Archive for April, 2017

Splatted back down to A in Rainmaker (14-7, Tri-slosher)

Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

I don't think I'm a bad player, but the way some battles go it's hard to convince myself otherwise. I'm not convinced my play-style changes significantly between battles, but the results can vary wildly. Still, I get the occasional moment that is definitely lucky, like apparently being in exactly the ...

Splats but no strategy in Rainmaker (9-4, Splatterscope)

Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

I'm on another losing streak, so why not pull out the Splatterscope for some practice? It's good to see that squidmates still pointlessly jump where squidding would do, and block my shot up the building meant to help them, but so it goes. It's also good to see that my aim ...

Splatty Rainmaker mayhem (10-8, Carbon Roller Deco)

Monday, April 24th, 2017

As before, I'm sticking around in S Rank. Not quite as before, I'm loitering at the very bottom, not quite losing enough to drop out, not quite winning enough to feel like I deserve to be here at the moment. Even so, there is the occasional battle where I am ...

First winning battle with the Inkbrush in Splat Zones (6-2, Inkbrush)

Monday, April 24th, 2017

I thought I'd try another new weapon, with a brush of some kind being something I'd not tried before. The Inkbrush seems like a good choice for being the basic weapon, and the Sub and Special would work in Splat Zones. I have to admit that I don't really know ...

Getting a few splats in S Rank Tower Control (12-8, Carbon Roller Deco)

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

My current stint in S Rank battles is like most others. I get here and face the slow but inevitable decline back to A+, but thankfully with the occasional battle where I'm not dragging the rest of the team down. I swap over to the Carbon Roller Deco to try ...

First Tower Control battle back in S Rank goes okay (12-8, Tri-slosher)

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

Last time I was in S Rank I held my own for a fairly extended session. I would like to think I can enjoy my time here again, but as it's been a struggle getting back out of the A Ranks I am a little apprehensive about what the experience ...

Distracting the opposition in Tower Control (5-1, Tri-slosher)

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017

I really do like Moray Towers, whatever the type of battle. Lots of vertical surfaces, side routes, back routes. I just find it like a little adventure each time I'm allowed room to skirmish around. Much like this battle. I make a slightly different start, taking the jump to launch the ...

Ducking and diving in Tower Control (10-2, Tri-slosher)

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017

Straight around the back to the teal side of the map for me. The extra blocks in Museum d'Alfonsino for Tower Control make this much easier than in other battle modes, which lets me get the drop on what I assume is a charger hanging back. I move on to ...

Getting close in Tower Control (7-1, Tri-slosher)

Friday, April 21st, 2017

Tower Control on Moray Towers means it's Tri-slosher time! I'm learning from other battles that jumping on to the Tower in a depression right in the middle of the map is a bad idea. I'm also learning to look before I leap. I can't remember which ledges are here and ...

Basic Splat Zones (4-0, Carbon Roller Deco)

Friday, April 21st, 2017

I want to like Saltspray Rig, and think it a good map. I've had some fun battles in Turf War here, and it's the only map that isn't rotationally symmetrical. But it has a bad reputation in all Ranked modes, so much that only Splat Zones are played here any ...