Rocket League Challenge Tutorial

[@SunlessKhan]

virge got me to champ 3

[@dkench5817]

nobody replied duuh?

[@JermaineOneal1]

I'd love to see you upload more gameplays on your channel to see your improvements.

[@Niscate]

What rank were you before Virge?

[@Cassieofc]

Yaaaaas! One day I will get there tooooooo! :P GG to both of you

[@dogmeister1204]

@SunlessKhan I thought Mertzy did ;)

[@DeekFTW]

To expand upon the last point: if you see the last man back is in a poor spot or is playing shadow defense, get back as fast as possible. That means grabbing small boost pads along your route to net. That is NOT the time to go for a full boost canister.

[@Virge]

See my previous video on Rotations, I cover this :)

[@King_Hearts]

Diamond 3 division 4 in 3s/ I wanted to get some insight on better passing plays and focusing your point of impact on the ball to get the most accurate and efficient shots possible in the air or on the ground. Thanks Virge

[@Virge]

Hey! I’m doing my next video on a passing topic and might want to use some of your gameplay if you are on PC! Let me know :)

[@King_Hearts]

@@Virge OMG, Yes I am on PC I would love for you to use some of my gameplay! How should we do this?

[@Virge]

What is your discord? I will reach out to you there

[@King_Hearts]

@@Virge LocalNative#2652

[@chrisanderson1513]

Plat 2 recovery mechanics - just a big list of options and techniques to get out of awkward spots.

[@R6S_Evan]

Chris Anderson are you on ps4 if so I’m diamond hovering around diamond 2 and it’s probably one of the things I’m best at

[@grantshope]

Plat 3. I’d like a general wall play guide. When is a good time to be on the wall on defense, from what angle should you attack a ball on the wall, and how to best hit balls that are just far enough off the wall that you can’t drive into them.

[@GreggyAnhVNeck]

When to slow down for a dribble or when to power clear or smack the ball as hard as you can.

[@xternalz]

Greg Truong if you have no pressure on you take the dribble but if your team is low on boost and needs to be relieved of pressure then you need to power clear. Hope this helps :)

[@ActuallyShade]

D3 atm, if you could explain 2s rotations and what are good times to be upfield for a pass or drop back that’d be lit

[@bhanuvardhan]

Diamond 3 in both 2's and 3's. Increasing the speed of gameplay and clearing the ball. Once my team is on defence we struggle to get the ball out of the corner. ( We usually don't concede, but face a lot of pressure just because it's beside the goal )

[@jonrulz5771]

Champ 2 in 3's, and cham 1 in 2's. Would love to see some game play with an eye tracker. Believe something like this would help me and others tremendously for knowing when to focus on the ball or the opponents.

[@romflan8120]

Fluump recently did a video with it, check it out!

[@hannesforslund3099]

I'm champ 2 and I want to know where I should be positioned when both of my teammates are on attack, so the counter chance for my opponents shrinks

[@mitsako1]

Middle pickings up the 4 pads from the square/diamond-pad-shape in the center of the field

[@blurryface9910]

Between center field and the sideline of where the play is being made, so 1st man can rotate around you without you being in the way, and he can make a touch on that side if necessary, then you can immediately follow-up after 2nd man, exactly how 2nd man did for 1st man. Pressure is a beach.

[@Matteeeeeeeeee]

@@blurryface9910 cant they just boom it over you if youre that high up?

[@blurryface9910]

@@Matteeeeeeeeee That's why positioning your car in the right direction at all times is important. If 1st man might get a really bad touch, you should be facing your goal. 3rd man should never cross the halfway line until he rotates in.

[@amiramir-ne9sl]

what rank r u now

[@thatoddfrenchguy6623]

Thank you for this! I was one asking for this specific tutorial on your last video, so I am very happy! I also started to gather more little boosts like your last video, and let's say I've heard less and less "Take the shot" spams! Champ 1 here, hoping this will close the gap with Champ 2

[@Virge]

Awesome! I’m happy it helped :)

[@NimbusYoutube]

I'm Grand Eggplant and I need to know why Cloud 9 haven't returned my calls

[@ngc6603]

Try Cauliflower 9

[@liamevers9718]

+rep i can't stop laughing

[@collinchristopher5299]

Try choke9

[@dseych]

Thank you for this! I’m not sure if you saw my comment on your last video, but I appreciate you making this. I’ve really been trying to work on picking up pads more and relying less on corner boosts. Still a lot left to work on but these definitely help.

[@Virge]

I have been reading every comment! I may not reply but I see them all :)

[@orestislomis2109]

Diamond 1 and I would like to see the best/safest scoring options.

[@DONTctVT]

i'd love to see some stuff about positioning in 2's/3's and when to rotate out vs rotate in. some defensive positioning/rotation as well. I'm plat 2 in 2's/3's and struggle with tm's that don't pressure or pressure too much combined with a general lack of positioning and rotation.

[@jacobstruth4770]

I'm currently plat 1 and I have a hard time knowing where I should be positioned. I know you've already made a video on 3v3 rotation but I think a 2v2 rotation video would be really helpful.

[@LeRune_]

Low GC - 2s rotations

[@darkwolf1739]

How about a video on how to dribble? Many dont know how to and itll help a good few people even with 1s

[@mantisrl9896]

Most helpful Rocket League tutorials on youtube. Amazing how much information you get across in less than 5 minutes 👍 Well played. EDIT: I'm champ 2, would love to see a video on backwall defense, who should go and when to go for clears etc..

[@Niscate]

Specific question: I'm Gold 3 and I wonder what I can do if both my teammates don't rotate correctly. Do I stick to my position or do I cut rotation/double commit in order to do what my teammate should be doing? More general suggestion: Most of the instructional videos on YT are about how to improve my own play and make less mistakes. I think by now I know why I suck, but I rarely know why others suck. Maybe you can do a different video on what you can do generally to deal with mistakes by your teammates or how to spot them in advance and act accordingly to make the best out of it. I think understanding this will certainly help me with my own positioning and decision making. By the way, I love your analyses, Virge. Saw you first in one of Sunless' videos. Keep them coming!

[@trxshlord]

Double committing is nearly the worst thing to do, a lot of people ball chase at that rank and I would advise making sure you keep the rotation how it should be I.E. if you have to be a permanent goalie for a game to secure the win then do it, I found at that rank you need to play MUCH more defensively than you normally would. People still aren’t going to rotate properly in Plat, they should be better but they won’t be much better, even in a Champ 2 solo que people still double commit or make awful decisions as the last man back or just generally don’t even rotate or cut rotation a lot, the most important thing about this game is adapting to what’s happening and that’s what you need to master in my opinion, obviously speed and mechanics are important but you have to adapt to different situations.

[@Zovvy18]

D3 in 2s and 3s. Would like to know kickoff strategies that offer some consistent steps to take from the different starting positions and give an edge when pulled off correctly

[@LeRune_]

Low GC- How to pressure the ball in 2s. its always hard to determine the right 'time' to challenge for offense and keep that pressure.

[@Photo10]

Diamond 2/3 and the best topic would be keeping offensive pressure in 2s

[@ohwen]

This is an insanely good quality video

[@Virge]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@brysonmesser32]

This is amazing! Need more

[@JasemQ8]

The quality of your content has been increasing, keep it up bro!

[@JermaineOneal1]

Hey Virge, would be cool if you could upload some of your replay analysis. I never catch them on twitch...

[@_Kovacs]

P3-D1 I know this is probably so simple and I've been adjusting a ton of settings recently so maybe I just need to get used to them but what about -- in the air, when to use air roll instead of turning your car without it? Or possibly using your 2nd jump off the walls, or ceiling better? I dunno maybe they aren't worth doin vids on but I think I've watched too many youtube vids and try to include too many NEW things into my gameplay

[@Luca-fd1en]

Champ 1 -- 2's rotations and boost management please.

[@albanbecquet238]

Most underated RL tutorial videos!

[@danieljones3327]

I’m Diamond 3 in threes however I am plat 3 in 1’s and have never seen any in depth guides to improve in 1v1’s specifically, a tips video for 1v1’s would be a great guide as it’s an area I really need to improve in.

[@LooopQ]

I’m a GC currently and I have a hard time with boost management. I don’t really know how to practice it.

[@daveytheg]

Virge's rotation video alone got me from C3 to GC. He goes over boost in that too

[@coachzoard4578]

Do you use a lot of wave dash, drift, do you recover you car well, etc.

[@coachzoard4578]

Also, if you take the 12 boost on the grounds, you can get alot of boost easily

[@YewNayVerse]

There's a map that takes away the unlimited boost factor and you have to fly through refills, it should help with your efficiency. Sorry I don't remember the name of it tho

[@LooopQ]

Raphael Boucher I do that but when I’m playing against really good players it becomes impossible to keep up sometimes.

[@trap3rb287]

I was looking for this video from like a month

[@BrettSG7]

When to double jump for aerials or single jump to have your dodge still. Also, how important is it to already be boosting prior to going up for an aerial. I play on a ps4 controller and have boost on circle with x jump, so already boosting and jumping can be tricky so I dont know if I should change boost to R1 to make this easier (but learning a new layout could be tough). Im a champ 2 so I know a bit on the topics but still would like some insight.

[@e.gauthier]

When to fast aerial isn't a bad suggestion. I have to kind of retrain "normal" aerials... Once I learned fast aerials they kind of took over the muscle memory. It can lead to some awkward hits where I'd have rather kept the flip.

[@jonrulz5771]

If u say it's tricky. That's a tell tale sign to change. You don't want to be bottle necked by controls. I've changed my control at a thousand hours in. Like completely changed em cuz I didn't use default and mine was weird as fk. But I got use to it and I am glad I changed em. It's not that hard to get use to if you play everyday for a bit.

[@GreggyAnhVNeck]

Brett Glinka I play with Xbox controller and I switched jump to Y and ball cam to A so that I can boost and jump more easily at the same time.

[@chrisb3923]

I Play with ps4 controller and have those control settings as well. I think it works fine to keep boosting while double jumping like this. So my advice is to keep practicing :) sooner or later you get a feel for it

[@orestislomis2109]

Changing boost to R1 is a very intuitive change. I had it on circle as well but changed itbfor the same reason and it was the most fluent button lay out change I've had so far.

[@Smudi97]

Champ 1 in 2s and 3s I think gameplay analysis in general is very helpful, also my boost management is horrible so I'd love some help on that

[@therealdonkers6706]

I'm champ 3. I have questions about boost in 3s. This includes how to have good boost rotation and also boost starving and how to do it/defend against it

[@Kofi8]

Champ 1 - 2s Rotation & Positioning

[@ItzSpritz]

You should do a video on how to keep consistent offensive pressure without over committing all 3 players. Such as keeping the ball in your opponents half but still always having a 3rd man slightly back. Maybe include points as in boost stealing to while rotating back, bumps, and back passing. I'm currently C1 rn because I just finished placements, but I'm a mid C2 player. Love your vids. By far best coaching content on YT

[@samhauser4691]

Also your videos are extremely well organized. Seem like something you would make for a college assignment

[@GreggyAnhVNeck]

My median rank is 💎 3 and I want to see an essay about wall Aerials and recoveries.

[@JARDEH]

Im champ 2 and 1 topic I would like to see is placement on shots or faking. I dont have any footage but I would love to see a video on this.

[@Zanyrofl]

I’m diamond 1 and I would like to know where to be when a teammate is about to pass, and where to put the ball when I’m passing, how fast the pass should be, and if I should put multiple touches on the ball when passing.

[@Virge]

Hey! Are you on PC? Im might want to use some of your gameplay for my next video covering a topic on passing :)

[@Zanyrofl]

VirgeRL yes I am on PC

[@Virge]

I might want to use some of your gameplay for my next video! It’s going to be on the topic of passing. Would love your discord username so we could talk further there

[@Zanyrofl]

PusheenClaus#5586

[@chasesmith5919]

I’m Diamond 2 and I have a hard time identifying when i should slow the pace of the game or speed it up

[@cobrarocketleague]

decently high gc and need help with good infeild passing

[@joker104463]

Champ 1 I wanna learn how to do stronger hits in the air

[@isaiahramirez8476]

Plat 3. Would like to see what you recommend for training(how do pro players train)

[@antonisverigos462]

Positioning just positioning its so important for diamond i got diamond yesterday and i trained pisition 1 day only

[@jawaad7862]

The thing about stalling for my teammates to rotate around me is they either go for a stupid corner boost or they don’t pick up any boost anyways so they’re there when I get flicked but they have no boost so they can’t do anything...

[@rupture007]

Champ 1. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

[@nxdragonnx8072]

I love the videos and there really helpful but I was wondering with your teams how do you have them practice just games? Or do you go into trainings. Also how would you have them work on learning things machanicly like dribbling flicks etc

[@golden9502]

I was a GC and got rewards but I'm on a 15 game losing streak rn (1 lost away from C2), can you make a video on how to be consistent?

[@samhauser4691]

I love how your videos are 3 minutes long. Other KZbinr’s vids for this subject would be 20 minutes and I wouldn’t even watch it. So thank you

[@rizun1345]

Champ 2 here wondering the difference between my rank and higher ranks, and how to get there

[@nontiinterssa]

Ehi virge, thanks for your tutorials. I’m actually d2-d3 and yesterday I played with a gc that suggest me to be more aggressive. Can you explain how and what it’s useful to be “more chaser”?

[@nontiinterssa]

Not what but when, I’m sorry hahaha

[@JARDEH]

I subscribed as soon as I saw the title.

[@t.pisani8239]

Didn't even watch yet but upvote for a great topic!

[@Yoshi92]

Dude your videos are too helpful.

[@itstalo]

Make a video on mindset

[@darrrkkkkk]

I need a advanced totourial on positioning in 2s I’m diamond 1

[@LPrulzcrossover]

C2, nned more reliability on wall play in awkward situations and also hitting the ball hard after a quick turn

[@dobletts]

Helpful, thanks! 😁👏

[@crowsshinywings749]

Grand Champion, ground shots.

[@romflan8120]

Freeplay? (Ain't it how you improve your mechanics?)

[@anardine6176]

Engi made a short appearance ! Good video..

[@macintsoh_]

I’m plat 1 in 2sand don’t really play much else. I’ve been playing this game for a really long time (817 hours according to Xbox) and find myself plateauing quite often without knowing what it is that’s holding me back and what skills I need to work on to improve. Could you make a video about how to ‘diagnose’ the errors you make and what areas you lack in that’s causing them?

[@Cassieofc]

Awesome vid ! :D

[@xXLsuStarXx]

ceiling shots

[@julian2567]

Goalie tips

[@owengretzinger5919]

I have learned a lot from the 2s analysis you’ve done with sunless, I think you should do 3s analysis. If you agree I can send you a replay

[@imlynx2424]

Could you also relate the videos for 2s and 1s not just 3s please

[@omgitsarnaud1042]

Im champion 3 and i need help on my defendse even tho i really focus on rotation+ i never know what to do when when i get posesion i think i give the ball away to easily

[@dejan3275]

Im gold 2 and have a hard time to know when to follow up the ball and when to let the teammate play. Also love your vids :D

[@X-l-HAD3Z-l-X]

If you are confident in your follow up you should appear to have good control of the ball and your team should let you follow up. If you miss thats when they should rotate in

[@X-l-HAD3Z-l-X]

In gold you will encounter alot of ball chasing teammates so I suggest making defense your main focus in every game

[@THEADZBRADZ]

I'm Diamond 3 in 2s & 3s but I have NEVER been champion, What are the key things I should practice to finally break through.

[@dominicvarsam7231]

I’m Plat 3 in 2s, and I would like to know how to improve my aerials off the wall, from the ground, and how to improve my dribbling

[@R6S_Evan]

Dominic Varsam it’s mostly boost management and making sure you have enough boost to hit the ball I usually try to hit it with the front of my car to get as much power as possible some times I need air rolls to do this just try not to miss trying to get more power or it could cost you

[@jonathanbeasley5631]

Virge you asked me if I’m on pc and I’m not sure if you saw my reply. Not quiet sure how all of this works but no. I play on Xbox. Would still love to see a video on positioning to make and receive passes and how a ball should be played to a teammate. Thank you so much for your videos

[@Virge]

Hey! So unfortunately I can’t get your replays from console :( I am doing a video on this topic, I just want to use viewers/commenters who are asking for this topic’s, gameplay. I am just trying to find a way to involve the community in my videos, sorry that I can’t use your replays :(

[@jonathanbeasley5631]

It is okay. Would have been nice but still made me very happy to see the offer. I greatly appreciate it and I look forward to the video:)

[@kaix7_163]

Bronz 3 in 4s need to know rotations

[@The_Ari]

Hello, I am Virge, and this is my MasterClass.

[@JBry_]

How to increase speed. I'm c3 and I think I just need to be that little bit faster to reach GC.

[@keithalexander5557]

I am Plat 1, I would love if you would make a video about the mechanics of how to block effectively on the ground and in the air. I find nothing similar with a search, so good opportunity?

[@YewNayVerse]

When is using the wall better than an aerial? The line is just a little fuzzy for me

[@yaboij2rl955]

Subbed and bell ring✊✊✊

[@j1nessa]

im champ 2 and i want to know a topic on positioning

[@joshuagill6022]

Great video!

[@jonathanbeasley5631]

Coach Virgo I’m C1 and I struggle with knowing where I should position for a pass and how to play the ball to a tm8 for the shot/pass.

[@Virge]

Hey! Are you on PC? Might want to use some of your gameplay for this topic!

[@jonathanbeasley5631]

VirgeRL unfortunately no I am on Xbox.

[@romflan8120]

I am Diamond 1 and I struggle with applying pressure onto the other team and counter attacking in 3v3.

[@t.pisani8239]

So much this. I feel way too passive all the time and when I attack it seems like I never have the support I need.

[@MiddleAgedBoulderGuy]

Your videos are fantastic!

[@tommypatton3556]

That clip of challenging the dribbler over and over was stressing me out lol

[@getraw_astro]

im champ 2 and i don’t know how boost management works and how to practice

[@Nexguff]

I’m d3 and I would like to learn how to perfect infield passes

[@DeeCire]

different type of aerials and when they should be used

[@castillotvMX]

Hi love your vids keep it up I'm a 3s D3 player please make a video about quick recover with and without boost please and thanks

[@aayanmazhar6949]

I’m diamond 3, and I am having a hard time with hitting the ball consistently , and making it go where I want it to go

[@aayanmazhar6949]

If I do this I might just be a champ 2 or 3

[@banterpanther9923]

Plat 2 flicks and air dribbles/wall dribbles

[@jonkuhn557]

Champ 1, when solo queuing how long should I spend at the beginning of the game trying to read my partner?

[@Sahil_sw__]

Im c2 with trash positionning and my mechanics pushed me at my rank i need tips on positionning

[@Falconing89]

Training techniques that can be Practiced on all platforms to go from high gold to diamond and beyond

[@Falconing89]

Help me Virge lol I mastered steep second in the world I have the patience dedication time and hella load of weed so gc one day maybe u speed me up though lol 😂

[@ujust-_-diedgaming2146]

So many people, even at the grand champ level just don’t understand the forcing part. They either give the other player too much time or is never in position to regain possession after a teammate challenges. It gets frustrating because at the high levels in this game you would expect players to understand the basic flow of the game. Instead every low gc thinks they are the best and constantly cut the rotation because they don’t know what rotating really is. I usually stay around 1550-1600 in 3’s but you would think I’m playing with platinums or golds. They may have the mechanical skill but their mental capabilities are severely lacking

[@Bkaz3678]

One thing that i still screw up on in GC 3s is whether I should go for the ball if i’m in 2nd position if i know 3rd back would be able to get a better hit than me. Normally I turn away to let them know they can take it, but some people get confused or even angry if i don’t go for it. Should you always go for it if you are in second?

[@nejatdemirovski1568]

Id like to see the game speed difference between plat 3 and champ

[@saeedalibinhanifa437]

Thanks for good content

[@austinardavany1830]

Smartest mind in Rocket League by far

[@Virge]

You’re too kind

[@lukeanderson4602]

I'm high plat - low diamond and I would like to know when to go for boost and when I should not go for boost (boost management).

[@Virge]

My first video covers this!

[@lukeanderson4602]

Awesome! Thanks!