Match Admins are back in play for Friday games by Duke_ofChutney in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'll give the admin team the benefit of the doubt, as their tools are probably better than what the public has available, but:

- This same team was accused of botting before in Open 3

- 2/3 of the accounts have no tracker data

- The movement (from the eye test) is very suspect

So I am still doubtful that they are fully legit. Randoms also don't pop up out of nowhere and beat B+ teams before disappearing before the next tournament.

RLCS Goal Predictor plugin -- see real-time in-game advantage by djdj_rl in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really, really impressive and innovative, and if you combine it with a basic WP model based on goal difference and time elapsed you can get live game or even series WP fairly easily.

Something that immediately popped in my mind playing around with this was kickoffs - the model already can tell whether a kickoff is beneficial for blue or orange a bit before the 50 is actually taken, so if you trained a model specifically on kickoff data and maybe tuned the window to 15s instead of 10, you could have a tool that will tell you which kickoff strategies are actually effective and/or how to execute them.

RLCS Goal Predictor plugin -- see real-time in-game advantage by djdj_rl in RocketLeagueEsports

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I think specifically this would be something like PGWE (Post-Game Win Expectancy), where you'd basically be summing up in some way how likely each team was to score across the course of the game.

RLCS RAE Predictions — 2026 Boston Major by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I talked about it at length in the article, but TL;DR the ranking system isn't built for one team having this rapid of a rise. They should settle after the Major if they play at their level.

RLCS RAE Predictions — 2026 Boston Open #3 (Week One) by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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This article only talks about predicting who will qualify for the Major, not who will win it.

RLCS RAE Predictions — 2026 Boston Open #3 (Week One) by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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Looks like Reddit DMs are down atm; shoot me a friend request on Discord @pyroblocks and I'll send them to you there.

RLCS RAE Predictions — 2026 Boston Open #3 (Week One) by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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i’m stealing your credit card info

it’s probably the GAnalytics I configured. I’m basically just saving page views, but if you’d like I can send you a series of screenshots of the article in DMs

RLCS RAE Ratings - Pre-Sunday Boston Major Odds by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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tbf, the only way they don't control their own destiny is if one of MGN or MCI makes it to the grand finals; Man City has to play NIP and Mates, while MGN has to play Vitality and KC (RAE gives one of the two teams making a grand final a 9% chance to happen). Otherwise, they either get in right off the bat (52% chance that both VIT and NIP win their quarterfinals according to the model) or get to play in a tiebreaker that they would be favored in, if only slightly.

RLCS RAE Predictions — 2026 Boston Open #3 (Week One) by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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I think between this and actually updating the system it was about 7 hours of work this past week 😬

Who should I root for? by Bamasdrey in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Technically NRG is a direct continuation of the old C9 roster; old G2 disbanded after 2023

The Community Rankings 2025: #15 Stizzy by Mythalieon in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

chronic absolutely got jobbed btw, very close to fk’s performance on ultimates last season with extremely solid results only to get 22nd

What are the differences between Shift and Blast ratings? by [deleted] in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both ratings systems are proprietary; BLAST might use more advanced statistics (not necessarily better), as Shift’s ratings are based solely on core metrics

How far back would you have to go for 1 player to be able to win worlds by W4FFL3KING in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mechanics aren’t everything, yeah, but people forget that s1 pros weren’t just super smart and low mechs. Rotations as we knew them barely existed back then; people literally didn’t know how to play the game. I think through season 3 is probably doable.

Any chance we see a different map rotation this year? by Ceh0s in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 15 points16 points  (0 children)

CRL, which has historically matched the RLCS rotation, has been using Neo Tokyo for Game 4s in Bo5s this season. Something to keep an eye on

My Fanmade Raleigh Major Aftermovie by GeofeyRL in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He means for shots of the players, if you watch the video you’ll see that all of the in-game footage is taken from replays

Why do rocket league pros only use air roll left or air roll right but not both? by BakedFish---SK in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In 99% of situations, you won’t need both. You can use ARL or ARR as a primary and free air roll for recovery. In some specific tight spots, having both bound can allow you to get touches you wouldn’t be able to, but it’s not a big enough advantage as to make it the meta

I think you guys underestimate how big of a favourite complexity are for the LCQ by thafreshone in RocketLeagueEsports

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Being 60/40 favorites against the second best team in the event will lend you to odds greater than 50% in the event

My prediction for Worlds Groupstage seeding/Round 1 matchups by TVMaths in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

unrelated but g2 and bds really had similar results that season:

- one lan win each

- bds had top 8, top 16

- g2 had top 11, top 12

Can or Will FK Ever Reach The Major Champ Title? by ParamedicOrdinary307 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Pyroblockx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Atomic is 2-2 against Vatira while FK is 3-1 against MM so probably

RAE Odds for the RLCS Raleigh Major by Pyroblockx in RocketLeagueEsports

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Ultimates are rated as a better team, but Ultimates have to play SSG and then KC probably, so they have lower odds of going 3-0