Why is everybody absolutely braindead?

[BiG|Rain]

I have over 1k hours in this game. I may not be the most mechanically skilled player, I miss some aerials and open nets regularly. But at least I know how to do the kickoff and not to bunch up where my team mates are.

Yet every other game, I get matched with people who are afk, don't understand kickoff. They are always at the ball, together. It's so painful, I don't know how I can enjoy this game with randoms if they do not understand the very basics.

I'm not that bad that I have to get matched with players who have like 2 hours in this game... My best rank was champ 1 and it feels like I get matched with mechanically okay players, like around plat, but with game sense around wood, or soft butter.

Please for the love of all that is round and bouncy, please learn the kickoff order and some other basic theory. Hitting the ball is not enough and it is so frustrating when every other goal is easily prevented by not being absolutely braindead.

[BiG|Rain]

I have to add... it's not rare that I play with people with titles such as "Season 10 Grand Champion". But it's painfully obvious that they are diamond, at best. Absolute hacks, I do not understand how they could have possibly gained this title. They have zero awareness, do not know how or when to pass, have abysmal defense. It seems all they can do is twist their car while trying to hit an aerial, which works like 50% of the time. If they wouldn't try to fancy aerial, they'd probably even hit the ball. You can not tell me that it's okay to be matched with past season grand champions and players who do not know who has to go for kickoff. Those two concepts do not mix!

[Doc_Simulac]

lol classic shouting into the void...I feel you guys... I've been there numerous times. I honestly don't understand ranking in this game (no I mean fundamentally at all) so I keep my "Rank Amateur" banner permanently on for myself.
I'm about the skill level you are.
50/50 at about 80%
Basic arial competence.
Decent ball awareness and prediction.
Understanding of basic rotation and kickoff.
Heck I even have decent shadow defense.

I'm trash off the wall though... really need to work on that...

Same complaints you have...no understanding how these guys get these tournament trophies and make it to such ranks the way they play...

My only theory is that ball chasers inevitably score...and if you chase long enough...well...

Now I just go with it...I let my 2 "teammates" chase and I play defense as best as I can (I'm decent at it and can even defend against 2 chasers)...

I play fast...if I'm in the flow state I can usually drive the ball and literally drop it in front of the goal...I make a lot of people look good by basically setting up "just bonk it in" assists to my "teamchasers" it's a thankless job that and always defending.

With the above being said... believe it or not being substantially more competent than your teammates can throw off a match completely against your favor...

If you're the only one on your team playing fast and the opposition can match that speed... you're getting wrecked because you'll find yourself in a 3 v 1 scenario. I've noticed at least 70% of players the same tier as me (plat 3 - diamond 2) are used to playing quite slow...so speeding up the match can work against your favor... I've learned to match the speed of my teammates...

Eh... shouting into the void...lol

[Atomicsheep]

put up some replays and/or videos and let us judge.

Playing with randoms - you have to accept some things.
In a fast game you cant always tell if your TM is going up for the ball or going in for a challenge as you dont have time to look.
Therefore things like double commits happen often.
You can drop the ball down perfectly infront of net only to realise they are still back on your own goal line.
By the time you get used to their playstyle its already the end of the game.

I therefore try to play ballchasey often. It makes it obvious to my teammate what my intentions are for the game, and it seems to work better than to actually try to play intelligently.
If I attempt any passing play whatsoever I can guarantee my TM isnt expecting it.

[BiG|Rain]

interesting take, I shall try that

[Kuula]

Rocket League should have a notification on the title screen that says: "This game is a team game and NOT meant to be played with random people"

[NormireX]

Originally posted by BiG|Rain:

I have over 1k hours in this game. I may not be the most mechanically skilled player, I miss some aerials and open nets regularly. But at least I know how to do the kickoff and not to bunch up where my team mates are.

Yet every other game, I get matched with people who are afk, don't understand kickoff. They are always at the ball, together. It's so painful, I don't know how I can enjoy this game with randoms if they do not understand the very basics.

I'm not that bad that I have to get matched with players who have like 2 hours in this game... My best rank was champ 1 and it feels like I get matched with mechanically okay players, like around plat, but with game sense around wood, or soft butter.

Please for the love of all that is round and bouncy, please learn the kickoff order and some other basic theory. Hitting the ball is not enough and it is so frustrating when every other goal is easily prevented by not being absolutely braindead.

Welcome to Rocket League and crappy matchmaking.

[Crunchy[Daz]]

Oh look, another "I have 1000 hours in this team game but haven't figured out I could form a team and not play with randoms" post.

Oh and just incase someone hasn't said it already.... If you keep comming across these issues then its probably not them, its probably you.

[pr0x]

Show me your kickoffs.

[Nupstarr]

Everytime i read these posts i wonder how many times your mate is thinking exactly the same thing about you and cursing you in their mind because they think you are the one sho can't do anything.

Or atleast something like that happens to me sometimes when i am thinking to myself that why my mate keeps doing so poorly and such stupid decisions and all of sudden he shoots messages blaming me for everything.

[Morethan2Letters]

It only the people that play with randoms, get some friends you introverts.

[Vic 2.0]

Definitely agree. IMHO, if there's one person lined up closer from a diagonal to the ball that person ONLY should go for it. Second closest should hang back ready to hit it if it ends up behind the first. Goalie should, you know, be the goalie.

If there are two equally close to the ball, they both should go for it (hit it from an angle that acknowledges that both of you will be hitting it) or inform the other to take the shot.

If you're in the goalie position, you should only go for boost after watching the kickoff and opposing players to determine that's safe.

[Kiirozu]

Why? I have no idea.

It's mind-boggling how crazy stupid many people are that are playing this game. I often try to contemplate about if they are just trolling constantly or if they really are that stupid. Because somehow they are worse than the bots and the bots are just pure trash.

My experience from bronze to champ is that the intelligence level is almost equal in between these ranks, bronze players make the same stupid mistakes as champs do - no rotation, always chase ball, doesn't know where teammates or opponents are, never pass, never ready for passes, camps goal, moves slowly at all times except when it's too late, etc.. You can pretty much go on forever about all the stupid bullcrap that will happen.

And by the way, yes I only play solo 3v3 since I cannot find any decent people out there. When the game was still for sale on steam I tried the steam forums, looking for somebody that doesn't play like a faulty bot - I only got more faulty bots even though they claim the same problems as I do. Like, don't complain about rotation if you don't have any understanding of a rotation scheme yourself.
So after that I just gave up, people are either steam rollers or worse than bots..

Alright, I'm an addict to the game but the community is in worse shape than it ever has been. I'll head off to play some more games in gold, I enjoy watching my teammates chase the same situations over and over again without any rotation. This is at least nine out of ten games for me.

[Bushibu]

Originally posted by Kiirozu 黄色:

Why? I have no idea.

It's mind-boggling how crazy stupid many people are that are playing this game. I often try to contemplate about if they are just trolling constantly or if they really are that stupid. Because somehow they are worse than the bots and the bots are just pure trash.

My experience from bronze to champ is that the intelligence level is almost equal in between these ranks, bronze players make the same stupid mistakes as champs do - no rotation, always chase ball, doesn't know where teammates or opponents are, never pass, never ready for passes, camps goal, moves slowly at all times except when it's too late, etc.. You can pretty much go on forever about all the stupid bullcrap that will happen.

And by the way, yes I only play solo 3v3 since I cannot find any decent people out there. When the game was still for sale on steam I tried the steam forums, looking for somebody that doesn't play like a faulty bot - I only got more faulty bots even though they claim the same problems as I do. Like, don't complain about rotation if you don't have any understanding of a rotation scheme yourself.
So after that I just gave up, people are either steam rollers or worse than bots..

Alright, I'm an addict to the game but the community is in worse shape than it ever has been. I'll head off to play some more games in gold, I enjoy watching my teammates chase the same situations over and over again without any rotation. This is at least nine out of ten games for me.

this game is dead comunity wise since it went to epic, smurfs and pro making accounts and accounts all day and night selling them to kids and its done , i remember diamond when it was hard as hell to keep the ball in the ground because everyone would do flying kicks nowadays diamond looks like old gold/plat
it's just over for games online honestly every mongoloid has access to a pc and free games they don't feel themselves

[Corona Scurrae]

the main reason why it got worse over the years - especially after f2p update - is simple. psyonix is run by complete tools.

remember when this game released and absolutely nobody cared? the only thing that saved it from becoming yet another bust, was sony's ps plus and the devs were hesitant to consider it at first...

now just take a look at the history of qol updates and how long it took this company, to add basic stuff. it took them years to add transparent goal-posts and the hilarious part about it, is the fact that they are not fully transparent on every map lol.

in the end, this game isn't worth it anymore. every match is dominated - or ruined - by smurfs and the bots they carry.

[Kiirozu]

Originally posted by Bushibu:

this game is dead comunity wise since it went to epic, smurfs and pro making accounts and accounts all day and night selling them to kids and its done , i remember diamond when it was hard as hell to keep the ball in the ground because everyone would do flying kicks nowadays diamond looks like old gold/plat
it's just over for games online honestly every mongoloid has access to a pc and free games they don't feel themselves

This game had a bad community even before epic. Epic & f2p was just the final nail in the coffin.

I just "enjoy" the game nowadays as blasting music and getting amazed at how stupid and selfish people are - There is no true competitiveness and there is absolutely no sportsmanship. I can do about one hour at the time then I have to switch to something else because these fools induces actual headaches.