Paint The Town With The New Ink Brush In ‘Splatoon”

Following its first content update, which added an NES Zapper, ranked battles and a new stage to the online combat, Splatoon has received yet another addition in the form of the Ink Brush.

As part of the Ink Roller class of weapons, the Ink Brush is primarily focused on short range combat, allowing Inklings to paint the floors in front of them while splashing bursts of ink in front of them. Yet, in order to be effective with this newest tool, you’ll have to rethink the way a roller should be played.

Typically, rollers cover large amounts of ground when charging forward, whereas the short burst shots cover a short distance in front of them with a concentrated splash, (similar to a shotgun in other shooters.) With the Ink Brush, its width is greatly reduced, making painting the ground less viable for coverage, but gains heightened running speed in return. However, when firing, the splash it creates is much wider, covering huge areas with the mashing of the trigger while holding off would-be foes. Throw in the sprinkler sub weapon for sustained painting, and the Ink Strike special weapon to rain terror on the enemy from above, and you’re left with an exciting, fast paced weapon. Maybe Bob Ross was on to something!

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