User:DJParticle

In Splatoon​

In Splatoon

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In Splatoon 2​

In Splatoon 2

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Hello, Fresh Kids, I'm DJ Particle, RIAAcidal Lesbian Parodist. I've been video gaming since 1978, the days of the pong consoles (first household console Magnavox Odyssey 4000 [released Aug 1977]). Nintendo fanatic since 1987 and a charter subscriber to Nintendo Power in 1988. I currently own the PS2, Wii (Mark 1 - doubles as a Game Cube), Wii U, New 3DS, and Switch (all NA region consoles).

My history with Splatoon is a bit checkered. I got the first game in August 2015, and struggled with the motion and double-stick controls. Intimidated, I put the game on the back burner for almost a year (June 2016). When my partner got her own Wii U and Splatoon, I vowed to conquer my own hubris so I could play with her, and ended up getting thoroughly hooked.

Unfortunately, this meant I missed every Splatfest from the first game save for the final one, and even then, since it was taking place on a weekend I wouldn't be home, I couldn't actually splat in it, so I at least picked up the Splatfest Tee for Team Callie.

To make up for my lack of Splatfest participation in the first game, I bought all three regions of the second game, and have participated in every Splatfest across those regions since release.

I'm more hooked than ever now, and have logged over 1500 hours to date between the three regions of the game. I also have never seen a more welcoming or fun video gaming community than the Splatoon community, and I'm glad to be a part of it. Splat well, squids!

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Splatfest Stats Click on team name to read my thoughts on each contest
Team	Region	Result	Rank	Date	Reward
Callie		Lose	Callie Fangirl (0/10)	July 22, 2016	2
Ketchup		Win1	Ketchup Queen	August 5, 2017	21
Flight		Win	Flight Queen	September 2, 2017	24
Fries		Lose	Fry Queen	September 9, 2017	21
Front Roll		Win	Front Roll Queen	October 7, 2017	24
Agility		Lose	Agility Queen	October 14, 2017	21
Vampire		Win	Vampire Queen	October 14, 2017	24
Warm Breakfast		Win	Warm Queen	November 4, 2017	24
With Lemon		Lose	Lemon Queen	November 11, 2017	21
Sci-Fi		Lose	Sci-Fi Queen	November 18, 2017	21
Warm Outer Wear		Win	Outerwear Queen	December 9, 2017	24
Film		Win	Film Queen	December 9, 2017	24
Socks		Lose	Sock Queen	December 16, 2017	21
Comedy		Win	Comedy Queen	January 13, 2018	72
Challenger		Win	Challenger Queen	February 3, 2018	24
Gherk-IN		Lose	Gherk-IN Queen	February 10, 2018	21
Love		Win	Love Queen	February 17, 2018	24
Dumpling		Lose	Dumpling Champion (42/99)	March 3, 2018	13
Egg		Lose	Egg Queen	March 10, 2018	42
Latest Model		Lose	Latest Model Queen	March 24, 2018	21
Baseball		Win	Baseball Queen	April 7, 2018	24
Salty		Win	Salty Queen	April 7, 2018	24
Advanced Technology		Win	Technology Queen	April 21, 2018	24
Leo		Lose	Leo Queen	May 5, 2018	42
Donnie		Win	Donnie Queen	May 12, 2018	48
Donnie		Win	Donnie Queen	May 19, 2018	48
Hello Kitty		Win	Hello Kitty Queen	May 19, 2018	24
My Melody		Win	My Melody Queen	May 26, 2018	24
Hello Kitty		Lose	Hello Kitty Queen	June 9, 2018	21
Pulp		Win	Pulp Queen	June 23, 2018	48
Octopus		Lose	Octopus Queen	July 21, 2018	63
Bamboo Shoot Village		Lose	Bamboo Shoot Queen	August 18, 2018	21
Adventure		Win	Adventure Queen	August 18, 2018	24
Fork		Win	Fork Queen	August 25, 2018	24
Retro		Lose	Retro Queen	September 22, 2018	42
Koshian		Win	Koshian Queen	September 23, 2018	24
Treat		Win	Treat Queen	October 19, 2018	72
Pocky Chocolate		Lose	Pocky Chocolate Queen	November 10, 2018	21
Salsa		Win	Salsa Queen	November 17, 2018	24
Save It		Win	Save It Queen	November 24, 2018	24
Hero		-	-	December 15, 2018	-
Family		-	-	January 4, 2019	-

Fastest Splatfest Queenout Times
Rank	Team	Time
1	Treat	2h 4m
2	Retro	2h 27m
3	Save It	2h 34m
4	Salsa	2h 35m
5	Pulp	2h 36m
6 (tie)	Salty	2h 41m
6 (tie)	Fork	2h 41m
8	Donnie	2h 44m
9	Gherk-IN	2h 50m
10	Donnie	3h 0m

Splatoon 2 Multiregion FAQ

• What's the easiest way to do this?
  • Import the physical carts from sites like Play-Asia or Offgamers. At that point, it's just plug-and-play, and each version will use its own save file. Easy peasy.

• I can't wait that long for the mail! There's a Splatfest coming soon! Can I get it online from the eShop?
  • Yes, but not with your regular Nintendo account. You will need regional accounts. This is also the only way to import foreign versions of the Octo Expansion
    • a) To make a regional account, it MUST be attached to a different email address than the one you use with your main account. Luckily, there are many common free email services (Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc) you can use. Be sure to label the home region either 'United States', 'Japan', or a Euro-currency EU member country (NOT the UK!! I used Ireland, for example) depending on which version that account will be purchassing. You need one new account for each different region you plan to purchase.
    • b) Change your Switch's home region to the region whose eShop you are about to use. Agree to the EULA and Restart. This change will be temporary just to buy the game.
    • c) Unless your PayPal or credit cards are clear to use internationally (most are not), you will need to purchase game time cards in each region. These are usually readily available (and instantly via email) at sites like Play-Asia. Be sure your game cards match the region you specify in the placeholder account, and when you get the code, add it to that account's funds.
    • d) Browse the eShop, find Splatoon 2, and buy it with your account funds. Let it download and install.
    • e) After installation, put your Switch back to your actual home region, agree to the EULA again, and restart.
    • f) The upside now is, if you want to import other games via eShop, you already have the account defined!

• How about after I buy it? Can I at least use my regular Nintendo Account to play the imports? I don't want to remake my friends list.
  • Yes. Once a version of the game is on your Switch, you can play it with your regular Nintendo account.

• That's a lot of money though. Do I really need to do this? Can't I just boot my existing game with the Switch set to another region and access its Splatfests?
  • No. You MUST have a particular region's copy of the game to play its Splatfests, as the code for those Splatfests will (unless its a multiregion Splatfest) only be available on its region's copy.

• Can the foreign versions read my existing save file at all? I don't want to start back at Level 1.
  • No. Each region's copy has its own save file, so you will have to start back at Level 1 for each new region you buy. There is no way to make it read another region's save file.

• Can I use SplatNet 2 for all regions?
  • Yes, but SplatNet 2 will always connect to and reflect the stats for the region you most recently logged into. If you want to purchase an item for a particular region's toon, be sure to log into that region of the game before opening SplatNet 2.

• This sounds really cool! Will I be splatting with international squids/octolings?
  • Rarely. The matching servers are region-agnostic, so unless you're joining overseas people on your friends list, you will still be paired with whoever's available that has the best peer-to-peer connections to you. In most cases, this will still be players from your home region.

• Damn! How can I play foreign Splatfests, then?
  • It's possible, but if you are a long way away from the source of a Splatfest, expect longer than usual wait times as the servers try to deal with your internet latency (ex: East Coast US has trouble reaching Japan, Australia & Japan have trouble reaching EU). Version 3.0.0 improved long-distance connections somewhat, but some still report long waits. Multiregion Splatfests tend to connect you to players in the nearest region to you, regardless of which version you are playing.

• What about language support? What versions support which languages?
  • NA/AUS: English, Canadian French, Mexican Spanish
  • EU: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian
  • Japan: Japanese
  • NOTE: Whereas the English translations are the same between NA and EU, note that the French and Spanish translations are not, and many item, place, and character names will differ despite the common base language.

• My family plan includes my regional accounts. Why was I only given E-Shop codes for the special gear for my home region?
  • Nintendo did not take into account that family plans may have people from multiple regions added. This is an oversight from Nintendo that they have yet to fix.

• If you have any other questions, ask me on my talk page.  :)

Personal Quirks

Sometimes I may refer to certain weapons/stages by different names.

• Splash-o-matic - I call it the Sharpie Marker (similar to JP name), because just about every other language localization calls it a name based on, well, what it *is* - a fine/sharp marker. Curious why only the English version doesn't refer to that.
• Sploosh-o-matic - I call it the Bold Marker (its JP name), see above, similar reason.
• Bloblobber - I call it the Overflosher (its JP name), because for some reason I have trouble saying "Bloblobber".
• Shellendorf Institute - I call it Devon Museum for 2 reasons:
  • 1) That's what the Inkling script says
  • 2) The English language is the only localization that ties the place to Sheldon's family. Since apparently in the original Japanese, it has no such lore connection, I refuse to acknowledge it by its English name.
• Wahoo World - I call it Woomy World, because Nintendo missed a golden opportunity there. It just feels more natural.

Console History
System	Regionlock	Make	Released	Owned
Odyssey 4000	NTSC	Magnavox	1977	1977-80
Ultra Pong Doubles	NTSC	Atari (Sears variant)	1977	2006-
Intellivision	NTSC	Mattel	1980	1980-84
Atari 5200 (Mk 2)	NTSC	Atari	1982	2006-2013
Colecovision	NTSC	Coleco	1982	1982-87
NES	NA	Nintendo	1985	1987-2013
Atari 2600 (Mk 3)	NTSC	Atari	1986	2006-2013
Master System	NA	Sega	1986	2004-2013
Game Boy	None	Nintendo	1989	1990-2013
Game Gear	NA	Sega	1990	2004-2013
Super NES	NA	Nintendo	1991	1991-2013
Dreamcast	JP	Sega	1999	2001-2013
Game Boy Advance	None	Nintendo	1999	2001-2013
Playstation 2	JP	Sony	2000	2002-2013
Playstation 2	NA	Sony	2000	2003-
Game Boy Advance SP	None	Nintendo	2001	2001-2003
Wii	NA	Nintendo	2006	2015-
3DS XL	NA	Nintendo	2011	2012-2014
Wii U	NA	Nintendo	2012	2015-
New 3DS	NA	Nintendo	2014	2014-
Switch	None	Nintendo	2017	2017-

Footnotes

¹Explained here.