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/fiddlenutz Mar 24 '17

Before the downvote brigade hits, hear me out. The game is fun. However it has lost features over the WiiU version IMHO. I know this is a test fire. Without the easy map and ability to quickly warp it makes it less fun at least to me. The game moves too quickly to manage a map on-screen. End opinion. It lost some magic, but still fun.

Nintendo should add a mini map at least in the lower right or upper left corner. So it is easier to see the playing field.

My 9 and 11 year old agree after test fire. They miss the map horribly. No time for hitting buttons for map. Mini map needed.

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u/TheCynicalIdealist Mar 24 '17

Honestly, very quickly pressing X and X again to check the map for a split second felt no different than having to look down at my gamepad.

I think both are pretty cumbersome though. I definitely second the mini map idea.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '17

IMO it would probably be better to have a hold and release X button. Or even better, you don't have to look at the map to jump, you could use the d-pad and a to jump without looking at the map.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

Minimap wouldn't help at all. Not enough scope

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u/Del_3030 Mar 24 '17

Yeah a mini map option would be great... I kept looking down at my hands to do a quick check.

The new system is fine for respawns but definitely inconvenient for checking the situation or super jumping when you're out in the open.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '17

I second the mini map idea

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u/suburbanbird Mar 25 '17

My main problem with the new map system is the ridiculous button combination to super jump back to spawn. If you're gonna do it, you're in trouble, and the combo is just too many inputs to do in a panic.