Ahead of the grand festival this September, Nintendo has announced the rollout of another major update for Splatoon 3 . When it arrives, it will bump the squid (and octoling) team-based shooter up to Version 9.0.
0 . Players can expect new amiibo compatibility, changes to connectivity, changes to multiplayer and a bunch of other updates and bug fixes. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo's official support page: Splatoon 3 Ver.
9.0.0 (Releasing August 29, 2024) Changes to amiibo Changes to Connectivity Changes to Multiplayer Changes to Splatfests Changes to Salmon Run Other Changes This update focuses on adding data for a special Big Run that will be held in the near future, improving connectivity, and making adjustments to battles.
In regards to connectivity, we have reduced the time it takes to convey the things that happen in-game to the other players by optimizing the game’s internal processing and adjusting the communication control processing. For multiplayer balance, we made the changes that we previously notified you about to lower the performance of some select weapons. The Squeezer and Foil Squeezer were intended as weapons that are difficult to master but can produce high performance when mastered.
However, because their shots could reach from a long distance and because they had high movement speed while firing, it was easy to make a lot of attempts, which made it easier to make up for the control difficulty. For that reason, their performance has been reduced. For the Range Blaster and the Custom Range Blaster, by reducing the area of the attack and inking due to the explosion, we maintained the property of dealing damage to opponents you aim for carefully while reducing the property that deals damage to opponents whose positions are not precisely known.
Our intention with both weapons is to make it so that players who specialize in other weapons are not forced to switch to these weapons, while also maintaining a level of performance sufficient enough for players who already specialized in these weapons to continue to fight using them. For the Snipewriter 5H and the Snipewriter 5B, we slightly reduced their ability to maintain inking status from a distance. With the Slosher, Slosher Deco, and Order Slosher Replica, we have adjusted performance and points required for specials to make them like many other sloshers in that they have high instantaneous fighting and inking power, but when fighting with them continuously over time, it is easy to run out of ink.
Regarding the Heavy Edit Splatling and the Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau, we changed the aspect of them where, in comparison to other splatlings with shorter flying distances, they were very effective at maintaining ink coverage when exchanging fire across areas such as Splat Zones. For the Wellstring V and the Custom Wellstring V, we made changes to slightly lower performance when maintaining inking status from a distance. With the Trizooka, we made changes to increase the opening when used on an opponent at close range, and also slightly increased the time to find a safe place to take cover after hearing an opponent’s Trizooka’s activation noise.
Additionally, we have changed it so that Japan and regions nearby it cannot participate in the Tentatek Division for X Battles. Of the total number of players in Japan and nearby regions, an extremely small percent select Tentatek Division (the division for the Americas and Europe) despite living in Japan or nearby regions. However, we have made this change because it has reached a percentage that has a negative effect on rankings among players participating in the Tentatek Division.
The next update will focus on adding data for the Grand Festival. Bug Fixes.
