Nintendo: make one player sit out until a teammate is splatted in 4 on 3 Splatoon squad battles.

[RhythmRunneR]

I've created a petition to try and convince Nintendo to make a slight alteration to how tri-squad battles against 4-player squards are conducted, detailed here:

https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-m...-is-splatted-in-4-on-3-splatoon-squad-battles

To summarize: only 3 players of the 4-player team can be playing at one time, rotating into the game every time a teammate is splatted. The 3-player squad's respawn rate would be back to normal were this rotation in place.

If you support this idea, sign the petition and help spread the word! Thanks!

 

[Blue24]

...don't you get quick respawn benefits and are warned you may face full squads.

 

[LMG]

I think a better solution would be to grab someone who's alone in the queue for Ranked Battles to fill the squad; that's how I originally thought it would work

 

[Figy]

Im pretty sure nintendo stated that 3v4's will and can happen and that seems like a lot work when they could be fixing other things.

 

[SquiliamTentacles]

Now that I think about it, something like this might be good for balancing normal matches when somebody disconnects.

 

[Heart of Ice]

If nintendo did something like the OP stated, I'd have the one player staying in the spawn have the recon ability.

So..... you would still be at a disadvantage.

 

[Blue24]

Now that I think about it, something like this might be good for balancing normal matches when somebody disconnects.

I don't see why any player should be punished for a disconnect. If anything, in normal modes, if someone disconnects the quick spawn mechanic from trisquads should kick in.

 

[SquiliamTentacles]

I don't see why any player should be punished for a disconnect. If anything, in normal modes, if someone disconnects the quick spawn mechanic from trisquads should kick in.

Oh, it does not give the disconnecting player a disadvantage, it just gives a punishment to the opposing team, balancing out the match. The quick respawn thing, or even a delayed respawn for the opposing team would work too.

 

[Chewi]

I don't think Nintendo is going to make a change like this that stops people from playing the game (even if only temporary). They want people to be playing, not prevented from playing.

 

[Hesoca]

I don't think Nintendo is going to make a change like this that stops people from playing the game (even if only temporary). They want people to be playing, not prevented from playing.

This. Having one player sit out a match every time a group of three showed up would be incredibly boring. It'd be like if a group of four friends were playing a game but only had three controllers. Yeah, that fourth person gets to play, but they also spend a lot of time twiddling their thumbs while everyone else gets to have fun.

I think what Nintendo is doing right now with teams of three is fine. Quicker respawns do work to even the playing field a bit, if not as optimally as some would like. Perhaps the three-person team could get some kind of attack/defense boost as well as the faster respawn to even things out some more? It would certainly help balance the extra firepower that fourth person on the opposing team brings.