Favorite weapon you don't main?

[MandatoryCatalyst]

I think weapon design is easily one of the best parts of Splatoon, and even weapons I don't like playing I often find myself admiring for other reasons like visual or audio design, so, I ask, what are some weapons you don't main that you still really like, and why?

For me, I think my answers are probably Carbon Roller (Vanilla or Deco), Glooga Dualies, and E-liter. For Carbon, they're a weapon that while I don't play, I definitely think I would really enjoy playing if I did. I really like fast kill speed short range range weapons, and while Carbon Deco gets the benefit of Burst combos, I think vCarbon getting Zip is really cool.

For Glooga Dualies, I actually genuinely hate playing them. I have a personal goal to 3 star every Dualie (Currently achieved, but obviously the new season and new Dualies released means it's time to get back on that Dualie grind!), and I can not stand the way Gloogas play. But man. That sound design. The sound design of Splatoon as a whole is really good, but I feel like Gloogas really hit the nail on the head. Like, yeah, if you jerry-rigged a glue gun to shoot glue sticks, that's what it'd sound like alright. I'm just obsessed with how good they sound

E-liter is in a similar boat to Gloogas, I hate playing it (...kind of. Despite doing unbelievably worse with Chargers due to my inability to aim, I actually like them more than Gloogas), but the sound design just absolutely works. E-liter also gets extra points for just feeling powerful, the loud shot sound, long range, and 1-shot ability just make it feel strong and intimidating, despite the fact it's absolutely not when its in my hands, but that feeling of immense power makes it still fun to use for me

 

[☆Brody☆]

Splat Brella would be my pick. Brellas as a class are just really cool but the basic Splat Brella is just so cool to watch people play and how they use the sheild so effectively and cleanly. Just a really cool weapon with some really cool tech. I tried it a bit but couldn’t really get into it so I have a lot of respect for the people trying to push the weapon.

 

[MandatoryCatalyst]

Splat Brella would be my pick. Brellas as a class are just really cool but the basic Splat Brella is just so cool to watch people play and how they use the sheild so effectively and cleanly. Just a really cool weapon with some really cool tech. I tried it a bit but couldn’t really get into it so I have a lot of respect for the people trying to push the weapon.

Oh I COMPLETELY agree. Getting splatted by a good Brella user always tempts me, like ohhh man look at how they're using their shield so well, but man I am just. not. a Brella player. Maybe I'll enjoy the new one!

 

[DzNutsKong]

I don't really know what I'd call a "main." Like I play a lot of shooters, every sword, and at the start of the game Inkbrush, but what beyond that? I had this two month period where a majority of my games were on Ballpoint because it was fun, but it was and still is far from my best weapon. If stuff like that doesn't count for this then I'd say probably Luna Neo. Love the up-close fighting but the value you get out of Stamp feels way too inconsistent. When you can do stuff with Stamp the weapon's a ton of fun, but when you can't it feels horrible compared to something like vanilla Wiper where the main weapon is a lot better.

 

[Yosi Spring]

hmm maybe Tristringer, it's a very complex weapon design and has a lot of tricks

 

[MandatoryCatalyst]

hmm maybe Tristringer, it's a very complex weapon design and has a lot of tricks

Oh definitely. I STILL think about the trickshot a Tri-stringer got on me once, I was halfway up the tower on Hagglefish TC, and they managed to hit an arc shot to snipe me from the other side of the stage, facing AWAY from where I was. Genuinely I have never been more impressed with a shot in my life. I hope they clipped that because that was an utterly insane shot. I also enjoy Tri-stringer whenever I get it during random weapon challenges, so it's definitely a fun weapon, even if it's not something I can play longterm!

 

[reelrollsweat]

dualie squelchers.... even tho theyre a little undertuned in this game i think conceptually theyre really cool and i wish they were better. i dream abt picking them up but i'm bad at dualies </3

 

[AdphæeXD]

This game is full of very vibrant weapons, but I would say the weapon I admire most is Squiffer. I, a Nautilus player, see Squiffer as the Nautilus of chargers. We both have an interesting gimmick that helps with movement, we are both mid-range weapons in classes dominated by anchors, we both got point sensor, and we both want a recall special on our next kit (Squiffer got their's, let's how Nautilus gets hers.) There are just so many similarities between Naut and Squiff, but Squiffer still plays drastically different, and seems so much better for clips and trickshots. I just love Squiffer because it is so much like Naut, while still being completely different.

 

[Catloafman]

I love both of the Goobers but they aren't great and I am bad at them but good goo gameplay is so fun to watch

 

[ikebro]

i'd say the e-liter, it's very fun and i frequently find myself picking it up whenever i wanna play without the pressure of winning. i've even 4-starred it.... somehow.

 

[Shayreep]

I think squiffer is rad, i could never play it in comp but the times i get it in salmon run and play it casually i have a good time

 

[☆Brody☆]

This game is full of very vibrant weapons, but I would say the weapon I admire most is Squiffer. I, a Nautilus player, see Squiffer as the Nautilus of chargers. We both have an interesting gimmick that helps with movement, we are both mid-range weapons in classes dominated by anchors, we both got point sensor, and we both want a recall special on our next kit (Squiffer got their's, let's how Nautilus gets hers.) There are just so many similarities between Naut and Squiff, but Squiffer still plays drastically different, and seems so much better for clips and trickshots. I just love Squiffer because it is so much like Naut, while still being completely different.

I think squiffer is rad, i could never play it in comp but the times i get it in salmon run and play it casually i have a good time

I’m currently trying to main squiffer because it’s a really cool main weapon and it’s about to get an even cooler kit. But it is a very difficult weapon

 

[cipsbsndj]

As a Wiper main, I admire Splatana Stamper as a really cool weapon that I am not very good with

 

[Dewnose]

Same!! Both Splatanas for me honestly. Super interesting main weapons mechanically, the stamper skill ceiling especially seems REALLY high. Definitely not my type of play though.
H3 also just for the unique kill sound that must provide so much dopamine to H3 mains

 

[Linneus]

Big Swig, 100%. It's such a weird and eclectic mix of properties, painting an ABSURD amount, having gigantic hitboxes, throwing around chip damage, and loading up on object damage (break a Splash Wall in one hit, woooo!), I don't think about any other weapon's weird strengths quite so much.

I think that, theoretically, Big Swig is a really good weapon, but in the case of theoretical good weapons, it's almost always a consistency thing. If this weapon's vertical swings had a better hitbox and maybe some damage-range extensions, it could really be a fun force. But presently, I'm just happy every time I play it trying to think of how to leverage what it does!

 

[LotusBunny]

Bamboozler, I have a strong admiration for people able to master underrated or weaker weapons in games and I think this is a great example of it, it's such a strange little piece of work, despite being a charger it's just so much different gameplay wise than any of the others. But at the same time it is still a charger and I'm not a huge fan of playing them overall.

 

[QuagSass]

Explosher. Easy. I love that thing it's so fun and it looks so cool. I love my heavyweight backlines and that's my second favorite one. I played it in comp for a bit, but the kit was really holding it back in modes that do not start with Z and end in ones. I was hoping to pick it back up when Cexplo came out

Yes the new kit hurts my very soul and I will never physically, emotionally or financially recover from this.

 

[nineball]

definitely the splatterscope. the dopamine you get from hitting a quickscope is unmatched by any other weapon, and by using the splatterscope, my aim has gotten a lot more consistent when using other weapons.

 

[9DB]

Slosher
Explosher
Reef Lux
NZap 89
Ink brush
Zinc Mini

I'm only good at NZap and Reef Lux tho

 

[2Ws2Ls]

Splatlings in general, but mostly the vballpoint. I don't feel the impact as much as playing chargers, even though their generally better(5h notwithstanding).