description they probably didn't think it was bad anyway.
I think the context they're using "power" for most of these is damage per shot, ,and somewhat relative to the weapon class. Not overall DPS. The stat bars that come with the weapons also seem to reflect that.
Maybe he just means DPS with power
I really wonder what the devs see the sprinkler as. Through sheldon its like they have the sprinkler going absolutely haywire like an IRL sprinkler on the highest setting, but its not and its easy to get rid of and does barely any damage. I would love to see the dev vision of sprinkler cause obviously what it is ain't it lmao.
I think you put a little too much merit in how strong a weapon is competitively. The Sploosh o Matic description was 100% accurate, but you gave it a lower score just because the weapon itself is weak. No weapon is designed to be bad, and of course they're not gonna say "this weapons sux lol"
The weapons and Specials are treated in more serious context in the splatoon world. Competive is just "high knowledge of the game mechanics", and nothing more. In the world of splatoon, its more like if a weapon can splat or at least assist then it's useful on the battlefield.
Is that spot on the tier list not accurate? Accurate to what the weapon wants to do but he's giving you the hard sell on how effective it actually is at doing it? That's part of what puts his praise of the splash or machine in top tier, they are actually as effective as he describes.
@@SquidSchool But then when they get nerfed to the ground? Are those descriptions still accurate? It's an interesting thought, but besides synergy I don't see why power would be a factor in this ranking system.
I played the story mode first, worst level was the one focused on the angle subweapon. I avoided it like the plague from then on, and so did the rest of the story mode lol
Idk he’s pretty consistent when he says power he means damage output
It really seems Sheldon gets rollers the least, since most of the descriptions say things about how great they are at painting, and as such the only high-ranked roller description is Big Swig because that's really the only painting/support roller besides Flingza (sort of)
That intro was incredibly creative
34:57 I think he talking about throwing ink on top of enemies, not inking turf.
Fantastic, I was actually thinking of suggesting this exact video idea!
45:44 if I had to guess, this is probably the way Nintendo intended this one to be used, and the it’s just used differently by players. Based on the wide size at least. So I’d give him some slack here, since this one might be on the player-base.
8:47 I think maybe he’s just trying to hype up the Crab Tank
It seems like Sheldon is using power as a replacement for range in his explanations. Swapping that out makes a lot more sense.
Bro the intro deserves a like alone
Nintendo thinks:
- sprinklers are for defense
- auto bombs are for stealth
25:39 He also didn't mention that Dualie Squelchers are able to move right after a dodge roll.
The thumbnail makes me want to see NPCs play in turf battles.
.also lol the Sprinkler and the heavy splatting lol I love the weapon and hate the sub but I get how the quickness of a burst bomb or so doesn't couple with the slowness of a splatling.
Can you really say Sheldon misinform the player when he is literaly the maker of the weapons, not the one using them ?
He made the weapon with a specific function in his mind that does what he says it's intended to do but we just found better way to use them.
the descriptions are wrong for me because no enemy is ever intimidated by anything I do
Him talking about "Outranging ALMOST every charger" made me wonder "What other charger could they possibly even make that could match E-Liter's range while not being absurdly overpowered?"
Imagine Bamboo-Liter. A faster charging E-liter with no insta-kill.
would that even be good? I don't know. Would that be cursed as hell? Absolutely.
you gotta remember that Sheldon is a business man at heart
I’m surprised that Sheldon brought up the Stamper Combo
this mans the only person who read sheldon's ranting lol
Somehow I feel uncomfortable hearing Gem questioning Sheldon like this
1:04:20 its probably referring to how celiter scope matches its range
The e-liter scope won't be longer range than e-liter scope variants. So maybe they're trying to be precise. It doesn't necessarily mean there will be a longer range charger.
I think the "dare to dream" part for the pro meant like, how the pro is an entry tool for harder to use weapons, maybe?
Stick and move is boxing terminology referring to the act of putting out a hard shot then moving to make the opponent miss when they return fire... essentially kiting
It's crazy, "power" seems to be used simultaneously for damage, time to splat, synergy, and viability.
Like, the Rapid Blaster does less damage than the other Blasters and has a slower time to splat, so lower "power". N-Zap is towards the lower end of Shooter damage, so less "power". Splat Dualies and Suction Bombs are, uhhh... I guess _they_ think this is a bad combo or a weak kit? Which is funny when you think of all the weapons with a lack of tools that WISH they had a Suction Bomb.
Though in general, I'm baffled SO OFTEN by how Sheldon sets up his transitions! Rapid Blaster has Ink Mine, so his setup is "well this weapon is low in power, _but_ you have ink mine for that"
Like... No "The Rapid Blaster's shots already keep the enemies away from you, so you've got Ink Mines for the ones that get too close" or anything like that? The Ink Mine "makes up" for the "lack in power"?
what are you talking about
50:02 open and flat? So…like most of the the new maps introduced in Splatoon 3?
The opening 30 seconds of this video is priceless.
Sprinkler is *situationally* useful on the heavy, because you can fish for certain people during turf wars and splatfest because the people will often remove it. It's nice bait.
Turf war isn't exactly the most competitive mode though, if it's only situational in turf than it probably leaves no impact at all on competitive play
In the nova's defense, I have GONE OFF with it before. Point sensor really helped but I got like 11 splats in one game with it once
35:23 I think he meant that it doesn't have damage falloff.
11:56 I have an insatiable urge to defend Sheldon for some reason. I do believe when he says “jelly” he is using a shortened version of “jealous” due to jelly being slang for being jealous
As a combat sports fan, I'll answer your question on what 'stick and move' means.
"Stick and Move is a phrase used in boxing to describe a technique where the boxer is planting his foot while releasing a powerful jab and moving to either counterattack or avoid his opponent." -Sports Pundit
I see the Gold Aerosplay a lot in competitive for some reason, no idea why
Sheldon is written on the assumption that every weapon is top tier.
Which results in him being wrong all the time because no single weapon dominates.
I never thought actually listening to Sheldon could be interesting, but here I am, 53 minutes into a video an hour and 8 minutes long just about listening to Sheldon.
Did you put dynamo in the wrong tier at 34:29?
out-nerding the in-game nerd
23:00 translation: but this weapon last!
I think he calls the the N-Zap weak because of the damage per shot, which is made up for by its fire rate
34:30 just so everyone’s aware, the rating animation is an error and he wasn’t being sarcastic. In the final tier list it is bottom tier. :)
Jeez guys I’m trying my best
Power is likely in reference to how much damage it does compared to the basic version of the weapon. Without considering fire rate.
As a splattershot and tentatek main, I agree sm, I love playing aggressive tho
30:38 usually they at least mention what sun and special it has even if it doesn’t tell you how to use them
I feel like certain descriptions are influenced by your bias against a particular weapon or special, the most obvious is Tri Strike where it's actually heavily debated how good that special actually is despite you firmly believing it's "incredibly mid". Many people (including myself) think it could be just as good if not better than Trizooka and that it buffing it might actually be a bad idea. Another is Wiper where not only has it been getting results, but you say it's held back by ultra stamp even though Stamp is a much better special than Reefslider which is what tetra is stuck with.
Tetras get carried by their main weapon though, and they're not in a position to potentially farm for special by painting a lot. To put it another way, tetras are held back by reefslider, and to an extent, it's good for the game's balance that they are. Wiper isn't anywhere near as strong a main weapon.
I talk about this on the tier list video but tri strike is still outclassed by booyah bomb and so it's hard to justify running slosher over machine specifically because of the special
@@SquidSchool I was mainly referring to TTek and not Slosher because of course machine is better because Booyah Bomb is effing stupid
@@SquidSchool Tri-Strike lasts longer than Booyah though... and covers more area... and does more damage...
The Reef-Lux Description was pretty accurate if you actually use the Weapon how it's supposed to be used.
Just because everyone was using it as a Special Spammer doesn't mean that's it's only practical use.
Well in that case, everything is a good description because that's how the weapon was "intended" to be used, even though there's not really an intended way of playing anything, there's just the best way to play something and then there's whatever Sheldon says
It's interesting to me seeing how they try to balance in-game immersion/lore with actual gameplay tips, and how much of the game at a higher level they actually understand lol. I'd be very interested to see a more direct translation from the original Japanese and whether any of that is any better
In which Gem bullies low tier weapons way more than in the tier list videos
I actually quite enjoy using curling bombs offensively in clam blitz.
intro has me dead LETSGOOO SPLAT NERDS
34:00 neither the main weapon, and especially not the not the sprinkler, push forward.