A Wild Splatoon Update Appears! (Version 2.2.0)

Hi squids! It's Hank from Nintendome! Nintendo just announced a new 2.2.0 update for Splatoon. They made some adjustments to the ranking system, as well as some light tweaks to game mechanics within ranked game modes. However, the big news with this update comes from Nintendo's weapon balancing.

Notably, Splash Walls, Krakens, and even Inkzookas were all nerfed. Not even the mighty Dynamo Roller was able to escape weapon balancing this time.

If you want all of the specifics, Nintendo has actually provided a comprehensive list of all of the changes it has made to various weapons in the 2.2.0 update. Take a look at all of the changes in the PDF linked below:


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but muh Custom Range Blaster. 'Tis my first blaster I used seriously and I loved it.

 

from what I've gathered from the above video/been told so far, the max damage the blast can do(not the ball, because that still 1hkos) is 99.9 damage. So before this update you'd add damage ups to make the blast be able/more likely to 1hko without being a direct shot, but now it caps at 99.9 and can't go above that with damage ups. Granted if you hit them with a 99.9 damage blast and they're in enemy ink or something, most likely it'll 1hko. but without the enemy taking any prior damage it won't. If this makes sense at all, I feel like I lose what I'm trying to explain by over explaining it.

EDIT: ok I'm stupid and can't read, the cap is 100 , as @aqua46 states/the notes say. but you get my point, hopefully >3>

edit2: oh and if you cap it then it wil ofc still 1hko, but they dropped it down to 80 if I remember correctly as the base for the splash, so without any increases it won't 1hko. idk, I'm going to stop writing before I dig myself deeper

Thank you both for helping me.
So since the cap is now at 100 (base is 80) , is it still wise to equip damage ups so there is still a slight chance that your blast radius can still 1HKO? I am confused because the demo video had 3 damage up mains and it still is capped at 99.9

 

from what I've gathered from the above video/been told so far, the max damage the blast can do(not the ball, because that still 1hkos) is 99.9 damage. So before this update you'd add damage ups to make the blast be able/more likely to 1hko without being a direct shot, but now it caps at 99.9 and can't go above that with damage ups. Granted if you hit them with a 99.9 damage blast and they're in enemy ink or something, most likely it'll 1hko. but without the enemy taking any prior damage it won't. If this makes sense at all, I feel like I lose what I'm trying to explain by over explaining it.

EDIT: ok I'm stupid and can't read, the cap is 100, as @aqua46 states/the notes say. but you get my point, hopefully >3>

edit2: oh and if you cap it then it wil ofc still 1hko, but they dropped it down to 80 if I remember correctly as the base for the splash, so without any increases it won't 1hko. idk, I'm going to stop writing before I dig myself deeper

oh thank Jeebus, I thought my blaster sucked 5ever, this is fine then. I never ran damage ups anyways.

i just noticed bomb rush pause time is decreased. have mercy on splat zones.

For all of them? Even seeker rush? ;-;

 

Thank you both for helping me.
So since the cap is now at 100 , is it still wise to equip damage ups so there is still a slight chance that your blast radius can still 1HKO? I am confused because the demo video had 3 damage up mains and it still is capped at 99.9

the video was making an example that even with maxed out damage ups, blasters will never 1KO with the blast itself anymore. Thank god. The ball however, remains the same :)

 

the video was making an example that even with maxed out damage ups, blasters will never 1KO with the blast itself anymore. Thank god. The ball however, remains the same :)

So by stating the limit is 100, the highest damage you can get is 99.9?

 

So by stating the limit is 100, the highest damage you can get is 99.9?

My guess is they rounded up, or theres like less than a centimeter difference between where the person in the video was, and the actual '100' happens.

 

i just noticed bomb rush pause time is decreased. have mercy on splat zones.

Same with the Rapid Blaster. Rapid Blaster Deco is clearly the meta right now

 

My guess is they rounded up, or theres like less than a centimeter difference between where the person in the video was, and the actual '100' happens.

I think this is a really important regarding the blaster's nerf. I hope 100 is still possible!

 

I think this is a really important regarding the blaster's nerf. I hope 100 is still possible!

the whole blaster nerf is that direct hits are required for 100. It is impossible in this new update to reach 100 unless its a direct hit

 

the whole blaster nerf is that direct hits are required for 100. It is impossible in this new update to reach 100 unless its a direct hit

Thats what I thought... it was really misleading the way they worded it. I wonder how much this will affect blasters.

 

Poor Tentatek...

I hope it's still useful since the Inkzooka got nerfed. Again.

 

The luna blaster got dunked on. this is literally everything i could ever ask for ;w; thank you based dev team.

 

The luna blaster got dunked on. this is literally everything i could ever ask for ;w; thank you based dev team.

Not as hard as the Dynamo, however that Inkzooka nerf isn't looking too hot for it. At least it still has its directs.

 

Sloshers kick butt in Rainmaker mode, update fixes this by having them kick more butt. Splatlings both big and small become more deadly. Rollers and E-Liters get deserved nerfs. Zappers become more zippy, but not as much as Squelchers.

Sounds pretty nice all around, but I'll see for certain tomorrow.

 

Yessss! No more being terrorized by stray (Luna) blasts! Well, less so.

Unfortunate for the Elitres, thank you for all the beautiful double splats you've given me up to now, you beautiful things you.

And that Kraken nerf, wow. 0.75 seconds of complete vulnerability. You're as good as splatted if you don't turn back in time.

All in all I like the adjustments, ranked should be less frustrating.

 

After all of this, Splatterscope never looked so good. Goodbye Bye Scoped E-liters + regular custom , you were cool and genuinely fun lot but im gonna return to my first love. Rest in peace

 

Oh nice Update!
Splash‐o‐matic got buffed and the Rollers nerf sounds interesting.

I recently started playing with the Custom Splat Jr. but didn't know this was actually a thing D: 'Fixed the issue in which the Point Sensors and Disruptors do not function when there is significant lag in the connectivity'.

 

That's a SERIOUS nerf to Splash Walls. Definitely not the clear superior choice now, I actually have to wonder if they might have given it a little too much of a nerf. 'Gal weapons with the wall now HAVE to run Ink Recovery Up on at least two pieces, and there's a few more weapons that are going to get completely ink starved. Maybe they should slightly tweak the ink cost for the wall, not by much but enough to make wall not completely cripple the weapon set?

 

Does anybody know how the blaster splash damage scales post-nerf? For example, the max damage is now 100, but is the min damage also nerfed below what it was (51.2 I believe)? Assuming a 2 shot with splash damage is still a thing, then blasters are fine and people are overreacting. However if it's now a 3 shot at the edge of the radius this is a huge and unnecessary slap in the face.

 

Ahh, seeing the N-zaps and Brushes get buffed fills me with glee. Especially the brushes!