{"id":14880,"date":"2022-08-12T13:56:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T04:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14880"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:28:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T04:28:35","slug":"20220812-14880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220812-14880\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3: Was the Splattershot nerfed from a 3-hit kill to a 4-hit kill weapon? New footage sparks a discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Nintendo\u2019s latest Splatoon 3 Direct on August 10 gave fans lots of new information to sink their teeth into, with one scene in particular stirring up a discussion about the series staple <strong>Splattershot<\/strong> weapon. Fans began discussing if the Splattershot would now take 4 hits to confirm a kill, and \u201c<strong>\u30b9\u30b7\uff14\u78ba<\/strong>\u201d (Splattershot 4 confirm) even became a trending word on Twitter in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Splattershot is a popular weapon with players for its balance of power and range combined with a high rate of fire. But a short snippet from the latest Splatoon 3 Direct has fans worried that something may be changing about the ever-reliable ink shooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Splatoon 3 Direct - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiuIZN0KDFQ?start=129&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The footage in question starts from 2:08 where we see a player sneaking toward their opponent and using the Splattershot to attack. First, notice the number of shots that hit the opposing player. From this scene, the hit effect seems to appear 4 times. The \u201c\u30b9\u30b7\uff14\u78ba\u201d (Splattershot 4 confirm) that was trending on Twitter was an abbreviation of &#8220;Splattershot 4-hit kill confirm.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why would a 4-hit kill with the Splattershot be such a big deal? Because it only takes 3 hits in <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>. This small section of the Direct has left players wondering if the Splattershot is being weakened for the upcoming <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While one more shot may not sound like a big deal to some, it can be the difference between victory or defeat when engaging an opposing player or the entire match when it comes to shooting games. In the simplest terms, going from 3 shots to 4 means there\u2019s been a big change in the weapon\u2019s strength. An especially big issue for a series like <em>Splatoon<\/em> where players don\u2019t have a large amount of health to begin with. While range and ink spread also have to be taken into consideration, it\u2019s still important while going up against other players directly.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220811-214012-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption><em>Splatoon 2<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On the other hand, many on Twitter also think the Splattershot is still a 3-hit weapon, with their main piece of evidence to counter the 4-hit claims being a bit of text that was <a href=\"https:\/\/splatoon.nintendo.com\/en\/news\/squid-research-lab-dives-deep-into-the-splatlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added to the official website<\/a> just after the Splatoon 3 Direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3\">\u201cYou\u2019ll be able to reel in the base version of all main weapons from Inkopolis Square at launch. There might be some minor changes as a result of Splatlands technology development, but their base specs are identical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inkopolis is the name of the main city and setting of <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>. In other words, weapons from <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> will appear in <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> with their abilities as they are. The Splatoon 3 Direct included footage of the Splattershot being used in the Test Range (Test Range section begins at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aiuIZN0KDFQ?t=728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12:10<\/a>), an area in the game for testing out weapons and builds, and though just for a moment, we can see that one shot does 36 damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If things are unchanged from <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> and Inklings still have 100 HP, 3 shots from the Splattershot would do 108 damage. This means the Splattershot will still take out a player in 3 shots if the game is released with the same specifications we see in the Test Range footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this would be the damage without any power reducing modifications, it\u2019s also possible that the 4-hit footage could include other factors that weren\u2019t made obvious in the Direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of now, it\u2019s unknown whether the Splattershot has been weakened for <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> but seeing fans not missing even the tiniest of details shows just how passionate they are about the series. The discussions about weapon specifications and the predictions are part of the fun when official information is revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Splatoon 3 <\/em>is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 9. The <em>Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere<\/em> is also scheduled to go live on August 27.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220811-214012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article <\/a>(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-08-11 13:30 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the latest Splatoon 3 Direct, fans began discussing if the Splattershot would now take 4 hits to confirm a kill, and \u201c\u30b9\u30b7\uff14\u78ba\u201d (Splattershot 4 confirm) even became a trending word on Twitter in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":14883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[33,68],"class_list":["post-14880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nintendo","tag-splatoon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Splatoon 3: Was the Splattershot nerfed from a 3-hit kill to a 4-hit kill weapon? 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