Friday, March 11th, 2016
A new lobby gets me a new squidmate to enjoy. Golo may not be that harmful, but he gets himself in to good positions and definitely causes a nuisance. I think I like him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_B2-Q5MYGg
But the squids in the next battle are mostly newsquids, and I feel guilty for staying so ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
Another dominating game in the EU Splatfest, with Ben and Steiner, plus a random squid that's changing each game now.
I leave them to it at the opponents' base when I realise we've got them cornered, and return to ink some of the turf we've bypassed. I think the others have ...
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
It's a Money vs Money battle in the Splatfest, so the colours change around for us.
Either the others aren't trying so hard, with nothing on the line for the Splatfest, or we are being a bit too aggressive in pushing forwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyEqk3SIfcE
I think our team are gelling quite well. Ben and ...
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Friday, March 4th, 2016
One of our squids disconnects early in the battle. This puts us at something of a disadvantage. Or gives us a challenge. Either way, we're not quite strong enough to overcome the odds.
My shoddy start to the battle doesn't help. Aiming that the wrong place, running out of ink, being ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2016
I don't take the side route to the tower this time, but a more direct route. It takes me through a grate, and I'm not sure this is the quickest, but not getting to the tower immediately may have been a blessing. The Splash Wall and barrage of ink coming ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2016
The Boss is aptly named for an inkling. Nine splats to no losses, which means he keeps his distance well. But he also maintains a good anchor point for the rest of us to super-jump to. You can't ask for anything else from a charger, and is an excellent example ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2016
More Rainmaker on Urchin Underpass. Sticking with the Tri-slosher Nouveau, I enjoy how quickly I can ink and move and take a secondary role at the start of the match. Instead of bursting the Rainmaker's bubble, I skirt around it to ink some turf and, more importantly, deny their squids ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
The map for Urchin Underpass has some amendments for Rainmaker battles. The normal map has a pinch-point to enter the opposition's side of the map. There are three ways out, but only one way in, because of ink-resistant walls. This is good for preventing domination from slight skill differences, but ...
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Sunday, January 10th, 2016
Back to the Tri-slosher in Rainmaker. Hopefully a familiar weapon will help lead us to a victory. I feel a bit outclassed almost immediately, as shooters and a charger close me down at the Rainmaker, and although I can throw ink and squid fairly quickly, it's no match to a ...
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Rainmaker is a fun mode for Ranked battles. It takes a little explaining, but once you have the basics it's all pretty simple. There's a special weapon called the Rainmaker, which has its own shield. You need to throw loads of ink at the shield, at which point it bursts ...
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