What is the best way to get started with RL?

[The Real Simp Shady]

Hi, I was wondering what the best way to improve is in this game as I only just started playing (10 hours in game and 38% win rate) and have never really used a controller before.

I've tried to watch basic YouTube tutorials and stuff, but I cannot for the life of me do well. I can't even complete rookie aerials without having to reset each shot multiple times. What is the best way to improve? Is it just to go practice by playing online or redo the training until I don't suck?

[Wolfie]

win rate doesn't mean anything, you can fluff the win rate state by leaving losing games in casual and only staying for winning games, anyone that tells you they have a high win rate, you know they just fluffed it, no one cares.

as for getting started, the best way i found was to play bot matches, until i could constistently win on all star setting, perform the training mode everyday, watch youtube videos on basics, play an ungodly amount of casual, as casual is just a practice ground, no penalty for mistakes there, i highly suggest turning chat off as it just allows kids to try and flame you, alot, its much nicer with it off, i can focus and playing and having fun.

mostly its about playtime, the more you play, the more you can control your car, expect to be a nub for at least a few hundred hours of playing

[Wolfie]

the biggest tip i have though, is try not to get frustrated, just have fun with it, it's just a game and you cannot win them all, try to have that mentality or something like it or you may find you become salty and toxic

[Zen ©]

I have posted this before, perhaps it will help you.

Posted this in another thread about a 8 months ago in response to someone having similar issues I hope it helps you I know it says that I am gold below but i have advanced beyond that to diamond so you can improve and enjoy the game it just takes time and practice:

Op ignore everything on the forums as a new player, and i mean everything. Go through the in game tutorial, play some local games against bots. Dont worry about ariels or dribbling or anything that you just cannot do yet. Your first goal should just be to learn the physics of the game and the basic mechanics of playing with the ball on the ground. Once you start to figure that stuff out against the bots then you are ready to move into multiplayer. There you will start to learn about basic things like positioning and rotation, and you will learn more about them by making mistakes then anything anyone tells you.

The fun will come, I was like you at first bought the game played it a few times and stopped for a few months. When i came back i found the hockey which at the time was casual and not ranked. The puck would stay on the ground alot more than the ball so i learned the things i am telling you to learn by playing bots. Once i reached a point where i had all of that down I knew that to improve i had to learn how to get the car up in the air.

Currently i am a gold/plat player verging on getting into plat/diamond (dependent on mode) with just the basics and ariels.The vast majority of players in the lower ranks think they are way better than they really are so when playing multiplayer keep in mind most times what you get blamed for is not your fault, you know when you make a mistake if you are self aware and you know when your temaates make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes even pros, the difference being that as you get better you start to make less mistakes.

[LaggyLagg]

My personal advice is to know when to take a break, because you can be exhausted both physically and mentally. It's logical that when you get fatigued from playing your performance will drop. And as the other have said, avoid chat consider turning it off. You may missed out on nice people but currently it's like fermi paradox with them.

[The Real Simp Shady]

Thank you guys so much. I'll be going into some bot games later, and attempting to grasp the basic mechanics. Again, thanks.

[Trev]

I see that nobody has mentioned yet about the controls / sensitivities / deadzones.
CHANGE these before you get used to using the default ones. Do NOT use default controls / camera settings / sensitivities / deadzones. They need to be adjusted.

This video covers controller settings, but you should also check out sensitivity / deadzone / camera videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnj75gGphyE