#if i get another glowflies and i dont have inkjet or wavebreaker as a special im going to go insane

[bluejaybytes]

im So Normal about this game

[pippa-juice]

alright, im making this post because a lot of people are struggling to play salmon run well, and it's been very frustrating recently to deal with teammates that just work so poorly. here's a little something to hopefully help you cooperate and work with your teammates better.

this is just a big dump thoughts from a stressed freelancer so my strategy may not align with what is actually best for playing sr!

i understand that this is big run and you are very excited, but please dont rush to the spawners and wait to lure them closer to the basket. this makes it a lot easier for immobile weapons like chargers and splatlings to safely deliver eggs without having to jump down below into risky situations.

if you are not going to do that, and kill bosses at low elevation (it is good to have a nice mix of low / high elevation killing on this map, just people dont seem to balance it well) pass eggs up to the higher elevation containing the egg basket. you can cooperate with another teammate to stay safe.

if you're the last player left, signal "this way!" to let your teammates know where to go to be revived. bombs and specials are good for this type of stuff. dont wait for your teammates to come to you and try to work together to revive them (throw bombs near them, just try to get closer to them if you can)

if you are dead, help your teammate revive you! try to get into an open area in their line of sight, and signal "help!". make sure if your coworker is actively shooting at you that you arent hiding behind a steel eel's wall or being blocked by other salmonids as best you can. get close to any bombs you see from your teammates and don't make them come to you, move closer to them.

walls! paint the walls! you never know when you'll be in a pinch and need to go somewhere quick to catch your breath. painting walls can be done right before a wave or when you have a little free time.

specials are very important in this game and it's also important to use them well, considering you only have two. specials can easily be wasted if you're being surrounded and end up killed before you can use them.

wavebreaker is great for crowd control and each wave will make it a lot easier to get rid of any lesser salmonids in the area. it also makes a great way to revive your teammates after death. it's amazing during glowflies and kills chums immediately during those types of waves.

inkjet can also be used to help revive your teammates safely while up in the air. it can also eliminate flyfishes if you shoot in their baskets. the elevation can make certain bosses a little easier to kill.

booyah bomb is really great for clearing out areas and reviving teammates. if you're the last person left, and are planning to throw the bomb beneath you to remove any salmonids collecting there, make sure your teammates are also within the area too. it does have a timer, if i recall? so look out for that. it can kill any boss and works wonders for in the event that there are many many bosses collecting around the egg basket.

reefslider... it's ok, its not all that great for sr though. use it to clear out areas and revive teammates. i don't have much to say on this one. it's nice against the big shot but it's not really an efficient use.

killer wail 5.0 is usually best for killing enemies like slammin lids and scrappers. if you're lucky your teammates may be able to try and reach it to be revived, though it's not as reliable as any other special.

crab tank can be really rapidfire and long range, a bomb shot from one of these can also get rid of a flyfish basket. it's good for all bosses, and it's an excellent special for glowflies, if you have them on you, curl up and watch the salmonids die trying to touch you. it's also really nice for cohozuna, as shots get increasingly rapidfire the longer you shoot for.

triple inkstrike works wonders for reviving teammates or getting rid of bosses. a well aimed one of these can take out most bosses.

timing is really important for using specials. should you use your booyah bomb in an attempt to reduce overwhelm in the area within the last 10secs of the game? no, you really should have done that a while ago. should you use both specials in rapid succession? probably not, but sometimes it may be needed... should you use your specials when you're the last person left? yeah! definitely! make sure theres a considerable amount of overwhelm in the area before you decide to use your special. several slammin lids and lessers pose a higher risk than a few chums.

i'll be continuing this real soon!