Yesterday a new update for Splatoon 2 was announced for February 23. This update brings quite a few balancing changes. Check out the patch notes below.
- Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.
Weapon Change
- Splattershot
- Tentatek Splattershot
- Kensa Splattershot
- Hero Shot Replica
- Octoshot Replica
- Increased the likelihood the turf around your feet will be inked when firing.
- .52 Gal
- .52 Gal Deco
- Kensa .52 Gal
- Increased the radius of ink that lands when you shoot far away by roughly 27%.
- Dapple Dualies
- Dapple Dualies Nouveau
- Clear Dapple Dualies
- Decreased ink consumption from shots fired by roughly 5%.
- Splat Dualies
- Enperry Splat Dualies
- Kensa Splat Dualies
- Hero Dualie Replicas
- Decreased ink consumption from shots fired by roughly 5%.
- H-3 Nozzlenose
- H-3 Nozzlenose D
- Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose
- Increased ink consumption by roughly 25%.
- Squeezer
- Foil Squeezer
- Dualie Squelchers
- Custom Dualie Squelchers
- Increased shot spread when firing immediately after jumping in normal stance by roughly 25%.
- There is no change to shot spread immediately after a roll
- Specifications for some of the sub weapons have been changed.
Sub Weapon Change
- Torpedo
- Extended the time until ink begins to refill after use by roughly 8/60 of a second.
- Points required for using specials have been changed for certain main weapons.
Weapon Before After Kensa Splattershot Jr 200 190 Kensa Undercover Brella 200 190 Firefin Splat Charger 210 220 Firefin Splatterscope 210 220 E-liter 4K 170 180 E-liter 4K Scope 170 180 Custom Dualie Squelchers 210 220 - Fixed an issue in Starfish Mainstage in which it was possible to enter the opposing team’s base by jumping from certain walls.
- Fixed an issue in Manta Maria in which it was possible to enter the opposing team’s base by jumping from certain walls.
- Fixed an issue in Kelp Dome in which it was possible to enter the opposing team’s base by jumping from certain walls.
- Fixed an issue in Skipper Pavilion in which it was possible to enter the opposing team’s base by transferring between certain walls.
Other Changes
- We observed changes after distribution of Ver 5.3.0 and made adjustments to slightly lower the fighting power of certain weapons that could hold the battle line over a long period of time from further away compared to other weapons.
- In addition, in order increase the variety of weapons being selected, we made adjustments to several weapons to increase their competitiveness with the most popular weapons.
- We will observe the changes after this update and make further adjustments to Splatoon 2 in the future.
- When you download the latest update data, you will no longer be able to communicate in The Shoal with players using older update data.
