I JUST FOUND THE PERFECT FIX FOR SPLATTERCOLOR SCREEN!!!

[NumberOneAries]

Ok, so instead of black and white and that weird static noise, I just thought of a much better use. The screen is the opposite teams color (duh), so why not make it so when you go through the screen, all of the ink in your POV is the enemy team's ink color. That way it still does what the wall is intended to do, with some actual stakes behind it because it will be VERY HARD to determine where u can swim, as well as who's friend or foe. As for the sound, we can either just not touch it or make simply quieter/dull with no additional sound filter to it.

I think if they implemented it like this, it would be a much better threat in battle and a lot safer for those harmed by the current design. What do y'all think?

 

[Bennet]

ok....

 

[sevenleaf]

i’m no game designer but i’ve always wondered about a solution like this… or if “all ink is the same color now” is a little too punishing, maybe just a simple swap between your team’s and the opposing team’s colors? that way you’d still be able to tell the difference, theoretically, but you’d have to adjust fast to the enemy color now being the friendly color and vice versa.

i also kinda like the sound (no pun intended) of the solution i’d been hearing people pitch for the audio aspect, where instead of the static-y sounds you start hearing sub and special start-up noises that aren’t there. having the regular game audio get simply muffled instead of the static-y sound it has now seems like a good idea, too. i can’t really say much about how the sound is right now though - i don’t really notice it that much when i get hit by screen, possibly because i don’t typically have game audio going through a headset

 

[Bennet]

i’m no game designer but i’ve always wondered about a solution like this… or if “all ink is the same color now” is a little too punishing, maybe just a simple swap between your team’s and the opposing team’s colors? that way you’d still be able to tell the difference, theoretically, but you’d have to adjust fast to the enemy color now being the friendly color and vice versa.

i also kinda like the sound (no pun intended) of the solution i’d been hearing people pitch for the audio aspect, where instead of the static-y sounds you start hearing sub and special start-up noises that aren’t there. having the regular game audio get simply muffled instead of the static-y sound it has now seems like a good idea, too. i can’t really say much about how the sound is right now though - i don’t really notice it that much when i get hit by screen, possibly because i don’t typically have game audio going through a headset

my sister doesn't get your pun

 

[sevenleaf]

my sister doesn't get your pun

it’s not that great of a pun lol, it’s really just that i used the phrase “like the sound of [xyz]” when talking about, yknow, the sound effects splattercolor screen makes

 

[Driftwood]

I've been having thoughts along these lines as well. Basically the way it's designed now, going through the screen tries to overwhelm the player's senses. But you can have basically the same effect by just reducing the information they receive.

Not sure if the the same color option might be too OP. Someone else suggested having something like the blooper ink effect from Mario Kart (where splotches of ink cover up a lot of your view).

Regarding the sound I agree about lowering the volume but I think the music volume needs to stay the same. Otherwise people could counter the effect by simply turning their volume up.

 

[youre_a_squib_now]

What if it just removed sound entirely except for the muted version of the background music that's already there? That would be even better for denying information, and it would have a kind of uncanny feeling without having disturbing sounds on top.

 

[Yeenom]

Ok, so instead of black and white and that weird static noise, I just thought of a much better use. The screen is the opposite teams color (duh), so why not make it so when you go through the screen, all of the ink in your POV is the enemy team's ink color. That way it still does what the wall is intended to do, with some actual stakes behind it because it will be VERY HARD to determine where u can swim, as well as who's friend or foe. As for the sound, we can either just not touch it or make simply quieter/dull with no additional sound filter to it.

I think if they implemented it like this, it would be a much better threat in battle and a lot safer for those harmed by the current design. What do y'all think?

it's an interesting change but the quick change in colors could ironically be worse than just a fade to white or black. I think instead of swapping the colors, the ink colors should just slowly fade to grey, sort of like the Switch's built in greyscale filter, while keeping the colors of the stage. It would still take a second to let your eyes anticipate and adjust while keeping the Special's abilities. I think splattercolor screen is just inherently difficult to adjust because epilepsy and sensitivity is a very risky balance and Nintendo should have done multiple tests before putting it in, or at the very least included some accessibility settings specifically for screen. It's more than just something like Bloopers in Mario Kart, it's a very quick and sudden shift in color that is pretty easy to just walk into if you're not directly facing it. Nintendo 100% should have put out polls, used internal testing and thought of multiple concepts before just plopping it into the game and fixing it (A fix that didn't fix the actual issues with the special by the way, changing the color it rapidly shifts to doesn't fix anything it just makes it very very slightly easier to look at) after it already harmed multiple people.

 

[OnePotWonder]

I think the screen staying monochromatic is a good choice. They could fix the sound by having there just... not be any. I think muffling other sounds is enough of an effect on its own. Personally, I'd appreciate it if Screen didn't make everything quite so dark. but I'm not sure how bright you can make it before it starts affecting people negatively.

While making both colours the same would definitely make the special stronger, it would also make it very annoying. There should be some distinction between the ink colours, however subtle.

 

[Bennet]

since I've barely seen it in actual combat whenever the enemy uses it I purposefully walk into it because I just like how it grayscales everything, splat color is a mid-to weak special because it just grayscales your screen

 

[Yeenom]

since I've barely seen it in actual combat whenever the enemy uses it I purposefully walk into it because I just like how it grayscales everything, splat color is a mid-to weak special because it just grayscales your screen

It actually does a bit of damage. Not enough to kill but a charger could probably combo off of it (You know, if a charger got it).

 

[Bennet]

It actually does a bit of damage. Not enough to kill but a charger could probably combo off of it (You know, if a charger got it).

yeah, but I try to make sure it's somewhere where no one is

 

[Driftwood]

I guess it's worth asking, is there anyone here who has visual or auditory sensitivity issues and so would have a more informed opinion on this subject? I don't think there is anything wrong with the special as it is for most people, the issue is that it affects some people dispositionally in a harmful manner. I think it should be changed but to be honest my own suggestions are kind of theoretical.

 

[youre_a_squib_now]

I guess it's worth asking, is there anyone here who has visual or auditory sensitivity issues and so would have a more informed opinion on this subject? I don't think there is anything wrong with the special as it is for most people, the issue is that it affects some people dispositionally in a harmful manner. I think it should be changed but to be honest my own suggestions are kind of theoretical.

I don't get headaches or anything, but the sound is a little disturbing and makes it hard to focus on the game sometimes. So I avoid it when I can. If the purpose is to deny information, I don't see why you wouldn't just remove sound entirely

 

[Bennet]

I don't get headaches or anything, but the sound is a little disturbing and makes it hard to focus on the game sometimes. So I avoid it when I can. If the purpose is to deny information, I don't see why you wouldn't just remove sound entirely

I am very sensitive to loud sudden noises, but I need to have stuff close to max volume because of how much constant yelling I hear on a daily basis

 

[QuagSass]

Honestly I like the visual effect it has now. It's annoying how on some colour combinations it works better than others, but I'm guessing that it's just a universal variable they're setting to all colour combos. They'd have to look through them all individually to have the ffect be equal, which is a lot of unnecessary work.
Making all ink colour the same would be too strong, since not only do you not know where you can safely go, which is a huge part of helping your gamesense (where should you push, how far, how long etc.), but also it'd make it impossible to tell who your teammates are and where they are. It's really hard tell who is who based on the weapon/outfit/species in the heat of the moment without the team colour there to help.
Also I think the semi-greyscale-effect the special has is an interesting idea in a game so focused on colour-based combat

The sound is really the main issue imo and I personally like the idea of muffling the sound rather than having static noise.
Hallucinations could be cool, but that could potentially be hard to balance.

 

[Lisku]

Or just remove it

 

[Bennet]

Or just remove it

the color distortion has no effect on me in person because I am used to seeing gray scaled stuff.

 

[Dustrix]

I feel like Nintendo should have been working on it till the special had absolutely zero chance of affecting certain people negatively. Yeah, they "patched it" but even so I've heard it still affects some people, so they should have kept working on it. I think just muting or intensely muffling all sound intake would be good for the audio part, and just making both ink colors the same, but making it to where they are still slightly different shades would be good for a visual effect. But the random special and sub sounds that aren't there does intrigue me though, I feel like that's a really good idea, especially for disorienting people in top play since audio ques are such a big part in top-level gameplay, it's not like Nintendos going to do anything about it but it's nice to dream

 

[Bennet]

I feel like Nintendo should have been working on it till the special had absolutely zero chance of affecting certain people negatively. Yeah, they "patched it" but even so I've heard it still affects some people, so they should have kept working on it. I think just muting or intensely muffling all sound intake would be good for the audio part, and just making both ink colors the same, but making it to where they are still slightly different shades would be good for a visual effect. But the random special and sub sounds that aren't there does intrigue me though, I feel like that's a really good idea, especially for disorienting people in top play since audio ques are such a big part in top-level gameplay, it's not like Nintendos going to do anything about it but it's nice to dream

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