Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).
The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.
: Changed the points required to trigger Special Weapons for multiple kits, such as lowering the Forge Splattershot Pro to 190 points and increasing the Kensa .52 Gal to 190 points to balance their frequency in matches.
: Increased the maximum damage for the Splattershot series (including Kensa and Tentatek variants) from 35.0 to 36.0 to make them more lethal at close range. Splatoon 2 [01003BC0000A0800][v3276800][US].nsp...
: Horizontal and vertical swing consumption reduced by ~5%. : Changed the points required to trigger Special
: Reduced ink consumption for several classes: : Reduced ink consumption for several classes: :
: Dodge roll consumption reduced from 9% to 7% of the tank.
: Patched several "out-of-bounds" issues, specifically preventing players from jumping over walls into opposing team bases in stages like Inkblot Art Academy and Skipper Pavilion .
A "solid feature" of this specific version is the , which was designed to expand weapon variety by strengthening close-range options while slightly reducing the dominance of long-range weapons. Key Features of Version 5.5.0: