Alphine 🏳️⚧️
@alphinespl.bsky.social
Team Manager Fur Hire
Captain of @blueflarespl.bsky.social
Associations:
Head of Moderation @splstrong.com
Team Manager @ink-opaque.bsky.social
Advisor @inkmaxxing.bsky.social
Verif for misc events
Captain of @blueflarespl.bsky.social
Associations:
Head of Moderation @splstrong.com
Team Manager @ink-opaque.bsky.social
Advisor @inkmaxxing.bsky.social
Verif for misc events
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Alphine 🏳️⚧️
@alphinespl.bsky.social
· Sep 7
Making a Competitive Splatoon Team from Scratch
Preface; this guide is meant to help those forming competitive, organized teams with the goal of practicing regularly and striving to improve at the funny squid game: if you are looking for a guide to...
docs.google.com
Do you want to start your competitive splatoon journey, but don't know where to start? Are you interested in the #s3nal but unsure of where to look first to find teammates? Do you feel lost in the sauce?
Well, do I have the guide for you! (Engagement appreciated!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Well, do I have the guide for you! (Engagement appreciated!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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You have aura because of your k/d
I have aura because I haven’t showered
We are not the same #highdivsplatoon
I have aura because I haven’t showered
We are not the same #highdivsplatoon
January 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
You have aura because of your k/d
I have aura because I haven’t showered
We are not the same #highdivsplatoon
I have aura because I haven’t showered
We are not the same #highdivsplatoon
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I need everyone to stop freaking out over machine translations of Japanese when we don't entirely know what it means.
Pictured is the Japanese to English machine translation of www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/av...
Pictured is the Japanese to English machine translation of www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/av...
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I need everyone to stop freaking out over machine translations of Japanese when we don't entirely know what it means.
Pictured is the Japanese to English machine translation of www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/av...
Pictured is the Japanese to English machine translation of www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/av...
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The term used in Japanese is 一段落した, which is about the closing of something, but not actually the full completion of it. It's like the completion of a *step*, not a whole process.
Source: I speak Japanese (not fluently, but at an intermediate level)
Source: I speak Japanese (not fluently, but at an intermediate level)
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The term used in Japanese is 一段落した, which is about the closing of something, but not actually the full completion of it. It's like the completion of a *step*, not a whole process.
Source: I speak Japanese (not fluently, but at an intermediate level)
Source: I speak Japanese (not fluently, but at an intermediate level)
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I can see it being read as
They chose not to make any major changes to the game until...
1) they were done making new main weapons and stages
2) they were done making all weapon kits and stages
3) they were ready to move on from a resting point
And I'm very confident in interpretation #3.
They chose not to make any major changes to the game until...
1) they were done making new main weapons and stages
2) they were done making all weapon kits and stages
3) they were ready to move on from a resting point
And I'm very confident in interpretation #3.
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I can see it being read as
They chose not to make any major changes to the game until...
1) they were done making new main weapons and stages
2) they were done making all weapon kits and stages
3) they were ready to move on from a resting point
And I'm very confident in interpretation #3.
They chose not to make any major changes to the game until...
1) they were done making new main weapons and stages
2) they were done making all weapon kits and stages
3) they were ready to move on from a resting point
And I'm very confident in interpretation #3.
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Guys, it is genuinely exhausting getting a new patch and always seeing people doompost about the game immediately after. If they are ending support/content, THEY WOULD SAY IT OUTRIGHT AND NOT BURY IT IN NOTES. Like why would they just end support immediately after all these changes and no fanfare.
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Guys, it is genuinely exhausting getting a new patch and always seeing people doompost about the game immediately after. If they are ending support/content, THEY WOULD SAY IT OUTRIGHT AND NOT BURY IT IN NOTES. Like why would they just end support immediately after all these changes and no fanfare.
Patch thoughts:
-SJ nerf is huge
-aura farming seems okay, needs testing
-hitbox changes seem REALLY good but the devil will be in the details
-lowk glad pen/cooler remained untouched especially since the system changes seem to be an indirect nerf(harder to sj back in from cooler respawn)
-SJ nerf is huge
-aura farming seems okay, needs testing
-hitbox changes seem REALLY good but the devil will be in the details
-lowk glad pen/cooler remained untouched especially since the system changes seem to be an indirect nerf(harder to sj back in from cooler respawn)
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Patch thoughts:
-SJ nerf is huge
-aura farming seems okay, needs testing
-hitbox changes seem REALLY good but the devil will be in the details
-lowk glad pen/cooler remained untouched especially since the system changes seem to be an indirect nerf(harder to sj back in from cooler respawn)
-SJ nerf is huge
-aura farming seems okay, needs testing
-hitbox changes seem REALLY good but the devil will be in the details
-lowk glad pen/cooler remained untouched especially since the system changes seem to be an indirect nerf(harder to sj back in from cooler respawn)
alphineagnitio - Twitch
I'm a competitive splatoon player
www.twitch.tv
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Question for a potential video:
How do you typically hear game audio and discord comms at the same time?
- Line in and listen to device?
- Capture card loopback through OBS?
- Discord on your phone on speaker?
Especially curious about handheld/tabletop player's setups
#compsplatoon
How do you typically hear game audio and discord comms at the same time?
- Line in and listen to device?
- Capture card loopback through OBS?
- Discord on your phone on speaker?
Especially curious about handheld/tabletop player's setups
#compsplatoon
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Question for a potential video:
How do you typically hear game audio and discord comms at the same time?
- Line in and listen to device?
- Capture card loopback through OBS?
- Discord on your phone on speaker?
Especially curious about handheld/tabletop player's setups
#compsplatoon
How do you typically hear game audio and discord comms at the same time?
- Line in and listen to device?
- Capture card loopback through OBS?
- Discord on your phone on speaker?
Especially curious about handheld/tabletop player's setups
#compsplatoon
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Here is the coverage map for all qualifiers for the LAN Championship 2026!
Which LAN is closest to you?
Which LAN is closest to you?
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Here is the coverage map for all qualifiers for the LAN Championship 2026!
Which LAN is closest to you?
Which LAN is closest to you?
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Fully embracing X rank as the best way to practice, largely for these reasons, has shockingly made the game more fun for me than it has been in a very long time.
If you prioritize getting good powers or winning games its infuriating, but if you can escape that mindset the tables completely turn
If you prioritize getting good powers or winning games its infuriating, but if you can escape that mindset the tables completely turn
Bringing this up again:
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Fully embracing X rank as the best way to practice, largely for these reasons, has shockingly made the game more fun for me than it has been in a very long time.
If you prioritize getting good powers or winning games its infuriating, but if you can escape that mindset the tables completely turn
If you prioritize getting good powers or winning games its infuriating, but if you can escape that mindset the tables completely turn
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Bringing this up again:
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Bringing this up again:
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
X rank will always be the most objective and unbiased mode of practice. We can choose when to play, what weapon we use, what map/mode we want etc.
The only thing stopping us from doing it is literally our ego, and the pain of shattering it in the realisation of a truth.
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someone made a therian neon sign at the makerspace
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
someone made a therian neon sign at the makerspace
Can't even be mad at this lol
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Can't even be mad at this lol
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I feel like i've gotten better recently when it comes to "not inserting myself into arguments that don't matter" but there are definitely days where I feel I still have room for improvement
maybe next month I do a "minimum socmed posts" kinda thing where I avoid talking unless I have to
maybe next month I do a "minimum socmed posts" kinda thing where I avoid talking unless I have to
January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I feel like i've gotten better recently when it comes to "not inserting myself into arguments that don't matter" but there are definitely days where I feel I still have room for improvement
maybe next month I do a "minimum socmed posts" kinda thing where I avoid talking unless I have to
maybe next month I do a "minimum socmed posts" kinda thing where I avoid talking unless I have to
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This is something I thought I'd ever read about triple splashdown omg LMAO (dont bully them they are probably a kid)
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This is something I thought I'd ever read about triple splashdown omg LMAO (dont bully them they are probably a kid)
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Blue Flare is looking for a 4th!
If you think you have what it takes to #FanTheFlames, join our discord! discord.gg/3uE6HWvtEe
If you think you have what it takes to #FanTheFlames, join our discord! discord.gg/3uE6HWvtEe
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Blue Flare is looking for a 4th!
If you think you have what it takes to #FanTheFlames, join our discord! discord.gg/3uE6HWvtEe
If you think you have what it takes to #FanTheFlames, join our discord! discord.gg/3uE6HWvtEe
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Splashtag update #fantheflames #compsplatoon
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Splashtag update #fantheflames #compsplatoon
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I want to support the new generation of players as much as anyone, but it’s frustrating seeing many of them team up with known problematic players. Especially after the Jackpot situation, these players just learned how to hide their behavior in their discord groupchat of being normal human beings
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I want to support the new generation of players as much as anyone, but it’s frustrating seeing many of them team up with known problematic players. Especially after the Jackpot situation, these players just learned how to hide their behavior in their discord groupchat of being normal human beings
one thing I want to highlight is I started recruiting on Jan 1st and it took me 22 days to settle on 2 people out of a massive pool of interested players (I think it was at least 10)
if you want to make a good team, the best advice I have to give is - take your time & trust your gut #compsplatoon
if you want to make a good team, the best advice I have to give is - take your time & trust your gut #compsplatoon
too lazy to make a graphic for this whatever go my discord screenshot #compsplatoon #fantheflames
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
one thing I want to highlight is I started recruiting on Jan 1st and it took me 22 days to settle on 2 people out of a massive pool of interested players (I think it was at least 10)
if you want to make a good team, the best advice I have to give is - take your time & trust your gut #compsplatoon
if you want to make a good team, the best advice I have to give is - take your time & trust your gut #compsplatoon
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too lazy to make a graphic for this whatever go my discord screenshot #compsplatoon #fantheflames
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM
too lazy to make a graphic for this whatever go my discord screenshot #compsplatoon #fantheflames