Community

[@Magic_Mango]

The Splatoon community has actually changed my life. I joined the Splatoon sub-Reddit, which led me to a post about a Splatoon Discord server, which led me to meet one friend of mine, who invited me to a different server, where I found my closest friends and the love of my life. So I completely agree that this community is incredibly important.

[@polkadot7116]

this reads like a 5 star review on some shady product but good for you, man

[@XD0002]

Sounds lucky. I've run into nothing but absolute shit with the Splatoon community.

[@Magic_Mango]

@XD0002 You just gotta find the right places. Disboard is great for finding smaller servers

[@elhalle6151]

​@@XD0002Two types of people 😭

[@empirebeach]

i also joined the r/splatoon subreddit, in july of 2021, and i also joined the discord server but i didn't talk in it too much. it wasn't until mid-late 2022 that i deleted reddit and actually started chatting a lot in the server. i met a lot of really cool people, made a meme team in ranked, some funny moments here and there, it was nice. i left in june of 2023 though

[@hallwaerd]

It’s so discouraging because it feels like our modern society had been designed specifically to destroy third places and really any form of communal fulfillment. People with friends and hobbies have less time to work daily 8 hour shifts.

[@42seven]

"that's capitalism for you" really though, you can't do anything without it being like over $30, i've talked to my parents and it was like $10 an outing at the very most

[@PowerSynopsis]

I didn't expect a channel about Splatoon to be somewhere where I heard the idea and importance of third places. I'm all for it though. NA is a desert when it comes to third places and it's affecting people's well-being.

[@thefactspherefromportal2740]

I was going to recommend Not Just Bikes' video on third places, but it has been removed and moved to Nebula. I still recommend checking out his content though, since good urban planning and third places practically go hand in hand!

[@PowerSynopsis]

@@thefactspherefromportal2740 I've been subbed to him the past two years! I've seen the video you're talking about. I wish more people would watch his stuff with an open mind but unfortunately too many people in NA have car-brain.

[@thefactspherefromportal2740]

@@PowerSynopsis At least we know now, am I right

[@PowerSynopsis]

@@thefactspherefromportal2740 I sure hope more people are becoming aware. If Amsterdam can turn things around we can too. We just have to want it first.

[@thefactspherefromportal2740]

@@PowerSynopsis Our country's notorious for waiting until the last minute to make a change. The least they can do is put a cafe below an apartment building and not charge an arm and a leg to live there

[@ICantSpell]

One quick thing on third spaces: They are spaces where a person can exist *without needing to spend or earn money*. So a coffee shop and gym don’t actually count in this case because to be there is a requirement to spend money to use the space.

[@SquidSchool]

Thanks, that's an important correction

[@Croove55]

host da locals... my final message. Goodb ye.

[@GreatFernicus]

Man that part about people graduating from school and suddenly losing the structure that anchored them to a community hits *really* hard, I graduated a year and a half ago and haven’t been able to find a job (because the market is garbage rn) and I’ve just felt adrift the entire time That’s one of the reasons I even joined a Splatoon team in the first place, because I like the game and wanted to be a better player but also because I desperately needed structure and people to spend time with

[@op_magee]

A mid-day lecture rather than a morning one? This is quite a nice change and I quite like it!

[@Sweetie.21]

I didn’t even stop to think y’all are getting these in the morning instead of the afternoon. For me this was uploaded at around 10 pm. Time zones be funny like that. And yes, it’s 6 am now, I should’ve been asleep hours ago.

[@sagittariusa2145]

"Nothing you enjoy doing with your friends is really a waste of time" I love that

[@wolflance64]

i was miserable in splatoon 2 cuz the friend i made in splat 1 all left and never came back, tried bringing long time friends into the game but didn't happen , until splat 3 was announced now i have an abundance of friends to play and talk with about splatoon.

[@britbongtankie]

Splatoon 3 has given me real-life friends for the first time in 4 years

[@GalaxysEnda]

wow thats a bit sad. im glad you have friends now though :)

[@polkadot7116]

another reason why splatoon is awesome 😎

[@lenjedi]

Longtime viewer who lacks the guts to talk much here. I graduated from highschool about a year ago and didn't have the best transition into college, I have been feeling like I'm missing something but couldn't articulate what. This video, much like many of your other less strictly splatoon related ones, finally gave me the words I was missing to say what I needed to. Thank you.

[@Ross516]

Maybe not splatoon related, but this has really motivated me to try to go out and find a third plave for me. Since i graduated highschool, and even before then, ive felt so isolated and i think thats why. I need a third place

[@Batterykitten8]

Awesome! Good luck!

[@Anna_Rae]

Walkability and public transit access is a big enabler of 3rd places. Not needing a car to partake in soceity is huge for everyone.

[@durdleduc8520]

it's really nice seeing someone else talk about this. coming from someone who has been pretty asocial their entire life, having a community you can call home is an incredible privilege that we should all consider invaluable.

[@hallaloth3112]

Such an important topic. And thank you for shouting out card shops! They're the backdrop of a lot of the tabletop side of gaming, be it card, boarding, or tabletop rpg. . . and many of them play video games too. I know back where my parents are many of the local card shops have enough support to also carry video gaming things. . .be it games, or consoles or other things. I'm sure other such shops exist that would likely be able to at least get people in touch with others in the area that share the same interest.

[@ROXSTARcandy]

Gem, you are such a huge part of the reason i love splatoon and its community as much as i do. Please keep making content i love it so much.

[@keeganmcfarland7507]

Me too. I've been into the Splatoon franchise since summer of 2015.

[@an-ei]

This is a beautiful message, Gem.

[@Adeline.525]

Well said An'ei

[@bexxzed7184]

I’m so lonely. I see comments about people finding friends through the community and it making a huge impact on them. I’ve been a fan of splatoon since the first game and have never had anyone to play with. I need to reach out to people on discord, it’s so daunting

[@Squidkid3333]

You up for some games?

[@Wowcoolhandle]

Same lol I feel like if you're not a higher rank for anarchy or salmon run people don't really seem interested in interacting with you

[@bexxzed7184]

@@Squidkid3333 I didn’t see this. It depends, I’ve got a few criteria that I didn’t mention since I wasn’t expecting to reach out to people in the comments I’m looking for people from Scotland (bc I am) and who are 16+

[@GrimmRiot]

I just recently found a small really chill splatoon server through youtube where we focus more on having fun together rather than competing against each other and I’m so happy. None of my other friends like splatoon and I’ve been dying to find people that do. It really scratches an itch that I’ve had since I realized I wanted to try to get into competitive splat but people on twitter can be so mean an unapproachable. I’m SO grateful that I found the new friends that I’ve made through this game

[@mrpenguins7709]

This reminds me of the triple bottom line approach for businesses, where for a ‘perfect’ business you have equal focus on economic, environmental and social growth. It’s clear that Nintendo really could use more focus on their social side

[@42seven]

i glad people are talking about how there's no third spaces anymore

[@lauralharris]

In the wise words of Vin Deisel: "I have Community"

[@nocturnes_system]

your splatoon videos are always valuable for so many other things as well - its actually taught me a lot of psychology and helped me understand things going on in my own life. thank you, gem

[@GreGuru]

I legit look forward to the Riptide LAN about as much as any holiday on the calendar now. And even online I’ve made friends in this game that I talk to so much and it’s been years since we stopped being teammates. It’s been great to meet everyone and I’m grateful Splatoon made that possible.

[@geknut2923]

Great video. I hope you realize how much of an impact you are on this community. Not just for splatoon but for the youth of this generation.

[@peril10111]

both my middle school and high school have esports teams, one of them being splatoon. i’m not on it, as i have a team of my own and the team is at the MS full of 6th graders who easily rage, but it’s still good to see local things going on in my community that i’m interested in

[@alfredc.7777]

It’s good to be apart of the splat community. Especially within the Tenta Brella mains. We love to suffer together!

[@imjustspirit]

Hey, this video means a lot. I've played all of the splatoons off and on, only in the past month truely deciding to dedicate consistant time and effort to improving in splatoon 3 as well as interacting with the community. Recently I've found the my mental health had been declining and I was losing motivation to do anything. While I knew that it was due to a lack of interaction with others I didn't know how to improve it and was scrabling. Now I understand that I was leaving people at my 2nd place, returning to my 1st, only to want interaction there as well. What I truely need is a 3rd place, just as you explain. While I would like the splatoon community to be it, I think I'll scout somewhere physical first. Leave the house and explore, even when there might not be any reason to. Thank You.

[@noizepusher7594]

Splatoon 3 got me to know a guy who I used to hate much better simply because we needed a teammate and he was the only one available and he liked the game. Now we’re friends and we understand eachother much better now, if it wasn’t for S3 I probably just would’ve never gotten to know him better and I would’ve just blindly disliked him

[@an0bserver2000]

i know of local, in person splatoon communities in my general area and i wish i could go to them. the main issue is that by 'my general area' i mean in the major city that takes several hours to get to. one of the things i dislike the most about living in a tiny town is how difficult it is to form communities out here. theres very few things out here that could be third places, and the few that are almost always have problems with bigotry in my experience.

[@andrewenderfrost8161]

The algorithm AGGRESSIVELY recommended this to me for the last week

[@cadriaan2474]

I have played splatoon 1 mainly campaign and not turf war but since I got splatoon 2 and 3 and played turf war more and never knew about most of these stuff glad I am part of squid school now

[@norg18]

I had CS and YGO locals in Tijuana in the old days, I was planning on bringing it back. If you build it they will splat

[@LilaLychi]

I joined Splatoon 2 in 2018 because of a friend at school. Then I joined splatoon instagram, and I met my partner. We've been together for almost 6 years now. 🐙

[@Micarix]

Gem is a fucking beast 👑💯🔥

[@keeganmcfarland7507]

Interesting video, Gem!👍👌🦑🐙🎨 I'm glad I got into the Splatoon franchise since summer of 2015. Splatoon franchise has (slowly) changed my life.

[@WinterBlueInk]

Maybe the real community is the friends we made along the way.

[@lynxz-studios]

i have some of my closest friends because of splatoon and i think that it’s kind of special

[@snugpig]

in the US, third places are sadly ruined by car dependency in suburbia

[@obnu]

I need splatoon friends who wants to play ranked and chill on this game with me

[@gloomble]

you mentioned PlayVS and I got all giddy because my Splatoon team placed 2nd in the playoffs!! We got to the finals but were crushed by the #1 team. Still got super far though, and I'm proud of us!!! I like to brag and say I'm one of the top 8 PlayVS Splatoon players :3

[@greyrifterrellik5837]

The thing with Nintendo is they're extremely by-the-book when it comes to any legal matters. And mods, *technically speaking,* aren't entirely legal. While most companies just ignore it, since legal or not it doesn't hurt them, Nintendo prefers to keep it all fully legal. This is also why stuff like Palworld, or Oceanhorn, can exist without Nintendo taking action; players might look at them and think they're ripoffs, but they're still doing everything in a way that's 100% legal.

[@Rootof-2]

Great video as always gem

[@dotd1tdot]

Squid School knows Cody, as in THE Gigaschwab!?!??

[@SquidSchool]

Probably not the same person you're thinking of

[@ANiMA_0w0]

So real. [Anyways] I hope you're doing well !

[@partonetrain7152]

Back when Splatoon 3 came out, I really wanted to find other people to play with at LANs with, like I had done for years with Smash 4 and Ultimate. However, I quickly came to recognize the investment cost (8 docks + tvs + etc) to run a LAN, and realized that I couldn't organize such a thing. I asked around and tried to make organizations like local Facebook groups and Discord servers, but it didn't go anywhere, and I deleted them after I moved. Is there anywhere I can find a directory of local groups/servers? Smash has the r/smashbros directory of local communities, Splatoon is far more niche but it would be really cool if I could pick a location and find out about its scene (if it has one).

[@phantombagels2969]

CCA MENTIONED

[@SoFreshNSerene]

I want you to know every video that you make will never be a waste of time!

[@yaysimonsays151]

another squid school banger

[@Mijzelffan]

I don't like being part of the splatoon community. A big benefit of online communities that I love is anonimity, you can discuss something you love with likeminded people and once you're bored you can just move on to a new interest with a clean slate. In a game like smash or pokemon you can just go to a local, compete and have a fun time, and you can leave or come back whenever regardless of your skill level. Can't do that in splatoon where you constantly have to prove your level, your achievements etc. in order to get three people to decide they want to play in a team with you. Online communities where everyone tries way too hard to make a name for themselves often end up with cultish behaviour.

[@ainranresu]

Pickup teams exist. You don't need to be dedicated. Teams are always forming and disbanding, there's always people looking for a +1.

[@fishygaming2554]

I’m pooped.

[@joenormal1854]

2:33 haha

[@zpfriem]

Vibe.

[@WildWildWeasel]

I got the notification 40 minutes late 😭

[@masonblake1076]

I am sad to report my town has a small smash Community, but there is nothing for splatoon or any other events to really host the landline tournament. Very sad to report. I am the only competitor splatoon player in my town

[@Bi_scotti_5]

people are wired to look each other in the eye...

[@Bujthedude]

Nintendo does not want us to enjoy their game or to play their game. They are losing business because they are making it impossible for us to create communities around their games.😅

[@maplemiles3381]

You sound just like any other person in the smash bros community and they deserve zero attention.

[@DokaIsEdgy]

your kraken game needs work bro

[@Anubonek]

Im sorry but that kraken at 2:33 was such a fail 💀

[@Magic_Mango]

Watch out-the teacher might dock your points for saying that

[@struggIes]

He didn't let them know his next move so it was perfect

[@Boomtendo4tw]

That's more like networking than community

[@pixxyofice]

networking is community it comes free with your human connections

[@pinecubes]

would love to have the name of the stream gem shouted out in writing so i can find it, if anyone knows? ^^

[@SquidSchool]

www.twitch.tv/ddip528

[@Lain_S-B]

Late

[@animefanboy7513]

oh dang im early for once

[@Gamer_59.S3]

eyy 8 sec

[@aqwafyy]

49 seconds 😔

[@junkyunn]

37 minutes🙁🙁🙁

[@struggIes]

eyy 17 hours