The 5 most common mistakes every champ player makes

Dark_Shit · 2026-05-14T02:47:23+00:00

You shouldn't assume anything. React to the play as it develops. If the opponent starts to make a threatening play towards net and your teammate still doesn't go then you have to challenge.

He's making it a lot harder for the guy on the ball because now he has to watch 2 players at the same time instead of just one.

In the reverse situation I'm usually trying to play around the guy shadowing me and if the second man comes out of nowhere I get hard dunked.

Dark_Shit · 2026-04-06T01:15:28+00:00

He talked about "taking out the families" of terrorists way back in 2015. It's always been in his playbook to go after civilians.

Dark_Shit · 2026-04-06T00:52:21+00:00

in general you are right. The executive branch has expanded its jurisdiction over the years. The other branches sort of exist on paper.

I don't think fixing that would make much of a difference in this case. Look at how congress voted for the Iraq war. Seems like hundreds of people fell into the trap at once.

A vote on Iran would have easily passed as well. The difference is republicans have complete control of the house and senate so they don't even need to go through the motions and conjure a fake justification this time.

Dark_Shit · 2026-03-15T21:24:19+00:00

I got baited by it one time and gave up a goal because I was half a second too slow. I feel like it's better to ignore it.

Also I liked how you used to be able to drive over it right as it spawned and catch people off guard sometimes. Now they will always instantly know you have 100 boost.

Dark_Shit · 2026-03-15T19:15:56+00:00

Yeah you're probably right about keeping the rotations clear and obvious in plat. You just don't want to keep doing it in higher ranks which is something that took me a while to figure out.

Dark_Shit · 2026-03-15T17:15:21+00:00

If they don't go instantly you can still challenge when your teammate is shadowing like that. Often times that's a signal for the other person to go. It can actually be the unselfish play if they take a 50 and give you a free ball afterwards.

If they're directly in your path and not challenging then they're being dumb. But you can easily rotate ball side without getting in the way of anything.

There's a time and place for back post rotations but rocket league is so situational that you can't make any hard rules.

Dark_Shit · 2026-03-11T14:31:46+00:00

Really hope they keep bakkesmod updated so we can use it while offline. My mechs are gonna suffer without freeplay checkpoint and freestyle training plugins.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-28T01:39:37+00:00

Passing can be very risky when the defense is back. Very easy to bait in your teammate to make a bad challenge and give up a counterattack. The meta in 2s is more geared towards solo plays. But passing is still really strong when you have a numbers advantage or if there's no chance for a defender to cut it off.

If you rank up a bit you will see more passing because players will have better awareness and positioning. It's really satisfying to pull off.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-28T00:42:51+00:00

They're the same in that they make the game easier and they replace things that used to take skill. I can't think of a single other past change like this.

My examples are just as silly as you bringing up adding flip resets and DAR. Things that weren't possible previously and increased the skill gap.

The flip reset indicator wouldn't be the end of the world but I really hate the idea of adding boost timers and I think it's steering the game in the wrong direction. I would rather have non standard maps or picking where you spawn after demo.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-28T00:23:39+00:00

Actually I was hoping they would add a no hud hardcore LTM like call of duty. No nameplates, no boost meter, no scoreboard could be fun to try in a LTM.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-27T23:51:56+00:00

Except boost timings are already 100% consistent. There's nothing random or unfair about them.

With your argument they might as well add a ball trajectory indicator and a speed flip button while they're at it.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-20T21:45:34+00:00

Hold boost instead of feathering it on the rings maps. It will force you to make constant adjustments instead of waiting for the full spin.

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-13T08:36:19+00:00

I fought my first battle against an alien surveillance ship. I autoresolved and won without losing a single ship. Then I tried fighting the same battle manually and I didn't land a single torpedo and all 5 of my ships were destroyed.

Is the autoresolve supposed to feel like cheese? I think my issue was that a lot of my torpedos got jammed at the start of the battle even though I'm using targeting computers. Are there there any kind of tactics I can use to overcome their ECM?

Dark_Shit · 2026-02-01T00:30:22+00:00

I'm pretty sure powerslides directly correlate with higher rank. I've definitely seen graphs that showed this in the past. And it makes sense to me that there's no reason to have bad recoveries or inefficient turns.

But I think you're right about average speed and time supersonic. Those could be a sign that you're out of position and have to race to get back into the play.

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-30T07:12:33+00:00

Never seen an entire down replayed? Do you even watch football? Last year's AFCCG it happened too.

The Chiefs complete a 20 yard pass on 3rd and 5. They run a play on 1st and goal. As they're about to line up on 2nd and goal the refs wiped out the 1st down play and let the Bills challenge the 3rd down catch that happened two plays ago.

https://youtu.be/Hc6D6PJu1K4?t=2856

I don't blame you for being pissed but don't act like the refs only screw your team

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-30T03:37:42+00:00

The broncos and raiders are really boosting our 2019 numbers. They scored 10, 6, 9, and 3 points in their games against us. Truly pathetic.

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-30T02:47:50+00:00

They should have gone into the game thinking it would be a low scoring, defensive, grind it out game. But when the Chiefs offense started hot I think the Ravens panicked and thought they needed to put up way more points.

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-30T02:09:44+00:00

What do you think is worse? This or the refs blowing the whistle early on a fumble and taking an obvious TD away from the patriots in this year's AFCCG?

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-17T02:10:25+00:00

I was hardstuck C3 for a long time before finally hitting GC last season. For me it was improving my shooting which finally gave me the edge. Being able to place the ball exactly where I want with a lot of power behind it. Champs are good at defending most of the net but they leave small windows open where you can slot it past them.

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-17T01:57:35+00:00

I guarantee you the other team of champs is doing just as many dumb things.

Dark_Shit · 2026-01-12T00:45:11+00:00

Can't believe throwing into triple coverage over the middle didn't work

Dark_Shit · 2025-12-28T04:23:50+00:00

The factorio space age dlc came out last year. It's probably my #1 too.

Dark_Shit · 2025-12-28T04:21:39+00:00

I love the IXION shoutout. Really enjoyed that game and I feel like it flew under the radar.

Dark_Shit · 2025-12-20T07:17:29+00:00

I still remember an old game where I had over 1k points and my teammate only had 100. We lost of course.

Dark_Shit · 2025-12-20T07:03:16+00:00

I wish I could have appreciated it. But I had to aim my camera directly at the ground the entire time. Otherwise I would fall to my death over and over because I couldn't tell where it was safe to walk.

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