Hi, I'm a squidiot. I'm not an Inkbrush main, I prefer the Octobrush, but I tried this out today and...
Am I missing the point on this one? Because I don't like it, it feels like a worse Inkbrush to me.
I don't like having Ink Mine as the sub for two reasons. Firstly, it's not really that great of a sub; sure, it'll retake turf from an enemy and splat them if they don't get away quickly enough, but if it misses (and I see them get jumped away from just before they explode more often than I see people get hit by them) you've just wasted a second or two of the enemy's time, after which they will ink over the area again and continue on their way. Secondly, because it means the Nouveau doesn't get a sub that could compensate for its biggest failing, its tiny range. I wouls've taken anything on this one; Burst Bombs would've been my choice, since they could be used to either soften up foes for even faster splats or just throw for midrange combat where you would otherwise just get wrecked, but Splat or Suction Bombs or Seekers would've been okay too, or even Disruptors to prevent escapes for easier ambushing or just tossing to slow someone briefly as they destroy you. And Bubbler... I don't like Bubbler on this one, it's just not that good when you can be pushed out of swing range and have no ranged sub, meaning it's really only good for passing to teammates or escaping from bad situations. It'd probably benefit from a different special (honestly, I think Killer Wail or Echolocator would be better, if they wanted a special for team support, or Inkzooka, if they wanted to make an offensive Inkbrush).
This weapon is weird to me. I want to like it, it feels like it's trying to be an offensive version of the Inkbrush, but I honestly can't see it as anything but a downgrade from the original, since it has literally nothing to let it attack at range (the original at least had Inkstrike, which wasn't much, but it was something). On the other hand, if it's supposed to be a team-supporting Inkbrush (I remember Sheldon saying something to that effect when I bought it), then I feel like it's beaten out by the Octobrush, since that has Squid Beakons to place around the map for easy travel, the Kraken for easier escapes and the possibility of splatting the unwary, and better power and range to be usable in combat; sure, it still gets wrecked by Chargers, but so does the Inkbrush Nouveau.
So I need to know, am I doing it wrong? Is there something I'm missing? Because as it stands, I don't like this weapon at all.