I GOT 34 KILLS AND LOST THIS SPLATOON GAME...

[@Ganzo_ed]

Proof that being top slayer isnt inportant if your team isnt playing the obj

[@sebas_valencia]

He should have played more objectively.

[@MeticulousCorn]

​@sebas_valencia Dude is good, but you can't expect him to solo push. That's just going to get him killed. And as a Frontline weapon, it's his job to hold the enemy in their base while the backline gathers clams to score, and they didn't. Dude did his job (and probably stopped the game from being a knockout), his teammates did not, which is ultimately what decided the game.

[@sebas_valencia]

@@MeticulousCorn yes I have no doubt he is good, but sometimes you need to read the match and your teammates And if they hadn’t scored or were not collecting clams until that moment, the best thing was to do it yourself. And I’m not saying I would have done it better, but it’s just my opinion based on what I can see from the match.

[@GAHAHAHH]

@@sebas_valencia The E-liter and Hydra Splatling are both heavy weapons so it's likely they simply were not able to collect clams fast enough. At many points they needed to either be more focused on being prepared for wipe out to capitalize on it than trying to get a wipe out or they needed to stick together as a unit and only half capitalize on the wipe out, playing it much slower, in other words they needed to use the wipe out to collect clams or take positions or attempt to score not to attempt all of the above at once.

[@EJR914]

Bingo

[@Super-Suchi]

this is the splatoon equivalent of watching 2 jigglypuffs ledgestalling each other for the entire match

[@CeleryX5]

Call me crazy but sometimes I like when CB turns into a war of attrition. It's TDM at that point and it can be really tense. 😅

[@lakitukirbo]

REALLL

[@lightning_amv]

my soul left my body when the guy with the power clam went AWAY from the basket

[@fyreboy5798]

He was in Ultra Stamp. Why he didn't throw it so he could score is beyond me.

[@EJR914]

😂

[@sasukeissocoollike]

I love how cool headed you are, I would have tilted so bad I broke my switch💀

[@red.williams18]

The thing I love about Dude is that he never blames just his teammates. It's always "things *we* could have done better", etc. He also recognizes where he fell short and could improve. Other Splatoon content creators don't do that, and it can be so frustrating to watch them blaming other people instead of looking inward.

[@xraenon1664]

Matches like this make me seriously think about who at Nintendo hates the concept of a draw so match. If both teams don’t score for that long, it really shouldn’t matter who made more power clams if neither did anything with them. As far as I know, in soccer (or football for outside of the US) the game doesn’t cut off overtime and just give the win to the team that kept possession the longest. I have issues with overtime in Splatoon as well - in some modes it can lead into 99-1 comebacks, but in other modes (cough cough I hate Clam Blitz) the timer is so short that it just adds a couple seconds to the game, which doesn’t matter unless the comeback push is already in motion. The ranked modes in Splatoon are definitely more unique than most shooters, but sometimes it feels like they didn’t consider the mechanics for anything above S rank.

[@fyreboy5798]

The 20 second overtime in Clam Blitz is so short, there are games I lost AND WON that I shouldn't have, but the 20 second overtime caused that to happen.

[@Dj.D25]

@@fyreboy5798 I feel the Clam Blitz overtime is too short too, especially compared to the other ranked modes. Also because Clam Blitz often requires more teamwork. I feel the overtime should only end when the power clam remaining disappears.

[@remus_lupin]

This post is speculation, based on experience. Pretty sure I've had Clam Blitz overtime run over a minute, before. The inconsistency probably comes from the Power Clam movement. Like Rainmaker, progress needs to be made, or overtime ends abruptly. If whoever has the Power Clam that counts for the overtime clock (it isn't always the pity Clam, sometimes it's one that was made already) stops too long or retreats too far, the match ends. I've grabbed the pity Power Clam, & ran it all the way to the enemy side & forced some of those 99-0 into 99-KO comeback wins. It's possible, but probably hardest in Clam Blitz, because noone understands the clock rules, & unlike Rainmaker, we don't see any timer pushing for urgency. Also, if you're that far behind, once the basket's open, scoring needs to be almost continuous, otherwise the overtime ends. I don't think there's much margin for stalling. I've also grabbed the pity clam, as OT starts, only for it to end, when a different, already existing Clam, expires. Another factor might be the age of the Power Clam the overtime clock is attached to. The pity clam doesn't count, until it's grabbed. If someone is already holding one, it's got the timer. It's possible the OT timer, or a special one attached to it, exists before OT starts & is already running down, prior to reaching OT. That'd explain times I've encountered 3 seconds of OT.

[@thesavepointdotnet]

28 here. Never underestimate the…ability(?) of your random team mates to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[@HHopebringer]

When eventually I die, I'd like for my random teammates from Salmon Run to be the pallbearers at my funeral, so they can let me down one last time.

[@imaniarts7654]

I played a game like this where we were getting absolutely bullied by a CRB during a TC game but we actually won in the end! He went 26 or 28 splats... completely thought it was over for us.. but we managed to push in the end and secure the victory. I watched the replay and totally saw where the other team screwed up. Reminds me how important the objective is even if you’re amazing at getting splats!!

[@Off-the-netline]

Hey, congrats on the win, bro! Wish you the best with better teammates in the future. 😅

[@pnkwds]

I saw the pic you posted on twitter and was flabbergasted.

[@leewalker8207]

My best was 32 for 4 on mahi zones with the hydra and somehow we lost in overtime.

[@AquasPetSpider]

Had a game where we pushed the other team to their base the entire game, but we could not push objective for the life of us compared to their one good push and lost

[@corbinmacklin185]

Hydra is only "backline" when you don't know what you're doing. I got my first X rank in 2 in Clams with the splashdown Hydra. My strat was "hold a position near the basket, suppress them with my range we will win"

[@meta4240]

Yeah, that's playing backline...

[@domr508]

you pretty much defined a backline playstyle

[@fyreboy5798]

Backline =/= immobile. Doesn't help that both the E-liter and Hydra also had Respawn Punisher, which typically results in those players staying back to avoid being splatted entierly.

[@RykerDotJPG]

thats... thats what a backline is

[@remus_lupin]

Backline is mostly just staying behind your team, using your range to protect them & create openings. Cover & suppression fire are backline/ support specialties. I main Heavy. I have a variable playstyle, but focus on defense & map control, until I notice my team is either lacking something, has too much range, or is being shutdown by certain weapons (mostly, but not always, snipers). On defense/ map control, I move with the battle, unless I'm protecting the base (like in Clam Blitz or late game Rainmaker/ Tower Control). Depending on the map & battle circumstances, I'm frequently in mid, if my team's winning or I am dominating with no opposition. If circumstances have me switch from my usual role, I often end up leading pushes as slayer or grabbing objective, with my team behind me. It's usually bad, if your Splatling is out front. If my team's shutdown, I have the skill to run interference & stop that, but being a Splatling, it might be all I can do, & I have to hope my teammates can handle anyone I don't pull off them (had a team lose a 3v2 I created, because either I shutdown a dominating E-liter or we lose; I trapped him & their Bloblobber in spawn, but couldn't defend the lead I created, to pull that off. That sniper was super good, I had to keep him occupied. The Bloblobber was a bonus).

[@zamosolvoko8746]

That's brutal tho. 😢 cause you guys had the worse comb and you deserved the win more. I'd be so disappointed 😂

[@corbinmacklin185]

The reason this happens so frequently in team based games is ppl assume everyone should be able to hold their own instead of playing in a way that helps cover weaker teammates so you can win as opposed to bragging you "carried" but lost. Full disclosure: IDK how to do it I just know it's possible lol

[@GAHAHAHH]

I think it might be the opposite in this case, the "more skilled" players are relegating the "easy part" such as clam collecting to the "less skilled" players which would be a good strategy if you actually had "less skilled" players on your team but because everyone is trying to do the "hard part" they go nowhere. In this match everyone was capable of "holding their own" but a lack of trust lead them to tunnel vision on trying to get wipe outs but their rush to do so left them in a terrible position for scoring or capitalizing on a wipe out at all.

[@StephenHopkinsVaults]

Turf war can be like this . Absolute domination and then lose the game on the last 10 seconds . 1 wipe is all it takes to change tides.

[@Call_Me_Cupid5321]

happens every time I swear

[@RegularSammykid2]

I love the thumbnail picture 😂

[@Off-the-netline]

Hey, Dude! I absolutely love your videos. Thank you for being so positive and using this as an opportunity to teach others basics of the game and how to be better. It’s helpful for players like me that are coming back after so long. …I mean I know to push objective, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE. LOL

[@ThatSrb2DUDE]

I appreciate that!

[@EdgardR.]

My input is: Dude does not throw the Clams back and does not This Way them. Some players will absolutely tunnel vision themselves into their role which is whatever their weapon/build is for instead of playing for the objective so pushing/leading them with clams or "come here" is the best we've got in solo. Also if Dude is the only one going in and he's the only one collecting clams, if he gets splatted then the rivals claim his 3 clams while his team stays empty handed, so yeah sharing clams is a must if you see others not seek them which is sadly quite common, even in X rank. Clam Blitz requires extra teamwork.

[@jonathasmedina]

5:50 hammer

[@ROWANfrompikmin]

That reminds me of a tricolour game in final fest where we got both ultra signals and the advantage the entire time and still lost

[@junosenpaii]

This happens to me during all my placement matches (more like 20-25 splats) and get 1900 when I’m going against top 500s…

[@loink8113]

I m agree. Normally we win if our luna blaster don't play against our team at 5:50. I don't understand what he did....

[@splatoonclippyboi3332]

This is exactly what it happens to me in ranked battles at low levels. I can’t get any higher even though I need to get higher rank. I get the most kills every game but my team completely throws

[@Mikon595]

Splattershot needs another buff, clearly

[@Pearl_Blossom]

Don't give Nintendo any ideas

[@jackbob83]

For clarification: in the event of a draw, the winner is completely random. Whoever is "Team Alpha" just gets the win automatically

[@lakitukirbo]

ive almost had this happen to me three times, twice in 2 onfe in three. its so crazy that matches like these even exist and you only see this in clam blitz because its the hardest mode to score. Just another reason why people can hate on this mode!

[@noeanton8667]

5:45 the Luna was using ultra stamp thats why In the wrong Time i Guess 🙃

[@Camphreneas]

34 splats in a single match has got to be the absolute MOST splats I’ve ever seen in a single game of Splatoon in ALL of Splatoon history during the nine years that this series has ever existed.

[@EverythingInMyBrain]

The most I was 49 splats, but it was turf wars, and we were a group on VC and we were competing to see who could get splatted the most.

[@XarrotD]

I find it funny how you can tell that DUDE is a 96 player just by how he moves when he plays other shooters

[@DieserBelzebub]

My personal scenario was at Rainmaker on Hammerhead where I was Heavy Splatling and had 29 kills and 2500 points or something but my team was playing the whole time on defense but the comb we had was offense and I was frontlining all the time and had to pick up the rainmaker every time

[@remus_lupin]

I main Heavy. I've been there. Think my record kills is 27, achieved in all 3 games. If I've got more than 1,200 ink points, my teams were losing most of those matches. Some I can turn into wins, but not all. 3's Hammerhead is particularly rough. I'm not sure what my highest ink is, but I know I've hit 2,000 several times.

[@Cheremia]

This is why i dislike having backliners in Rainmaker and Clamblitz They either dont move or move so damn slow 95% of the time...

[@Mikon595]

I was screaming at the screen when the Hydra was firing booyah bombs AT NOTHING!! REPEATEDLY!! That man was fighting the holy spirit I guess

[@CeleryX5]

I play weapons like Tri Stringer and Explosher. They're harder to use in CB but can still work. The problem here was, DUDE opened up so many holes, and nobody else formed any power clams...

[@Comet-si2ux]

Unfortunately I know what this is like. It’s honestly annoying to say the least. I remember playing a clams match on mincemeat, lasted just as long as your match did, thankfully the team that I was on won because of the alpha vs bravo team thing. Good amounts of kills though!

[@InsertQuarterPlz]

It's always your teammates fault! You were perfect, your teammates just suk

[@Squimpis]

Dude is the type of player to go 34 and 8 in a game of splatoon

[@WeirdVideoGamerChannel]

I try to play clam blitz without a grain of salt in my mood because it can amount to: OK I'm in their base and I have 7 clams, I'll throw them down because it should be enough to help someone get a power clam. *I start throwing clams down* *Friend or teammate shows up and starts throwing down clams too* "Here, take my clams!" "No, take my clams!" *We get sniped while trading packages*

[@harmless9336]

Highest for me was 32 on tetras, the only reason I won was because I had to break the tower checkpoint myself alone during an off time of slaying. Every time I splatted 3 players the last 1 of their team would rotate to splat the rest of my team.

[@zalamazu]

The same thing happened to me in clam blitz S rank, 27 splats to 5 deaths, and we somehow still lost. I look at my team and low and behold, someone had a 1 to 15 kd ratio. I don't normally like to blame my teammates for a loss but sometimes it really is their fault 😭

[@jjonas1200]

5:48 he was using ultra stamp

[@brendanrockwood6535]

One time in a match, all 8 players were anchors/backlines, most were liters and hydras

[@remus_lupin]

I main Heavy. In matches like that, I'd become either slayer or objective pusher. I've developed the skills to lead pushes, but it's not optimal, unless it's Tower Control. Then my pinpoint accuracy can dominate, if my team can at least distract enemy snipers long enough for me to charge.

[@sawsandra_]

That really sucks that these enemies got their ass kicked then you lost. Also, Backline Players on Clams like to be a camper.

[@StuffedAxolotl]

This is the exact reason why I’m -6500 points in S+

[@meta4240]

Ngl if you're that far in the hole it might be that a little more than bad teammates is the reason for it

[@GAHAHAHH]

@@meta4240 He didn't say it was because of bad teammates though; he could have been blaming the matchmaking or any number of things.

[@Diego-wl7wh]

yeah thats clearly your fault lol, no good player goes that far down no matter how bad your teammates are

[@GAHAHAHH]

@@Diego-wl7wh That number is more reflective of the number of matches you win not skill level, in theory the match making should keep win loss around 50/50 for everyone but it's much more random and if it is balancing around skill not win loss then it is entirely possible to get a slew of unwinnable matches that even the game knows are unwinnable, with glicko these matches would just serve to waste time because it isn't a "score" it is an estimate of skill which in theory doesn't change much and the number only goes up or down as a means of punishing/correcting an inaccurate assessment of skill; with the normal ranks however there is a pretty tight limit on how many points you get for wining and a static amount for losing. The most skilled players don't always win, the most lucky players win, lucky in the sense that they got a favourable match. Paradoxically highly skilled players can lose more matches than they win particularly because it will match them with less skilled teammates to balance the teams as best it can if there are players who's skill levels are 1,1,1,2,2,2,2,4 then it will team up the 4 skilled player with all 1 and so that means the team will lose 75% of the 1vs1 and that isn't even getting into how the weapons used can effect the balance and team distributions. The games are just very asymmetrical and as part of a statistical paradox that is hard to explain people more often get matched up with teammates of a lower skill level. If the matchmaking was truly balanced a negative score would be impossible because for even unskilled players they should be seeing about a 50% win rate.

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

Watch your replays, my friend.

[@skythigh]

imo if the hydra had better timed booyahs it would have helped marginally too. for example the one at 8:44 was just a waste.

[@JDragon272]

Similar to being Low-Balled in Texas Hold-Em Poker by Lower Value Hole Cards while your Hole Cards are High Value, and the Community Cards generate in their favor at the Last Card (River Card) - making you face a “Bad Beat”. I know the feeling of a Bad Beat here too. ♠️♦️♣️♥️

[@REJILL333]

HOW?!?

[@CantAim00]

the only reason that you are losing, and has always been, the match making algo. period.

[@dark_moth7]

Been told several times that you should just focus on doing what's the best you can do in these situations and while very true I don't think it's right. It's a team orientated game, if your team doesn't do the right thing then you lose. Worse yet, you get punished equally for their mistakes in ranked and it sucks so much. 😔

[@Bentley-b7e]

I once got 43 and lost 😞

[@Ozukai]

They won using the power of friendship and teamwork!! :D

[@BIXEL-Official]

I don't comment very often, but once in a blue moon i do. Most Splatoon games i played (Mostly in turf war and sometimes Rainmaker & Splat zones) 90% of the games I do the carrying.) All it takes its one death from me and that's game. Instant lose, just like that. I do sometimes do get a good team but most times they don't know what they're doing which it can be very frustrating. Hell, even it's most kills. Idk how since my aim is atrocious. I still lose and to the point where im not really having fun anymore, I either had to go competitive just to stay my team a float or lose. But even then i get unfairly killed by OP weapons or dumb hitboxes. This is coming from who's not even level 50 yet. Been playing the game on & off for 3 years now. Oof.

[@Linkbond]

Its almost like kills dont matter if your teammates cant get around to actually doing the objective or something. Trust me, I have had plenty of times where my teammates have...not been smart.

[@RavenNo.5]

It has happened to me before, had 32 splats, and still lost. 😢

[@Gio_64]

34 splat is crazy score my highest splat is 30 using Nautilus 79 forgot which mode, and won, you should’ve won that by miles, but it seems teammates still holding the team back

[@ayannaeaves]

2 things wrong with your teammates: they didn't push when ya'll had clear wipeouts, and they didn't help you retake mid at the start of overtime. I hate stale games like this and I kinda understand the backline not wanting to push, being one myself. But that first wipeout made me so mad for you cuz i would've at least had a couple clams to give.

[@GAHAHAHH]

They did push but they were Heavy weapons so their push was too slow, the problem was they needed to have clams before a wipe out not gather them after or alternatively they could have used the wipe out solely to gather clams but they can only do so much with a wipe out and their attempts to do too much at once lead to them accomplishing nothing at all.

[@LyrioXYZ.]

Unbelievable! 34 kills!

[@Maple-64]

This is the longest game of clam blitz that I've seen

[@GAHAHAHH]

I had a long comment that disappeared into the ether, I don't feel like rewriting it but now I am sad. I hope KZbin is just taking a while to process it but I have had this happen a number of times before and it doesn't always go through in the end.

[@nate_0917x]

Average soloq experience

[@4Grampus]

This is not meant as a dig on DUDEs gameplay hes a better player than I am but for the sake of conversation this is my take on the high kill loss phenomena. Sure you can always get more kills during a match but objective is what wins games. If your teammates are neglecting the objective then unfortunately its on you to pick up the slack. I think that adjustment needed to be made to secure the win.

[@MeticulousCorn]

1 person can only do so much in a 4v4... kind of absurd to ask 1 person to pick up the slack of 3 players, and then go up against 4 players, and win.

[@4Grampus]

@MeticulousCorn That's a fair point and I agree that would be near impossible. My thought was more so switching from focusing on kills to collecting clams maybe build a power clam and toss it to a teammate then go back to frontlining that way when you get a Wipeout you have a power clam to make a push

[@Dj.D25]

True. There have been times where my team was doing badly through.a whole match, making me a bit frustrated. Then I had to do some risky things to increase the chances of winning and sometimes it worked, especially in overtime. Sometimes it's flanking and distracting the whole enemy team, especially if I am using a weapon where it's much harder to do that with. Other times I may need to focus on possibly the backline opponent who may be causing the whole team trouble and my weapon may not be suitable for the job. Or get my special ready and use it behind the enemy team. Things I shouldn't really have to do to save the game.

[@EdgardR.]

Yeah it's absurd but he was in an absurd situation so he could have picked clams here and there and throw them back because this is the only objective where what helps you score can get shared and moved around freely by any player any time.@@MeticulousCorn

[@dean9472]

Rip I've had 32 splats and 34 splats and lost both of them. Never scored above 30 and won. :')

[@HUE_Atorias]

Ilumix my man

[@timkuhnl5460]

Larry

[@Z_34_]

I saw the kd and thought that was insane Then i noticed the score literally how

[@Dj.D25]

I notice you seemed to avoid picking up some clams on purpose. I understand not picking them up when an opponent was nearby since it would reveal your position or when it's not the right time to make a power clam yet. But I was curious why you didn't pick some up when no opponents were nearby and possibly have made a power clam near the enemy basket.

[@Astroplayz67]

This is exactly why I don’t play clams

[@shnookii2]

Luna is dead weight on the team. 😭

[@yex2presents56]

Video summary: Y'all are bad I carried (Not hating btw I enjoy the video, much love)

[@riki9517]

This happen every time to me.

[@closedchill5243]

CB is just a bad mode without communication between team mates. There is nothing a single player can do to carry. You just have to cover so much of the map with clams everywhere. I stopped playing it completely. Think they need to drop or rework the mode or make it League only.

[@Bentley-b7e]

I got 43 kills abt 6 months ago with the splattershot and lost

[@dylansuxx]

I was shook when I was your post on bsky 😭

[@rogerpuig44]

Of course it has to be Claim blitz😂

[@ciiiiiinamonbun]

I've had a game like that before. I think I got like 29 kills, and the second most on my team was 5. Nobody wanted to push up, and we ended up losing the game by 1 (I think it was rainmaker) I had to stop playing for about 2 days. That's how fustrated I got 😂

[@Jewslim18]

It's called shitty teammates.

[@gokublack2752]

Look DUDE, you may be pro, but if your teammates are braindead and don’t know what teamwork is, then it doesn’t matter how hard you tried or how much you’ve done, it’ll end in a devastating loss. BELIEVE me, bc it has happened to me more times than I can count

[@Dj.D25]

True, there were countless times my team or the other team lost because one player was clearly not doing their job or not skilled enough, such as getting splatted too often, not using their weapon properly or for some reason doing their own thing far away from the action, being at an area of the map they had no business in.

[@Cuttlefishyt]

My personal record is 32 kills It was with e-liter

[@alondra_missi]

Another reason I have changed my ENTIRE play style to be the annoying Objective hog. I purposely aim to get golds in obj and only splat when it is benefical to save the obj. Don't care about K/D. EX: I will Kamikaze myself 20 times on the tower or at the basket to win with ZERO shame. 😅

[@EJR914]

Sometimes your team mates are just trash🤷

[@Captain1455]

This whole video is. What whould happen if you carry your team? Because team not making the ball..😅

[@rinosurber7919]

How can that be? Welcome to the Splatoon life of casual gamers. They have to endure such things all the time in Ranked. As a casual player, you are usually the "filler material" of the pros. Result, you are slaughtered and have no access to the game. Improve? How, if you can't do anything about it. My opinion, ranked is only for pros and cheaters. There is no other way to explain the levels. I gave up the mode as a casual player. But I generally wonder if this is in the interest of Nintendo. Splatoon is moving more and more in the direction of CoD. Btw: unplayable today, only cheaters in ranked. Beautiful future.

[@corbinmacklin185]

[@citrus7666]

Real

[@tealias]

You lost cause it's rude to use respawn punisher and your team had 3. That's just karma 101

[@Kaheiyattsu221]

I mean splatoon isn't a skill based game. it's not how many kills you get it's getting lucky timing of when you get kills

[@red02746]

Maybe start playing objective instead of just farming kills. You know you have 2 backlines...

[@parisswain6543]

It is not your fault it is your teammates' fault sometimes your team are good, and some are bad

[@CeleryX5]

Sometimes even if you and your team are coordinated chokes can happen. All it takes is one bad move to snowball out of hand. 😬

[@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771]

Sometimes even if you are all good the other team might just be better

[@Masterpro-c3g]

first

[@gokublack2752]

I am a jack of all trades, depending on the mode, I use different weapons and my main one for tower and splatZ is the jet squelcher..? The blue long range with point marker and ink succ, I play it with the range in mind but also get in close to get some “surprise” kills, my best is A+ and almost got to S but my rtarded teammates made me lose the rank up matches and I raged so bad. Shit felt like a vein was gonna pop, and all because of the bots on my team

[@GamesAndAnimes]

This reminds me on too many games, where I could say "WTF team?!". THE reason why I stop playing this game for almost three weeks. Also this video made me think to not playing Splatoon for the rest of the year. 😐🤔 If the gameplay was not so unique and fun, I would place the Splatoon series below fighting games, my favourite genre. There did not exists the problem "team mates". One team mate would not be the problem. I even love the 2v2 challenge mode, but 3 others is too frustrating, when all of them did BS. The best thing is, after the rainmaker path video from ThatSrb2Dude, they start carry the rainmaker almost every time the wrong way.🤬