I’m 42, just started playing rocket just over a year ago but once I started watching you, wayton, sunless, and lethamyr. My mechanics, car control, ball control, how I see the play, interest in playing to get better rather than just to play has massively improved, thank you for passing along your knowledge.
Same, my rank shot up after watching tips from youtubers on game sense and learning easy mechanics. Now I'm hardstuck, cause I don't want to learn harder mechanics. Might be all the toxic bs making the game hard to enjoy though.
*SPOOKLUKE'S GOAL SUMMARY* Total Goals: 96 Rushdown/Outspeed: 6.25%(6 Goals) Soft Touch Hard Touch: 13.54%(13 Goals) Opponent Error(Missing Saves, Overcommitting, or Giving Away the Ball): 32.29%(31 Goals) Solo Play/Mechanical(Air + Ground Dribbles AND 50s): 29.17%(28 Goals) Team Play: 18.75%(18 Goals) Note: This summarizes the goals scored by Luke in the video, not every single goal scored by his team. Some goals weren't counted due to being 100% luck, and the Opponent Error stat was slightly inflated by lack of info on some scoring opportunities.
My controller does that anyway it actually makes you better cus u have to learn to adapt to the movements out of nowhere so u learn better recoveries and control
@@haidenharris8876 it's called Drift, yeah but it's gonna definitely hinder your gameplay, best to enlarge Deadzone and if that doesn't work get a new controller
On that note.. just learning to set up an air drib from the floor got me from p1 to d3. Saw my first champ tourny that same week. It teaches car and ball control. You will peak. Focus on that set up before trying to carry the ball. 1 step at a time!
yea Isn't his teammates fault. A) You should have anticipated he was going to get bumped as there were 2 players hunting him down. B) After he got bumped you then proceed to flip AFTER he got bumped which means that you have a slow reaction speed. C) Even after the flip you start to head towards the ball for half a second instead of heading straight back to net. D) After all of that it potentially could have just come down to you missing the mid boost.
8:48 here I would try to go for a flip after practicing them for a while to get it over both like he said... If I don't make it I can always leave a bit of boost for a fast recovery
After just not caring about the result of the game I’m one game away from getting out of platinum for the first time your videos helped me with positioning and shadow defense I still need work but I’ll get there
Hey, good video! C3 here in 2s. I'm surprised you didn't mention power slide cuts, as I have been watching Flakes and that's literally all he does. But refreshing to see your take on it. Also, trusting teammates is important, but I think it's even more important to not expect your teammate to do what you think they're doing. Position yourself so you can cover if they miss or just do something else. One typical situation in solo queue is when teammates expect a pass and start pushing up next to you leaving your net completely open. I think passes can be good, but not looking for them constantly. You know this, but maybe someone misunderstands when you say "trust teammates".
@@lukebrown7651 and if you are never passing, then you are falling right into the same "do not expect your teammate to do what you think they're doing." The point is you do what the situation calls for. This requires paying attention to the whole game as well as possible, so you can recognize what is or is not the optimal option given that. Where is the defense, where is your teammate, is there even a realistic shot opportunity, these things and more need to be decided upon in a split second, and to accurately make these assessments you must be aware of the variables at play in answering these. Too many people assume, though, imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals. When actually passes are best done when trying to get the ball out of your own side of the field. Defensive outlet plays in 2's are super effective. Besides the opposing team backing off themselves, or screwing up in meta, or screwing up mechanically; they are how you as a team will get the ball out from your side of the field while also *maintaining possession* most often. Booming the ball gets it out of your side of the field, what it doesn't do is maintain possess most of the time. And that's the key to 2's, maintaining possess. Going for shots when the shots are low percentage are an easy way to give up possession for free, while also leaving your tm8 facing a 2 v 1.
@@moose6869 the shots aren’t low percentage lol. Do you think I just go for flip resets all day? There are smart 1 person plays in twos, a lot of the time passing can get you scored on, they require both members to commit. If you don’t score it can a lot of the times lead to goals. I get what ur saying, yes passing is important but it is not always the best option.
@@lukebrown7651 me: "too many people assume though, imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals. Passes are best done when trying to get the ball out of your own side of field." "The point is that you base what ought be done based off of what the situation calls for. To make this decision accurately, you must remain aware of the surrounding game; ex: where the opposing team is and where your tm8 is." "Going for shots when the shots are low percentage; is a quick way to give up possession and leave your tm8 with a 2v1." You: Proceeds to talk about passing in an attempt to score and the drawbacks of that, and talk about times where the shot is the highest percentage chance of a good result. It appears my points flew right over your head, hoss. As for the "the shots aren't low percentage." This would be in your opinion. How many shots do you take when one or both defenders are in position to feasibly defend the shot? I would hold these are low percentage shots. You are better off bailing on the shot and playing instead to maintain possession overall. Contested shots are automatically low percentage; defense past diamond gets stingy AF. People are not just capable of saving higher level mechanical solo-plays, they do so consistently. I boil this down to the three P's, in terms of a priority list: - Positioning(How do I position so as to not give up a goal?) - Pressure(how do I make the opposing teams possession awkward for them? The answer most often is to apply pressure and make them do something they otherwise would not want to do.) - Possession(how do I get 2-3 more touches on the ball I just took possession of. Furthermore, how do I ensure my team maintains possession of I should lose it?) The prioritization is in that order; and whatever your tm8 is not doing is what you should be doing. Defense comes first; then pressure. If your tm8 is already pressuring, default to priority 1. If your tm8 is possessing the ball; default to priority 1. Playing patient defense and not stepping on your tm8's toes; basically, is the best thing to default back to. Note how scoring oneself isn't included in that? That comes as a natural result of following the 3 P's. Follow them well enough and you will be not only hard to score on, but you will inevitably secure open and unconstested shots for your team(whether that be you or others). On the note of: being aware of the wider game at hand: Let's draw a comparative to actual competitive team based sports that have a ball involved. If you pass the ball or do something *assuming* a tm8 or tm8's will be doing a particular thing and they aren't so the play goes to ish... Who gets chewed out overwhelmingly, You or the tm8? Answer: YOU DO; because why are you assuming any such thing instead of *looking* to make sure that's what's actually going on? And this is what I find so baffling about strat in rocket league. Passes are being labeled as passes when these passes do not involve looking at or even passing it towards, a tm8. If you "pass" the ball to nobody and rather throw it up hoping for the best; this isn't a pass. You have to factor in when you see professionals or people with great amounts of practice and expertise doing No-look passes and alley-oops; these people practice with the tm8's they're doing this with extensively. There is very little assumption going on because they already know beforehand what their tm8 will do. In rocket league, unless you are playing with such a tm8; this is pretty much never the case. Yet no-look passes are the standard, and we act shocked that pass plays don't work out too often. Gee; I wonder why? 😅
@@moose6869 yes it did because it doesn’t apply to my original comment at all. “Imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals” that’s what I was replying to. 🤦♂️
26:00 agree with this. I don’t play 1s, my 1s offense arsenal is very very limited, my dribble plays arent exactly the best. I can flick but I have the tendency to moon flick. Other than that, low 50s is my other offense. My powerslide cuts and fakes are not that great, so is my bounce dribbles and hook shots. And so ive only gotten to GC1, unless i capitalize on most of the 1s window i make. I can easily create 1s but fail to use them
i come and go from rocket league a lot and only ever play 3s, it can get really annoying though because it feels like you never have time.. everything is so rushed with 3s and your team will come and just challenge you for the ball constantly. i always try and look around and let them grab it when they're in better positions and i can see them going for it but its rare that they do the same.. i might have to start playing 2s it looks way better and hopefully will make me stick around longer
The only thing I gotta out of this is blame your teammates…. Kappa …. On the real; great video, me only being high gold/ low plat I took a lot of good things out of this!!
10:40 Isn't your teammates fault. A) You should have anticipated he was going to get bumped as there were 2 players hunting him down. B) After he got bumped you then proceed to flip AFTER he got bumped which means that you have a slow reaction speed. C) Even after the flip you start to head towards the ball for half a second instead of heading straight back to net. D) After all of that it potentially could have just come down to you missing the mid boost.
D3/C1 duo here: The hardest thing for me in 2s is doing what you're talking about. I spread out with my Duo partner, but we can never get good passing plays because our brains are hardwired for 3s (even though we play 2s a ton), and we go for pressure every time. This frequently causes confusion and double commits, which in 2s is a surefire way to get scored on. On top of this, I can out mechanic BOTH enemy players at times, get a sick pass, but my partner won't be ready for it because he's spread out and assuming at least one of the other players is going to 50 me and he'll have to recover it, which ultimately makes my efforts pointless (I'm not good enough to full on finish every opportunity yet, and I'm terrible at calling out what part of the field I'm going to pass to). If I were to just return to the basics and do smart positional moves to keep possession, I'd probably be climbing much faster
@@toiletchicken3071 1s teaches you to play safe, idk what kinda 1s you play, but 1s made me a much better player for 2s…. 3s is a whole different story tho 🤣
Doing ranked 1s I lost a lot ( hadn’t played in forever went straight to ranked) I got gold and released very quickly that as long as I stayed near the ball and used ground control (dribbling) I will win
You could potentially do a coaching road to ssl find someone who is a big lower Eli and make them your partner and you try to coach them up to ssl while they are your partner and your also aiming for ssl don’t know if that would be fun or not though
Thx for helping with your videos especially your air dribble vids helped me a lot. I first started rocket league just for fun 6 months ago the I started ranked in gold and right now I'm c2 and I think without your vids I still would be in Plat or so
WAIT Larry is in this Video and its the same Larry as in Leths Video of solo qing a ssl tournament and he said he saw cizzors in his ranked games. So much is making sence now!
Ok so i started doing 100 games of 1v1 and was at d1 div 2 and i only done 20 games so far and i have been writing down tips on what i could have done better or i did correct and i am now around so far. D2 div 3 in 1v1 so much help from spooks videos. Thanks a tone for the tips spook and keep up the amazing work 😊😊😊
This strategy works for GC because instead of going for complex plays, it's about securing possession with soft touches and simple mechanics. But for a diamond for example this wouldn't work, as they don't have such solid mechanics, which I think are essential for this to work.
almost every diamond can ground dribble (not on car), decent standard dribbling is quite common in gold, air dribbling shows up in low Diamond. - washed up champ (highest of champ 2) that has climbed from low plat in past 2 years
Watching this after being stuck in Champ 3 Div III/IV for weeks. Never hit GC in my life, but man I'm getting so close and when I'm finally 1 or 2 games away from getting it, I'm paired against the most insane players and I get destroyed. It's been getting into my nerves cause there's no way those players are C3/GC1, most of them are obviously ranked higher and using smurf accounts, so that's probably why I get so tilted. I guess I should stop crying and keep grinding
I feel your pain. It hurts when you are so close and then lose. My philosophy is if you can't beat players in GC then you aren't good enough to be GC yet (applies to any rank). You'll definitely get there eventually! Just keep up the grind and stay positive :)
@@rippy62 yeah my mentality definitely plays a big role here. The thing is, I've had no problem beating actual GCs (and if I don't beat them it's still a pretty even match) but I can just tell when I'm playing a smurf, the skill gap goes from 0 to 100 from one match to another (not to mention the stock Octanes, default banner and no pfp). I get effortlessly clipped on with mechanics that border on SSL and even if I put my 100% I just get clapped. On the other hand you might be right, my game might be on point but if I don't have the mental strength to endure the ups and downs of this rank, maybe I need more time before I'm ready to rank up. Cheers man!
@@agustinbustos3799 Yeah I have faced so many SSLs in GC 1 and 2 and I think you just have to move on to the next game and look for overall improvement rather than game to game wins and losses. I'm trying to force myself to respect someone for playing better rather than getting tilted from a loss here and there. Rocket League is both a mental game as a video game haha
@@rippy62 smurfing is lame though. They can just go play casual. But they wanna ruins someones day in ranked. Had dude doing double flip reset musty n etc in GOLD 2 its dumb asf at this point
I just watched a vid from Lethamyr where he solo queued for SSL Tournament with someone named 12 and Larry and i just randomly see this larry guy with same tag and pfp in this video at 3:32
Air roll Recovery Fast Ariel Dribbleing Mind set Risk adverse Patient, non comidal Control and possession Stay behind teammate Dnt put them in 1v2 and you make it 1v2 on opnet Flashy moves Airdribles
Early on in the video you said that if your teammate is behind you, you just want to challenge ASAP, but then later in the video you say that leaving your teammate in a 2v1 is bad. Is this just a matter of choosing your challenges better so you only go for high percentage plays? I try to play smart in c2 and often my teammates end up getting pissed at me for not diving at every single ball. The whole "take the shot!" spam followed by a forfeit vote because I didn't dive at a shitty center while my teammate is flying through the air with no boost. I feel like a lot of these tips only really apply to high level gameplay
@@hanmac3348 Solo Q tm8s will be garbage until you hit GC 3 - SSL, I'm GC 2 and i still get tm8s that cant even hit simple double taps or even flick the ball decently, makes me wonder how they even got to that rank.
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I’m 42, just started playing rocket just over a year ago but once I started watching you, wayton, sunless, and lethamyr. My mechanics, car control, ball control, how I see the play, interest in playing to get better rather than just to play has massively improved, thank you for passing along your knowledge.
what rank are you
Same, my rank shot up after watching tips from youtubers on game sense and learning easy mechanics. Now I'm hardstuck, cause I don't want to learn harder mechanics. Might be all the toxic bs making the game hard to enjoy though.
*SPOOKLUKE'S GOAL SUMMARY*
Total Goals: 96
Rushdown/Outspeed: 6.25%(6 Goals)
Soft Touch Hard Touch: 13.54%(13 Goals)
Opponent Error(Missing Saves, Overcommitting, or Giving Away the Ball): 32.29%(31 Goals)
Solo Play/Mechanical(Air + Ground Dribbles AND 50s): 29.17%(28 Goals)
Team Play: 18.75%(18 Goals)
Note: This summarizes the goals scored by Luke in the video, not every single goal scored by his team. Some goals weren't counted due to being 100% luck, and the Opponent Error stat was slightly inflated by lack of info on some scoring opportunities.
Oh my godness
statistic majors be like:
nerd
This guy probebly wins against arsenal wit his eyes closed
he deserves a Pin
So many questions answered when I couldn't find an answer anywhere! Gold stuff love it!
8:04 “the vast majority of my girl-goals”
Spook’s girlfriend: 👁 👄 👁
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Love the vids you have helped me go from gold to diamond with just your videos ty
SAME!!!!!!!!!!
yes. except its silver 2 to d3 div 3 for me
Who remembers the videos: I dropped tilted towers 100 times…
Top tier videos those. A happier time in life…
Spookluke actually was a fortnite channel until a few years ago
godly
@@Bigbagofgamer bruh where r u going with that joke 😒
@@Bigbagofgamer wow sooo funnyyy haha broo im crying haha 😛
When you said 3s is a game of pressure and 2s is a game of possession I felt 100% clarity on something I did intuitively but couldn't name.
I appreciate the timer on the add, it's a small thing but it makes me feel like my time's been respected as a viewer
road to ssl but you have a macro on to give random input delays (1-100ms) to simulate the inconsistency of plats
My controller does that anyway it actually makes you better cus u have to learn to adapt to the movements out of nowhere so u learn better recoveries and control
@@haidenharris8876 it's called Drift, yeah but it's gonna definitely hinder your gameplay, best to enlarge Deadzone and if that doesn't work get a new controller
this dude has the best intro on TH-cam, no cap
True but don’t forget about lethamyr
@Jhon Doe was thinking the same thing lmao
cap, leth
I like Sunless, but I'm old
Yes him and leth
On that note.. just learning to set up an air drib from the floor got me from p1 to d3. Saw my first champ tourny that same week. It teaches car and ball control. You will peak. Focus on that set up before trying to carry the ball. 1 step at a time!
10:40 To be honest. The mistake wasn't to trust your mate, the mistake was to miss the boost. But im a hardstack GC1-2 you tell me.
yea
Yeah
exactly what i was about to say ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
yea Isn't his teammates fault. A) You should have anticipated he was going to get bumped as there were 2 players hunting him down. B) After he got bumped you then proceed to flip AFTER he got bumped which means that you have a slow reaction speed. C) Even after the flip you start to head towards the ball for half a second instead of heading straight back to net. D) After all of that it potentially could have just come down to you missing the mid boost.
Seeing cizzorz in this video makes me Happy, i miss his content, good vid btw
8:48 here I would try to go for a flip after practicing them for a while to get it over both like he said... If I don't make it I can always leave a bit of boost for a fast recovery
I can definetly see improvement in the videos. The tips you give now are far more useful than before
Yoooooooooooo great vid man!!! Dude can I just say that you are a really inspirational, and you help me go from gold to almost champ.
First like, really love the vids, keep up the good content👍
you're a god. I hope you're doing well. Last video I watched you had some health problems, I hope all is good now. Much love.
I haven’t even finished watching the video and I love it. I’ve been around Gc1-2 the past couple of seasons but Ik I can get higher with the basics.
Don't give up keep going you'll go through the ranks to SSL in time.
After just not caring about the result of the game I’m one game away from getting out of platinum for the first time your videos helped me with positioning and shadow defense I still need work but I’ll get there
13:06 normally i dont chase these balls but when i see that guy clearly in a weak spot im gonna challenge up
Hey, good video! C3 here in 2s. I'm surprised you didn't mention power slide cuts, as I have been watching Flakes and that's literally all he does. But refreshing to see your take on it. Also, trusting teammates is important, but I think it's even more important to not expect your teammate to do what you think they're doing. Position yourself so you can cover if they miss or just do something else. One typical situation in solo queue is when teammates expect a pass and start pushing up next to you leaving your net completely open. I think passes can be good, but not looking for them constantly. You know this, but maybe someone misunderstands when you say "trust teammates".
And then they tell you to go play 1s cuz you don't pass
@@lukebrown7651 and if you are never passing, then you are falling right into the same "do not expect your teammate to do what you think they're doing."
The point is you do what the situation calls for. This requires paying attention to the whole game as well as possible, so you can recognize what is or is not the optimal option given that. Where is the defense, where is your teammate, is there even a realistic shot opportunity, these things and more need to be decided upon in a split second, and to accurately make these assessments you must be aware of the variables at play in answering these.
Too many people assume, though, imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals. When actually passes are best done when trying to get the ball out of your own side of the field. Defensive outlet plays in 2's are super effective. Besides the opposing team backing off themselves, or screwing up in meta, or screwing up mechanically; they are how you as a team will get the ball out from your side of the field while also *maintaining possession* most often.
Booming the ball gets it out of your side of the field, what it doesn't do is maintain possess most of the time. And that's the key to 2's, maintaining possess.
Going for shots when the shots are low percentage are an easy way to give up possession for free, while also leaving your tm8 facing a 2 v 1.
@@moose6869 the shots aren’t low percentage lol. Do you think I just go for flip resets all day? There are smart 1 person plays in twos, a lot of the time passing can get you scored on, they require both members to commit. If you don’t score it can a lot of the times lead to goals. I get what ur saying, yes passing is important but it is not always the best option.
@@lukebrown7651 me: "too many people assume though, imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals. Passes are best done when trying to get the ball out of your own side of field."
"The point is that you base what ought be done based off of what the situation calls for. To make this decision accurately, you must remain aware of the surrounding game; ex: where the opposing team is and where your tm8 is."
"Going for shots when the shots are low percentage; is a quick way to give up possession and leave your tm8 with a 2v1."
You: Proceeds to talk about passing in an attempt to score and the drawbacks of that, and talk about times where the shot is the highest percentage chance of a good result.
It appears my points flew right over your head, hoss. As for the "the shots aren't low percentage." This would be in your opinion.
How many shots do you take when one or both defenders are in position to feasibly defend the shot? I would hold these are low percentage shots. You are better off bailing on the shot and playing instead to maintain possession overall. Contested shots are automatically low percentage; defense past diamond gets stingy AF. People are not just capable of saving higher level mechanical solo-plays, they do so consistently.
I boil this down to the three P's, in terms of a priority list:
- Positioning(How do I position so as to not give up a goal?)
- Pressure(how do I make the opposing teams possession awkward for them? The answer most often is to apply pressure and make them do something they otherwise would not want to do.)
- Possession(how do I get 2-3 more touches on the ball I just took possession of. Furthermore, how do I ensure my team maintains possession of I should lose it?)
The prioritization is in that order; and whatever your tm8 is not doing is what you should be doing.
Defense comes first; then pressure. If your tm8 is already pressuring, default to priority 1. If your tm8 is possessing the ball; default to priority 1. Playing patient defense and not stepping on your tm8's toes; basically, is the best thing to default back to.
Note how scoring oneself isn't included in that? That comes as a natural result of following the 3 P's. Follow them well enough and you will be not only hard to score on, but you will inevitably secure open and unconstested shots for your team(whether that be you or others).
On the note of: being aware of the wider game at hand:
Let's draw a comparative to actual competitive team based sports that have a ball involved. If you pass the ball or do something *assuming* a tm8 or tm8's will be doing a particular thing and they aren't so the play goes to ish... Who gets chewed out overwhelmingly, You or the tm8?
Answer: YOU DO; because why are you assuming any such thing instead of *looking* to make sure that's what's actually going on?
And this is what I find so baffling about strat in rocket league. Passes are being labeled as passes when these passes do not involve looking at or even passing it towards, a tm8. If you "pass" the ball to nobody and rather throw it up hoping for the best; this isn't a pass.
You have to factor in when you see professionals or people with great amounts of practice and expertise doing No-look passes and alley-oops; these people practice with the tm8's they're doing this with extensively. There is very little assumption going on because they already know beforehand what their tm8 will do.
In rocket league, unless you are playing with such a tm8; this is pretty much never the case. Yet no-look passes are the standard, and we act shocked that pass plays don't work out too often.
Gee; I wonder why? 😅
@@moose6869 yes it did because it doesn’t apply to my original comment at all. “Imho, passes are something that are smartest done to score goals” that’s what I was replying to. 🤦♂️
26:00 agree with this. I don’t play 1s, my 1s offense arsenal is very very limited, my dribble plays arent exactly the best. I can flick but I have the tendency to moon flick. Other than that, low 50s is my other offense. My powerslide cuts and fakes are not that great, so is my bounce dribbles and hook shots. And so ive only gotten to GC1, unless i capitalize on most of the 1s window i make. I can easily create 1s but fail to use them
It so nice watching you playing against known youtubers over and over again xD
Wow, this actually helps people. Its not just a montage of someone clipping while saying “rotate”
Love this vid I think it could help me because I’m not mechanical
I like the count down when he did the self promo that was unique
i come and go from rocket league a lot and only ever play 3s, it can get really annoying though because it feels like you never have time.. everything is so rushed with 3s and your team will come and just challenge you for the ball constantly. i always try and look around and let them grab it when they're in better positions and i can see them going for it but its rare that they do the same.. i might have to start playing 2s it looks way better and hopefully will make me stick around longer
Nah dude we can't unsubscribe ur videos are so amazing keep up the work.
Damn, this video had really good editing ngl. Very fresh
What would you classify as a low rank? I’m champ and I think that I want to solo queue, is it a good idea.
Love the content XD
Spook my favorite rocket league personality all day
Love the vids Luke keep it up 👍
The only thing I gotta out of this is blame your teammates…. Kappa …. On the real; great video, me only being high gold/ low plat I took a lot of good things out of this!!
10:40 Isn't your teammates fault. A) You should have anticipated he was going to get bumped as there were 2 players hunting him down. B) After he got bumped you then proceed to flip AFTER he got bumped which means that you have a slow reaction speed. C) Even after the flip you start to head towards the ball for half a second instead of heading straight back to net. D) After all of that it potentially could have just come down to you missing the mid boost.
Good content love the vids! Seriously has the best intro on TH-cam though, in all reality
I’m only a c2 and I feel like I could be gc1 after this video. Also this is the easiest 35 min video to watch!!!!
I just shared this with my 2s buddy
consistency of the basics
D3/C1 duo here:
The hardest thing for me in 2s is doing what you're talking about. I spread out with my Duo partner, but we can never get good passing plays because our brains are hardwired for 3s (even though we play 2s a ton), and we go for pressure every time. This frequently causes confusion and double commits, which in 2s is a surefire way to get scored on. On top of this, I can out mechanic BOTH enemy players at times, get a sick pass, but my partner won't be ready for it because he's spread out and assuming at least one of the other players is going to 50 me and he'll have to recover it, which ultimately makes my efforts pointless (I'm not good enough to full on finish every opportunity yet, and I'm terrible at calling out what part of the field I'm going to pass to).
If I were to just return to the basics and do smart positional moves to keep possession, I'd probably be climbing much faster
you gotta humble yourself brother, if you wanna get nasty at 2s, play 1s
@@toiletchicken3071 1s teaches you to play safe, idk what kinda 1s you play, but 1s made me a much better player for 2s…. 3s is a whole different story tho 🤣
Some great tips for actually playing ranked and how to play as a team while solo queue or with comms.
This video was so helpful thanks luke
Got to be the best intro I’ve ever seen
Doing ranked 1s I lost a lot ( hadn’t played in forever went straight to ranked) I got gold and released very quickly that as long as I stayed near the ball and used ground control (dribbling) I will win
No. Dribbling every time Is predictable. Learn power shots to mix it up
You could potentially do a coaching road to ssl find someone who is a big lower Eli and make them your partner and you try to coach them up to ssl while they are your partner and your also aiming for ssl don’t know if that would be fun or not though
Never heard spookluke curse before new experience 💀
Alternate title: "I played 100 games of ranked 2's and here's what happened"
AirCharged videos are some of the best strategy videos on TH-cam
still probably the best 2s guide I have ever seen
Your intro is on par with Leth bro gahdamn
This video could've been cut down to 7-8 min max and it would've been a true gem.
This helped my 1v1 game allot as well
Which Ranks do you mean with "higher ranks"? Good video man
I've got to GC 1 some time ago and recently I've started doing soft touches to hard touches by myself and it's quite effective if I do it right
So much editing. So many GBs. Respect
Thx for helping with your videos especially your air dribble vids helped me a lot. I first started rocket league just for fun 6 months ago the I started ranked in gold and right now I'm c2 and I think without your vids I still would be in Plat or so
Dude I didn’t even know your channel existed. Insta sub
Thanks to this video im 1 game away from 1500 mmr. We started at 1340 ish. TY
Alternate Title: 30 days of Pain League
I think this video shows why I'm so much better at 2v2 than 3v3.
Lol the backtrack on the word girls had me dead
This was a really cool way to go over information.
I was bronze when I first watched his videos, and now I'm champion 2
WAIT Larry is in this Video and its the same Larry as in Leths Video of solo qing a ssl tournament and he said he saw cizzors in his ranked games. So much is making sence now!
The tm bashing got a little on the nose but interesting video dude.
I'd be very interested to watch your version of Road to SSL without Mechanics as you have a very different playstyle from flakes
This vid better be good
wow, your intro is sooo freaking cool!
Today's diamond lobbies feels like two last week's champ lobbies.
I always create a 2v1 scenario. I don’t think I’m doing it right though 😂
Ive been going up for an air dribble faking it and soft touching then getting back with it and hitting it hard
What is that division mmr thing and how do u activate it in bakkesmod
Ok so i started doing 100 games of 1v1 and was at d1 div 2 and i only done 20 games so far and i have been writing down tips on what i could have done better or i did correct and i am now around so far. D2 div 3 in 1v1 so much help from spooks videos. Thanks a tone for the tips spook and keep up the amazing work 😊😊😊
That’s awesome bro, congrats! I’m champ around just ab every playlist so if you need or want any tips from a Champ I’ll be happy to help!
Sick man that’s awesome how is it going???
Thanks i have been champ since season 3 ahaha
@@mrsilogaming8406 felt that man I’ve gone from gc1 to gc2 in 2s and c2 to gc1 in 1s in the past 3 seasons good luck to you bro
why is the intro so epic
They call me gimmick in the sheets and fire burner in the streets that all I'm good at
Best crazy discord ever lol
Im at a similar rank (around gc2) but still learned a lot ty verry much
This strategy works for GC because instead of going for complex plays, it's about securing possession with soft touches and simple mechanics. But for a diamond for example this wouldn't work, as they don't have such solid mechanics, which I think are essential for this to work.
almost every diamond can ground dribble (not on car), decent standard dribbling is quite common in gold, air dribbling shows up in low Diamond. - washed up champ (highest of champ 2) that has climbed from low plat in past 2 years
Man you make it look so easy
Great video like they always help me. Keep it up.
Nice shooting
Watching this after being stuck in Champ 3 Div III/IV for weeks. Never hit GC in my life, but man I'm getting so close and when I'm finally 1 or 2 games away from getting it, I'm paired against the most insane players and I get destroyed. It's been getting into my nerves cause there's no way those players are C3/GC1, most of them are obviously ranked higher and using smurf accounts, so that's probably why I get so tilted.
I guess I should stop crying and keep grinding
I feel your pain. It hurts when you are so close and then lose. My philosophy is if you can't beat players in GC then you aren't good enough to be GC yet (applies to any rank). You'll definitely get there eventually! Just keep up the grind and stay positive :)
@@rippy62 yeah my mentality definitely plays a big role here. The thing is, I've had no problem beating actual GCs (and if I don't beat them it's still a pretty even match) but I can just tell when I'm playing a smurf, the skill gap goes from 0 to 100 from one match to another (not to mention the stock Octanes, default banner and no pfp). I get effortlessly clipped on with mechanics that border on SSL and even if I put my 100% I just get clapped.
On the other hand you might be right, my game might be on point but if I don't have the mental strength to endure the ups and downs of this rank, maybe I need more time before I'm ready to rank up. Cheers man!
@@agustinbustos3799 Yeah I have faced so many SSLs in GC 1 and 2 and I think you just have to move on to the next game and look for overall improvement rather than game to game wins and losses. I'm trying to force myself to respect someone for playing better rather than getting tilted from a loss here and there. Rocket League is both a mental game as a video game haha
@@rippy62 smurfing is lame though. They can just go play casual. But they wanna ruins someones day in ranked. Had dude doing double flip reset musty n etc in GOLD 2 its dumb asf at this point
Dude your ad almost got me
Um yes pls, there can never be too many videos on road to ssl. And without mechanics?! Sounds perfect haha
You need to search for Flakes 👍
@@richpeters9601 already watched it lol I've watched them all, just can't get enough 😂😂
This is such a well made video
I just watched a vid from Lethamyr where he solo queued for SSL Tournament with someone named 12 and Larry and i just randomly see this larry guy with same tag and pfp in this video at 3:32
If Luke goes pros I go pro
Thank you so much!
33:02 is summary
Air roll
Recovery
Fast Ariel
Dribbleing
Mind set
Risk adverse
Patient, non comidal
Control and possession
Stay behind teammate
Dnt put them in 1v2 and you make it 1v2 on opnet
Flashy moves
Airdribles
I’ve played straight ranked since I can remember, and I didn’t learn any faster for it.
Early on in the video you said that if your teammate is behind you, you just want to challenge ASAP, but then later in the video you say that leaving your teammate in a 2v1 is bad. Is this just a matter of choosing your challenges better so you only go for high percentage plays? I try to play smart in c2 and often my teammates end up getting pissed at me for not diving at every single ball. The whole "take the shot!" spam followed by a forfeit vote because I didn't dive at a shitty center while my teammate is flying through the air with no boost. I feel like a lot of these tips only really apply to high level gameplay
Exactly. The strategy works if the player is already really good, and decides to play simpler to get a different perspective. I couldn't do it
Ahhh I been trying to avoid subbing for some reason but you’ve got too many valuable videos
2:48 lets train those smurfs
Is that "end of summer" by Austin Patten in the background?
Great video! Keep it up
My rule now is if I’m solo queuing I queue all normal ranked game modes. It helps so much I’m not even kidding.
31:35 got an idea for a video that NO ONE has ever done: road to SSL playing 2s with me🤯
'preciate the love
Great vid man
I made it to Champ just playing smart. I’m not terrible, but I didn’t feel like I was champ level. In 2’s generally whoever is more aggressive wins.
This helped me so much! I was finally able to get to diamond! I really appreciate all the work you do!
I was happy bc I thought my teamates would be better in Diamond. I was wrong. They suck.
@@hanmac3348 well you're in for a treat it's the same even in c3
@@hanmac3348 Solo Q tm8s will be garbage until you hit GC 3 - SSL, I'm GC 2 and i still get tm8s that cant even hit simple double taps or even flick the ball decently, makes me wonder how they even got to that rank.
@@hanmac3348 hahahahahahahahahhaa
dont worry it only gets worse the higher up you get. gc teammates are still very hit or miss
@@TheBirdThatKnowsWhatsGood fax, I’m c3 and my teammates can’t even rotate haha