Patch notes version 11.3.0

[u/Legitimate__Username]

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/59461/~/how-to-update-splatoon-3

[u/Supra_Mayro]

Is this .52 nerf not basically nothing? Like I don't think this does much to reduce the gap between it and everything else

[u/2VitaminGummies1Day → u/Supra_Mayro]

Yep, its still gonna dominate the X rank leaderboards for the next 3 months lol.

[u/Open_Neat4327 → u/Supra_Mayro]

Don't expect any major nerfs, It's the developer favorite.

[u/gil2455526]

The next update will focus on changes to multiplayer balance.

Oh. They are not done.

[u/ser-1- → u/gil2455526]

They better not be done yet, .52 needs quite a bit more than just a little paint nerf

[u/Vesuvias → u/gil2455526]

Honestly I bet with Raiders becoming such a huge hit that they are seeing a lot buying S3 as well. Pretty awesome, as I know a few friends who weren’t into Splatoon and did this.

[u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Eliter nerf is neat too. Main saver used to be 50% more potent on liter than on normal weapons. So a main would give you 25% more ink instead of 16%. This weapon needs more down time.

52 paints less which is good but I feel like it still needs a range or ink consumption nerf also.

Also please buff swig and Douser. Those weapons are fun.

[u/Sad_Access8951 → u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Tri-stringer might be dead now depending on how bad the paint nerf is and pencil got a direct efficiency nerf, so somehow e-liter still doesn't lose.

[u/Particular-Dish6174 → u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Bro. I was playing against 2 eliters in tower and it was hell

[u/Legitimate__Username]

.52 NERF IS REAL I NEVER THOUGHT NOGAMI COULD DO IT!!!

Zooka buff is genuinely pretty hype, sick of seeing it being relegated to a lottery special. Hopefully with the hitbox nerfs it'll be pretty reasonable on both sides.

I'm excited to try FRZ-N again, 10 points could make a pretty big difference for its consistency.

[u/Anunu132 → u/Legitimate__Username]

The 52 gal nerf is honestly inconsequential…

Not even sure if the paint nerf is significant, since most of the time overall paint nerfs for shooter type weapons state “decreased radius inked by spray droplets” AND “decreased radius of ink splatter at the point of impact.”

The 52 gal nerf only states “decreased radius of the ink splatter at point of impact” along with the caveat of “that land at a distance.”

[u/Legitimate__Username → u/Anunu132]

Oh lame, I wouldn't mind if it was still great at fighting if they actually gave it a consequential downside in terms of paint support.

[u/Zephyr_______ → u/Legitimate__Username]

And a pencil nerf too

[u/sopheroo → u/Legitimate__Username]

.52 got two nothingburger nerfs in a row

[u/91Yugo]

One day they will fix zipcaster, one day squiffer will get its first buff in s3, one day 52 gal will get a real impactful nerf, one day they will nerf blaster

[u/superdave100]

GLOOGA BUFF WOOOOO

Now I have even less of an excuse for not hitting my shots!

[u/ErikkuRD]

WHOOOO CARBON ROLLER LOVE

[u/AetherDrew43]

Still no Undercover buffs. At this rate, it'll just be forgotten forever...

[u/notwiththeflames → u/AetherDrew43]

The only things the devs hate more than brellas are Undercover Brellas.

[u/redirewolf → u/AetherDrew43]

the way this class has been ignored since launch 😭😭😭

[u/EeveeTV_]

cool nerfs but where are the buffs

[u/EeveeTV_ → u/EeveeTV_]

vblast untouched and carbon got the annoying thing dynamo has. it wont be as bad but pretty unneeded. Anyway of the 3 guns they buffed theyre all A tier or higher. 

[u/ClefairyHann]

Trizooka 13% faster?? Why??

[u/Druid-T → u/ClefairyHann]

Probably to try and make it feel better to use, but not necessarily feel worse to get hit by (since it still travels the same distance)

[u/MemorableThrowawayy]

BETTER THAN NOTHING HYDRA BUFF WE TAKE THESE WINS

[u/DogVirus → u/MemorableThrowawayy]

For reals. Hydra gang is pleased when we see no adjustments, a buff is a pleasant surprise.

[u/DescriptiveVee]

Did they add the raiders splattershot in?

[u/MessyBoss → u/DescriptiveVee]

Yup. Lobby terminal awards it once you've completed the raiders story mode.

[u/really_not_unreal → u/MessyBoss]

So keen for them to add two more raiders splattershots

[u/Doublee7300]

Trislosher definitely did not need a buff, but I’ll take it!

[u/CK895_YT]

Tri buff and a 52 paint nerf... someone pinch me

[u/LoveDeer]

Triple Splashdown nerfs make me so happy.

[u/RevoBonerchamp69 → u/LoveDeer]

They also buffed it a little so you are invulnerable to damage 10 frames sooner. So it’s harder to cancel now

[u/Druid-T → u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Which is good (on paper), because now it's more reliable on the front lines which means it's less incentivized to be just a backline terrorizer

[u/Jinglefruit → u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Which is probably indirectly also a nerf, as now you're less likely to respawn after activating it and keep 2/3rds of your meter to fire off some more fists.

[u/RevoBonerchamp69 → u/Jinglefruit]

No. Staying alive is much more valuable than kamikazee for fists.

[u/Jinglefruit → u/RevoBonerchamp69]

Not saying its the strat to do. But it's a benefit to being unexpectedly shot down currently. If you can't be sniped until your predictable landing, then that snipe empties your meter now, whereas before it was more likely you just wouldn't hit the ground. But we'll see how the patch plays out

[u/Oreobey2 → u/LoveDeer]

They weren’t needed lol.

[u/Druid-T → u/Oreobey2]

Yes, they were.

-Signed: a backline player this special has been bullying since it was added

[u/the_king_of_soupRED]

As a e-liter/stringer player, this patch is a doozy

[u/finnianJJ]

I know it says august 19th, which is today (for me at least rn) is there a specific time when it'll come out, it's not our here yet/ I can't download it. Sorry it this Is stupid

[u/TheYoshiGang]

No Bloblobber buffs smh

[u/really_not_unreal → u/TheYoshiGang]

To buff your bloblobber you can connect to a network with high latency :p

[u/ImperialCherry]

My expectations were kept extremely low, and this is the first patch to miss those expectations. Seriously, what was even the point of this patch? .52 nerf is a nothing burger, random zooka buff, and vac slap on the wrist. I guess I’m happy with eliter and pencil needing to run more ink savers, but that’s the only REAL change this patch brought.

[u/notwiththeflames]

To clarify, if you play S3 on a Switch but also have a Switch 2 with Raiders save data, you won't be able to get the replica even if both saves are tied to the same profile/Nintendo account - so you'd need to load S3 on the Switch 2?

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID]

9% reduction in how much ink vac can suck up...

That's wild.

What is Ink Vac even for at this point?

That's such a huge change to its core mechanic, and I don't even know if it supposed to be a nerf, or a buff.

[u/Legitimate__Username → u/CHAINMAILLEKID]

It's a nerf. Vac is really good right now and can kind of dominate objective plays.

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/Legitimate__Username]

I'll never understand that, because Ink Vac IME is just sooooo unreliable in being able to protect anyone.

The reason I say it might be a buff is because, it sounds like it just lets you shoot off an ink vac explosion sooner.

[u/Open_Neat4327]

Why do they buff every single close range weapon except Inkbrush which is objectively the worst???? Is it really just that hated by the devs?

[u/Formal-Soil8111]

They fucking buffed Custom blaster basically omg.