#splathax

[porkchopphillip]

The "hacker" in Splatoon

I don't even know if I believe it anymore. I don't know if it's a hoax to scare players. I think there's a chance I reported an innocent person, who knows. If I did then I'm gonna feel pretty awful.... I just wish that this community would die down about the topic. Almost every player knows what to do if they see this hacker, and the chances of actually coming across them is 1 in a million. And not to mention the fact that we also know that Splatfest resets the Plaza. Also....I've noticed that if you don't play in a while, then start the game back up, the people you last played don't really seem to appear in the plaza. And...there's no video evidence that I'm aware of. I mean if I were to come across a person playing as an Octoling and using an unreleased weapon, I would've recorded it, with my phone. The quality doesn't have to be perfect, but just SOME evidence because the only thing we got are people's word. I won't post about this issue anymore unless I meet this hacker in battle. Okay. Stay safe, be careful, and don't jump to conclusions, Inklings! (If you don't know about what's going on, look through the "Splatoon hacker" tag)

[shadowed-memories]

Am I the only one who's legit scared to go on Splatoon bc of that hacker?

[squidfessions]

It was on Arowana Mall. The Octoling had unique voice clips and everything. It was using the Hydra Splatling, an unreleased weapon. My team won though....

I’m not exactly sure how to answer some of the concerns regarding the Splatoon hackery and the last thing I want to do is unknowingly mislead people, so here is the thread where you can find all of the information I’m giving you. These people seem to know a lot more than I do regarding this, so if you’re still concerned give this a quick read!

[squidfessions]

To prevent spam, I’ve tagged all of these posts regarding this issue as “splathax” blacklist if you wish not to see it.

[squidfessions]

In response to shutting down the console, the only problem I can see is when you log back on, the hacked inkling may appear in the plaza still if the system already registered your interaction. I dunno, it's all sort of a gamble I guess. Just adding my thoughts.

[squidfessions]

wait, so if a hacker enter the waiting lobby, do you just wait for them to leave the match or something?

Yes, or shutting down your system might possibly work.

[squidfessions]

Different anon here, as far as I've experienced, the players that generate in the plaza aren't always the same as the ones you've just played with, so wouldn't it be safer to just shut down the entire WiiU by pressing the power button on the gamepad once the match against a hacker/hackers, be a safer bet?

Hm, from my knowledge I think that would work as well. The only problem is I believe if you played multiple consecutive matches before the hackers your progress will be lost.

[squidfessions]

Same anon- I'm not too keen on ah.. lingo. By leaving your match, do you mean when players you've played with for a couple games don't show up anymore when you continue playing?? Does Splatoon have some sort of cycling function or does that player leaving mean they've quit for now? ^^;

When you don’t see the player’s name anymore in the team listings, that is when they’ve quit and it’s safe to exit the game. As far as I know you’re stuck with them till they quit.