New EU Splatfest: Barbarians vs Ninjas (Results)
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ArcticWolf
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Aaaand there you go. lol
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Barbarians beat our Pirate's low popularity percentage but got the same win rate as us.
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Man, now I can't wait to see the Japanese fandom's reaction to this. They'll be surprised at the popularity difference at the very least.
Claus
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Those puny Ninja Aerosprays were no match for the raw power of my Dynamo Roller!
Come, my fellow barbarians! Let us laugh at these puny ninjas while simultaneously flexing!
BWAHAHA!
(seriously though, gg's)
Come, my fellow barbarians! Let us laugh at these puny ninjas while simultaneously flexing!
BWAHAHA!
(seriously though, gg's)
LoremIp5um
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I just wanted to say congratulations to Team Ninja for winning the Splatfest!
What's that? They didn't win? Oh I know, I said I *wanted* to :P
What's that? They didn't win? Oh I know, I said I *wanted* to :P
I'm glad we can agree to this.
I know cats vs dogs was a different story but other than that, yeah.
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I actually relaized. We got red ink! even if its for one day. so happy :D
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It appears I'm the only person who didn't like the red color. It had a weird shade...was it even really red? Or was that my tv?
Anyway I am SO glad I stared at social media for two hours before picking a team. That popularity is ridiculous...and most ninja teams didn't play very ninja-like either, I feel. Saw a lot of rollers that just ran at you, hoping to reach you before you outrange them. Also had a lot of spawncamping, it was...a lot of fun actually. Does that make me a bad person?
Then there were some seriously dangerous people, we got rekt hard in some games.
It was a lot of fun overall though. And I think I learned a lot, too!
Grats to both teams!when's the next one
Anyway I am SO glad I stared at social media for two hours before picking a team. That popularity is ridiculous...and most ninja teams didn't play very ninja-like either, I feel. Saw a lot of rollers that just ran at you, hoping to reach you before you outrange them. Also had a lot of spawncamping, it was...a lot of fun actually. Does that make me a bad person?
Then there were some seriously dangerous people, we got rekt hard in some games.
It was a lot of fun overall though. And I think I learned a lot, too!
Grats to both teams!
Splatoon❤️
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I actually believe the popularity was even less for barbarians
50% of barbarians wanted to choose Ninja
But we went for barbarian as the ninja team had insane popularity so we was able to play nonstop
50% of barbarians wanted to choose Ninja
But we went for barbarian as the ninja team had insane popularity so we was able to play nonstop
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O_O Wow.
Although I'm surprised the barbarians didn't do better, my run was so good that I derped around for the last two hours I played.
But before I stopped trying really hard to win I out ninjad lots of ninjas with an inkbrush, hiding on top of things and then raining down upon them as they passed. I maybe got properly ninja splatted three times in the whole night whereas I can't even count the amount of times I did it. I noticed a lot of them played like barbarians.
Also there was a dynamo roller ninja. What? xD
The spawn camping was so bad for the ninjas, I would have rage quit. I got spawn camped twice when my team had disconnects and it made me so salty.
Yeah exactly, I couldn't decide because I'm a really violent roller/brush/slosher so I was on the fence cause I do a lot of ninjaing but also a lot of kamikaze missions and I love chasing people and intimidating them. I didn't pick until there was only 8 hours left of the splatfest, at which point I'd read how well the barbarians were doing and I was like PFFT I'd be an idiot to choose ninja now...
DekuKitty
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Good job Team Pirates- I mean Barbarians!!
Palette
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It was way closer than I was expecting; I played the splatfest when I came home from my mini holiday and LITERALLY lost only ONE match on the entire journey to Barbarian Queen. That loss was due to a disconnect and was only by less than 10% turf coverage.
Regardless if the strategy for the smarter players is to go for the least popular team, ninjas were always going to have crazy population. Japanese origin, japanese themed game. Weapons like the inkbrush that require the use of stealth to take out foes, and the whole hiding in your ink to recharge your supplies just screams ninja.
Although they are not as clever as the NA splatfests, I like the EU ones because they yield closer results because both sides are both equally good or bad.
Regardless if the strategy for the smarter players is to go for the least popular team, ninjas were always going to have crazy population. Japanese origin, japanese themed game. Weapons like the inkbrush that require the use of stealth to take out foes, and the whole hiding in your ink to recharge your supplies just screams ninja.
Although they are not as clever as the NA splatfests, I like the EU ones because they yield closer results because both sides are both equally good or bad.
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Barbarians won. Hehe...... I f****n called it!
Ofc they did because Callie is superior!
stitchedwithlove
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I had an inkling (pun intended) that Barbarians would win. After seeing the results of the Pirates vs. Ninjas Splatfest I knew most people would pick Ninjas. I also presumed that most people who would pick Ninjas had a lower skill level (I mean no offense whatsoever when I say this).
Honestly, I was actually quite close to picking Barbarians because of this reason, but I decided against it because I shouldn't have to choose a side just to avoid having lower skilled people on my team. That's one of the issues I have with Splatfests. There's usually a clear winner because one side seems to appeal more to lower skilled people than the other.
Sorry if I seem like a salty Sally. You win some and you lose some after all, and there's always a next time. Anyway, a big congrats to Barbarians for making us Ninjas disappear for good! <3
Honestly, I was actually quite close to picking Barbarians because of this reason, but I decided against it because I shouldn't have to choose a side just to avoid having lower skilled people on my team. That's one of the issues I have with Splatfests. There's usually a clear winner because one side seems to appeal more to lower skilled people than the other.
Sorry if I seem like a salty Sally. You win some and you lose some after all, and there's always a next time. Anyway, a big congrats to Barbarians for making us Ninjas disappear for good! <3
stitchedwithlove
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Yeah, earning 18 Super Sea Snails is better than winning nothing at all. :D
Coleo&Idea
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I played Ninja on my account and after reaching highest rank I did Barbarian on my boyfriends account. Gosh, that barbarian play was either easy or at least challening. Felt like when I was on Team Fit. Are these still the after-effects from christmas and all the new players? Felt so. 
The outcome is still not a reason for me to change from my I-choose-the-team-which-is-my-opinion-and-when-I-lose-pff-happens-style.
Funfact:
During all of the 10 Splatfests I was on Aiolis (Callie) Team 5x and 5x on Limones (Marie). 6 wins, 4 losses. Woohoo!
Well said.
The outcome is still not a reason for me to change from my I-choose-the-team-which-is-my-opinion-and-when-I-lose-pff-happens-style.
Funfact:
During all of the 10 Splatfests I was on Aiolis (Callie) Team 5x and 5x on Limones (Marie). 6 wins, 4 losses. Woohoo!