gameplay-tips

[mellow minnow]

tf you mean im a great player, you have never seen me in ur life

[mortal quail]

It was sarcastic
Thats why he mentioned everything you need to improve on

[mellow minnow]

I don't believe in sarcasm

[barren spire]

any ones mains in the chat today i could use some ones help

[vagrant forge]

Is there a gc that can coach me?

[urban tree]

whats your rank

[vagrant forge]

d3

[urban tree]

i mean im in d2 but the thing is, you gotta be more consistent

c1 and d3 is little difference

as in high d3 low c1

[royal meadow]

can someone above c3 coach me please i can vc and share screen

[cyan sage]

plat 3 c1 theres no difference

[urban tree]

sorry, plat?

[cyan sage]

yes, plat

[royal meadow]

there is a lot of diffrence

[cyan sage]

if you can hit the ball properly, you should be c1

[urban tree]

your joking?

[cyan sage]

maybe slight difference, I think i lost 1 match on my way to c1 playing with drive forwards unbound

[urban tree]

technically if you hit the ball properly all the time you should be the best in the world

[cyan sage]

nah, like literally just hit it over 40kph

and not towards your own net

[sterile spire]

diamond is literally just learning to hit the ball properly and biggest thing is rotations

[urban tree]

yea

[cyan sage]

you dont even really need rotations

more like, dont bump tm8

[urban tree]

thats why there is diamond between champ and plat

[cyan sage]

if you hit the ball on a double commit in a way where theres no pressure on you, then the double commit no longer matters

[sterile spire]

you just described why you need rotations

[urban tree]

i mean you aren't wrong fully, but like the reason why there is diamond is for the learning to hit the ball bit

[sterile spire]

if you say you don't need to learn rotations you're fr trolling

[cyan sage]

you can cut tm8 without hitting tm8

i do it all the time

[sterile spire]

you don't cut tm8 tho, then you're just fucking them up

[cyan sage]

their issue, not mine?

[sterile spire]

which is why you're low rank

[urban tree]

hol up with drive unbound?

[cyan sage]

ig anything below ssl is low rank, unlucky

[cyan sage]

yeah

[sterile spire]

you're c1 peak icl

[royal meadow]

can someone above c3 coach me please i can vc and share screen

[cyan sage]

I prob can in a few min

[royal meadow]

ok ty please

[cyan sage]

actually the acc never hit c1, it peaked d3, it's on a 10 game winstreak tho lmao

[cyan sage]

call whenever

[kindred hedge]

yo im around c2 right now struggling to see my mistakes i peaked c3 div4 but never reached gc...... can someone help me improve im done to help other below me as well feel free to dm me

[barren spire]

Im gc2 in 2s and 3s looking for a 1ns main to help me with my ones gameplay mechs arent an issue im loosing because of kickoffs and bad decisions looking for some tips

[barren spire]

honestly most likely shooting accuracy and consistency do corner drills and sidewall drills till you can consistently hit it into the net 65mph or higher or like 100kph will help alot if you cant hit the ball accuratly your not gonna win

[cyan sage]

if you want, screenshare me a game or send me the replay file

Ill be a dick about it but ill point out what you're doing wrong

[kindred hedge]

sure

can we do it right now ?

[cyan sage]

call/send replay file whenever

[runic canopy]

Gonna be hard asf cuz low c2 rn is like high gc1 in s10

[cyan sage]

in what world

it's like 100mmr off, not 300

[barren spire]

was gonna say high gc1? maybe like low c3

[runic canopy]

dude trust me idk what rank u are rn but everyone in c2 is sweaty asf and has a gc tag

[cyan sage]

im above c2

[barren spire]

im gc2

its early season alot of low ranked higher players

[runic canopy]

Yeah but it's been like that for the whole of s11

[barren spire]

i played chief beef the other day in a high gc1 lobby the other day hes 2k plus mmr

[runic canopy]

Dayum

[barren spire]

less ppl playing most likely

[cyan sage]

Who is chief beef

[barren spire]

look him up on yt or twitch

he was low from reset he plays in 2k lobbies most of the season

[mellow minnow]

currently stuck in gold 1v1, what do i do when people air dribble in my net?

[signal lintel]

Practice defending

[lime wind]

"I double commit and blame my tm8s when we get scored on"

[cyan sage]

That’s me

[lavish nebula]

Can someone give me advice I’m stuck on plat 3 bc my tm8s are bad and none of my friends are plat

[inland nacelle]

Okay though why are there people air dribbeling in gold like imma d1 and everyone sucks

[latent bobcat]

Normal

[lime wind]

If your teammates are bad you need to rotate around them its that simple

Or go look for "Better" tm8s in #looking-for-group

[inland nacelle]

fr just que with me

[cyan sage]

i just ballchase faster and win

[lime wind]

I can try

Diamond 3

[vestal night]

if ur in middle ranks u dont need coaching

just play the game

[plucky star]

Can anyone coach me I’m p3 and have a mic

[lime wind]

I disagree there was a lot I still had to learn in diamond

[lime wind]

Again I can try, Diamond 3

[vestal night]

theres alot to learn but most diamonds have issues with consistency

and the only way to solve that is just playing the game

[lime wind]

Yeah but most diamonds also focus on mechs too much and saying that encourages it

[vestal night]

if ur on pc do workshop maps they woulda been a game changer if i knew about them earlier

[vestal night]

how does that encourage it

im saying just go and play ranked

[lime wind]

Because theyre gonna go practice freeplay, packs and casuals and not actually study gamesense n rotations

[vestal night]

you will improve dramatically compared to getting a coach andthem telling you to learn rotations

[vestal night]

how do you study game sense

[barren spire]

honestly lower ranks such as diamond should be working on hitting hard accurate shots not fancty mechs maybe basic air dribbles and ground dribbles and flicks but most importantly hard accurate shots

[lime wind]

Theres so many SSL players on YT who do tips for every rank and it helps so much

[vestal night]

u can hit champ off of hitting the ball hard into the goal

[barren spire]

i would argue gc1

[vestal night]

true

3s is different

2s u could hit gc1 off hitting it hard

[barren spire]

you would be surprised hard bad ppl in gc1 are at just shooting

[vestal night]

i am gc1 i know

[barren spire]

how not hard

[lime wind]

You can get rlly as far as you want with the very basics required to keep up in a rank + great rotations

[vestal night]

yeah thats all u need

and u can learn all that by just playing comp aloty

[lime wind]

Yeah but if someone is asking for tips they want something direct they can work on

Lots of people can play hundreds or thousands of hours and not learn anything

[barren spire]

honestly boost management and hard shots will get you really far i have a buddy whos ssl cant flip reset just hits hard accurate shots and maintains mommentum and boost

[vestal night]

that too

momentum is so important and no one thinks about it

try controller

[lime wind]

Id say yeah try it but you are probs better with that until you get used to it

[barren spire]

thats alot of hours on kbm but give the controller a try and see if you like the feel of it or not

[vestal night]

how dop u get banned for a month

bans are like 5 minutes

thats crazy

i get that

i recently hit gc1 and rank reset is tough

just know that it takes time

[toxic cairn]

stuck c1

any tips? peak is c3

[vestal night]

keep grinding

[cyan sage]

just work on hitting the ball

[vestal night]

i was in that position before

just keep working

[cyan sage]

lmfao skill issue

[toxic cairn]

ok thx

[vestal night]

know when to stop queuing rage queuing kills u

[cyan sage]

afk and disconnect prob due to you ballchasing if it's 3 times in a row

indeed

if most opponents you play are losing to you, you should be winning, therefore, you just need to queue?

thats literally how the game works 😭

yes

💀

[vestal night]

but ur not soloing

people telling u that ur gc doesnt mean that ur gc

[cyan sage]

they go afk instantly?

then dont requeue instantly?

4:30 left? how bad are you playing for them to rq 30 seconds in

[vestal night]

that happens to everyone but its not every game

[cyan sage]

3 different people in a row rq on you, its gotta be smth you're doing

[vestal night]

people act like they are hte only ones hwo experience bad teammates and dcers

[cyan sage]

even if i was diamond, i'm asking the right questions, how you make 3 people prefer a 5 minute ban over playing with you

3 different people in a row? you're the unluckiest person alive

[vestal night]

if you are stuck c2 you probably should be c2

okay?

that doesnt mean you are gc

[cyan sage]

ok so what im hearing is you should play 1s and just get gc in 1s?

[vestal night]

ok hear me out in 2v2 if its a gc and a c2 vs two c2s shouldnt you win every single time

[cyan sage]

lmfao

[vestal night]

this man understands

dont get mad about what you cant control

everyone if going to get a few bad teammates

play with what u got

complaining gets you nowhere

you act like your teammate dcs every single game

[cyan sage]

when he's on the team, they do

m8's prob ballchasing out of existence and his tm8s just prefer a 5 min ban over playing with him

aint you block me? lmao

the obvious solution is to complain ofc, it makes the problem go away

sounds like blocking is useless

[vestal night]

gamer ur not helping anything

[cyan sage]

at least i aint hardstuck c3 tho, lets goo

maybe if i unbound drive forwards and reverse

[vestal night]

i dont understand arguing about this

its never gonna go anywhere and you both sound like morons

[cyan sage]

surely anger managment isnt that expensive

[cyan sage]

it wastes his time, and i've got time to waste, it's entertainment

[vestal night]

yeah cause gamer is riling him up

[vestal valley]

eh it's fine idrc, he's like the type of braindead teammates I would get

[cyan sage]

your tm8s are gc's?

how you losing as someone who plays like a gc, with gc tm8s, in c2

[vestal valley]

unfortunately reading through your messages, I saw you said you were diamond 1

alr

[vestal night]

why

[cyan sage]

you mean when someone called me d1 and i responded turn up im d1

[vestal night]

hes just annoying when me and bull are trying to help exyo

[cyan sage]

whats there to help

his tm8s prefer 5 minute bans over playing with him

[vestal valley]

played with my gc teammate and went from c2 to c3 without losing, then we both got off and dropped down to c2 from solo q

[vestal night]

im not annoying but exyo certainly is

annoyed*

[cyan sage]

so you cant rotate around soloq tm8s

is what im hearing

[vestal valley]

gamer who even are you

he doesn't care he's just a troll

[cyan sage]

welcome to the internet

[vestal night]

he never was trying to unfortunately

[cyan sage]

@mortal quail come coach @vestal valley

[vestal valley]

im just gonna ignore him lmao his name already shows how childish he is (hes probably underaged)

[magic thorn]

I was 1630 mmr last season in 2v2 i could give some tips

[vestal valley]

is that casual or comp mmr

[cyan sage]

his issue is that he queues and his tm8s instantly disconnect

[magic thorn]

Comp ofc

[cyan sage]

coach me @magic thorn

[vestal valley]

mm i see

[magic thorn]

Tips on how to improve ofc💀

[mortal quail]

You have seb blocked

[magic thorn]

He is saying gc2 is free elo

Nah its kinda hard

[cyan sage]

im just a guy sending people to ero for coaching

[lime wind]

Realest comment ever

[cyan sage]

👲

[magic thorn]

What rank are u then

[cyan sage]

ello irish

[lime wind]

GC2 is free lol

Imagine

[magic thorn]

Hiw am i supposed to know

[cyan sage]

(we're all gc2 and coping)

[lime wind]

Saying the top few % of players are bad/way worse than you?

[cyan sage]

agreed

[magic thorn]

Ur gc2?

[cyan sage]

literacy obtained?

[magic thorn]

Sure

[cyan sage]

lmfao

@cyan sage @magic thorn 3s and @mortal quail can coach us?

[magic thorn]

Im not on my pc rn

[cyan sage]

man wtf

17 hours ago, bro lives rent free

[lusty galleon]

average #gameplay-tips convo

[magic thorn]

Fr

🤷‍♂️

[cyan sage]

Tf

[mortal quail]

How did Bubba win

Mods

[cyan sage]

Ero what happened?

[mortal quail]

I have very little info
But basically someone was giving tips, then Gamer and Capri trolled for an hour

[cyan sage]

skill issue

[mortal quail]

???

[cyan sage]

And capri won how?

[mortal quail]

Because the non troll got banned

[cyan sage]

That’s stupid

[mortal quail]

There we go

[magic thorn]

What happened?

[mortal quail]

He gone too

[cyan sage]

unlucky

[magic thorn]

U banned them?

[cyan sage]

he did. he's a discord mod

[mortal quail]

I'm not a mod 💀

[magic thorn]

Ah ggwp

[mortal quail]

So no it wasn't me

[cyan sage]

coach me please

[mortal quail]

Did I report him, possibly

[magic thorn]

Me too ❤️

[cyan sage]

thats wild

[mortal quail]

You think I haven't

[cyan sage]

What did they say tho

[cyan sage]

wait thats toxic

I just want coaching man

[magic thorn]

Yo @mortal quail are you ssl?

[mortal quail]

No

[cyan sage]

i wasnt toxic per say, i was just stating the truth, asking questions too

he was toxic to me

[magic thorn]

What rank are you?

[mortal quail]

I think c2 atm
Haven't played placements

Peak gc1

Wavedash/boost

[magic thorn]

C2 and 5k earnings jeezez

[cyan sage]

?

Oh

[magic thorn]

?

[cyan sage]

a pro boosted him in a tourny

?

[mortal quail]

Hey, I scored the most

[magic thorn]

Ah ok

[cyan sage]

How much?

[magic thorn]

Which pro was it?

[mortal quail]

Chronic

[magic thorn]

Thats sick

[magic thorn]

Is he on a team atm?

[mortal quail]

Ye GenG

[cyan sage]

So would that mean you carried chronic?

Or other way around

[final blaze]

Can someone help me with directional airoll?🤔

[cyan sage]

@mortal quail image please

[mortal quail]

He def did the heavy lifting, but there was bounties in the event, so scoring goals was on of them

[final blaze]

@cyan sage wdym

[cyan sage]

By bounties do you mean saves and all that stuff?

[mortal quail]

Ye

[cyan sage]

@final blaze this is what i mean

[final blaze]

Oh

[cyan sage]

Ima just save that

[final blaze]

Yeah

[magic thorn]

@final blaze U can also do ring maps

[latent bobcat]

Dont need it 🗿

[final blaze]

Like when I didn't know I was supposed to be using directional airoll I would always push my joycon to the right

I don't have a pc

[cyan sage]

@mortal quail can you coach me, ik you dont have anything else to do

[final blaze]

Yeah fr I need a coat to coach me about this 🗿

And for some reason training packs aren't working for me 💀

Some of them might work

[cyan sage]

💀

[final blaze]

Should I just show a picture?

If I can

[mortal quail]

Hes right you know

[cyan sage]

No, i dont know

now coach me

lmao

💀

[signal lintel]

Look at all these wonderful coaches in chat today

[cyan sage]

@signal lintel ty ty

need coaching?

[signal lintel]

For bronze 4v4

[cyan sage]

ah thats out of my skill range, sorry

[signal lintel]

😔

[dusty gyro]

anyone able to coach me? im d2 in 2s

[lost heath]

check dm

[dusty gyro]

alright

[mystic jolt]

when i jump literally as im hitting the ball most of the time my car gets pushed back towards the wall and makes things awkward. is that a result of me jumping slightly before hitting the ball? or am i supposed to jump like as fast as possible after touching the ball?

[mortal quail]

Your meant to jump slightly after hitting it

[mystic jolt]

ty

[final blaze]

Yo what are the preferred airoll sensitivity on directional airoll and steering maybe I play on Xbox One

[sonic fog]

1.30

thats what i use at least

[final blaze]

Ok I use 2.35 for steering sens and airoll sensitivity is 2.50

Is that good? Or is it okay

[cyan sage]

pretty sure directional airroll has a set turn speed

so theres literally no dif

[final blaze]

Did bro just say no diff 💀

Just playing

[cyan sage]

lmao

[final blaze]

Ok I'll try out those settings th

Tho*

[twin monolith]

who can help me rq

[cyan sage]

what you need help w/

skill issue

press play, queue ranked, play with randos

learn how to rotate and randos are kind of cracked

duo queue tm8s are generally the worse players

[twin monolith]

thats what i mean

im unranked

last season d2 peak but didnt touch ranked

the season before that d3 but quit for months

[cyan sage]

ah d2, so you cant rotate

[twin monolith]

i can rotate

[cyan sage]

wdym thats what you mean, if thats what you mean then just queue

[twin monolith]

what rank r u?

[cyan sage]

c1 with drive forwards and boost unbound

[cyan sage]

That’s possible?

[twin monolith]

☠️

[cyan sage]

yes

[twin monolith]

i usually play 1s

[cyan sage]

c1 is literally free, all you have to do is not get in tm8s way

[proper stratus]

I mean with gc gamesense sure

[cyan sage]

wtf is gc gamesense

[sonic fog]

too high for me

[cyan sage]

I just ballchase and boom the ball, except im backwards wavedashing and backflipping

[sonic fog]

but you can use it if it feels right

[final blaze]

Alright

[proper stratus]

I mean u cant ballchase and stay out of tm8s way

[cyan sage]

you can

just dont ballchase with 0 boost

[proper stratus]

Well thats contradictory especially in c1

[cyan sage]

and if you remember, boost unbound

so always ballchase

really all you need to do is be in the play, d3s will throw possession away bc they get scared

[proper stratus]

Yeah

[cyan sage]

and then your tm8 is there, and he booms it up bc his d3 brain wants to give away possession, at which point you're alr up field bc you know where it'll go

[proper stratus]

But u must position better than most players there

Which is partly what i mean my gc gamesense

[cyan sage]

I have an acc that hit c1 by sitting in net and only saving tho

[proper stratus]

Question: how did u do kickoffs without foward and boost

[faint sail]

If anyone wants help critiquing your in game decisions or improving your mechanics (Freestyling mechanics or Competitive mechanics) anywhere from air dribbling to quad flip resets in a PM, DM me NAE.

[cyan sage]

just go to net

[proper stratus]

Gc mechs still but impressive

[cyan sage]

gc mechs (double jump)

[proper stratus]

Well idk if its more impressive or just sad

[proper stratus]

Reaction time w muscle memory, positioning and i bet fast aerials

Actt idk what d3 goes for an aerial shot

[cyan sage]

you dont need to react when diamonds shoot the ball at you from half field

theres no aerial shots

[proper stratus]

I mistake higher c1 for d3

[cyan sage]

and if there is, its 20kph

[proper stratus]

I mean its not great level

[tranquil copper]

how to exit plat

[proper stratus]

But i find it better

[proper stratus]

Touch the ball towards the net and stay simple

Dont even need to flip

[tranquil copper]

epic

[proper stratus]

They dont defend anything in the air anyway

[proper stratus]

?

[drowsy imp]

How do I hit 2k mmr?

[cyan sage]

grow roots

[drowsy imp]

In my house?

[cyan sage]

yes

from you to the ground, in your desk chair

[proper stratus]

Gamer what do u think abt high c1 - mid c2 gameplay

[cyan sage]

I can never tell if it's c2 or plat

[proper stratus]

Sounds about right

[drowsy imp]

Fr c2 is so weird

[proper stratus]

😭

[carmine valve]

how to exit d2

[twin monolith]

hit the ball dont go for a air dribble ceilling shot

[faint sail]

If anyone wants help critiquing your in game decisions or improving your mechanics (Freestyling mechanics or Competitive mechanics) anywhere from air dribbling to quad flip resets in a PM, DM me NAE.

[faint sail]

bio L fr

[tranquil copper]

Need helpy to exit plat

[frigid anchor]

Help I'm diamond 1 I need tips

[bitter fjord]

@simple cave yo i dmd u or did u find sombody alrdy

[cyan sage]

What you play on there?

[final blaze]

Can anyone tell me what is the most preferred controller dead zone and doge dead zone that like pro players use?

I use 25 for controller and 35 for doge

[mild nest]

@mortal quail

[mild nest]

theres a whole wikepedia chart abt that

its called liquepedia

[paper wigeon]

Most people I see around use 10% on controller. The general rule is "as low as possible without the controller screwing up inputs." As for dodge, it's a mixed bag. 0.2-0.6 is probably fine.

[final blaze]

I've heard of that

[mild nest]

liquipedia.net

[final blaze]

Yeah I know 🗿

I was just wondering cause I'm practicing directional airoll

[paper wigeon]

Should make no practical difference there. Most people just max out their input when doing aerials with few notable exceptions.

[final blaze]

Ok I'll stick to my regular dead zones then ;-;

[hard sonnet]

What rank are you guys

[final blaze]

Wait do people use airoll right? When directional airoll

[hard sonnet]

I do

[final blaze]

I just use left

[mild nest]

i play kb 🗿

[paper wigeon]

Either. Basically 50/50, pure preference.

[hard sonnet]

Is it weird that I use different air roll for speed flipping and in the air?

[final blaze]

Ok

[mild nest]

no

[paper wigeon]

I mean that would indicate that you only speed flip in one direction, which is weird, but not because of the air roll.

[hard sonnet]

I can speed flip both

I just prefer one of them

I only speedflip really with left air roll

But I can with right

I’m a diamond 3 btw

But I’ve beaten a c3 in a 1v1 so

[paper wigeon]

I mean in any kickoff not perfectly in the center it is better to use the appropriate direction, but in diamond 3 it really doesn't matter.

[storm onyx]

If anyone wants help critiquing your in game decisions or improving your mechanics (Freestyling mechanics or Competitive mechanics) anywhere from air dribbling to quad flip resets in a PM, DM me NAE.

[dull arrow]

Preferbaly i use 0.12 deadzone and 0.23 dodge deazone

[faint sail]

If anyone wants help critiquing your in game decisions or improving your mechanics (Freestyling mechanics or Competitive mechanics) anywhere from air dribbling to quad flip resets in a PM, DM me NAE.

[dull arrow]

Why nae 🥲😭

[faint sail]

that where i be

[dull arrow]

Damn

Im eu

[warped mural]

k then

unpaid coaching*

[serene crescent]

tips? uninstall while u still can

[warped mural]

bruh if i get warned for tryna coach 🤡 i need further explanation

example of a message in this same channel that promotes self, for monetary coaching. my post was not monetary, i was just asking if anyone had an SSL team I could coach. I've never charged for any of my coaching sessions. I don't believe in that, because I just want to help people. This time, I wanna help make history

if it's still considered self/content promotion, just lmk and i'll post it there, but this is where people come to look for coaching i thought

[bright beacon]

Dang I hate how well the Flake road2ssl strategy works even in 3s. Patience is a virtue I guess

[warped mural]

at what rank?

cuz my gc teammates tackle me for ball when i play slow lol

[bright beacon]

Yeah it's just plat but really giving into playing 3rd man most of the time seems to yield results

If my teammates are impatient, well, they'll eventually score probably and at least I can guarantee no overcommits

[tepid trail]

Every team needs a third 🤷‍♂️. Most of the time in solo q even in GC+ it tends to be effective cause everyone thinks playing fast is carrying

[bright beacon]

I usually end up tilted and impatient after a while doing this but it feels nice when it works

[cyan sage]

play faster

[cyan sage]

mods have been wilding lately, i got warned for asking "who needs coaching"

[warped mural]

amazing

[warped mural]

don't get me wrong. playing 3rd is critical. however, you play third and play a good 50? nah, just goes right to where your teammate should be, and they're upfield or getting boost

Best thing to do as 3rd in the lower ranks is bang ball away upfield so you don't get tackled. Yes you lose possession, but you can get it right back. Later in matches, maybe not the best idea, but in anything below GC2, it doesn't matter

[faint sail]

If anyone wants help critiquing your in game decisions or improving your mechanics (Freestyling mechanics or Competitive mechanics) anywhere from air dribbling to quad flip resets in a PM, DM me NAE.

[faint sail]

look at mine i think it has something to do with the wqord "help" or "helping", ima coach but my post doesn't say coaching in it, i worded mine differently and never have had a warning so that might help

[indigo quartz]

Anyone have any tips on air roll? I only really use left and need to start using regular air roll more

[warped mural]

😭 im literally a former coach from here tho. i have messages in the pinned section... like wut 😭

definitely wasn't tryna sell services, just an offer to use them to help benefit both parties. it might have something to do with group coaching in general tho

[cyan sage]

mine had "anyone need coaching" and i got a warn

[warped mural]

best way to learn is to go into freeplay and fly around the ball while spinning. try to stay upright. it'll expose you to a bunch of difficult "blackout moments"

[topaz ridge]

Can I get a coach?

[warped mural]

rank?

[topaz ridge]

Gold…

To low?

[cyan sage]

just hit the ball

[warped mural]

no not at all

there's things at every rank that you can learn

[indigo quartz]

People do paid training sessions? Feel like unless you’re paying for multiple sessions you can’t get better in one can you

[warped mural]

i would suggest watching some coaching on plat gameplay and see if that helps, since advice is extremely general at that rank, and seeing the gameplay/flaws pointed out might help

are there new rules against anything with links? I have a video of me coaching that can be useful, but don't want another warning for tryna help

[indigo quartz]

Rotate. I have 120 Hours and I’m D2. I have basically zero mechanics (learned to half flip today) low ranks mechanics don’t mean much.

[cyan sage]

I think you can send the link if you write out what it is, so like i can put an rl tracker and say "link to my rl tracker"

[topaz ridge]

Dang I learned that already

[warped mural]

gotcha

[cyan sage]

@mortal quail is this right

you're a discord mod @mortal quail, explain us the rules

[topaz ridge]

Idk how to rotate and I might need a teammate

[indigo quartz]

Are u playing more 2s or 3s? Their rotations are different and low ranks 3s is basically no 3rd man so just play 3rd man lol

[topaz ridge]

2s for now until I get friends

I want a duo soon

[warped mural]

if you have questions about any of it, please ask. the information is pretty much all there, and straightforward, but anything not in the video, im happy to help with

[topaz ridge]

Ok

[indigo quartz]

My advice would be while rotating back to net try to get a demo/bump on their last man if he’s already down field. Helps relieve pressure on your teammate who’s last man

[bright beacon]

I think a corollary to that is kind of be aware of teammates/opponents, their positions and what they are about to do. I notice I can play the ball more when I stop making dumb challenges or double-committing on a ball my teammate goes for

[indigo quartz]

100% I catch myself all the time saying why would I go for that 50. Especially when I knew they’re getting a hard touch I could take control of after

[bright beacon]

It feels good to be able to easily save a ball, it feels ungodly terrible to watch that ball roll leisurely into your goal because your whole team committed

[warped mural]

just looked back at that response chart i posted a long time ago, and it says 90/170 that responded know how to flip reset but only 12 of 170 know how to half flip... i feel like people lie about their mechanical ability

[indigo quartz]

I can half flip. Only time I’ve ever got a reset was luck pre flipping into the ball and doing nothing with it after 😂

[warped mural]

😂

[opaque radish]

yo guys I’m d1.. any advice on how to airroll correctly

[warped mural]

point is, be better at saving than scoring

[opaque radish]

and is it worth it at my rank?

[warped mural]

use it to adjust your car to the situation, not to just spin around and look cool

[opaque radish]

duos

[faint sail]

yeah ik thats what im saying

[indigo quartz]

Atleast im honest 😂 I don’t play enough to learn all that fancy stuff. I’ll keep my butt on the ground

[opaque radish]

alr

[faint sail]

aye can anyone help me in 1's i main 2's and i am really having trouble in 1's with my decisions if anyone could 1v1 me and help that would be nice i keep losing to gc's

[cyan sage]

if you want to learn it, learn it

[cyan sage]

just ballchase

[opaque radish]

any advice on how to?

[indigo quartz]

I only really air roll to land on the ground right. Been trying it more in air to get the right angle just takes time to learn

[cyan sage]

go into workshop maps or freeplay, and just keep doing it

[faint sail]

i do my playstyle is fast and mechanical but these gc's make such good touches and decisions they just outplay me no matter how fast or mech i am

[cyan sage]

one must imagine sisyphus happy as he plays rocket league to learn air roll directional

[cyan sage]

just boom ball, you dont need mech

[faint sail]

nah then they just get poss

[cyan sage]

boom it in a way where they cant get ball

how do you fail to get champ

[faint sail]

they gc lol i dont think it matters how i clear or boom they finna just catch and control

[cyan sage]

I hit champ with drive forwards unbound

[faint sail]

if they were diuamond or low champ maybe i would

[cyan sage]

they gc3 then

[placid hemlock]

Aaa

[faint sail]

well idk but all these gc's i keep finding just be outplaying me

[cyan sage]

you've seen me play, just play like me

[placid hemlock]

Im bronze

[faint sail]

i went 5 - 6 then 2 - 5

against these 2 gc's

[cyan sage]

just play like me

[faint sail]

wolf?

[placid hemlock]

😮‍💨

[cyan sage]

gaming

[final blaze]

This is my last question 💀, is it okay just to use one directional airoll bind? I use left btw I have RB ( I play on Xbox one) on right and LB and left

I was about to say 💀

But be fr tho

[cyan sage]

i gave one away for free cause that car's ugly asl

[scarlet condor]

hey can anyone look at a replay of a game i was just in?

[cyan sage]

box car fr

[cyan sage]

rank?

[scarlet condor]

c1

[indigo quartz]

Wym Fennec is 😍

[cyan sage]

region?

[scarlet condor]

i went a gc1 in 1s

[cyan sage]

you like boxes

[scarlet condor]

use

[cyan sage]

what?

so you 1v1'd a gc1 as a c1?

[scarlet condor]

i went against*

yea

[cyan sage]

did you just get your shit slapped, whats the point in reviewing that

[scarlet condor]

i won

[cyan sage]

i dont think bro was gc1 in 1s

[scarlet condor]

with 6 saves and 0 goals against me

[cyan sage]

💀

[scarlet condor]

imma rl tracker him tho

[cyan sage]

bro is not gc1 in 1s

[scarlet condor]

he hit a double reset so idk

[final blaze]

Ok

[cyan sage]

double reset he just might be plat

[scarlet condor]

lol

he said he was gc1

[cyan sage]

in 2s maybe

[scarlet condor]

do you wanna see the replay tho?

[indigo quartz]

Hold up

[cyan sage]

sure ig

[indigo quartz]

There is a rocket league economy on items 😂 figured people just trade item for item

Plat2

[analog storm]

Bro I just wanna get back to champ😭

[warped mural]

bro

it's not advertising. i don't even know what to say anymore lol

i remember why i stopped coaching here lol. wildly restrictive rules. i guess if i want to send the video i'll send it in a dm? it's not personal advertisement and has about the same effect as sending a video from virge, wayton, or anyone else that does gameplay coaching (which i've sent a million times over). it makes sense if that's what it is, but holy it's not clear at all what yall want

Side note: The playlist on my channel that has a multitude of personal coaching sessions FROM THIS CHAT. It's completely available for free (not breaking rules), and I used to link the breakdowns so I could reference them when I got the same questions over and over again. Am I not allowed to post any links that include other social medias? It's difficult to have hours of replay analysis videos and not use them to help other people.

i just need to know so i can appropriately coach without getting warnings for every other message

(not spam, in the right channel, and as far as i see, it doesn't violate any other rule listed)

can the mod that's monitoring chat dm me so i can avoid getting further warnings?

please

this whole last hour of chat has been about items, people saying they won in a 1s match, and the different types of RL cars... no gameplay tips. back on track guys

[orchid tide]

well your videos are 2 on resets and one that is half ripped out of sunless vid (with credit given) and the rest recreated from virges vid

[warped mural]

half ripped? I pulled 5 seconds of a sunless video to show how confusing rotations are explained.... and i know virge and have never recreated a video of his...
I can take valid criticism, and change how I reply/coach based on feedback, but so far I've not received any feedback on how I violated rules...

[orchid tide]

15 secs but wtv- The car and ball cutout part I've seen in an older vid somewhere- I think it was virge- not 100% tho, it was however older than your vid

[warped mural]

the care and ball cutout is from an in-video screenshot lol. this isn't the place to argue about it, but please don't make false or unsubstantiated statements. i'm simply tryna figure out what i can and cannot do when posting advice here. ive seen videos posted, ive seen personal videos posted, ive seen group coaching offered. so i posted the same and got warned.

just confused.

unfortunately yes, the time at which you queue can determine who you play against. best to play mid-day since there's a wider player pool

[orchid tide]

I've seen literally the (almost) exact explanation in a different vid. didn't say you ripped that part, but you recreated it regardless. either way- promoting your own channel when it has a single vid that has any coaching value is just not right

it's not really in depth either- it if anything barely scratches the surface

[warped mural]

I didn't promote. I posted a video about 3s platinum gameplay from people who i coached in this server.

Please dm me if you wanna say more. We're cluttering chat.

[orchid tide]

so this isn't self promo?

3s soloqueue is a mess till gc anyways

they do, people at 2k mmr at least know how to play

[shell coral]

Any fs can give me tips?

[orchid tide]

nah lmao, they're high gc3 to ssl

[orchid tide]

practice ball control on the ground and A LOT of car control

[warped mural]

i've dm'd you

[warped moat]

pros dont play 3s ranked. They have scrims everyday and 6 mans

[shell coral]

Wanna dm and I can show u some fs clips

[orchid tide]

sure dms are open

[warped moat]

yeah but they can get to ssl in ranked EASILY if they played

3s even in ssl is bad

just play 6 mans if you want to play 3s

[warped mural]

if they play 3s, they do it in groups of 2 or 3. usually won't find them solo queuing. you can find pros in casual matches tho. they tend to play ranked with their irl friends. it's a great opportunity to see the difference in your gameplay compared to theirs

[warped moat]

pros are a different level

the skill level between ssl and pro level is insane

[warped mural]

which pro did you play in 1s?

[warped moat]

firstkiller

played him when he was in rogue once and when he was in faze once

played crr too

[warped mural]

what rank are you lima?

the skill curve is very different in 1s than in 2s (not linking rl tracker, but you can look it up). i believe the average rank is d2/3 in 2s, but in 1s its plat 1/2. So there are some legit GC3/SSLs stuck in champ in 1s. I wouldn't call it smurfing, though there are some legit players who alt in 1s. just something to think about.

[obtuse lily]

Bruh how do I climb in 1s I'm hard stuck plat

[placid hemlock]

Same

[obtuse lily]

Honestly I've just been playing on a bad shooting streak and dropped from p3 to g3 then got back up to p2

I jus gotta hit my shots on net

[warped mural]

you ever watched flake's road to ssl? he does it with no mechanics, by playing smart

[obtuse lily]

Hell nah I ain't watched ts

[warped mural]

definitely worth a watch. go to a video around your rank and try to copy his gameplay to yours. itll def help

🤷‍♂️

[obtuse lily]

Fa

I might check it out. I'd probably say I've watched maybe 1 instructional video and that was on dribblinh

[warped mural]

he can seem toxic at times but that's kinda just how he is. his advice is A1 tho

[cyan sage]

not worth

Just work on your basics

[obtuse lily]

Bruh define basics. Cuz I'm how to hit power shots, dribble, flick, speed flip, aerial, etc what other basics are rhere

Damn y'all rocket leaguers really rankist

[cyan sage]

im not even diamond lmao

@obtuse lily If you really want to rankup, i'd honestly just suggest working on the basics, not double committing corners, hitting the ball with power off bounces, learning to aim your shooting a little, not cutting tm8 when he has the ball (better for your tm8 to get a shit touch and you to defend the outcome than to cut tm8 and take you both out), basic aerials, implement half flips and wave dashes into your gameplay

wave dashes off wall to skip the curve to keep supersonic @obtuse lily

[obtuse lily]

I already do all those things 😭

[cyan sage]

do them, but better

[obtuse lily]

The issue is I can never get a dribble cuz my tm8 takes it off the top of my head 90% of the time

[cyan sage]

if you do all of that, you should be at least champ

[cyan sage]

then you need to work on dribbling so you can setup faster

[obtuse lily]

Type shi

[cyan sage]

thats literally all there is to it sadly, just be faster

faster, and more consistent

you dont want to be pressing the brakes too much tbh, you preferably already be in a position where you can get the ball using your momentum, if you need to slow down, you should release accelerate instead

arent you gold 3 or smth, why you hating on me

what'd i do to you

why you being toxic to me fr

no, i was demanding coaching, @mortal quail coach me

[obtuse lily]

I just gotta hit my shots

[cyan sage]

if thats bad advice, i can only image what kind of advice you're giving

you must be able to enlighten people or smth

[cyan sage]

pretty much, dont focus on too much, tbh if you dont cut your tm8s, and just boom the ball on net consistently, you should make it out of plat

if you dont double commit* more so than cut

[hot cosmos]

what rank are you

[cyan sage]

cutting is okay if you're confident you can score the ball

but double commiting where you both bump eachother, or just being in the play in a spot where the ball can be cleared over both of you in one play, isnt good @obtuse lily

[warped mural]

he was talking 1s lol, but yes, good 2s advice

[obtuse lily]

That's honestly one of the things I'm best at is positioning. I tend to just sit back a lot cuz there's a lot of ppl who just chase the ball tho

[obtuse lily]

Honestly I need both

[cyan sage]

ah, all that advice applies to 1s as well aside from the tm8s sections, just replace those with learning what shadow defending is @obtuse lily

[warped mural]

then def listen to his advice in 2s

[cyan sage]

shadow defend, and realize that sometimes it's better to leave the ball than to stick with it while on low boost

[obtuse lily]

Ik shadow defending too cuz football. Playing leverage and all that shit. Taking away angles and all that shit

[cyan sage]

do your best to make opportunities in 1s using bumps, demos, boost starving, etc

[obtuse lily]

Demos & bumps feels so toxic tho

[cyan sage]

if you cant immediately score the ball, and neither can they, you might want to consider pathing for a boost

[warped mural]

although shadowing can be bad in 2s unless youre last man back. its situational

[cyan sage]

it wins, higher rank players dont consider it toxic if it's proper demos

leaving rotation/the ball to just chase demos is toxic

but you'll lose if you just chase players

[obtuse lily]

U right

[cyan sage]

i said that in reference to 1s, not suggesting shadowing in 2s

[warped mural]

^

[cyan sage]

shadowing in 2s is, like death said, just for last man if nessecary, but if you're first man, better option is to just fake challenge the ball really close so the opponent hits it over you

and to your tm8

[warped mural]

also, curious if this might help. still should be useful in general

[cyan sage]

for the most part in 2s, unless you're partied, i'd honestly say going infront of the play and expecting a pass is the most troll thing you can do 😭, better to be diagonally behind the play so you can speedup to a cross pass than hope tm8 wins a 50 and passes it upfield for you

[cyan sage]

k

chasing is more fun

chasing is more fun if below gc3/ssl

tbh nah, chasing is more fun regardless

dont get faked, skill issue

[warped mural]

bleh nah, gc chasing isnt worth it because they know how to defend

[cyan sage]

(I play from the iss, no one is faking me)

[cyan sage]

lower gc1 doesnt know how to defend still, maybe upper gc might be a little worse ig

international space station

you just cant shoot

work on placing your shots better

💀

learn how to shoot

[shell coral]

Anyone tips for d1?

[cyan sage]

what mode

[shell coral]

Not really

[shell coral]

2s

Yeah I did a YouTubers defense course

[cyan sage]

i'd honestly just suggest working on the basics, not double committing corners, hitting the ball with power off bounces, learning to aim your shooting a little, not cutting tm8 when he has the ball (better for your tm8 to get a shit touch and you to defend the outcome than to cut tm8 and take you both out), basic aerials, implement half flips and wave dashes into your gameplay - copy pasted

[shell coral]

Ok all those

Idk why I cant rank up tho

Yeah I did all that

[shell coral]

Wait I mean ik*

Yesterday I went 7-1 in 2s

I got d1 from that

[cyan sage]

now since idk wtf i wrote in that, new tips

Work on back post rotation, dont over commit a play, rotate out and let your teammate rotate in while you rotate into a defensive position, learn how to fake challenge to get the ball back to teammate without taking you out of the play, learn how to use your 2nd flip properly to get touches on the ball (holding your first jump delays the timer of the 2nd), dont think you need insane mechs, just booming the ball and some basic fast aerials should be alright, basic off the wall aerials, if you cant clear a ball, put it in your corner, dont push into corner if your teammate is there, stay net, preferably defend from inside the net, backboard defense for the idiots who are trying to air dribble on you, look for demos on rotations back

[shell coral]

We got into d1 lobbies then jus kept on running into ball chasers

[cyan sage]

did they beat you

[shell coral]

Duh

[cyan sage]

cause if so, can they really be called ballchasers

[shell coral]

They ball chase but are way faster than us

[cyan sage]

thats just being faster than you, they were so fast you couldnt keep up

[tiny bison]

you have to adapt to their playstyle and manage to work around it

[shell coral]

They also had champ rewards in d1😭

[cyan sage]

that doesnt really mean much tbh, anyone can be boosted to champ 😭

[shell coral]

They had the goal explosion the boost and the decal

[cyan sage]

probably just a start of season thing then

[shell coral]

So they constant champ

[cyan sage]

either way, thats not going to happen every game

[shell coral]

Ik

We were going crazy then ran into them

[cyan sage]

then you just got smurfed on, if it was a party queue, they prob threw placements

[tiny bison]

did you just say you got D1 literally yesterday?

[shell coral]

Wdym

[tiny bison]

yesterday you went 7-1 and that got you diamond

[shell coral]

Yh I hit d1 for the first time

[cyan sage]

oh

[shell coral]

7 games

[cyan sage]

well then you're not even diamond imo

[tiny bison]

why are you in such a rush then you literally just hit the rank

[cyan sage]

just a peaking plat 💀

[tiny bison]

fr

[cyan sage]

congrats on d1, but listen to that first set of tips and practice that

[shell coral]

Im not fast enough😭

We got beat like every challenge

We both plats

[shell coral]

Ik everything like bounce hits and simple things like that

Idk how to beat to the ball

[cyan sage]

use boost

[shell coral]

I do

[cyan sage]

flip, be there already, rotate, gamesense, decision making

it's diamond 1, if someone hits the ball, you can take it usually

[shell coral]

I don't just rush I wait till my tm8s is done w his shot/going back

[shell coral]

Ik

[cyan sage]

rush it if tm8 is in a position where he'll make it back in time

[shell coral]

It's jus sometimes there's crazy ppl

[cyan sage]

not if he's alr going back

[shell coral]

Ik

[tiny bison]

ik

[cyan sage]

ik

[tiny bison]

yeah basically if you are beat to the ball everytime that just means your positioning is trash

[warped mural]

ik

[rustic fiber]

Where do i post coaching

ok

[cyan sage]

@mortal quail coach me

@mortal quail coach me

[mortal quail]

dm me

[cyan sage]

bet

ez

Can someone teach me how to speed flip?

we se we

Huh

we -> se -> we

speedflip

What is we

And se

[lusty galleon]

forward-diagonal flip, then immediately cancel backwards (just go to S if kbm, stick back if controller)

hold air roll and powerslide throughout

[cyan sage]

the buttons on your keyboard

personally i use a word document of all input strings

and then i just do those strings

damn, mods deleted half my message, shit dont make sense anymore

unlucky

[shell coral]

Any tips for d1?

I'm d1 in 1s and 2s

[vagrant lark]

Lf coach im d2 peaked c1

[raven cloud]

If you're D1 in 1s, you should be able to get higher in 2s if you look for a teammate.

[shell coral]

I used some bc I know most u guys gave me and I won like 6-0 in ones and I'm d1 now

[raven cloud]

Not that bad.

You could definitely try and get higher in 1s, use it as a learning place.

[lusty galleon]

ye its rough for a bit

[raven cloud]

It's okay until diamond 2

Then that's when you kinda have to focus up.

[lusty galleon]

i meant the season reset mmr squish

[raven cloud]

Ah yeah.
That's never fun.

[raven cloud]

True, depends on if you can handle and stay in champ though.

[cyan sage]

yo

im stuck in champ 3 and i wanna rank up to gc what do i do?

[lost heath]

check ur dms

[proper stratus]

how should i play 1s, should i try to use some mechanics? or stay simple and try to actually win

[thin verge]

Are wave or wall dashes faster? Or is it a matter of how high you are on the wall mostly?

[dreamy sage]

is there anyone who can coach me?

[proper stratus]

im pretty sure wall dashes are faster bc u can chain them faster and that its mostly timing not wall height (im not good so its just what i think)

[spare elm]

They’re both good depending on the situation where you use them 😂

[thin verge]

Yeah but I just meant that when you're lower on the wall you'd probably use Wave Dashes and when higher Wall Dashes?

Or is it more complex than that?

[spare elm]

I mean wall dashes are significantly much easier lower on the wall compared to the higher part.

But again it all depends on the scenario and what’s going on lol

[thin verge]

Hmm okay so you'd say I'll just learn the appropriate use case while playing w/ out thinking about it?

[spare elm]

What rank are you

[thin verge]

P3/D1ish

Or let's just say p3

[spare elm]

There is no reason for you to know how to do wall dashes in p3 😂 Wave dashes are good though, practice those.

[thin verge]

Wall Dashes are easier though than Wave Dashes for me haha

For Wave Dashes, do you turn off ball cam? I kinda get confused sometimes when I have ball cam on with the directions

And are diagonal Wave Dashes the most useful ones?

[spare elm]

I mean you only really use wave dashes for recoveries

[spare elm]

All wavdashes are good for each separate scenario

[thin verge]

Oh I thought you use them when trying to go from a wall to the ground with a diagonal wave dash

[thin verge]

The tutorial I watched basically just showed that

[spare elm]

Yea that’s a good way of using them. As you’ll reach the ball faster by jumping off the wall and doing a wave dash towards it.

But again it’s not in all cases where this should be used.

[spare elm]

I mean every tutorial is most likely good and I’d say keep watching different ones to, to see what others say about it.

[thin verge]

Okay thanks!

[spare elm]

Nws

[thin verge]

Is there any KB players that can answer 2 questions regarding Wave Dashes?

[lost heath]

yea i can

[thin verge]

Okay so

1. Do you ever diagonally wave dash (w + a/d) when only one wheel touches the ground first? I see no KB tutorials on that

2. What are the inputs needed to chain Wave Dashes? The only tutorial I found was ultra bad at explaining it, it said:

Jump > ARL/R > Double Jump and then something about the opposite DAR? But then didn't go into further detail, or maybe I'm just too stupid haha

Can't make it work so I was wondering if it's me or the tutorial was off

[lost heath]

1, basically no. with a few exceptions

2, hard to explain but i dont get why u would double jump, maybe i dont understand the question correctly

[thin verge]

Okay so I only really need to focus on Front/Side Dashes?

And for the 2nd part, can you tell me the input sequence needed to chain them?

Huge help btw, thanks!

[lost heath]

you wanna go into a call, i can share my screen and show u some stuff

[thin verge]

Sure!

[quaint charm]

Can anyone recommend mechanics to learn to get better

[native coral]

Flicks

[quaint charm]

From d1 to d3

?

[native coral]

Yea

Any rank

[near jackal]

i keep getting worse and worde making dumb mistekes i know i shouldn't do and misses every ball mostly in air

[graceful snow]

anyone got a training pack for a c2/3

[lost solstice]

Improve

Cheers bro

watch top players and learn from there games

no it’s not lmfao

if you can’t apply that info and improve with consistent reviewing, your bad

It’s what players do in every competitive game, vod reviewing. If your serious do that

[proper stratus]

i mean ngl a plats not gonna see why they are good over the mechs

[sly cave]

hello im plat 2-d1 im really good like as in i pass i can shoot on target 100% of the time do airdribbles ik mechs dont matter in this low rank i can do wave dashes half flips and stuff im looking for a way to get back in diamond

[proper stratus]

keep distance with your m8 and get consistent (decent) touches (to the goal most of the time)

[proper stratus]

rotate and keep distance with your tm8

also u cant shoot 100% of the time that cannot be true

unless ur a bot

[sly cave]

not 100% of the time like 80%

[proper stratus]

thats better than me 💀

[sly cave]

i rotate around my mates most the time they just sit in net and im forced to play first man

[proper stratus]

then play first man

id expect plat to be more ballchasey like d1 is tho

[sly cave]

im not that good at it lol im more of a passer and defender

i just dk what im doing wrong

[proper stratus]

i mean

if ur plat its alot of things

[sly cave]

yeah ik

but idk what i need to attualy work on

[proper stratus]

ppl here have gotten to c1 without driving foward or using boost 😭

[sly cave]

bru

id be lucky if i got to bronze

[umbral crag]

you could win in c3 driving backwards

[proper stratus]

i cant

but i dont think c3 is gonna be easy to win backwards

[sly cave]

unless ur like ssl gc 2-3

theres alot more to rocket league than driving backwards

[proper stratus]

thats not too relevant cus u cant get too much ground offensive pressure backwards i believe

unless they are overcommiting

[sly cave]

i mean u can half flip and wave dash and stuff

i mean it might be possible

[proper stratus]

yeah but half flipping aint gonna get u a goal

[umbral crag]

you are able to do the same as if you are driving forwards w/o boost...

[sly cave]

unless u backflip and doubletap it of low wall

[proper stratus]

even the powershots?

[umbral crag]

yes

[sly cave]

just need momentum

from back wave dash

and stuff

[proper stratus]

i mean ofc if u got good reads with backwards flicks u could do stuff or even just with backwards flicks

if you are good enough with execution

[sly cave]

basicly 180* flick every time without wind up

[proper stratus]

might sound sad but 1s is a good way to practice being on offense

[umbral crag]

you can even do 45s from a backwards dribble

[proper stratus]

hmm

[sly cave]

im not sure how that would work

whats the best thing to work on for plat and diamond

dribble and flick rotation?

powerslide

[umbral crag]

just hitting the ball towards net consistently

[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

[sly cave]

i can do that pretty consistantly

[proper stratus]

i mean realistically could be also positioning

[umbral crag]

no

[rustic gull]

no

[sly cave]

wdym no?

[proper stratus]

i mean doing it consistently is different then doing it well and consistently

[rustic gull]

You in plat

[sly cave]

im not saying im perfect at it

i have accuracy just not a whole lot of power normally i get between 70-and 90 kph

[rustic gull]

Well then its not accurate

[sly cave]

dpends if i have space

[proper stratus]

well then ur not plat lol

[rustic gull]

Part of accuracy is also speed

[mortal quail]

Placement>speed

[proper stratus]

true

also speed of execution

[mortal quail]

Speed is nothing if you hit it right at them

[rustic gull]

Placement + speed >

[mortal quail]

Which plats do a lot

[mortal quail]

Sometimes you can't have both

[proper stratus]

if u can punish a over commit even if its a slow shot if they cant get back its still a goal

[rustic gull]

Also plats never take posession all they do is boomer ball

[sly cave]

like if the balls going to the left then just hit it the oposit way of momentum of the ball but in a way where u keep it so u get hight kinda like how u start a bounce dribble?

[proper stratus]

it works until gc i think

[mortal quail]

Ya they can't dribble, they just get dunked

[sly cave]

tope u havent met me then

[proper stratus]

it def works to get to c2

as long as ur decent

[umbral crag]

You can still do it in gc

[rustic gull]

Aint even need to dribble they never play 50’s

[mortal quail]

I played boomer in gc1

[sly cave]

im doing like everything ur saying

[mortal quail]

Again, back to the plat
They can't 50

[sly cave]

i kinda can but i do need to work on that

[rustic gull]

Exactly thats what they need to improve on

[sly cave]

yeah

im diamond in ones but plat 1-3 in 2s

[rustic gull]

A lot of people dont rank up coz they like ”im not good at it so i dont wanna do it in game”

[proper stratus]

thats not right

[mortal quail]

Bro, learn to rotate

[rustic gull]

💀

[sly cave]

i can rotate

[mortal quail]

Its a team game

No you can't

[rustic gull]

This dude lmao

[sly cave]

i just rotate around my teamates

[mortal quail]

Thats probably your issue

Negative rotations

[rustic gull]

Ion think he know what rotation mean

[sly cave]

im not saying i can rotate well im saying i can

[mortal quail]

You would be higher in 2s

[proper stratus]

this is shocking information (i peaked c2)

[mortal quail]

Why your 1s higher than 2s

Tells me one thing

[rustic gull]

how you diamond in 1’s but plat in 2’s then

[mortal quail]

Zero teamplay

[rustic gull]

Yea

[sly cave]

in 2s my teamates stay in net and im forced to play first man and im not good at it

[mortal quail]

Bro doesn't rotate back

[proper stratus]

say take the shot

[rustic gull]

Ahh the teammate blame

[mortal quail]

And wonders why teammate doesn't push

[sly cave]

its not the teamate blame

[proper stratus]

even in 1v2 if u were diamond ones u should win

[rustic gull]

They stay in net because you always on the ball

[sly cave]

im not blaming my mates i can allways get better

[proper stratus]

i know a d3 whose plat 1 1s 💀

[sly cave]

im not allways on the ball ahhh

[proper stratus]

(he plays a decent bit of 1s)

[rustic gull]

My friend is gc2 in 2’s but plat 3 in 1’s (he played 1’s last time 6 seasons ago)

[mortal quail]

Bro, I'm like d1 in 1s, bur gc1 in 2s

[proper stratus]

yeah but the guy i know PLAYS 1s

[mortal quail]

What does that tell you

[proper stratus]

im d2 in 1s and c1 2s

[umbral crag]

Shade who's ssl 1s and gc2 2s

[mortal quail]

Shade kickoff merchant

Irrelevant

[rustic gull]

@sly cave trust us man its really all about your rotation and gamesense

[sly cave]

all i need to know is what to focus on improving the most ik mecs do not matter atall u can get to ssl just by playing on the floor well

[umbral crag]

He was getting kickoff merchanted by bubble players

[proper stratus]

well fundamentals are important

[mortal quail]

Rotating around your teammate, placing shots, forcing mistakes, playing smart

[proper stratus]

that can count as a "mechanic"

[proper stratus]

whats this "tm8" yall talking about i dont got those 🤡

[umbral crag]

Tbf forcing mistakes isn't needed in lowmid gc even

[sly cave]

so if the ball was infront of my net i should just stay in net and wait for them to mess up since its only plat

[mortal quail]

Ya c2 shitters can't handle the ballchase

[rustic gull]

No you take the ball and score coz they play

[mortal quail]

Just boom it high and toward the net

[proper stratus]

how can you force mistakes???

[proper stratus]

i duo q and i still cant 💀

[rustic gull]

Play the ball so they are always awkward

[mortal quail]

💀

[proper stratus]

ngl i think i should get a duo that has half a brain

[mortal quail]

Don't duo

Thats my advice

[proper stratus]

mine just does whatever he wants lol

[sly cave]

why dose everyone keep saying to me all i gotta do is hit the ball hard when the ball is alrdy in my net before i hit the ball /:

[proper stratus]

but aint they bad af solo q tm8s

[proper stratus]

be closer to the ball

[rustic gull]

Well that means that you’re rotating too far and slow

[sly cave]

i think i just gotta take postion and learn some basic flicks and master them

[proper stratus]

thats what i learnt in 1s

[mortal quail]

Play passive dude, let your teammate chase

[sly cave]

my teamates dont chase ik thats alot coming from a plat lmao

[mortal quail]

This isn't complicated, you just aren't listening

[proper stratus]

😱 plat > c2???

[sly cave]

i am listening

[rustic gull]

But you’re denying everything

Homie you’re in plat

[sly cave]

ik i am

[mortal quail]

In the ear out the other

[proper stratus]

if i have a replay i could see lol

[rustic gull]

Let me be real @sly cave your rotation, gamesense and speed suck

[sly cave]

i can send you one

[rustic gull]

There’s no other reason to be in plat

[sly cave]

yes they kinda do

[proper stratus]

sure

[proper stratus]

well that and bad excecution

[sly cave]

now how do i do that xd just go into rocket league replay then what

[rustic gull]

Exactly. That’s why your teammates are ”camping in net” because you never rotate

[proper stratus]

no go to files

[sly cave]

k

[proper stratus]

rl - demos and send a 2s replay from there

[surreal vigil]

I am stuck at diamond 1 any tips?

[umbral crag]

C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\Demos sort by last modified

[rustic gull]

Get better

[proper stratus]

let ur tm8 ballchase

[sly cave]

wheres rocket leagye oh ty

im in documents i dont see a my games folder

[rustic gull]

On a serious note work on consistancy and speed

[proper stratus]

no just wait for ur tm8 to rotate in d1 lol

d1 just litterally chase constantly

theres negative rotation