Oh boy here we go.
*More options for phrases to say via the Control Pad. like "Help Me", "Splat them", "Control this area". I know Come On in some languages translates to "Jump Here", but to an English American player it isn't so obvious. With he lack of voice chat more commands to say could help plan strategies even if you can't verbally speak with allies, sort of like Ping from Portal 2 or Gamespeak form OddWorld. But for people abusing or obsessing over this feature should it get put in like mashing one command over and over, I can see why we're left with just two.
Yeah, this would be great, especially with the lack of voice chat.
*More "branded" weapons like the Tentatek Splatshot and the Krack-On Roller, with different available Subs and Specials, or at least an option to pick between two or three Subs and two Specials per weapon (It's not every sub and special available for one weapon, but it'll at least allow a bit more creativity with selecting weapon loadouts.
Yes to more branded weapons, or just more alternative weapon loadouts in general.
Maybe to selecting loadouts on individual weapons. Not sure I'd like that, I'd prefer just more weapons in general.
*Depending on what loadouts you use, Abilities that would affect certain Sub and Special weapons would work differently, like using a Sub that's placed instead of thrown paired with Bomb Range Up, or the Inkstrike and Killer Wail paired with Special Duration Up.
YES! I hate having Bomb Range Up on my gear when I'm using the Krak-On Roller (so pointless with the Beakon).
Inkstrike and Killer Wail don't last longer with Special Duration Ups? Why not?
As for my own thoughts, I'd like...
-More single player levels, perhaps challenge levels where you can use other Hero weapons (Shot from the main mode, Charger and Roller from the amiibo) or fight Octolings on all the multiplayer stages or something. And if you're going to have those levels, maybe have some with...
-Hero Blaster (& Replica). And Hero Brush ( &Replica). It just seems odd that the Blaster was missing from the amiibo challenges (Brush is more understandable, since it wasn't out at release).
-Also, differentiate the Hero Replica weapons. Maybe like this:
Hero Shot Replica: Splat Bomb/Bomb Rush
Hero Charger Replica: Burst Bomb/Inkzooka
Hero Roller Replica: Seeker/Bubbler (I really want a roller with Bubbler)
Not necessarily those loadouts, but different from the normal weapons.
-Hard Hero Mode. Not sure how exactly it would work (enemies deal more & take less damage, act sooner (no ! reaction to your presence, just immediately shooting at you), smarter Octolings (going for 2v1 when possible, running away when low on HP if possible) with more varied loadouts (just imagine Octolings with Rollers and Seekers running you down, or ones with Chargers sitting up on a vantage point and sniping at you), being locked into the default equipment with no (or less) upgrading, stuff like that), but I'd like some more challenge in Octo Valley. Preferably with other weapons being usable on Hard, as compensation for picking the more difficult... difficulty.
-Octo Valley multiplayer stage (can you tell I liked Octo Valley yet?), with some of the stuff from single-player (sponges that increase and decrease in size depending on who controls them, inkrails whose colors can be changed by shooting the origin a few times (or once, with a strong enough weapon), fan platforms,
Octolings). Might be a bit tricky to balance, but I think it could work.
-Give a Roller weapon the Bubbler (I really want an invincible paint roller, if only temporarily, and the Kraken doesn't count because you're not a paint roller anymore when you use it) and give a Charger the Kraken (just because I think it would be kinda funny to have a sniper turn into the invincisquid and escape while drilling through would-be attackers, might actually be really bad, I dunno).
- Replays and spectator mode
- Ranked and unranked queues for all game modes
- Being able to change your loadout in the lobby, perhaps even check what your teammates are doing
- Capture the Zapfish
- Playable Octolings
Also, these. Especially Capture the Zapfish, that sounds great.