So spawn camping does exist in Splatoon...

[bebopfan]

This video prove it well.

Roller does look OP for spawn camping in this video.

 

[Chaozrush21]

But splatting people doesn't even help your team. In fact, if the opposing team was good at the game, they would probably be able to figure out where the roller is camping and splat'em. You even have a worse chance than that if you don't have the Kraken or Killer Wail.

 

[Hinichii.ez.™]

no

 

[bluekentuckyboy]

But you still have invincibility when standing on your spawn point correct? If so you should be able to kill a person close to spawn. If they are hiding in ink, then while it may be annoying at first, it shouldn't last for as long as it did in the video, especially in squad v squad. In random matches ANYTHING could happen but hopefully when people get more accustomed to the game this won't be a problem.

 

[bebopfan]

In fact, if the opposing team was good at the game, they would probably be able to figure out where the roller is camping and splat'em.

I think the lose team is good enough by looking at their points:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYSvGY7GpdQ&t=3m25s

And to my surprise they DO know where the camper is by using echo:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYSvGY7GpdQ&t=1m15s

Even with good team and knowing where camper is, they still lose.

 

[OmegaDivider]

One video isn't enough proof though. We'd need many, many more before something like this can be considered a problem. Research is key to these kinds of things.

Also, that roller played well. Really well. I don't think that the other team handled them the best they could, it almost seemed like they were oblivious to the rollers presence.

In a case such as this, spawn camping is to be expected. This would only really become a problem if two teams of equal skill are going at it and one gets a small gain in momentum that somehow leads to something like we saw in the video.

 

[LinkJr]

One word: Superjump. Spawn camping is of no use if the players are conquering turf elsewhere, players will just need to adapt and create better strategies to counter it, the tools are there, players just need to learn how to use them.

 

[Reila]

One video proves nothing. As the user above said, just super jump and go paint stuff elsewhere.

 

[Hope]

If they spawn camp you just take the rest of the map. Most of the time teams that spawn camp will lose if you are playing with people that aren't level 4.

 

[joetext]

So, one thing that happened during the testfire -

The teams were very unbalanced. We were winning by a very significant margin. After a bit, we had covered the entire area in our paint. There was nowhere else to go but the enemy territory. It felt dirty, but we had run out of space, so we were basically spawn camping. I think stuff like that will become less prevalent as people get better at it. One guy who runs in to spawn camp probably won't have much of an advantage if the other team just focuses on killing him.

 

[flc]

"there is a guy with a roller sitting at our spawn point and he killed me five times. surely this means he will not do it again."

 

[Life]

"there is a guy with a roller sitting at our spawn point and he killed me five times. surely this means he will not do it again."

This seems sigworthy.

 

[Citrus]

Either super jump, or sneakswim and take out the spawn killer. I don't think this will be an issue, since everyone will mostly focus on inking turf... unless they're just some troll.

 

[ndayadn]

Good job on the roller's part but I just saw way too many missed opportunities on the other team's end...

 

[<π.]

That was too cute.

 

[Deku]

Not proven, but a good player.

 

[DaisyFan]

But splatting people doesn't even help your team. In fact, if the opposing team was good at the game, they would probably be able to figure out where the roller is camping and splat'em. You even have a worse chance than that if you don't have the Kraken or Killer Wail.

You dont have to be a roller to spawn trap, in fact with Splatshot and Jr you can simply causing problem to the other team. Taking down 2 or 3 players of the opposite is more likely advantage, i can call this Play the Objective if so.It will be also simple for any Objective players from other games. but again its my 10cent.

 

[Trieste Sp]

One word: Superjump. Spawn camping is of no use if the players are conquering turf elsewhere, players will just need to adapt and create better strategies to counter it, the tools are there, players just need to learn how to use them.

I'm glad someone said this. You can easily escape using the Superjump.

 

[WaifuRaccoonBL]

So a couple things.

The other team should've realized what the Roller was doing and plan accordingly. The Roller left himself wide ope n a bunch of times so it should've been easy enough to get him, OR at the very least find a way to distract him.

Second, squid jump.

Third, if any of the previous happened, the spawn camper would've wasted precious time.

 

[Chaozrush21]

You dont have to be a roller to spawn trap, in fact with Splatshot and Jr you can simply causing problem to the other team. Taking down 2 or 3 players of the opposite is more likely advantage, i can call this Play the Objective if so.It will be also simple for any Objective players from other games. but again its my 10cent.

Spawn camping is nearly impossible for the Splatershot and Splatshot Jr. to do. Unlike the roller, you can't splat an inkling instantly making it more of a pain in the butt. Maybe if you have shield it wouldn't be that bad, but not by much. Plus Squid Jump. (I'm surprised I forgot about Squid Jump, I did that alot in the testfire)