UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Gratz to Pepiope and Ambition with the win there. Pretty much had control for most of that match.
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Rocket League |OT2| I'd Rather Watch The EUROS Than Play
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CountAntonius
Member
Wow their teammate is so young.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Yup. Never looking back. Screw this luck RNG crap.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Pep and the crew looking like a force to be reckoned with!
its funny how much you improve in rl
a year and a half ago I was amazed I could do stuff like this, I laugh about how bad this was now. https://gfycat.com/ImprobableNeedyGilamonster
in feb I was amazed I could do stuff like this https://gfycat.com/RecentSelfishGaur
Now I'm just annoyed by how soft that first touch was.
https://gfycat.com/BlackBadEasteuropeanshepherd in march I was shocked at these
even in april (reminder I quit all of may) I was gif'ing this stuff https://gfycat.com/GloriousEmbarrassedBustard
now I can literally get more than half my 1v2 dribbles in against champs and can basically backboard anything consistently- I don't even bother gfying 90% of the things I click save clip on since most 'squishy' shots are kinda getting repetitive for me
it's kinda funny, almost surreal to me since I wouldn't have believed it a few months ago
Kinda wanna grind ranked to find out where I truly am- just took plat 3 guy to champ 1, which my main happens to be at. Still awkward since I can largely 1v2 dribble solely by spacial awareness- people REALLY don't like reaction saving.
played diamond 3s with friend and this is basically it in a nutshell every time https://gfycat.com/AdmiredDelectableGoose
Also diamonds give so much space and it's sooo enjoyable to ruin them off it- fake jump->flick works 99% of the time.
Not really brag post just ridiculously happy with improvement and how it feels. Dribbling and how to beat people of higher ranks (like uhm, I ran into a s3 top...well actually was #1 on leaderboard many times?) and ruined him in dribbles, so
wew
Ball control is so much fun.
Sooo much fun to safely go "oh wow they've given me space" and ruin them without needing to simply hit the ball hard (because lets be honest that doesnt work in a lot of situations besides 'pressure')
like my favorite two of playing offhand on my smurf for an hour and a half were
https://gfycat.com/EmbarrassedLeafyApe (winning 50-50 spot forcing him to panic, light hit to get by, then fake a trash wallhit that's impossible so he thinks he has a free hit and then backflip flick over him after a perfect catch for a great pass)
and https://gfycat.com/MisguidedFatCrownofthornsstarfish (they accidentally gave space after a failed challenge, so I faked an air dribble to make guy 1 think he had to defend backwards and then let it fall to make guy 2 think he had a free hit on the ball, then instaflick)
idk these options are waaay better than strong hits imho
a year and a half ago I was amazed I could do stuff like this, I laugh about how bad this was now. https://gfycat.com/ImprobableNeedyGilamonster
in feb I was amazed I could do stuff like this https://gfycat.com/RecentSelfishGaur
Now I'm just annoyed by how soft that first touch was.
https://gfycat.com/BlackBadEasteuropeanshepherd in march I was shocked at these
even in april (reminder I quit all of may) I was gif'ing this stuff https://gfycat.com/GloriousEmbarrassedBustard
now I can literally get more than half my 1v2 dribbles in against champs and can basically backboard anything consistently- I don't even bother gfying 90% of the things I click save clip on since most 'squishy' shots are kinda getting repetitive for me
it's kinda funny, almost surreal to me since I wouldn't have believed it a few months ago
Kinda wanna grind ranked to find out where I truly am- just took plat 3 guy to champ 1, which my main happens to be at. Still awkward since I can largely 1v2 dribble solely by spacial awareness- people REALLY don't like reaction saving.
played diamond 3s with friend and this is basically it in a nutshell every time https://gfycat.com/AdmiredDelectableGoose
Also diamonds give so much space and it's sooo enjoyable to ruin them off it- fake jump->flick works 99% of the time.
Not really brag post just ridiculously happy with improvement and how it feels. Dribbling and how to beat people of higher ranks (like uhm, I ran into a s3 top...well actually was #1 on leaderboard many times?) and ruined him in dribbles, so
wew
Ball control is so much fun.
Sooo much fun to safely go "oh wow they've given me space" and ruin them without needing to simply hit the ball hard (because lets be honest that doesnt work in a lot of situations besides 'pressure')
like my favorite two of playing offhand on my smurf for an hour and a half were
https://gfycat.com/EmbarrassedLeafyApe (winning 50-50 spot forcing him to panic, light hit to get by, then fake a trash wallhit that's impossible so he thinks he has a free hit and then backflip flick over him after a perfect catch for a great pass)
and https://gfycat.com/MisguidedFatCrownofthornsstarfish (they accidentally gave space after a failed challenge, so I faked an air dribble to make guy 1 think he had to defend backwards and then let it fall to make guy 2 think he had a free hit on the ball, then instaflick)
idk these options are waaay better than strong hits imho
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Shot 2 with some freestyling thrown in is me on a good day -_-
On a bad day like today..
Not that it matters since I gotta a leave for a party in a couple hours and have a bottle of jagermeister and a crate of beer to work though, don't think RL was ever gonna be good today lol. No doubt I'll try a game when I get home and spin out immediately.
Gratz though, it is rewarding as all hell feeling that improvement and though I've not come as far having at least some grasp of every mechanic other than ceiling shots (I try damnit) has really had some satisfying results from time to time. I do often wonder if I've plateaued but I guess some are just slower to adapt. At around 1700 hours now but I just drop the game even if I'm not improving XD
Too much fun and too easy to load up for a quick match. You should probably look for a team or something though.
On a bad day like today..
Not that it matters since I gotta a leave for a party in a couple hours and have a bottle of jagermeister and a crate of beer to work though, don't think RL was ever gonna be good today lol. No doubt I'll try a game when I get home and spin out immediately.
Gratz though, it is rewarding as all hell feeling that improvement and though I've not come as far having at least some grasp of every mechanic other than ceiling shots (I try damnit) has really had some satisfying results from time to time. I do often wonder if I've plateaued but I guess some are just slower to adapt. At around 1700 hours now but I just drop the game even if I'm not improving XD
Too much fun and too easy to load up for a quick match. You should probably look for a team or something though.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Afraid not. No cross platform trading
Nope
Dusktildawn48
Member
What team are you on
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Yeah Soulflarz you should just go pro or something.
I finally got back to champ today and got 5 of the wins I need for season rewards. Definitely tougher competition though, especially when I get matched up against champ 2s. Champ 1 div1/2 feels like my hard ceiling right now.
Still kinda hate solo queuing.
I finally got back to champ today and got 5 of the wins I need for season rewards. Definitely tougher competition though, especially when I get matched up against champ 2s. Champ 1 div1/2 feels like my hard ceiling right now.
Still kinda hate solo queuing.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Is pep playing today?
didnt tune in till i woke up, if ambition didnt lose (I think they're in losers atm) yeah hes on today
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Pep starting now!
Dusktildawn48
Member
Siiick!
The_Darkest_Red
Member
What an awesome series! Congrats, Pep!
CountAntonius
Member
Amazing. Will be cheering you on tomorrow.
CountAntonius
Member
Go for the Brazil.
CountAntonius
Member
Pep is playing now. He's using the mantis!
Yeah they're really good. Ah well
CountAntonius
Member
You guys had a great tournament. I don't think the three of you have been playing together very long and not against this caliber of teams. I hope you stick together and get some more experience under your belt. Great job.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Working my way up the rankings. Finally got to plat 2.
I can't break Gold III. I got up to division IV then lost a ton of matches and ended up in Gold II division II. Finally got back up to Gold III again today. I don't know how some people do it playing with randoms, some teammates and I just don't click.
Dusktildawn48
Member
I play pretty much exclusively with randoms. It can be really rough sometimes. I've actually started my games lately with typing "please rotate." because if a team actually rotates correctly it makes a major difference.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
I'm Diamond on and off playing alone. It's doable. Just strive for consistency and be confident.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
So I think I'm getting better at the ground game. I just took a 3v1 in doubles since the guy on my team decided to play against me and came out on top 6-2 by just dribbling it round them and doing long powerful flicks to the top corner net. I really need to work more of this into my game. Just exposes so many weaknesses for so many players.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
This is truth. High(er) level play involves a lot of aerials, counter-aerials, and knowing when to powershot. What's funny, though, is that the skill level in Plat 2 range is so hit and miss that you will often find they are more challenging than diamond 1 ranks.
As both pep and I have said, we have literally 0 idea how to play with diamonds or below, it's so hit or miss
Then again don't ask me I'm only playing 2s with tizz nowadays (1300 MMR, champ 1-4 atm?) and we just sit on the ceiling as back man for the lols.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Nice.
I find myself (largely in part due to your influence) calling out [Go for it!] so damn much lately. I just need to find two consistent players in the Plat 3 - Diamond 2 range and stick with them, methinks. Go into party chat and have at it...
Chip N Chance
Member
How the hell do i get a certified item? Its one of the few achievements i dont have.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
This is incredible, and probably about 1000% accurate.
Finally threw together old (and mostly new?) clips. I'm sure I've posted half of these here before.
Avoided posting boring baits/flicks/tornado flicks/ w/e, because at diamond-champ 3 (where these were gotten) I can literally reaction flick it in every single time, so...yeah congrats you got a tornado flick on whats basically an empty net.
So yeah this is just my 'interesting' or favorite shots video, lel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3vVGZdt2a8&feature=youtu.be
Double touches are getting REALLY boring on open nets.
edit: pep teach me to get faster so I can actually get good situations set up for my insane conversion rate :V
Avoided posting boring baits/flicks/tornado flicks/ w/e, because at diamond-champ 3 (where these were gotten) I can literally reaction flick it in every single time, so...yeah congrats you got a tornado flick on whats basically an empty net.
So yeah this is just my 'interesting' or favorite shots video, lel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3vVGZdt2a8&feature=youtu.be
Double touches are getting REALLY boring on open nets.
edit: pep teach me to get faster so I can actually get good situations set up for my insane conversion rate :V
Instant sub.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
I don't think you'll find many people on GAF devoted to RL enough to populate a third party chat service, tbh. I use Discord to find rare trades here and there. Maybe join a general RL Discord server and you can hope for some better luck.