Tips & Tricks For Playing Rocket League

Use this guide to become a better rocket league player.

What's rocket league?

Rocket League is soccer and driving combined. For those who enjoy high octane reckless driving and the world's most popular sport, Rocket League is for you. This cross-genre arena battler is the latest craze on steam and PS4. Fun for all players and abilities, the game offers both a casual and competitive atmosphere, as well as a ton of laughs.

Rocket League is the sequel to SARPBC, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. Produced by Psyonix, the game was released on July 7th on the PC and PS4. It should be noted that this game can be played across the two platforms, allowing for more users to connect through different hardware.

Step 1: Do All Training Modes

Rocket League includes two main training modes that show you how to play the game. Do not skip the Rocket League training options or you will constantly wonder how your opponents are flying through the air, flip and kicking like pros.

There is a basic training option with Rocket League tips to get started like using boost, power slide and kicking. The advanced training mode goes into Rocket League tricks like flying, aerial kicks and other advanced tools that will help you score.

Step 2: Practice Offline or With Friends

When you first start playing Rocket League the best place to do it is in an exhibition match with a friend and bots or simply offline with bots. This will give you a chance to figure out the basics of the game without the pressure of playing skilled opponents.

If you do choose to play in this mode, it’s a good idea to skip over the Rookie difficulty unless you have not played any video games in a long time. Skip up to Pro or higher so that you are playing with team mates and opponents who are skilled.

When you play against a friend in one of these modes you can play with bots, that are computer controlled. This allows tow players to play a full two teams.

Step 3 Don't ball rush

I see this almost every game, and every game, it makes me laugh/cry: all six (or whatever) cars all chasing the ball around like angry chickens. This isn’t how you play real football, and it isn’t how you play Rocket League. The pitch is big, so make the most of it! If you see 2-3 other cars contesting the ball, there’s no need for you to get in there and make a further mess of it; instead, drive away into open space and wait. Charge up your boost. The ball is soon going to go flying away from that pack, and if you’ve got full boost and a good angle on it, you’re in prime position to take a shot (or make a clearance!).

Step 4: Work as a team

Teamwork is vital. If you’re playing with friends this is easy, but if you’re playing with strangers, there are still ways you can work together silently. When you “spawn”, generally one player will be further back towards their own goal than the others. That player should volunteer to be the “goalie”, someone who hangs back and can tidy up long shots or make a last-second tackle. Instead of speeding in trying to get the first touch, just reverse a little and get ready. I’ve seen (and scored) goals off the kick-off that wouldn’t have gone in if someone had been goalkeeping.

Step 5: Don’t Be Afraid To Defend

This is related to above, but there’s no shame in defending! Everyone wants to get the goals and the 100 points and the glory, but games are made up of both attack and defence, and if you play without the latter, you’re going to lose. I’ve found defending to be pretty fun; there’s a cruel joy in depriving people of goals they thought they’d score, and once you get good at clearing the ball (which you get points for) you can quickly turn defence into attack. Try not to be a traditional “goalkeeper”, though; sitting still in the middle of the goals will be almost useless. Instead, wait around your own goals, then as soon as you get a good angle on an approaching shot/ball, race out and get it. If you’re trying to get a touch only a few feet from the goal, you’ve left it too late.

Step 6: Flip For Speed

Don’t just rely on the game’s boost mechanic for bursts of speed. Those are good for covering short distances, but if you need to leg it to the other end of the pitch in a hurry, use the forward flip (forwards on stick + double jump button) instead; it’s just as fast and you can use it as often as you like.

Step 7: Use The Second Camera Option

The game gives you a choice of two camera views. One follows your car directly, like a traditional driving game, the other links your car’s view to that of the ball, so that both are always in view. The latter is a little harder to come to grips with, but you really need to master it: you simply can’t play Rocket League well with the default “behind car” view, because you don’t have enough information as to what’s going on with the rest of the game.

Step 8: Watch The Ball, Don’t Chase The Ball

One of the things that makes this such a bonkers game is the size and speed of the ball. The way it floats makes keeping track of the ball (and controlling it) difficult, but it’s never harder than when you’re in close quarters with other cars trying to get a touch. One thing I’ve noticed is that 90% of players are driving around in the ball’s shadow, which is a fruitless pursuit; the smarter thing to do is to pull back (or pause) and see where the ball is actually going to land, then make sure your car is in the right position to get it when it does. Kinda like dogfighting in a plane/space game.

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[BeardMan]

It´s so fun to see all the cars chasing the sam ball in the corner like ants with a sugerkube

great guide

[NaurO]

These are the most simple tipps I`ve ever read, but half of all players cant follow them :(

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pls add a "dont leave-point" in large letters ^^

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You should also mention that you can flip in reverse too.

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[Jdm262]

Great basic tips for new players. I read a similar guide like this and I have definately seen improvement. The one thing that I see a lot is people really rely on using the boost to go across the field. When you want to save boost, if you are low on boost, or do not have any boost at all, flipping forward is a great way to increase your speed. I think it's something like if you do that 3 times, it will give you somewhat of an ultra boost after that.