: Received minor adjustments to its ink coverage and damage consistency. Special Weapons
If you want to track how these balance changes evolved over time, you can explore the subsequent Splatoon 3 Update History via Nintendo Support to view the meta developments that followed.
Version 9.2.0 targeted several weapon types to normalize competitive viability across both casual Turf Wars and high-tier Ranked lobbies: Weapon Class Performance Adjustment Details Tactical Impact 3% increase to shot speed; ground scatter reduced by 7%.
: The current patch includes significant buffs to weapons like the .52 Gal (39% shot speed increase) and the Douser Dualies FF (33-38% shot speed increase).
: Attacking team members can now see the names of players on the other attacking team on-screen, and their icons will appear on the Turf Map to help gauge positioning.
: Communication processing was optimized, reducing the average delay for non-host players to pick up Golden Eggs .