Why S-Blast DIDN'T Live Up To The Hype

[@Metacred]

When he said the dread kit demotivated him, i think he ment it

[@A-Dasher]

The hell does that mean

[@wolfyspl]

Yeah

[@Drdoomglazer947]

lil bro really got depression from a weapon kit LOL

[@wolfyspl]

Imagine dreads third kit (if it ever happens) gets stamp mist

[@ProChara]

This was scripted far b4 the Dread kit

[@lemonquacklol]

The idea of Sblast being able to snipe at jet range sounds TERRIFYING. Sign me up

[@Grevgy]

It lived up to the hype in salmon run

[@fleromor]

Yeah that weapon is the best blaster pick in SR

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Too bad they just dipped on making it's scope anything more than just aesthetic.

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

@@gameyfirebro9645 Why would you want it to zoom in like the scope chargers? Forcibly cutting off all of your peripheral vision is entirely a downside if the zoom isn't doing anything useful, and the S-blast can't hit things nearly as far away as a splat charger or E-Liter.

[@ClancyTwoThirtyEight]

Despite it being niche in PvP, I think it’s one of the best Blasters in Salmon Run. Unlike Range Blaster, a long range direct shot with S-Blast is a guaranteed one-shot against Steelheads, but the jumpshots give it the best of both worlds as a medium-long range boss slayer as well as a versatile, close-range ad clearer. I guarantee anyone who knows how to use S-Blast effectively can attest to this in Salmon Run specifically.

[@gelato345]

It is astonishing how impactful 300 damage is, not just for Steelheads but also for 2-shotting Scrappers, 3-shotting Drizzlers, and just being a bigger number to follow up on. S-Blast my beloved

[@kidcat3000]

My absolute favorite weapon to play in Salmon Run. (Besides the grizzco ones ofc)

[@penguinflames707]

@@gelato345don’t forget the jump shot for a huge radius to clear out lesser salmonids. The weapon is a beast in salmon run, arguably stronger than some of the weaker grizzco weapons

[@whit7899]

For real, I play this every time it's in rotation (like right now!)

[@SnekLadyRobin0977]

Don't forget that the long range blasts also give it a good ink trail to travel with, and the short range gives it a big blast to paint walls with. It's truly the Swiss army knife of blasters, versatile and strong in so many situations

[@iandanielo]

SNES music on a SNES themed weapon, very clever...

[@batmanbud2]

Fzero, no less (the best SNES soundtrack, easily)

[@matthewisguy7336]

@@batmanbud2 Dang…

[@TGCPhilip]

Dread has made Chara choose violence

[@flynnmaxwell4089]

Fr

[@strawberry8188YT]

5:57 the s-blast actually giving food to a table is the best thing I've ever seen

[@MattisticStatistic]

this weapon just flat out disappeared, even in casual gameplay

[@diegoreckholder945]

sounds like you have not played against me 🤣 I use it all the time

[@DiegoG2004]

It did not have a kit. And then it got the best kit after having been forgotten. Long range mode having a very tiny explosion hurts it in doing Burst Bomb combos too.

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

ive been using both 91 and 92 since they both came out and its probably the weapon thats stuck with me the most despite not really liking blasters too much, while nobody uses it anymore i will always be one of s blast’s strongest soldiers and will stick with it to the very end

[@coffeebeam2399]

Very glad to see another fellow S-Blast enjoyer. In Soloq I barely see any S-Blasts

[@Ima_lil_Man]

Same man. I’ve actually gotten really good at it

[@diegoreckholder945]

me too. I didn't try 92 that much, because I had never mained a blaster. But when 91 cane out, oh boy, I found my weapon!

[@OctoDevil8]

I love S-blast too and I don't want to play anything else

[@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle]

I've encountered 1 S-Blast user and they were really insanely nice. I saw them just.... Standing in front of an ink vac unable to do anything and I managed to slip behind and splat them for them. Booyah'd to me and we went on a spree getting double kills "saving eachother" as an inkbrush/S-blast duo. Love you guys

[@niksooxyz]

While it definitely fell off competitive-wise, it's kinda ridiculous and really fun in salmon run! Literally the weekend it came out, I got up to 720 EVP on jammin salmon junction because the 150 indirect damage and 300 direct damage was so strong and fun to use

[@ouh.my_]

The things that would be the most important ones of each firing mode (Long: Big Aoe, Short: Speed) are S-Blast‘s biggest weaknesses

[@hankyhall]

Ever since it came out, something between me and the S-Blast clicked, and I've been practicing with it ever since. I gotta say, it's really fun to use, and I was never really interested in blasters before so with this weapon being so enjoyable for me was an unexpected surprise. I do hope it sees some buffs in the future, I think the limitations might be holding me back a bit (although i haven't played too much splatoon lately so I haven't had the chance to practice with it regularly).

[@MinunRobotnik4]

Why S-Blast is worth it: It's so freakin' fun. Like oh my god, whoever made this thing can cook.

[@Cephalorock]

Love seeing the skill ceiling/floor comparison in a graphic way, fav part of the video

[@-bemyvalentine-]

It's a bit of a shame to not see this weapon on higher level play and I get why, but as someone who considers herself to be a low-mid level player it's a very fun weapon to play and I don't mind its weaknesses too much. I really love the idea of buffing its range, sniping with a blaster sounds like something right up my alley and I'd adore to try that.

[@CATLOAFMAN]

Love the music choices for this one

[@JMHenry]

Love S-Blast, it's the most fun weapon I've played so far. I hope some future patch really addresses the problems with it, especially the long range radius

[@andreworders7305]

0:23 and it has the American SNES colors

[@Club_Weeg]

Shoutout to some of the silly edits Oily did for this video there's some golden ones in this but my favorite is "whatever" pose Chara holding two halves of S-blast.

[@CoolBeanSoup]

I just wish that the SBlast would fire a bit faster.

[@RicketyGriffith]

As a range blaster main I have to say I still use it for turf war because having a booyah bomb to throw at the end of the match can make a much bigger difference at the end compared to a wave breaker giving the map no ink at all, also using burst bombs on the ground can be used to paint more efficiently than suction bombs could. Sblast can also be a fun way to build muscle memory for range blaster because having to use the jump button to use it correctly will make you build a habit of doing it all the time.

[@8tober]

You mean s-blast? I also mix them often lol

[@RicketyGriffith]

@8tober I use Range Blaster as my main but I was talking about why I like using Sblast for turf war 😉

[@8tober]

@@RicketyGriffith Oh ok, i also play range blast, it just feels super good to use

[@RicketyGriffith]

@@8tober I totally agree with that

[@21bucks]

I picked up s-blast a week ago, genuinely love it ngl.

[@CompulsoryPseudonym]

I’m a Luna Blaster guy since Splatoon 1 but have been branching out the past 6+ months. Currently, I’m halfway to 5-star on Rapid Blaster Deco and was thinking S-Blast would be the logical next weapon. After sticking with Luna for so long in solo queue, I learned that if you do your job and contribute to wins, it doesn’t matter if your weapon is in or out of the “meta.”

[@goldenpear8713]

I play low level competative splatoon, and I absolutely loved S-blast and picked it up when it came out. I found that I could do insane things with the weapon when using the long ranged mode. I eventually begun playing only S-blast and ranged in competitive, but I slowly found that I was very inconsistent with S-blast and played ranged blaster more. Eventually the second kit came out and I played it for a weekish and just kinda stopped caring about it. I didn't really decide to stop playing the weapon (I don't even play it casually anymore) I just stopped because I didn't win with it nearly as much. S-blast is surprisingly hard to play.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

I love that the Super Metroid music at the start both fits the SNES basis of the weapon, and the weapon's hitboxes looking like Samus's charge shots.

[@salsatuna177]

i see sblast as an ultra agressive only direct killing range blaster. sure u can still get a decent amount of value from short range aoe but most of the value imo comes from hitting those directs and consistently enough where its like all you do, that way your just going bang bang bang and you have burst and booyah to help with paint and push extensions.... its like weird mix between tetra and range except tries not to die as much as tetra

[@JC101_Official]

I only play Salmon Run, and ngl, I kinda like this weapon in that mode. I pretty much only use the short-range shots, thanks to its amazing AOE being a godsend against groups of lessers. But, its long-range mode has one very important use: oneshotting a Steelhead's bomb. I can sometimes get other uses out of its range, but otherwise, to me, this weapon is a Luna with less speed but more versatility.

[@kenji6492]

S-Blast 91 is a difficult weapon but my good days with it are REALLY good.

[@stupakoopa_3987]

Between S-BLAST '91 and Inkline Tri-Stringer I will be the person that defends weird weapons that don't seem to be used often

[@margo3c541]

5:33 I love this edit so much 😭

[@Spacey75257]

axes reversed on the s-blast and range graph (oops!)

[@OliyTC]

player skill is generally a function of time and potential of the weapon is a dependent variable you're right that the axes are just kind of vague and undescriptive and the blasters could arguably be flipped it was just meant to be a simplifying visual aid :)

[@Spacey75257]

was thinking potential meant effectiveness, so I thought it was weird that s-blast started with higher effectiveness at low skill than range, because i thought it was opposite thanks for clarifying tho

[@briankim1098]

Thank you Oily for using Corridors of Time in this video ❤️

[@OctoDevil8]

I've played S-Blast since it came out and I completely agree that it is one of the more difficult weapons, but if you can play it very well and consistently I would say it is a great weapon. But I wish I saw more S-Blast players because after the hype, I rarely see any.

[@HoverMelon2000]

I've had a ton of fun using S-blast in my high school esports and have had really good results, but I do agree with the time investment and of couse high school competitive is much, much lower skilled than regular competitive (usually).

[@OlmiOP]

Legit JUST TODAY I made a new S-Blast gear build and you post this what are the ODDS

[@Oblate-spheroid]

unfortunately, sloshing machine is the best blaster

[@andreworders7305]

2:11 wait, why isn’t the jump switching it to short range mode?

[@HeDronHeDronHedron]

If you fire before you jump it can’t switch

[@lepyti]

I have pretty much only played s blast since it came out. I have the 92 on 5 stars and 91 on 4 stars. It is by far the most fun weapon to play in the game. I mostly play anarchy open "casually". When you get good at the weapon, the plays that you make are insane. Aoe mode is so good. And when you hit that long range shot, it feels so good :D

[@Bowser6495]

This man cannot catch a break with this game

[@fleromor]

I think 91 has potential in tower control and is probably the best blaster pick in Rain maker even with its weaknesses tbh

[@kamabono3033]

CHRONO TRIGGER MUSIC??? CORRIDORS OF TIME?? NO WAY???

[@mcwildo2617]

They should buff the long range aoe to 2 units in my opinion. Gives it a bit more reason to actually be picked while still keeping it as the smallest aoe while also giving it a bit easier burst combos.

[@Manectrix2000]

I’m no game designer, but maybe increasing the ground-mode radius to 2 or 2.5 units would help. It’s still smaller than every other blaster, like it was intended. I will hope for a buff because I like the idea of the weapon, but only end up using jumping mode because my aim is absolute garbage.

[@TsuchinokoIsARealAnimal]

One has to wonder if it would've been better for S-Blast '91 to get a *worse* kit than the one it ended up getting, so that it didn't end up in more or less direct competition with Sloshing Machine...

[@a-j-o-l-o-t-3]

I did not knew S Blast long range had that tiny explosion OMG! Is very sad because the weapong is cool but it stole my burst bomb for Range Blaster and that combo was my fav on Splatoon 2... It hurts so bad...

[@Veaux_LaMode]

S-Blast seems like the Sheik of Splatoon. Yes, it’s good, but it requires a lot of investment in order to use it

[@Guess_spl]

Chrono Trigger music go crazy

[@agentblackbird9435]

Been using this weapon a lot recently and have enjoyed it I was shocked to learn from a Twitter response it wasn't considered good

[@marioman6431]

The SBlast may not be all that conventional, but that will never stir me from playing it! Not to mention the fact that it may be the best salmon run weapon outside of Grizzco weapons.

[@itz1apple]

I used to think S’Blast was bad, but now its one of my mains. I truly love it. I don’t care if people hate it or think its bad. I will use it until splatoon 3 finishes

[@jaredparks4713]

I'm gonna be real, as someone whose dream kit was Range + Burst + Booyah, I can't help feeling bitter about this weapon.

[@titanium.white.]

It's AOE shot doing 80 would be a cool way to make burst bomb combos more reliable

[@frigglefry_]

The s-blast brings a burst bomb and booyah bomb to the table

[@Noteturtle90]

Well it got a pretty decent buff in the recent midseason patch Still not on the same level of RB

[@Switchvr22]

I still think that the hype that lived up to the weapon was good and I agree. As long as someone one tricks it, it can be pushed more competitively and have a little more potential with a damage upgrade. I think the long fire needs a radius buff by at least 12% and a bit more damage so second kit can combo better with burst.

[@maplemiles3381]

It did live up to it's hype

[@__Spryzen__]

I honestly love this Weapon and I’m actually about to 5 Star the '91 very soon in the future. Besides V Stamper its my favorite weapon 🔥

[@Mario.1985]

S-Blast ‘91 has one of the best kits in Splatoon 3

[@badopinionssquid1735]

But it make funne noise when you jump

[@batmanbud2]

At the very least. . .its the SNES Super Scope. That alone makes it fun.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

as someone who'd rather go for direct hits (have to get better at aiming, you know), i don't mind the small blast radius of S-Blast's long range mode. would i pick S-Blast 91? yes, no matter the drawbacks.

[@soiamaeelbutwhyevenaskualr3871]

My brother says your name is ProCheddar (big compliment)

[@seymourflux747]

CORRIDORS OF TIME WOOOOOOO

[@gamefreakDX]

I really enjoy using the S-Blast '91, but to be honest, my play style with it has essentially been a slow Luna with a good kit. Because the long range demands more accuracy, something I'm not good with admittedly, I tend to not use it in fights and I go up close for the larger burst of the short-range mode.

[@GarryMullins-n8f]

7:27 That stamper aimbot tho

[@VERMILL10Nc]

S-BLAST itself I don't mind, but I also prefer the consistency of other Blasters over it. Just the same, the Speed (or lack of) feels more notable since you also need to practice its Jump tech for using both shots.

[@NorthernDruid]

Main thoughts: First, in a way S-Blast doesn't only have to compare to other blasters and AoE options, it also has to live up to the N-Zap because of the theming of the visual design. Second, on it being a one-trick weapon, if I understand the other videos I've seen on the topic of the competitive meta correctly, this isn't a great time to be learning to one-trick something because of team compositions being very fluid? Which might play into why the new kit hasn't gotten results yet. stray thoughts I think increasing the long-range AoE radius would be a sensible buff that would also hold meaning at lower/casual levels of play. The weapon's slow rate of Fire is definitely the weakness you feel most in Salmon Run. I wonder if it would change anything if the firing modes were switched, so you got long range when jumping. Having to jump to "hold your ground" in close range feels like it would be a liability.

[@abelramirez6436]

I love this weapon, it's my secondary, and even with its flaws I'm going to put a lot of time into it

[@PiercingSight]

7:55 - I'm sorry, what did you say? *opens subtitles* That's what I heard, but I don't think it's what was said.

[@themask6603]

It's kinda sad that I barely see anyone else playing S-Blast. Sure, it's hard to use. But damn it's fun. There can be (a lot) of matches where you just get torn apart. But there are also these few matches, where nobody can stop you, landing one-shot after one-shot. Kinda like Squezzer ig. Maybe it's not worth the time investment, but screw it. I have time.

[@luigigreen_]

i always run out of paint when playing with s blast compared to other blasters

[@Rootof-2]

Love this breakdown chara!

[@WinC119]

Where can I get an image of the splatoon 3 weapon tier list?

[@thebirdgang2240]

Range blaster and sblast are my girlfriends, im never giving them up,,

[@wimblebimble3771]

Do you think you will do analysis videos on the new brella and duelies when they release?

[@yuki-layla4907]

I've been pretty much an sblast one trick since day one and while I love it everything about the weapon and how completely inflexible it is feels so abysmal. Never gonna stop loving it, but the weapon really needs buffs to feel good in more than 30% of games. The only unfortunate thing is I don't believe Nintendo's gonna buff it because of its generally very positive perception in the community.

[@NitroPunksMightHeads]

I thought it would be a great idea to try to main them since I liked the Nintendo themed weapons and have been an N-Zap main overall since the first game but the S-Blasts have been nothing but pure torture since day 1. They're just too slow and clunky to use. It's super easy to get overwhelmed by everyone else taking pot shots at you because you're a sitting duck. On top of that, I found no guides on how to get good with them as a long-term user because there's only announcements for them being revealed or a quick look at them for the new seasons when they were first introduced. Meaning people just played around with them for a couple matches or just looked at their stats and kits and called it a day instead of being an actual how-to guide by an actual S-Blast main. Once I eventually get the 5 star badge for the 91 which completes all the badges for the S-Blasts unless they put out a 3rd version of this antichrist weapon, I'm dropping them and never gonna use them in pvp ever again.

[@autismandgaming4532]

Blasters are my 2nd least favourite class, so I have no need to care

[@lattosioaccidenti5118]

one of my favorite weapons

[@n4n196]

tf2 comparison between range and s-blast. and stock and direct hit.

[@Skull2487YT]

Im watching this while playing s-blast

[@guillermocervisalmeron2209]

I really want more range on this thing

[@yurareigiryu]

I don't think any of the new weapons will see top level play. This could mainly be a balancing issue, but it can also be ppl want to use what they are more comfortable with. Maybe in a couple of years, or the next installment, we'll see people ween off easy pick ups or legacy top tiers and win with more unorthodox strategies.

[@TheLaXandro]

S-Blast is balanced. In fact, it's one of the most balanced weapons in the game, very deliberately and smartly designed to be so. Like Bamboozler, also a strong but flawed weapon throught the entire series that rarely saw tournament results despite its potential (unless it became stupid easy with Damage Up/MPU). A weapon being too hard to be practical is fine, there are much more glaring issues in Splatoon's balancing, and it leaves some space for one-tricks who manage to make them work to have their obscurity play for them. S-Blast is ultimately brought down by three things- maps, kits and overall power level of the meta. It is less of a Range Blaster with a short mode and more of a Luna with strong directs, and Splat3's map design is outright hostile to small cover abuse weapons. Range is the same it's been since the very beginning of 2 while Luna and regular Blaster have been recieving nothing but buffs since then, and yet Range is still the one that is used, because its fundamental qualities are strong, and even stronger in 3. The kits are less so bad and moreso well thought out- stock is bad components but decent synergy, letting the single worst inking weapon in the series lay down paint for itself, and purp is strong parts that have subpar synergy with both main and each other, with combos that don't really work and a special that it never gets to use. Compare this to S3's generally very coherent kit design for other blasters, and a strong main suddenly finds itself level with the rest. This is good kit design, strong main gets imperfect kit. Not whatever the fuck they did with stock Squeezer. Remove that one, and a mediocre kit is not as much of a death sentence. Lastly, it is still a blaster, a fundamentally disadvantaged class. It has a hard power cap that both it and Range are brushing their hairs on already. Making them more powerful will get diminishing returns as they'll just hunch under that ceiling, it's much more beneficial to bring some of the blatantly overtuned options back down to earth instead, especially considering most stuff in the game already fits under that blaster ceiling. Even just removing Trizooka and Cooler out of the equation makes things better for everyone.

[@adpheexd4763]

I think S-Blast won silver bracket genesis X, and was prt of an aerospray comp

[@yoshidude8345]

5:36 Not both Tetras in C-Tier! We live in the worst timeline bro… ;-; Edit: Also, where are the Splatanas? I don’t see them anywhere.

[@diegoreckholder945]

ngl I understand S-Blast 91 has its issues, but it's one of the best weapons that adjust to me and my way of thinking. I got my 31 splats record in a match with this one 😄

[@user-mj2mq6yh2t]

Chara is like the matpat of splatoon

[@MCpuppyhammer]

I'm confused about the skill/potential graph. Are the lines switched?

[@ghostshade862]

Potential man Splatoon edition:

[@Mors-Manet]

Chrono Trigger music based

[@aveage-brush-player]

meh YOU THINK SPRINKLE SLIDER IS BAD I HAD TO TOLERATE MINE SPLASHDOWN ON UNDERCOVER IN S2 YOU DONT KNOW THAT PAIN

[@tarosykes]

he... played comp splatoon 2 he is very aware

[@aveage-brush-player]

@@tarosykes yea and i played x rank in s2 using vanilla undercover

[@Sim23.]

doesnt range blaster just outclass it being similar and being a better main weapon? correct me if I'm wrong.

[@katsumoto9143]

Maybe just watch the video?

[@MrCherrycoke18]

I feel like they could’ve made all the new weapons strong and really gave a whole new feeling and meta to splatoon 3. Like why are they so afraid to have their new weapons be top tiers

[@flango348]

Gestures at how pencil has negated the existence of other backliners.

[@MrCherrycoke18]

@@flango348 well pencil is just more than strong, and I think it only got to such a high tier above everything because of manyyyy design failures of the weapon and maps and kit system. But what if all the new weapons felt as rewarding as like stamper. Could’ve been epiccccc

[@plaidhatter1674]

I have definitely tried to use the S-blasts in pvp, and just didn't like them. However, this is due to my personal distaste towards blasters. They just aren't my cup of tea. The S-blasts are a ton of fun to use, and can pack some serious power in salmon run. I have seen a good bunch of people in S+ use them well.

[@memetea3562]

For me Sblast is just not as fun as range blaster like the satisfaction of reading and punishing the enemy for moving in predictable way is just so satisfying while Sblast just doesn't have that, also the close range mode feels cheap and unreliable even with intensify also the fact we're most likely not getting burst on range now just makes me hate the new kit

[@Pokefan8263]

I hate using this in salmon run. it’s shoot speed is so slow.

[@FaisalBashir1]

The angle shooter.

[@weewoo3023]

Make the long range mode hitscan