I think the best way to look at Hammer on Luna is as a snowball tool. You pop it once you've gotten a kill and are running low on ink then either chuck it for a quick ink tank refill or hammer for continued pressure against a team in theory lacking the fire power to stop a hammer. Except the protection on hammer is a joke and it's hitboxes aren't real. So you just chuck it for more fizzy spam instead.

As a Luna main, I'd recommend... * Use fizzy as a way to travel fast, or to attack from range. But avoid it in a fight because you run out of ink too quickly and you don't have enough ink to escape even if you get 1 kill. * Play the corners. Sticking on/near Tower gives you a mobile wall with lots of corners. You can rush ahead if you have control of mid but you don't need to. * Throw the hammer. Snipe the sniper. Otherwise don't bother using it. * I miss having side routes in maps so much... If you can avoid frontal attacks, avoid them. Everything outranges you. * Be careful if you hit a wall before your shot explodes. It'll do almost no damage and you're frozen until you can shoot again. Aiming for an indirect is sometimes safer than risking missing a direct and doing no damage, since at least indirect hits feet. * If you're attacking a Luna, getting close enough to hug them can get inside their range. And paint behind them so they can't retreat.

@RiahGreen

Жыл бұрын

This is propaganda. 🤝 Luna blasters _always_ want you to be closer. A great thing about the hammer, specifically for the luna is that you get a lot more mobility. If you can pop hammer, kill 1-2 players and _then_ yeet it, that's a lot more value. Also keep in mind that you can sub strafe with hammer :)

@zp3582

Жыл бұрын

ok but like splat bomb

@theotherkid5832

Жыл бұрын

Luna Mains Unite🧎🏾‍♂️

@RiahGreen

Жыл бұрын

@@zp3582 If you're gonna play a bad weapon, you might as well play the aggressively bad version

@AverageEggmonEnthusiast

Жыл бұрын

@@RiahGreen it does look extremely cool after all!

27:07 I just wanna add, I was randomly dozing off in my chair listening to this (I've been sleepy and you're nice to listen to) and I dreamed we had an EAS alert message and you said this seemingly in response to it. "Waiting for the missiles."

@tacenda3250

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't a dream

@sherbertshortkake6649

Жыл бұрын

That's amazing

The bad blasters, the one shot blasters, but throughout all of their names, one has stuck. The fun blasters

oho he finally did it

I used to be a Splat Roller main in 2, but I randomly picked up Grim Range one day and have never looked back. I love the class in general; glad to see it getting some love here too

I love the range blaster because it always feels fair to die with it, like its your own fault. In your gameplay you died/didnt perform optimally because getting out of ink or missing a shot or hitting a wall instead of around it. every shot counts! But if that aplies to the enemy you are figting is another question.

11:09 blaster default 15:13 match 22:00 luna blaster 25:27 match 31:13 k luna 33:21 match 38:42 range blaster 41:44 match

Pls give CRB Splat Bomb and Kraken Nintendo 🙏

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Frr

@Just_Maxwell77

Жыл бұрын

copium but same

@PankoBreadcrumbs

Жыл бұрын

Bro I would coom for this kit

@Intrepidsword01

Жыл бұрын

​@@PankoBreadcrumbs same bro

@BlazeSLK

Жыл бұрын

It’s gonna get something sad and become the Copium Range Blaster 😞

37:15 loved the hammer sfx here lmao

The range Blaster will always have a special place in my heart for carrying me to S+ in TC. Also got the highest body count 35 kills with it. I cannot recommend this weapon for people struggling in TC enough. Now I solely play E-Liter and am happy to get 20kills.

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Been using blaster since s1 my highest splat count was 43 in s3

@penguinflames707

Жыл бұрын

I used a combination of Vblaster and range blaster and was able to get to S rank through TC Mainly swapped between the 2 depending on the map and have gotten a decent amount of triples and even a few solo wipes I more so play around cover than sharking with Vblaster and prefer to play my range aggressively with range. Though when I get to playing Luna, I might have to use sharking flanking and cover even more so than Vblaster

One day, Gem is gona make a video on Splatlings and I don't think I'll be able to contain my absolute unbridled frustration.

My entire world was shook when I realized that I actually needed to aim to use blasters 😂

Great video as always! Can't wait for the 2-shot blasters. I feel like I'm the only one who uses vanilla rapid blaster. Never my first choice for competitive play, but always fun. The ink mines are lovely for combos in choke points.

Each of the 1 hit kill blasters definetly has a map mode that the main weapon excells on the more ledges and more compact you get map wise the more you want Luna the more spread out you get with less high variaton the more you tend towards Range Maps ive found work for each Luna - Flounder - Tower/Clams Normal - Museum - Zones Range - Hagglefish - Zone/Tower i could be wrong but this is how it feels to play i do tend to main Range the most however so my knowlage of Luna is weak

Gem in his best Tom Scott cosplay today

Grim is gonna get burst bomb killer wail from s1 and I'm gonna cry Still better than reefslider

@koo3836

Жыл бұрын

Costum Range COULD get splatbomb and kraken

@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868

Жыл бұрын

i wouldnt be surprised to see burst bomb super chump, and you're probably getting splat bomb kraken CRB so like youre really gonna be eating pretty well. A lot of weapons would KILL for their 3 kits to have splat suction and burst bombs, so many are stuck with angle shooter and curling bomb

@waffles245

Жыл бұрын

@@koo3836 chara cope

@koo3836

Жыл бұрын

@@waffles245 ong

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Wail burst is a Fun kit I’m maining it when it exists

37:14 don't think I didn't get your Donkey Kong reference here Gem

wish this video had chapters/timestamps

Sadly you didn't cover my favorite blaster, the Explosher :(

Hey Gem you forgot to number it as episode 12 in the title! Loved the vid tho 10/10

Man I think that's the most unfortunate game for the vanilla blaster he got double blaster the other team got a missile spammer one person on their team got Nintendo'd into oblivion so there was no paint like at all

another weapon select and the chat is now ready to display messages!

Omg he might actually get to Brellas soon

I’ve used a combination of Vblaster and range blaster to get to S rank (TC only though), and it’s hard to say to say what’s better in TC, it’s likely map dependent TC wise. Range feels better than blaster as a main weapon and sub weapon in TC, but big bubbler is stupid good in TC and auto bomb is still pretty good. Larger maps likely prefer range while closer maps prefer blaster. Both weapons still can nearly single handedly force opponents off tower and have to be dealt with some way to clear checkpoint Also does range blaster have to play a more snarking style? I understand Luna and blaster since they don’t have the most range or out range other weapons, but range considering the longer range with AoE, I find that so long as you’re area is painted you can play maybe not like a front liner obviously but you can try and zone opponent’s away from pushing up, as you just 2 shot indirect them or direct them in one, it’s not a weapon that needs to get close to do stuff

used to be a god with kensa luna back in 2 lmfao, dropped it in 3 because something didnt feel right tbh, but these are all great tips :D

Vanilla blaster my beloved

Teach us splatlings I need to learn my main weapon that I got to s with!

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Oh hey splatling main

Listening to your longer videos always helps me get through a long work day, thanks for uploading Gem 🙌🏻

question: can you make an overall guide on how to counter each special in the best way? and also what do you do when you are the one being targeted by a special for example hammer during a rush?

@sewoh100

Жыл бұрын

How you deal with specials is entirely dependent on your weapon kit, your team comp, and the game state. There's no one best way to deal with specials. The best advice I can give is to get familiar with how all the specials work so that you can exploit their weaknesses. Ultra Stamp has a wide turning radius, a lot of start and end lag to its rush mode, and is only partially protected from the front. In some situations, you can just shoot through the stamp/at their feet if they're coming straight at you.

I'm curious as to what color the devs will do for a 3rd Luna kit that wouldn't clash too hard with ink colors on the translucent plastic it has

@sherbertshortkake6649

Жыл бұрын

I'm imagining silver, or possibly a glitter effect like on Slosher.

Luna actually has pretty decent dps with directs

no chapters?

The Range Blaster got me to X in all modes and it doesn't even have a good kit! Can't wait for the Grimmie.

@waffles245

Жыл бұрын

tf you mean range doesn't have a good kit. wave breaker is fantastic on it since one wave + indirect = kill (sometimes) and it lets you control quite a large area while still being able to move around. and suction is also a solid area control sub

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Frr tho i have x rank due to range blaster but it’s kit is boring give me custom range with kraken splat bomb and grim range with wail and burst smh

@syylent

Жыл бұрын

​@@waffles245 they said in all modes so theyre probably talking about splatoon 2 since you had individual ranks for each mode in that game

Posture Check 🤨

17:33 least laggy roller player:

Hey it's the bad ones! 💚

@triggerhappy4199

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Gem, have you ever considered doing videos that cover topics such as start up and end lag? I hear those terms a lot but still don’t “get” it.

@sherbertshortkake6649

Жыл бұрын

Startup is the time from you pressing a button and the action being fully performed. Endlag is the time from the action ending and the game letting you do another action.

You’ve really blasted us away with this one

Did somebody say Range Blaster? 👀

Imo i don’t think range blaster indirect should be a two shot. Should be 3 slot cause i get way too many kills from it

@penguinflames707

Жыл бұрын

3 shot indirect range would be absolutely terrible. Slow fire rate so you will not be getting any kills. Making it a 3 shot would likely make it one of the worst main weapons in the game

@peep3208

Жыл бұрын

if you mean when YOU play, it just sounds like youre good at the weapon because plenty of people have no idea how to use it.

@BEEEES

9 ай бұрын

With the fire rate it has the indirect would NEVER kill if it was a three shot.

first

@AllisonTheScug

Жыл бұрын

Fortnite

@BEEEES

9 ай бұрын

Not for long