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Does paint on the walls count?
The only paint that matters is horizontal coverage. Painting the walls may increase your team's maneuverability, but it won't increase your score in Turf War.
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What is the data usage of Splatoon 2 online?
According to one article, they used their phone as a hotspot and found that it used about 150Mb of data an hour. (actually 153 to be more precise).
A Redditor reported yesterday (July 23, 2017) a few ...
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What are the rules for the "fresh" (?) score on Splatoon2
So this is called "Freshness", it's your rank for your main weapon.
Your Freshness rank increases by 1 when you win a match but decreases by a specific amount depending on your rank. Below is a ...
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Which Splatoon Is Momoko playing in S1E4 of The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House?
I think it's Splatoon 2 because of the UI elements seen in the Turf War match. The top UI element in Splatoon 2 looks like this, which matches what is seen in the .gif:
In Splatoon 3, it looks like ...
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Are there any rewards for Splatoon 2's rhythm game?
Polygon is reporting that there are no rewards:
Going through each of these tracks is a pleasure not because of any rigorous gameplay or rad rewards — there are none of the latter
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Which Splatoon Is Momoko playing in S1E4 of The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House?
It's clearly Splatoon 2 for other two reasons:
the stage they're playing is Skipper Pavillion, which is currently not present in Splatoon 3
the loading animation is a squid drawing a 2
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How do I get all the Amiibo Gear?
To unlock the special amiibo sets of gear you need to increase your level in Splatoon to level 7 which unlocks you the shirt of the amiibo sets once you use the amiibo again after getting to level 7. ...
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How do you get the Salmon Run prizes in Splatoon 2?
Since I own the German version I don't know how it is called in English, but when you stand in front of the building where the Salmon Run is played, you will find a counter to the left of it. There ...
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What does "freshness bonus" mean and how do I get it?
In junction to @Vemonus's answer, the wiki adds a bit different wording plus a nice graph.
A Freshness Bonus in Splatoon 2 refers to the proficiency you've earned for each individual weapon. This is ...
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Does paint in midair when the match ends still count?
Yes, after time runs out, the game will continue to wait for any animations to complete, such as for suction bombs, and add their ink to the final result. This is the same behaviour as the first game.
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Is Marina an Octoling? If so, how can she be part of Inkling society?
Digging around on the web, a lot of sites seem to lead to two things:
Marina either defected from the Octoling society, or liked the Inkling better, and decided to stay there. A GameFAQ post ...
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What happens if you run out of CQ points to pay test fees?
Pearl takes some Money from her Dad. Marina transforms it into CQ points. You get 3000 Ponts and you can continue. But you have to pay it back later.
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What is the max pay grade?
Profreshional, 99-999 points, 200%-435% pay grade
The highest rank title is Profreshional. When you attain that rank, you have a points gauge which appears to max out at 99, but it can in fact be ...
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What are the different events that can happen on a Salmon Run Map?
According to one Reddit guide, there are 9 different events. I've summarized and listed them below, but the guide goes into much further detail:
Low Tide - the water level decreases and egg ...
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How do I upgrade weapons in single player?
After you beat the first boss in Splatoon 2 you should receive a message from Marie and Sheldon that will unlock the ability to upgrade your weapons and gear which is near the start of the first area ...
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How do you roll dodge with the dual Guns?
While shooting with any dualies, hold a direction and press B to dodge that way. You can dodge up to two times in a row.
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Hiding as a Ninja Squid
Ninja Squid means opponents cannot see your squid's movement or surface ripple in your own ink. However there are several things that bypass this:
Getting hit by a weapon will give your opponent a ...
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How does the reset to level one work?
Per the reset dialogue with Judd, when you reset to ★1, you retain all of your gear, and all shops will remain available to you. You will also earn a sea snail when reaching level ★2, and every level ...
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What is the difference between Ranked and League mode?
The definition from Inkpedia:
League Battle is a multiplayer mode in Splatoon 2. It replaces Splatoon's Squad Battles as an option for co-operative ranked play. In a two hour period, players team up ...
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Unlocking Hero Weapons
In order to unlock the hero weapons for use in PvP you must go through Octo Canyon and complete every single mission and boss with the weapon you wish to unlock. For example if you want to get the ...
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How does gear improvement work?
All that the stars mean is how many slots it comes with. A two star item with an extra slot unlocked is identical to a three star item.
Cleaning the abilities on gear does not remove any additional ...
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Are the specific actual rules of the Rank Meter known?
From the Splatoon Wiki
The rank meter is represented internally as a number between 0 and 100. The numbers that track filling of the rank meter and those that track cracks are two separate systems; ...
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Is there a reward for beating levels with every weapon in Splatoon 2?
By beating every mission in Splatoon 2's Octo Canyon you unlock the hero replica of the weapon you beat all the missions with. The only exception to this is the Hero Brella which isn't released yet ...
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How do I replay the tutorial in Splatoon 2?
I think the easiest way for somebody new to your Switch system and to Splatoon 2 to experience the tutorial is to create a new user for them. A new user will have his own save when starting splatoon 2 ...
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Is there any way to skip "Off The Hook"
If you turn on Airplane Mode, you can skip "Off the Hook" when you boot up the game.
This is only useful though if you want to play single-player mode or check out your gear because once you turn off ...
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Is there any way to skip "Off The Hook"
Based on multiple complaints and no offered solutions (other than mashing the A button to get through it as quickly as possible or just not turning your game off ever), there does not appear to be a ...
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Do people influence how fast the tower goes?
After looking at the inkpedia page on tower control, it says that
The tower no longer gains a general speed boost from having multiple Inklings ride it. Instead, the number of Inklings only ...
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Can matches in Splatoon 2 end in a tie?
A winner will randomly be chosen, just like in the first Splatoon.
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What are the damage recovery mechanics in Splatoon 2?
Swimming in your own ink does indeed recover health more quickly. From the wiki:
After taking damage, there is a one second delay before healing will begin. Touching even a small drop of enemy ink ...
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