Improving in Splatoon (+ Educational Commentary w/ Slosher)

[@GUSplatoon]

These type of videos usually tank my KZbin performance so I’d appreciate you *liking* the video so it can get more exposure on KZbin!! KZbin algorithms are always tricky. But even if this video doesn’t get a lot of views, I’m glad there are still people who enjoyed it! Make sure to ask questions as well!

[@suckerfish3043]

these are my absolute favorite kind of video. awesome gameplay

[@EclipseKirby]

Anyone else often have post salt clarity? I'll have moments where I'm like "WHERE IS MY TEAM?!?!....I'm pushed too far forward, that's my fault" or "COME ON, MOVE UP!!...oh I missed a jump, I should have checked where the enemy was"

[@GUSplatoon]

100% LMAO 😂

[@Just-A-Rand0mDude522]

This video actually really helps. I always stop after I get on a losing streak and when I feel a bit mad at the game. Try to calm down and hop back on later when you feel like it. I like to try playing my guitar.

[@Kyxaz]

I truly appreciate this video! Part of the recommended learning process is to watch pro players play, but it doesn't help me much because I don't know what I am suppose to be looking for. But breakdowns like these do help a lot, because it does help figure out what I am suppose to be looking for. So I really enjoyed it : D

[@FrostMoonAster]

Thanks a ton for this Gus! My team had a LUTI match yesterday where we went 4-5 it was a really close game but I felt like my Slosher gameplay wasnt great so ill use this for practicing with Slosher and also trying to find game ques on what to do!

[@GUSplatoon]

Glad to hear!!!

[@Boomtendo4tw]

Your score doesn't really reflect whether you helped win the objective or not. I've gone 3-15 plenty of times and won cause I carried the objective. And I've had a team go all positive and lose

[@GUSplatoon]

He’s talking about LUTI set, not a SoloQ match.

[@Boomtendo4tw]

My bad. Had to look that up.

[@Friigidus]

The tips of special watching and gear to find play style will be really helpful thanks :)

[@Jackappaarel]

As someone who wants to improve the way that I think during a match, this video is awesome. I've heard a lot of flat general advice and watched plenty of matches from pro players using weapons I play (dread wringer, mainly). But trying to learn new things from those unedited replay videos without any commentary is just kinda difficult and not very fun. Seeing your moment-to-moment thought process during these games is awesome. I feel like I'm actually in the game myself, but I can pause and rewind to see how the decisions I would make compare to the ones that you do. Thanks Gus!!

[@GUSplatoon]

Glad you enjoyed it dude!!

[@jakotens]

More 👏 of 👏 this!! 👏 I have playstyle basics down, I understand the basics of positioning, but I don’t always know what my moment-to-moment decisions should be in the first place. Just posting gameplay with your thought process is the biggest help ever!!

[@Evan842Complex]

Shoutout to the Megaman Starforce 1 opening. So nostalgic

[@springtrap_66pg66]

when you have comptent teamm mates, little mistakes count less. Incomepent team mates means you have to play nearly PERFECT.

[@TorayNix]

This made me realize all the mistakes I make in match tysm!🙏

[@dalmashuch]

I am Japanese player. I am fascinated by your play.

[@Countrycoasts]

Very helpful video!! 👏👏 thank you!!

[@threeprongedfork7061]

This is so good, i feel like im going to end up watching it several times. I wouldn't mind having your commentary over the game play, even if it is just reading the text lol

[@GUSplatoon]

Of course! I just felt like audio queues were important to listen to because it’s a part of the game as well.

[@threeprongedfork7061]

@@GUSplatoon I totally agree, and I think this pattern is also much more sustainable, hopefully, because I would watch Improving 101 through 1001

[@planomania]

Ya sometimes I really am not sure what I should do moment to moment. Analysing my decision making is an important step. Maybe that's why I can't get into S+ XD

[@aratherlargerodent]

0:54 FORTY FIVE WINS???

[@electricrat8699]

Needa get back on my slosher grind agagagagaga ur videos help A LOT!!! :3333

[@Rootof-2]

Great vid! Thanks Gus!

[@NovaBlue242]

Thanks mister Gus!

[@YungNC7]

The video we needed 💯🙏

[@GUSplatoon]

Thanks dude

[@neon_quest]

Why did you say (in the beginning of the third match) you shouldn't have popped the ink strikes bc you were two down?

[@GUSplatoon]

Usually with strikes, you’re trying to do one of two things. Contest the objective and/or create an opportunity for your teammates to enter space. In that case, my strikes didn’t really do much to the objective and two of my teammates were down so they couldn’t take advantage of strikes scrambling the enemy. It worked out in the end but because I recognized my mistake. Imagine if I had just popped them & not moved. They would’ve just painted over strikes & nothing would’ve changed.

[@neon_quest]

​@@GUSplatoonI see! Thanks a lot, I'll keep that in mind when judging my own strikes from now on. Also love this kind of videos with matches and commentary (I was going to add that to my original comment but your reply was so fast! Appreciate that too.)

[@GUSplatoon]

Awesome. Glad y’all are enjoying it. Will do more!

[@DevilCat19]

Can you please do one with Tri slosher.

[@GUSplatoon]

@@DevilCat19I got you fam. More content is coming.

[@LUNESSENCEM00NS]

As a slayer, would you consider Slosher as a midline slayer or midline support? I've been thinking to learn how to use the Slosher class to further on. I use dualies as my weapon class and learning Mint atm This video helps a ton and I've been struggling hard trying to rank up because of bad matchmaking and or teammates and I become so frusterated and I tilt because of this.

[@GUSplatoon]

Slosher is a midline slayer with support tendencies. It has the aggro potential to initiate & clean up fights but has one of the best supportive specials in the game.

[@MaylestEsteli]

How do I effectively use zipcaster with slosher deco? It has one of my favorite kits in the entire game, and I've been thinking of using it alongside Sorella Brella as one of my mains.

[@GUSplatoon]

I will do a Slosher deco video during the summer.

[@Blueshadeguy]

I mained crb for a while i 4 stared but i got worse with the weapon then i realized i got bored with the weapon so i went with emperry dualies and now i got a 6 win streak

[@CATLOAFMAN]

At 2:31 you mention that this is a "weird spot" and I would like to ask how can you tell this is it just general weapon experience telling you that that is a bad position?

[@GUSplatoon]

Surrounded by enemy ink & bombs were being thrown my way. That made me feel awkward.

[@CATLOAFMAN]

@@GUSplatoon ah that makes sense

[@KNGDDDE]

I recently got into s+0. Im purely a solo queue casual. Any advice? Currently from wat ive seen, S ranks have players that have achieved pretty gud mecanical skills and generally understand that the game is won and lost over coordination. But they struggle to get optimum engagement in team coordinated attavks, if anyone engages eith the special/play at all, IF anyone can make one. So it feels like, a whole bunch of ppl as gud or better than me, but each players is on a different program. This, and matchmaking screwing you over. Why can inkbrush, carbon, and blobber get denied a charger while being pitted against hydra, elitre, splatrifle, and rapid... Is beyooond me 💀😭😂

[@xDominionYT]

your name is gu sing se?

[@GUSplatoon]

There are only Sloshers in Gu Sing Se.

[@Boomtendo4tw]

Passive and unaware players is the main issue. So many ppl refuse to go. Beyond mid point. They will watched you die or use you as a human and hope they can get the splat after. Or they ignore the objective and go way out of position only focusing on getting splats and making it more difficult for the player that is playing objective. Your score doesn't reflect whether you really helped win the game but so many are super focused on making sure that kd looks good at the end. I have lots of games I have gone well into negative and won cause I played objective better than the other team