- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two
new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more
new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want
to satisfy both
new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved
to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40
to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band
to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due
to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was
to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which
means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday
to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired
to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried
to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend
to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted
to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens
to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's
location - sounds contribute
to creating atmosphere in the
location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player
moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related
to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters
moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted
to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements,
meaning they're picked randomly - this
means it's possible for fog
to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting
to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting
to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted
to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue
to make more updates including balancing
(what does HOT
mean and
to who)- «numerous upgrades» (does that
mean 4 or 100)- «high end flooring» (does than
mean $ 1 or $ 100 per sq ft)- «throughout» (does that
mean in the closets and patio too)- «loads of cupboards» (I guess a transport is backing up right now)- «freshly painted» (does it smell nice)- «ready
to move into» (i guess they got a mold test done before listing)- «Full bathrooms» (i guess you better hold it then)--» parking for 4 cars» (hondas or crown vics)-» mature neighbourhood» (is that old or does it
mean no more vacant land exists)- «fenced in» (I guess that
means the agent saw the permits and survey already)- «easy access
to highways» (does this
means it backs onto a major noisy four lane)- «tastefully updated» (I guess you can eat off the floors)- «sony 60» TV (glad
to see the agent agreeing
to pay for repairs)- «single attached garage» (a member of ashley madison maybe)-» tree lined street» (glad
to see the city has been contacted
to verify no remediation)- «this really is a fabulous home» (wow assuming all that liability in one phrase)-» within walking distance» (one block for grannies or 2 miles for teens)- «country life in the city» (you can have chickens and plow the yard)-» great
location» (I guess all their other listings have a poor one)- «brand
new» (wow that
means what exactly)