As an explosher main, here are some tips for beginners. 1. *YOU ARE NOT A FONT LINE WEAPON!* A little obvious, but it's true. The closer you are to the action, the more likely you will die. 2. *YOU ARE THE BIG SHOT.* Something that helps is to imagine that you are an artillery gun. Like artillery, you paint and deal damage while positioning yourself behind your team. You are the artillery support the team will call for. Keep the pressure up and lay down as much ink as you can. If your team is down, try to hold the line and keep the enemy from advancing. Remember to always support the front and your team. 3. *TWO FOR ONE DEAL* It'll take some practice, but you can simultaneously hit someone with two shots. You arch a burst upward, and the second one will be at your target. If you do it right, they'll be splatted when they both hit. 4. *[INSERT FEET JOKE HERE]* Always try to aim at someone's feet. Again, obvious, but you usually don't want your shot to pass through a player. The less they move, the better. 5. *MIND GAMES.* Every weapon can benefit from this, but explosher will benefit the most. Try to get into your opponent's head and predict what they will do before they do it. There is no better satisfaction than getting two clean shots when a dualies player tried to dodge or run away. 6. *PICK UP THE RAINMAKER.* It is literally a bigger version of the explosher! This officially makes you a rainmaker main! Jokes aside, play as you would expo. You are an artillery gun, but now you have unlimited ink, and everyone knows where you are. Do your best and be careful. 7. *SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.* Whether you are good or bad, some players will slip past your team and will hunt you down. You are dangerous to their team, and they will try any trick to send you back to spawn. Rember mind games, and think. Watch the side routes players can use, and be careful around corners. Remember to peek at your map; sometimes, you will find a side trail headed your way. Remember to check your surroundings. Players will spam bombs and specials, do your best to survive and punish them when you can. 8. *TIME FOR AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS* Question yourself. Ask yourself these questions are move accordingly. Where is your team? Are they pushing up? Are they overextended? Where is the enemy at? Can you move up? Should you move up? Who has what special? Who has what weapon? What are their ranges? Can they hit me? Can I shoot them? If I attack, will I be punished? It seems a lot but makes sure to think before you act. Sometimes you'll do something wrong and that's ok. This is a learning experience, it'll be trial and error for a while. But the more you think about your actions, the faster you'll learn from your mistakes and remember them better. I can't tell you how often I've been in the same situation. You just move before realizing what has just happened. You end up feeling like.. like... (Inhale) ♪ "Ka ka ka ka kachi daze! Gun gun gun gun gun wo muki! Jan jan byan byan Kyuukyoku no, batoru! Imi was nai sa tatakau dake!" ♪ 9. *SCORCHED EARTH* There is no shame in retreat, but make sure you make the other team pay for every step forward. As you run away, keep your distance and try to hit the enemy as you pull back. This works even better when you have the range advantage. The longer they chase you, the more damage they'll take. Help pushback when your team arrives. Remember that you may need to hold a position when retreat is not an option. 10. *"KNOW THY ENEMY" by some sue who had a son named drew * Simple but very important. Play with other weapons and see how they work. The better you understand how a gun works, the easier it is to deal with. 11. *HAVE FUN* Enough said. It is a game.
It feels really odd both blob and explo got rain, not much else really shares specials in each class first kit its wack. Good guide. For me my disapointment with Explo isn't that the kit is bad, its that it doesn't cover the other modes, I want to use it on more then just zones, rain helps for that but not as much and sensor doesn't. I'm hoping for a deployable sub like beakon and a damage or support special that can help deal with RM/Tower.
Honestly I really want a sub that allows for it to move. Like Fizzy or Curling. This would really help but I can see Beakon working. For special I’m praying for probably bubbler or maybe wave breaker
i started using Explo on zones, and than the next rotation switched to tower, and actually had a pretty good luck with just the main weapon a special, i do wish that its kit was more flexible, especially the sub since sensor doesn't do much in RM, and marks a few people here and there in cb, but over all not bad, especially if you run one sub of quick super jump to get out if you aren't a direct god. never thought i'd be saying this lol since i hated it in s2 for some reason
I just started using explosher for splatfest, and honestly it's kinda broken cause you can control the middle of the map from your own spawn in most maps. I don't think the sub is that great other than helping your aim when enemies try to bob and weave in ink. Inkstorm is great for last minute inking into the enemy base.
I play casually and, as you predicted, I'm vibing with the bloblobber. As a small addendum for anyone interested, I'll point out that the sprinkler can work a bit like toxic mist by creating a distraction and blocking the path with ink, but needs to be more preemptive. Again, this is just what I've gathered after fooling around for a while and I'd love to see more opinions.
Suprisingly Explo is able to capitalize on squid roll and surge pretty well, meaning 1v1's are no longer you fighting against the inescapable death like in splat 2.
As a tri-slosher neauvo main, I was worried about the kit in splatoon 3 because I had never really liked inkjet or toxic mist. But I’ve gotten used to it and it’s a really nice kit!
as the RARE BREED that is sloshing machine mains since splatoon one, im having an absolute blast with it in this game. it feels so good compared to what i remember after stopping S2, and i feel like it’s kit naturally falls into its calculated play as you mentioned. as it progresses id love to see what they give it next. ive been trying the new weapons for now, but id love to get more time on explosh and vanilla, my other two loves.
I chose the Bloblobber BECAUSE of its kit. My old main was gold Aerospray with Sprinkler and Baller. I relied on the Baller, now it's gone. My next favorite special is Ink Storm, because even if you get killed, the storm plays out. I love tossing Sprinklers in areas hard to reach. The weapon works for me. I didn't even consider it in 2. Now unless Kraken or Baller comes back, it's my main for the foreseeable future.
id say blob is actually surprisingly good having similar thoughts until i played it in several scrims the kit still holds area rlly well and its good at fighting lots of aggro weapons unless the deco kit is rlly good i think the vanilla will be the best kit
Curious to see what you can do with it long term. I see how it can be strong still, just seems incredibly demanding to pull off to the point I don't think it's worth it anymore. Definitely think inkstorm's underrated rn in this game though
its not just good in turf war it does great in zones and from my experience rainmaker its one of my favorite weapons and i think i might end up maining it
Solid guide, should help me when I get the game next month (was a Tri-Slosher main in Ranked way back in Splatoon 1). I appreciate that you make a point to acknowledge that not all weapons are built with the more competitive modes in mind. Makes you give off the chill vibe I'd like to see more of in gaming communities (especially the competitive side of things, haha).
Hi im new in this game (Splatoon 3 its my first Splatoon game hahaha) and i playing with the Sloshers, and my personal favourite it is the Slosher Machine, hope you like it, also hope you can get the game soon. Have a nice day!!.
great video! i've been really enjoying the sloshers but was kinda confused on how they differed other than range and firing rate but this cleared up a lot. just been using vanilla slosher but i'm excited to try the others now
In my experience explosher is really clutch support in competitive. Its long range means you can lob a shot on an enemy in a 1v1 fight with a teammate and instantly turn it around in their favor. Also you can snipe perched chargers and stringers from behind cover and flush out hidden ambushes. It makes for a great back liner that can hold its own as a painter to boot.
That plus inkstorm makes it a great support weapon. And while people shit on point sensor, imo it can be pretty useful (when your teammates are actually smart). Imo the only way to make this kit better is if it had toxic mist.
The problem with having toxic mist instead of a bomb is that you're super reliant on your team mates' ink to travel, so if ur at a disadvantage turf wise then ur kind of trapped. Also inkjet loses to crab tank and is too fragile to be viable; its always been super reliant on armour and without it inkjet is kind of mid
honestly ive never ever played sloshers but i tried machine and its lethal, its like a small arcing sniper thats so satisfying to kill with, hearing the hitmarker noise and getting a one shot easily makes it my fav, excellent vid dude :)
As someone who just started maining explo, I really think that rain is a useful special for it, and I'm not disappointed with it. Sensor is great, but I think that it needs something like torpedo on a second kit. Ideally, I think torpedo and wave breaker would be my ideal kit. Torpedo is a nice tool to locate and wave would synergize perfectly, giving it an easier splat and location, as well as being fairly quick to use, too. That being said, I wouldn't complain if I got any of the utility subs, either. All that being said, I haven't mained it for as long as some people, and my experience in ranked modes is limited, as I haven't been playing ranked as long as a lot of people.
The slosher type weapon that is my personal favourite the sloshing machine. It is super good and I find that I end up splatting more people with it than the vanilla slosher. And yeah, I absolutely love the kit
I played a metric buttload of anchor weapons in sploon one, the splatlings especially, but explosher had a very special place in my heart right from the get go. The only time i prefer a good ol splatling over the explosher is when someone is making it their mission in life to get in my face. absolutely adore that weapon. swim speed and ink saver main are must haves, experiment in training mode to see just how much saver main is right for you, but it's pretty much necessary, all weapons benefit from bomb defense up, but anchors especially since there are many weapons whose only way to interact with your range is with their sub weapons.
Personally, I don’t think the Blobblober is bad, because it definitely suits my playstyle muuuch more than having Splashwall. I know that this sounds subjective, but my point is that if it suits *someone’s* playstyle, it’s not bad. That’s what it means to be different players. ❤️ Competitively, the Sprinkler is slept on, because if you know how to place it correctly on every map, it can actually be pretty powerful in the heat of a battle when the enemy won’t have the time to shoot the sprinkler. I’ve been able to control areas and actually push against their spawn by placing sprinklers correctly to block paths. The MOMENT you see someone shoot the sprinkler on a platform that is above you, that’s your moment to wreck havoc. Because the Blob does amazingly on the lower ground. I do this a lot on Hammerhead bridge, when I push against their spawn with the Blob, placing a Sprinkler is like having an alarm system, and when somebody triggers it I shoot up high or make the bubbles ricochet to get them, knowing that they are there. You can also use both the Sprinkler and the Inkstorm to clear a flanking path of enemy ink, giving you more time to react when the enemy has to reink the path to get through to you. Imo the Blob is great defensively, especially on Splat Zones. You just gotta know how to use it in multiple ways. :)
I do really miss the wall on blob (zones on humpback was my JAM), but i think it def works decently as a support/anchor weapon if that's was the goal of the kit was. Similar to you I think I'll be waiting for the next kit to roll around to get back into the weapon
I hear Johnnys Theme from Eastward and I subscribe, I can’t help it. I love Splatoon and Eastwards music! Also great slosher guide! Really miss burst bombs on the slosher, but now I’ve been trying the machine and explosher which I never touched in 2. They’re great!
They don't want explo to be gud, I'm convinced. I was really hoping it'd either do more dame or spread more paint. Not to mention how discipline and aware you have to be to use it effectively. Nowhere near enough reward for the work put in.
As a person who plays explo a LOT i would say you should keep more distance away instead of rushing in. I’m saying you should play like a support character and not an attacker. Use point sensor to help you and your teammates locate enemies easily and use inkstorm for more zoning (Like tri-slosher toxic mist) to prevent guns like N-zaps and dualies from brute force rushing you.
I once had a splat zone fight against a team of only bloblobbers. It was hell. Rain everywhere, all the time, bubbles everywhere that felt like they could 2 hit Ko me I was an e liter and i would kill two but the other two would spam rain and id be forced to just run away aimlessly lmao
I'm finding the blob to be the opposite. the narrow paint pattern hurts it in turf war, but having a million bubbles bounce around an enclosed objective in anarchy battles is freaking terrifying. always seem to have a blob on the winning team, at least in low rank
Someone enclose me with the blobs man and like you say it is terrifyng, my Main it is the S Machinne but i purchased the Bloblobber to train as my “second slosher”.
Holding out for a Blob with either a bomb or trizooka for another option for long distance fighting. But honestly, my mains have been either glooga dualies and Bloblobber depending on the day, and blob has to be my favorite weapon in Splat3 so far. So much fun with the wacky ink storm interactions
Bloblobber can shoot too fast, right?, i like that, my main it is de Slosher Machinne but im looking to another one just for mix between battles. So did you recommend it?
@@juanrosalestorres5776 I personally would recommend it as it's a very lenient weapon as far as learning curves go. As far as things to worry about it's close distance fighting will most likely end in either trades or you losing since the bubbles may not always hit their mark so try to bully them as much as possible from a distance. The other thing is just ink management as if you just start throwing bubbles out, you'll probably miss some kills or assists you could've made but that goes for most sloshers. Overall, I would very much recommend it
Sloshers be like; “when ANYONE ELSE plays me they can hurl pain about 20-30 times before they run out… but when YOU play it, just for you, and only you, I need to be reloaded every 3 or 4 sloshes. No exceptions.”
I'm trying to use something other than the default slosher because I feel like I can be doing more, I like the subs and specials for it, but I wanna see what fits for me.
I’m not a huge fan of the base kit for blob in splat 3. It was my main in splat 2, and while in that game I didn’t abuse wall as much as I probably should have, you can really feel the step back without it. Excellent video, you went over some great info!
I used the other kit in 2, it was great for me because it felt a bit more aggressive and allowed me the flexibility to fill whatever gap there was in random teams. I could anchor, push objective, or play slayer relatively well. The bomb rush was a great bailout for me and I'm definitely missing it in 3. Still love the blob tho so I'm trying to adjust and learn different uses for ink storm.
I like using explosher! In the lower ranks i'min, the inkstorm is useful to kill people on the tower and amke an effort to push. it's a fun backliner when your team works with it, as respecially on tower control it's great for heading in and painting/attacking the tower if you can aim. I do wish it had burst bomb over point sensor though, as that extra chip in a pinch would be incredibly useful - it'd probably push it up a few tiers given that it's damage ranges from 35-90 meaning the burst bomb's damage would be invaluable. as for a special for explosher deco... anything that's more passive than active I think would work wellf or it. big bubbler given explosher's range might not be as good of an idea but I could see a decent build with taticooler, killer wail 5.1 or wave breaker. i'm still a bit rtusty fromc oming back from 2019 splatoon, but I played witha dynamo roller the other day and we had some great synergy also.
Been playing and loving Blobobbler recently and I feel like I can summarize its Kit in one simple phrase. "Causing Problems On Purpose" I may not be doing much...... but I'm being really..... REALLY annoying. And thats perfect for me.
An alternative to playing slosher outside of Ranked ZC: -kick puppies -insult strangers for no reason -go to the homeless shelter and steal the food have a great day :) [Not salty, just memeing, I like sloshers, but when you run into a good one in a match then goddamn :o]
Sloshing Machine is still an amazing weapon to use at the moment. Its not as broken and straight up buggy as it was at launch (though I never used it when the game came out), with nerfs I now think its a well balanced weapon with a literally perfect kit. I think it requires a fair bit of skill to actually be good at consistently splatting people and surviving, it attacks pretty slowly so has a not very high attack-speed. You will get killed by like 99% of shooters, dualies, really anything if you don’t know how to space properly and know how to take advantage of terrain. Its been that way since Splat 2 at launch. No one called it broken back then, because it wasn’t buggy or super OP, heck it wasn’t even all that easy to use at all. The only genuinely “broken” weapon from Splat 2 was Bloblobber, which from what i’m aware has been nerfed heavily since then.
I main Kensa Slosher in splatoon 2. It's so fun with fizzy and splashdown. Since it had fizzy I've always been really jumpy when I use it cause I can get good range along with charging a fizzy if I press sub by accident. It's a little hard to get used to jump-paint-swim combo but it's so worth it
Hey Pika! Many comp players choose Default Slosher over Sloshing Machine nowadays. But i can't understand why.. How it can be compared to Machine? In what situations it is stronger/weaker than machine? You also mentioned Default Slosher as good all-rounder weapon for class introduction. But i find it very hard to aim. I don't think it should be a pick for beginners.
Lots of people say the vslosh kit is really good, but I think it just changes the whole playstyle of slosher. Inkstrike is just too much of a midline/backline special for it to feel right to me. In 2 it was fine because A: it was missiles and B: because it was quick to use. That and the fact the sloshes just feel off leads me to believe that slosher is not gonna be super great until a second kit (which hopefully will not get sprinkler)
I miss the Bloblobber Deco's kit but I understand why it and bomb rush in general is gone. No invincible spawn means you can camp jumps. Plus almost every special can be destroyed. Imagine 4 bomb rushers with respawn punisher and object shredder. Chaining bomb rush after bomb rush at your spawn. But who knows what the devs are thinking. They took damage up out until they added it back in.
When I first started playing Splatoon 2 this was my favorite weapon type but I barely remember there was this one update where they nerfed it and I haven't been able to do any well with the weapon ever since, except with the tri slosher since that one I could just spam the crap out of the fire button. How I wish I could do well with them again.
as an explosure player, I am mixed on it as well. I would have prefered Sprinkler over point, but it's pretty decent. but ya I'd like it to have a defensive special again.
1 Boblobber in game: all bubble blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able bodied patron in the bar A team of Boblobbers: all bubble blowing babies WILL BEAT senseless every able bodied patron in the bar Both teams all use Boblobbers: all bubble blowing babies have taken over the bar
Im trying to make a gear build for slosher and machine but i cant really find anything about what abilities are good for those in this game. So far I’ve decided on running all five essentials (one sub of ink res, bomb defence, special saver , ink refill and a main of quick super jump), last ditch effort, a main and two subs of swim speed, two subs of special charge up and one sub of ink saver sub. Really what im not sure about is how useful the special charge is so if theres anything else i should have thats what ill get rid of
The fact they replaced baller with ink storm for Explosher made me main it!!! It’s so much better than Baller, especially for Splat Zones. Storm also repels the stupid respawn punisher eliters.
I forst tried the bloblobber in B+ splatzones. I was hesitant at first due to multiple people saying how bad it is. I was immediately getting 2.0 KDs tho. I figured maybe this just won't last in A rank... I've still been using it I'm A- and A so far and doing very well. So maybe it doesn't fall of until S or S+. I am only playing specifically during splat zones tho. More of an anchor player otherwise.
I main blob in S+2 in all modes and still do well. Average between 12 and 20 splats and usually single figure deaths. It's a great weapon if you use it wisely. I get rushed a lot and I find the sprinkler very useful in those situations, chuck it right at their feet then lob those blobs and more often than not I come out on top. I ended up in a 2v1 with a roller and splattershot today and took them both out. Push on with it if you're having good results.
Vanilla Blob was my favorite weapon to use in 2. I'm sad to see it's wall go but I get why the devs would want it to have a less aggro focused kit. On the other hand, sloshing machine with fizzy is so fun!!!
Ive been playing this series since the first was new, I'm not like super ultra serious competitive but I do play ranked occasionally , and I can't really comprehend how "throwing around a ton of chaotic inling options and hitboxes all over the place" with the bloblobber kit is bad at any level of play. Of course you have your ultra insane x ranked premades with team communication where you're trying to push some ultra specific meta comp thing where something like that might struggle to find a perfect place but by that logic wouldn't it have been the same in splat 2 and only "relevant" due to an "op" special? Idk man. In a way, hearing a competitive guy go on so long about how "un-ideal" such a fun and effective kit is, is one of the many factors kinda scaring me away from true high level competitive in this game. Everything's so immaculately balanced seeming but apparently not, and things I like randomly are terrible "just because".
As an explosher main, here are some tips for beginners.
1. *YOU ARE NOT A FONT LINE WEAPON!*
A little obvious, but it's true. The closer you are to the action, the more likely you will die.
2. *YOU ARE THE BIG SHOT.*
Something that helps is to imagine that you are an artillery gun. Like artillery, you paint and deal damage while positioning yourself behind your team. You are the artillery support the team will call for. Keep the pressure up and lay down as much ink as you can. If your team is down, try to hold the line and keep the enemy from advancing. Remember to always support the front and your team.
3. *TWO FOR ONE DEAL*
It'll take some practice, but you can simultaneously hit someone with two shots. You arch a burst upward, and the second one will be at your target. If you do it right, they'll be splatted when they both hit.
4. *[INSERT FEET JOKE HERE]*
Always try to aim at someone's feet. Again, obvious, but you usually don't want your shot to pass through a player. The less they move, the better.
5. *MIND GAMES.*
Every weapon can benefit from this, but explosher will benefit the most. Try to get into your opponent's head and predict what they will do before they do it. There is no better satisfaction than getting two clean shots when a dualies player tried to dodge or run away.
6. *PICK UP THE RAINMAKER.*
It is literally a bigger version of the explosher! This officially makes you a rainmaker main! Jokes aside, play as you would expo. You are an artillery gun, but now you have unlimited ink, and everyone knows where you are. Do your best and be careful.
7. *SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.*
Whether you are good or bad, some players will slip past your team and will hunt you down. You are dangerous to their team, and they will try any trick to send you back to spawn. Rember mind games, and think. Watch the side routes players can use, and be careful around corners. Remember to peek at your map; sometimes, you will find a side trail headed your way. Remember to check your surroundings. Players will spam bombs and specials, do your best to survive and punish them when you can.
8. *TIME FOR AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS*
Question yourself. Ask yourself these questions are move accordingly. Where is your team? Are they pushing up? Are they overextended? Where is the enemy at? Can you move up? Should you move up? Who has what special? Who has what weapon? What are their ranges? Can they hit me? Can I shoot them? If I attack, will I be punished? It seems a lot but makes sure to think before you act. Sometimes you'll do something wrong and that's ok. This is a learning experience, it'll be trial and error for a while. But the more you think about your actions, the faster you'll learn from your mistakes and remember them better. I can't tell you how often I've been in the same situation. You just move before realizing what has just happened. You end up feeling like.. like... (Inhale) ♪ "Ka ka ka ka kachi daze! Gun gun gun gun gun wo muki! Jan jan byan byan Kyuukyoku no, batoru! Imi was nai sa tatakau dake!" ♪
9. *SCORCHED EARTH*
There is no shame in retreat, but make sure you make the other team pay for every step forward. As you run away, keep your distance and try to hit the enemy as you pull back. This works even better when you have the range advantage. The longer they chase you, the more damage they'll take. Help pushback when your team arrives. Remember that you may need to hold a position when retreat is not an option.
10. *"KNOW THY ENEMY" by some sue who had a son named drew *
Simple but very important. Play with other weapons and see how they work. The better you understand how a gun works, the easier it is to deal with.
11. *HAVE FUN*
Enough said. It is a game.
Why r u treating like a war
I mean i like the a comparison (more than i think i should), but why ?
@@spino-ace in the moment you do get the war-like mindset tbh as a slosher main I was absorbing all this info
inkbrush is the enemy of explosher
This is my entire mindset when I pick up the Explo instead of my Hydra
It feels really odd both blob and explo got rain, not much else really shares specials in each class first kit its wack. Good guide. For me my disapointment with Explo isn't that the kit is bad, its that it doesn't cover the other modes, I want to use it on more then just zones, rain helps for that but not as much and sensor doesn't. I'm hoping for a deployable sub like beakon and a damage or support special that can help deal with RM/Tower.
Hi chara!
Honestly I really want a sub that allows for it to move. Like Fizzy or Curling. This would really help but I can see Beakon working. For special I’m praying for probably bubbler or maybe wave breaker
i started using Explo on zones, and than the next rotation switched to tower, and actually had a pretty good luck with just the main weapon a special, i do wish that its kit was more flexible, especially the sub since sensor doesn't do much in RM, and marks a few people here and there in cb, but over all not bad, especially if you run one sub of quick super jump to get out if you aren't a direct god. never thought i'd be saying this lol since i hated it in s2 for some reason
I just started using explosher for splatfest, and honestly it's kinda broken cause you can control the middle of the map from your own spawn in most maps. I don't think the sub is that great other than helping your aim when enemies try to bob and weave in ink. Inkstorm is great for last minute inking into the enemy base.
Explo better get that new sub that does 30 damage and tenta missles fr
I play casually and, as you predicted, I'm vibing with the bloblobber. As a small addendum for anyone interested, I'll point out that the sprinkler can work a bit like toxic mist by creating a distraction and blocking the path with ink, but needs to be more preemptive. Again, this is just what I've gathered after fooling around for a while and I'd love to see more opinions.
I’ve found BlobLobber to be popular in Splatzones which is basically truncated turf wars.
It might be even better there than turf wars actually.
your profile picture is peep the horror
It is so annoying in turf war 😊
red lunatic spotted
@@rickybobbylarge1059 im glad to be of annoyance :)
Suprisingly Explo is able to capitalize on squid roll and surge pretty well, meaning 1v1's are no longer you fighting against the inescapable death like in splat 2.
Can't agree. I still get fxcked with explo. I preemptively retreat ngl. And always paint behind me before engaging.
If your able to hit your enemy 2 times (90) damage there’s donzoes
As a tri-slosher neauvo main, I was worried about the kit in splatoon 3 because I had never really liked inkjet or toxic mist. But I’ve gotten used to it and it’s a really nice kit!
Great support kit, just need patience and good aim lol
0:35 default slosher
1:33 sloshing machine
2:58 tri-slosher
5:33 bloblobber
8:04 explosher
as the RARE BREED that is sloshing machine mains since splatoon one, im having an absolute blast with it in this game. it feels so good compared to what i remember after stopping S2, and i feel like it’s kit naturally falls into its calculated play as you mentioned. as it progresses id love to see what they give it next. ive been trying the new weapons for now, but id love to get more time on explosh and vanilla, my other two loves.
be prepared for Nintendo to nerf it into the ground because of its current overpoweredness and use in the meta
well the special went from 200p to 210 p so yeah it got nerfed a bit
I feel so bad for you
@@rockyboi1961took 9 months but its finally been toned back enough to not be a top 2 weapon and undisputedly amazing in every way
I chose the Bloblobber BECAUSE of its kit.
My old main was gold Aerospray with Sprinkler and Baller. I relied on the Baller, now it's gone.
My next favorite special is Ink Storm, because even if you get killed, the storm plays out.
I love tossing Sprinklers in areas hard to reach.
The weapon works for me. I didn't even consider it in 2. Now unless Kraken or Baller comes back, it's my main for the foreseeable future.
id say blob is actually surprisingly good having similar thoughts until i played it in several scrims the kit still holds area rlly well and its good at fighting lots of aggro weapons unless the deco kit is rlly good i think the vanilla will be the best kit
Curious to see what you can do with it long term. I see how it can be strong still, just seems incredibly demanding to pull off to the point I don't think it's worth it anymore. Definitely think inkstorm's underrated rn in this game though
its not just good in turf war it does great in zones and from my experience rainmaker its one of my favorite weapons and i think i might end up maining it
I think wavebreaker would be really good on explosher. Not sure what other subs it could use though, maybe toxic mist or wall?
Sloshers are so fun.
And prob de most op weapons that shit is like a shotgun with and covers more
I really love how Crab Tank, Killer Wail, and inkjet increases your range.
It's really good for more of the short range weapon ngl
Solid guide, should help me when I get the game next month (was a Tri-Slosher main in Ranked way back in Splatoon 1).
I appreciate that you make a point to acknowledge that not all weapons are built with the more competitive modes in mind. Makes you give off the chill vibe I'd like to see more of in gaming communities (especially the competitive side of things, haha).
Hi im new in this game (Splatoon 3 its my first Splatoon game hahaha) and i playing with the Sloshers, and my personal favourite it is the Slosher Machine, hope you like it, also hope you can get the game soon. Have a nice day!!.
Good on you for validating multiple ways to enjoy the game ❤
great video! i've been really enjoying the sloshers but was kinda confused on how they differed other than range and firing rate but this cleared up a lot. just been using vanilla slosher but i'm excited to try the others now
Explosher feels so much better in this game! The kit is also much more useful than a sprinkler and bubbles!
Watching 9 months later and it's weird to think Splatoon 3 has been out less than a year.
In my experience explosher is really clutch support in competitive. Its long range means you can lob a shot on an enemy in a 1v1 fight with a teammate and instantly turn it around in their favor. Also you can snipe perched chargers and stringers from behind cover and flush out hidden ambushes. It makes for a great back liner that can hold its own as a painter to boot.
That plus inkstorm makes it a great support weapon. And while people shit on point sensor, imo it can be pretty useful (when your teammates are actually smart). Imo the only way to make this kit better is if it had toxic mist.
The problem with having toxic mist instead of a bomb is that you're super reliant on your team mates' ink to travel, so if ur at a disadvantage turf wise then ur kind of trapped. Also inkjet loses to crab tank and is too fragile to be viable; its always been super reliant on armour and without it inkjet is kind of mid
great video pika! i love how at 3:18 you still do the normal vslosh flicks lmao
Lmao, old habits die hard ':D
honestly ive never ever played sloshers but i tried machine and its lethal, its like a small arcing sniper thats so satisfying to kill with, hearing the hitmarker noise and getting a one shot easily makes it my fav, excellent vid dude :)
As someone who just started maining explo, I really think that rain is a useful special for it, and I'm not disappointed with it. Sensor is great, but I think that it needs something like torpedo on a second kit. Ideally, I think torpedo and wave breaker would be my ideal kit. Torpedo is a nice tool to locate and wave would synergize perfectly, giving it an easier splat and location, as well as being fairly quick to use, too. That being said, I wouldn't complain if I got any of the utility subs, either. All that being said, I haven't mained it for as long as some people, and my experience in ranked modes is limited, as I haven't been playing ranked as long as a lot of people.
The slosher type weapon that is my personal favourite the sloshing machine. It is super good and I find that I end up splatting more people with it than the vanilla slosher. And yeah, I absolutely love the kit
Definitely got my sticker for the Sloshing machine, was fun playing it.
I played a metric buttload of anchor weapons in sploon one, the splatlings especially, but explosher had a very special place in my heart right from the get go. The only time i prefer a good ol splatling over the explosher is when someone is making it their mission in life to get in my face. absolutely adore that weapon. swim speed and ink saver main are must haves, experiment in training mode to see just how much saver main is right for you, but it's pretty much necessary, all weapons benefit from bomb defense up, but anchors especially since there are many weapons whose only way to interact with your range is with their sub weapons.
I love Explosher and Blob, I wasn't sure the best way to use their new kits though so I appreciate this
Personally, I don’t think the Blobblober is bad, because it definitely suits my playstyle muuuch more than having Splashwall.
I know that this sounds subjective, but my point is that if it suits *someone’s* playstyle, it’s not bad.
That’s what it means to be different players. ❤️
Competitively, the Sprinkler is slept on, because if you know how to place it correctly on every map, it can actually be pretty powerful in the heat of a battle when the enemy won’t have the time to shoot the sprinkler.
I’ve been able to control areas and actually push against their spawn by placing sprinklers correctly to block paths.
The MOMENT you see someone shoot the sprinkler on a platform that is above you, that’s your moment to wreck havoc. Because the Blob does amazingly on the lower ground.
I do this a lot on Hammerhead bridge, when I push against their spawn with the Blob, placing a Sprinkler is like having an alarm system, and when somebody triggers it I shoot up high or make the bubbles ricochet to get them, knowing that they are there.
You can also use both the Sprinkler and the Inkstorm to clear a flanking path of enemy ink, giving you more time to react when the enemy has to reink the path to get through to you.
Imo the Blob is great defensively, especially on Splat Zones. You just gotta know how to use it in multiple ways. :)
Thank you for this! I’ve been a blob main since splatoon 2 but I’m terrible at using sprinklers. This’ll probably help me utilize the kit much better
Part of me really wants the explosher to be a one-shot weapon that heavily emphasizes skill. Basically increase the impact damage to 65 from 55.
I do really miss the wall on blob (zones on humpback was my JAM), but i think it def works decently as a support/anchor weapon if that's was the goal of the kit was. Similar to you I think I'll be waiting for the next kit to roll around to get back into the weapon
I hear Johnnys Theme from Eastward and I subscribe, I can’t help it. I love Splatoon and Eastwards music!
Also great slosher guide! Really miss burst bombs on the slosher, but now I’ve been trying the machine and explosher which I never touched in 2. They’re great!
it’s sooo nice to hear the Eastward soundtrack being used more in videos! nice taste 😎👍
They don't want explo to be gud, I'm convinced. I was really hoping it'd either do more dame or spread more paint. Not to mention how discipline and aware you have to be to use it effectively.
Nowhere near enough reward for the work put in.
You should do guides for different weapon classes as well
As a person who plays explo a LOT i would say you should keep more distance away instead of rushing in. I’m saying you should play like a support character and not an attacker. Use point sensor to help you and your teammates locate enemies easily and use inkstorm for more zoning (Like tri-slosher toxic mist) to prevent guns like N-zaps and dualies from brute force rushing you.
I've been enjoying Turf War more and more. A lot of weapons feel balanced around it and makes playing them even more enjoyable.
I once had a splat zone fight against a team of only bloblobbers. It was hell. Rain everywhere, all the time, bubbles everywhere that felt like they could 2 hit Ko me
I was an e liter and i would kill two but the other two would spam rain and id be forced to just run away aimlessly lmao
I normally don’t play Sloshers but after watching Brian play Explo a lot, I gotta say I am interested in picking up Explo.
I'm finding the blob to be the opposite. the narrow paint pattern hurts it in turf war, but having a million bubbles bounce around an enclosed objective in anarchy battles is freaking terrifying. always seem to have a blob on the winning team, at least in low rank
Someone enclose me with the blobs man and like you say it is terrifyng, my Main it is the S Machinne but i purchased the Bloblobber to train as my “second slosher”.
Honestly I might become a slosher main. Used to main dualie squelchers and zap 85 but idk theyre getting boring
same!
@@ang3ldrea After a bunch of games play tri, my k/d has greatly improved. I think I'm gonna try machine next
I'm making a vr game with the main mechanic being just like the slosher, had no idea it even existed in splatoon! lol
Machine’s Booyah Bomb has been wrecking in Splat Zones
I love the explosher it was so much fun in splatoon 2 it was so satisfying to get people with it
Holding out for a Blob with either a bomb or trizooka for another option for long distance fighting. But honestly, my mains have been either glooga dualies and Bloblobber depending on the day, and blob has to be my favorite weapon in Splat3 so far. So much fun with the wacky ink storm interactions
Bloblobber can shoot too fast, right?, i like that, my main it is de Slosher Machinne but im looking to another one just for mix between battles. So did you recommend it?
@@juanrosalestorres5776 I personally would recommend it as it's a very lenient weapon as far as learning curves go. As far as things to worry about it's close distance fighting will most likely end in either trades or you losing since the bubbles may not always hit their mark so try to bully them as much as possible from a distance. The other thing is just ink management as if you just start throwing bubbles out, you'll probably miss some kills or assists you could've made but that goes for most sloshers. Overall, I would very much recommend it
@@Swiftwindy Well done my friend, im gonna take it and give it a try!!, thanks, and sorry for the late response. 😄
@@juanrosalestorres5776 It's no worries, hope you find enjoyment in it dawg 😃
Sloshers be like; “when ANYONE ELSE plays me they can hurl pain about 20-30 times before they run out… but when YOU play it, just for you, and only you, I need to be reloaded every 3 or 4 sloshes. No exceptions.”
I was so disappointed with the new blob kit😭😭😭
I think a splash wall/ink vac kit would be very interesting for blob
I'm trying to use something other than the default slosher because I feel like I can be doing more, I like the subs and specials for it, but I wanna see what fits for me.
Explo is an amazing Ink Zone backline
I’m not a huge fan of the base kit for blob in splat 3. It was my main in splat 2, and while in that game I didn’t abuse wall as much as I probably should have, you can really feel the step back without it. Excellent video, you went over some great info!
I used the other kit in 2, it was great for me because it felt a bit more aggressive and allowed me the flexibility to fill whatever gap there was in random teams. I could anchor, push objective, or play slayer relatively well. The bomb rush was a great bailout for me and I'm definitely missing it in 3. Still love the blob tho so I'm trying to adjust and learn different uses for ink storm.
I like using explosher! In the lower ranks i'min, the inkstorm is useful to kill people on the tower and amke an effort to push. it's a fun backliner when your team works with it, as respecially on tower control it's great for heading in and painting/attacking the tower if you can aim. I do wish it had burst bomb over point sensor though, as that extra chip in a pinch would be incredibly useful - it'd probably push it up a few tiers given that it's damage ranges from 35-90 meaning the burst bomb's damage would be invaluable.
as for a special for explosher deco... anything that's more passive than active I think would work wellf or it. big bubbler given explosher's range might not be as good of an idea but I could see a decent build with taticooler, killer wail 5.1 or wave breaker.
i'm still a bit rtusty fromc oming back from 2019 splatoon, but I played witha dynamo roller the other day and we had some great synergy also.
Been playing and loving Blobobbler recently and I feel like I can summarize its Kit in one simple phrase.
"Causing Problems On Purpose"
I may not be doing much...... but I'm being really..... REALLY annoying.
And thats perfect for me.
An alternative to playing slosher outside of Ranked ZC:
-kick puppies
-insult strangers for no reason
-go to the homeless shelter and steal the food
have a great day :)
[Not salty, just memeing, I like sloshers, but when you run into a good one in a match then goddamn :o]
Sloshing Machine is still an amazing weapon to use at the moment. Its not as broken and straight up buggy as it was at launch (though I never used it when the game came out), with nerfs I now think its a well balanced weapon with a literally perfect kit. I think it requires a fair bit of skill to actually be good at consistently splatting people and surviving, it attacks pretty slowly so has a not very high attack-speed. You will get killed by like 99% of shooters, dualies, really anything if you don’t know how to space properly and know how to take advantage of terrain.
Its been that way since Splat 2 at launch. No one called it broken back then, because it wasn’t buggy or super OP, heck it wasn’t even all that easy to use at all. The only genuinely “broken” weapon from Splat 2 was Bloblobber, which from what i’m aware has been nerfed heavily since then.
the sloshing machine has the perfect kit imo, I want that same kit on a splatana or a brush and i'd die happy
I miss my old trislosher’s bomb, but man I’m happy it’s back. And still the murder machine I love.
Feel like a custom explo with wave and torp would be fun
Really great video! You should do more of these videos!
The game doesn’t feel designed with the slosher in mind. Curving up and over walls is actually an insane advantage
I main Kensa Slosher in splatoon 2. It's so fun with fizzy and splashdown.
Since it had fizzy I've always been really jumpy when I use it cause I can get good range along with charging a fizzy if I press sub by accident.
It's a little hard to get used to jump-paint-swim combo but it's so worth it
I like using the Explosher, but damn does it feel like I just instantly die if someone even approaches me.
Slosher tip: press zr, but like, really quickly.
Good vid, looking forward to more. I'm starving for splatoon discussion vids. Need that info
Hey Pika!
Many comp players choose Default Slosher over Sloshing Machine nowadays. But i can't understand why..
How it can be compared to Machine? In what situations it is stronger/weaker than machine?
You also mentioned Default Slosher as good all-rounder weapon for class introduction. But i find it very hard to aim. I don't think it should be a pick for beginners.
bloblobber needs wall back, lets go deco
that guy got juked at 6:18
As a Tri-Slosher main, I approve this message 🪣 🎨
Love the Tri-Slosher! I like the mobility of it as more of a slayer weapon!
Lots of people say the vslosh kit is really good, but I think it just changes the whole playstyle of slosher. Inkstrike is just too much of a midline/backline special for it to feel right to me. In 2 it was fine because A: it was missiles and B: because it was quick to use. That and the fact the sloshes just feel off leads me to believe that slosher is not gonna be super great until a second kit (which hopefully will not get sprinkler)
I miss the Bloblobber Deco's kit but I understand why it and bomb rush in general is gone. No invincible spawn means you can camp jumps. Plus almost every special
can be destroyed. Imagine 4 bomb rushers with respawn punisher and object shredder. Chaining bomb rush after bomb rush at your spawn.
But who knows what the devs are thinking. They took damage up out until they added it back in.
This was an awesome guide
When I first started playing Splatoon 2 this was my favorite weapon type but I barely remember there was this one update where they nerfed it and I haven't been able to do any well with the weapon ever since, except with the tri slosher since that one I could just spam the crap out of the fire button. How I wish I could do well with them again.
All you need to know use the bubbler and get hate messages and death treats because it's unfair op
How do you deal with the tri vs octo brush match up? I feel I often struggle with it, or it just feels super inconsistent
8:00 Explosher Gang
who else mains slosher because it's just a bucket
like legit i main slosher because using a bucket as a weapon is hilarious
as an explosure player, I am mixed on it as well. I would have prefered Sprinkler over point, but it's pretty decent. but ya I'd like it to have a defensive special again.
Here's how to play the Explosher: don't.
I've always been a bucket enjoyer irl, but I've always sucked with them in Splatoon.
i feel like explosher is very underrated
1 Boblobber in game: all bubble blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able bodied patron in the bar
A team of Boblobbers: all bubble blowing babies WILL BEAT senseless every able bodied patron in the bar
Both teams all use Boblobbers: all bubble blowing babies have taken over the bar
Sloshing machine is considered the strongest weapon in the game now
me with the explosher turns me into a sniper but with a grenade launcher
Here's how: pick a bucket, yeetus, ???, Profit
Im trying to make a gear build for slosher and machine but i cant really find anything about what abilities are good for those in this game.
So far I’ve decided on running all five essentials (one sub of ink res, bomb defence, special saver , ink refill and a main of quick super jump), last ditch effort, a main and two subs of swim speed, two subs of special charge up and one sub of ink saver sub.
Really what im not sure about is how useful the special charge is so if theres anything else i should have thats what ill get rid of
Blob is so good for splat zones.
i think that the 3 slosher got a litle bit nerfed on its range. Its just for me?
Oh boi, B U C K E T S
I like blob for zones it denies area decently
The fact they replaced baller with ink storm for Explosher made me main it!!! It’s so much better than Baller, especially for Splat Zones. Storm also repels the stupid respawn punisher eliters.
Long live the Sloshing Machine
I forst tried the bloblobber in B+ splatzones. I was hesitant at first due to multiple people saying how bad it is. I was immediately getting 2.0 KDs tho. I figured maybe this just won't last in A rank... I've still been using it I'm A- and A so far and doing very well. So maybe it doesn't fall of until S or S+. I am only playing specifically during splat zones tho. More of an anchor player otherwise.
I main blob in S+2 in all modes and still do well. Average between 12 and 20 splats and usually single figure deaths. It's a great weapon if you use it wisely. I get rushed a lot and I find the sprinkler very useful in those situations, chuck it right at their feet then lob those blobs and more often than not I come out on top. I ended up in a 2v1 with a roller and splattershot today and took them both out.
Push on with it if you're having good results.
Also it's extremely effective in clam blitz on certain maps
Vanilla Blob was my favorite weapon to use in 2. I'm sad to see it's wall go but I get why the devs would want it to have a less aggro focused kit.
On the other hand, sloshing machine with fizzy is so fun!!!
Im new and loving tri slosher, wish mist was something different though
What abilities should I use on my gear for sloshing machine
Blob mains rise up
What perks would you recommend with slosher
What abilities are good to run for sloshers?
how do you shake up fizzy bombs so efficiently? you do it so much faster than i can
U can use the right or left stick. Just move it back and forth and it’ll charge the fizzy bomb!
I love explo!!!!
BUCKET SUPREMACY
i quite like the vslosher
wait, season one?
Ive been playing this series since the first was new, I'm not like super ultra serious competitive but I do play ranked occasionally , and I can't really comprehend how "throwing around a ton of chaotic inling options and hitboxes all over the place" with the bloblobber kit is bad at any level of play. Of course you have your ultra insane x ranked premades with team communication where you're trying to push some ultra specific meta comp thing where something like that might struggle to find a perfect place but by that logic wouldn't it have been the same in splat 2 and only "relevant" due to an "op" special? Idk man. In a way, hearing a competitive guy go on so long about how "un-ideal" such a fun and effective kit is, is one of the many factors kinda scaring me away from true high level competitive in this game. Everything's so immaculately balanced seeming but apparently not, and things I like randomly are terrible "just because".
Toxic mist Doesn't fit on ANY Slayer!!!