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holy shit i am so drunk
sorry v1lla and crblahblah
sorry v1lla and crblahblah
Different strokes. I've got 225 hours in the game and maybe 1/4-1/3 of that is ranked.Normal is fun and all, and a great way to get practice, but I'd like to see some progression and get to the higher tiers, because I feel I've earned that. I'm still hoping one of my friends catches on and starts playing more given a local arcade that's quite popular holds regular tournaments. Like I said, without the competitive side you're left with a fun game, but nothing to really give a ton of your time to, and the current matchmaking makes the competitive side impossible unless you have a partner or 2 depending on your prefered game mode.
holy shit i am so drunk
sorry v1lla and crblahblah
Why don't you guys play normals? The ranked changes made it such an unsatisfying experience, but the game is as fun as ever not worrying about it...
Seriously? What's your psn? Shoot me a message- Whiteshirtkyd.
I have this on PC as well as PS4 (got that through PS+, ended up buying the PC version to support the dev and because performance there is much better), and I have a couple of questions, one that's been bothering me for a while.
1) How do the "starting positions" work? I play ranked and literally every single time I start a game, the game always, always puts me right in front of the goal, compelling me to play goalie. After the first goal (regardless of which teams scores it), I always, always get put right back into the goalie position, except a bit off center. Not until the third goal do I get to play offense/support, so most matches I have to play goalie for a significant period of time and I don't like playing goalie. This only happens on PC. On PS4 I'm more or less randomly placed, and I get a much better variety of starting positions.
2) With that said, the reason why I dislike playing goalie is because it's a frustrating experience. First off, the nature of the ball's physics with the different hitboxes of each car plus the exact angle that the car hits the ball means that whenever an opponent makes a shot cleanly at your goal, it really can go in any one direction (from the perspective of you, the goalie). Very rarely does it go straight in front of the opponent. It can lob upward, sideways, any combination, etc. May times it's a complete gamble, and to any outsider (e.g., your other teammates), it looks like you derped (omg why you go left when it went right??). I don't think people realize how random the directions of the goal shots can be. Does anyone have any tips on that?
Second is the fact that making a save compromises my ability to get back to the goal and make another one. So if the ball is rolling toward the goal I hit it off to the side but whoops, I'm flying already in that direction. I can't tell you how many times I've lost a goal trying to block it, and then the opposing team easily hits the ball back into the goal before I get the chance to recover from my first block. It's frustrating and makes me feel like playing goalie is useless.
I also have what I like to call "the goalie curse". If I'm playing goalie I'm forever tethered to the goal. Because the instant I leave my post is the instant that the opposing team just happens to score. It also applies if I leave the goal because I'm blocking a shot. If I get bored because I've been sitting stationary for 3 minutes and notice that the other two team members could use extra help on offense? Countless times I've moved up trying to help them out and immediately the opposing team hits something that meanders into our goal uncontested. Now I look like the asshole who left his post.
Is there anyone else with a similar goalie experience? Is there anything you guys have found during playing goalie that help with any of that?
Aw. I missed a drunken banana.holy shit i am so drunk
sorry v1lla and crblahblah
Before I can give you any tips, I have to ask you this: How are you guarding the goal? Where do you position yourself?
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Different strokes. I've got 225 hours in the game and maybe 1/4-1/3 of that is ranked.
I do get what you're saying, better competition breeds better play/improvement, but honestly there isn't a dip in quality of opponents in normal/ranked to me. I'm naturally competitive, so I don't need a specific mode to get me in the mood to be so. I like having the freedom of not caring about the outcome while still trying my best and not getting needlessly upset or frustrated with teammates.
I normally play goalie but I just stay on the middle of the pitch, try to get a goal, flip back and clear/save/miss saves, if I'm positioned closer to the ball I just go with the "I got it" which is mostly ignored and try to get the hit and go back to the goal if any team-mate isn't near it. If I left the goal to help scoring or passing and the opposition scores, I just go with "whoops" and that's that; if the other(s) player couldn't score and you tried to, it's not 100% your fault that the other team scored from a counter-attack, after all everyone can play goalie or defend.
I have this on PC as well as PS4 (got that through PS+, ended up buying the PC version to support the dev and because performance there is much better), and I have a couple of questions, one that's been bothering me for a while.
1) How do the "starting positions" work? I play ranked and literally every single time I start a game, the game always, always puts me right in front of the goal, compelling me to play goalie. After the first goal (regardless of which teams scores it), I always, always get put right back into the goalie position, except a bit off center. Not until the third goal do I get to play offense/support, so most matches I have to play goalie for a significant period of time and I don't like playing goalie. This only happens on PC. On PS4 I'm more or less randomly placed, and I get a much better variety of starting positions.
2) With that said, the reason why I dislike playing goalie is because it's a frustrating experience. First off, the nature of the ball's physics with the different hitboxes of each car plus the exact angle that the car hits the ball means that whenever an opponent makes a shot cleanly at your goal, it really can go in any one direction (from the perspective of you, the goalie). Very rarely does it go straight in front of the opponent. It can lob upward, sideways, any combination, etc. May times it's a complete gamble, and to any outsider (e.g., your other teammates), it looks like you derped (omg why you go left when it went right??). I don't think people realize how random the directions of the goal shots can be. Does anyone have any tips on that?
Second is the fact that making a save compromises my ability to get back to the goal and make another one. So if the ball is rolling toward the goal I hit it off to the side but whoops, I'm flying already in that direction. I can't tell you how many times I've lost a goal trying to block it, and then the opposing team easily hits the ball back into the goal before I get the chance to recover from my first block. It's frustrating and makes me feel like playing goalie is useless.
I also have what I like to call "the goalie curse". If I'm playing goalie I'm forever tethered to the goal. Because the instant I leave my post is the instant that the opposing team just happens to score. It also applies if I leave the goal because I'm blocking a shot. If I get bored because I've been sitting stationary for 3 minutes and notice that the other two team members could use extra help on offense? Countless times I've moved up trying to help them out and immediately the opposing team hits something that meanders into our goal uncontested. Now I look like the asshole who left his post.
Is there anyone else with a similar goalie experience? Is there anything you guys have found during playing goalie that help with any of that?
cuz i dont have any friends who play this game
i haven't had many issues with randos so i wonder where all this "the randoms suck in this game" comes from lol
Tried 1 on 1 ranked for the first time even though I'm a good player that's been playing since launch. Went 25-2 playing against noobs probably which seemed unfair, though half their ranks were vets.
Also turned off chat because lots of salty people. 3 people just sat there and wouldn't play anymore leaving the goal open? Is this a thing in 1 vs 1? Two people claimed lag when they were down 10 goals.
1 guy beat me in overtime, and 1 guy beat me me 9-2 by using some sort of strategy on kickoffs( I think wanting me to hit it 1st then ricocheting back at my goal) Not sure if Ill play it anymore. I guess in higher ranks you would just defend and wait for an opportunity for a full court shot but doesn't seem that much fun.
Side note I think Sweet-tooth is by far the best car for setting up assist off the the wall. Maybe its the shape of the car but it seems like 90% of my passes end up perfectly over the goal with this car.
holy shit i am so drunk
sorry v1lla and crblahblah
Wait did I somehow miss that?
That video is solid tips for low levels and it helped on the early on to play this style when i had a horrible teammate, but you'll rarely find easy openings like that past silver 2.
That's true but like he said he's going to progress through the ranks and continue giving tips for each level. Patience, though, is a good reminder to have. I tend to find myself getting caught up in the speed and just remembering to slow down has opened up so many opportunities I've been blowing recently because I wanted to go 100% all the time because I could.
Not all of us have developor tags. What were the names?That video is solid tips for low levels and it helped on the early on to play this style when i had a horrible teammate, but you'll rarely find easy openings like that past silver 2.
STARTING POSITIONS: I always thought they were random but when starting in front of the goal your job is to stay in net for the 2-3 seconds to prevent a shot / deflection on empty net after KO. Once you've done that duty you don't need to play goalie until the next starting position. You should move up to at least midfield if your team pushes the ball into opponent's territory to stop their clear attempts / take shots. Ideally you can join in on offense where applicable and one of your teammates will cycle back to play "goalie" when they see you move up. After about a minute of play you can usually tell how competent your teammates are in terms of situational awareness / rotating back on D. For the other starting positions, you should go for the KO unless another teammate says I GOT IT, then you can go grab the nearest boost or sit back to help defend in case the ball ends up on your side of the field.
MAKING SAVES: Ideally you deflect the ball to where another incoming attacker can't hit it back but your number one job is to stop the first shot. I feel your pain as I will make an awesome epic save only to have no teammates cover net for follow ups. Like aerials there is a tendency for people to stop and watch to see what happens. Your teammates if they are paying attention / rotating / able to should be there to block any follow up shots (and then you for them). If they don't that sucks but you did your job as otherwise they would have scored on the first shot. So worry about making the first save and hope your teammates have your back.
GOALIE CURSE: This is a combination of above issues. If you are playing goalie the whole game there will be stretches where you just sit there and get antsy to pitch in on offense and likely moving up at the wrong times (boredom, frustration). Keep an eye on the opposing cars vs where the ball is. Are they driving toward a wide open ball in your direction? Sit back and wait to see if they hit it then counter. If there is a lot of traffic around the ball (no wide open shot) odds are the opponent will not get a clean shot off without at least a deflection. So move up to midfield. Once you are at midfield you can then mirror the ball... if it's in front of the net stay near middle of field... if it's a corner shade toward that corner. This is not a perfect strategy but odds are if the ball is in a corner it will either end up in front of the net or it will be cleared to the side its on.
Whatever you do it won't be perfect. You will miss clears and centered shots and give up goals. There is only so much you can do. Even the best players screw up. The replay / hindsight is always 20/20. So do your best and have fun and hopefully when you are out of position / make a mistake a teammate is paying attention and there to back you up and no one else is the wiser When this happens it's a beautiful game and you will play much looser and make better decisions on both sides of the ball.
I had that happen to me yesterday. Never happened before the most recent update.Does anybody have this glitch where you can't select anything on the menu after you play a match online and have to wait for the timer to run out? I'm on PS4.
I had that happen to me yesterday. Never happened before the most recent update.
You where dead on Acrid. After playing so much ranked I forgot how fun this game could be in unranked(where I am a God) . People actually have fun and compliment each other. It's really good to take a break from the toxicity and stress of ranked every now and then.
I'm hovering around 900 in 2v2 and 3v3, again haven't played ranked much since it was reset, and 900 was where I was placed. The thing is, with the changes to their ranking system, it's more like a fight against that system, than doing well in each game. It's far too weighted on the numbers and not on the individual games now.what's your rank if I might ask? I don't mean to sound like a douche, but normal games for me are significantly less competitive for multiple reasons. 1. generally there is a much wider variation in terms of skill. 2. people aren't as invested and are playing more casually. What's the point of mastering a game that you can't put to the test is basically my point. Without ranked it's still fun and I don't want to sound like I'm taking it too serious, but I'd prefer ranked.
Nice to hear someone else is having a similar experience.You where dead on Acrid. After playing so much ranked I forgot how fun this game could be in unranked(where I am a God) . People actually have fun and compliment each other. It's really good to take a break from the toxicity and stress of ranked every now and then.
Psyonix Travis, tbull and I forgot the last one but bubbles sounds familiar. The other 2 stood out because they gave me so much troubleNot all of us have developor tags. What were the names?
I have a dev tag. My name is Bubble Butt Crisis!
Halloween is coming and we are celebrating with FREE limited-time items! Six treats are available until Nov. 2.
*Cat-o-LanternI guess the Halloween items are now dropping. Just got the pumpkin head and candy corn trail.
I only got the cat o lantern. The rest haven't dropped. It's not after every game now?