Ballpoint Splatling

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The Ballpoint Splatling is a main weapon in Splatoon 2. It is a splatling that changes its rate of fire and range drastically after firing a short duration.[1]

This splatling works differently from other splatlings, as it does not have a consistent range when firing in short bursts. There are two stages of firing with this weapon. The first stage will only last for a quarter ring charge. This stage has the range equivalent to the S2 Weapon Main Splattershot Jr..png Splattershot Jr., fires faster compared to other splatlings, and has mobility slightly higher than the S2 Weapon Main Mini Splatling.png Mini Splatling. When charged more than a quarter ring, the range will increase dramatically, having a range in between the S2 Weapon Main Heavy Splatling.png Heavy Splatling and S2 Weapon Main Hydra Splatling.png Hydra Splatling. During its second stage firing, it has perfect accuracy but fires slightly slower compared to other splatlings.

The Ballpoint Splatling has the ability to recharge itself by pressing ZR at any time while it is firing. When recharging the shots, the weapon will maintain the property of whichever stage it was on, however, a charge exceeding 1¾ rings will automatically default the weapon back to the first stage. Additionally, the weapon is able to maintain its stage-two charge even after it has finished firing by starting another charge within one second.

The Ballpoint Splatling has a nearly consistent charge rate for both rings. It takes 0.83 seconds to reach the first level of charge, and 1.66 seconds in total to reach the second level of charge. Once the first level of charge is reached, it will fire for approximately 1.66 seconds, and once the second level of charge is reached, it will fire for approximately 3.33 seconds.

Splatoon 2

Ballpoint Splatling

Ballpoint Splatling

Basic information
Category Main
Class Splatling
Sub S2 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist.png Toxic Mist
Special S2 Weapon Special Inkjet.png Inkjet
Special points 200p
Special depletion
Range
85 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
18 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility
60 / 100
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level 25
Cost Cash 11,600
Requirement
Added in
Specifications
Weight
Base damage 28 (Short)
30 (Long)
Base duration
Ink consumption 25% (Full charge)
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Ballpoint Splatling was released on 1 July 2018 at 00:00 UTC.[2]. It comes with S2 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist.png Toxic Mist and S2 Weapon Special Inkjet.png Inkjet.

The Ballpoint Splatling appears to be a multi-color ballpoint pen with four ballpoint cartridges inside a clear cover. The body is black with the butt and the cartridges' clickers in the user's ink color and the Nouveau Nouveau logo in white. When charging the weapon, the clickers, cartridges, and butt of the weapon light up in a brighter color.

Data

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Version history

Version Adjustments
3.2.0
  • Decreased charging speed when in midair by roughly 33%.
  • Decreased charging speed when out of ink by roughly 33%.
  • Special Points: 190 → 200
4.3.1
  • Decreased the effect of the S2 Ability Run Speed Up.png Run Speed Up gear ability : 30% → 25%
  • Decreased the effect of the S2 Ability Main Power Up.png Main Power Up gear ability.
  • Changed the number of gear abilities required for the damage of less than fully-charged shots to reach 33.3 from 0.9 basic gear abilities to 1.5 basic gear abilities. Additional gear abilities have 0.3 the effect of a basic gear ability.
4.4.0
  • Short range damage: 32.0 → 28.0
  • Long range damage: 32.0 → 30.0
4.8.0
  • Decreased painting radius of long ranged landing shots by 8%.
4.9.0
  • Roughly doubled the amount of shot spread when firing in long-range mode immediately after jumping: 2 degrees → 4 degrees

Gallery

Demonstration

Details

  • Due to the Ballpoint Splatling's unique ability to recharge at any time, the weapon is able to maintain its full-powered second stage charge even when the player has no ink.
    • The weapon will still suffer from the general slower charge rate, however, can bypass the extra slow initial charge and inferior initial range that other splatling weapons suffer from with low ink.

Quotes

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Trivia

  • The Ballpoint Splatling was first shown during E3 2018, as part of the announcement of updates extending until December 2018.
  • The Ballpoint Splatling's stats, under the codename "Downpour", were datamined from the Version 3.0.0 data prior to its official announcement.
  • Excluding rolling brushes and rolling S2 Weapon Main Carbon Roller.png Carbon Roller, with enough S2 Ability Run Speed Up.png Run Speed Up abilities (three mains, two subs), the Ballpoint Splatling (while in the close-range firing mode) has the highest movement speed of all weapons in Splatoon 2, maxing out at 1.25du/f. For reference, a rolling Carbon Roller moves at 1.28du/f.
  • The Ballpoint Splatling functions like a reverse S2 Weapon Main Squeezer.png Squeezer - it starts off shooting at a short range and then starts firing further and straighter.
  • The shape of the Ballpoint Splatling resembles a shuttle ballpoint pen.
  • The Ballpoint Splatling's fire rate in the first fire mode is the fastest firing weapon available in multiplayer, exceeding that of other splatlings and the S2 Weapon Main Dapple Dualies.png Dapple Dualies' post-dodge roll fire rate, firing once every three frames, compared to the other splatlings, which fire every four frames.
    • The only weapons to match the Ballpoint Splatling's firing rate are the upgraded S2 Weapon Main Hero Shot.png Hero Shot, S2 Weapon Main Hero Dualies.png Hero Dualies, and S2 Weapon Main Hero Splatling.png Hero Splatling. The Hero Dualies' post-dodge roll still boasts the fastest firing rate in the game, firing once every two frames.
  • The Ballpoint Splatlings's fire rate in the first fire mode fires faster than the game's tick rate, which sends and receives data every 3.75 frames.
  • The Ballpoint Splatling shares its combination and level with the S2 Weapon Main Splash-o-matic.png Splash-o-matic in Splatoon 2 and costs only 400 coins more.
  • The Ballpoint Splatling has the fastest S2 Weapon Special Inkjet.png Inkjet possible, which can be achieved with a full Run Speed Up gear set.

Etymology

クーゲルシュライバー Kūgerushuraibā is a Japanese loanword from the German Kugelschreiber, "Ballpoint pen", Kugel meaning "Ball" and Schreiber meaning "Writer".

Names in other languages

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