Top 10 Mistakes when Improving at Splatoon 3

[@klausd.6285]

That last bit is something that I always ignore. Bloblobber main and I hear from so many content creators on how trash it is or if it is a tip on how to use it. I’m super aggressive when I play it and don’t normal stay far back like so many others do. I skirmish with it. A lot. I feel I do well, though there are games when I royally mess up because people don’t follow up when I start a fight because I’m a Bloblobber. I have a massively bad habit of forgetting people think we play passively and stand in the back throwing blobs that I will move out of position. Something I know I need to work on. As for the question of, then why don’t you play a weapon for that role, I just like the Bloblobber. I think the idea of dying to bubbles is funny. Even have killed people using the sprinkler, which really mad one person mad and always made a b line for me every time they saw me for the rest of the match after dying to the sprinkler. xD

[@dransnake]

Oh my gosh YES! I love the Bloblobber so much and it's hella fun to play aggressively with. I've decided my job as a bloblobber main is to be as annoying as possible. Whether that's playing passively by shooting from the backlines or pushing far into the enemy territory just to distract them. Heck one time I got #1 home base inker and #1 enemy territory inker on the same match from being such a menace. Honestly I've started really loving tower control, because I get to be even more of a menace. I camp out on the tower with my sprinkler going, and then I just chuck my bubbles EVERYWHERE. The one thing that can really stop me is a freaking deadly charger

[@niko2924]

i mean. its cool u like blob. but this is about getting better at the game, not casual play. and if you purposefully chose a weapon that isnt in the meta or competes for the meta, you arent looking to improve or do anything besides casual play. i dont really understand your "yes but i play blob" thing here. you can enjoy a weapon, but dont go looking for people to say you arent making a mistake when applying this to comp

[@Nokyyyyy]

I love playing the blob (agressively) too and I think it's very good in places you don't have a lot of room to dodge

[@hodstrat3722]

yeah bloblobber is my favorite weapon despite all the stigmas it got through its entire lifespan, either by casual and mid level players, or content creators. It has the best potential in rainmaker, but small great niches in other rank modes too. Playing this weapon alot taught me to not listen to the popular opinions most of the time

[@genesisgreen3458]

as a bathtub main #relatable. lol

[@alexk8792]

I can never find the patience to watch replays of past battles. Plus, I have a short attention span.

[@mrlag3886]

That honestly makes sense but if you’re really trying to improve and want to use replays but don’t have time or patience odds are you might be able to find someone to help you do that

[@alexk8792]

@@mrlag3886 Not only that, but I kinda have a habit of treating my W/L ratio in Turf War as a measure of self-image, like if I'm on a losing streak and I have more L's than W's, it marks me as an absolute loser. Then there's the fact that I never played the previous two games in the series. Splatoon 3 is my first Splatoon game.

[@Chocomint_Queen]

@@alexk8792 That kinda mindset can only destroy you, man. It's a multiplayer game; the ultimate goal of matchmaking is to find the level where your W/L at 50/50, so you're gonna have streaks almost every day. It might help to instead think of what's going on behind the scenes: if you're on a losing streak, it could be, at least in part, because you were winning so well the game needed to match you against stronger enemies. It's a sign you're improving. Otherwise, if you're not gonna watch replays, at least try to watch what your opponents are doing; whenever you die, spend your respawn time thinking about how they got you and how you could've positioned different

[@FusionSplatoon]

Try watching from the winning team's POV - gives you a clear picture of what specifically they did, and how you play appears to enemies

[@mrlag3886]

@@alexk8792 I see and as someone else said that isn’t a good mentality to have honestly like you’re not gonna win them all that’s ok and sometimes you’re in a slump that’s ok too but when it comes to replays and not having time/patience to do so if you have somewhere to be contacted at other then yt that’s great bc I can do that if you’d like (obviously I will do it around school and such but yk)

[@hikaru9624]

Here's me a casual player watching these very informative videos to try and learn things knowing full well it takes time, practice and many, many mistakes to fully learn the thing.

[@aeroon9991]

"Don't use sub weapons outside of combat." May I introduce you to my little friend, the Ink Mine?

[@thelostmessenger]

I definitely have a bad habit of not painting efficiently with my Splat Roller. I walk over the ink that comes out when I start to roll and I always irk when I think about it. I have now started to splatter more often rather than roll due to this.

[@wizdoodle]

Painting while rolling is actually less efficient in general!

[@AGuy-vq9qp]

Shooting while jumping is really important. It's more mobility and portable high ground. There's a reason intensify action up is important.

[@FusionSplatoon]

There are certainly good reasons to jump, like hitting high ground, slightly farther, or mixing people up! It's mostly important to not just stand still and jump, or to have a purpose when doing it!

[@SlimeyPlayzOSE]

i havent commented on a youtube video in a long time, but felt the need to now: i really like how you said to not trust content creators due to bias. this isnt something i see a lot on youtube, or other media, but its a really important lesson. credits to you for championing the scientific method and fighting bias to stay objective, despite possibly putting yourself in a bad light. also really good tips. i will try to implement some of these in my gameplay. cheers from a fellow splatana player

[@deliwtz]

The over focusing on gear part is where his whole argument falls apart. He describes the gear perks as if they’re abilities meant for 1v1s instead of of complementing your play style. You SHOULD over focus on gear if you know exactly how you play and what your weapon demands of you. Telling people that gear doesn’t mean much and playing without certain abilities teaches you more is just straight up bad advice

[@lilharm]

add onto the first one it’s slightly safer to jump to the front as a dualies, because you can roll out of fire quickly (not as much people with drop roller since it just one roll), but smarter players may see that there’s a dualies on the opponent’s team and time a bomb so it explodes on you, so it gets less and less viable the better you, and subsequently your opponents, get

[@lilharm]

It always feels good to roll just out of a charger’s fire, or just teleporting behind someone standing right on your drop spot

[@BerylliumPants]

Or if you have the drop roller ability

[@lilharm]

@@BerylliumPants I… did point out that drop roller isn’t as good as a multi-roll right?

[@floonmeeple2371]

Dont do this. The beginning clip is a perfect example with the person having Drop Roller still dying. Just DONT jump if its risky.

[@lilharm]

@@floonmeeple2371 I said slightly, obviously you don’t want to jump into an active fight, I’m just saying it’s safer for someone who can dodge out of the way of people waiting for you than it’d be for any other weapon

[@jgn]

can't help stopping jumping, I exclusively play squiffer

[@FusionSplatoon]

Squiffers get a pass bc they can charge midair and don't have rng! They still need to be a bit careful tho ;)

[@mysryuza]

One of things I try to keep in mind is check my back and my sides because I tend to get jumped that way. I try to super jump close to the middle but not quite but just near the base if not successful. Don’t stay in one spot (unless you’re splatting) and use dodge rolls if things get a little dicey or if you found a way to escape. Learn how to find or make escape routes for the same purpose. You can use Salmon Runs as practice. It’s okay to help another player if they’re alone since two players can splat super easily. This is just based on my experience and may not work for others.

[@poketam4461]

Lots of rlly good advice! Ur script is nicely paced, clear, and informative. Thank you!

[@zylerisafool]

A lot of these tips are definitely helpful for people looking to improve at the game- I have a lot of experience in this game myself and most of this I technically know, but this still helped me because sometimes I just need to be reminded of some things. One thing, though. The second thing about jumping while fighting is just... not really true? Yes, some weapons should not be jumping in fights because of their jump rng, but that's almost entirely a problem with shooters other than splash, but shooters have way better mobility than any other class in the game other than maybe inkbrush, and often times their fire rate makes up for the bad rng anyway. Still, shooters don't necessarily need to jump much because, as I said, they have good mobility regardless, but I don't really think the threat of bombs is a particularly huge one. Weapons most hurt by bomb spam, grounded or jumping, do not have time to move out of the way if they begin an attack at a bad time either way. Weapons like explo and range NEED to be able to jump while fighting because they have horrible endlag and if they don't jump, they'll just be stuck there for like a second after firing. That's why the nerfs to range in splat 2 hit it so hard. Jumping gives weapons more range, and weapons other than shooters and splatlings don't usually have any ground or jump rng. Of course blasters exist, but they just run a lot of intensify action to make up for this. That's also another thing, although very minor, that I would like to mention- yes, gear isn't everything, but some weapons are extremely gear dependent. While you CAN play a weapon well with the shittiest gear in the world, machine without LDE is not all that great, and range without intensify action just turns it into the garbage fire it was in Splat 2, except now it doesn't have the grim kit to carry it. Overall though, to give this a bit more of a positive note, I do think this video had mostly really good points! I don't hear people talking much about how the objective should actually be pushed and how you can avoid feeding. The point about sharking when people have literally already seen you, or when it's an obvious spot is, to me, a pretty important one, since most people afaik want to play slayers and those are the people who are most likely to fall into that habit.

[@Taifune81]

That point about not just taking all the advice is helpful because honestly there's both a lot of advice floating around and a lot of non advice (ie "just play more") that it's easy for me to let it get to my head

[@blackcatkit]

this is a really good and informative video! risk of rain music +rep

[@martenthornberg275]

Good points. I agree one shouldn’t obsess over gear but I also think that for some weapons gear abilities makes a big difference. For example, if you don’t use ink saver on dualie squelchers you’ll always run out of ink in the middle of fights. (Maybe because they - or I - suck, but the abilities still makes a big difference).

[@Spelllboundmiyuki]

This video is rlly good, the jumping tip rlly helps me as an aggressive ink brush main (i literally built my gear to be more aggressive then painting, i i only use that gear if i really need to to keep my anarchy series going)

[@ashtongiertz8728]

2:29 I once sharked a team by sneaking all the way up to their spawn; ink up the turf in short bursts before diving and making sure no enies are spawning, and wjem they do spawn move right up to the ledge with Ninja Squid amd splat em while their back is turned.

[@vicke7398]

This is one of the few splatoon vids that actually helped me improve my game tysm!

[@pickle3346]

Although I’m not maining a weapon, going back to the last replay where I used the L-3 was actually really helpful as I learned that I play very head on and I usually tended to focus on one person at a time making me weak to side attacks from a second player

[@TAitrTactx]

Appreciate the video you said some good things that I need to do here for Tower control I always run straight up to the tower and I keep getting killed you help me better understand what the team should be doing first clearing a path and being aware of the enemy

[@bluebaron6811]

I have this habit of always trying to spam the Bamboozler, when I should really be a bit more patient and wait ¼ of a second for it to charge.

[@jahiemjames9129]

I actually like this video. It covers a lot of points that newer people wouldn’t understand. The only one I slightly disagree with is the gear cause for some weapons the gear does unlock the playstyle like jr for double bomb or most slayers having nj otherwise the performance of the weapon is worse

[@everlee6274]

I got a mistake SQUDBAGING IN FRONT OF A SNIPER(or in general).

[@JacobFaulk]

I've been dying to bombs a lot recently, and I've never thought that it might be because I'm jumping too much (I main Splash, so). Thanks for the tip, I'll be looking out for that now!

[@Heeeeenata]

This was very helpful. I’m glad I found it. Probably the most helpful thus far. Love how you said streamers don’t know everything! Thanks for that transparency! You’re amazing. Thank you for making this video. ❤🎉😊

[@lunarkomet]

This is my curse: I already know these things all too well but I still get bodied... skill issue

[@notsludgebomb134]

i have to rewatch this video every week or so because I feel like there's always one or two things here I take to heart and then I kind of forget the rest lol

[@demityrant1784]

HA, you're just tryna get us to stop using ninja squid so you can see us. Nice try, pal. Keep 'em guessin', boys.

[@briankim1098]

When you talked about jumping while fighting the enemy, I learned something else: use bombs when enemies jump 😁

[@mutedmutiny9542]

This is a good list but there’s one big one that I think can trip up new players and was an issue for me for awhile - not healing up when you’ve taken damage. Since you don’t have a health meter it can seem like damage isn’t even a part of the game, but it is, it’s just communicated to the player through the vignette on the screen, so the more damage you take the more the vignette gets clouded and harder to see. When this happens you need to stop fighting and go into your ink to heal up before you start fighting again, or just super jump out.

[@chillsgaming1900]

Saw your splash tag on twitter. Absolutely hilarious. My biggest mistake is not reviewing replays enough. I feel like I need to get more matches in so I forget to do it.

[@shoelace24]

Great video + RoR2 music = peak

[@CephalonBread]

thank you for giving good advice without making me feel like an idiot!

[@roland72777]

After leaving Splatoon 3 years ago, I decided to come back because Splatoon 3 got released. I lost the majority of my past skills, on the first day I was doing all of these Realized my techniques did not work, so I fixed them myself (Especially the inking part). it's been a week now and already learning a lot from my mistakes So now I'm basically re-learning However I have a question about sub weapon usage (I main splash bombs), I use them when the enemy team is grouped in the same area, can do double kill to wipeout Is that a good technique or am I just annoying

[@FusionSplatoon]

Yeah of course! It's great whenever enemies are around, just be sure it's worth how much ink you're putting into it.

[@TAitrTactx]

I'd like to get A coach to if people do that? I've heard videos talk about people having coaches. Where could I find someone like that? Maybe a Facebook splatoon group, or discord?

[@d-jams]

As a Tri Stringer Main it's super hard to really know when you push, so I always try to be behind my team never in front and if I see a teammate in battle I try my best to help them Toxic Mist the area behind or in front of them if I can so they have to engage the person they are fighting while I provide cover fire the opposite way or try to direct shoot them. I also play .52 gal in a similar way but I'm way more confrontational as I'll help push more but I use my Splash walls to have a back up option for people who rush in but need a quick getaway I'm the type of player who supports the heck out of my teammates, so I play weapons that balance my style well. I have picked up splash and I play similarly but that weapon is so good as pretty much anything it's not hard to get over 10 kills just by supporting. Splash isn't really a support weapon I'd say but Crab Tank makes it have the ability to so I use it like a Tri Stringer, and use lob shots to get an idea of the area if someone were to flee, but using the turret is also just good if you need a direct kill. (Also rolling with the crab tank isn't a bad idea, if you need to move or protect yourself it's better off losing the second or so not fighting then to die, and lose your position.)

[@Morifumbledzahhbag]

honestly, I've made every mistake listed 😭😭

[@minasegazi4000]

As a back line, i need to work on when i advance. oftain ill wait too long. I'm also working on flexing the use of my weapon, as Ill que up and for some reason or another, my team ends up being like 3 back liners. This games I work on surviving bad situations as someones gotta move up. Sometime the really bad games help us have the really good ones. bombs and blasters are a menace to my existence, but im getting better at dueling them every time. Plus its hilarious as blasters don't expect the tri stringer to get up in there face when they flank them, the panic gets real.

[@rbjohnson]

Now I really want to play ROR2!

[@Yo_Its_Sid]

What about the jump doge one? It will make you do a doge roll if you squid jump and you walk in a direction.

[@EvanMcLaren]

Good tips. Thanks!

[@Dethneko]

I could be super jumping to Australia, with the closest enemy ink being in Istanbul, and I'll still get instantly splatted the second I land. It's never as clear as it looks. Even when I think I know the map and I think I'm going to land behind a wall, I either end up on tip or in front of it, or the enemy has flanked in the two seconds the super jump takes to execute and I'm landing on a bomb or roller (mind you, again, there was no enemy ink in the same post code as the targeted landing zone two seconds prior). My worse super jump, however, was my own fault, ended up landing on the edge and drop rolling right off the map. As infuriating as it was hilarious.

[@yourlocalcorrectidiot927]

6:31 what if I pick my gear out of FASHION

[@MF_PORKy]

This b roll footage just makes me wanna main blaster all over again

[@vincentprigge]

Regarding that dropping early part, I just fall down cus I'm an idiot. I play Hydra by the way, so down there isn't a great place to be...

[@catoi6324]

Honest to god I thought I was hallucinating the RoR2 music for a hot minute

[@KERROMEO]

I like most of these, but some of them don’t really make much sense. I know this was made a year ago so maybe things have changed but I would like to point out some things that won’t help. “Jumping while fighting”- jumping while fighting can actually be good, WITH THE RIGHT GEAR ABILITIES. I’m decked out in gear with mostly “intensify action,” so my aim while jumping is actually pretty good. I agree that you shouldn’t always be jumping, but it can make it harder for players to hit you, especially if the opponent has a charger. I don’t die to bombs often, maybe about once every 10 rounds I’ll die to a bomb but for the most part, I don’t. “Overfocusing on gear”- this directly ties in to my last point, abilities if stacked can actually be extremely useful. As stated earlier, all my most used gear atm is 5 stars with 3 “intensify action” chunks in the secondary section of the hat and the shirt I wear. It honestly helps so much with battles, instead of taking like 3 seconds to fully charge a squid surge it takes about half of a second. Not to mention how it makes it easier with dodging bombs (biggest issue when jumping) due to the fact that it also makes squid rolls easier. Fun fact: if you squid roll right when a bomb explodes and you’re in range, the shied from it will protect you no matter the bomb (even suction, I’m pretty sure)

[@Sirinxbella]

5:56 Also idiotic advice in general, some gear effects do matter a lot. Ink resistance, bomb defense and intensify action to just name a few. Especially intensify action when you main a blaster. Just 1 subslot decreases jump rng by a lot.

[@demityrant1784]

I'll have to double this. No run speed on a Hydra? Have fun dying to splat bombs and enemy special more.

[@Wallis_2001]

I definitely agree that gear matters, but I think his point is, if you're *new* to the game, it's best to focus on the basics FIRST and then focus on gear. Abilities can be overwhelming if you're still figuring out stuff like movement and aiming, especially since your playstyle isn't developed yet

[@luovalola6022]

is there a way to manage not being able to get away from bombs because you're jumping while playing the flingza roller? that weapon is build around jumping since its horizontal flick is. kinda pathetic tbh. but i have trouble with bombs all the time :(

[@eeveemaster243]

Bro really had one too many games with players having skill issues and decided to make a guide to educate the general population lmao based af

[@Sirinxbella]

1:23 This is idiotic advice for Blaster mains. Not jumping will get you killed more often then jumping for every shot.

[@sawsandra_]

Pretty good, I made mistakes on Splatoon 3, like anger(rage), bad squid jumps, and my aim. So once Season 2 is here, hope theirs new content also.

[@anotherxd5384]

these are literally just a list of things my teammates do that stop me from getting past A rank

[@Dasky14]

Honestly, the only weapons where I think gear really does matter, is splatlings, and especially the Hydra. Having AT LEAST 2 mains of run speed is a must. Other splatlings might manage, but the hydra paints so horribly that the run speed is practically mandatory for just moving around the map. On top of that it really helps peek corners when charged up.

[@demityrant1784]

Well a main is worth 10 and each small is worth 3. So for my Hydra, I use Respawn Punisher (and this is VERY effective as the weapon can constantly print multiple kills from a safe distance, especially on Tower), and Object Shredder to erase enemy bubble shields and crab tanks with brute force. This leaves one main slot (the head gear), which I leave as run speed, then just a rockenberg top so it auto-produces run speed minis. It gets 3 of those and I'm set. Current set up is: -Head: Run speed Main with 3 Ink Saver Mains (this helps a lot on Hagglefish where that top tent part with no way to get ink back but still able to output damage, then use the B. Bomb you've gotten from painting to push offense while refilling ink.) -Torso: Respawn Punisher with 3 run speed (I use the Rocken Biker jacket to produce run speed without tickets) -Shoes: Object Shredder with 2 special charge and another Ink Saver main With it I have a lot of killing power, while still imitating a blue hedgehog. TL;DR The main slots may be taking up space for unique skills like Shredder and Punisher, which shine on a high-powered backline kill factory like Hydra, so you can use the minis to get the same effect without sacrificing your main slots.

[@Aquatix2781]

"Overfocusing on Gear" is something I disagree with. As a Glooga main, People complain about Glooga's horrible RNG, and Ink consumption. Although it's true, by adding intensify action and some Ink Saver Main. It makes a huge difference even though it isn't much.

[@nategthepigeonlord2683]

I was not expecting ROR2 music to play when watching a splatoon video

[@Velos3]

You can just let the specific teammate know that you want to super jump to him so he can make make you land safely

[@makeitraynex3875]

What if ur in a random match with no vc

[@Velos3]

@@makeitraynex3875 What do you mean? I'm not talking about vc. Just keep mashing A on the map in the respawn time on a teammate you want to jump to. On his screen an arrow shows up next to him and informs him visually and acoustically that you are mashing in order to jump to him. I mean this is how it's always been

[@Nokyyyyy]

Hate being biased is 200% true As a brush main I hate splatlings and aerosprays

[@JazyyWazyy]

thank you

[@blacksmith3472]

Nice Stuff!

[@thepotato1178]

my whole team getting wiped out by an octobrush

[@isprismreal]

Risk of rain 2 music I hear?

[@JohnSmith-wv5km]

6:44 devvy jumpscare

[@Snowy167]

Do not ➡️ the squid Oh I think I will ➡️ the squid

[@buildermonkey2229]

Using your sub weapon too much was a problem? I think I haven't been using it enough.

[@Lostbreva]

What's the best way to break the jumping habit?

[@FusionSplatoon]

I would try holding the controller slightly differently for a bit, like with your thumb just resting instead of on the button. I think Splatlings also help train you well to stay on the ground if you want to try those out!

[@Lostbreva]

@@FusionSplatoon thank you I will try that

[@demityrant1784]

Funny he says that, as I started as a splatling and never developed this jumping habit I keep hearing about. Splatlings have zero reason to do it, so yeah solid advice.

[@bluebaron6811]

I don't have the jumping habit (I main Heavy Splatling, so I can't really jump at all.)

[@quaggy8757]

w risk of rain 2 music taste

[@ethanshow_8369]

“Hey.” yo what’s up man

[@InfinFox]

Nice video :)

[@mitsuriluvhamochi]

*laughs in drop roller*

[@nobodynowhere000]

Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely keep this is mind. I am an absolute beginner to Splatoon and shooter games in general, so I have been struggling a bit, especially in Anarchy Battles. Hope you have a great day (❁´◡`❁)

[@goredoggy]

i am not watching full replays. i don't care to study SPLATOON 💀

[@demijr6954]

but how do i aimmmmm

[@klemontyme]

Why don't people just yk, stop super jump camping? Idk just an idea 🤷‍♀️

[@MeleeStudios6]

LOVE THE tips man! Subbing! I'm really enjoying getting to know more people like you in the Splatoon community! I'm a total Splatoon noob, if you can would you check my review? I love to hear what more Veteran players think about it.

[@Iconic180]

ProChara wannabe Im jk but good points

[@DR.DisInfect]

Wtf

[@TheGrant2294]

My guy really looked at the ugliest hairstyle in the game and was like “I was chosen for this”