Air Roll in Sideswipe: What does it even do?

[@Mogzrl]

So guys, I didn't test every single aspect of air rolling in this vid. One thing I left out was "does air rolling give you more flip resets IN GENERAL"... as in, if you just let the ball hit you (rather than flipping into it) would you get more resets than if you werent air rolling... I didn't test that because there are just way too many variables involved, and I didnt think it interesting enough to include. Although I did (for the purposes of this vid) play a few matches where I literally held air roll the entire time, and I didn't get many resets at all.. so.. I think its relatively safe to say that one doesnt check out. Anyway.. expecting some flaming on this vid. Bring it lol

[@tmklll]

Does it turns the hitbox?

[@alahmaralund2066]

Hey bro how to flip ur car upside down 😅

[@sandeeepkiran1130]

So there's a mechanic on reddit. Ball underneath you when moving forward. Jump air roll > stop air roll and moving > when the car is upside down > pink shot it > goes into the net. Amazing! Can only be done if airrolling. I've used it twice in matches for goals. But as a touch player. Is super hard to do and master. Easier for controllers I guess. Basically airroll has a few hidden mechanics. But so does not airrolling.

[@ELL-gf7zh]

While airdribbling you are less likely to hit the wheels while airrolling. I believe the hitbox is a bit bigger as well.

[@BeatsByRouph]

You can literally use air roll to turn your car around to get a flip reset and flip while air dribbling you can use it as a mechanic to turn your car around when you need to

[@gold3n365]

i mean, even tho it doesn’t make any difference, it *feels* more comfortable

[@oscarjespersen5109]

bs

[@myfanbananaman]

Maybe, but it’s easier to line yourself up for flip resets without one while not air rolling

[@knox3309]

@@oscarjespersen5109 it’s not bs. It does feel way more comfortable. Also I think it does make a difference. For example. If u jump at the ball. Air roll for a certain amount of time. The back part of Your car will probably hit the ball. But if you jump at the ball in a pancake position the back part of your car won’t hit the ball. Instead you’ll get a reset. That just shows that air rolling still does something although it doesent give you lighter touches

[@lecctron]

I used to hate air rolling but it helps set up air dribbles and resets a lot more easily

[@superkid1086]

I hate air roll in sideswipe, it messes me up when I use it

[@Oyasumi018]

i only do air roll when im sure that i'll score a goal, because air rolling before doing a goal makes it more cooler lmao, but yeah i don't use it often since it hinders me when i want to do a purple shot

[@FlawedBS]

How do you activate airroll?

[@nellie1507]

@@FlawedBS double tap your joystick and hold it don’t let go of it or else it’ll go

[@shalimarlake7852]

@@FlawedBS double tap joystick or use a controller (on controller LB/L1 air rolls, LT/L2 flips your car over)

[@kentakeshi8716]

@@nellie1507 "don’t let go of it or else it’ll go" - also applicable for girlfriend

[@srihithgangireddygari4010]

@@shalimarlake7852 Wait controller flips it once only? I wish I could do that easily on mobile, because I play this game casual enough to not want to get a controller to play, but serious enough where I want to try and learn mechanics properly.

[@canaanhagemeister2583]

What I notice air roll does is that it gives you more hit momentum, 50 priority, and sometimes pinching power all due to the fact that it is constantly moving your car’s hit box, which prevents other cars and objects from changing it’s direction. This might be the reason people feel better control of the ball in the air, because the ball isn’t moving their car’s hit box at all, they have full control over their car during the moments of contact.

[@ScizzyGibbler]

It seems like to me that when your balancing the ball without air rolling you have a slimmer point of contact, but when you are air rolling you have a wider point of contact.

[@set_your_heart_ablaze-444]

@Zombs Dominater u just said the exact same thing as he did. It helps you see the hitbox better and that's why its more comfortable cause its like a mental rotating cylinder rather than an asymmetrical car.

[@scodylamas8962]

Same lol

[@Nawwar.k]

TRUEEE i was in free play and i stayed 60secs in the air holding the ball while without the airroll i lasted like 20 secs

[@CrescentThe1st]

This theory is so interesting Because people tend to gain more confidence because they see that their car is doing interesting movements. In reality, the car still moves the same. Thanks for clearing it up

[@knox3309]

No it does not move the same. For example. If u jump at the ball. Air roll for a certain amount of time. The back part of Your car will probably hit the ball. But if you jump at the ball in a pancake position the back part of your car won’t hit the ball. Instead you’ll get a reset. That just shows that air rolling still does something although it doesent give you lighter touches

[@CrescentThe1st]

@@knox3309 Well that all depends on the position of the car when air rolling. Putting the car in the same position would have the same effect. But your point does make sense

[@santezzino7103]

I usually use it for my kickoff...not for more, because it's a bit useless for purple or Gold shot

[@kokushibo6130]

It gives more time in the air which makes it easier to air dribble

[@GyariSan1]

I notice air rollers tend to be able to push the ball better at the beginning when two cars clash for the ball in the middle lol.

[@mariomaster973]

I’m actually happy air roll is basically pointless, it means one less skill I have to learn

[@nothing12563]

I just use it for how cool it looks.

[@jhojansegura]

I think it’s just useful to reorient yourself in midair, whether you passed the ball and need to turn around or to get a quick flip reset

[@aeon_sol]

You can just Double Press the Screen where there isn't a Button to face the other way(mobile)

[@isaiahd9947]

@@aeon_sol and there's a setting to make it a single press

[@r3mx556]

Finally, somebody who prooved that Air Rolls are pointless...

[@stevenhernandez7135]

Air roll is used for high level mechanics, its genuinely needed for them

[@jayhydro2030]

@@stevenhernandez7135 Only for stalls and lollipop, but that’s it

[@stevenhernandez7135]

@@jayhydro2030 lol, it's used for much more than just that, plus stalls at a high level are extremely useful

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

​@@jayhydro2030tf is lollipop..

[@percyjackson9474]

One use of air roll that I found was for defending using a purple shot. When we boost up the side wall, then air roll to roll the car and then use purple shot to push the ball away from your post and back off towards your goal post to defend further.

[@TheSLX]

Exactly, while I'm not good enough to put this to practice, I've seen many times where I could have defended with a purple shot by rolling my car around. The purple shot is imo the only practical use for a (single) air roll.

[@xSoulWind]

Double tapping an empty space on the right side of screen or L2 on controller will flip the car just 180 degrees instantly, way more consistent way of doing what you're saying

[@percyjackson9474]

@@xSoulWind oh I never knew this! Thanks, I'll check it out

[@jamesmarr5196]

You can do that without air rolling silly how old are you 12?

[@knox3309]

@@jamesmarr5196 yes but he said it’s faster with air roll silly, how old are you 12?

[@teodordimitrov3537]

1. It helps in the brodoff kickoff 2. Helps u reposition for an easier purple shot 3. You can stall reset

[@canteraseme]

4. Killipops

[@keenanmoore264]

I think the visual illusion of the car appearing wider while air rolling vs the thinner appearance of not using air roll gives a better feeling during aerials while air rolling. I prefer to use air roll. I have it on nearly the entire game. (playing with touch)

[@Nawwar.k]

Same

[@gf_agf]

I have to add that I use it for kickoffs because when I don’t use it the ball rolls on to and over my car using it like a ramp. But with air roll I doesn’t.

[@mcpetlox6710]

I think it is useful because everyone who played rocket league knows that arials while air rolling looks much better and even gives you bigger control so we assume that probably its the same in this game too, and this mindset gives the players better control cause they expect to have better control over the ball.

[@greenbuncher9876]

like the placebo effect but we are a bunch of rocket league nerds thirsty for internet clout.

[@stepanmezulanik8295]

When i am air rolling i have better feel from air dribles and more comfort

[@businessisboomin7252]

Finally a video about it!

[@jem9428]

Hear me out this is like the Scarab is the worst car situation. Even though Scarab and the most used car has the same hitbox, people don't use the Scarab because it just visually not pleasing. Same with air rolling, yeah it doesn't give you any advantages but if you don't air roll it just not visually pleasing

[@HeshyBoii]

So you're saying the scarab is just as good as the octane?

[@jem9428]

@@HeshyBoii it has the same hitbox but the design makes it the worst car

[@HeshyBoii]

@@jem9428 that is not how it works

[@cyrusgroscost9510]

I think it increases the angle of tolerance at which your car can air dribble without the wheels affecting the air dribble. This may sound like a joke but I am serious. Also I don’t know and I am dying to justify it.

[@theboss-cz3gz]

Wheels don’t affect the air dribble the hit box is usually a lil above the wheels

[@xandeath75]

As someone who has the world record air dribble time, I can confirm air roll feels more comfortable while air dribbling.

[@htn5327]

How much?

[@natemiller926]

🧢

[@realextv2762]

cap

[@sach1n_xd]

I always thought that I play better while air rolling whole game

[@sandeeepkiran1130]

Cause we see the pointy part of the car and understand how to touch it properly. I use the Aftershock for this exact reason. Also, obnoxious boosts help quickly identifing your car directions. Eg, cartoon smoke > bubbles

[@sach1n_xd]

@@sandeeepkiran1130 in my opinion the default smoke is best in both rl and rl sideswipe ;)

[@rlssitsgravel7534]

Hi @Mogz I’m GC and this is my opinion. First for flipping your car around press the button behind air roll and it flips it round accurately also I’m not sure but I think it’s faster aswell. Then with air roll I think that if you are touch player I recommend to not use air roll because it will limit your mechanics but if you feel more comfortable doing it which I used to when I was a lower rank then keep on using it and if your controller then use air roll if you want to get up in the air with the ball if you need to but do not hold it the whole game like some people do

[@set_your_heart_ablaze-444]

I'm on touch and it definitely feels more comfortable in the air, but as you said it limits my mechanics because purple shots and aerial 50-50s are much harder. Switching between air roll and not air roll is really hard but I agree with you, its important to know when to do it and when not to.

[@leonardoruiz2793]

I think the difference in feel it’s like trying to control the ball on a pencil vs control it on a rounded pencil. It’s just smoother. That’s how it feels to me

[@samuelfylkesnes4918]

I think it makes your hitbox bigger. Like if you look how thin the car is when you look at the car from the side it is small but when you spin and watch the ball from the top or bottom the hitbox is bigger.

[@angellic4435]

Air roll is just good because it feels more comfortable and also gives me more confidence because i think am doing better because the cars rolls plus i dont really use flips resets much so i have no need to not use it

[@Nawwar.k]

I go into free play vollyball and try to control the car and keep it in the air. I feel more controlable with the ball when im doing an ariel move and airrolling but without it i last like 20secs so i think is gives u more control (spinning lets ur hitbox go in both ways and giving u a larger hitbox), in my opinion its helpful

[@danangga]

Air rolls are great for fake shooting or dribbling in front of enemies, makes it difficult for the enemy to predict our dribbling moves or shooting direction.. watch ItsAmirRL he did a lot in match..

[@robertgreer7223]

Love to see these exploratory videos but would love to see more gameplay from you as well!

[@Mogzrl]

Thanks bro! I'll post another vid on the 2nd channel soon! Here's the link in case you dont have it: kzbin.info/door/tvVeBXX_oWxfqVZz2xbAFA

[@RoversRlssV1]

Finally been waiting for this video thanks for listening to something I had in mind. 😊

[@knox3309]

I think it does make a difference. For example. If u jump at the ball. Air roll for a certain amount of time. The back part of Your car will probably hit the ball. But if you jump at the ball in a pancake position the back part of your car won’t hit the ball. Instead you’ll get a reset. That just shows that air rolling still does something although it doesent give you lighter touches

[@nehagupta3804]

air roll helps to get good touch on ball like in an angle we can control give more touches where when you car upside down and touching ball in air you lose control

[@P0gu]

In my opinion, though i havent tested my goals with or without air rolling, i headmakes ur car less harder to read because u cant see if the opponent is gonna do a purple shot, flip reset or continue air dribbling

[@8JCW]

I love the video it's so insightful

[@alwaleedhameed5696]

I believe it's only benefit is during kickoffs. Like you showed use, we get a flip to use after flipping upside down into the ball. Striped has a video on kickoffs and this trick is a part of his favorite kickoff called "The Brody."

[@kriket3703]

I feel more comfortable air dribbling when I'm rolling except with the Merk because flat cars are more similar to the real hitbox of the car when they are rolling.

[@kuwl3630]

From countless hours of testing I found out the following: 1- air roll makes u more controllable in the air and adjust easier near the ball(not a smaller turn radius) and do way better and longer air dribbles tho worse finishes 2- air roll helps u get more precise angled shots mainly a power shot that just bounced while no air roll can make it go up or down depending on how u jump severely making it way harder to score these shots 3-air roll severely weakens no flip shots and that can be a severe disadvantage 4-air roll can stop u from hitting a number of shots including purple shots, chipping the shot from the under of ur car during an air dribble, a lot of flicks and more 5- air can give u more angular blue shots(back to point 2 as it will mostly fall down to the goal) while no air roll gives u straight blue shots mostly(point 2 where it can go either straight above or under the goal 6-air roll makes 50s worse on your part and mainly air dribble saves Basicslly if u know when to use it and when not u will be severely put playing your opponent since u cam hit shots they don't expect u to be able to

[@bradyanderson4982]

I think air roll does help with arial controll because the hitbox of the car is a rectangle there for if you air roll the surface of the front of your car is bigger :/

[@dorkygamer8626]

It’s easier for me to get flip resets while air dribbling when I’m air rolling bc I don’t have to worry about which direction my car is facing, just the timing, which is easier in the heat of the moment most of the time

[@coltonnichols4053]

It def helps with air control just because your able to be forward and backwards and get different flips

[@andreapignataro550]

Before season one, in alfa and pre season u could tap on the top right part of ur screen to roll ur car. For some reason they removed this function (prob because no one knew it/used it. anyways, the only difference is while shooting. No other point of air rolling

[@Mogzrl]

u can still do it. i just made a vid on it

[@totallynotal8820]

I think it helps with flip reseting on the ball like u flip and then ur bottom lands on the ball

[@creativename1358]

Well in normal rocket league it DEFINITELY helps me have more control on the ball then on sideswipe bc in normal rl i feel like without airroll=bad aerial and control.

[@jotarokujo9587]

Yeah it does work in rocket league of course because rocket league is 3D

[@reptinoxgaming5319]

Air rolling does nothing for car control but it is 100% necessary and useful especially for stall reset and purple shots from different angles. If we didn't have air roll many mechanics would be impossible, so not in these scenarios, but yes air rolling is useful.

[@gcsm12]

When your car is in the wrong position for a flip reset then you use air roll. That’s it’s use. Also it makes you able to stall.

[@romankuipers988]

the only real advantage you get by air rolling is when you go for a stall. Thats was your roof is pointed towards the ball and press air roll and jump at the same time. This allows you to do crazy air dribbles.

[@criticalzebrayt8991]

In my opinion it gives better control mid air

[@Mogzrl]

but.. but.. but... the video!

[@utkarshsiddhpura2401]

And most important thing air roll is good but don't do it at the time of when u r ready to do purple shot coz if often miss it! :(( and if the ball is in air on our car so doing air roll is best by placing ball some ahead of us and then shot a golden shot!

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Its for turning your car around to do purple shots. Its only useless to most players because most of the playerbase aren't good enough yet to be properly implementing different shot types.

[@Jimmertt]

Feels like it definitely helps with recoil after hitting the ball.

[@MediumCheeseCurd]

Can't believe you're explaining everything in this vid, so excited to find out why my dad left me 13 years ago

[@GeneralChrisGaming]

Air roll only purpose in my opinion is to rotate your self in hoops if your a defender to level out your car is it isnt upside down in case your teammate misses or hits the ball up or to flip your car and have the top of your car touch the ball. For some reason its so hard for you to be moved when defending a ball when the top of your car is touching it. I had to people fail to move the ball when i was like this and it was funny

[@Real_Jesus_christ_1]

I only use 180 air roll

[@Danilo-xl9cb]

I think that air rolling help when free styling but most ppl won’t use it in a way that benefits them in any way

[@leochristianfischer8013]

Yes man!!!! You are the greatest!!!!

[@lyricalsongs4uu]

does it change the hitbox of your car when air rolling?

[@kingboo_2237]

I think it only changes bottom hit boxes from side to side. Since you're constantly spinning

[@Mogzrl]

I think it probably does yeh, cos I noticed the ball does move slightly when you sit next to it and air roll. Whereas it doesnt move at all when not air roll. But... I don't see how that would be useful in game.

[@longlong10203]

One important trick is that u can do stalls while air rolling.

[@joshsousa7484]

There is actually a way to speed flip using boost air roll and jump and the same time while holding boost and spamming jump on the floor.

[@Matter-Shifter]

Rather than double tap the joystick to air roll, there's a hidden mechanic where when u double tap bottom right of ur screen (the tap area is somewhat hidden somewhere below the default button placement and cannot be moved), you'll manually flip the car upside down, useful to reorient ur car to get flip reset, soft touches, etc.

[@Mogzrl]

so- theres actually no single location of that 'hidden button'. Its actually just anywhere on the right hand side of your screen. Move all your buttons over to the left and test it out. Its not just in the bottom right corner.

[@Matter-Shifter]

@@Mogzrl aa, I see. From my test just now, I guess the quick chat must've been blocked that small area I want to used, reserved to expand the quick chat button. No wonder I didn't get the manual flip throughout the games. 👌🏻

[@optimonic]

Its also LT for controller players

[@fskitwtyfiv6403]

Air roll does make a difference, it doesn't help with control but it does help positioning for flip resets

[@OMGMannan]

YOU ARE RIGHT

[@S.s27582]

Nice advice ty

[@AmericanFreakShow]

Well at least it’s a way to get a flip reset from close and far, that’s useful fs

[@Rubblage]

Stalling and things, scarth said that half rolling is faster than airrolling which is interesting

[@ilytrain6578]

When air rolling it spins your hitbox around making it bigger hende the reason it feel more confortable

[@kokushibo6130]

It gives you more time in the air which makes easier to dribble with a bit low boost

[@Mogzrl]

no it doesnt

[@lix.rl_]

Air roll allows you to flick when you don’t have a flick left. You can do a flip motion so you get an extra flick :)

[@jotarokujo9587]

You can do that too without air roll. Really makes no difference

[@lix.rl_]

@@jotarokujo9587 yes I saw. Thx :)

[@grimreaperdy3440]

Thank you so much I never used it but my friend kept arguing that it helped

[@milesprower4993]

Mogz air rolling is only for beginners who started to learn air dribble because they don't have full control on the ball and it help you stay close to the ball unlike not air rolling it will just go further away or even further from you but for pro it just style because you already have full control

[@royalb8715]

since i stopped air roll i reached d3 in 1v1 while with i was stuck p5, more possibility and easierbto powershot without

[@xoduk]

It makes you look good at the game and lowers opponents confidence. It also looks very cool and is easy to do.

[@Mogzrl]

haha true!

[@kushtheone4940]

What about turning time of the car while boosting?

[@Mogzrl]

i covered that in the vid.

[@Jrosserhandyman]

How do you spin your car

[@d10king94]

I think air roll doesnt truly do anything, but it just gives people the impression, which just helps them overall

[@Swanzyy]

I’ve started using air roll a lot less now because it’s easier to get purple shots and flip resets

[@Mogzrl]

exactly bro

[@beastmanny13]

I practice a lot in freelance and I have pretty good ball control

[@Gakpentingchannel]

i really want to see your full game

[@Mogzrl]

well you're in luck because I have a 2nd channel where I post full matches with live commentary: kzbin.info

[@Goose____]

Unrelated but how do you have a black car in freeplay?

[@Mogzrl]

do i have a black car in freeplay?

[@Goose____]

@@Mogzrl it looked black no? maybe my eyes are just weird

[@Mogzrl]

yeh i think the car just turns a kinda dark silver colour in freeplay, thats all.

[@derrickwayne4627]

what about power flipping into the ball?

[@isaiahd9947]

I think it's really strange that the devs added that feature along with its own button now but it doesn't really even do anything

[@Mogzrl]

ridiculous isnt it. They should have added a half air roll button instead

[@toweringog9814]

@@Mogzrl yes

[@Oozy007]

It just looks cool

[@Mogzrl]

true

[@liminedt]

bro just called us stupid in 7 languages

[@Mogzrl]

LOL fr

[@ResBlixStreams]

@@Mogzrl i swear i can control the ball for 10x longer than with out it and its making me mad that i cant figure out why 😭 IT JUST DOES FOR ME 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@willdumond6643]

What if it improves hitbox???

[@michael.0624]

It doesn’t just roll my car it activates unintentionally and screws me up when i try to do a purple shot

[@aspookabie]

I think that it helps when trying to get flip resets whilst in air

[@cyrusgroscost9510]

I feel like we just covered this

[@aspookabie]

In air

[@Blade3150]

hi im eXe Genoxiv, Dystin and I had such a great time playing doubles with you, love you vids fam. see you in GC Elo

[@Mogzrl]

haha awesome man! yeh that was great game.. super close. Thanks for messaging me :) so cool to hear from ppl i play with/against

[@ilyeslabidi3327]

How can i enable it?

[@jordanthomas8542]

I don't use air roll because I thought it was useless cuz sideswipe is 2d and not 3d like rocket league I was right. However you can in theory use it to get a flip reset of the ball in the air and that's probably its only use

[@stillnai]

only thing air roll is useful for is intimidating your opponents after every goal hoping they get shook thinkin youre cracked cause they havent realised you can double tap the joystick yet lol

[@itsMauricioImOnTheNitrus]

airolling messes me up while trying to purple and its so annoying

[@sigmamale113]

So we’re all gonna ignore the fact that air rolling is vital for advanced mechanics like stalling

[@oddred]

I realized... when you air roll and hit the ball, the ball sends flying while spinning. Idk if it makes difference though.

[@Mogzrl]

hmmmm havnt noticed that. And did do some testing but nah dont think so

[@sweetcisteen]

you can use air roll for flip resets like you do in rocket league

[@JacobSkatezz]

I feel like I get more control with the ball so I use it

[@mohamedabdelrahman7923]

Ya it feels

[@deanyt1274]

Nah u r right.. it just dancing lol

[@TeaRizz]

Air roll is definitely uses for stalls and resets in the air to save boost, you can't do this with out air roll

[@Mogzrl]

oh for sure bro. Its an essential mechanic. Just doesnt help with ball/car control as many believe.

[@TeaRizz]

Yeah agree I hardly ever use it unluss I want to roll my car for a flip reset mid air

[@ElaboratorOfToast]

Air roll gives u a wider space to work with pretty much bcz the hitbox also spins

[@Mogzrl]

based on my tests it does nothing

[@ElaboratorOfToast]

@@Mogzrl yeah but when u do not air roll the hitbox stays as normal which kinda can make the ball fall off the car, and im pretty sure that when the car spins the hitbox does aswell which also makes u comfortable while air dribbling and also kinda makes a wider space to work with but not rly that big

[@BarrettBaker_photos]

If it looks cool and it feels good then amazing.

[@LocVan-hx6nu]

I’ve seen some really high level players use air rolling to position their car for flip resets and purple shots. Besides that, I see no other purpose for air rolls. This mechanic is also not very practical on mobile as we have to double tap the joystick to toggle it.