Stop Jumping Off Ledges!

[@SALTYTOAD00]

Also, if you walk off a ledge, your weapon's accuracy doesn't decrease, which is huge for Blasters.

[@takorokawindcrusher]

and rollers. It still counts as the ground state so you can do a midair horizontal flick

[@ddnava96]

What people don't realize is that it's JUMP rng, not AIR rng The decrease in accuracy only happens when you jump and its duration is fixed, tho usually canceled early by landing on the ground. If you jump off a really high pkatform you'll notice you start regaining your accuracy after the peak of your jump, and after about 1-1.5 seconds you have perfect accuracy again even before landing below

[@ShadamAran]

Also counts for dropping thru grates in squid form, or should I say dripping?

[@froinky]

Counter-argument. If I jump off instead of swim off I can make a bigger ploop sound when I land. :^)

[@chicknturtle]

ploop

[@notsonuclear]

ploop

[@thediamondpickgaming9970]

ploop

[@Magic_Mango]

ploop

[@WallKitty]

ploop

[@delta_power3049]

Only real Splatoon fans know the fun of dodge rolling down Moray Towers.

[@deewompost2470]

Spashdown minus the Splash

[@AntichristsPlusOne]

REAAAALL

[@DJkrazyHarold]

FR WHY IS IT NOT IN SPLATOON 3 MORAY TOWERS WAS MA FAVORITE STAGE (and ancho V-games as a runner up which is also not there)

[@M4VEN]

yesss ;-; i loved jumping off the top of that map lol

[@nathanmacdonald224]

Dualie dodge roll lets you fall off a ledge tremendously fast! Super good at catching an opponent off guard if your above them

[@Aryslan2000]

This was just occurring to me as to why I keep getting nailed by chargers mid air.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Nice argument, however me like squid rolling off things because it makes my brain go wheeeeeeeee

[@chunkymonkey7983]

That's what I do too lol

[@SquidSchool]

Valid

[@OlmiOP]

Me when I'm a roller player and need to vertical flick to reach someone but running off the ledge would give me a horizontal flick instead

[@Sungel8]

😢

[@peanut3438]

spammy brush x jumping not only off ledges but also while attacking, swimming, inking, and fleeing in a panic: i need to break a few habits

[@Gayboythenormalboy1686]

I am a splatana main and I have a crippling addiction to jumping onto my opponent to get the one shot

[@Shellybean9105]

And here I thought jumping down the ramps in the Splatsville Plaza was helping me get around faster! Thanks Gem!

[@lilharm]

Sqiffer players: “I like your funny words magic man”

[@Suuup_w]

I’ve actually lost a game of rainmaker because I jumped off the top left side onto the pedestal and got splatted at 1 in overtime which lost us the game because the other team had gotten to 1 on their push so it set our points back to 2. I could’ve just swam off the edge and still made the pedestal while avoiding shots because the the smaller hurt box while in squid form.

[@peanut3438]

That’s tragic ;-;

[@moofaslappy4234]

If you use Dualies you can fall much faster if you dodge roll.

[@SquidSchool]

You do fall faster but also remember you'll have recovery frames to deal with on landing. Rolling is fast burst movement but in the long run it's slower than swimming

[@moofaslappy4234]

@@SquidSchool but what about dualie Squelchers! You can still move with them unlike others.

[@SylvieYawn700]

It depends on the dualie you’re using, how far the drop is, and what you’ll want to do after reaching the ground. If you just want to keep swimming, then dodge rolling is only faster if it’s a large drop and you’re using a dualie with very low end lag.

[@cryolitegem]

Dualie mains: look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

[@Ganzo_ed]

If you have duelies on, dodge roll off the ledge to make Isaac Neuton rethink how gravity works

[@RedLuminous]

The irony is sniping someone midair is probably easier than hitting a swimming target, but it feels cooler and more skillful.

[@greensnicksalt]

A tip for brushes: when your running with your brush go into swim form before falling off and you will get the speed from the squid instead of just normal running speed

[@Gatchu137]

I think it's natural to want to jump off by default, because the assumption is that there'd be fall acceleration. By jumping before you reach the ledge, you could already be accelerating downwards by the time you've gone over the ledge. But in reality, there's not really any fall acceleration in Splatoon, so it's a great habit to break.

[@Splat56]

Squiffer players (me) when they realize jumping isn’t always good. 🤯

[@undefinederror40404]

The amount of times I've gotten got in turf wars because I jumped in squidperson form from a ledge... to be fair when I did I was usually surrounded by enemy ink, which really limited my options. Because if I had been given other options, I would have jumped in swim form and gotten splatted that way.

[@melody3741]

If you fall and transform you seem to hit the ground faster but I could be imagining it

[@melody3741]

Qlso dodge rolling makes you go down REALLY fast if you plan already to shoot once down there

[@PikKraken8]

This opposes the muscle memory of literally all platformer players.

[@alpha_0277]

Nintendo should add a jump speed up gear ability, with it you jump faster, stay in the air longer if you hold b and fall faster if you don't, with one sub you would have more mobility in the air, that stat won't change that much with more gear, but jump time and speed will go up

[@whobeme10]

i promise im falling off not jumping off

[@Im_leaving]

Yeah but it just feels more natural because I do it in real life. I don't want my inkling to get hurt...

[@SquidSchool]

No fall damage in this game, they're just going WHEEEEEE the whole way down

[@fernandobignardi6716]

So this confirms my theory about a south park character being a pro Splatoon player. Butter´s father keeps telling his son that he is grounded almost every episode

[@edfreak9001]

"Wow Butters how come you're such a good shot in Splatoon??" "Oh that's easy guys, y'know how your aim gets all messy when you jump? Well my dad always grounds me so, I never have to worry about that!"

[@SquidSchool]

He won't be a pro Splatoon player for long now that Hello Kitty Island Adventure just got announced for Switch

[@TheBoodercg]

Dualie players don’t even think about this funnily. Gravity isn’t a thing with dodge rolls. They get extra time to decide if the wanna fight when they drop, or swim away since that time mid-air is negated.

[@arcdj]

I did realize this playing Moray in s1, but jumping is more fun :3 :3 :3 :3

[@TheRythimMan]

This is true but honestly jumping off its way cooler looking (up until the point I get splatted in midair).

[@BlahajGoesNom]

This reminds me of league of legends and gun games, for league it's aim the feet and gun games aim the head because league is a 3D game and aiming the head makes you miss. So for this video, it's about don't jump unless you have too, being on the ground thats inked helps you recharge ink and it's movement which is what you should be focused on, jumping basically makes you a sitting duck

[@TorayNix]

Squiffer players: *umm* *actually…*

[@SnaksiXD]

What about a tiny chasm with a floor at the bottom? Is it better to jump onto the wall or to fall down and then start swimming up at full speed from the get go

[@xraenon1664]

The sluggish air physics is one of my few complaints about Splatoon’s movement system. I’m okay with the lack of air acceleration, but I wish there was a little bit more momentum preservation. It just feels weird to kill all hit speed when swimming if your hit the jump button.

[@platonic_polyhedra]

style points

[@sunayama4650]

Au contraire! We jump off ledges to be D R A M A T I C ! Sally forth! Joking aside, good advice. This is why I practice ledge canceling endlessly.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

Are there any ledges of note where it makes sense to jump for clearing an obstacle?

[@Banana97286]

Museum is definitely a map where you need to jump to get to the enemies side

[@kowa7721]

What about squid rolling off of ledges?

[@mythlessrwf]

Anyone else a part of the Squidroll Ledgedrop Gang?

[@Sanitized-Agent-8]

I take air

[@ShurikanBlade]

But Gem, im a roller main. There is a benefit to jumping for me

[@lavadabomb]

Isn't jumping with dualies then dodge roll/dive faster than swimming off?

[@SquidSchool]

Dont jump off! Swim off and then do that

[@SquidSchool]

There may be some use cases for getting a look below you before you commit to dodge rolling but it's definitely slower, and committing to dodge rolls can be risky if you don't know exactly what you want to do next. Remember that dodge rolling means you'll spend a while getting out of recovery frames, so you'll fall faster but you'll still move pretty slow once you get to the ground

[@Thetruthtalks13]

Nice 👍

[@rbarua3368]

I wonder if the Splatoon developers made air movement slower to encourage more ground movement and swimming. Movement speed between ground and air isn’t as polarized in some other shooters.

[@harmless9336]

"Part of movement optimization is staying as grounded as possible" Yeah rng users [blasters] stop complaining about jump rng and just stay grounded. (Yes this is taking it out of context)

[@Evil_Electric_Embers]

In turf, you get more time to paint your base. But this is for comp