Getting More Bang for your Bomb

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#splatoon3 #bomb #zoning
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Bombs Deny Space
2:04 Maximizing the Space Bombs Deny
3:38 Aiming Bombs
4:13 Rolling Splat Bombs
5:29 Manipulating Opponents with Bombs
8:23 Bombs' Impact on Backliners
9:56 Throwing Bombs Max Distance
12:09 Using the Throwing Arc
12:44 Double Bomb Builds
15:00 The Credits Go Longer Than the Endscreen Elements Can Now

[@SquidSchool]

Basically the only part of this that only applies to splat bombs is the ability to roll them. Fizzy bombs still apply zoning pressure even if they may not be lethal every time. Suction bombs may explode a little too slowly to start an engagement with, but you can still play off the displacement if they've been there for a second. Even a toxic mist applies the same pressure to leave the area, just without doing damage. Obviously a sprinkler doesn't apply this kind of pressure and a burst bomb is going to be used a lot differently since it explodes on impact but these tips go a lot further than they're being given credit in the comments.

[@ShadamAran]

please stop saying last ditch effort is broken/needs a nerf. We had it for the entirety of splatoon 2 and it was fine then and it's fine now. If anything the dev team should take the smash bros approach and BUFF weaker abilities. Nothing can ruin a game quicker than an overcompensating nerf. Numerous abilities have been completely removed from being relevant in the game despite still being in the game because of nerfs, and don't think as a content creator they aren't watching your stuff.

[@user-su3eo8kn8l]

Lol toxic mist is so useless I just ignore it all the time and don't even get punished for it. I think it would be better to bring disruptor back than to have this

[@Frost-rx4ch]

@@ShadamAran LDE makes the game less fun because it encourages sub spam

[@Empy_C.]

@@Frost-rx4ch 🤓

[@ShadamAran]

@@Frost-rx4ch uh no it doesn't, you still have opponents trying their best to win, throwing subs and praying will only get you so far.

[@joethearachnid]

I know that some of this is relevant for all bombs but I feel like maybe the title of the video should be explicitly splat bombs. I'd like to see at least a bit about using suction bombs to lay traps or autobombs for disruption and area denial as I feel like those have quite different use cases to splat bombs.

[@Vintagestep]

I agree, but at the same time you can extrapolate from here on the other form of bombs without much issue. This should make people think about how their bomb of choice functions in detail and how to take advantage of that.

[@crazfamily6931]

A fun tip I learned recently when it comes to suction bombs is in rain maker you can sometimes mess with your opponents if they get to one of your checkpoints by throwing it and it might be a good defense before engagement with the enemy it's mostly due to the arc

[@joethearachnid]

ALSO I forgot to say but being super pedantic the radius of the bomb explosion doesn't change in the corner, the blast radius is the same but it the diameter of the explosion and area of effect is reduced.

[@halvedlizard]

i agree - i would argue that this could be like an introduction to bomb placement / usage, using splat bombs as the default, and sharing some tricks exclusive to splat bombs (timer activation, rolling, etc), but it would be nice to have a smaller section sharing tips about different kinds of bombs! i know myself i struggle to understand why fizzy bombs are top tier and i'm sure i'm just using them wrong.

[@Aephionmas]

I agree! I'm competent in my use of splat bombs but switched to suction bombs recently and feel like I haven't been using them as effectively.

[@BurntToast69]

I love this thumbnail so much, brought back so many memories of watching MAD

[@StarmenRock]

Dude, i still have some magazines from back in the early 90's. MAD was too ahead of its time...

[@GuitarOfTime0116]

@@StarmenRock wait MAD had comics? I thought it was just the 2 tv shows

[@PinkPuffyPastry]

Based

[@PrettyKoolCrocodile]

I freaking loved those guys.

[@StarmenRock]

@@GuitarOfTime0116 fuck yeah dude. I feel old as balls now, but the comics were the REAL shit, not the kids show you see out there. Really mean parodies, a lot of raunchy shit and amazing art. I miss it so much...

[@Mr.Taco1111]

It's kind of funny how splat bombs in splatoon are used almost exactly how sticky bombs are in Team Fortress 2: zone control and making enemies move to be more advantageous for you to attack with your main weapon. They can kill, but it's often more effective to use them to make it easier for your main weapon to kill.

[@markhowell6124]

Only difference is between the black Scottish cyclops and the squids

[@Contresito]

I've noticed that Team Fortress 2 is surprisingly similar to Splatoon in a lot of ways!

[@Aviivix]

@@Contresito Well that just comes down to them both being team shooters haha, its a whole genre and there are general concepts that apply to most games in that genre

[@brandym0n]

Great content, though I'd love to see a follow-up video about how bomb use/placement changes for other bomb types - I love the ballpoint but really struggle to make good use of the fizzy bombs.

[@EclipseAtDusk]

S a m e - the Ballpoint’s my favorite anchor weapon, and short of tossing a fizzy bomb to swim through it’s trail to enable faster movement, I’m not fully sure how to use them They are Great for that, tho, much like the curling bomb is, without being limited to flat surfaces like the curling bomb is Fizzy bombs do leave a big enough ink trail behind their arc to swim through tho, & it’s been V Useful for that

[@cooldude6269]

Throw them at other backline weapons to annoy them

[@Naito9874]

@@EclipseAtDusk They're also, you know, a great bomb, unlike curling which is predictable and not easy to use as a bomb

[@cheeseitpuffsthe4orthandahalf]

S P A M

[@Spectacular66]

The Fizzy Bombs are excellent for cornering or putting pressure on others, especially in tight spots where it is hard to run away, and since they leave an ink trail like the curling bomb, makes it even better for charging at objectives. They're also pretty good at covering turf when charged fully

[@olkris2666]

Quick note on the throwing range: The direction you hold your stick in actually slightly influences the angle at which your bomb is thrown, so that can be left, right, forwards or backwards. That's the same mechanic that allows you to charge fizzy bombs by moving left to right, because it actually "shakes" the throwing angle. So for example, at 6:47, when Gem was trying to get the bomb in between himself and the opponent, he could've held the stick backwards as he threw the bomb to get a much shorter throw.

[@olkris2666]

I'm pretty sure the reason why Gem messed up twice here is because he knows about this technique, but since he was trying to demonstrate it cleanly while staying still, he didn't adjust his aim to balance this. Just a theory.

[@Naito9874]

That would explain why the b button and moving the aim works as well I guess?

[@galactica1981]

For Splattershot Jr., I recommend having 2 mains and 2 subs of Ink Saver Sub. This will allow you to throw 2 splat bombs and still have a little ink left over.

[@neoncherry64]

I’d love to see a video on ink mine placement too! As a flingza main, I sometimes struggle where to place my mines during different points of a game, offense vs defense etc. thanks for everything you do!

[@Cnidarya]

Ayo Spy vs Spy?

[@Lunar_DeBrie]

Now I wanna see an animation where the two spies throw out their bombs, the white spy jumps in horror at the splat bomb about to explode, and runs away. The black spy falls over laughing at how ridiculous the white spy looks running, but soon realizes the suction bomb that white threw out is about to explode, and he runs away as well.

[@ctom42]

Great video, very informative. However, like many others have said I would really like a follow up talking about the intricacies of the other bomb types. A lot of what you said here is pretty universal, but there were plenty of specifics unique to splat bombs and some of the properties of the other bombs makes using them to their full potential a lot more of a challenge. Also I was surprised you didn't mention two of the uses of bombs that I've found have splatted me the most. They are related because the both often involve placing bombs in locations where the player can't see them until it's too late (and the audio cue isn't always enough to tell that you've moved too close to them). The first is using the bombs to cover a retreat especially from isolated high-ground or ledges. I can't even count how many times I've climbed the center high ground on Scorch Gorge thinking I was getting the drop on an unsuspecting enemy only to find they are gone and a splat or suction bomb awaits me. The second is the reverse, trapping the bottom of a ledge to prevent an advance. This happens to me most often as I'm leaving base when enemies have pushed in quite far, especially during tower control. There's often a lot of chaos and multiple bombs going off so the sound doesn't really tell me much. I hop off a ledge only to be instantly obliterated by a bomb that was hidden from my FOV. Obviously a little more caution could prevent this, but looking straight down before jumping risks me being killed by their main weapon instead, and often time is of the essence as they are making their final tower push.

[@Iinneus]

There's an old short of yours quickly going over what to do with every sub weapon (you know, the one with "sorry your weapon has point sensor"), but I'd love something detailed like this for that topic!

[@QophSilrahq]

I think the best use of the swim & jump method is when you want to cross a gap. If you jump just before a ledge, you can get a little distance over it and then back up to it after throwing. Because Inklings have Mario's mid-air control of physics, albeit to a lesser extent.

[@Steleaf]

also, if you have an insant use special (again, like jr) you should never forget to throw a bomb before using it, as it refills your ink tank, free bomb!

[@roadrunner9332]

My favourite kinda of bomb is the suction bomb. The ability to stick it to walls or ceilings is awesome. Not that long ago , I managed to splat a charger user by sticking a suction bomb to the downside of the plattform he was standing on. I managed to do the same thing a second time only a few seconds after the first time (same match). I was using a splattershot and this charger was really annonying, so splatting him with suction bombs (twice) felt great! :-D

[@maxp6807]

Great tutorial. Just want to say I’ve been watching your videos for a bit, and your videos keep getting better and better in terms of content and production. Looking forward to seeing this channel grow even more!

[@deadweightnero]

imagine actually caring about abilities and not how fresh you look

[@tekayo63]

why not both?

[@j-rex229]

"Why not both", I say as I equip the goofiest fucking drip to get a swim speed bonus.

[@deadweightnero]

@@tekayo63 good point

[@deadweightnero]

@@j-rex229 thats my point

[@ciberkid22]

Thank goodness main abilities can be swapped so having both is actually possible

[@fernandobignardi6716]

you can tell who is more likely to be old in the community if they know Spy vs Spy.

[@taranstones1798]

Incredible timing. I have spent the past few weeks trying to figure out what kind of role I enjoy and finally figured out just yesterday that it is Frontline skirmisher and support with a bit of slayer thrown in. The Jr. in particular I find incredibly fun and it's mostly because of the bombs. This couldn't have come out at a more perfect time. I would also appreciate a video on the other subweapons and how to effectively use them as well because I feel like I don't use them nearly as much as I should because I don't know how to effectively. With plenty of the basics of bombs covered in this video a follow up one on how to use the other subweapons would be amazing.

[@preyingshark4878]

Please don't place your bombs right behind enemy crab tanks. That is a very mean thing to do and constitutes crab bullying. Thanks! Srsly tho great vid!

[@j-rex229]

As a sloshing machine user, I bully crabs for a living.

[@andytran7768]

Squid roll into throw is also a really easy way to get bomb throwing distance! When I was testing it, squid roll competed with swim throw and it’s a lot easy to squid roll without needing as much build up for a full speed swim!

[@skadi2911]

Great vid ! I'd love to see a follow-up for other bomb types.

[@greninjaguy5264]

A while back, I was playing splat zones on hagglefish wth a freind, and not even 15 seconds into the match, I threw an ink bomb at the enemy from the right corner near the walls, and made sure to cook it by rolling it on the ground to my best efffort And got a triple kill right there. Subs are nasty things in the right hands. Heck, and I was using a jr. Too bc I wasn't sure what to go since my friend went a splayer weapon iirc

[@cirlu_bd]

That thumbnail is incredible, love it !

[@w0lfdog]

dude, this is incredible! do you think you can do a guide to sticky bombs? or more sub weapons in the future?

[@carlorezia8340]

Ok but the Spy vs Spy thumbnail 👀👀

[@Naito9874]

For the splat bomb ledge thing, I've been experimenting with it a bit in 2 but quite a lot in 3 to be extra sure, I'd describe it like this: The timer is related to its time spent on the ground You can observe so by doing many different test, examples: if it spend 2/3 of the "fuse timer" on the ground before going off the ledge it'll explode 1/3 of that time after touching the ground again Basically, to explode, it needs to spent the full "grounded" time, independent of if it leaves the ground or not Keep that in mind because you could surprise opponents with such knowledge, what comes to mind directly is Museum del Alfonsino, or personally, Sturgeon Shipyard, because in Splatoon 2, someone did it nearly perfectly to me years ago and it felt like a jumpscare I don't know all the english names yet for maps but the "main Splatoon 3 map" (I think it's called Scorchgorge something) also come to mind and the map with the see-through ceiling on the left that is generally an anchor placement, that spot particularly, also comes to mind (I think it's Mincemeat Metalworks? I'm not sure)

[@Quickstein]

The map you're thinking about is Undertow Spillway.

[@GamingProsAdventure]

I secondary base scoped charger and splat bombs are so good for running away and pushing your opponent back with a decent chance of a kill since I’ve learned how to use them defensively so well to create space I can throw another offensively or even kill on the defensive bomb, also looking around edges when on top of a high platform and timing bombs to explode when they reach top while I fall off for extra safety in case it doesn’t kill is a very very good use

[@fernavliz1]

Thank you for your guide. It was really informative and I learned many things from this. I will say that in my experience, as be kinda of maining curling bombs, all of what its been said on this guide also applies to curling bombs. I wish I had your teaching skills so I could do better guides on how to use them and I could maybe find other people who are experts with these (I sometimes feel lonely because I haven't found a curling bomb expert yet, and me as an amateur am afraid that I may put missuse of these, just because I over use it in not convenient situation, because that is the way I have fun in this game lol XD).

[@Dethneko]

I think if you're good at pool a curling bomb can be a great way to blindside someone. I've never done it on command, usually using curlers for movement, but occasionally the stars align and it bounces off of two walls, around cover, and splats a pursuer (be it before he can splat me, or afterwards when he thinks he's safe).

[@thatdude3003]

I main the Hydra and how I use the Auto Bombs is pretty similar. Since the Hydra has so much range anyway and auto Bomba are easily avoidable for how slow they walk, I use them as support and pressure. Since I'm at a high vantage point I can see a lot of what's happening in a match, if I see a situation where an enemy is hiding, or a fight is going on I throw the auto bomb over there to get the opponent to move. Usually this ends with them dodging the bomb and either getting splatter by my teammates or myself from a distance. Sometimes they don't even notice it and get splatter by the auto bomb themself but this rarely happens. I love watching your videos because while I'm not a super competitive player, my friends and I play competitive enough to where this videos are very enjoyable and helpful if I decide to play other weapons and loadouts

[@charlotte0__]

I just came to your channel to request this video and Lo and behold it’s just been posted! Thank you!

[@SquidSchool]

I only use my mind-reading powers for good, don't worry

[@zekedms]

So as much as I knew about the trigger timer for splat bombs, I really never had the strategy side of splat (or most bombs) down. As a regular but casual splat 2 player for the last few years, I've seen an IMMEDIATE improvement in my performance just today after watching this, especially with guns that I've always struggled with (e.g., every blaster). Great vid, thank you.

[@lilharm]

an idea I thought of was a part of the skirmisher/slayer throw it upward to make the opponent move, since they’re more likely to see it in time, they’ll move, so you can try and make them move into a slayer or the sights of an anchor slide it along the ground to try and get the kill since it’s harder to react so quickly

[@airlock7367]

a nitpick: the "cut off their options" bomb scenario works against someone using most kinds of close-range weapons -- but if you do this against dualies, especially tetras, you're dead. your opponent will most likely dodge roll forward twice in the direction you threw the bomb at, which then positions them directly at an angle from where you're shooting, free to shoot you on the single post-roll reticle. one of the strengths that dualies have is precisely the ability to ocasionally circumvent area denial! that makes it quite a bit more complicated to control them with bombs. (albeit certainly not impossible, especially you're able to use all of the same principles here to manipulate them into dodge rolling exactly where you want them)

[@wojiaomark]

great tutorial. i love the jr for the bombs. you can slide across the floor into enemy territory and they don’t see it coming.

[@catoi6324]

Me seeing the notification: Oh thank goodness, I love Splat Dualies but I can't use the suction bomb to save my life

[@rexbolt4086]

Remember if you don’t know what to do with your bombs, when in doubt throw your bomb at the enemy Anchor (charger, hydra and etc) and watch their soul die a little in the inside to having being forced to reposition and readjust their aim. With one bomb you can temporarily make a 3v4 and in high lobbies sometimes being bombarded nonstop as a backline/anchor becomes normal

[@oak8194]

There’s that one, high, tiny platform in the lobby training area where I use it to practice lobbing a bomb onto the tower in Tower Control. It really helps with my aiming! Speaking of bombs, I still underestimate the Suction Bomb’s range and I kept getting splatted by it more than any other types of bombs. The explosion radius is just ridiculous.🤣

[@Tesseract_King]

OH I hadn't figured out what that tiny platform is for but it _is_ the same size isn't it?

[@jacobs5546]

Another trick is to throw a bomb by an opponent that's sidetracked in a fight. That can cause them to A, not notice the bomb and splat, B, cause them to panic allowing your teammate to splat them, or C, do none of those and waste your ink.

[@jonservo]

The chicken bomb for the hydra is probably one of the more useless bombs for zoning and splatting an opponent due to the long charge of the hydra (they are long gone when it’s finally ready). It’s not reliable like the splat bomb can be for splats, but it’s great as an early alert system. I throw them in places I suspect there may be someone hiding, or in places people often shark (usually I will chuck one over a ledge before I move to the edge so no one is hiding under me). It has saved my team from being flanked on several occasions. Add thermal ink and you may even be able to tag a hiding player even if you aren’t fully charged. You may not get many kills with it but awareness is a hydras best friend

[@Tesseract_King]

I main ballpoint and fizzy is kinda similar there in some ways (although ballpoint partial charge helps a little). Doesn't alert you the same way but it covers enough territory and moves unpredictably enough to force them to move. Also shout out to thermal ink on splatling! (I mean partially it's just an excuse to wear the amiibo witch dress 😁)

[@VideoGameMantis]

love that splat bombs' fuse works like Halo's frag grenades

[@briandavidgilbertclips7223]

I love the video, but it really only focuses on splat bombs. I’d love to see more videos on more advanced strategies for the other bombs, like proper placement and usage. Can’t wait for more!

[@kojocreations]

Thumbnail game on point 👌

[@gracie_spl]

thank you for this video, sincerely a jr main who is about to commit even more splat bomb crimes

[@Stiiizz]

Very helpful but also would like to know a bit more tactics with other bombs burst or suction fizzy personally for fizzys a good tactic is to throw to a corner to corner your enemy and have no choice but to get splatted

[@indiluke88]

Suuuuuch a good video. S+ and never considered throwing splats at floor

[@chester1882]

*Me who plays weapons with Sprinklers and sensor mines*: hrmmm yes yes

[@KingDoopliss20]

Would have liked to see some good use of bombs on actual maps and not just in the test range

[@virnovigoratus7080]

Splat bomb spaming with inkbrush is great. Lets you harass from a distance which is something the brush can't otherwise do. Inkbrush is a very ink efficient main weapon so even if you're chucking out bombs like crazy you'll still be able to smack anybody who pushes too close to you, or be able to retreat by running away with the brush held to the ground. If you're spamming bombs, opponents will often get impatient and then they'll come to you, putting themselves within your range and saving you the trouble.

[@ShadamAran]

it's not the same without splashdown :(

[@AshenDust_]

@@ShadamAran Killer Wail is just a better version of Splashdown. They both refill your ink tank, but Killer Wail will do it faster, not kill you if someone is nearby, and fire lasers at people.

[@pulseczarz]

Love the Spy vs Spy reference

[@Dreadkid08]

Splat bomb is why I prefer splatterscope ever so slightly over e-liter. It’s more effective at defending myself than the ink mine. I like e-liter’s special a hell of a lot better though than the splatterscope’s

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

i heard that jump throws depend on when you throw it during the jump. If you release it during the initial part it goes faster and thus farther, but at the apex the only advantage is the height it was throw at with no additional speed boost

[@Kookie4uu]

Spy vs spy thumbnail W

[@Lernyd]

This will be very useful for my vanilla Reeflux

[@albusdoubledoors231]

i am a firm believer in squid school-ism

[@Katy-Kat]

I dig the spy Vs spy thumbnail

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

I once splatted three people with a well-placed splat bomb. Good times.

[@leftovernoise]

While it may not be more efficient, or more effective at higher ranks, I have fully embraced throwing loads and loads of bombs. I use splattershot Jr and nzap in turf was, and I have enough sub saver to almost throw 2 suction bombs and a bunch of ink recovery as well. But I don't stay back and love bombs. In ranked I use splattershot and I I still do all the normal in your face slayer stuff, just with a whole lot of suction bombs. I was running LDE, ninja squid and stealth jump, but tried a bomb efficiency build and honestly I'm having way more fun and winning way more msrches in A+ rank this way. I'm sure it will fall off in higher ranks but this is the most fun and success I've had in ranked ever

[@rouge-ish324]

Subs are strong when you can still attack with them in tandem

[@leftovernoise]

@@rouge-ish324 that's what I've noticed. I barely played 2, and then only turf war, so I'm pretty new to the series. But now I have like 200 hours in 3 and starting to learn and get better. At first I just threw bombs and then had no idea what to do but once I realized how vulnerable I was when other people threw bombs and then attacked I started doing the same. Still need to work on my bomb placement but I'm getting better

[@SilentVinyl]

Tips for the other bombs and subweapons would be cool

[@parchmentengineer8169]

I'm also in the section of wanting more information about all the different bomb types, but since I'm using Autobombs I think there would likely be very little about how to actually aim them and more just "If you see a guy in a place you don't want just autobomb 'em"

[@hellboros2790]

What does the sub efficiency up do exactly? Thought u would explain skills a bit aswell next to other bombs. Was pretty informative tho bc this is super useful in tower control.

[@Whirlwhind1]

I use a double bomb build for Burst Bomb instead of Splat. uses less ink and softens up opponents. Gotten a lot of assists and a couple kills this way.

[@AtomBacon]

Both my Zones and TC Maines have splat bombs and I've gotten pretty good with them. But my suction bomb game needs work.

[@RetroCheats]

Can I get a video on Fizzy Bomb? I use this one a lot, since I like using aerospray.

[@dedhorror2923]

Bro I literally got recommended this video 5 times 😭

[@ch33to53]

"If you stay in this zone you are 100% dead" Burst bombs: :(

[@Smenchevieve]

Yeah but burst bombs are still the other best sub in the game with instant access to damage, allowing long range attacks to combo with damage from your main weapon. Also good for sniping fleeing damaged opponents.

[@Rover-N]

Can you make a video on dodging (avoiding damage by going to squid form or jumping)? I don't understand how to do it effectively.

[@Kevbot6000]

W thumbnail

[@Jotaaaa_]

i think your use of ninja squid in the throw distance testing affected it quite a bit but people will still get the gist. i actually love swim speed due to the fact that not only does it help mobility, but im fairly confident it helps throw bombs further with the increase of momentum during a swim + jump + throw combo (basically a watered down sub power up if you ask me)

[@rouge-ish324]

I don't think it does affect throw distance, but swim speed up does help you get to good positions to throw faster

[@greyrifterrellik5837]

Not *necessarily* true on the "forces them to move towards you" bit. If someone has a bit of swim speed, and a clear enough path prior to the explosion, they might still be able to fully clear at least the lethal radius by retreating, which can sometimes be the safer option depending on range each enemy has.

[@ThatOneAwkGuy]

I main weapons that don't have splatbombs, so all my splatbomb experience comes from salmon run lol, I don't know too much but boy do I have the throw arc down for the flyfish lol

[@homehaorao5417]

now i need a turtouial on how to deal with incompetent teamate in s+

[@rokushou]

As a hydra main, I have no idea how to use my autobombs offensively. If I throw one in an engagement, I'm more likely to get splatted before I can charge enough to use the advantage it gives me. I only use it as a point sensor to check unsafe spots and occasionally throw it into a team fight when I'm either not charged or at a bad angle with no LoS.

[@NickJJU]

Is there a way to trigger LDE in practice mode, so that you can get used to using your weapon with the ink efficiency LDE provides? Or do you just have to learn in real matches?

[@aauz]

I don't think theres a way to trigger LDE in any of the practice ranges, but you can go into recon mode and it might work. you should probably try going into a ranked mode, but tc should work best bc you can keep the score around that 30 point area without actually having 30 sec to play around with. hope this helps!!

[@nathankennedy3342]

I want ink tank mgmy video especially with bomb use cause i find im too low on ink when i need bombs

[@Gio_64]

Everyone loves bomb spam, so I decided to bomb spam back, to see how annoying it is to spam and get splatted back as many time as I want Also use the moving training squidballoon to practice your timing and prediction on where you think they're gonna position, that what I do anyway.

[@gamar356]

My biggest problem with bombsisthat it uses a lot of ink so i get worried that i run out of ink. Ig the solution is aim better but like sometimes you get collapsed on and you still need that ink. Idk maybe im high or something

[@skywolfgiannos7757]

omg I miss Spy vs Spy

[@crazfamily6931]

As a man who has tried a few different weapons with different types of bombs. This is mostly a splat bomb video. I think that splat bombs and suction bombs serve 2 very different roles. Mostly because one moves and one does not. The mist bomb, torpedo, and angle shooter also serve different roles and I would really appreciate strategy to counter those maybe. Just giving a video idea. Edit: to me suction bombs are mostly used for trapping or hitting people over cover, while splat bombs are more used for control, flat ground trapping, and to surprise attack.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

Yeah, this is specifically about splat bombs, he's not talking about any other kinds. He's not keeping that a secret, that's very clear

[@Naito9874]

(Mist isn't considered a bomb btw)

[@Naito9874]

I kind of disagree on your suction bomb edit (just sharing my opinion dw) To me, Suction Bomb is more of an area denial than Splat Bomb, Splat Bomb's direct kill threat makes for a quick control option, while Suction Bomb's slower timer makes for a more predictable area denial tool, because even if the opponent stays there a bit longer, they'll still have to move soon. Hidden placements are nice and cool but I don't really know if they can be considered the best thing. It's viable yes, but it's not consistent, the opponent could hear it being thrown, hear it land, see it at the right time, just not go there even though they didn't know.... Which is not a problem for the normal throw because the opponent will see the bomb anyway

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

I'm not amazing at the game but I'm very proud of my bomb placement, I'm so good at throwing them so that people won't notice them, in splat zones I main jr and the first meeting with the enemy almost always goes "Bomb - splat. Bomb - splat" and then maybe another bomb if i can get bubbler quickly

[@Smenchevieve]

Yess as an inkbrush main, I got really used to spamming bombs in Splatoon 2. Refilling my ink tank to throw more bombs was pretty much the only thing I ever used splashdown for

[@brunojabami9841]

Bomb sapm needs to be combated by Nintendo.......some players only spam bombs and this is very nice and intuitive interactions

[@omegaSomeone]

Me watching even though I have Mines as my sub :

[@superlimeapple]

On the topic of splat bomb timers: if the bomb rolls off of a ledge, does the timer pause while it reenters the air?

[@kotato]

Nope

[@kotato]

Nope

[@Naito9874]

Yep, the timer pauses, or well, you can see it like this: the timer only advances when the bomb is on the ground

[@Naito9874]

@@kotato ??

[@Nobynoby2763]

splat bombs are insane for splat zones im C+ literally just dont even shoot just throw bombs and get 15 kills

[@Zakybell]

1 view 3 likes 0 comments? let me correct that

[@HomemadeIndie]

why is this cute to me?!

[@corvidaegudmund1186]

A quick question: How much does sub power up affect the damage of bombs? I’ve heard some people say that the ability doesn’t increase damage enough to be worth the slot, so it’s better to just run sub ink efficiency for more output. I’m not sure myself, especially since the ability doesn’t specify a number for damage increase.

[@rokushou]

As far as I know sub power up just increases the throwing velocity (and therefore range) of bombs. Even if it did increase the damage, it'd be pretty bad since bombs are 1 hit splats even with max slots of bomb defense up. Get sub power up if you want to throw further, ink saver sub if you want to do more with your main after bombing.

[@nilebrixton8436]

ah crap, bomb spamming is gonna get worse 😭

[@kristopherhayes486]

Ink mines should be throwable. Just saying.

[@jackbob83]

Unpopular opinion: all lethal bombs need a massive need so that they aren’t a fucking nuisance to do anything against. This game is a fucking spam fest of bombs and it ruins the fun

[@critical9999]

Goofy as intro 💀

[@ShadamAran]

please stop saying last ditch effort is broken/needs a nerf. We had it for the entirety of splatoon 2 and it was fine then and it's fine now. If anything the dev team should take the smash bros approach and BUFF weaker abilities. Nothing can ruin a game quicker than an overcompensating nerf. Numerous abilities have been completely removed from being relevant in the game despite still being in the game because of nerfs, and don't think as a content creator they aren't watching your stuff.

[@Kevbot6000]

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