The Rainmaker 'Don't Retreat' Message Is Confusing

Still working on the audio adjustments but progress is being made!

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[sunayama]

"Don't retreat!" was prompting the rainmaker not to jump out of your hands to get away from that mask

[nastybean]

Nice to see everyone watching this video to learn about the rainmaker "Don't Retreat" mechanic. That's definitely why I'm here.👍

[yoshikai]

They should really have a marker on the points line which shows how far back you can move before the message pops up

[DarkWizardFoxo]

im glad to see a video clearing up the rainmaker mechanics since its always confused me

[verrrrrmichelle]

yo, the sound is louder now! (i think) i dont know what you did, but thanks!

[OmegaMTER]

From my time playing Rainmaker since Splatoon 1, I learned that the best strategy when being the Rainmaker holder is to hold the position and spam attacks to cover ground and support your teammates in far off fights.

Slowly but surely, the big explosions create paint or kill a few enemies and this creates a snowball effect in which the enemy is so pressured and outnumbered that trying to attack us becomes impossible and they are forced to retreat, giving the Rainmaker free pass.

[TheMistermastermario]

"i tried seeing if the wiki could explain what happened, but what it said contradicted my experience, so I went to dataminers to clear things up as well as update the wiki"

This is a great mindset to have

a lot of youtube videos will talk about the wiki is wrong, then proceed to not update it even though the wiki is a public resource

[vinnae]

Thank you for the explanation on this. My intuition on how the Don't Retreat mechanic works already led me to subconsciously understand that carrying the Rainmaker was intended for you to push ahead only when you are absolutely sure you can, and to be punished by a faster timer if you misjudged the situation and needed to fall back. So on a very abstract level I understood this concept of the line moving with you as you push forward.

However, putting that into words if I had been asked would not have yielded successful results, interestingly enough. It's something I did in practice by pure intuition (which is why the keyword was "subconsciously") but wouldn't have been able to explain to someone else new to Rainmaker if they had asked me, I would have just said "don't fall back with the Rainmaker". It's also very helpful to know this doesn't apply past mid, as my intuition always led me to hold the Rainmaker and not push forward if I wasn't sure even when on the enemy's side of the map, but knowing that I can retreat as much as I want as long as I'm past mid helps with doing more deliberate and conscious decisions whenever I play this mode again.

[rbarua]

I don’t have anything to say about the audio, but I do wish the Splatoon developers could be more explicit about this. This information could be useful to develop the game’s competitive potential, and it’s frustrating that we may not be able to get answers from the source about these mechanics. Masahiro Sakurai has been doing a series on YouTube discussing his knowledge of developing video games, and while I don’t agree with him on everything, his information is a great resource that could help people make games better.

A mechanic to discourage camping and/or behavior that leads to stalemates is interesting, and I hope that this information becomes more well known because it may benefit other games besides Splatoon.

[SarCexdxd]

It is the Grand Festival yet he doesn't show signs of life

[pikagiuppy]

i still have to get used to your new audio lol, it sounds too clear

[takobakogames]

I didn't even know there were some conditions that made the rainmaker timer tick faster 😅 this video was super helpful!

[BeeLy]

Well you're retreating from my notifs/subscriptions that's for sure

[SomeGalNamedEve]

Remember everyone, DO NOT HARASS GEM.
You are absolutely allowed to have strong feelings about the situation, but do not direct them as harassment towards Gem. Harassment only ever makes a situation like this worse.

[Woopsies]

Wow, what a pretty useful channel that is great for beginners looking to get into the comp scene! I sure hope that the owner doesn’t end up committing crimes that result in a restraining order being filed against him, while also posing as an active danger to the community that he seeks to teach!!!!

[Magic_Mango]

"Don't Retreat!" from the allegations, Gem

[SashyAnnabanana]

hopefully this will finally make people realize big personalities aren't your friends!

[kaichu]

over a month, damn that shit means its serious, hope its not true man.

[thatsluv]

bro is retreating from the ukulele apology video

[allenparker]

Please remember that gem may not be saying anything because he has a lawyer not because he’s ignoring the drama