How To Solo Queue To Grand Champ E2

[@nathant.3299]

10:20 Damn.. subtle Losfeld jab. I actually really liked his 2+ hours long video on air roll haha

[@AirChargedGaming]

Hahah not so much aimed at him (I haven't watched it, apparently its amazing) more so to raise awareness that people are wasting time on things they do not need, and unless they really are aiming for GC3/SSL a waste of time unfortunately.

[@nathant.3299]

@@AirChargedGaming I’m just messing with you haha I 100% agree. Thanks for the content btw. Took me from D1/D2 to mid champ 1 in just a couple months of implementing your systems.

[@jasontacoma2494]

Bro you are seriously the most underrated rocket league youtuber EVER you are a god damn legend!

[@AirChargedGaming]

Damn, really appreciate the kind words Jason, thank you!

[@LeoMumford]

I really agree. There's no one else like you and believe me I've looked, I'm autistic so yeah... I've looked everywhere lol. You're highly intelligent and giving us a critical mind about the game that others try to deliver but often fail to.

[@nasunorahl]

This is exactly what I needed! Many Thanks Also perfectly complements the 'Do not Spar" mentality in 'fighting'.

[@AirChargedGaming]

You're very welcome! Exactly that! :D

[@robertwilson9843]

Where do I start... I've been following Aircharged advice since I was on console. (Hard stuck champ) I switched to PC and hit GC within 2 months. I'm 35, married and have 4 kids.so yeah I have little time to work on ridiculous mechanics. The only thing I can reset is my router when the Internets playing up. If I can do it, believe me so can you 💪 Follow this guys advice and trust the process 👌 Thanks Dave 💙

[@AirChargedGaming]

Incredible job Robert, greatly appreciated the support. Great job smashing through champ to GC, incredible 💪😁

[@joshperlette9066]

Now I have no excuse 😂. I’m 30 and literally just had my first kid 2 weeks ago. Currently in champ but if YOU can hit GC I have nothing to whine about lololol

[@joshperlette9066]

Now I have no excuse 😂. I’m 30 and literally just had my first kid 2 weeks ago. Currently in champ but if YOU can hit GC I have nothing to whine about lololol

[@robertwilson9843]

@@joshperlette9066 got to put the graft in. I used to think you needed ridiculous skills but guess what, you don't. Good positioning, good 50s, good shadowing and good decision making. Gives you more than enough to get wins 💪 Good luck

[@macfrag574]

Ok, watched this again, I'm always amazed to see you playing, especially after I got a difficult session where I'm literally sweating trying to push myself. It just looks so slow, but definitely very calculated. Like you're playing 3d chess, and I'm still chewing checkers pieces. I'm trying to integrate your guidelines in my playstyle, but it takes a lot of time to unlearn all the bad habits. You are so so underrated.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thank you for the kind words! Unlearning habits is so hard to do, but just work on one at a time and you'll get it 💪😁

[@joshperlette9066]

Stoked for this! Your 1’s series just took me from Plat 3 to Diamond 2 in under a week 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@iyo1x]

that has to be a lie lmao

[@AirChargedGaming]

Great job brother 💪😁

[@joshperlette9066]

@@iyo1xnope. Struggled to cross over 800 MMR for months, and just hit 875 this weekend. Once you start doing things that work you rank up. Instead of trying to grind your way through while doing things that sometimes work some of the time and being in a constant win/lose cycle.

[@joshperlette9066]

It’s actually wild to see your teammate from your POV. Because I know I’m guilty of some of that rushing that gets the team scored on. And though I tell myself it’s wrong, it’s been really hard to break the habit. But seeing it from your perspective and connecting the dots as to what the SOLUTION would look like helps me see why diving and rushing and challenging on zero boost just doesn’t work out

[@AirChargedGaming]

I agree I feel it's always useful seeing it from a teammate perspective, or even your opponents to understand just how efficient you are. Thanks for the kind words, hope it helps 💪😁

[@raylarone6722]

Awesome, loving all the series currently on the channel! keep it up

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@DrakeKT]

There's a thing that makes me drive crazy every time I watch one of your series. Your matchmaking. It's like I play a different video game. I'm d3/c1 player and I can't move on from there, of course if I can't rank up it's my fault but trust me when I say my matchmaking it's completely different. I constantly met smurf like every single game or, people that just quit because we took a goal immediately. These are my games. What about my enemies? Well, everyone can play fondumentals, can air dribble, perfect ball control into a perfect flick and when they shoot it's a top corner shot. Also my playstile it's correct, I mean I know that for sure even when I know that sometimes it's my fault if I lost that game but most of the times I just can't do anything. I'm so sorry for the message

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thanks for the message, appreciate the support and reaching out there. What I would say, is just focus on their flaws. I think people feel they are playing SSL's etc, but they don't realise what SSLs are actually like to play (they're insane) :D

[@DrakeKT]

@@AirChargedGaming I'm totally agreed, I wish I could play with someone because it's like I'm playing constantly with GC players. I like to play against them honestly but not 2 v 1 lol. Sometimes I feel like ti's better than a diamond/champ player because I can't predict their rotations or their misses, I think it's the most hated shit on this game. At least if I get a smurf I know what they're trying to do and I can play normally

[@logiarplayz9029]

You're honestly putting out consistently good content and i hope your channel blows up in popularity soon

[@AirChargedGaming]

Really appreciate that, thank you so much! :)

[@xyzzyb]

Yooo! I'm early and commenting before I even watch to say I'm hyped for episode two!

[@AirChargedGaming]

@@xyzzyb really appreciate that 🙏😁

[@Anchanix_RioClic666]

This took me from P3 to c1 in 2 months thanks so much!!

[@AirChargedGaming]

Incredible great to here, thanks for trying it 💪😁

[@macfrag574]

Aircharged is the man! Also looking forward to a video about kickoffs with Ben, I'm sure that's going to be full of great info.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thank you so much for the support 🙏😁

[@magirehedge7585]

great video! very informative! as a current c2 ill defiantly be thinking about this stuff on my grind to gc!

[@magirehedge7585]

I just got to the part where you said top 2%...c3 was top 4% last season so I doubt c1 is top 2% lol

[@AirChargedGaming]

Really appreciate that! Hope it helps brother 💪😁

[@guidodinello1369]

​@@magirehedge7585yeah he may have mistaken c1 in 1s vs c1 in 2s. First one is around 2% while the latter is around 13%.

[@magirehedge7585]

@@guidodinello1369 c1 in 1s is top 2%? Dang I gotta start playing 1s, sounds like the easiest way to get top 2% lol (not being cocky, I just 1v1 people who are gc in 1s enough that I think I’d be able to get champ in 1s lol)

[@AirChargedGaming]

www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeague/comments/1e4vnf2/season_14_rank_distribution/ my mistake c1 was top 4.5% according to Devon 😁💪

[@xyzzyb]

I followed your advice in the episode one and got to D2 in 2s and D3 in snow day last season! Good times.

[@AirChargedGaming]

@@xyzzyb great job Stephen! Glad to hear it helped

[@josueloayza7054]

I’m new here. I’ve been in champ for a while now. I’m in C2.. and hit C3 Div 3 last season. Ima stop trying all the bs I do and go with your style of play. Ima give it a try. Thanks for the video bro

[@AirChargedGaming]

@@josueloayza7054 really appreciate that brother, hope it helps push you further 🙏😁

[@ronendvir]

I really try to implement your advices that you give during your videos. thank you. still cant reach Diamond 3. I do not play on Saturdays and Sundays trying to avoid weekend gamers. I get to many "sorry's" . loose one win one and not ranking up. Do you agree that in order to get decent teammates (your system applies to 2 partied up) and use your system, while queuing solo, you need to pick certain times during the week and also during the day? what would you recommend then to a believer (pacifist system)?

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thank you for using these videos. I play at any time I can to be honest, I just focus on trying to win any way I can by using fundamentals :)

[@H3NRY_B]

You are the best! Listen to Coach. I followed his advice and went from starting the game to GC in 9 months (5035 games). Yes I played ALOT but 50% faster than the average curve x

[@AirChargedGaming]

Really appreciate that, thank you so much, really appreciate the testimonial :)

[@J.M.W]

I was waiting for the Vid 😍 I‘m hyped 💪🏾

[@AirChargedGaming]

Hope you enjoyed it! Thank you for the support 💪😁

[@CodyIrons]

This was incredibly therapeutic to listen to and watch, I haven't searched but do you something similar for solo queue 3s?

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thank you! I did do a solo q series to C3 D4 once but I lost the patience to push into GC and beyond because it was such a mess in all honesty :D

[@XtraX104]

I understand it but I'm Plat and I was taught to not go back into the goal but go to the front post I don't know.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Depends on the situation, usually you want to be back post as opposed to front post, but again depends on what you think the outcome will be and what you want to change that situation to.

[@cdub7825]

Love the advice dude, I have now solo Q to champ one 3 times now and found my key binds were holding me back. I have now changed them and already can see I have more control and more speed when it comes to recoveries. I got to champ with no mechs at all, but I feel by not learning the mechs at the same time as the fundamentals will now slow me down in ranking higher. I've been told by higher ranks I have solid ground play and game sense but it's the lack of mechs that will stop me to get better. Do you have any advice?

[@AirChargedGaming]

I suppose you could learn some basic ground to aerial pops, those are usually the highest percentage plays. And getting comfortable with looking for more aerial control, as opposed to smashes :)

[@cdub7825]

@@AirChargedGaming thanks mate i will see how it works out

[@thecorvus100]

20:28. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen two champs go up and completely miss the ball that bad 😂 (Sorry. I guess they were Diamond3s but still). Lol

[@rebelaqua823]

You have seen it but people can't remember what happens in games as the adrenaline etc are high and your attention is sometimes elsewhere.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Hahaha, you will see a hell of a lot of misses in this series. As @rebelaqua823 said, people don't see them because they are flying around usually :D

[@Palaecro]

Just wondering, in high diamond the mechs are higher than what you're using. Are you intentionally trying to not use any mechs?

[@AirChargedGaming]

Yeah I am just using what you need to win in diamond. Most people over do it and lose because they are flooding their play with stuff they cant do/ don't fully understand :)

[@theone3337]

ggs bro. I knew that Fondantaucaca was a pos Smurf from their first goal. That being said, you should void the no mechanics when facing smurfs.

[@AirChargedGaming]

@@theone3337 thank you brother, genuinely didn't realise there was any smurfing. To be honest, I shouldn't need to add mechanics to beat the smurfs, if what I'm saying is true 💪😁

[@theone3337]

@@AirChargedGaming yes you won but that Smurf missed that flip reset by an inch lol. Doesn’t matter though, do it your way, I’ll be watching 🤙🏼

[@AirChargedGaming]

@theone3337 haha true. Appreciate that, thank you 💪😀

[@carlyottac2892]

Sorry if this is annoying, I promise I paid attention… but you mentioned the problem with champ is that everyone flips and that dodging and flipping makes it harder to score. I may have just missed it, but do you mind elaborating on that.. why is it a problem and make things harder? I think I have an idea.. like it commits you to that action and you can’t take it back? But that’s all I’ve come up with lol. I have a flipping problem lol I love it, I feel like it makes me faster in some situations and makes my hits stronger. But I didn’t realize it was a problem until this video

[@mrcasualalan]

There are so many awesome (and usually better) alternative options than just flipping in to every ball. From an attacking perspective, you can catch the ball in to flick, ground the ball in to hook shot, setup a bounce dribble etc. By flipping in to a ball on the attack, if you don't score from it, then you're essentially just giving away possession. It's about choosing the optimal play for each scenario and usually, flipping isn't it. From a defensive perspective, any flip at a ball leaves you heavily committed. Especially if you are last man. Again, think of all the other awesome alternatives. A drive challenge or a fake challenge in to shadow position are 2 really good options. You'll see just like attacking scenarios, flipping often isn't the optimal choice. Lastly, general flipping around the map, you are correct, leaves you stuck in that flip motion for too long sometimes. The best advice I can give for that is to use them when you are absolutely certain the ball won't be changing direction for the duration of that flip. Or alternatively don't flip if the ball will likely change direction during that flip. A really good example is to never flip when a 50/50 is about to happen at any location on the pitch. That ball could ping anywhere and you'll be stuck in the flip motion whilst the ball sails painfully towards your net. Sorry to waffle on but I guess it's about keeping possession in attack and being smart in defence and then selecting the optimal play from there. Flipping usually not being it. Unless you've got zero boost in defence and you just need to get it the f*ck out of your half 😂

[@carlyottac2892]

@@mrcasualalan Makes total sense 😊 I love that answer! Thank you.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Incredible response, thank you so much for that! :)

[@mrcasualalan]

@AirChargedGaming thanks brother ✌🏼

[@baxtercarey3828]

I’m c3 and I think that there are a lot of minor things that you can do to get your rank up and man you need to change those camera settings

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah its always just little things to go up the ranks usually, but you can copy this technique easily to GC :). Hahah what's wrong with these settings ? :)

[@mmrole]

do you think we will see more 2v2 on your main account i really like seeing the gc2-3 low ssl games

[@AirChargedGaming]

I hope to in the future. I haven't really been getting the time to play as much, far less to maintain that level currently, but I am hoping with new internet, I can get back on it :D

[@Magiquhl]

Daveee hope the move is going well and everything!! I might need to get some work in with you soon again :)

[@AirChargedGaming]

Hey Evan, much appreciated brother. Getting there my friend 💪😁. Really appreciate that, looking forward to it 🙏

[@KindleSole]

So I'm definitely going to try this. Idk how I'm getting GC tags in my diamond lobbys 60% of the time now days.. keep beating a good bit of them 2..... Iv actually been wondering if the games low key got me playing champ and gc smurfs most of the time. Diamond 2 and 3 feels like SSL sometimes 😔

[@AirChargedGaming]

Good luck! Hope it works out for you :)

[@signedupfordoconly4275]

Haven’t watched yet but will. Always do. However, I always feel like I don’t learn anything. Why is that? I see people say how they easily went to GC after just watching a couple videos. I’ve watched tons of AC videos, leth, flakes, Appjack. I never “feel” like I’m a better player. I enjoy the videos, I tell myself I’m learning something, I really want to. But as soon as I queue ranked again, I just play like normal lol. If I try and play safe, it also makes me slow and teammates hate it and I get smoked. I just don’t understand how the hell im still stuck champ after this many years playing the game. I just don’t know what I don’t know.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Appreciate the support. Best thing you can do is play less and concentrate much more! :)

[@signedupfordoconly4275]

@@AirChargedGaming gotta be the answer. I’m going to really try to stick with the inside out technique my next session.

[@MyabePxlar]

i feel like at the higher level like gc you need to learn mechs to get ssl

[@AirChargedGaming]

It certainly does help! :)

[@AkbarKamallGames]

I can't believe this is Diamond 3/Champ 1. I dont understand how you can camp in net all game and get to Champ. Literally doesnt make any sense to me. I try playing passive and it doesnt work for me. I've been stuck in Diamond 2 for 4 years. I stopped playing in 2020, came back to Rocket League and I'm still Diamond 2. Any tips?

[@joshperlette9066]

Watch Dave’s videos. He doesn’t camp, he positions. It looks like camping because at diamond a lot of stuff isn’t a threat and you can just wait things out while everyone else in the lobby flails around.

[@AirChargedGaming]

I can't really give any more tips than I am here explaining what I am doing as I do it, watch your replays back and find the cause of the issues :)

[@l1nqz113]

Not saying this methods impossible. Might work although your opponents seem like diamonds from years ago, vs the diamonds and champs i play throwing fast goals back to back. But even if this did work for you its like advising to kill the weakest monster in an RPG over and over because it yeilds the same results. Its boring, and most people would rather get better over getting carried.

[@AirChargedGaming]

Responded to this in the latest episode as it would be a long response, I understand where you are coming from. However, I feel that a definition of 'getting better' is important :)

[@l1nqz113]

@@AirChargedGaming Can you link it here? I'll check it out. Getting better at anything comes from failure. If you're not pushing yourself to that point you'll just stagnate. But a high rank on its own doesn't really mean your good at a game. Anyone can get carried to a higher rank. It's the way you get there that defines whether you're good or not.

[@budweizer100]

Great vid. I hope the mouth's ok!

[@AirChargedGaming]

Thank you! Hahah getting there, hard to learn to talk properly :D

[@emanuelmckenzie5994]

The more you play the better you will become I completely disagree although cbells rank haven't changed much his gamesense has improved and maybe mechanical which makes his journey to ssl much easier and advantageous as compare to a gc2-gc3 playing max 100 games a season

[@AirChargedGaming]

Why don't all kids in the same class with the same attendance get the same grades? Why do some employees get employee of the month? Have you ever worked with someone who has been in the same job 10 years and are teaching them within a year? How did Micheal Jordan dominate Larry Bird as a rookie? When you discover the reason for this, you will find the answer 💪😁.

[@weedless9531]

Bobble means bounce 🤣

[@AirChargedGaming]

LOL

[@genelbilgisayar1435]

17:04 wtf how this worked

[@AirChargedGaming]

Great question. They gave the lead, 30 seconds left. They have 2 options, stay in solid positions, and defend my attack, forcing me to weak areas of the map..or, slowly move out of position and allow me an easy opportunity. In this situation they went for option 2, so the question is why? Well they tried to push to get on offence when they were on defense, this causes a lot of goals. On defense it's important to defend and not try and force offence. Also note their wide positioning that instantly lowers their ability to save 💪😁

[@Marek-p6s]

Yo

[@AirChargedGaming]

Yo!

[@maxryder345]

Wooo smurfing! Haha

[@bubbasernie5762]

YOOOOOOOO

[@AirChargedGaming]

Yo!

[@hxry5881]

being a gc1 player, there's no way you're trying to coach to get out of champ, when you're playing like that, missed 3 open nets and just sitting in net all game. you'll be farmed in any other rank than d3

[@AirChargedGaming]

Heard that many, many times before. Already recorded to c3 and I actually use even less mechanics as the episodes go on 💪😁

[@matteolefevre9514]

Oh boy this ain't going to age well, also Dave you answered before I did 😅

[@RockYourTeeth]

I was trying to tell your method to a friend. I had ranked up from D1 to D3. He said "yeah that works on diamond but not champ". I said "we'll see..."

[@joshperlette9066]

…..you know he’s got multiple video series from years ago with this same playstyle in GC2 right? Like do you look back through a channel’s history or just shitpost?

[@_melts]

You must be new here 😂

[@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes]

Your channel banner says new videos every Wed and Sunday, but??? You don’t upload that often 😅false advertisement

[@AirChargedGaming]

LOL, it happens. I have released 740 videos over 1464 days, so on average 1 video every 2 days :D