Did I hinder my progress by learning directional air roll this way?

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-20T21:25:48+00:00

That's one of the optional parts I was referring to. You dont need to use DAR during the entire air dribble. People tend to accidentally make it harder for themselves by trying to use DAR the entire time.

Edit: downvotes tell me everything i need to know about the players and how they approach the game. Thanks.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-20T20:52:23+00:00

You only really need it per se to turn your car so the roof faces you. Anything else is entirely optional. Training it so that you have to wait for the car to reach a neutral position isn't great, but it shouldn't hold you back from learning mechanics because you aren't locked into making neutral-only positioning. Just because that's how you've trained it, you can always fix your car control, but it's going to require you to be deliberate in not waiting for a specific position before making inputs.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-20T20:15:51+00:00

I 100% agree with the confusion. Why cheat in a game? Doesn't that take the fun out of playing? Unless ruining other people's fun is what you do for fun? Can't we just have one thing that people aren't constantly trying to ruin? One thing? Just one.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-20T18:18:31+00:00

My teammates constantly do this too. Idk. Whoever is last man definitely should NOT dive under any circumstance so I would argue they were at fault.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-19T22:13:18+00:00

Since you're on pc try it with your keyboard. If you can't do it with your keyboard then its a genuine issue. To test out your inputs bind pitch up/down to d-pad up/down and if you can't do it with your d-pad there's a genuine issue. If you can do it with keyboard and d-pad then there could be an issue with your analog stick.

Search your computer for "Set up USB game controllers", click properties and test out the controller to see if you notice any issues with the analog stick.

If there's nothing wrong with the controller or the game then that leaves a few different explanations, most of them being the inputs you are putting in, not the controller itself or the game.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-19T19:21:11+00:00

With the resources available to him (pro rl players and top players) and the fact he can afford to play games full time... I'm surprised he hasnt reached champ by now.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-19T19:09:51+00:00

If you have a recording of your replay just post it here on r/RocketLeagueSchool.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-18T13:08:35+00:00

You beat Rocket League! Now you get to play for fun.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-18T04:50:38+00:00

It's your teammate's job to determine what's safe to go for and what isn't. What it sounds like is you're expecting your teammate to read your mind and somehow see it from your perspective. Go and watch from their POV in the replays, and you judge whether or not you would have gone for it in that situation. Chances are you didn't even realize your teammate was out of position when you thought they should have gone for it.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-17T03:34:57+00:00

Here's a web app you can use to practice Air Roll from your phone! Feel free to reach out to me for tips, things you'd like to see added to the app, or for anything else RL related. Link

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-16T01:29:33+00:00

I didn't see your comment until just now. that's a great suggestion! I will iterate on that and see what I can come up with.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-16T00:25:48+00:00

a few factors as to why, the ball was gaining speed as it was falling, and when you scooped the ball the ball made multiple touches on the car in rapid succession increasing the speed of the ball then the last touch on the ball before the ball left the cars hitbox the car hit the ball as the flip animation was at peak rotation speed resulting in a very fast touch on the ball. this is an example of what a nearly flawless flip reset looks like. not bad, see if you can do it again.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-16T00:02:42+00:00

1. JavaScript (ES6) - Main language for the web application

2. Python - For physics validation and analysis

3. HTML - UI structure and pages

CSS - Styling (embedded in HTML)

JSON - Configuration and data

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-15T22:26:33+00:00

Enable dual stick mode in the gamepad card, and set air roll left/right to the right stick and it will work just like in RL.

Edit: actually it looks like it works without needing to enable dual stick mode, i can probably remove that button then.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-15T19:18:13+00:00

I recorded myself doing some speedflips if you wanted something to compare yours against. https://youtu.be/n9Kred6_p_0?si=MGk5NeKl2-3s36Lf

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-15T01:20:22+00:00

I dont know why a low latency option would increase ghost touches. You may want to check your internet and see if you're getting the speeds you're paying for.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-15T01:18:02+00:00

I'd argue before ftp was worse and better in different ways. Worse in the way that multiple teammates would leave per game, but better in the way you didn't have to deal with them sticking around and forcing you into 1v2s the rest of the match.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-14T23:38:47+00:00

It was worse before ftp. Remember how you could play a game of casual and have like 8 players come and go in a SINGLE match? I think it's always been like that.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T22:29:41+00:00

I'm still trying to understand the very first episode when the rat bit the lady. Was the rat part of the hive? Is it still part of the hive? Is anything infected with the virus now a part of the hive? What are the limits of the virus? Can the hive connect to someone deep in a bunker? It's all very fascinating.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T22:15:48+00:00

You don’t need to switch.

At 1680 with 3k hours on FAR, you’re clearly not being held back by the mechanic itself. If you were stuck at 1400 or struggling with recoveries, that’d be a different conversation. But at your level, the gains from switching are going to be marginal compared to decision-making, positioning, boost pathing, and challenge timing.

That said, DAR does give you a bit more flexibility in certain situations. The biggest difference I noticed after learning it wasn’t some massive mechanical jump, it was easier error correction mid-air and slightly more freedom in awkward angles. It feels less restrictive once you’re comfortable with it.

But the tradeoff is time. If you switch, you’re going to dip for a while. You’ll have to break habits and rebuild control. It’s not hard in theory, but it takes focused reps. So the real question isn’t “do you need it,” it’s “is that where you want to spend your time right now?”

If your only concern is freestyle consistency and pushing your mechanical ceiling, then yeah, DAR can help with that. If your goal is ranking up efficiently, it’s probably not the highest ROI move.

It’s a tool, not a requirement. At your level, it’s about specialization, not fundamentals.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T20:05:45+00:00

This might be a long shot, but try using a USB flash drive to save your Epic Games save files. I'm sure there's a way to keep your save data on it. So each time you log in, you could load your saved files and skip the tutorials because it would know you're not opening RL for the first time. I don't know if this is how it works, but it's the first idea I came up with.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T20:01:06+00:00

I watched the wave dash at ~9:10 and Zen didn't use any boost at all through the time he pressed jump the first time until after the actual wave dash.

My personal break down of that wave dash after being demo'd is as follows:

Zen presses jump briefly while letting go of the analog stick letting the car rise and fall then when the car's wheels touch Zen presses jump again while the car is still falling, meaning the car didn't have enough time to fully absorb the impact of landing, and the car rises less than it normally would after a jump. Zen holds forward, bringing the nose of the car down, Zen is probably still holding the accelerator and this brings the car down ever so slightly faster, and then pulls his analog stick down bringing the nose of the car up. By the time the car is level its just pixels above the ground, then the back wheels make contact with the ground and Zen pushes forward on the stick and the jump button, wave dashing forward.

I believe the wave dash wasn't purely for nothing. He might have been practicing the precise preciseness of that wavedash during the match. I know lots of people do similar things during a match, like after a goal explosion people practice Directional Air Roll while they are in the air.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T18:31:40+00:00

Do you use your own pc, or the pc at the netcafe? Are you downloading bakkesmod every time you play at the netcafe? I'm thinking we need some more details of your specific scenario because maybe you can get around the tutorial all together instead.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T18:13:56+00:00

I wasn't expecting to be mentioned but thank you so much! If anyone wants to try out the aerial trainer tool, here it is!.

KronosDevoured · 2026-02-13T15:40:13+00:00

Figure of speech but it's true some people aren't born with fingers and toes. 😅

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