gameplay-tips

[oak glacier]

why u want level 30?

[cyan sage]

to trade

how do I get comfortable with learning my powerslide

[foggy phoenix]

freeplay

practice recoveries

will also help with learning your powerslid

like

[oak glacier]

pretty sure u have to spend 5 dollars to trade

[foggy phoenix]

drifting n stuff

[cyan sage]

ok thanks

also 1 last question

[bronze gale]

I finally got champ after 6 months

[foggy phoenix]

nice

[oak glacier]

great job

[cyan sage]

when i flip reset I can never carry on the air dribble any tips ? Like after I get the reset I can’t carry on the air dribble I have to use my flip

[foggy phoenix]

jsut do a lot of reps of it

try playing around with it

[cyan sage]

ok ty

[foggy phoenix]

np

[coral bane]

tips for plat/dia player?

[cyan sage]

just hit the ball at then net hard

[digital linden]

hit ball

[oak glacier]

and hard

[hot fiber]

there are only plats and diamonds i feel like lmao

[coral bane]

rank?

[oak glacier]

thats true lmao

[steel spade]

@flat trout

[flat trout]

yo

[foggy phoenix]

i swear

[oak glacier]

makes sense tho

lower ranks are gonna need more tips than higher ranks

[steel spade]

@hidden sorrel

[delicate wing]

need help with freestyling

yh but i can flip reset and musty and stuf but im trying to keep the ball in the air with tricks but its like i cant use musty or resets cause the ball will drop inmediatley

[drowsy flare]

dms

[cosmic oak]

@charred moon how do i get coaching

?

[feral sail]

You won’t get an answer from him

[cosmic oak]

how do i then?????

[feral sail]

you get coaching by a small chance around here,asking questions and all that.

Although I do coach from time to time I rarely have free time

[hot fiber]

high gc1 only rn

[cyan sage]

i need help geting i higher rank

[vast sky]

@tropic niche

[harsh abyss]

nah fr tho

[harsh abyss]

see, told you, you got it

[sterile nacelle]

real

[hot fiber]

are there any high gcs that wanna grind to mid 1600 in 3s eu 💀

[rapid kindle]

me

not high gc but let me play

[rose jay]

how do you do the wall dash

[rapid kindle]

smap jump

spam

[sullen sundial]

Dumb question how do I make my LFG post look like that

[rapid kindle]

like what

[sullen sundial]

Like that template I see

[rapid kindle]

do /looking for game

in the lfg

[sullen sundial]

Okay thank you

[mighty zenith]

Anyone got tips for gc1?

[rose jay]

double taps, resets, musties...

[abstract burrow]

Need tips for 1s pls

[rose jay]

push ball off wall, put car under ball

[sinful sedge]

focus on keeping possession and strats (boost starving, kickoff strats)

[abstract burrow]

Please

[sinful sedge]

boost management

[rose jay]

rank?

[abstract burrow]

D3/c1

Jumping rn

[storm elbow]

@solemn raft

[rose jay]

at that rank you need more accuracy than anything

[oak glacier]

bounce dribbles are great for 1s

if you want to practice that it would help

[rose jay]

which settings helps me stop backflippin

[sinful sedge]

higher deadzone ig

[abstract burrow]

What about kickoff

I keep messing up for no reason

[sinful sedge]

wdym

just do the fastest kickoff that you’re consistent with

[jolly spear]

I hate to be "that guy who blames his tm8s" but I've been hardstuck c1 in 3s and I feel that random teammates are part of the problem. I feel that I play better when I have better players around me and I think that a lack of them is what's causing me to not be able to improve as quickly. (For example its hard to work on passes when you get punished for them) Any tips? Also I'm definitely not perfect either but I just wanna improve where I can

[storm elbow]

@lament inlet

[astral cedar]

Raccs i am, used to be c3 in 3s

[proven root]

any1 that can help me outta diamond 3

jk

preferably someone c2+

[astral cedar]

yup sent u dm

[harsh abyss]

let me innn

[harsh abyss]

let me innnnnnnnn

[robust cloud]

why does 1s give me so much adrenaline

[astral cedar]

yall got mics

[robust cloud]

feels like imma have a heart attack

[digital linden]

ong

[harsh abyss]

I do yes

[robust cloud]

just had a game 7-6 felt like i was gonna pass out lmao

[storm sky]

How do I find people to play? I'm seeing the chat above but I don't know how to use it

[robust cloud]

dm mw if ur eu servers ill help

[storm sky]

can i? im new too

[rose jay]

type / in the lfg

[hot fiber]

god damn the boosting got even worse after my break

[steel spade]

@fading hollow

[hot fiber]

how are people taking this game serious when every game is 2 smurfs boosting one bot

on god

when they solo q and think maybe i can hang in this rank

but then the white knights come out and say "Its always your own fault!!" lmao

[untold merlin]

can i do a flip reset while i still have a jump?

[oak glacier]

whats the point of a flip reset if u have jump

[untold merlin]

like if my jump is still there from the wall can i still have a flip reset to make last for ever

like if my jump is still there from the wall can i still have a flip reset to make last for ever

[oak glacier]

idk

if you jump then u lose ur flip

[untold merlin]

cuz i keep tryna do it and im not getting a reset

[spring dirge]

@tiny plover

[untold merlin]

ye

[tranquil olive]

@cyan sage

I asked first ❤️

Its only fair

I did dm him too 😜

🧢

Whats ur rank?

What are u trynna get?

I needa get gc

You can easily get that

U dont need a ssl to carry 😭

[oak glacier]

you can easily get that

U dont need a ssl to carry 😭

[tranquil olive]

IMPOSSIBLe

[tranquil olive]

You forgot the crying emoji

Thanks

Its hard when ur c2 having a clueless teammate

[oak glacier]

interesting

idk learn to play around tm8s

gc 1

[sudden briar]

Goated

@oak glacier

Anything above c3

Is just too good tbh

[tranquil olive]

Ima play a solo que

Pls pray for me 🙏

[untold juniper]

Yo does somebody have an Idea on how many hours it takes to become GC1? (ingame hours)

[tranquil olive]

2k

[untold juniper]

how many hours do you have, ingame, playing

[untold juniper]

not the epic games thing, that shows how long ur game was open, like fully playing the game, the stat in rl

[oak glacier]

im at around maybe 3k hours and im peak gc 2

[untold juniper]

not the epic games thing, that shows how long ur game was open, like fully playing the game, the stat in rl

[oak glacier]

ill check after this game

[untold juniper]

bro writing ingame 💀

Im curios, I heard from ytbers that the normal curve is around 900 hours or a little bit higher, if this is true I am way ahead of the normal value

by 200 ingame hours, thats almost a third of the normal value ahead

I am not sure tho

[robust cloud]

i have been champ for over a year now

[untold merlin]

can somone watch me try to hit a reset and aay what im doing wrong

[robust cloud]

ive 700 hours

but tbh i took a break for a year

[untold juniper]

Im GC1 div 3, 680 hours

currently, I am stuck in div 3 since the whole day, I didnt gain or lose a single MMR point

[untold merlin]

@cyan sage

[untold juniper]

hey

with?

I have to get off cuz its almost 4 am so make it quick

[robust cloud]

champ rewards

[untold juniper]

nah bro I am not boosting

[robust cloud]

the season just started lol

play rumble

[untold juniper]

I am too bad for boosting first of all, second of all if you get it yourself then you will have such an awesome feeling, I dont want to ruin it for you, getting boosted is like "yea I got it finally" but doing it urself is just "YES I GOT IT"

[bronze gale]

@random pike is looking for a group!

[untold juniper]

Feel the pain I also almost went from gc1 to c2 again in one day lmao

[robust cloud]

i got 400 hours nv,

[hot fiber]

high gc1 only rn

[bronze gale]

@languid pollen is looking for a group!

[robust cloud]

its easy to blame tm8s lol

at a low rank id focus on adapting to tm8s more than mechs

play more passive if they are too agressive

[untold juniper]

yo, can I ask how many ingame hours u have (the rocket league stat, not the one from steam / epic)

[hot fiber]

idk that man xd

[untold juniper]

are u ingame rn?

[hot fiber]

nah

[robust cloud]

in game one is wrong says i got 400

[oak glacier]

im at 20 days

[robust cloud]

then u go

[untold juniper]

what rank are you?

[robust cloud]

c2-3

[tranquil olive]

Bro i need help

[hot fiber]

in total i got like 3k tho peaked mid to high gc3

[untold juniper]

The ingame one only counts hours played in a real game

[oak glacier]

20 days is like 480 hours ingame

[tranquil olive]

I cant do solo queue

How is that possible for you guys

[untold juniper]

nah I got 27 days, 27*24 = 678

[robust cloud]

i got on the dot 400

[hot fiber]

trust me its hard for us aswell

[oak glacier]

and whats ur peak rank

[robust cloud]

play 1s first

then solo q u will be better

[untold juniper]

wait no Im stupid that fits it good

[hot fiber]

the current state of rl is ass, almost every game i play , the opponent is a 1600 teamed up with to 1000 mmr players that are minimum gc3 and carry the shit out of them, and then thos boosted idiots play solo q

[oak glacier]

well most of my hours are in freeplay 💀

[untold merlin]

Ok @cyan sage i figured it out you cant get a reset when u already have one from the wall

[hot fiber]

if your near it sure

[robust cloud]

just under its like 160

[untold juniper]

I think the ingame one only accounts for total time in a match played

[oak glacier]

yea 480 in game hours vs my like 2.6k game hours

didnt realise i grinded freeplay that much

[hot fiber]

damn thats gonna take ages man

[robust cloud]

thats more than 10 games not 3

[hot fiber]

if you get near champ you can dm me ill try to help you abit @cyan sage

[robust cloud]

2.200 hours in freeplay

[untold juniper]

cuz rn I have 680 hours, GC1 div 3, Idk if I am ahead of the curve or too late

[oak glacier]

you ever been gc 2?

[robust cloud]

no such thing as a curve

[untold juniper]

no I want to this season tho

[robust cloud]

its obvious other rank up quicker or slower than some

[untold juniper]

Yes, an hour curve for a rank, u can create a graph for the average hours for every rank

[oak glacier]

i struggle to get back to gc2 cuz i always play with friends lower ranked

[untold juniper]

I struggle even reaching gc2, I am stuck on div 3 rn

[hot fiber]

that doesnt mean much most of the time tho

[robust cloud]

yh the average but its not accurate to most players

[oak glacier]

im still not sure i can even get back to gc2 ngl

[hot fiber]

you can be gc1 by 700 hours, but stuck there for another 1k xd

[untold juniper]

ye I dont want that definetly

[hot fiber]

then you gotta grind

[untold juniper]

I know what I am missing and I am working on it, but something else holds me back, idk what tho

[oak glacier]

i wish i knew what was holding me back

[untold juniper]

most likely my inconsistencyy but

[oak glacier]

my game sense if my biggest problem i think

[hot fiber]

well make sure youre 100% warmed up before qing every time and focus

most people play autopilot and dont even know it

[untold juniper]

nah I fixed that pretty good, but now its just my inconsistency and missing stupidly easy balls

[untold juniper]

I warm up in ranked 🗿

[hot fiber]

💀

[untold juniper]

( I just drop elo )

[hot fiber]

and you gotta realise that sometimes you actually CANT rank up even if youre doing everything right

you cant win 1v3s or 1v2s and those happen sometimes

[untold juniper]

thats me, wow u just made me realize what I prob do wrong

[oak glacier]

purgatory

[untold juniper]

Today I played against 4 ssl's in GC 1, that was fun (I was feeling like I was in hell)

[hot fiber]

there is a lot of boosting in the gc ranks trust me

a lot

[untold juniper]

one guy with SSL title who f'ed me bad, then 2 others with SSL decal and the wheels

[oak glacier]

weird i feel like i have never encountered a smurf in gc

[untold juniper]

No way, I saw 4 ssl smurfs today

I won against 3 btw

[oak glacier]

well i have played against people with ssl tags

but they never feel like smurfs

[hot fiber]

well then they probably arent

whats your rank?

[oak glacier]

gc 1 rn

but i have played a ssl in casual 1s and it was not fun lmao

[pulsar plank]

anyone able to teach me flip resets?

[hot fiber]

ive played some ssls when i was gc3

[noble moon]

I dropped from dia, few times, plat 3 div 3 now, ppl r so trash and I have being playing in hours, wanna push me to dia??

[oak glacier]

uh you got this bro

[noble moon]

So No?

[pulsar plank]

asking to get carried is crazzyy

[noble moon]

Ik,

[hot fiber]

i can feel their frustrations sometimes man

[oak glacier]

anyone gc 1 trynna q?

[noble moon]

Plats playr r so ez

[pulsar plank]

me too id be d3 rn if people didnt get a lucky pinch from a crossmap 50 😭

[hot fiber]

whats your mmr and region eli

[oak glacier]

USE 1485 rn

[noble moon]

But in 2s u have to play as 2s

[hot fiber]

ah im eu and around 1550 rn

[oak glacier]

ah damn

[hot fiber]

1500 is harder than 1600 lmao

[pulsar plank]

1500 mmr is crazy

[hot fiber]

trust me its not

[noble moon]

Bye

[oak glacier]

bye bro

[hot fiber]

my guy said bye

[oak glacier]

💀

[pulsar plank]

Bro got mad nobody would carry him into diamond

[oak glacier]

yea lol

[pulsar plank]

Can anyone help me with resets?

[hot fiber]

if youre under c3 dont do resets pls

[oak glacier]

fast response

bro had it pre typed

[hot fiber]

🧐

whats your peak eli

[oak glacier]

what you even need help with

just practice the flip reset motion

[frail zinc]

hes just got quick fingers 😳

[hot fiber]

yessir

[pulsar plank]

Just the connection

[oak glacier]

gc 2 div 2 whatever mmr that is

[pulsar plank]

LOL

[frail zinc]

1600ish

[hot fiber]

probably 1600 something

[oak glacier]

i dropped cuz i play with friends a lot

[pulsar plank]

I have to be like the community and force learn resets

[hot fiber]

dont go for resets, go for tripple musty ceiling resets

[frail zinc]

oh ya we love when they can semi consistently hit a reset but miss fast aerials

[oak glacier]

just only practice psychos to get out of champ bro

[frail zinc]

W frlfrl

[pulsar plank]

Im consistent with fast aerials

[hot fiber]

🧐

[oak glacier]

so any gc 1ers want to q or what

[frail zinc]

I just got on and dont feel like playing on an alt rn

or else I would

[oak glacier]

Whew.

[hot fiber]

whats your main calballguy

mmr

[frail zinc]

1700-1750 rn

normally mid low gc3

[hot fiber]

almost my peak 😦

but now im washed

eu or na?

[frail zinc]

ya I can get higer I just gotta play more 😣

na

[hot fiber]

get that ssl boi

[pulsar plank]

Ssl is 1800 right?

[frail zinc]

no

[hot fiber]

1875

[frail zinc]

ssl in under 2k hours would be pretty funky

[pulsar plank]

2k hours is crazy

[frail zinc]

wdym

had the game for 6 years lmao 🤨

[hot fiber]

playing since 2015 and got 3k hours lmao

[pulsar plank]

I think I have 600

[frail zinc]

2016 and at around 1.5k

[frail zinc]

when did u get the game?

[pulsar plank]

I think may 2021

[frail zinc]

u got more hours per year then I do

aka I touch grass slightly more

[pulsar plank]

Nah I just sleep less

[hot tapir]

@warm forum

[jade stirrup]

Anybody got tips to help me get out of silver/gold
Silver 3 in ones
Gold 1 in 2s and 3s

[oak glacier]

practice shooting

[jade stirrup]

Aerial shooting too?

[harsh abyss]

Yes

but not as much, practice power shots

[jade stirrup]

Should I try to aim them or like for clears

[harsh abyss]

just practice power shots bruh, shooting

and defense, everything. Just put more hours into the game

[jade stirrup]

Alr

[magic cairn]

yo i need someone to vc rn

[oak glacier]

y

[steep apex]

I’m champ 1 any tips

[bronze gale]

@barren echo is looking for a group!

[barren echo]

Ayo?

[edgy cedar]

how do i use #looking-for-group

[oak glacier]

/looking for group

[edgy cedar]

@frosty vector

[small night]

I'm gold 2 (this is my second day back on after a year of boy playing) I was plat 2, I'm still decent, but I'm struggling hitting the ball well, or at all. Any tips?

[cyan sage]

probably just more time + more freeplay tbh. Kinda sucks, but it'll take a little while to be back in form
I'd load up a shooting pack to get some good efficient practice in
poquito ground shots 6EB1-79B2-33B8-681C
shooting consistency 40F5-A497-3534-56AD
ngl I don't know if those are good for gold lol but if not, I'm sure you can find something

[small night]

Thx man

[cobalt crane]

Send him shots you shouldn’t miss as well

[flint junco]

@magic cairn

[cobalt crane]

It’s a good pack that allows you to challenge yourself more as you get better

[cyan sage]

42BF-686D-E047-574B

for the record, I actually purposely didn't do that hahahahahaha
I feel like that pack is too hard for gold, and the name always makes people feel like they're doing bad
I've had several friends that find that pack through browse and get really discouraged cause they feel like it's a low bar they can't reach
That pack's kinda hard lol

[kindred linden]

hoops players?

[cobalt crane]

It’s hard if you go for the best method, but you can wait out a lot of shots to make it easier. It’s more of a reach pack

But yes it’s more of a future pack tbh. If he feels really good that’s a good one to help with open nets

[cyan sage]

yea, that's fair

realistically I just hate the name hahahahahaha I have a personal grudge against that pack

should be called "shots you shouldn't miss that everyone misses anyway because everyone sucks at the game and that's fine"

[pulsar plank]

AIM HITTING THE NET

if u want we can do a private match and you just keep shooting at me

[raven halo]

Can someone teach me how to ground dribble and airdribble I’m PlayStation

[cobalt crane]

Context? Rank, mode, etc?

[cyan sage]

kinda depends, but freeplay is your friend. sounds like you're probably doing that already tho.
it's honestly possible that you're slowly improving and just not seeing it yet. 3 days isn't that long.
you could also look for some more targeted improvement

[jade stirrup]

DM me and we can try to set up a time soon, I can't play often but I'm trying to keep up with my friends, thanks for the offer

[cyan sage]

woah woah woah one at a time bruh

[raven halo]

How about ground dribble first

[cyan sage]

ground dribble: go freeplay, tap the ball lightly in a direction off kickoff, go around to the other side so it's rolling toward you. Hit it to chip it up, then boost underneath it. Line your car up in the circle of the ball indicator so it lands on top of your car. From there, picture like a d-pad on top of your car. If the ball is on the front of your car, it'll speed up. if it's on the back, it'll slow down. if it's on the left, it'll go left, etc. Keep the ball in the proper zone of your car to get it to go where you want.

[dusk oak]

@waxen crest

[cyan sage]

you can also start a dribble by driving alongside the ball, matching its speed, and then turning into it so it rolls up your car

[candid cloak]

im a very fast champ 2 and i feel like i have the skill to be a very good tm8 but i just dont know how to use my speed wisely

[cobalt crane]

Car speed ≠ speed of play

Positioning is the key to becoming faster

[cyan sage]

well there ya go homie, you practiced defense and now you got good defence, now practice shooting and then you'll have good shooting. not bad for a couple days tbh

[candid cloak]

ty

[primal crescent]

@tribal shard

[cobalt crane]

@candid cloak learning how to read what’s going on within the field is how you’ll get faster. Work on reading where your teammate is, where the opponents are, the direction of play, etc. this allows you to recognize when to challenge for tm8, when you can control the ball or need to clear it, and overall how to make threatening plays on offense and rotate effectively

[cyan sage]

I would say for 1s you want to pay attention to their boost. It's worth it to put a shot on target that you know is gonna get saved just so you can steal their boost and force them to waste boost. some shots aren't about scoring immediately. rather, they're just to put the defender in an even more awkward position for the next play

[candid cloak]

thanks man really appreciate it whats ur rank btw?

[cobalt crane]

Gc2

[candid cloak]

shiii aight

[cyan sage]

sometimes you'll see pros do this really well. bounce dribble, steals boost, repossession, does it again, then with both corner boosts stolen and the opponent sitting net with no momentum, ceiling shot or air dribble bump or w/e

obv you would be doing the budget version of that lol, which is just shoot with stealing boost and repossessing the ball to set up another shot

[primal crescent]

@sharp spire

[cyan sage]

sounds realistic to me, good luck on it. remember to watch your replays if you're ever confused about what you could've done different

sounds good man, have a good night

[primal crescent]

@visual crane

[raven halo]

So if I get the ball on top of the car while going to towards the wall at a steady pace is that how I start a air dribble

[cyan sage]

air dribble setup's a little more complicated yea, a vid would be better.
You basically want to push the ball, not have it on the top of the car, separate from it a little, and then tap it off the wall and jump
if you can jump off the wall after getting a touch and basically have your path through the air match the balls without boosting or anything, that's a good setup
I can try to find a good video for you 1 sec

this is a solid vid for it https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7cdg4yG5Gu0

so when he's saying tap boost and adjust, I'm saying literally take your hands off the controller and just try to figure out if you're on the same trajectory as the ball or not lol

cause if you're on the same trajectory as the ball after the setup, it's really easy to start a dribble. If your setup is bad and you have to make a bunch of adjustments to get on the same path as the ball though, that's a lot harder. You could into exhibition with a slomo mutator as well if you want, just to get a really precise first touch. or if you're on pc just use bakkesmod to slow down.
it's not as helpful a mechanic as you might think tho

yea hahaha it just lets you see if your setup is actually good. sometimes you'll do that and realize your car is just moving crazy far away from the ball, but a good setup will have your car follow the ball pretty naturally without really having to do anything

true that, if you want ssl you have to fake boom as well

[hidden vine]

Help cant flip reset

[pulsar plank]

what rank

[hidden vine]

This is akward but im sliver

[pulsar plank]

then no shit that you cant flip reset

dont learn it till your c3 or gc1

[hidden vine]

I already learned air dribble so ya

[pulsar plank]

learn how to rank up

[hidden vine]

Yep

[pulsar plank]

come air dribble on me in private match

[hidden vine]

Just wanted to

[pulsar plank]

ill see

[hidden vine]

Kk lets see

[oak glacier]

👀 silver freestyler?

[pulsar plank]

dm me

[hot tapir]

@lyric kelp

[pulsar plank]

you can score off of air dribbling in a stright line all the way up till plat 2

nah once u hit d1 they learn how to double jump

[hidden vine]

But i touch the ball mid air

[pulsar plank]

so u can arial not air dribble?

[hidden vine]

You'll dm me?

[pulsar plank]

I did

whats your rank lmao

[hidden vine]

I mean my air dribble sucks yet

[pulsar plank]

Damn W

im d3

[pulsar plank]

check your dms

[hasty latch]

nuh uh

no fun allowed in rl

[cobalt crane]

Absolutely no fun here

Ever

#looking-for-group

[signal lintel]

MMR gremlins fr

[pulsar plank]

Fr

[severe surge]

How do you use the lfg chat thing not

Bot

[feral sail]

#looking-for-group

[sharp urchin]

idk either

[lyric kelp]

Why u leave

[leaden rivet]

"/" then youll see where to go

[winter cape]

Can anyone become coach me a little? I’m gold 3 div 2 or 3 (Js dm me)

[rugged oriole]

can someone help me how do I text in LFG

[cunning pine]

@limpid magnet

[cyan sage]

@river kestrel

[strange whale]

Can someone coach me I'm plat 2 div 4

[potent ravine]

@obtuse thorn

[obtuse thorn]

hello

[maiden cape]

Can someone coach me to get good Im throwing every game (I'm silver two) dm me

[nocturne breach]

play the game more, mess around in freeplay hitting the ball and do some training packs ( recommended ones )

[maiden cape]

I need someoen to coach

Like in call

[nocturne breach]

you don't need a coach in that rank

also modify camera settings and controls

[nocturne breach]

you just have to play the game more

and get used to controls

[maiden cape]

I can't

Legit i play so much

[tulip stratus]

yo anyone got some tips to get from c1 to gc? this is my second time hitting champ and id like to advance in rank tbh

im a pretty average player tbh, no crazy skills or nun of that

[nocturne breach]

how many hours do you have

[nocturne breach]

don't double commit, keep possession of the ball, boost management ( mini pads + flicks/dashes for speed, use boost only if you have to )

[opaque sail]

Me and my friend are looking for a coach

Someone that can help us get better as a team

And is willing to teach us

[tulip stratus]

anyone tryna watch a bit of my gameplay, like me streaming it

[maiden cape]

Prob like 300+

[tacit cradle]

I need to get out of champ 1 any tips

[nocturne breach]

accuracy and car control, backpost rotation, not overcommiting, no double commits, ball possession, boost management, mini pads

[tacit cradle]

Thanks

And i think playing safe

Arii

[lament condor]

whats the difference between gc1-gc3? (2s)
speed and consistency?

[rancid imp]

1s

[lament condor]

2s

[twilit snow]

Anybody feel like teaching me how to air dribble? I can’t find a good map and yt vids aren’t very helpful to me

[raven drum]

How do i use lfg?

[wispy thorn]

/ and then it will pop up

[nocturne breach]

first touch to the ball has to be light, and hit the ball from below

[wispy thorn]

anyone tips to get back to gc2

[hardy charm]

Do you know how to flick?

[deft raven]

Can someone coach me

I'm plat 3

And I want to go to champ

[hardy charm]

Imo to get to champ all you need is consistency, good rotations and positioning, and decent dribbling and flicks

[twilit snow]

Yes but I’m around 80% consistent with them

[hardy charm]

Are you trying to do off wall air dribbles or ground to air dribbles

[twilit snow]

Off the wall

[hardy charm]

Ok so you know when you get that first jump for a flick how you have to keep the ball with you

[twilit snow]

Ye

[hardy charm]

Its essentially the same thing

Dont jump before or after, jump with it as you hit it

And dont hit it too hard or you cant control it

I dont know if that makes sense or not

[twilit snow]

It does. Ty

[hardy charm]

After you get that first touch and get it in the air, try to air roll your car flat and stabilize it

Just act like you're ground dribbling but your car is at a 90 degree angle with the ball

[twilit snow]

I’ve never heard anyone put it like that. That’s helpful

[hardy charm]

If you practice tapping it off the wall like an air dribble but instead of dribbling you flip into it and shoot it, it helps you learn the first part easier in my opinion

[glossy condor]

Hi

[hardy charm]

Hi ❤️

[glossy condor]

Im but can easily compete in plat

Can I ask for help or ur not bothered to help 😂

[glossy condor]

How u doin man

[hardy charm]

Aerials are cool and all but you dont need to focus on them yet, try to work on your ground ball control, defense, and shooting consistency.

[glossy condor]

Fair

[hardy charm]

Bounce dribbles are really easy to work with so if you can i would try those

[glossy condor]

Im mostly on counter attack and take every opportunity I clearly have but my teammate gets there before me

[hardy charm]

2s or 3s?

[glossy condor]

2s

Haven’t played comp 3s since takes like 5 mins

And yeah I play with randoms since I can’t find anyone

[hardy charm]

Ok so you want to positipn yourself off of your tm8 and the ball and not just the ball, if your tm8 has somewhere covered try to cover somewhere else so the opponents cant easily bang it over there

[glossy condor]

Great advice, personally hasn’t worked ever with my luck

[hardy charm]

And I would recommend really watching your tm8s defense and covering the holes they leave because they will not do it themselves im gold/plat

[glossy condor]

Teammate uses boost to dog chase the ball

[hardy charm]

In* not im

[glossy condor]

Yeah that’s why I chose to country attack

[deft raven]

I play 2v2s

My teammates are awful

[glossy condor]

Better than mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

[nocturne breach]

so are your opponents

[cyan locust]

to summarize it, play open areas without being too far forward

[hardy charm]

Yes, thank you im bad at shortening stuff lol

[cyan locust]

90% of the time the ball is going into the area where no one is

gives you free possession and more pressure without risking being scored on

[hardy charm]

Oh also, i dont know about gold and plat but atleast in diamond and up if your opponents try to control the ball with a dribble and your tm8 doesnt push but stays back challenge your opponents and try to force the ball to your tm8

[cyan locust]

yup, incredible advice

always have 1 person force the dribble off and 1 person to defend any flick

A lot of the time they'll panic and mess up the flick or you'll just have a free clear

[hardy charm]

Are you gc1+?

[cyan locust]

Ssl

[hardy charm]

I knew it

[glossy condor]

@hardy charm what would u suggest me to practice most ( )

[hardy charm]

I can tell by the way you say stuff you're way better than me lol

[glossy condor]

hi hru😁

[cyan locust]

Consistency, just being able to make a basic dribble play and hitting the ball without flipping past it

[glossy condor]

Bet

[hardy charm]

Imo ground ball control, defense, reaction time, and consistency eith shooting and touches

[glossy condor]

I’ll get to that then

[cyan locust]

I'm doing pretty good, just been vibing and playing

[glossy condor]

Same same

[cyan locust]

nothing sweaty tonight just dropshot trying to get back into ssl

[hardy charm]

I switched platforms and lost my groove and havent gotten it back since

[glossy condor]

But not so much with vibing, not a water bottle bcz of shit teammate and almost breaking monitor 3 times

[glossy condor]

You’ll get there sometime soon

[hardy charm]

I was mid c2 but now i feel like i play high d3 low c1 level

[cyan locust]

don't worry about rank just try improving every game

With improvement comes rank ups

[glossy condor]

Js need consistency (wow I’m gold and giving u tips)

[hardy charm]

You would be surprised how right you are

[glossy condor]

Ik I am

That’s why I said it

[hardy charm]

My main problem is missing because my habits of how i hold my controller

:(

[glossy condor]

Anything wrong or u js hold ur controller inna specific way?

[cyan locust]

play casuals, everytime I swap controllers or get a new setup I play cas for a few days to get my groove back

[long inlet]

My air dribbling is trash and I am terrible at goalkeeping

What do

[cyan locust]

Air dribbles overrated, practice basic Ariels for goalkeeping

[glossy condor]

Same here, just downloaded the game after 2 years but at least Ik what I’m somewhat doing

Lost my ability to air dribble tho

[cyan locust]

I don't even air dribble anymore, it's too easy to save

[hardy charm]

On xbox the joysticks height is slightly offset, its not on playstation

[cyan locust]

I either go for a ceiling shot or play for a pass

[glossy condor]

Eh takes a bit to remember

[hardy charm]

So i push my left joystick slightly wrong when air rolling and stuff

[tacit cradle]

Yeah i always use flip reset

[fresh vale]

when doing a 45 degree flick should I backflip or diagonal backflip?

[cyan locust]

flip resets are a bit better but they're still pretty easy to save in 2s and 3s

[glossy condor]

Wait

[tacit cradle]

Diagnol

[cyan locust]

Ceiling shots have more fake potential

[fresh vale]

Some are saying backflip

[hardy charm]

I can barely hit ceiling shots, even before i switched

They're getting faked one way or another

[tacit cradle]

You can see a tutoriol

[cyan locust]

Ceiling shot is all about practice and power control

gotta get the power down so you don't hit the ceiling and so it doesn't get too far from you

[tacit cradle]

Ceiling musty double tap

[long inlet]

Whats gamesense

[hardy charm]

Yeah i focused everything on just aerials and flicks and now i regret it

[cyan locust]

Focusing on high level mechs before you hit champ is a blessing and a curse

[hardy charm]

I cant even aerial right now so im pretty much disabled

I couldn't wave dash or half flip until d3 either

[cyan locust]

I've seen too many gcs learn the wrong setups for Ariels and flicks and when they try to learn the proper way they get messed up too easily

[nocturne breach]

any tips for dropshot champ? in order to get gc

[hardy charm]

Prediction oversimplified

[cyan locust]

Dropshot is a hard one to help with because it's mainly just ball chasers below gc2

But if I had to give tips, just play safe, work on basic Ariels, and shot placement

[nocturne breach]

how are the games in gc2+?

[cyan locust]

Mostly just air dribbles and ceiling shots

Everyone respects their teammates

Kind of what you'd see in gc3- low SSL lobbies

[hardy charm]

Thats hard to believe

[cyan locust]

I always use an SSL title from dropshot so I'm always respected by my teammates, never really played without it

[nocturne breach]

i see, thanks for advices

[hardy charm]

I cant believe anyone respects their tm8s at all because it doesnt really happen anywhere else

[onyx palm]

I 1v2'd plats yesterday in ranks we were all plat 1 and my teammate left 10 seconds into the game and I lost but it was 3 to 4 score is that good? I am new on controller and just got plat

[cyan locust]

true, but you have to remember, since dropshot isn't a popular mode you see a lot of the same people

[hardy charm]

Oh thats a good point

[cyan locust]

most of the people I see in dropshot are people I've played against for multiple seasons, rarely see a new name

[glossy condor]

Uhm sorry to bother but

[cyan locust]

and it's super unfair, always gcs going against champs and gcs going against ssls

[glossy condor]

I think that’s the name

[nocturne breach]

relatable for my snowday games

[hardy charm]

Yeah im stuck in low gold in dropshot 😮‍💨

[cyan locust]

you'll see a new name soon, got an alt getting up there

[cyan locust]

Just control the game, golds in dropshot are barely diamonds in 2s

[hardy charm]

Nah, everyone has a champ title for no reason

[nocturne breach]

there are diamonds in champ as well

even plats

[cyan locust]

Really? Thought it would mostly be champs and gcs in champ

[hardy charm]

I used to be like mid diamond in it but i did that thing where you dont play and your rank drops and i became silver 2

[nocturne breach]

this season the mmr was buffed in snowday and dropshot

[cyan locust]

Ah, unfortunate

[nocturne breach]

from d1 dropshot i got c2 div 3

the mmr start this season

without playing a single game

same for snowday lmao

[cyan locust]

LOL apparently my buddy is c3 in dropshot this season

dudes a peak c1 in 2s

seems like it was a massive mmr buff

[hardy charm]

Bro im finna need another mmr boost in comp to reach gc one day 😮‍💨

[nocturne breach]

yup

there was a little buff in 1s too

[cyan locust]

he's only got 3 games as well, so it's like he's never played dropshot before

[nocturne breach]

but just a few mmr, not like dropshot and snowday

[nocturne breach]

lol

[cyan locust]

crazy

[nocturne breach]

unreal

[hardy charm]

I'll cya guys, I need to go to sleep its 5:17 am

[ocean ingot]

who is the best octane player?

[hardy current]

of all time or currently?

[thin verge]

Soo I changed my 1s mindset to one where I'm not afraid to go for shots I'm also likely to miss (and thus getting scored) on just to practice more (and in the future being able to hit those shots) instead of playing "smart" and not going for those shots. I this a damaging approach in the long run?

It's making me enjoy 1s way more and not care about my rank, I just fear it might lead to bad habits

[cyan locust]

actually this is very rewarding, sure you will lose rank and develop an aggressive mindset, but you're going to improve on your shot placement and control of the field. You will just have to develop later on to play more passively and defensively. But it will certainly help you in your current position by giving you great accuracy after a couple hundred games of playing like that

It's basically just you building game sense for the time being

[thin verge]

Thanks a lot! Will keep on doing it then 😈

Yeah it feels way more rewarding and less tilting, idk about my rank now

[cyan locust]

While you're doing that, you should also work on recoveries, it's a great step towards being a well balanced player

[thin verge]

Just passively while playing or are there actual training packs? I do use air roll/powerslide already

Sometimes I forget I can just half-flip and still turn lol

[cyan locust]

Passively while playing, half flips, power slide, wave dash, etc

[thin verge]

Yeah I do know how to do wave dashes, but actually it feels like wave dashes are slower than flips? Or is it just my imagination? I still try to do them over flips sometimes, but I don't have any clue when it's very effective to use them.

I did notice when high on a wall I can jump, face downwards with air roll, and double jump towards the ground to land faster and I know I can wave dash if it's lower on a wall, but I have yet to think of that during the moment lol

[cyan locust]

Depends on the situation tbh

[thin verge]

Guess it's experience then

Thanks for all the advice!

[cyan locust]

np 🙂 feel free to message me if you need some more help

[cyan sage]

im looking for a coach

[vital pollen]

@dim tulip

[cyan sage]

lf a champ to give me tips?

[hardy charm]

dm me

[untold forge]

lf a gc to give me some tips if they wont mind

currently a c3 been in and out of gc 1 couple times but no where near being in gc consistantly

[barren acorn]

any c3 or gc1 give mee some tips? ive been hard stuck in c2 for a while

[analog lantern]

play the game more

[untold forge]

i can try

[barren acorn]

alrightty

i have 650 h

[bold wasp]

Who can give me tips i am high gold

[analog lantern]

yeh just play more

[raw dust]

any tips for powerful flicks?

[analog lantern]

what kind of flicks

[raw dust]

the 45 ones

45 degree

[analog lantern]

dk how to explain but try get the ball to roll off ur car rather than get hit off ur car

dm epic

[grim pulsar]

@agile obsidian

[agile obsidian]

yes

[floral vine]

how do we join a lfg post

[elder cedar]

@grim pulsar

@sour halo

[deft raptor]

@grizzled knot

[wind peak]

Can someone please teach me how to do air dribble im am g2 and i want to know how to do air dribble

I doesnt need to be the best player that teach me just basic air dribble that all players except me knows

[halcyon crest]

why do you want to air dribble

you probably can't even ground dribble yet

[worn thistle]

Airdribble is flair bro🔥 flair wins the game😌

[wind peak]

Because is a good lookin skill and is verry usefull

[halcyon crest]

learn how to do the basics first

you are trying to fly before you can walk

[wind peak]

These are some very big words wow

[mystic fossil]

I'm diamond 3 what mechanics do you recommend to rank up in currently learning basic dribble

[wind peak]

@halcyon crest what are the basics dude dont let me hanging like this

[worn thistle]

Car control, recoveries & game sense would be the most important ones i’d say

[mystic fossil]

Ok so in mechanics is like wave dash speedflip rotations to back post Shadow defense power slide

Half flip

[cyan sage]

Looking for a plat to teach me the ropes just got the game a few weeks ago want to learn something new currently silver 2 kammythemammy is my epic psn in game mic

[halcyon crest]

hitting the ball accurately on net, dribbling, being able to defend etc

[wind peak]

Ok man thx

[worn thistle]

Speedflipping can give you the edge in kickoffs but just in general a solid kickoff is a good mechanic to have, the rest is game sense and recoveries from what you listed yea

If you improve on those alot you can get by without fancy mechanics by just staying in the game alot more than others

Thus applying pressure and quicker play, thus making the opponent more uncomfortable, which makes then makes mistakes that you can punish

[mystic fossil]

Yeah I was gonna say half flip

Ok thanks for the tips

[tranquil olive]

Is a high rank willing to watch one of my gameplay

To tell me my mistakes

[inner bone]

Can anyone please help me I’m a bronze in solos and a silver in doubles but I don’t really understand what a good game style for me is

[tranquil olive]

Dang ur trash

Jk ily

[inner bone]

Ig

I started like 3 weeks ago

[tranquil olive]

And ur a bronze?

Is there even people in that rank

[inner bone]

Idk

I didn’t play a lot

I keep vs ppl who do aireals

[worn thistle]

Bronze is smurfrank no👀

[inner bone]

How do ppl usually get better at rl

[worn thistle]

Play, watch videos/guides, practice training packs and freeplay

[analog lantern]

Play the game more

[inner bone]

Can u recommend any guides or anything

For a bronze

[tranquil olive]

Work on musty flicks and triple taps

That will help, its pretty easy you might get it in like 30 mins if you practice

[worn thistle]

I can dm you some links

[inner bone]

Yh Ty

[tranquil olive]

Whats ur rank

[lean egret]

Dawg if ur bronze bro just play the game

[worn thistle]

D2/D3. I have about 2 days total playtime and started about a short month ago

[signal lintel]

Same way you wavedash anywhere else

Depends what you're trying to do and where you start and how fast you're going etc

Usually dar but you can use either. Can be hard for smaller movements

Same answer. And I still don't know what wavedash situation you're talking about, something related to the net

[quartz plover]

Guys, there is something I don't understand. Even though I'm platinum, I've been coming up with diamonds as a competitor for a few matches. why is this so

[signal lintel]

If you are high plat 3 that's just how it goes, they are still within a few divs of you

[quartz plover]

I am plat 1 and my rival is S11 Dia champ

[signal lintel]

So they aren't diamond they have a title lmao

[quartz plover]

Really? Lol.

[signal lintel]

Really. Lol

[mortal quail]

The tourney title doesn't mean much
Most get carried to it

[quartz plover]

LoL thanks

[tranquil olive]

Guys what do I do when the ball is in my corner in 2v2

Do i bang it or do i control it

[topaz hedge]

do any of you guys help golds

[robust cloud]

What’s your rank

[mortal quail]

When its in your corner its usually safe, so take your time and control is most of the time. There are moments where you bang it but usually you'll have time

[lean egret]

when it’s in ur corner the ball is the most safe it’s ever going to be, ur best choice is to quickly look up field, if you’re in a rank where they leave the net open bang it in, if not try to do something like a bounce dribble, or a flick

[tranquil olive]

Champ 3

[lean egret]

Definitely try to control it then

[tranquil olive]

I feel like they always challenge

[lean egret]

Im in the same rank I always take a look in case, scored a few where both opponents are taking boost

[lean egret]

That’s okay though, they hit it off ur back wall and you get the ball back with 1 guy out of the way

[covert swallow]

Can someone go in a priv with mand help me get better?

[harsh abyss]

if you think theyre gonna challenge play for the 50

[lean egret]

Also very smart, you usually end up around the guy

[harsh abyss]

Just dont overcommit, whiff, and leave your tm8 to get demoed

[robust cloud]

Control the ball your tm8s should be back post in case it’s 50s into your net

[harsh abyss]

What separates a gc1 from a gc2 ? Besides from not throwing away the ball and controlling it.

[sturdy lance]

Guys is OP Market Safe and worth or a scam??

[harsh abyss]

Too risky, I wouldnt use it

[tranquil olive]

My 50s are so bad

Ill try tho

[mortal quail]

GC2s are generally more consistent with advanced mechanics such as resets and dribbles, also better at defending such mechanics. Usually a single reset is enough to score on gc1s while it won't always go in on gc2

[tranquil olive]

I feel like thats where the ball mostly is, always in the corner

[harsh abyss]

Then how do I get out of GC1 😦 , I hit 1500 then slumpt back to 1440

[mortal quail]

Thats still lower gc1, the difference from what I've seen is general control on the ball, low gc1s actually do nothing on the ball, even when given space. Make sure you can make a good threat each time your given the space

[harsh abyss]

Gotcha. Doesn't help that my mechs have been at an all time low lol

single jump and save your flip for a wavedash or recovery

[robust cloud]

Single Jump when you are in the same circle that the ball starts in

If that makes sense

[small harness]

Free Coaching | Platinum 1 - Grand Champion 3 (Low GC3, 1715)
Any Platform | TOS Age Required
DM Me

[harsh abyss]

well depends on your rank, if youre like c2 and below just try speedflipping and go for a beat. If its not working play for the 50

can you speedflip?

then you should be able to speedflip past them

use your 2nd flip to hit it past them

bro youre making it way more complicated for yourself, just speedflip to the ball. If you know how to speedflip you should know how to score the kickoff

its in the musty video

reach ssl, do scrims, keep getting better, join a bubble team, get recognized

idk tbh

[serene bone]

@solid nova

[robust cloud]

Ur ssl on ps4?

[harsh abyss]

dont do it, coach me instead

[feral sail]

My teammate can triple flip reset at gc2 though 🦊

[nocturne breach]

there are plats that can do it

the difference is the execution

[feral sail]

That and the bigger amount of game sense

Like if a plat tried doing it on me it’s getting blocked during the setup

True

[junior vault]

@last stag

[desert perch]

hey i’m c3 and i wanna know what training stuff i should be doing to take me to the next level

[pseudo surge]

someone trynna help me double flip reset better?

[nocturne breach]

normal or stall

[pseudo surge]

im better at stalling ones

[nocturne breach]

i might be able to help a bit

[dusky fiber]

rlly depends on what u struggle, what can usually help is playing more 1s, usualy your mate or opponent isnt very good in 1s in that elo. SO if u are u have a good advantage if u get in 1v1 either in offense or dfesne, which usually happens

[cyan sage]

i cant believe im dtuck with 2k hours in c1/d3

can somone look at my 1v1 gameplay and tell what im doing wrong im fucking d1 in 1s

[pure patio]

i can

[cyan sage]

https://youtu.be/iQL0hR8ObSg

[hoary cradle]

Im diamond 1-2 with 200 hours and going back and forth anybody have tips? Do i just need to play more or do specific training

[cyan sage]

i got 4 videos ok this chanel

[cyan sage]

bro 200 hours is nothing

im d3/c1 with 2k hours

[cyan sage]

thanks

[cyan sage]

i got 4 vids on the chanel

[pure patio]

i reached gc by 800 hours

[cyan sage]

bruh

[pure patio]

15 seconds in, u panic he isnt even close to the ball or challenging and you just flick for no reason

[cyan sage]

That’s ridiculous

[pure patio]

and give away possession

[hoary cradle]

Im diamond 1-2 with 200 hours and going back and forth you got tips to play better or do i just need more time

[pure patio]

i reached diamond with low hours too, most of my hours were in c1 c2

[cyan sage]

alr

is there more i did wrong

[wet kiln]

unless you are practicing and trying to get better you are gonna be back and fourth until you get better

[pure patio]

u give them too much space, u fake challenged but ur 50m away from the ball

they wont get scared from that

and shoot more

[hoary cradle]

what mechs or shots should i practice?

[pure patio]

even if its to the backboard,

they wont have infinite boost

[whole obsidian]

what rank are u guys?

[cyan sage]

Ok u looked all vids ?

[pure patio]

only the 1st wait

[cyan sage]

ok

[pure patio]

your kickoff is allright, beside the end, u need to flip in the middle of the ball not the side

[tranquil olive]

Who are you teaching

[desert perch]

thank you

[whole obsidian]

???

[cyan sage]

ok

[wet kiln]

recovery mechs like wavedash is gonna be something you will need to hit consistently in d3/c1 if your trynna rank up just learn mechs of people who are 1-2 ranks higher

[pure patio]

your shadow position is the problem

u need to be closer, look at the videos , and the moment u shadow, ur like 50m away from him

[cyan sage]

why

[pure patio]

when ur closer, u can challenge him if he messes up

like ur shadowing he as time to recover

[small harness]

Free Coaching | Platinum 1 - Grand Champion 3 (Low GC3, 1715)
Any Platform | TOS Age Required
DM Me

[cyan sage]

but if he shots

[pure patio]

he doesnt shoot with the ball up on his car

[cyan sage]

its in

[cyan sage]

flick

[pure patio]

the max he flicks, but u can dfend it

[cyan sage]

not sure abt that

[dusky fiber]

is this about 1s u guys discuss?

[cyan sage]

beside all this my enemies are way better than all other that my friends get ib my eank

[pure patio]

0:47, the flick isnt normal, jack doesnt defend cause its a monster flick, but look how close jack is on monkey

[cyan sage]

yes

ok 1sec

[pure patio]

thats how close u need to be

[cyan sage]

ok

i see

[dusky fiber]

i would also say staying more close makes more sense, try to fake him and make him flick, if u pressure enough he will make a mistake and u can challenge, as long as u match the speed he is in u should able to save flicks

[pure patio]

people in champ wont do thoose flicks

so u can do what jack did there

[cyan sage]

@dusky fiber if u want to u can look at my vids too

[dusky fiber]

sure where are the vids

[cyan sage]

there 4 on my chanel

[cyan sage]

ok i see ty for this advice

[pure patio]

whats your 2s rank @cyan sage

[cyan sage]

beside that is tjere more things i do wrong

[pure patio]

i see u have problems rotating back post

[cyan sage]

d3c1

[pure patio]

i see

[cyan sage]

yeah ik

my probelm is rotation

i think

[pure patio]

we can try to 1v1 if u want

[cyan sage]

whats ur eank

[pure patio]

c1 c2 on 1s

[cyan sage]

fs

im down

my epix is white-night97-

im coming on now

[pure patio]

i dont play much 1s

[cyan sage]

Np

[pure patio]

but iam down

[cyan sage]

im a 2s main too

[pure patio]

sent

[cyan sage]

alr

[dusky fiber]

some things, i agree u stay way too far away, try and tsay more close, if u are scared abotu the flicks as i said: try and get in a smilar speed and he cant overflick u, do small fake in order to make him flick, few other things: dont focus too much on big pads, try and rotate more around the smaller ones while u rotate, this can make a big diffrence if u want to pressure or defend without going of rotation, dont panic when he challenges from the side or corner rather jump 1 time and focus more on the landing, for more tipps i would need to see more but yh there are many things someone can say aboiut 1s

[cyan sage]

ok ty a lot

[pure patio]

corner have 0 threath

most of the time

[cyan sage]

imma 1v1 kranke and them come back to dc maybe u want to do a 1v1 too escredit

[pure patio]

did u accept @cyan sage ?

[cyan sage]

whats ur rank escrwdit

[hoary cradle]

im on kbm rn should i switch to controller?

[dusky fiber]

yup, but people tend to give it all of them in the corner, then they are complettly off rotation aswell as bad landing, also for 2s-

[cyan sage]

onmv its my firsz march of today btw

[pure patio]

iam gc2 on 2s and i play kbm

[pure patio]

mine too

[hoary cradle]

what are your binds or should i use default?

[dusky fiber]

dont have much time atm, i m also nto a big 1s player, last time was like 4-5 season ago, was gc1 times ago

[pure patio]

default bind

everything

[dusky fiber]

rn gc3 in 2s and gc2 div 4 in 3s, dont play 1s

[cyan sage]

np

[pure patio]

@cyan sage can u come now i dont have much time

[cyan sage]

i imvitey u

Domt go ez on me @pure patio

[hazy shell]

That’s under promotion

[pure patio]

i invited

[cyan sage]

ok

[pure patio]

delete the messages

and go to content promotion

[dusky fiber]

just delete it otherwise u might get a wanrning or ban

[cyan sage]

dont go ez on me kraken

[dusky fiber]

left click on it and delete msg

[thin verge]

So when shadow defending I'm supposed to stay kinda close the the enemy (getting closer the nearer they come to my goal), both facing goalside

But what do I need to do if they get the ball on their car during that?

Since I'm so close during me powersliding they already have time to flick

Just backflip challenge?

[wet kiln]

you can fake challenge, pre jump to predict it, or just flip towards where they are

whichever suits the situation best

if they have a lot of speed might be best to pre jump or flip

but if they are slowly going you can bait out an early flick with a fake challenge

[mortal quail]

You don't wanna shadow until they shoot, you shadow when they have options, once they run outta options you have to do something. Weather its challenge, fake, prejump, have teammate cut you if its ws

[thin verge]

Wait maybe I misunderstand shadow defense then

I thought let's say if they have the ball near their corner boost I slowly approach maybe fake challenge or something but I should ASAP get into a "shadow" position, where I drive from the side of the field inwards and close the distance as they get closer to my goal

Did I get that wrong already?

[mortal quail]

Why tf would you shadow on their half

Assuming it's 1s

[abstract burrow]

Anyone got 1s tips?

[thin verge]

Okay let's say around mid boost, I'm driving back to recover and they come with the ball from their corne

r, I just got midboost

[dusky fiber]

rlly depends, whats your rank?

[abstract burrow]

D1

Trying to get to gc

[mortal quail]

In that scenario you want to get them off the ball, usually done by challenges or fakes. Don't shadow in that scenario because it's too far, he can boom it and nothing you can do.

If its already on your half and he is dribbling, then you shadow. Only shadow when you don't know what to do and give yourself time

If you can challenge, you do it

This is assuming its a 1s question

If its 2s, your trolling by shadowing

[thin verge]

Okay but at what point am I supposed to shadow

It is 1s, yeah

[mortal quail]

When he already has a full dribble/control and you are either low boost or fake doesn't work. On your half

[cyan sage]

got humbled by @pure patio rQ

[thin verge]

The thing is in these situations I'm at midboost driving back and they are just behind me with the ball, so I thought that's where I need to shadow since I don't have time to turn.

[thin verge]

Okay then I wait for the flick and try to save it?

[mortal quail]

You have plenty of time to turn, the problem is you instinctively turn around facing your net

[dusky fiber]

one of the most important things for me was being unpredictable, so dont play always the same, switch things up, if u can achieve that your opponent doesnt know what u do next u have an advantage, try to not focus too much in big pads and try to focus when u rotate to rotate around the small pads, this can rlly be key if u try to pressure or defend, as i said the switching up part i did a lot, when it comes to kick offs, shots, dribblings, challanges etc., if ur oponent is faster then u with kick offs try and do a delayed one, next time do a normal one cause he might thing u will do it again, dont overcommit in corners, and yh thats how i used to play and it worked pretty good

[thin verge]

Looking goalside, jumping up?

[mortal quail]

Waiting for the flick is a horrible idea 90% of the time. You wanna force him to flick then save it

[thin verge]

Yeah but if I'm in a shadow position how do I force him to flick?

[mortal quail]

Shadow to where his only option is to flick, thats why low 50s are so powerful in high 1s

[mortal quail]

Getting closer early on, fast challenging, fakes of course

[thin verge]

I do think I get it with the shadow at least, if they have ball, it's my half and I don't have time to turn

[thin verge]

Thanks!

[mortal quail]

Only shadow when you have no other option and he has 100 options

[thin verge]

I think since I'm still new to the game I'll probably figure it out with experience then, deciding when to shadow exactly.

I did make the experience that when I turn to challenge I don't actually have the time do so so that's where the question came from and hence I default to shadowing. I guess it's other positional stuff then. Still helps, thanks!

[mortal quail]

What rank in 1s

[thin verge]

G3/P1

[mortal quail]

Honestly in that rank just focus on just hard chasing on every ball

Easiest way your gonna improve

[cyan sage]

hey

is there some gc who can 1v1 me please and tell me what im doing wrong

[stoic frigate]

@cyan sage

[cyan sage]

and for fun xD

[abstract burrow]

Thank you

[thin verge]

Yeah I actually do that a lot now, trying to get a lot of time with the ball, but sometimes I already question what I did wrong positionally/defensively - anyway thanks for all the advice, gtg now!

[solid flame]

lf someone to help me w my mechs, tryna learn new ones 😭

[signal lintel]

Why tho

[hard otter]

how to improve flip resets

at diamond 2

i have decent game sense and mechs

[nocturne breach]

you don't need them in that rank

if you are asking for ranked purposes

mainly because is overused and used at the wrong times

in lower ranks

[mortal quail]

At d2 it's gonna be a bit harder just due to the lack of car control, but give yourself space and fly up to the ball for the reset, don't wait for it to fall. However it's better to wait until champ to start actually learning

[nocturne breach]

aerial control should be prioritized over flip resets because you are going to struggle a lot otherwise

[abstract burrow]

I need help on defence in 1s. Don't know when to commit

[hard otter]

i know but still my car control is decent and i dont want to learn for competitive

in comp air dribbles are good enough

i want to learn for private matches

plus i also am very bad at shooting

[tropic mist]

whats the lfg command?

[harsh abyss]

sounds like a waste of time if youre doing it for private matches

[hard otter]

it is

[harsh abyss]

/

[hard otter]

yea

[mint jetty]

how do i dm someone from looking for group channel

[hard otter]

but how to get better at air dribbles? how to gorilla glue air driblle

i think D2 is the perfect rank to start learning

[tropic mist]

its just practice

[hard otter]

i only get 3 or 4 top dribbles

[tropic mist]

go custom training find air dribble training by ipJoker

[hard otter]

yea i know

it it only car control?

[tropic mist]

pretty much

[hard otter]

what ur rank

[tropic mist]

gc2

[hard otter]

oh

btw just a question how do you get the perfect reset in order to do a double flip reset

[tropic mist]

you dont want to worry about mechanics at low ranks really learn the fundemantals first

but when you go for the first reset you want to land diagonally on the ball which sets you up to flip into the ball the second time landing on another reset

[signal lintel]

Stay under the ball and plan ahead of your next touch

[sharp kestrel]

Someone help me get out of elo hell

[untold forge]

Mr.GC2 - I Kindly request your assistance with mansplaining to me on what I need to improve to consistantly stay in gc1

[mortal quail]

Elo hell isn't a thing, but what rank

[sharp kestrel]

Plat3 div 3

[mortal quail]

Plat: get better at defending and mastering stuff you learned in gold. Honestly stop trying to aerial for every ball, use your judgement to decide if you should aerial or not. Learn backpost rotations and hitting the ball off backboard. Should be said that dont go for air dribbles or ceiling shots idc if you are consistent with them. Playing smart and reading the play will allow you to rank up

[sharp kestrel]

U got a dia one?

Cause I’m constantly moving between the two

[peak root]

bro i swear gc1 is so annoying now. everyone is so inconsistent and just chases and demos

[mortal quail]

Lol ya but that's for more higher into diamond/champ

[tropic mist]

@untold forge focus on rotations and defense, mechanics isnt a priority. if youre thinking of commiting to the ball or challenging stay commited dont think twice

[sharp kestrel]

My peak is d3 d4

[tropic mist]

unless you know it will be a bad challenge etc

[mortal quail]

Diamond: Stop tilt queueing, give your teammate space, get better at punishing your opponents. This can be done with good shooting and reads. Starting defending off backboard and get better at doing it. See the enemy up high, go backboard. Get better at basic aerials and wall touches as these can be vital. Get better at offense without sacrificing defense

D3 to p3 is far drop

[sharp kestrel]

Yeah I know

[untold forge]

Thanks man would you mind running some cas or comp games ?

[sharp kestrel]

It has been a lot of tilt qing tbf

[tropic mist]

you need to learn to adapt to different play styles, if you have an aggressive team mate play mid / defence and suport him, if you got a passive player think of playing aggressive and faste

i can do some casuals i havent played today so i can warm up a little

[untold forge]

awesome

[sharp kestrel]

I do try to play around my teammate and I fully believe I should be at least champ

[mortal quail]

You wouldn't be plat

[sharp kestrel]

My teammates consistently dc/give up after 2 goals down