Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau Gameplay #4 - Splatoon 3 | Anarchy Battle (SZ)

Gameplay of Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau on splat zones. So I played the base kit of Ballpoint Splatling very recent, so naturally, I wanted to give the Nouveau kit a shot. Thanks to @DanielHolbrook-bw5uj for requesting this weapon. Ballpoint is a short to long range weapon that overall has solid damage, solid paint output, solid moblitly, and solid DPS. And the kit is quite solid. Ink mine is a sub weapon that allow you to place down mine that hides in your ink. Once an enemies is near it or it gets painted over, it will then explode, dealing damage and marking enemies. And ink vac is a special weapon that allows you to wield a powerful vacuum. You can still enter squid form but now you can suck up enemy shot, subs, and even most special. Once your vac tanks is full or the duration is up, you can then shoot a powerful explosion from a long distance with the size of the explosion depend the how much the vac tank absorbed. Now I want to talk about the strength and weakness about this weapon and it's kit. Ballpoint is quite versatile, yet difficult of a weapon to use. The weapon has two firing modes, a long range and a short range mode. The short range mode has fast fire rate, fast strafing speed, and paints pretty well, but at the cost of some range, damage, and accuracy. And long range mode has good range to outrange a lot of mid and short range weapons, deal a bit more damage, and is very accuracy, but at a cost of your fire rate, strafing speed, and paint. Each firing mode has it's own strengths and weakness and it good to switch between the two when needed. Tho the complicated part to switch between the firing mode. When you charge your attack, you start off in short range mode. And as you fire your attack, you'll shortly go into long range. And with the ability to recharge your attack mid firing, you can switch from long to short range mode if you charge the attack long enough. This is nice when mastered since it can help you fire for a little more longer, give long range more slightly more strafing speed when charging a bit, help you stay in long range mode or in short range mode, and help you switch from long range to short range. Mastering this weapon is difficult, but if done, this weapon can quite good at supporting your team from a distance and apply some pressure. Tho, some generally weakness of this weapon is that it consume quite a bit of ink and there's quite a bit of white ink frame (the amount of downtime it take to refill your ink again after firing an attack) as well. Ink mines are good for keeping control of an area. Unfortunately, you can't throw the mine, you can only place them in the spot your currently standing. This can make the value of your mines very dependent on where you place. But when placed in a good spot, the sub is quite helpful. You can place up to two mine at a time and the mine stays hidden in your ink. Once an enemy gets near it, it will explode, dealing some poke damage and mark enemy's position. The poke damage is quite nice and it combos pretty well with this weapon and others. And marking enemy's position is nice for knowing where they're at at all time, especially if enemies are trying to flank. Tho keep in mind that this may not fully displace an opponent so still keep an eye on them if an enemy gets hit by a mine. And ink vac is great for supporting your team's pushes and helping them get in. The special can absorb a lot of enemies ink and can drain enemy's inks tank if they're inside the suction radius. The special is also quite good at countering some other special as well like trizooka or booyah bomb. And once the special is filled up, the explosion can one shot opponents that inside it. But you're very vulnerable to being attack from behind as well as there's weapons and some special that can either fill the special too quickly or can just bypass the suction's affect. So when playing Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau, you want to focus on applying some pressure from a safe distance. Paint a bit of your area with the short range mode and then once in a good position, try to control the area and apply some pressure with the long range mode. And as you gain more control, try to push up with your team to help apply some pressure. Place down some ink mines along the way to keep some control of an area and once your special is ready, try to push up with your teammate to absorb enemies ink, protect your teammate, and shoot a powerful blast to displace your opponents. Just remember to not overextend too much and maintain your ink output. Thanks for reading this and hope you guys enjoy the video.