Dynamos are so much better than normal rollers because of their range..Maybe that`s why?I still see Dynamo Rollers quite often in Ranked. I'm assuming they're less used due to the nerfs, but they're not completely uncommon.
Well I`m a roller main and when rollers got nerfed I had to re learn everything. So no wonder why people don`t use them anymore...I do think the nerfs have had a lot to do with it. It isn't as easy to splat people with a flick and most people have figured out how to deal with rollers in general. This makes them less newbie friendly.
A skilled roller is still scary though....bouncing and flicking and splatting you from weird angles...horrifying.
I don`t see octobrushes that much but it might be more popular than the rollers..I don't really see Rollers being common anymore. I think the Octobrush has even taken over in popularity in terms of what you can find these days. Sometimes I like to pick up Krak-On or Carbon casually in Squad Battles and I enjoy them fairly well but I don't really see myself having them as one of my top picks.
The three pack for Splatoon amiibos has recently become much more common in the last month or two. So a lot of people are just now getting the amiibos and trying out the new weapons. ^.^ I've noticed a definite increase in the Hero weapons though. Over the weekend when it was just North America and Europe, I saw a lot of Hero Shot Replicas and I could never remember seeing so many before. There was like on in every Turf War or Ranked battle. o.OI still been seeing a decent amount rollers. Strangely enough, a lot of them are hero replica rollers. I wonder why.
Eh ranked is full of tentateks and gals...there`s no such thing as variety in my eyes at least..I'm glad they're less common. I remember the amount of dynamo rollers i kept seeing in ranked before the 2.2.0 patch. There were like 3/4 every match. I'm glad they're less common now. Means more variety in ranked which is always a good thing.
Haha I actually played against some japanese players today.. and yeah there was a roller in every single match but in europe people don`t use the rollers...I wonder why..If you think that rollers are uncommon now, there is a chance that you're not facing enough Japanese players. :p In all seriousness... Rollers have become a bit less common among foreigners but they're still very popular among Japanese players. Since I play fairly late at night here in California, I face a lot of Japanese players. I have way too many matches where either my team or the other team has 3 or 4 rollers. When I'm playing during the day, these types of matches become increasingly rare. So the drop in popularity depending on region is definitely become fairly obvious.
I think the nerf does have a lot to do with foreign players abandoning the roller. After the update, you can't swing the roller blindly anymore and hope for a splat. You have to actually think about your movements and aim well. This change caused many people to abandon the roller because they didn't want to be bothered to actually learn the weapon. Players who were good with their rollers weren't effected by the nerf much at all. As a roller main, I can say that I noticed very little changes to my roller. The only real change I noticed was that my splash damage seemed a bit weaker and my hitbox is smaller. I'll miss occasionally even when it seems like my roller is coming down straight on top of them. The hitbox for rollers has been a bit odd since the update.
So yeah.
Rollers are more uncommon among people from North America and Europe but they're still extremely popular with the Japanese.
Well that is true .52 and tentatek are used a lot. My point is there's more variety now. Before, it was just .96 deco, e-litre, tentatek, and the blasters (not counting rapid). Now i see, sploosh, splash, carbon, splatterscopes, sloshers, heavy and zink mini splattling, splattershot pro, rapid blaster pro etc. the two you mentioned are extremely overused, but not like the way the meta was before the patch.Eh ranked is full of tentateks and gals...there`s no such thing as variety in my eyes at least..
Well you do have a point the gals are extremely overused. But yeah there is a lot more variety if compared to the time before the nerfs :DWell that is true .52 and tentatek are used a lot. My point is there's more variety now. Before, it was just .96 deco, e-litre, tentatek, and the blasters (not counting rapid). Now i see, sploosh, splash, carbon, splatterscopes, sloshers, heavy and zink mini splattling, splattershot pro, rapid blaster pro etc. the two you mentioned are extremely overused, but not like the way the meta was before the patch.