Otter Power
Full Squid
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I've only gotten to play a few matches with this thing (90% of our players are in Splatfest so you can't get one match anymore :/), but I really love it. How come there's no discussion on this board yet?
Nouveau was a big main of mine in S1 before I moved to Inkbrush. And while I'm not the most keen on Ballers, the special is pretty awesome for the Inkbrush, since, if you're any good at sneaking into bases, you can always come out from behind the woodwork with an invincible time bomb. And while everyone harps on ink mines for this weapon, I find them excellent once you break into the enemy base (which the brush is GREAT at), and preemptively set them up in their routes out of a spawn-camp for a more secure suppression. You can even set them on your trail as you run into the enemy base, checking if anyone is following. I also like to leave them on places I like to flank -- if I see that my mine is still there, it means it's a great alleyway for me to get in. And if anybody is, inversely, taking the flank, me and my whole team will know. The creativity potential for these things is great!
At the moment (the Japan + OCE queues are dead in the water. You seriously can't get one game because Japan is in splatfest.) I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to run on it. My set for now is...
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As with my other main, sploosh, this thing benefits really nicely with Ninja Squid. In situations where you have a turf advantage, it really levels the playing field when it comes to getting right up close to an opponent. The Ink Saver Main + Rec is pretty amazing on what's already an ink-efficient weapon, and lets me use my running for great lengths of time when confusing people around obstacles. I'm not exactly sure if I want one or two mains' worth, though, I haven't gotten to test much because Splash Mob is beginning to hate me.
Two other things I've been considering are SCU and Tenacity. As I've mentioned, ballers from behind with this thing are really brutal, and can also be good in just cracking open the base of some teams. I'm just not sure which is better, since in tenacity's case I find myself outlasting my team very often, whether I've made a big escape or am waiting in a really weird hiding spot they won't look for me. While SCU helps a lot more in General, Tenacity means I don't have to give the enemy team as much buffer.
Some thoughts on other abilities:
- Often if I'm running home I get nicked by a stray bomb. When you're running this fast it's hard to keep watch on everything, so it could be a good fallback.
- If you're new to brush or a S1 brush player looking to get back in to them, you might consider Ink Res -- but don't, because a recent buff made it so that the inkbrush isn't affected by enemy ink whilst running!
- If, one day, this ability is ever worth running, it would be on this weapon. There's not that much around at the moment that will threaten you with tracking or thermal ink (pfffff), so for now it's not worth giving up precious slots for.
So what are your guys' thoughts on the weapon? Loadouts and tips and stuff you'd like to suggest? I've really taken to it like a squid to ink, and really wanna see more discussion on it!
Nouveau was a big main of mine in S1 before I moved to Inkbrush. And while I'm not the most keen on Ballers, the special is pretty awesome for the Inkbrush, since, if you're any good at sneaking into bases, you can always come out from behind the woodwork with an invincible time bomb. And while everyone harps on ink mines for this weapon, I find them excellent once you break into the enemy base (which the brush is GREAT at), and preemptively set them up in their routes out of a spawn-camp for a more secure suppression. You can even set them on your trail as you run into the enemy base, checking if anyone is following. I also like to leave them on places I like to flank -- if I see that my mine is still there, it means it's a great alleyway for me to get in. And if anybody is, inversely, taking the flank, me and my whole team will know. The creativity potential for these things is great!
At the moment (the Japan + OCE queues are dead in the water. You seriously can't get one game because Japan is in splatfest.) I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to run on it. My set for now is...
+
+
+
As with my other main, sploosh, this thing benefits really nicely with Ninja Squid. In situations where you have a turf advantage, it really levels the playing field when it comes to getting right up close to an opponent. The Ink Saver Main + Rec is pretty amazing on what's already an ink-efficient weapon, and lets me use my running for great lengths of time when confusing people around obstacles. I'm not exactly sure if I want one or two mains' worth, though, I haven't gotten to test much because Splash Mob is beginning to hate me.
Two other things I've been considering are SCU and Tenacity. As I've mentioned, ballers from behind with this thing are really brutal, and can also be good in just cracking open the base of some teams. I'm just not sure which is better, since in tenacity's case I find myself outlasting my team very often, whether I've made a big escape or am waiting in a really weird hiding spot they won't look for me. While SCU helps a lot more in General, Tenacity means I don't have to give the enemy team as much buffer.
Some thoughts on other abilities:
- Often if I'm running home I get nicked by a stray bomb. When you're running this fast it's hard to keep watch on everything, so it could be a good fallback.
- If you're new to brush or a S1 brush player looking to get back in to them, you might consider Ink Res -- but don't, because a recent buff made it so that the inkbrush isn't affected by enemy ink whilst running!
- If, one day, this ability is ever worth running, it would be on this weapon. There's not that much around at the moment that will threaten you with tracking or thermal ink (pfffff), so for now it's not worth giving up precious slots for.
So what are your guys' thoughts on the weapon? Loadouts and tips and stuff you'd like to suggest? I've really taken to it like a squid to ink, and really wanna see more discussion on it!