A lot of you are mentioning that I forgot about sprinklers being used to help pop rainmaker shield, and y'all are totally right! I even wrote that one into my outline for the first section but completely forgot it in the final script. Loving hearing all the other things y'all are sharing too. Thinking once this series is all said and done, I might make one last video covering the tricks I missed for all the subs and any balance changes that have happened by then as well. I already have a few things on my mind for that.

Vods from any of the former members of Cherry Limeade are always appreciated ^L^

I honestly think sprinkler would be a decent sub and something many many more weapons would want if they'd just allow 2 out at once and reduce to 45 cost. No changes to decay but just that would probably be enough

@Whodjathink

7 ай бұрын

You can keep that ink cost the same, just let us have 2 since they get destroyed upon death anyway

I never thought to throw a sprinkler on the clam blitz rim, that's super useful. Sprinkler actually has a specific niche in every ranked mode, damn.

I know this is very small. But you can also use a Sprinkler to camp super jumps. By placing it right in the middle of the jump spot and having them land right on it, the sheer fire rate of the sprinkler will be enough to shred through their health pool. It doesnt work against every weapon, but it's very useful nonetheless. And at worst, its just really funny.

@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868

7 ай бұрын

I once went up against a team with 2 gold aerosprays in soloq and I was on a rapid deco and every single time I inkjetted without fail they'd somehow get both their sprinklers on my recall. Didn't kill every time but it was really funny to see

@JakoBpyroTech

7 ай бұрын

It needs to be VERY precisely placed to splat, but it can still grant enough of an advantage to be worth it.

@eli-yz6vo

7 ай бұрын

i do this with blob, it’s fun

@belgabad

7 ай бұрын

It is a good instant cheap dmg + paint at the super jump spot, but first you have to aim your sprinklers good because if you take too much time to put it down or put it at the wrong place it won't be as effective And, especially with ink hungry or slow weapons like Blob or S-Blast, you need to take time to regain ink and position properly I got killed so many time being to close to jumping opponnents because they were just too fast and I had no ink after 4 slosh after the sprinkler

@Quargos

7 ай бұрын

Yep was gonna say much the same here. If you land a sprinkler directly where someone is gonna be, they *CAN* kill very quickly, but it is very precise. I've only gotten a small handful of sprinkler splats, but I'm damn proud of the ones I've gotten.

Maybe rainmaker shield pop niche is good enough to be mentioned too when talking about sprinklers. But great video nonetheless.

"In a way, they're essentially an extra team mate that you can throw out to do your bidding in whatever situation you're in." This sold me on it. You sure know how to close a deal.

Another tip I don’t see talked about- sprinklers are good to help out with killing spots that players will swim up walls to reach. For example, central plat on inkblot is fantastic to drop a sprinkler on the edge, since when the enemy comes up there they’ll inevitably take some damage

It's really sad for me that the group cherry limeade has been disbanded. You guys were my favourite competitve team and I've learned so much from you guys ever since I started playing splatoon 3. you were also my biggest inspiration for playing splatana wiper, which I've been maining for over a year now. Thank you all for the great memories you gave me❤

Sprinklers are my absolute favorite sub just for how flexible they can be. I only wish they would buff the painting radius slightly given that there's so many checks from sprinkler being strong (object shredder, decay, disappearing on death).

As someone who suffered Curse of Sprinkler on VBrella until Sorella dropped, as well as on a handful of other weapons I occasionally play (S-blast and LTetras being the other tragic ones), I really grew to value the silly little gun beyblade. I also respect players who can line up sprinklers to camp super jumps, and even more wild, Rainmaker pedestals. I once died while pushing the RM on the last check to a well-placed sprinkler on the rim of the pedestal that shredded me during the dunking animation, and since then I have always had a sort of respect for the sub.

One buff for sprinklers i would love to see is, if they are placed on a wall, instead of immediately going into their sporadic firing mode, for 2-3 seconds they shoot ink in almost more of a column, directed more straight out from where they were stuck. I think this could be used as a spacing tool in hallways and tight corners of the map, as that tighter spread of ink would guarantee damage if someone tried to just jump or walk through it. This would also make them more likely to waste time shooting it down so they can continue forward. I think it could add a lot more utility to the subs weapon. Ofc after that tighter firing mode, it would switch back to its regular firing.

I don't use Sprinkler weapons a lot but holy moly is the Clam Basket example good. Love this series, you've done an amazing job!

Sprinkler is definitely an underrated sub weapon, and while most people say it ruins the vanilla .96 Gal, i actually prefer that kit. The Sprinkler does so much for it: buffing the paint and special output enough to be a paint support, allowing for burst movement in a fight (which pairs very well with .96's 2-shot), and adding bonus damage toward poping the Rainmaker Shield if you can manage to get it inside, to name a few. I also really like it on Dynamo, and I liked it on Explosher in S2 as well.

@knightmarewings994

7 ай бұрын

Heck, it even pairs up pretty decently with Ink Vac. Put on ninja squid and the whole set just plays into itself.

Sprinklers have definitely saved my hide for slowing flanking enemies down and giving me the time and distance I need as a heavy splatling to retaliate. Good for helping me be just that tiny bit more slippery than a splatling reasonably should be.

Hey Pika, What do you think of the idea of Sprinkler having a pop up notification like ink mine for when it gets destroyed by an opponent?

@pikadave465

7 ай бұрын

This has been a secret hope of mine for quite some time honestly! It would make that flank-watching use case for it much more intuitive, and overall be a nice quality of life buff.

This made me optimistic about Sprinkler. Great analysis and tips! I look forward to your point sensor video in the upcoming future! 😊

As always, very interesting, really like to ear another POV than the usual "not bomb=bad sub" and I think you're one of the most appropriate person to talk about this Personally, I would watch and sub to a 2nd VOD DUMP channel, because we lack a lot of some weapon representation and seeing how versatile you are it would always be a good thing (i remember the "I'm a walking weapon crisis" tweet lol) ! Now that Limade is disbanding I wonder if you're still gonna try to play off-meta weapon or try to use unusual comp like before ? Either way that would be very interesting to show in a seconday channel

@pikadave465

7 ай бұрын

Always happy to share some unique perspectives! c: As for my competitive future, I'll likely end up with some balance between experimentation and meta. I'm currently going through a personal training arc of forcing myself to learn how to play common shooters and other meta weapons at a high level to solidify my fundamentals and truly understand what makes meta so effective and popular, but once I feel that I've accomplished that I'll be looking to use weapons/comps that strike a balance of maintaining those positive meta traits while also not being afraid to throw in some quirks where it's appropriate.

@belgabad

7 ай бұрын

Knowing the type of gameplay you show through videos, VODs of tournament and such, I'm sure this will be interesting to see your perspective with even more experience at high-level. Looking forward to see how you develop, I'm also sure you can do it !

2nd channel VOD dumps are really common, but i think it would be real neat! it helps a lot of people find info on their weapons they play. kinda important for some people ._.

Especially since Splatoon 2's fast speed mode, I like it as an additional source of damage for the Rainmaker shield. It was also funny to use with vExplo back then because Bubble Blower + OS. But yeah, Sprinkler has plenty of utility and it's one of my favorite subs out there.

Ok, this video genuinely made me rethink sprinkler entirely, ESPECIALLY the whole line of sight thing. I decided to try going back to vbrella a little and found it way more fun (though I still hate tri strike on it and wish it had like super chump or missiles instead). But seriously, I've heard various theories on how to use sprinkler, like just throwing it at the enemy base (which doesn't really do much because the enemy can just shoot it down when there's no other pressure, as opposed to bombs which pose a larger threat/do more for poking) and using it to secure risky positioning in the enemy base (which doesn't work either because a small 120hp meat shield doesn't do much when the enemy is coming from all angles, plus you shouldn't be doing that on vbrella anyways, that's tent's job) but this is the first strategy that has made actual sense. Fortifying frontline positioning with sprinklers hidden from line of sight works wonders, especially for brella which plays mostly on the frontlines anyways. It can be used to secure locations at the edge of your team's control, forcing the enemy to go in without paint advantage to destroy the sprinkler, where you can just get them for free, because brella works especially well when you have paint advantage (for quick movements which allow you to get your second shot, or disengage to refill ink) and also when your enemy has to deal with multiple things at once (so you can get your second shot off in a safer manner). Those reasons are actually exactly why I want super chump on brella so badly, because that special does both of those things and keeps up frontline momentum, unlike tri strike which forces you to disengage, and which you can't use to benefit your combat situation, only that of your teammates, and even inkjet (though I can't deny it has better synergy than tri strike, and is overall just a much better fit for a frontline weapon) which kinda keeps your positioning in one spot when you recall, and also doesn't work in tandem with the main weapon which is what made bomb launcher and ink storm so much fun for it in splatoon 2, and also what makes sprinkler and autobomb so fun for it in this game. Edit: Also, sprinkler is much better for securing space that you already control, but if brella had super chump you could get that same effect anywhere you want. It would be so cool please nintendo I will literally cry

Each time I watch one of your guides, I am so impressed by the quality of the information and the quality of presentation! You are actually the best source of information on this game and I say this as someone who follows all the popular content creators on Splatoon 3.

As I've been getting better and better I've come to realize the subs that don't deal damage(and Sprinkler plus Curling) aren't "Bad" perse, they just lack a few tweaks to put them on the same level of "instant gratification" usefulness that bombs have. I mean Sprinkler and Mist(or rather Disruptor) WERE good. So good that they became what they were today because of that lol. If curling bomb was cheaper, Mist effected opponents who step outside of it for even just 1 single second and if Sprinkler didn't get 10x'd object damage(and maybe a tad more health like 150) these would actually become favored subs. They just need a slight tweak, that's it

sprinklers are also fun for me if i can't consistently get a splat with the weapon i have (dynamo, inkline tristringer, etc) if i know someone is going to climb a wall or ledge, and they get caught in the sprinkler while im punishing them for playing too reactively! it's more of a one trick, especially for punishing super jumps but it's really fun seeing "splatted by sprinkler"

Please continue posting your VODs somewhere! a VOD dump channel would be appreciated, your gameplay is always entertaining to watch. Thank you for uploading even though college has been a busy ordeal!!!

Vods would be great to watch, I would love to watch them

9:16 I do this same exact strat with the angled inkstorm and shots over the wall while policing the drop-off point in mid, only I do it with explosher. Funny to see blob doing the same, these two weapons really have some overlap, just different execution. Nice guide btw, might have to come back to this again if they give sprinkler to explosher.

My favourite thing about sprinkler is when it reveals enemy locations by hitting them Putting down a cooler with sprinkler on tower as dynamo as helps u tank damage while u ride the tower

Hii I came from a twitter post and I just found out that you live in Louisiana and I also do. You are my new inspiration 😁.

Trick request: Sprinkler is great for popping rainmaker if you’re accurate. Throw it next to the rainmaker shield, shoot the shield a little so it expands over the sprinkler, and then the sprinkler does the rest of the work for you.

taking notes on how to be even more annoying with bloblobber thank you

Omg yes my time has come finally (I'm the person on twitter who @d you the second inkline tri came out asking for this)! THank you now I can actually have a sub

I love using them in rainmaker for both helping me with the rainmaker barrier And its useful for helping the rainmaker reach the enemies checkpoint

As a bow main that keeps getting forced to use "bad" subs. I greatly appericate this video. Subbed.

glad im not the only one who does the clam blitz sprinkler trick lmaoo

It would be cool if you did a video on Curling Bomb at some point. It's a bit undertuned in its current state but I think it has potential with some weapons that's yet to be explored.

It looks like a bunch of people already bugged you for not mentioning that sprinklers can pop the rainmaker shield from the inside, but what about ink vacs? A careful enemy ink vac user can charge their vac completely if they avoid destroying your sprinkler and just suck up its shots. It's a fun interaction to watch out and replace your sprinkler if you see an enemy vac user feeding off of it. Anyway, thanks for the video, and good luck in college.

I've always really liked Sprinkler! I feel that people give it more flack than it deserves, it's not a bad sub. Playing the Bloblobber Deco in Splatoon 2 and the vanilla Blob in this game has taught me just how useful it can be, especially in Rainmaker. I'm surprised you didn't cover its use as a Rainmaker-shield popper! If you throw it down just as the Rainmaker shield is spawning, it'll be protected inside the shield and do continuous damage to it. With Object Shredder equipped, it does almost 200 damage per second to the shield, so it can really help you get the pop when you need it!

Rainmaker shield pop and super jumps! Also will you be joining a new competitive team? Is something in the works or are you taking a break?

I miss Splatoon 1 sprinkler

This is why Sprinkler is my favorite sub weapon, it's so versatile!

Damn I kinda wanna play around with Sprinklers now in comp! ...sadly none of my weapons have one

U forgot about using them in Splat Zones and Rainmaker for the zone(s) and breaking the Rainmaker’s 🛡️ or protection.

As someone who rarely uses sprinklers but frequently fights them, I find that they work as a great distraction. Just throwing them out on easy to see areas to bait the enemies into focusing their attention on breaking it rather than defending against you... maybe I should stop doing that

Hhhhhh I still don't like sprinkler but an inkline stringer main gotta do what they gotta do

Gimme vod gimme gimme

I play S blast Range blaster and I used to play light tetras instead of dark but I have got 10 sprinkler kills already I just throw it in their area and some one dies idk if I am good with sprinkler or if i'm lucky😅

is ink mine a bomb or nah cuz i would love to learn how to use it

I wish my team was as helpful as sprinkler

LOL Sprinklers. Jk thanks Pika.

Amazing video but your music choices are fuckin god tier, respect

My main question to splatoon devs about sprinkler: Why it immediately disappears on death? It still can kill people as bombs that don't disappear in same condition

@a-ramenartist9734

7 ай бұрын

probably to avoid situations where somebody places a sprinkler in a hard to reach spot, and then it's just there for the entire match (though with the whole diminishing thing I feel like that's a bad reason, and honestly probably just a holdover from splatoon 1)

@Alex0007lolpvp

7 ай бұрын

@@a-ramenartist9734 but it can disappear on phase switch, for example. And instant disappear on last phase

its insane how many times your dumb teammates run in front of your shots on blob. It makes me hate the weapon

dude, it's 2024, why is your video quality COMPLETE TRASH?? Informative vid anyway

Sprinkler is trash bruh

@a-ramenartist9734

7 ай бұрын

I won't disagree, but there are some weapons which need to use a sprinkler to utilize their best (or only) kits, such as snipewriter, s-blast, and tri-stringer, and others need to deal with it for situational kits like vdynamo, light-tetras, and v96 (imma be honest there's no reason to play any of the other weapons with it lol), so if you have to play it then calling it trash won't do anything to improve your gameplay. The only thing you can do is learn about it and use it to its fullest capacity, rather than dismissing it entirely and essentially just not playing with a sub weapon (which is a recipe for loss)