『splatoon 3]a player who played unexpectedly in the waiting lobby during the online match has become a hot topic. When battling in this work, you will wait in the lobby to be matched with an opponent or teammate. The idea of killing time using the waiting time is in the spotlight.
As a new element added in “Splatoon 3”, a trial shooting range is installed in the lobby when waiting for matching. There, you can use the weapons you have equipped to paint the floor, shoot targets, and practice character control. This lobby system is one of the points that has been evaluated in this work, which is the third work in the series, although it has been improved in detail.
It has been announced that “Splatoon 3” has sold over 3.45 million copies in Japan within three days of its release (Related article). It is undoubtedly a popular title with a large number of players, but due to the large number of players, it seems that it may be difficult to match depending on the situation. And when playing with friends, a player appeared on SNS with a unique play during the long matching time. Overseas streamer Failboat, who posted the video, introduced how he enjoyed “Pong” with friends waiting for the game to start.
Pong is a two-player tennis game that is said to be the world’s first video game. The player operates the paddle to hit back the ball on the screen, and if the ball cannot be hit back, points are given to the opponent. A game with simple rules that appeared in the early days of video games.
Failboat burst into laughter while hitting his friend playing the ball with his friend playing the paddle in the waiting lobby of Salmon Run, a co-op mode in Splatoon 3. Despite repeated rallies, the opponent failed to hit back at the end, and the ball flew in the direction of the day following tomorrow, resulting in a goal.
Of course, “Splatoon 3” does not have a system to play “Pong”, it is a pretend play of three people. They make full use of the new action Ikanobori from this work and play the roles of paddle and ball respectively. That’s all there is to it, but it seems to be common in all countries that these little funs with friends become a laughing stock. In the lobby, in addition to playing “Pon”, there are also players using Ikanobori to play DVD player screensavers.
There are also players who use the fact that they can paint the lobby while they are waiting for a match to simply paint over the entire lobby. This is a habit of “Splatoon” players who can’t help but paint when they see an uninked area. An idyllic way of waiting, like turning into a squid and just jumping around, would be nice.
As mentioned above, it’s a relatively common use of the lobby to practice aiming using the target’s dummy squid, or to practice using the new action squid roll that gives you an advantage in shootouts. However, once in a while, isn’t it possible to take a breather and wait leisurely like this with your friends? And when I’m alone, I want you to paint everything with instinct.
By the way, it seems that the problem of difficulty in matching is especially seen in the open mode where you participate in a bankara match with your friends. Regarding this problem, it seems that the number of participants is small because new players have not reached Rank 10, which allows them to participate in Bankara matches. In addition, even players from “Splatoon 2” who can participate in Bankara matches regardless of rank may be in a situation where the number of players is insufficient due to variations in Udemae. By allowing new players to participate in Bankara matches, this issue may be resolved.
There is also the problem of communication errors. In my experience, this often happens when matching is established. It is expected that this is due to the large number of players, but it is also possible that there is some kind of malfunction in the system. Regarding this matter, it has already been announced from the “Splatoon” official Twitter account that the update data is scheduled to be distributed. Depending on the timing of this issue, the player may be penalized, so we would like to wait for an early response.
Despite such difficulties in matching and communication errors, players are finding their own ways to play in the new playground called the lobby, where they can test fire. I think it’s nothing but a manifestation of his passion for “Splatoon 3”. It will be interesting to see how this enthusiasm will develop further.
Splatoon 3 is out now for Nintendo Switch. It has been announced that the first festival of this work will be held from 9:00 on September 24th to 9:00 on September 26th.
