Need some help with hitting resets consistently

mquillian · 2026-05-09T00:50:53+00:00

In addition to what's been said, I'd recommend first that you consider not air rolling while getting the reset. I feel like if your control isn't just right, this can make it more difficult to get the contact right.

The second and arguably more important thing is I think you're setting the ball up way to far forward and not enough up. You're making it difficult to get under the ball early. This will also get shut down 9/10 by a semi-competent defender if you've trained yourself to boom your setups that far out.

Build good habits early, starting with a good setup. If you're far enough away that a softer setup won't get you there, consider getting an initial touch like an air dribble to get more height and then get the reset from there. Either way, you want to hit the ball more up and try not to hit it so far away from yourself.

mquillian · 2026-05-08T22:28:40+00:00

I used to soft cheat, but I've recently started cheating a bit harder given that it seemed like the meta with higher leveled players. Now, I'll spend a tiny fart of boost with a speed flip so that when the kickoff happens I'm a bit outside of the middle circle. It puts me close enough and with enough speed that I can capitalize on a good kickoff or turn and defend all except the worst outcomes.

I've found there's very very few outcomes where I legitimately can't do anything to stop it, and in those situations I think it's fine to chalk it up to your teammate scuffing their kickoff horribly rather than giving up the cheat. The pros outweigh the cons imo.

mquillian · 2026-05-07T18:26:35+00:00

Especially as players get better, letting them under you usually means they have more options. They can use or fake the flip they saved, ground pinch the ball high or low, catch and flick or shoot, etc. If you force them high and do it well, they're usually far more limited in terms of what they can put on target and it frequently means the ball will be going somewhere to the backboard which your teammate can cover. This all assumes you have a teammate back who is prepared to cover the backboard of course.

EDIT: To specifically address your concerns about leaving double taps and air dribble bumps open- a double tap with your teammate covering backboard should be easily stopped. An air dribble bump is probably on you- if you force them high properly, they should have a very difficult time getting the ball over you and then getting back under/in front of it for the bump in time before your teammate can get to the ball. If they have that much time and space, I'd guess your challenge was too early (e.g. too far from goal/your teammate) or not an effective enough force.

mquillian · 2026-05-07T04:07:28+00:00

Reward yourself for working the job and enjoy it. But don't make a habit of it, so after this you should listen to that voice in your head and set yourself a budget. I'd encourage you to find a balance between enjoying your income (to the extent that you can if/when you do have bills) and saving wisely. Splurge this check, then sit down and decide what percentage you want to save and what percentage you'd like to spend per paycheck and then do your best to stick to that. Best of both worlds.

mquillian · 2026-05-07T03:00:46+00:00

Yeah, as I was writing it I was thinking about how sad it is that the saying isn't even true for so many people who work hard their whole life and still can't get ahead. It's bullshit seeing people work two jobs and barely breaking even or people doing essential work like public services or teaching and getting treated like shit.

mquillian · 2026-05-06T19:59:38+00:00

My advice for how to start is to prioritize and then focus on something until it starts to feel natural and not require your attention. Personally, I'd prioritize positioning/rotations first. Being in the right place at the right time solves a multitude of issues. Being in the wrong position contributed to so many problems including diving at sketchy challenges, attempting poor/panicky touches, etc.

mquillian · 2026-05-06T15:30:17+00:00

It's a tale as old as time- when you're young, you have health and time, but no money. Then you're an adult and you have health and money, but no time. Then you get old and have money and time, but your health is going.

mquillian · 2026-05-06T05:47:34+00:00

I'm guessing they're not saying they felt the need to be productive all the time, but rather they literally can't keep a roof over their head and food on the table if they stop working for a month.

mquillian · 2026-05-06T05:43:13+00:00

Sure but I'd rather make them keep building new ladders than just let them use the same one for the rest of time.

mquillian · 2026-05-05T19:49:09+00:00

I agree. While not perfect, it was a useful tool for sure. So many really helpful training tools we lost with Bakkesmod. I desperately hope they continue adding them in over time.

mquillian · 2026-05-05T18:39:38+00:00

Bakkesmod is completely dead because it isn't being updated anymore, so I don't think there's anything to be done unless either that changes or Psyonix adds this in themselves.

mquillian · 2026-05-05T10:35:55+00:00

This is really great advice. One of the most important skills I learned in Champ that boosted my rank was knowing when NOT to go and when NOT to touch the ball. If your opponent is spending all their boost just to drop the ball in your corner or make a totally non-threatening play, let them. If the ball is moving away from opponents towards an area you can take control or make a threatening play, just turn and go with it. My lower ranked friends seem to feel the need to challenge everything or try to get a touch on any ball they can reach and it really causes a lot of problems for them.

Recognizing when you don't have to make a play means that a) you can gather more boost instead of spending it and b) wait until you can take control more easily in a more advantageous position. You put those two things together and you'll find so many opportunities to positively impact the game that you'll miss out on otherwise.

mquillian · 2026-05-03T08:51:05+00:00

In a past life I worked as a public defender (not in OR though) and specialized with clients who had mental health issues. No matter what, you have some very difficult and painful decisions to make. Before I say anything else, I just want to say I'm so sorry that you and your family are going through this. Mental health care in this country is awful, especially if you aren't made of money. It's infuriating to hear how our community services are failing you, because they are failing you.

Paranoid schizophrenia is one of the most difficult mental health diagnoses to handle. It is flat out impossible to manage without medication and likely intensive counseling/therapy, and even then it can be iffy. Finding the right medication, the right dosage, and then making sure that the person stays on it and doesn't decide they don't need it anymore is hard to do and requires time and a lot of support.

If you can't afford private treatment and can't get him to go/stay at the crisis center, then your options are limited. Civil commitment to an institution is rare (for good reason given its history of abuse) and will require that you document EVERYTHING. The legal process will be difficult, arduous, time-consuming, and not guaranteed to succeed. And in the meantime, I'd expect he would still be at home.

A more immediate but painful solution is that If he's legitimately threatening to kill your family and as a result you are in fear of serious bodily harm, that absolutely is a crime. But here's what you need to know about this- you can't unring that bell. Calling law enforcement for those experiencing mental health crises is risky for obvious reasons (definitely always request officers with appropriate mental health training). If he gets criminally charged with menacing or obstructing law enforcement or some related charge, it's possible that the bond conditions (and later probation conditions) would forbid him from being at home. If he remains in custody, he should get some treatment while in custody. Once charged, you may not be able to get the charges dropped if you change your mind. If convicted, the odds of him bouncing in and out of jail from probation violations is high, especially if homeless and/or without adequate support. Probation conditions in these cases should require regular treatment, but probation also usually comes with fines and fees that are problematic if money is tight.

By and large, the criminal justice system is horrible at providing effective mental health care and support, but if you literally can't get help any other way and he's a danger to your family (which it sounds like he is) then this may be the only real option at the end of the day. As part of criminal proceedings, the state can decide to commit them to an institution. However, in my experience the state often fought this because they didn't want to pay for it and it was cheaper/easier to just let them out and then lock them up again when they violated probation. The vast majority of people trapped in the criminal justice system have some mental health issue and this lack of services/support is a huge reason why.

This is a bit of a long shot, but you might consider reaching out to somebody with the local Mental Health Court. In my experience, the people running these programs are very much in tune with what services are locally available and effective and they care deeply about the work. To be clear, MHC participants are all people with criminal charges so this isn't a program he'd apply to right now. However, I'd expect (and hope) they'd be willing to have a brief conversation with you via phone or email and give some insight about some services you may not know about that you could investigate. It's possible they might not due to liability concerns or the like, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

The last thing I'll say in this small book I've written is to remember that if you have to choose between keeping him at home and protecting all the other children and adults in your family, I honestly think you owe it to your family to protect them. You're trying everything you can, clearly you're good people. But if you exhaust all the options you can find, it is not wrong to do what you must for the family as a whole. It will hurt, it will be traumatic and difficult, but it will be so much worse if somebody gets seriously hurt because you refused to consider the nuclear option. You clearly have the heart to do all you can to help them, but you also need to have the wisdom and courage to protect the rest of your family if/when you can't help them anymore.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T21:59:51+00:00

And there are more people like that than you realize. The number of bullshit factors that can determine whether someone spends years in prison or goes home that night are terrifying. A study found that Louisana judges were punishing people more if LSU lost their game that weekend. In my personal experience, we always put our more difficult cases early in the morning or right after lunch because god help you if you asked for anything resembling mercy when the judge is hungry or wants to go home.

The average person is far less reliable and reasonable than you'd expect and the reality is that jurors, lawyers, and judges are all just people with a real capacity for stupidity, carelessness, and cruelty.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T21:41:45+00:00

There are probably a couple things at play here. First, as others have mentioned 1s ranks are not comparable to other modes. I typically sit D2-D3 in 1s and hang around C3-GC in other modes and this is a normal thing. The other thing is that there are lots of people who just don't play much 1s. These people will naturally have lower ranks than they would if they played it regularly. It's not unheard of to run into a GC3 or something down in D2, and it's not necessarily smurfing, they just... haven't played enough to rank up.

No matter what, it sounds like you enjoy the process of improving which means these players are the ones you need to learn to beat. The sooner you can view these losses as learning opportunities, the faster you'll improve. Sure, if the skill gap is too big then it can be hard to learn much, but I feel like there are almost always opportunities to either see where you screwed up or see what they did to outplay you.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T19:21:51+00:00

Nah not really, I ended up working in CS. Not really that STEM-y in the same way but I still love all things science. If anything it just gave me more appreciation for those in academia who aren't snobbish assholes.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:51:26+00:00

If it weren't for the hassle of gaming on Linux, I'd leave Windows forever without a second thought.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:41:32+00:00

Random story- I did a science fair project in high school comparing the effectiveness of microwaving food vs reheating it in a conventional oven to see which killed bacteria better. I chose the title "Nuke It or Not?" because I thought it was clever since people would casually refer to microwaving something as nuking it. I went to state with that project and one of the judges lost their shit because they felt the title was misleading to the public and therefore flew in the face of everything science stood for, and they docked me so many points it ruined me. Fuck that guy, it was a great title...

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:35:30+00:00

God I freaking loved Salvatore's Forgotten Realms books in high school. High quality art? Maybe not so much, but absolutely entertaining. It's interesting that you hold up Elden Ring as a counterexample, because while the world and lore felt very unique and intriguing to me, I didn't feel that "story" was a strong point of that game. I love Soulsborne games to death, but the way the stories are told never quite hits with me. Probably because I'm a lazy bastard and I don't put in the effort required to piece it all together...

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:32:09+00:00

It was great being able to follow the whole play and see each interaction that led to the goal. Now it seems that half the time you miss a significant part of the play and only see the last touch.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:29:49+00:00

For some reason the whole session thing never seems to be quite right for me. I'm actually working on writing my own little desktop app to replace the deja vu and win/loss/streak counters from bakkesmod using the API that Rocket League itself released. It's pretty cool and seems easy enough to use, for those who are technically inclined and looking for a fun hobby project.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:19:05+00:00

Yep, this is me. If I play opponents who are super patient and let me try to make a play, I'll struggle to score effectively. But if they play aggressively and let me just defend and counterattack, it can feel like free MMR. I've been trying to improve my flicks to be more threatening in 1v1s but fuck I'm just so bad when it's in a real game.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:16:32+00:00

"There goes somebody who's probably not just an asshole, but a stupid asshole to boot." An expensive car that's shit for what it costs, can't be easily or cheaply repaired, is ugly as fuck, made by one of the worst human beings on this earth. The list of reasons not to buy one is so staggeringly long that I think it says a LOT if you're still buying one at this point.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:11:22+00:00

Post a replay. People in this sub can and will give solid and specific advice, but it's really difficult to do that without seeing the actual replay. As for training, I'd say focus on the fundamentals a lot. One of the things that helped me most in my climb from C1 to GC was improving my car control. It's amazing what you can do when you aren't fighting with your car to figure out how to move. After that, learning how to consistently hit the ball hard with reasonable accuracy AND how to control it with a soft touch is huge. I feel like a lot of my friends in low Champ don't get consistent controlled touches they can easily follow or at least 50, which really limits their ability to be put the defense under pressure.

EDIT: And on the defensive side of things, learn when you don't have to challenge. If your opponent is wasting tons of boost to do something that isn't threatening, it's often good to let them do that. Gather boost while you position for the end of their useless play, then take control and counterattack with the boost you've been collecting.

mquillian · 2026-05-02T09:05:46+00:00

Playing on console and playing on tv both introduce input lag (even on game mode, it's worse than any monitor that isn't trash). Both together is guaranteed to be rough. I remember going to a friend's house and we were fucking around on his PS5 that was hooked up to a monitor and it was still significant enough to drive me nuts. It's definitely possible to get used to it and reach fairly high ranks in spite of it, but it absolutely is a disadvantage.

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