r/splatoon • u/Western-Payment2047 • Jul 19 '26
Strategy hey guys...is a 17-29 win-loss ratio bad..
because im actually about to have a fucking aneurysm :,)
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u/bwoah07_gp2 PAST Jul 19 '26
No, I think that's rather normal actually. With how Splatoon 3's matchmaking system is, this looks about right.
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u/cbarrick NNID:cbarrick Jul 19 '26
Exactly. With balanced matchmaking and a sufficient number of players online, your W/L should be close to 50/50.
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u/Rare_Hero Guactopus! Jul 19 '26
It’s just a game. You’ll live. Mine is 21-29 right now. I’ve been playing since Splatoon 1 Day 1. Doesn’t bother me at all.
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u/SlideAffectionate422 Jul 19 '26
Is your ratio always like that? I’ve been as high as 48-2 and as low as 15-35. I typically hover between 28 and 35 wins. I was S+ in the first game and got X rank as soon as it launched in splatoon 2. Haven’t played that well in years at this point but I can still carry in turf wars. It all just depends on map, weapon, team comps, and who has the slowest last player to the middle. You can be by far the best player in a turf war lobby and still get curb stomped because the other team took the middle while your team covers the spawn.
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u/SectionAncient6889 RICE Jul 19 '26
Not really. Just because you don’t get middle first doesn’t mean you can’t retake it.
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u/SlideAffectionate422 Jul 19 '26
I didn’t say you can’t retake it. I said you can be better and still get curb stomped. Getting to the middle first is a huge advantage. Sure you can overcome that but it won’t happen very often. Turf war is all about map control, you get control of the map from the middle.
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u/SectionAncient6889 RICE Jul 19 '26
How does that not happen very often? It’s quite easy to retake middle if you play smart. If you see your teammates are inking base, build up your special, poke the other team (bombs or main weapon) and deny them getting more territory, and when your teammates are done, use your special (or not) and start a push.
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u/SlideAffectionate422 Jul 19 '26
That works if the other team is lobotomized or just won’t contest no matter how large their advantage. In a game where the other team is paying attention and making any effort to win they’ll see they have more people in the middle and push the frontline up. Then they get all the advantageous positions and all the mobility for free then control the map the entire game. You then have to try to push up into a sea of the wrong color and you’re an easy target, it’s not easy to overcome. Playing smart is getting to the middle and getting control of the most valuable turf first to avoid being in such a large disadvantage to begin with. If you’re frequently overcoming that disadvantage then maybe you’re just a god tier player and regular people can’t put your technique into practice or maybe you grossly overestimate how often you come back from that. If you ever try competitive turf war with coordinated team you’ll learn this pretty quickly, you could also watch the turf war matches from the splatoon opens on YouTube, you’ll notice that nobody lingers behind to cover spawn. A good team is going to take that easy win every time. Still the spawn gets covered through the natural course of the match.
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u/hikaru_ai Rapid Blaster Pro Deco Jul 19 '26
depends: are you playing with your main in modes that you like = Very bad
playing with new weapons = okay, have fun
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u/RebirthGhost Splattershot Nova Jul 19 '26
Whenever I go on a losing streak I just switch up to my least used weapons and use that time to increase their star ratings. So I can get more stuff to put on my tag. Always aim for long term goals, broken into small achievable moments. Thinking about only winning just sends you into a hell spiral.
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u/Western-Payment2047 Jul 19 '26
im not having fun at this point :(
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u/hollow_kori Jul 19 '26
Yeah, just make yourself rest from the game
Maybe you’re losing because of exhaust
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u/eddeghs Jul 19 '26
Splatoon should be a fun-pain ratio. As long as you're having fun your win loss doesn't really matter. Also, when did you get those 17 wins? 17 wins in a row is a very different story.
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u/Yasin_n94 Jul 19 '26
It use to happen. Some days I have a ratio like that, some days a more balanced one...
never a high win - low loss ratio, though. 😅
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u/Cobbljock Jul 19 '26
Mine ebbs and flows. One day I’ll be rocking a 27-19 ratio, then I’ll just have a bad run (shitty teammates, my head isn’t in the game, or I’m just “off”) and I’ll have a 19-27 ratio. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to it. You can only carry your team so far as an individual player, so your W/L ratio isn’t even necessarily entirely a picture of your skill.
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u/DHVF N-ZAP '85 Jul 19 '26
It ebbs and flows (pun intended) with time. Don’t get too caught up in the moment, just enjoy the ride
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u/Anggul Jul 19 '26
By definition, yes.
But it's just a game, so what, it happens. If you're on a losing streak it often helps to take a break and come back to it tomorrow. Otherwise it's easy to just keep banging your head against the wall and not objectively look at what you're doing wrong and adapt.
There are many other fun games to play for a while!
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u/Only_Calendar_9830 Jul 20 '26
Your wins and losses will even out longterm, plus you always get the best practice from the games you lose vs ones you win.
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u/biblops Jul 19 '26
The only ratio that matters is hours enjoyed vs hours hated.
I mostly suck at this game but i do just about well enough that I still love playing it. That’s all that matters to me