Oh yeah I play regularly... Frankly, if I didn't like to play it, I wouldn't bother with the character aspect. I think so much of being drawn to making OCs is imbibing the game over time and playing dress up with the dollies... I do not really care much at all for the NPCs, so really the meat of the experience for me is playing and daydreaming about what my characters can do.

At the moment, I'm not playing So Much, it kind of waxes and wanes. I have a month or two where I fixate and play lots, then cool down and play more idly. I played the most recent splatfest! Though I haven't been so active lately, cuz I already completed this season's catalog, and I'm eager for it to swap to one I haven't 100%'d...

I like to play various weapons, I wouldn't say I especially main any 1 thing... I get into moods and pursue something for a bit. I'm Just OK at most of them. I'm the worst at precision/heavy weapons, and best with lightweight / generally 'balanced' things... I prefer to hit and run, rely on swim speed, always be moving around and out of reach. I think the weapons with my best performance are like, the jet squelcher, the mini splatling, and the dark tetra dualies. Jet squelcher is predominently what I like to use for various modes of ranked... looking over my history on the ninty online app, that has the highest percentage of use most of the time. So that's the closest to my 'main'....

I like that the jet squelcher has a good range, decent firing speed (not too slow...), isn't super heavy. Lets me mow down others at a distance, push forward when I need, retreat easily... For regular turf, I do prioritize ground coverage more than conflict of any kind, I like meandering about and filling space... Ranked, I'm more of a support role, but I'm proactive with riding the tower/carrying the rainmaker/punting for the goal in clamz. I'll do what I fucking Have To... Meanwhile, I love the mini splatling because you can walk around nearly unimpeded when firing, great handling!! I'm a bit frenetic in the match so I like being able to swivel quickly and fend someone off.... Splatoon is often breakneck, I feel like I need an exit strategy always. I feel like the mini is GREAT for clamz also...!! Dunno, have the most fun with it! Combine with swim and run speed and it's like HUAHH here I come-!! Pitch that gd football. As for daulies, you can imagine I really enjoy the 4 dodge rolls, and the firing while you roll... pew pew pew. I'm of course prone to rolling in terrible directions, but it's highly stimulating as a mechanic. When dualies debuted in Splatoon 2 it was immediate love~ I would say it's such an iconic weapon for one of my OCs bc I played as her predominently for Splatoon 2's debut. I really enjoy it's design-!!!

As for other weapons I really stand by... I love the luna blaster!! I just love how it is Shapes... My favorite and probably only blaster I can really use well, my best friend for tower control often!! I want to gnaw on the orb that comes off the main body...

Carbon roller and big swig are so fun for turf! Roll around and paint the ground baby! I used the carbon a lot when playing the first game. I just love to run fast... I used to not really appreciate the ability to squish opponents with rollers, but more recently I've come around to it, with the flingza. I think it just took more fine-tuning of my gear and raw practice to compensate for the lack of speed I enjoy... It's really good for specific tri-color maps though :U

I'm less adept at it, but I really love the tri-stringer, it's so good for salmon run! Can take out so many boss salmons... I think it shines best there, able to assist with so many ways, in different modes, and... Ah, I'm more embarrassed but I also really like it visually, I guess it feels like it's uh pushing what can be an ink-based weapon... in a way I enjoy though... Firing sharp darts of ink into enemies at a distance is cool... I like bow & arrow in video game, uhh, my Link brain really stimulated by it or something, so I must simply likey... I guess, I'm often into the debut weapons... *scuffs shoe*

And most recently, I've explored using some sloshers, specifically the explosher... I've actually found that it is QUITE FUN! Despite it kind of going against the things I noted previously, with being bad at heavy class weapons...! I think the mobility of a slosher kind of helps, I have a better time gauging the 'arc' and distance, instead of the straight-shot of most blasters/chargers... I've had some good times playing ranked with the explosher, specifically tower control, and a few instances of splat zones (my least preferred mode but! I still play sometimes...) I think it took watching more 'meta' videos and genuinely grinding to get better at this one, so I'm a bit more proud of where I've landed... I played a looooot, of splatoon a few months ago, so I had time to practice...

Salmon run is such another beast, so my preferred weapons there vary... Oh but of course, explosher is a great one there too. I much prefer using chargers in this context, all ranging from squiffer to e-liter. It feels really good to down boss salmons closing in on your team...! I also prefer brushes here. It's of course an ILLEGALLY MODDED DIRTY WEAPON but I can't get enough of the grizzco roller... It's a faaaaaast car! 🚗💨

So yeah I like to play, I... really, really like to play...! It's nearly been a decade since the game's been out and I've played every installment. Honestly it's unique, since I generally really hate, co-op, MMO, and shooters... They really solved all my gripes with those things... If all the avatars are slutty lolishotas and we're playing with Doohickeys blasting slime at each other... then. All is well... :) Also it's so silly and bright and colorful, just how I like it!! Yay... (and uh, no one being able to say anything other than OOMI... squeemo! really helps too LOL... baby proof the game for me pls...)

Somehow splatoon really has this sweetspot of being stimulating gameplay and then cumrotting me idly about the world... Let's me daydream between those matches... A good synergy between these things. くコ:彡