[Thoughts] I prefer Splatoon 3's seasons over Splatoon 2's updates

Splatoon 3's seasons are a nice change to how Splatoon is updated

source: @SplatoonNA

Seasons were the way to go for Splatoon 3 in my opinion. I feel there is many benefits to having seasons over the previous update approach. I will go through some of the reasons why I think seasons are the best update method for Splatoon.

More organised

So this one is pretty simple, we know exactly when things will be coming to the game even when they are not announced. This makes it so you can plan better rather than if two stages get dropped randomly like Splatoon 2. This is nice if you are trying to arrange something with your friends or family.

Bigger incentive to return

With a huge amount of content being dropped at once it is definitely more appealing for players to come back to the game. Splatoon 2 would sometimes drop a stage or weapon by itself which I didn't feel as much incentive to return as I normally waited for a weapon and stage at the least.

More likely to try other new stuff

As you are there in the game and you see all the other new content alongside your most anticipated content you are more likely to give the other stuff a try at the least. This has been the case for me, for example recently I was most excited for the custom dualie squelchers but tried many of the other weapons as I thought I may as well while I am here. Due to this, I found myself liking the new painbrush a lot too even though I typically dislike brushes.

More people playing new weapons

It's really nice to see a complete change in what people play online, in Splatoon 2 when 1 or 2 weapons dropped you wouldn't see many people trying them out. In Splatoon 3 thanks to 11 weapons dropping each season you see lobbies full of new weapons and it is a really nice change of pace.

So those four reasons are why I like Splatoon 3's seasons more than previous update methods for Splatoon. There are some downsides such as retention but I feel between the numerous events and mid season balance patch players have a decent enough reason to stay playing the game. Though, all this is through the eyes of a completely casual player, I do see how retention may be a bigger deal to competitive players.

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