Splatoon 3 Players Are Splatting Through Walls With New Exploit
Splatoon 3 is a lot of fun, but it can also be a lot of frustration. If it’s not the time-to-kill eliminating your squishy squid-like body before you can even tell where all that ink is coming from, now there’s an exploit where splash damage can kill you through walls.
As noted by Nintendo Life, several Splatoon 3 fans have taken to Twitter to voice their frustrations over what must surely be a bug. The glitch seems to be at its worst with the Sloshing Machine, essentially a giant paint bucket that sort of works like a paint grenade launcher. As you can see in the video below, the large splash radius of the Sloshing Machine is so big that it can even reach through solid concrete. Even being on the other side of a wall or ceiling with no clear path for ink to get at you isn't enough to keep you safe.
Worse, as the damage is coming from the other side of a solid wall, the player often has no idea how they died.
And the problem isn't just limited to the Sloshing Machine. Anything with a big enough splash radius seems capable of splatting players through solid objects. Take this kill where a player with the Roller manages to splat someone through a glass platform. Keep your eye at the top of the screen and note the kill icon. Read More...