This is for anyone that may have been out of the loop these past few weeks. As of the most recent version 1.3.0 this still works and has not been patched out for reasons I'll get into later.
How?
Any unused USB storage device will do.
Go into your Wii U System Settings - Data Management and format your external device. This wipes any data that might have been on it, but allows you to use it for your WII U. Next, copy Splatoon's game data to said device. Note that you cannot choose to simply copy the save data. it's all or nothing.
This next part is important so pay attention. When the same save data exists on both the main system memory and an external device, the game will go off of whatever is on the USB. In other words, the game will save to and load from the external. This means the data on your Wii U will be your backup.
This is most useful for infinite rolls assuming you actually have the cash or snails to pay Spyke in the first place. Lucked out and got the abilities you wanted? Copy USB to Wii U memory. Got nothing but trash rolls? Copy Wii U memory to USB and try again.
Why not Patch it?
Doing so would would mean removing the ability to make back-ups of the save file, and that would be a bad move by Nintendo to put it extremely lightly. Why not make the game automatically save in the same instances but to both the main and external devices at the same time? Sure you could do that, but all the player would have to do is load Splatoon as normal with the external device connected, disconnect it, roll, close the game, connect the device, and copy the data to the Wii U in what is basically a reverse of the earlier if then guidelines. They're are a few ways of doing it. But none of them are really full proof except server side saves which are a terrible idea.
Conclusion
All save scumming does is theoretically save time. It provides ZERO advantage in the actual game. You can easily get perfect clothing without save scumming. And you have absolutely no way of knowing whether someone did or not. Perhaps they got them on the initial unlocks. Who knows. Plus the advantage of perfect clothing isn't nearly as big as you'd initially think. You can win with 1 star clothing if you're more skilled than the opponent. Those three swim speed ups won't suddenly fix terrible aim or poor spacial/situational awareness.
How?
Any unused USB storage device will do.
Go into your Wii U System Settings - Data Management and format your external device. This wipes any data that might have been on it, but allows you to use it for your WII U. Next, copy Splatoon's game data to said device. Note that you cannot choose to simply copy the save data. it's all or nothing.
This next part is important so pay attention. When the same save data exists on both the main system memory and an external device, the game will go off of whatever is on the USB. In other words, the game will save to and load from the external. This means the data on your Wii U will be your backup.
This is most useful for infinite rolls assuming you actually have the cash or snails to pay Spyke in the first place. Lucked out and got the abilities you wanted? Copy USB to Wii U memory. Got nothing but trash rolls? Copy Wii U memory to USB and try again.
Why not Patch it?
Doing so would would mean removing the ability to make back-ups of the save file, and that would be a bad move by Nintendo to put it extremely lightly. Why not make the game automatically save in the same instances but to both the main and external devices at the same time? Sure you could do that, but all the player would have to do is load Splatoon as normal with the external device connected, disconnect it, roll, close the game, connect the device, and copy the data to the Wii U in what is basically a reverse of the earlier if then guidelines. They're are a few ways of doing it. But none of them are really full proof except server side saves which are a terrible idea.
Conclusion
All save scumming does is theoretically save time. It provides ZERO advantage in the actual game. You can easily get perfect clothing without save scumming. And you have absolutely no way of knowing whether someone did or not. Perhaps they got them on the initial unlocks. Who knows. Plus the advantage of perfect clothing isn't nearly as big as you'd initially think. You can win with 1 star clothing if you're more skilled than the opponent. Those three swim speed ups won't suddenly fix terrible aim or poor spacial/situational awareness.
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