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I'm not the biggest fan of the social implications of the + server, but I want to put some thoughts out there on why *this* happened. Relying on + voting shares something with relying on ranks: it won't be 100% accurate. The difference, then, is what types of inaccuracies are found. #compsplatoon

fought 3/4th of ftwin in senq why was I not grinding this before this is fun as shit

streaming sendouq #compsplatoon twitch.tv/alphineagnitio www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwwD...

NEVER LET THEM TELL YOU COMP SPLATOON IS DEAD

Your win rate is just how often you choose to lose

sendouq currently has roughly 50~ players waiting in que, I don't have the exact data to back this up but I believe this is an all time peak?

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Btw if you’re on a team, matching banners and on-theme titles are the quickest way to earn my respect. That shit is hot

Back home after two amazing weeks in Japan! Had a great time and we did a ton but also happy to get back to working on the project After taking the break there is some backlog of things for me to do. Getting started with that today from what I can with the jet lag 😴

In the November 2025 vote, the top third of TOs by tournaments staffed passed with ~12% less than we'd expect for non-staff with similar scores per tier. Result isn't statistically significant, so it's not conclusive. But it is suggestive.

Though that’s kinda why it’s survived. If it was entirely useless as a system to evaluate players it would’ve been rejected long ago. You could argue that’s what makes it dangerous, skill based enough to have legitimacy but not to the point where it excludes the possibility of popularity factors.

This is probably the one you’re referring to. But in general yeah I find that my ranking system can get ~80% accurate in determining who gets voted into plus and who doesn’t, which wouldn’t be possible if it was entirely based on popularity

who are your favourite casters/commentators? bonus points for Why and specific tournaments where they shined #compsplatoon, for no particular reason

I'm telling ya. Costs $0 for open-level DE tournaments to run underground brackets. Doesn't really add much to runtime, and the lower-level teams get a lot more out of your tournament.

With the LUTI signup deadline (or last chance to drop) coming up, I want to offer advice on the most important lesson I learned scheduling my previous team's matches for 3 seasons: Play at the default time unless you want a better chance at your set being streamed

Have you DMed all your splatoon friends to play sendouQ tommorow. I sure have :) Maybe make a post about here on bsky too!!! Flood it with Low levels! #CompSplatoon

The inner Game of Tennis and Playing to Win have been great sports/competition related reads recently, anyone have additional reccomendations?

holy shit this might be the largest XP gains i've ever gotten in one X rotation 2111.8 -> 2311.8 in takoroka fingers crossed new takoroka pb soon 🙏

Practically nobody remembers it now, but the DC and Lag sections of all competitive splatoon event rulesets originate from one iconic tournament that happened exactly ten years ago today. Its legacy kept alive by a few links to speed tests from the event and a discord server where everyone spams F

A 🧵: I've been watching some #splatoon and #compsplatoon recently and it reminded me of how competitive Splatoon was my lifeline during the worst part of my life and how special it was for me to play with the people I played with and feel a sense of belonging when I had none.

These are, to my knowledge, the situations where you can most reliably encounter the same opponents several games in a row in splatoon: - organized scrims/tournaments - extremely high or extremely low x power - solo queue turf war

More people need to dm each other asking to play Mid lvl is like a hetero girl staring at you so you get the hint she likes you (no words) Yes you can dm people better than you and ask for advice or to play. If they say NO just beat them and the will usually afterwards respawn #compsplatoon

REMEMBER!!! SendouQ Sunday this weekend. Were flooding SendouQ with low levels on the 15th!!! Tell everyone you know #CompSplatoon

gonna play this with teams i coach since that’s how it feels trying to hold their leashes during vod review

I'm looking to coach a team for the first time- I am a div 2-3ish midlevel midline player specializing in Range/VBlasters, dynamo, & splattershot pros. But I am open to coaching any weapons/team comps. I have a lot of experience being an analyst for my teams and in general when watching others play,

Blue Flare's first tournament run ends in a blaze of glory, ending up in Hammerhead Bracket of SOS and finishing 19th out of 56 teams! Sets and Vod in replies! As always, feel free to join our community! discord.gg/3uE6HWvtEe #FanTheFlames #compsplatoon

I am still VERY bemused about the 3 way 1-2 tie in groups probably the funniest way an upset set could have led me to hammerhead beats the time I sat out of ftiu groups and my teammates 2-1'd washed to go into ftiu gold while I was dealing with a tornado miles from my house sob

LMFAO

we r goated

going 0-2 in r1 of sos and immediately taking notes/reviewing the games during the downtime before set 2 starts is peak

My brain has been weird with Splatoon lately where I dread opening up the game and don't wanna touch it, but as soon as I do I immediately have fun and remember why I play it. It just sucks because the desire to actually START isn't there, so I have to force it

are there any orgs looking for more spec cam operators? been wanting to get more hands on experience with it but i’m not sure if it’s something you need to go through a whole application process #compsplatoon

Blue Flare's first tourney run tonight 7pm cst #compsplatoon

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General honest question. Is it consider bad to play for two teams? Whats ur guys thought and why

Btw if you wanna become known for something in the community find the most niche type of content you can with no one doing it and then do it approx 25 times and then people will know you as "the interview guy" and it's really funny

in an interesting twist of fate, I've done my first 1on1 coaching session in a very long time #compsplatoon may do more of these if people want to have me coach them? idk for 100% yet. feedback & engagement appreciated www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yU...

I think moralizing at players for having ego issues is the wrong approach, it’s clear that the current competitive environment has incentives that lead to the state we have. The risk-reward ratio players calculate is clearly super fucked up

Results are a side effect of improving. The goal is mastery. Learning is the fun part.

I wanna do a post like this eventually for low-level players, just gotta finish up other projects first and find time to do tryouts soon™

Easy way for a top level player to start making content: record 1 hour of high level scrims for every weapon and upload to sendou? Some onetricks have definitely had trouble finding rep to VOD review, and so flushing out sendou.ink/vods with that baseline could go a long way #compsplatoon

Posting my real thoughts at 3 AM. I think SendouQ's pick and choose queuing system, is one of the worst ways to queue for competitive games. Players should not be waiting up multiple hours trying to find games. Even worse if they find one and barely any other teams are queuing either. #CompSplatoon

"getting asked directly by someone wanting me specifically to coach them" was not on my bingo card today but definintly not undeserved, I think

We are trying something new this time around with scheduling. Having additional help will help us get more matches (and give Kyon and myself more time to, you know, breath). We truly appreciate anyone who can help out.

LUTI Tonight is looking to fill more leadership positions! We are looking for people who can assist with scheduling matches to broadcast on LUTI Tonight, this entails: - Seeking out matches to stream - Communicating with teams - Slating emergency day-of commentators - Assisting the streamer

remember to be at least respectful to your to’s even if you disagree with certain decisions, being a decent person isnt a hard thing to do

Building a list of actionable items to actually help you reach your goals is an important step that is often glossed over. Telling yourself to "do better" over and over again does not help

A new years brings rise to creatures from the depths of the sea... With a new logo, a new look, and a new roster, come meet the new Mesopelagic! #compsplatoon