Archive for May, 2017

Holding back and splatting in Tower Control (8-4, Hero Charger Replica)

Saturday, May 27th, 2017

I hold back at our rotating platform at the start of this Tower Control battle, to support my squidmates from a position of relative safety. I lack a touch of aim and a little bit of range to do much but keep turf inked, but I dodge an Inkstrike and ...

End-to-end battling in Tower Control (15-9, Blaster)

Friday, May 26th, 2017

Yeah, I'm still not great with a Blaster. Two indirect hits don't splat a Luna Blaster, who punishes me with a direct hit. And already we have an infiltrator, inking the turf purple as close to our base as he dares. I help try shoo him away, using Disruptors to ...

Blasts all around in Tower Control (12-8, Blaster)

Friday, May 26th, 2017

I try not to rush forwards in to trouble, and take a measured approach to riding the Tower. Naturally, as soon as I get on, when it looks clear, I am under inky pressure and hop off again. As my Disruptor throw goes nowhere, I get myself somewhere, and decide ...

Rolling around the Splat Zones (13-5, Carbon Roller Deco)

Thursday, May 25th, 2017

A Seeker for my squidmates, but I'm heading around the side to get to the other Splat Zone. Eventually, at least. Or not even eventually, as a blue inkling going the longer way around gets my attention. But I'm cautious not to get splatted, and that means I am too ...

A bit of a blast in Splat Zones (5-4, Blaster)

Thursday, May 25th, 2017

I've not played with the Blaster for a while. A few battles reminds me why: it's pretty difficult to do well. That means I need more practice! I also know some people think the Blaster is not suited to Splat Zones, unconvinced about its ink coverage, but I think it ...

Flanking for the victory in Rainmaker (10-7, Tri-slosher)

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

I try to make use of our Splatterscope's ink to go faster, rather than slosh redundant ink. It works to get me closer to the E-litre 3K scope faster. Even though it's the Octoshot Replica that splats me, I'm more concerned about the E-litre 3K and attribute the splat to ...

Eventually being useful in Rainmaker (5-2, Tri-slosher)

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

Trying to jump around the Rainmaker to engage the yellow inklings doesn't quite go to plan, but at least I'm safely knocked to the ground. Or so I think. Maybe a less direct route would be better. A squidmate agrees, although I am now quite aware that the yellow team ...

Charging beside the Rainmaker (7-4, Hero Charger Replica)

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

I spy that inkable block for Rainmaker. That'll stop me taking the long route around the side for no reason. I get up on to the perch nice and quickly, but the Rainmaker Shield once more obstructs my aim. And I almost have a point this time, because despite my ...

Bubbler vs Kraken in Splat Zones (10-5, Tri-slosher)

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

Despite my haste, I don't make the jump to the rotating platform to get to the other side of the map, but perhaps that's for the best. I stay unsplatted, ink the Splat Zones, and splat a purple inkling. I even dodge a Kraken, which is a bonus. Okay, I can't ...

Fighting for the Saltspray Splat Zones (14-6, Tri-slosher)

Monday, May 22nd, 2017

Saltspray Rig Splat Zones is often quite a one-sided affair. Whoever gets an early grip on the Zones and gets behind them, the battle is often over. There is a major choke point at the front of the Zones, trying to come in from above is easily covered by anyone ...