Version 2.8.0 (Splatoon)

Version 2.8.0
For Splatoon

Promo image for Sheldon's Picks Vol. 2

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Main article: List of updates in Splatoon

Version 2.8.0 is a revision to Splatoon that came into effect at Template:UTC on June 8th, 2016. It added Vol. 2 of Sheldon's Picks and made many adjustments to weapons and stages.

New weapons

Vol. 2 of Sheldon's Picks, a set of nine weapons:

List of new weapons in Version 2.8.0

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced
	Aerospray PG		Burst Bomb	Kraken		20		Shooter
	Bento Splat Charger		Splash Wall	Echolocator		20		Charger
	Bento Splatterscope		Splash Wall	Echolocator		20		Charger
	Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose		Splash Wall	Bubbler		20		Shooter
	CoroCoro Splat Roller		Splash Wall	Inkzooka		20		Roller
	Grim Range Blaster		Burst Bomb	Killer Wail		20		Shooter
	Heavy Splatling Remix		Sprinkler	Killer Wail		20		Splatling
	N-ZAP '83		Point Sensor	Kraken		20		Shooter
	Sploosh-o-matic 7		Splat Bomb	Inkzooka		20		Shooter

New gear

Two new pieces of gear have been added, which will appear in the in-game shop at random. These new pieces of gear are in collaboration with CoroCoro Comic in Japan.

List of new gear in Version 2.8.0

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	CoroCoro Cap	Zekko	8,700	Damage Up
	CoroCoro Hoodie	Zekko	10,800	Cold Blooded

Adjustments and fixes

Special Gauge

Reduction	Weapon
Low Reduction ▲ 60% to 40%	File:S Weapon Luna Blaster .png [[]]
High Reduction ▲ 60% to 75%	File:S Weapon Zink Mini Splatling .png [[]]
Low Reduction ▲ 60% to 40%	File:S Weapon Refurbished Mini Splatling .png [[]]

Main Weapon

Weapon	Change
File:S Weapon Aerospray MG .png [[]] File:S Weapon Aerospray RG .png [[]]	▲ Reduced spread of shots while jumping to be the same as shots taken when not jumping.
File:S Weapon Rapid Blaster .png [[]] File:S Weapon Rapid Blaster Deco .png [[]]	▲ Increased movement speed while shooting by 12%.
File:S Weapon Rapid Blaster Pro .png [[]] File:S Weapon Rapid Blaster Pro Deco .png [[]]	▲ Increased movement speed while shooting by 15%. ▲ Reduced spread of shots while jumping by 50%.
File:S Weapon L-3 Nozzlenose .png [[]] File:S Weapon L-3 Nozzlenose D .png [[]]	▲ Increased damage dealt to the barrier around the Rainmaker weapon in Rainmaker mode by 20%.
File:S Weapon H-3 Nozzlenose .png [[]] File:S Weapon H-3 Nozzlenose D .png [[]]	▲ Increased damage dealt to the barrier around the Rainmaker weapon in Rainmaker mode by 40%.
File:S Weapon Sloshing Machine .png [[]] File:S Weapon Sloshing Machine Neo .png [[]]	▲ Increased movement speed while shooting by 11%.
File:S Weapon Inkbrush .png [[]] File:S Weapon Inkbrush Nouveau .png [[]] File:S Weapon Permanent Inkbrush .png [[]] File:S Weapon Octobrush .png [[]] File:S Weapon Octobrush Nouveau .png [[]]	▲ Adjusted ink spread when continuously swinging brush to also ink the area where the player is standing.

Sub Weapon

Weapon	Change
File:S Weapon Ink Mine .png [[]]	▲ Reduced the distance the player is moved backward after placing an Ink Mine.

Ability

Ability	Change
	▼ Removed the ability to attack while super jumping with this ability active until the player has landed completely.

Stage

• Arowana Mall: Adjustment made to prevent players from taking unintended shortcuts in all modes.
• Bluefin Depot: Fixed an issue that allowed players to move inside certain objects in Rainmaker mode.
• Camp Triggerfish: Adjusted the size of the “Don’t retreat!” warning zone near team starting areas.
• Piranha Pit: Adjustment made to prevent players from taking unintended shortcuts in all modes.

Multiplayer bug fixes

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to jump higher than intended when touching an opponent’s File:S Weapon Splash Wall .png [[]].

Other

• Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.