How Pencil SPEEDRAN From Bottom To Top Tier

[@ProChara]

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[@sparkygaming4496]

Wow 🤯🤯🤯

[@sparkygaming4496]

What if I do PROCHARA100

[@Fanican]

I found the ad section really interesting and funny. Really love Logi's style of making ads combined with Splatoon backgrounds.

[@Glauco.gloster2007]

I was thinking at a meme team made only by players using weapons with tacticooler and sprinkler as specials and make something like a sentry nest

[@LongDeadArtist]

Ay Chara got sponsored!!

[@Drdoomglazer947]

Pencil going from Z to X tier is truely a Splatoon moment of all time

[@wolfyspl]

It’s not, the splatoon moment of all time is “ A communication error has occurred.”

[@zenferns]

truly* 🤓

[@Witherboss2491]

@@zenferns no one cares

[@ddudebro]

@@Witherboss2491no one cares.* 🤓

[@yoursnatchedweave641]

@@ddudebroNo one cares.

[@petitpois23]

funny how tacticooler was theorized to be top tier before the game came out, actually turned out to be low tier on launch, and then a year later is finally the top tier it was always meant to be

[@lemonquacklol]

And the EXACT same thing happened to Snipewriter 😂

[@mexicanhonoka]

It takes time to practice, learn new skills, and master them. We had the theory before we just needed the execution. Who knows, maybe some of the low tier weapons are actually underrated and just need more time to shine in the meta.

[@lemonquacklol]

@@mexicanhonoka Yeah! When you really think about it, every weapon in the game has a counter pick that’s meant to be able to beat it. Just some ones I’ve thought up include Splash gets countered by vtent Heavy Deco gets countered by Light Tetras Slosher Deco counters E-Liter Starting at splash anyway, it could be imagined as one giant chain of countering one another. At least on paper- since some weapon’s functions don’t play out how the devs expect them to, patches are meant to fix up those weapons so that the chain can reassemble itself. If one link is broken, the prior weapon essentially becomes meta since there’s no hard counter pick. If that makes any sense

[@tarosykes]

@@mexicanhonokaThe Special Power Up effectiveness buffs and the rise of Inkjet were what really made it shine

[@diputsru1182]

This is the complete opposite with wave. We all thought wave would suck before the game launched but wave turned out to be good. Now it sucks

[@adrianleonce455]

Pencil is a good example of "careful who you call ugly in squid-school".

[@Style_224]

True never bully that awkward kid

[@FaisalBashir1]

@@Style_224uh oh…

[@hydrodynamo6558]

I don't know who your editor is but needs a raise because godDAMN this is some beatiful editing.

[@LogiCreates]

❤

[@PurpleSytheMusic]

Amazingly well done Logi

[@zabdyztar6521]

I swear i could hear the yoda death scream in my head when sprinkler shot cooler out of existence

[@PetikG]

I was one of the people that got scared upon seeing Snipewriter's reveal. I fully expected a charger that fires at the speed of a Bamboozler but with the range of a Splatterscope to become a dominance that would haunt the dreams of many. I turned out to be wrong, but a few months later I turned out to be wrong about being wrong.

[@SkullTheLegless]

Exactly my reaction

[@sylphroid]

It was definitely scary on release seeing like 3 of them at once it was like laser tag of doom man

[@durdleduc8520]

during the reveal i genuinely thought it had bamboo range somehow. was very confused when the patch finally dropped

[@agentblackbird9435]

When it dropped, I thought the main was pretty good but just needed another kit. When it got the buffs to the main and sub/special, I was still curious where its useage was. Little did I know that it was lurking in the shadows

[@desmondruhling]

Snipewriter’s glow up has been really cool to see; especially for a weapon with such cool design! A pencil charger that has five shots and is based around mobility… really great stuff!

[@jackkoffman5742]

It’s the M38 Mosin of splatoon.

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

It's kinda based around mobility in some ways, but there's also the fact that it can't store charges when swimming.

[@desmondruhling]

@@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932 Well, considering the fact that most chargers other than squiffer and maybe bamboozler are very immobile while charged, I'd consider snipewriter mobility-based

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

@@desmondruhling Again, they're immobile unless you consider charge storage. Charge storage doesn't mean everything, sure, but it's worth considering.

[@Shwiffle]

One could say the pencil got sharpened.

[@KM-wy6yh]

pencil rubber erasing its past 💀

[@asdfworld]

Bro what😂!

[@Style_224]

Flip damn it 😂

[@mar3094]

Chara happy for the pencil buff:😊 Chara after five months of pencil meta:💀

[@gabrielboudjema4076]

3:43 I'm glad they buffed Luna so that it can paint a wall better It's gonna be SO useful in a game with zero inkable walls

[@waitingfortheequinnox]

TRUE

[@SomeGalNamedEve]

Chara you better be paying your editors well, they deserve it for how incredibly high-quality their work is

[@IncoisaRadio87]

One of the reasons I like Cooler Meta far more than Crab Meta is that while playing Crab Meta optimally meant having at least 2 different crabs on your team, with Cooler you only ever need 1 on your team, making team composition much more interesting as you have 3 different slots to use for whatever weapons you want, not to mention there being several cooler options as opposed to Crab requiring Splash and that kinda being it.

[@z_alexolotl]

i was actually so confused when i found out it was suddenly really good 😭😭 this is really helpful

[@TorayNix]

How it went from bottom tier to absolute dominant and hated in the community

[@snivyboy168]

Something I think went way too unnoticed about this video is how Chara calls it "pencil" the whole video until the very last sentence where he finally rewards it by calling it its actual name, Snipewriter, and it feels kinda triumphant in a way like you had to see the video the very end to hear it referred to proper and I feel like he knew the whole time.

[@PetikG]

Hold on, I've never seen that animation of an inkling counting their fingers before (1:25). Whether the animation is unused or completely fanmade, it's incredible someone went this far just to make a five second clip for a KZbin video. That's some insane dedication right there. Edit: Apparently it's an animation that plays for characters near the tableturf desk, but my point still stands that I'm impressed someone must have modded the game in order for this animation to play in the center of Splatsville, where it would usually never play.

[@Brandi-xc2pk]

i think its an animation seen in the plaza near table turf areas

[@squiffurthewolf6276]

I always knew from the start the kit was good for snipe writer, just bcs cooler was a bad special at the time didnt mean it was a bad kit for snipewriter. I remember people saying like this is the most trash kit ever, but i got hooked on it right at the start, and i still love to use it today

[@slurples149]

Honestly not much changed about the weapon aside from a slight damage buff and a tacticooler buff, I think it was just the change in the playerbase and meta and Snipewriter got caught in the middle of it.

[@lemonaid65]

I wasn’t expecting to see Spoderman in a ProChara video. I am pleasantly surprised.

[@C0w4rd1c3]

i remember when i was playing the snipewriter, my friend was angry i was using it bc it was bad and i said "just you wait this things going to be top tier one day"

[@fleromor]

And now everyone is kinda wishing that pencils didn't get the ink efficiency buffs.......

[@yoshiyoshi2955]

2:54 the goofy ahh Spider-Man 🤣

[@iceblockyt212]

Bro really thought he could put spooderman in and we wouldn’t notice

[@Ghost-uu8lb]

The editing on that factor ad segment was actually really convincing lmao

[@CarbonFire8]

Chara has the best thumbnails in the Splatoon 3 community

[@hydrodynamo6558]

Personally, im more partial to Ted.

[@GoldWillow64]

👍✌️🤌👍👌❤🔥🗿 2:54 Incredible freeze frame

[@HK_on_YT]

The editing and display of information has gotten so incredibly good! You really need to pat that person on the back (and / or give them a raise). I also love how the ad featured Splatoon images that fit perfectly and made me smile.

[@kamenarts785]

WHOEVER EDITED THIS IS SO GOOD True logitech moment

[@NucleaRoquwell]

I think that the discovery/popularization of snipewriter's zone cheese at around the same time the cooler meta was beginning its theory crafting was a really important coincidence for the weapon. It didn't effect how the weapon worked, but it did make people try it, to prove it can work, which is always something really important for large meta shifts like this. Glad to see balance done so well and read so quickly by top players!

[@mollypercocets9190]

Snipewriter goes from bottom to top tier Splattershot Nova mains: "so you're saying there's hope....."

[@plaidhatter1674]

In a game like this, the goal is always to make every weapon a viable option, as well as to fit as many playstyles as possible. Splatoon 3 is slowly getting there.

[@Aegisdex]

I tried it out since it came out, painted really good but not until did i really ran it in ranked did i see how really fun it was to be the one person keeping the team at mid

[@nqrsenico]

Me about to use a VPN so that the factor delivery man brings the meal to Mexico

[@rubberband2284]

Using MakoMart footage for the food sponsor is a really cute detail!

[@rubberchickensfoot8912]

i think its important to add that better strafe speed also helps it take more aggressive positions, because its better able to move away from threats and react

[@a.r.1560]

Dude, I truly can't put into words how insane time has passed. The metagame has never been so fun! I may remember the splatoon scene from the cursed days of GQ... But it's amazing to see you and other players thriving. I hope the community remains as a place for positive interactions.

[@bluekirby_64]

You could say people started capitalizing on its main... Draws.

[@gnilraps_spl]

somehow dynamo gets into every video on how a weapon should “not do this certain thing” (uptime)

[@Oblate-spheroid]

Crazy how it was pretty much a joke pick, and now it’s just one of the best options

[@Style_224]

This just goes to show just because it garbage now dosent mean it can become stronger later on

[@LuisStardust-so7eo]

Splatoon 3 is peak Balancing because, instead of overnerfing something good, they buff things that counter it, making not only a healthy meta but more weapons viable as time goes on. S3 could be peak Splatoon too, but we need better matchmaking, connection and kits. I'm glad maps and balancing are gladly improving over time, I'm sure this and Side Order being near it's finishing stage are correlated in some way or another. Things will get better from now onwards, I'm calling it.

[@kirake2020]

I was in love with this weapon from Day 1! I'm so happy it's finally a top tier!

[@sharkurako]

I don't wanna see anyone complain abt "now everyone's gonna play pencil" like last time lmao

[@kenchoi0733]

I WAS JUST TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE META AND WONDERED HOW PENC8L GOT SO HIGH SO FAST

[@Randomest_king]

Can we get much higher?

[@Tigerlady248]

I will say, I normally am not a fan of sponsorship ads . . . but chara managed to do it in a way that actually made me want to watch it? Using the splatoon clips/animations in the background is a really neat idea, kudos!

[@warmaniac989]

2:50 *prochara talking about weapon weaknesses* 2:54 *a wild spooderman appears!*

[@RiverWilliamson]

Devs, please send Brella some love

[@mjdevlog]

Splatoon metaq is beautiful and thanks for being the one who covered it, Chara!

[@lancifer_56709]

This is the video I needed that I never knew I was gonna get. seeing your vids lately & hearing how amazing this weapon became, I felt like I woke up in an alternative universe where it was agreed upon this weapon is just... good now, I guess.

[@moonbun690]

I've started playing pencil in turf war and anarchy battles and absolutely sweeping. Love this thing, and I don't usually play chargers.

[@Devilcakes]

I should add, Even a solo queue for Snipewriter is very viable. That's a huge impact.

[@ancamation8318]

At first I really didn’t like pencil but I wanted to because I love the design and now that it’s basically meta! I’m excited

[@TurtlePWR108]

Im loving all of these new visuals you are experimenting with, keep it up!

[@kronkumshitface5366]

my question is, if a different more standard charger would get tacticooler and a synergistic sub, wouldn't it be better or downright replace snipewriter? I feel like snipewriter still fails to punish a lot of stuff like other chargers can

[@landensplatoon]

The quality of these vids continues to improve, keep it up man 😄

[@HoverMelon2000]

the spiderman at 2:52 made me laugh more than it should

[@swampygaming2975]

I love pencil’s mechanic. I’m glad to see it flourishing.

[@insertnamehere1398]

I always thought the weapon was an eldritch horror haunting it’s opponents nightmares in the right hands

[@saket9083]

I started maining snipewriter when it started to become meta (and I was oblivious to it at the time), I thought its playstyle was really fun and the weapon's design is overall really cool

[@SomeRandomGuy630]

how tristringer speedran from top to bottom tier

[@kit_t1e]

pencil is genuinely a really fun weapon, it might be my favorite charger. i’m glad it became so viable

[@TritonWaning]

It’s really cool design wise it’s a charger splatling hybrid and I just love that

[@willwunsche6940]

Excellent video that was extremely insightful especially for someone like me who's been out of the loop for awhile plus crazy good editing

[@pavo116]

Snipewriter woke up one day at the top of the tier list and was like "how tf did I get here"

[@Dcraft220]

Finally, the video that answers my question: “Why the hell is pencil top tier now?”

[@ShimaHD]

Sniperwriter is the perfect example of a weapon being in the right place at the right time. That time being in cooler meta.

[@autismandgaming4532]

Pencil speedran from bottom to top tier, whereas pen just speedran to top

[@LuigiCasciano-c8b]

Now pencil is really good but they could make it even better if they merge it with goo tuber, perhaps they’d have to reduce the range to slightly less than unscoped charger but it would be literally perfect for both weapons, this would be goo’s saving grace and also making pencil even better

[@LuigiCasciano-c8b]

Also great video, as always❤

[@cylantlucas488]

I never could've imagined a weapon that's simultaneously one of the best in competitive and one of the worst in salmon run.

[@average-dirt-enjoyer]

The spooder man for the chainsaw special 😂

[@sparkygaming4496]

I love to see a sniper actually being good

[@sparkygaming4496]

We do not talk about splatoon 2

[@johndelanie3649]

They told me I was crazy for saying it was good, they called me a mad man, WHO'S LAUGHING NOW

[@brendonspencer5788]

I'm glad this weapon got buffed, but I haven't seen it too much during solo queue

[@TheEmeraldLunast75]

"Press R Stick to Die" "F" Meanwhile me who's at least 4 starred every Reefslider weapon except one:

[@connormcnulty6377]

Alright Nintendo, I see what you’ve done with the Snipewriter, now do the same to the Undercover.

[@reilim7074]

2:54 spooder-man?

[@shaner_manerzz6644]

SCREEN IS FIXED YALLLL

[@Angel..L]

Playing Pencil on Mincemeat Zones is really good after a couple of rounds with it I was able to get 8-9 coolers with like 20K/A. It is definitely funny looking back and seeing how this weapon did a complete 180

[@domboy21]

It's like you always know what videos to make When I was wondering why Splattershot Pro was considered bad, Boom you magically made a video about it I was literally just wondering why people said Pencil was good now

[@goemon23]

I always did love the weapon even with the backlash so im glad that it had a rise in tiers

[@ttate8080]

Man i would have never thought this weapon would ever get the time of day. Im going to have to pick it back up again. Next kit better have burst bomb.

[@PiercingSight]

The fact that all of the weapons are SO close to being top tiers, even the bottom tier weapons, tells me that this game is friggin' well balanced. It's honestly awesome.

[@spiritblox1]

The amount of times ive charged this thing then forgot and gone into ink wasting it is too numerous to count

[@LongDeadArtist]

It took our F tiers as a challenge, literally rocket speed...

[@filipmarkovic369]

We really needed this video

[@ejstephens7918]

I haven't played the game in a while, but I remember taking pride in being cracked with such a bad weapon with this thing on release. I'll have to try it again now.

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

After not playing since chill season this meta feels like a fucking fever dream

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

If they nerf trislosher, half the weapons in the game will become playable

[@happypika3]

Based

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

@@happypika3 Not as based as splash players.

[@happypika3]

@@NeverEverWatchThis What an odd way to spell Goo Tuber

[@Pecktor56]

@@happypika3lmao

[@Fenyx_Birb]

Ah yes, my favorite narrative of all time *squid game pencil *

[@GrimReaper86107]

Never would I imagine Pencil being a top-tier weapon ever in Splatoon 3

[@ParasitoBitumine-ov6bt]

I always loved Snipewriter and was really disappointed by how bad it was in the beginning. I love how it's risen and perhaps we can see something very interesting with the Snipewriter 5H Nouveau (I think that's what it will be called).

[@lemonquacklol]

I’m hoping for Mist/Zooka on it. Mist would (on paper) make it easier to land shots some pretty precise shots and zooka would combo very nicely

[@appleant1083]

@@lemonquacklolIf they made it possible for snipewriter to throw subs while holding a charge then I can totally see this being amazing, but honestly it doesn’t REALLY need that sub in general just because it’s not useful from how far it plays. It can be good in close encounters tho, but from my months of experience with it you’re better off just tap shotting if ur good enough at it than using a sub.

[@ParasitoBitumine-ov6bt]

@@lemonquacklol I don’t see why not to make them better. They’re also some of my favorite weapons in the sub and special departments.

[@lemonquacklol]

@@appleant1083 I’d much rather want something like burst, but that might be a tad bit broken. Otherwise maybe Suction (since, correct me if I’m wrong, I don’t think it’s on any charger yet)?

[@Bluebatstar]

I’m so happy that the most unique weapon they’ve added in an update is really good now.

[@victorullon8050]

A pencil dealing with a ton of hate because of the old meta, to a pencil which everyone loves because of the new meta and cooler Truly a certified Splatoon moment OF ALL TIME👏👏👏

[@jexil7933]

Fun fact about Tacticooler: You can use it as bodyblock for you and your friends in every mode! 👋 Bye!

[@nnoxx_PK]

now all we need is better paint for dapples and we can sneak into high tier

[@generallygrievous212]

2:53 Zipcaster changed a bit

[@mono7t2]

W video!! Sniperwiter's story is so insane and I just wish something like that could happen to Dynamo or H-3. I do have to ask how you got the poses in recon to hold weapons when they aren't able to. I really like recon and I would like to know

[@henrydiamond3435]

Pencil players be singing, "started from the bottom, now we here".

[@TheLaXandro]

Snipewriter is the best splatling.

[@windchimes2883]

The sprinkler buff saved this weapon. It's just too op now.