(This post will be incomprehensible to a non-Splatoon player, and I'm sorry).
I don't want to be too spicy since I don't want to ruin the thread's good vibes, but lots of people make complaints along the lines of, "Ugh, my teammates are so bad.
They're the ones dragging me down.
I'm too good, and if I only had good teammates, I'd win." I don't love that mindset, so I want to counteract that with some positivity.
Today, I'm thankful for the nice folks I've played with online in Splatoon 3. Specifically, I want to shout-out my teammates yesterday in a set of three B-Rank Clam Blitz matches. Yes,
Clam Blitz of all modes. Not pictured is a Sloshing Machine user who dropped in later named "OwOing tbh" who also did great.
Some highlights included:
- In a Museum match, after we opened basket, a player who didn't have any clams dropped down to gather more, and because they didn't have time to climb back up, they threw their clams upward to another teammate who could throw them in. Said teammate was also positioned perfectly behind cover for their weapon and got multiple picks while this was going on.
- We got a breakaway solo push while all of us were at the opponent's basket. One player noticed very fast and tried to stop it. I noticed a moment later and immediately "This Way'd" to get everyone's attention, and my teammate next to me who was trying to help me score (by throwing clams to me, which is unheard of in this rank) stopped what they were doing and came back with me. We got scored on, but since it was just a solo push in a 3v1 situation, we collapsed on it quickly, and they weren't able to continue scoring.
- I did a stupid and forgot that you can now see how many clams a player has at the top HUD (I was even looking at the HUD because I knew we had player advantage and could push). Someone else "This Way'd," in mid, which I interpreted it as, "Let's push!" and not "Throw clams to me!" I had 7, but the number of clams they had above their head disappeared (I think because I got too close to them), so I didn't realize that they had 6 and wanted me to throw them more. Because I knew I had 7, I "This Way'd" instead, and they immediately deferred to me, threw clams to me, and then protected me as I scored.
- In general, just a very good sense of how to play. Turfing and maintaining control of mid, not doing breakaway solo pushes, using specials during a push, pushing ahead after the basket is open to keep the area around the basket safe while scoring. None of us were perfect, and we all made mistakes, but I've seen gameplay at higher ranks that looked worse than what I saw during these matches at B rank.
If anyone wants to see my sins, the replay codes are: R79B-NQ12-4H5B-3H3Y, RWD7-B8AX-6417-2D2C, and R6BM-C19D-QAEV-N7L7.
TL;DR: Teamwork is still alive and well and can exist in
Splatoon. Also, learn to focus on your own mindset instead of things outside your control, like your teammates' ability.
I don't play Splatoon and I don't understand: Splatoon is a game. Clam Blitz is a mode in the game that has a more complicated ruleset and method of play, so it is notorious for being difficult to play when you're unable to communicate with your team, especially in lower ranks where the level of skill starts at players who don't even know the rules and try to score in the wrong goal. Even at higher ranks, this mode can be difficult. At B-Rank (the second lowest), teamwork is unheard of. Getting a team with similar skill levels and can work together can be difficult, but it's great when it happens.
Sneaky edit after the raffle because I misspelled a replay code. Shh.
thank you again for the raffle, staff! i hope everyone celebrating had/is having a good thanksgiving!
It's been lovely reading through everyone's posts. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate, and otherwise I hope everyone's having a good day!
