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Jardonian
@jardonian.bsky.social
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Content Director for Inkling Performance Labs

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isjared.bsky.social
To the people saying oh the + server is inactive anyways so voting doesn't matter and no one should care. Try asking yourself why it's inactive and the answers may shock you 😱😱 (this is irrelevant to my thoughts below) #compsplatoon
I’ve been seeing a lot of people say that if you’re good enough, the server or environment doesn’t matter you’ll eventually get noticed and end up playing with strong players. I used to believe that too. Im pretty sure I can go back to my 2023 VODs and find myself saying mid-level players were just making excuses and they are terrible entitled players lmao. But after talking and playing with so many people, my perspective has changed. Yes, outliers will rise very quickly some players are just that good and improve at a crazy pace. But not everyone develops that way. At higher levels, growth often depends a lot on opportunities, and who you’re able to practice with consistently (or if you can play Japan x rank at their time zones+fast queue times) . First impressions also carry a lot of weight. If you don’t immediately perform, people tend to label you as “not good” and often ignore your improvement over time. The current competitive enviorment just doesn't facilitate growth overtime at all. And while it’s true that some people blame the system instead of putting in the work, that’s not something that should be applied for everyone. What I’d really like to see is a healthier community path for improving players, back in S2 solo queue wasn't that big of a factor at least for me, you could grind tournaments, scrims, colo etc and it was very easy to set a clear path for your growth without worrying about result culture or getting dodged. You only really got blacklisted if you proved time and time again you just weren't cut out for your current level. Overtime I'm starting to understand why everyone gets so heated about +server etc. It's just not fun to play in the current community environment for comp and I hope eventually people will be a bit more opened minded to making the current comp environment more enjoyable instead of just "God I earned my way up here they can do it too I'm so good and they aren't ego ego ego ego 🤬🤬"
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
jardonian.bsky.social
MY GOAT IS HERE LFG
rivals2.com Rivals of Aether II @rivals2.com · 2d
Slade, The Swagger of the Sea, joins the Rivals 2 roster on April 7th, 2026! Check out his reveal trailer fresh from Genesis X3 youtu.be/LwlS8IHwEDM
Slade: The Swagger of the Sea | Official Character Trailer - Rivals of Aether II
YouTube video by Aether Studios
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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splatoonusna.bsky.social
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and our lead illustration researcher has provided this new image featuring Callie, Marina, and some seasonal sweets!

Maybe share this with someone close to your heart? #Splatoon3
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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oatmealdome.bsky.social
[Splatoon 3]

Here is Nintendo's official explanation of what happened in 11.0.1 and their justification for the Rapid Blaster and Rapid Blaster Pro changes.
"This update was intended to focus on bug fixes, but some multiplayer balance changes that were planned for inclusion in a future update were inadvertently made in this update as well. As these were changes that were planned – even though they were planned for a later update – we will leave them in the game. For the Rapid Blaster, we’ve increased the radius of the ink spray coverage so that it’s easier for players to take advantage of the fact that maintaining enough distance from the opponent is key when using this weapon. For the Rapid Blaster Pro, we’ve increased ink consumption to increase the need for players to carefully aim each shot. Other multiplayer balance changes will be made in the next update."
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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zapfisk.splstrong.com
#highdivsplatoon
STOP DOING MATH meme used for midlevel comp splatoon text reads: STOP BEING MIDLEVEL - PLAYERS WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN DIVS - YEARS OF PLUS SERVERS YET NO REAL-WORLD USE FOUND for going higer than LOW INK - Wanted to go higher anyway for a laugh? We had a tool for that: It was called "SWIM OR SINK" - "Yes please give me a good SQ power. Please give me a good result" - Statements dreamed up by the utterly Deranged LOOK at what the midlevels have been demanding your Respect for all this time, with all the sendouq & weeklies we built for them (This is REAL midlevel, done by REAL midlevel players): [image of SAC badge] ????? [image of someone's SQ Rank and Power over time graph] ??????? [discord screenshot reading: 04 March 2023 12:27, sblast player: "lf +3 for pickup" 10 February 2026 16:44, Fisk: "still?" (reply to previous message)] ?????????????? "Hello I would like +3 access please" They have played us for absolute fools
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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splatlans.bsky.social
🌊🏖️
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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vicvillon.bsky.social
you don’t need to scan ur face to use regular old servers and chats. please don’t give these guys your id they are notoriously terrible at security 😭😭😭😭😭
wario64.bsky.social Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 9d
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...

discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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flingking5.bsky.social
Suggested to +2 by @hewenlo.bsky.social again lets run it back
❤️&♻️ appreciated
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
jardonian.bsky.social
Nobody here cares but I elected to make a reveal trailer for my schools Overwatch team and it came out pretty well, if you care about esports beyond just Splatoon I'd appreciate it if you'd check it out :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwn...
University of Wyoming Overwatch Team Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by University of Wyoming Esports Club
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
jardonian.bsky.social
The University of Wyoming CCA Team is happening btw, more on that soon :)
January 31, 2026 at 8:08 PM
jardonian.bsky.social
Just got out of Iron Lung, all and all I’d rate it a 4.5/10. Really bad thriller, pacing was awful, story and lore was hard to follow even as someone who’s played the game, just really not worth your time tbh. It wasn’t even funny bad, just bad bad
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 AM
jardonian.bsky.social
Overall patch thoughts:
Aura is cool but doesn't change very much overall
Health bars are so nice
Dynamo is real and will be a staple in dapple comps
Blaster is busted lmfao
WRapid, NTri and Edit are all real cooler options again

Overall good patch, hoping for more in the next one
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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iplabs.ink
With LCS just over the horizon, and more LANs popping up all over the world, 2026 seems to have 1 trend for competitive Splatoon - to get together and play the game we love. Join @splatdroid.bsky.social as he covers it all in The Weekly Ink!

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIY...
The Newest Splatoon LAN's Got The Sauce | The Weekly Ink
YouTube video by Inkling Performance Labs
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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prochara.bsky.social
Anchors also feel more scary rather then less, a lot of good weapons right now are stationary in human form and all of them get hit easier now. I think thats worth the harder to hit squid form if the set of top tiers don't change.
Dynamo + Bow and triN + liter are both very good now i think.
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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sendou.ink
Next balance patch expected sooner than normal
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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sendou.ink
Your mate mid-game: he is one oh my god he is so weak somebody hit him literally 1hp left

And then when you watch the vod back you see
January 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
jardonian.bsky.social
Anyone got footage of New InkLAN 5? I need it for The Weekly Ink, but can't manage to find the VOD available anywhere #compsplatoon
January 26, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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iplabs.ink
The last week may have been a little slow for competitive Splatoon 3 in the west, but Japan picked up the slack with 2 major tournaments - including a massive lan, and some insane meta shakeups to boot! Come see it all in this week's Weekly Ink!

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=crI7...
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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thescallop.ink
BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Drown in Tragic Paddling Pool 353 Accident
thescallop.ink/article/padd...
#splatoon #splatoon3 #compsplatoon #highdivsplatoon
Dozens Drown in Tragic Paddling Pool 353 Accident
"Osmotic pressure," says Rassicas.
thescallop.ink
January 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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thescallop.ink
Sendou.ink Launches Controversial Team Analyzer Feature
thescallop.ink/article/send...
#splatoon #splatoon3 #compsplatoon #highdivsplatoon
Sendou.ink Launches Controversial Team Analyzer Feature
Sendou.ink has added a brand new option to its website, the Sendou Team Analyser
thescallop.ink
January 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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sendou.ink
Announcing sendou.ink/comp-analyzer

Plan the perfect team composition. Features:

- sort weapons by category, sub or special weapon
- damage combo table
- enemy ink resistance / sub defense sliders
- range estimator
- sub/special categories

🧵 with more details on features

#sendouink
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
jardonian.bsky.social
this is amazing but the coolest part is that they gave the team their actual favorite weapons instead of the weapons they won with, it rocks dude
isjared.bsky.social Jared @isjared.bsky.social · 29d
What a crazy prize from Nintendo! I'm so proud of my teammates for how hard we worked for this truly couldn't ask for a better team 🤍 #compsplatoon
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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isjared.bsky.social
What a crazy prize from Nintendo! I'm so proud of my teammates for how hard we worked for this truly couldn't ask for a better team 🤍 #compsplatoon
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
jardonian.bsky.social
writing a script right now, how do we feel about calling the booyah reeflux "milklux"
January 20, 2026 at 1:36 AM
jardonian.bsky.social
Weekly Ink comes back tomorrow btw, with regular episodes resuming on Wednesdays with the goal being to do them for the rest of the year consistently. I have a team to help, so hopefully we can make it happen
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM