hogso Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 That sounds wonderfully useful, although the not jumping and boosting off ramps to get in the air might take a bit of getting used to! It'd probably be easier to practice on the middle bit of utopia (doughnut) cos that ramp chucks you in the air boost or no boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yeah I've not tried it myself. But I like that extra flip at the end of an aerial, and often embarrass myself by trying to use it when I've taken too long, so I just spin weirdly in the air. This woudl ensure that wouldn't happen. But as you said probably much easier said than done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ranked as Challenger Elite for 1v1, pleased with that considering I got completely spanked in a few games. Really need to work on my kick offs for 1v1, I think I won about 5 in all ten matches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted February 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm Challenger Elite on the PC for doubles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, villarule123 said: I'm Challenger Elite on the PC for doubles. Yet challenger 1 for standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) They're patching the rankings Within each of these there will be separate denominations I - V which will indicate how close you are to going up or down a rank. The new top ranks are going in cos 0.9% of players are in champion currently, but grand champion will whittle that down to 0.07%, so they really will be the best of the best. I'll be very curious where my current champion ranking for solo standard will land me! Edited February 23, 2016 by hogso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm Challenger Elite on the PC for doubles. You play this on pc too? Lol saddo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Love this game! Only got round to playing it briefly on Sunday - played 6 games against the computer. Did well! It's quite tricky to get the physics all measured up but got better as time went on. Can't wait until I'm awesome and better than all of y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2016 Saw this on Reddit. Made me lol Quote Day 1: The day has finally come. Rocket League comes to the Xbox, and I realise my chance to join the droves of hopeless, frustrated, self-loathing PS4 and Steam players is here at last. I load up the game, and decide to start off with an aerial tutorial. I’m a sensible bastard, I think to myself. To my surprise, this has nothing to do with tuning my TV. Apparently, players are able to make contact with the ball whilst flying through the air. Rumour has it that some even hit it in the direction they want, but this is unconfirmed as yet. I fail to hit a single ball, and decide I’m ready to play online. My first match is a 3v3. The timer counts down, and I notice that I’m starting furthest from the ball. I try to beat my teammates to the ball, and a fast-typing teammate says “defence…”. I hope it wasn’t aimed at me. The match progresses, and we are winning 2-1. A player called Caveman has scored both of our goals - he must have been playing for a while. I realise that I have the option to “toggle ball-cam”. I decide that playing from the ball’s perspective will only make this harder. We lose 4-2. I score 3 goals. Day 2: I decide to look at some controls. It turns out I can powerslide, and talk to the other players in my match using my arrow-pad. I can also double jump, which helps me to tap the ball into my opponent’s trajectory more frequently. In the first game of the day, my opponent scores, and I say “Nice Pass!”. I meant to say “Sorry!”. As I play more games, I learn that Caveman is a computer, which makes me feel better about my life. I even score a goal for my team. Ball-cam means I can see the ball even when I’m fleeing to the safety of my own half or disorientated. I decide ball-cam is necessary at all times. After attempting a few powerslides, I decide it’s not for me, and go back to carrying out 3-point turns in front of my goal. I have won 36% of my games so far, which puts me in the top 64%. Do the math. Day 3: I decide to play 2v2 and enjoy this far more. I have more room, and less people to embarrass myself in front of. I prowl in front of my goal like a pervert in the bushes, waiting for my opportunity to strike. I start to score a few goals, and mock my opponents with comments like “Good Save!” and “Nice Shot!”. I finally feel a part of this community. I go back to aerial training and hit a few balls towards the general direction of goal. I consider pursuing Rocket League as a career. Day 4: I have spent all night dreaming about Rocket League. There is a wet-patch on my sheets, which reminds me of my inability to keep clean-sheets on Rocket League. Today I go from “Rookie” to “Semi-pro” and understand the responsibility that comes with my new title. I guffaw whenever I see a Rookie now. My girlfriend tells me that sometimes when I need to make good contact with the ball my real body will lurch forward. “I am beginning to live Rocket League, not just play it”, I tell her. We break up after I accidentally call her Rocket League whilst making love to her later that night. Day 5 I have decided to make some sick modifications to my car, including a Halo and some sweet stripes. I listen to Beyonce’s Halo whilst driving my new car around on Free Play, and decide it is now our song. If you’re reading this Beyonce, I took your advice and put a ring on it. Being a Semi-Pro, it makes sense for me to play some ranked matches. I decide to play 2v2, my speciality, and get lumped with a vegetable who literally has less chance of scoring then a Butternut Squash. He makes some decent saves, and actually scores the only game of the match, but it was all luck. He is awarded MVP, which I can only assume stands for “Massive Vegetable Prick”. I am assigned the rank of Prospect. The game can clearly see my potential. Day 6 My girlfriend has begun posting pictures on Facebook of her with another man. He’s quite handsome, but he’s probably still a Rookie. I begin to post pictures of my high scores in revenge. She deletes me as a friend. Probably a jealousy thing. I am struggling to make my way through the ranks. My opponents have definitely improved, so I begin a strict regimen of aerial training. I also change my diet, and start drinking petroleum. To think like my car, I must act like my car. My aerial prowess improves with every hour, and I find myself making contact with the ball 7.92% of the time by the end of the day. I spend the night having sex with an exhaust pipe. Day 7 That's today. I have used the goal-replays to gradually type out this report. I started 7 hours ago. I am Rocket League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted February 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2016 Who's on tonight then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Who's on tonight then? Ur mom iz on lolololololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm on this second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Probably my best dribble goal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Stevo gdzie jesteś??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 It's getting a physical release on PC, PS4 and XBONE, which will apparently be 'special'. I presume that means it'll have some exclusive content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted February 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2016 A **** Batmobile. Hell yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Noice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2016 Sounds like this game might be struggling a bit on XBox. People on Reddit complaining that there are like 600 players online at 5-6pm, which I guess is a peak time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2016 That's odd. Have to say the few times I've played it (last was about a week ago) there were 30,000+ online. If there's only 600 on it's more likely a server/network error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Xbox sucks, that's the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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