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Jared @isjared.bsky.social · Jan 7
Enjoy 9 minutes of me yapping about splatoon being a hard game. This is my first time actually tryharding when editing and I spent at least 15 hours editing this video. Hope you guys enjoy 🤍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9H...
Splatoon Is a Hard Game??
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5774seven.bsky.social
what
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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ikanyaide.bsky.social
what's she reading

[ #illustration #hololive #ShiorinSketch ]
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
isjared.bsky.social
The players that stood out the most to me but didn't make the cut, I recommend anyone to reach out to these people and play with them because in a different world I could have played with any one of them #compsplatoon
LIST OF GREAT PLAYERS Isang/Aster, Plerm, Pre, 5(futureeve) , Aphisto. these are all pen players I considered for my luti team and all of them are super strong and with a committed team I can see them all doing great in the future Ooame(bucket) is very strong just inconsistent and was 1/2 bucket players that I had out of 70 tryouts Atlas, Pita, and Echo are all great sword players but unfortunately I didn't feel like they were a great pick to pair with the roller player I picked, but all 3 of these players can play at a high level Brik Cactus and Mondi were shooter players that stood out a lot and would have been a good slot on any team but unfortunately I also play their roles so having them on the team wouldn't make sense and they would really have to be extraordinary for me to switch to a different weapon In terms of off meta picks I really liked Jade(Squiffer) Hawaiian (Bow) Sponge(Rapid) they all showed me they could work their niche at a decent level but I wanted to go with something more familiar for my luti team
February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
isjared.bsky.social
I will be doing my part to help raise the overall power of the scene by hosting events like these I hope you guys will participate weekly 🤍 #compsplatoon
I'm planning on hosting 3 1 hour blocks starting next week where I will stream teams or groups of individuals playing with each other in hopes of showcasing upcoming talent or helping people meet new teammates to possibly group up with. Ill be trying to host one of these once or twice friday-sunday 6EST-10EST I'll be reworking the tryout role in my server so people can sign up once I get that sorted 🙏 Lets fix the mid level problem 🤍
February 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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pinkpuffypastry.bsky.social
🏆 FREEDOM IS BACK 🏳️‍⚧️
I'm hosting TRYOUTS this WHOLE week to get a Team for LUTI~

I've improved my Solo Play a lot, and am excited to GO the Distance with a new Team!

🧵⬇️ to learn MORE about the Team!
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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hexenhxn.bsky.social
This kinda goes along with the whole mid level discussion going on rn. Maybe laying out my personal experience with competitive teams will help some other ppl.
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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prochara.bsky.social
Suggested @apisto.bsky.social to +2, I know I'm not the most active player anymore, but I do want to help bring attention to rising talent. Everything I've seen from Apisto has been really solid, hope people will give him a shot.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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zyfetc.bsky.social
itd be nice if we could create actual change, so on the topic of this + pika's qrt about resulting--
in the past i couldn't figure out how mentality/ego could be improved

but in hindsight the answer was straightforward: surround yourself with solid people and build the right culture internally \
isjared.bsky.social Jared @isjared.bsky.social · 1d
My Midlevel Experience #compsplatoon
After playing 40+ hours with midlevel, I can confidently say it was the most miserable experience I’ve had playing this game mostly because I skipped this part of the scene back in S2 and didn’t realize how bad it could actually be. It’s not miserable because of overall skill level, because yeah everything is gonna feel worse outside of top level after being in it for long. The biggest thing hurting this part of the scene is ego. I had over 60 tryouts, and almost all of them said it’s hard for them to even get four people to try out with. That genuinely confused me, because for the most part everyone I played with felt extremely similar in skill, and I could easily see these players scrimming each other regularly and figuring out how to mesh over time. This explains a lot of why midlevel feels weaker as a whole. A lot of these players simply don’t get enough meaningful playtime outside of rare pickups or X Rank, so they’re missing the constant feedback loop that actually drives improvement. Playing against people at a similar level forces you to recognize patterns, and improve through adaptions. Over time, that raises the average skill for everyone involved. There were so many situations in games where I had to explain why we were losing or what we needed to change to win and I honestly think most of these players would’ve figured it out themselves eventually if they were consistently playing each other instead of isolating themselves or waiting for “better” lobbies. when players actually PLAY THE GAME, the average skill level naturally rises. This isn't entirely mid levels fault though, I think top level players can do a better job at providing knowledge to mid level players to improve but better questions need to be asked to top players too, all the time I see questions like oh what special is best or how do i play "insert weapon here" these are terrible questions and we need to move on to better questions like "what should i have done in this scenario here" b…
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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pikadave465.bsky.social
Old man yells at cloud

(Personal thoughts building off of what Jared said, ty for this insight)
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
isjared.bsky.social
What type of video should I do with the whole mid level phase for me, I was thinking a super long form video but idk if that's good for YouTube but Im not sure if I can cover all the bases I want in a 10 minute video, I need some recommendations here or examples 🙂🤍
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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hugebirden.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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glitchedcactus.bsky.social
There’s a lot to take away from this post by Jared. A lot of hard hitting and pill swallowing information midlevel needs to start acting on. This is not a one person thing, this is an entire skill level thing. Midlevel has to do better if we all want to see improvements in the scene an ourselves.
isjared.bsky.social Jared @isjared.bsky.social · 1d
My Midlevel Experience #compsplatoon
After playing 40+ hours with midlevel, I can confidently say it was the most miserable experience I’ve had playing this game mostly because I skipped this part of the scene back in S2 and didn’t realize how bad it could actually be. It’s not miserable because of overall skill level, because yeah everything is gonna feel worse outside of top level after being in it for long. The biggest thing hurting this part of the scene is ego. I had over 60 tryouts, and almost all of them said it’s hard for them to even get four people to try out with. That genuinely confused me, because for the most part everyone I played with felt extremely similar in skill, and I could easily see these players scrimming each other regularly and figuring out how to mesh over time. This explains a lot of why midlevel feels weaker as a whole. A lot of these players simply don’t get enough meaningful playtime outside of rare pickups or X Rank, so they’re missing the constant feedback loop that actually drives improvement. Playing against people at a similar level forces you to recognize patterns, and improve through adaptions. Over time, that raises the average skill for everyone involved. There were so many situations in games where I had to explain why we were losing or what we needed to change to win and I honestly think most of these players would’ve figured it out themselves eventually if they were consistently playing each other instead of isolating themselves or waiting for “better” lobbies. when players actually PLAY THE GAME, the average skill level naturally rises. This isn't entirely mid levels fault though, I think top level players can do a better job at providing knowledge to mid level players to improve but better questions need to be asked to top players too, all the time I see questions like oh what special is best or how do i play "insert weapon here" these are terrible questions and we need to move on to better questions like "what should i have done in this scenario here" b…
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
isjared.bsky.social
My Midlevel Experience #compsplatoon
After playing 40+ hours with midlevel, I can confidently say it was the most miserable experience I’ve had playing this game mostly because I skipped this part of the scene back in S2 and didn’t realize how bad it could actually be. It’s not miserable because of overall skill level, because yeah everything is gonna feel worse outside of top level after being in it for long. The biggest thing hurting this part of the scene is ego. I had over 60 tryouts, and almost all of them said it’s hard for them to even get four people to try out with. That genuinely confused me, because for the most part everyone I played with felt extremely similar in skill, and I could easily see these players scrimming each other regularly and figuring out how to mesh over time. This explains a lot of why midlevel feels weaker as a whole. A lot of these players simply don’t get enough meaningful playtime outside of rare pickups or X Rank, so they’re missing the constant feedback loop that actually drives improvement. Playing against people at a similar level forces you to recognize patterns, and improve through adaptions. Over time, that raises the average skill for everyone involved. There were so many situations in games where I had to explain why we were losing or what we needed to change to win and I honestly think most of these players would’ve figured it out themselves eventually if they were consistently playing each other instead of isolating themselves or waiting for “better” lobbies. when players actually PLAY THE GAME, the average skill level naturally rises. This isn't entirely mid levels fault though, I think top level players can do a better job at providing knowledge to mid level players to improve but better questions need to be asked to top players too, all the time I see questions like oh what special is best or how do i play "insert weapon here" these are terrible questions and we need to move on to better questions like "what should i have done in this scenario here" b…
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
isjared.bsky.social
Midlevel wins I hate splatoon now.
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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penguitt.bsky.social
Been fun being able to make Splatoon thumbnails again. 💙🐧

Couple of thumbs I did for @hexenhxn.bsky.social's channel as he explores more content creation. #splatoon3 #splatoon
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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pinkpuffypastry.bsky.social
Gave a MAJOR update to @isjared.bsky.social ‘s Discord and it’s a lot easier and more fun to talk in 🙂

If you’re a high level player and have a content Discord, lmk! I’d love to give it some updates ✨
#compsplatoon
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
isjared.bsky.social
Please do something about the AOE+paint spam meta so weapons like dualie sword and squeezer can be great and we can go back to a high skilled meta 🤧 #compsplatoom
February 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
isjared.bsky.social
Looking for a ride near the rockhill SC area/group to stay with for Momocon in may (will pay whatever is needed etc)
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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ju5t-champ.bsky.social
PLAYING LIKE RENT IS DUE
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
isjared.bsky.social
Is there any piece of anime/manga similar to lain? Feels like most of these types of media were made in the late 90s/early 2000s and I'm unsure on where to look for something like it
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
isjared.bsky.social
📝
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
isjared.bsky.social
what makes dynamo even more annoying for me is that in x rank it's impossible to queue with dynamos counters without them dittoing it since dynamo is in seperate queues from rapid pro and pencil. So you're just forced to spam any special or play the game slow because it's uncontested #compsplatoon
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
isjared.bsky.social
Thank you midlevel players for not leading me to alcoholism. all the tryouts made me happy today so I avoided it (for now)
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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joythedatanerd.bsky.social
This is where someone needs to step up and be the morale booster.

I would always take on this role when I played competitively. You lost a match to an annoying strategy? Cope openly, who cares! You want your team to feel better immediately. "Well, we won the moral victory that's for sure"
isjared.bsky.social Jared @isjared.bsky.social · 9d
Players need to be less demotivated after a loss as well comms will go quiet when that should neverrrr happen. I find it odd that comms go up when you're winning when it should be the opposite way around idk.

This is just general things I noticed let's see if I'll see more in the future
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
isjared.bsky.social
Also due to popular demand I will be doing 1 more weekend of tryouts for the luti team. There will be a hard cap of 20 more players being added and priority will be pen/non shooters > first come first serve. Server for tryouts is in bio #compsplatoon
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM