Version 5.2.0 (Splatoon 2)

Version 5.2.0
For Splatoon 2

5.1.0 ⟶ 5.2.0 Version history

Version 5.2.0 is an upcoming update for Splatoon 2 that is due to be released on 22 April 2020 at 01:00 UTC. It was announced on social media on 15 April 2020.

Balance changes

Main weapons

Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
.52 Gal .52 Gal Deco Kensa .52 Gal	▲ Increased the likelihood the turf around your feet will be inked when firing.
Splat Roller Krak-On Splat Roller Kensa Splat Roller Hero Roller Replica	▲ Slightly extended the splash of ink from swinging sideways.
Flingza Roller Foil Flingza Roller	▲ Reduced the time required to swing the weapon overhead in a vertical swing by 3/60 of a second.
Tri-Slosher Tri-Slosher Nouveau	▲ Reduced the interval at which you can repeatedly swing by roughly 2/60 of a second.
Heavy Splatling Heavy Splatling Deco Heavy Splatling Remix Hero Splatling Replica	▲ Decreased variance of shot spread when firing while on the ground by roughly 6%.
Splat Dualies Enperry Splat Dualies Kensa Splat Dualies Hero Dualie Replicas	▲ Slightly widened the spread of ink created by shots.
Glooga Dualies Glooga Dualies Deco Kensa Glooga Dualies	▲ Decreased ink consumption from shots fired by roughly 7%.
Classic Squiffer New Squiffer Fresh Squiffer	▲ Reduced the time from releasing a charge shot to being ready to shoot by roughly 1/60 of a second.
Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Kensa Charger Hero Charger Replica	▲ Reduced the time from releasing a charge shot to being ready to shoot by roughly 2/60 of a second.
Splatterscope Firefin Splatterscope Kensa Splatterscope	▼ Very slightly narrowed the width of the area inked by a fully charged shot. The area inked remains unchanged for models without scopes (listed below). Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Kensa Charger Hero Charger Replica The area inked remains unchanged for all shots that are not fully charged.
E-liter 4K Custom E-liter 4K	▲ Reduced the time from releasing a charged shot to being ready to shoot by roughly 2/60 of a second.
E-liter 4K Scope Custom E-liter 4K Scope	▼ Very slightly narrowed the width of the area inked by a fully charged shot. The area inked remains unchanged for models without scopes (listed below). E-liter 4K Custom E-liter 4K The area inked remains unchanged for all shots that are not fully charged.
Ballpoint Splatling Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	▼ Reduced the velocity of ink over long distances by 4%, and reduced the range. ▼ Reduced movement speed by roughly 10% when charging and firing from a close range.
Tenta Brella Tenta Sorella Brella Tenta Camo Brella	▼ Extended the time it takes to restore the umbrella portion after launching it or it being destroyed by roughly 40/60 seconds. ▼ Increased ink consumption for spread shots by roughly 10%.

Sub weapons

Specifications for some of the sub weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Toxic Mist	▲ This will now effect opponent's Ballers.

Special weapons

Specifications for the following special weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Baller	▼ Extended the time you have to hold down the Button to trigger this by roughly 16/60 of a second. ▲ When you have a weapon equipped that has a fast walking speed when not firing or a fast squid-form swimming speed, increased acceleration on the ground to allow you to move more quickly. This applies to the following weapons that can use a Baller. Aerospray RG Luna Blaster Inkbrush Nouveau Undercover Sorella Brella ▼ When you have a weapon equipped that has a fast walking speed when not firing or a fast squid-form swimming speed, reduced maximum speed by roughly 14%. This applies to the following weapons that can use a Baller. Custom Explosher
Bubble Blower	▲ Extended the time until a bubble pops naturally by roughly 2 seconds. ▼ Reduced the size of the first and second bubbles. The first bubble is the smallest, the second is slightly larger, and the third bubble onward will be the same size as before. The area over which damage is dealt and the area which is inked by an exploding bubble depends on the size of the bubble.

Special gauge

Points required for using specials have been changed for certain main weapons.

Weapon	Adjustment
N-ZAP '83	▲ 180 → 170
Custom Range Blaster	▲ 180 → 170
L-3 Nozzlenose	▼ 210 → 220
Foil Squeezer	▼ 180 → 190
Inkbrush Nouveau	▼ 160 → 180

Additional notes

The changes in this update are designed to lower the abilities of a portion of all weapons and specials that, based on analysis of statistical data, had obtained an advantage in results.

Our intention is that this will entice players to explore these weapons, while retaining their individual strengths of the weapons in scenarios where they are advantageous.

We reference various sorts of statistical data for these adjustments, but in particular for those which lower the abilities of certain weapons, we've focused on data from matches between players of high Rank.

We will issue future updates after looking carefully at changes resulting from this update, as well as the overall state of statistical data over the long term.

Other changes

• Changed the unlock conditions for Tracks #20 through #26 in Squid Beatz 2 so that anyone can play them.
• Extended the time limit to play your next game after you repeatedly disconnect within a short period of time.
  • This change will affect only those with frequent disconnects, less than 1% of all active players worldwide.
  • The more frequent your disconnects over a short period of time, the longer the time limit to play your next game will be.
• When you download the latest update data, you will no longer be able to connect with players in The Shoal who have older update data.

Trivia

• On 10 April 2020, Nintendo tweeted about this update containing "minor adjustments to a variety of weapons", then deleted it, suggesting that it was posted earlier than was planned. Nintendo of America's website lists the update as releasing on 15 April 2020, indicating that this was potentially its original planned release date.
  • Similarly, Nintendo's Japanese website originally listed the update as releasing on 20 April 2020 before correcting it.

External links

• Nintendo support page for Splatoon 2 updates
• Nintendo JP support page for Splatoon 2 updates