Summary of What Am I Doing? Part 1: Weapon Roles

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

This video discusses the different roles that weapons can play in Splatoon 2, with a focus on how to position oneself to play the role that is best suited for the situation. The presenter provides advice on how to play the roles of anchor, slayer, and skirmisher, and emphasizes the importance of using one's special ability to its fullest potential.

• 00:00:00 In this video, the presenter discusses the different roles that weapons can play in competitive Splatoon 2. He goes on to say that while every weapon can be used in multiple roles, some weapons are better suited to playing certain roles more often than others. He also provides advice on how to position oneself to play the role that is best suited for the situation at hand.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the different weapon roles in Splatoon 2 and their impact on the team. Anchor weapons, slayers, and skirmishers are all important roles and require different tactics. Slayers are typically short- ranged and goal oriented, while skirmishers are long- ranged and protect the team. Slayers should try to get in range to fire their shots first, while skirmishers should stay at a safe distance and poke the enemy.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses the different roles a player can take in Splatoon 2, with the primary focus on weapons. It emphasizes the importance of being alive long enough to use your special, as well as the importance of establishing that this role is a deviation from typical playstyles. The video showcases two weapons that are particularly good at playing this role: the splattershot and the enzap 85.
• 00:15:00 In this video, the author explains the different roles that different weapons play in Splatoon 2. He notes that the Jet Squelchers were the most close to playing a pure paint support role, but there are games where jet sculpture players paint for 18 sets of missiles. Splatoon 2 players also came close to a pure paint support playstyle, contributing to fights mainly by throwing a bomb at the fight and then spending the rest of the ink tank painting for more ink armors. Kensa undercover brella players followed a similar strategy to this spamming pre-nerf, torpedoing and then farming for armor. However, even then those short-ranged weapons would typically engage with their teams when the armor got popped. The author concludes the video by discussing how each weapon plays its role, and how the player needs to learn and optimize all of these roles on their weapon to play that weapon well.