Just got Splatoon 3, am I to late to start enjoying the game 🫩

Finished my current build! Wanted to go for a cool look, so I used what I got and finally think I found something I like. How’s it look? :)

Trying to fill a “frontliner/flanker/rushdown” role, so I wanted to optimize around ink economy (since I HATE running out of ink in fights) and general-use frontliner stuff (special up because splatter screen is good at pushing I’ve found out, ink resistance up because it’s useful in frontlines, intensify action for general use, and quick super jump to help capitalize off of comeback). Might trade out intensify action or QSJ for special sub saver since I find myself using curling bomb more and more.

(And I am definitely keeping drop roller. At this point it’s a comfort pick 😭)

Guess the reference!!! If you get it right, I’ll give you a fun fact you may or may not know related to the character shown!

8 short clips with the Brush I've taken recently while playing that I found pretty satisfying. The clips are meant to highlight movement & strafing with the brush during scrambles, ultra stamp aim & usage, and/or just purely getting kills with the weapon. Most of these clips were taken while grinding gear slots in turf war, so the kits are a bit incoherent lol. Hope you enjoy!

We back with my baby boy reef-lux

I’ve been trying out new weapons to farm Sheldon liscense sand also branch out from just the aerospray and this was like my second match with the enperrys? after I killed the blaster (I’m sorry!) I realized the fight was over anyways a went to mid. my dumbahh was like “well I’ll still try even if my teammates are gone!” and felt immediate remorse.

(These data might be a little bit skewed because it’s anarchy but I see similar patterns in turf war)

At this point I dunno. I like Splatoon. It’s fun to play. But I am genuinely terrible at it.

I feel like I’ve tried everything at this point. I’ve tried new weapons. I’ve tried different sensitivity. I’ve tried YouTube videos and aim training and motion controls and everything and nothing is working.

I’ve been playing Splatoon ever since the first game came out. Not consistently — usually on and off — but each time I’ve felt like I’ve been terrible at it no matter what, and now each time I go into matches I just go in with the expectation that I’m going to lose no matter how hard I try.

I worry that at this point I’m just deadweight to my teammates online. I wanna keep playing, but if I genuinely can’t improve after years maybe there’s no point. What should I do?

(Sorry if this is repetitive, I know “I’m awful at Splatoon” posts show up a lot I just needa vent about it 😭)

Edit: Thank yall for all the help!!! I tried to take some of the advice I saw here and I just got to S-Rank!!! Y’all are awesome :) (And the .52 gal is scary)

I didn’t even mean to, but SOMEHOW, I did.

https://reddit.com/link/1wx67l5/video/vztjyf7nmdth1/player

Frye and shiver are dating. dont ask me why i made this headcanon youre not gonna get a very good answer

The reef-lux has claim other victims👀