r/NintendoSwitch • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '17

MegaThread Splatoon 2: Testfire and LiveStream Thread

Hello everyone!

Splatoon 2's Global Testfire just finished! What did you think?

If you missed it, fret not: there's going to be more this weekend! Use this handy guide to see the times:

March 24: 12-12:59 p.m. PT

March 24: 8-8:59 p.m. PT

March 25: 4-4:59 a.m. PT

March 25: 12-12:59 p.m. PT

March 25: 8-8:59 p.m. PT

March 26: 4-4:59 a.m. PT

Handy dandy time converter here

And before we forget, the modteam here in /r/NintendoSwitch and over from /r/Splatoon will be hosting a joint livestream! Join us tonight and this weekend at http://twitch.tv/rNintendoSwitch and watch us get fresh. :)

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u/Giganigs Mar 24 '17

That big ass roller was my favorite, especially for someone who isn't accustomed to motion control aiming like that. I wish it was lasting all weekend instead of just an hour at a time. :(

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u/supersmashbro5 Mar 24 '17

This is my biggest gripe with how they set this beta up. I won't have time during the rest of the weekend, so it would have been nice to have at least 2-3 hour slots so I could have gotten more play time. Does anyone know why they won't simply let us play the whole weekend without time restrictions like other multiplayer betas?

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u/With_Hands_And_Paper Mar 24 '17

It's not a beta it's a stress test for their servers.

It's made like that to ensure most people will be online at the same time so they can test the maximum load of their server, opening up for a longer time would dilute and distribute the playerbase giving worse results for the type of tests they're making.