Why Do Pros Not Use The Hybrid in Rocket League?

Welcome to NON META! Today we're checking out the hybrid, Rocket League's odd-one-out. And why a car that's technically solid on paper does not stack up that well when it comes to the meta.
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[@NorthstarUK]

Thanks again for watching! Be sure the join the Northstar Discord! - discord.gg/eB5Yp83 Are you a fan of the Hybrid?

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

I am a big fan of the hybrid. I do best when I spend intervals training with different hitboxes and aesthetics, like using different muscle groups or positional variations in a physical workout. And the hybrids are some of my favorites to switch to just to have that middle area between the octane and dominus. I do wish there were more hybrid options. Also, another great video! 👍👍👍

[@fearofthedark88]

Skyline users unite!

[@N.O.A_YT]

Hybrid hitbox takes the feeling of a dominus with the speed and precision of a octane. Personally this hitbox is the most slept on.

[@trentwalker9223]

All cars have the same speed

[@nibbzzz135]

@@trentwalker9223 shooting/flicking speed

[@trentwalker9223]

@@nibbzzz135 all cars have the same shooting/flicking speed

[@itsyaboi5290]

@@nibbzzz135 they have different turning speeds tho due to the length and width of the car. plus different interactions with the ball due to different height (that is, merc and octane have bigger "snouts" therefore can hit the ball better and produce more precise hits compared to other car hitboxes with smaller "snouts")

[@savageraccoon787]

​@trentwalker9223 do you know rocket league?

[@breeze_j]

Found your videos recently, and I have a feeling the channel will blow up within the next couple of months. Keep up the great videos!

[@NorthstarUK]

Thank you! 😄

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

I think it's blowing up as we speak, this is how it begins..📈

[@-Emxry-]

I 100% agree, this man will be up there with sunlesskhan

[@bbrrraaapp]

Reminds me a little of Rocket Science

[@Aceman3000.]

As a skyline main with 4k wins on it, this vid is much appreciated

[@DRAKLOR_44]

Very nice I’m also a skyline main have 2.1k wins with it but I do also use octane and Dominus as well.. my friend says the skyline is a cheat code lol it’s a joke but he’s saying it’s one of the best cars in Rl and he is gc rank… pro scene naturally a very different thing but still an awesome car which I’ll always main.

[@ecs7016]

skyline main here❤

[@DRAKLOR_44]

@@ecs7016 good choice I was using it earlier and it felt amazing definitely glad it came back to the shop

[@kmw5100]

I was a hardcore venom main before the skyline dropped. I'm stuck with that hitbox forever now.

[@Norn13b]

As a hybrid hitbox main the advantages definitely do seem to show up at lower speeds. I personally tend to go between the Nimbus, R3MX, insidio, and Endo usually in a kind of rotation

[@Scion15]

The insidio is insanely good

[@darfoz8807]

The venom is actually very underrated

[@ZOoM21]

Great video, as always! Wanted to share my experience with the Hybrid hitbox. Imo it's quite underrated, it feels super agile especially in the air. The weaknesses still exist though and it makes sense why it hasn't caught on.

[@ryananderwkavich1111]

What car u use

[@ZOoM21]

@@ryananderwkavich1111 I use the Skyline

[@nillawafers1125]

You were recommended to me about a week ago, been binging your non meta series. Pop off man, big things are coming!!

[@IshanVFX]

Great Video! I love the Non-Meta Series!

[@BuLLGotcha]

Love the style of content man. Can tell you put a lot of effort in and it shows.

[@fizzymizzy_]

istg i thought this was rocket science till i checked if i was subbed. was genuinely suprised to see it was a new youtuber ive never seen before. cant wait to see more from you!

[@waqqle3699]

skyline is cracked tbh

[@NorthstarUK]

I had such a hard time with it 😂 Not for me I don't think

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

I fully agree with this. When I'm not feeling good in other cars, the skyline says "I got it!"

[@waqqle3699]

@@user-yv6xw7ns3o same I main octane hit box but when I’m feeling off skyline has my back

[@bgeyssens]

@@NorthstarUK Skyline extends a bit further than the hitbox, IMHO it's not the right choice for a first time Hybrid player. Personally I'd recommend the Tygris. It looks and feels like a Fennec while being the Hybrid hitbox. Just hit champ for the first time while using it. (And before that I first reached Diamond with a Merc, guess I'm the definition of a non-meta player LOL).

[@keeganjohns2996]

dude ur vids are so good!

[@Johnathn.]

Great video, I really like learning about things I am interested in and you do this amazingly for rocket league. You deserve 1 mill subs.

[@jcc055]

Super underrated channel with high quality!

[@Takitibi]

I would like to get some love to Endo. The most underrated car ever! Hybrid hitbox was also called Endo hitbox and Im really, really angry át Psyonix that they still release decals for cars like: Road Hog, Breakout Type S and such cars are nearly never used at all above plat, but Endo which is used at higher levels, even in GC did not get a single decal since 2017. There are only 2 decals for Endo, Mummified and Splatter. I see quite a few Jägers as well, but Jäger got alot of decals and Endo did not. Im asking, why? I see more people use endo at Champ than Jäger, then why they forgot about Endo? I cant accept it! I would like to get attention to Endo, cause its super underrated and forgotten car, but still one of the cleanest and most beautiful car in the game. Jäger is more popular despite its uglier. Endo gang where are you? Written by a GC who mains Endo since 2017.

[@frosty4059]

Endo for sure is a forgotten car. Back in the day everyone, including me, had an Endo! Always loved the feeling of the car. Unfortunately i lost mine in some trades i did back in the day. If i knew it was going to be a rarer car in the future, i would not sell it for sure.

[@Takitibi]

@@frosty4059 I have about half the painted versions of it, I started collecting it when the price of it went down from 20-30 keys to around 10. I still main it till this day, I only can play well with that car. I have 7-8000 win with it from my 12000. 😄 Thank you for sharing you thought! 🙏❤️

[@Niels-booij]

recently started using the skyline as my main after using octane for years, and honestly i really like it, its great for kickoffs because of its length and just feels very stable overall

[@TheExtraInch]

The hybrid, specifically the venom, was really good for my when I was trying to get my flick game to a decent level but efficient recoveries were often very tough.

[@Defkin]

My man! Was waiting for this video and he delivered 🙌

[@paulfowler]

Cool video ! Being a esper main i know that hit box well you couldn't pay me to change it

[@corsotv9271]

great story telling, your starting to gain traction don't stop now super entertaining congrats

[@victorxyz46]

I believe the featured pro player in the video is Sizz.

[@NorthstarUK]

The one and only!

[@AMMARvx]

10/10 video i can’t even give posting criticism because there isn’t any. One idea tho? ask pros their opinions on the non meta since youre not a pro yourself, maybe they have some insights! Like maybe do an ep where u ask them about the previous top 5 non meta episodes and see what they respond with! And make it a regular to ask the pros on non meta eps!

[@NorthstarUK]

I think getting pros on would be awesome! It might be something I do if I ever revisit this topic at a later point. Wasn't really on the cards when I had 300 subs and a few hundred views last week 😂

[@drwhothehell]

the Hybrid is probably my favorite hitbox because some of my favorite cars in the game use it, with Dominus hitbox being 2nd because I really like the Dodge Charger

[@joshmcavoy3810]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@ghostfacekilla11]

damn how am i just finding this channel now? great content dude

[@Moiyima]

was waiting for this one!

[@some_other_guy]

Great video, cool to see the little differences between them and realistically how it affects the choice. You forgot the part where the skyline looks SO fucking good so it's hard to not want to look at. That's mainly why I use it.

[@tommychoo1055]

Great content man I’ll remember ya when your a big channel one day

[@ZestyRL]

the skyline is goated but also hybrid generally feels like playing with a sack of potatoes

[@monsterking25]

Skyline is fr. I’ve been maining it since 2017

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

Damn, I guess sacks of potatoes are extremely underrated then, I love the hybrid feel! 😭

[@ZestyRL]

@@user-yv6xw7ns3o fair enough that, i just cant wrap my brain around it and play like ass every time i try hybrid

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

@@ZestyRL haha frfr. Isn't it amazing how different people have such varying experiences with the non meta choices?

[@ZestyRL]

@@user-yv6xw7ns3o for sure yeah

[@j1gas264]

Dam thats underrated, cool videos!

[@mike_nelson]

Nice to see the additional hit box info and well implemented to keep it short and retentive. The volumetric area of the Hybrid is, in principle, it's strongest feature. It does lose the front inclination that the Dominus has, which kind of causes it to lose the benefits that are otherwise exclusive to the Dominus and Breakout. I find that its top speed angular turning circle feels inferior to the Octane. Maybe it's to do with the center point of mass which seems to dictate this aspect in this. Although I don't know for sure. Another quality video man.

[@coastify]

I’m loving these vid ❤

[@typ0ds]

This channel is 100% close to a big growth

[@Yoshi92]

I hope they release more Hybrid cars... Skyline is actually my most played car 😅 Also Skyline feels almost as good as Dominus in the air, idk why, but I can see where the front is on these 2 better than on other cars. edit: The way this video is made, I thought you had alot more views & way more subscribers! 🤨 One more, well done!

[@tahmidalam9670]

These videos are quality Got my sub 👍🏾

[@ryanmurray4899]

This channel is really entertaining 😊

[@heelflip0690]

ive always mained the skyline, since it came out, love the car

[@mrdgamesrl]

Yes you listened to my suggestion 🙂

[@davidwilliams7149]

Underrated Video 😳✨👏🏾

[@MrRba122]

And that's the problem. That even the pros have said that they have put so many hours into the octane, they do not even want to play with different cars. Now, some people use the fennec more because it's been in the item shop and hopefully we see other types of cars in the pro scene like the f150 which has an octane hitbox

[@GankAlpaca]

Fennec has the hitbox of octane hence same stats

[@buzielo3749]

F150s problem is it's body size compared to it's hitbox.

[@GabrielHodge]

The dominus just feels good to me it feels like the car rolls off of it like a hockey stick best way i can describe it

[@Pinkbunnyrabbit]

I need to channel my inner sizz energy and use the skyline again

[@aqua-bery]

This is such a well made video.

[@SloRush]

There were small segments of time where all I'd ever use was the Skyline. It felt overpowered due to how easy it is to boom the ball. I lacked car control in the air though. I ended up going to the Fennec and am able to get that same power and accuracy without having to sacrifice my aerial capabilities. Im in C3 and I don't see skylines as much as I used to when I was at the lower ranks.

[@squidMB]

The skyline is the only car i touch. Feels like whenever i try to use dominus or octane something is always off, but maybe thats my lack of skill

[@balazsdusek]

I used the esper for a while when I opened one bc it looks cool and felt quite good in game people who are not used to its hitbox have difficulty reading it bc half the car is air

[@connorchil]

Was surprised to see you only have 1.9k subs. Content was so good I misread it as 192k😅

[@bgeyssens]

I don't think the disadvantages highlighted here are all that relevant. It's almost as wide and as long as the dominus, while being a lot taller. IMHO it's the perfect car choice for players who want to move on from the Dominus because they are tired of losing 50s. The main reason everyone is on the Octane/Fennec is because that's what the absolute best players in the worlds use (M0nkey M00n, Seikoo, Daniel, Firstkiller, Beastmode, JSTN). And why do these pros use these cars? Because the players who were the best when THEY were on the come-up all used Octane as well. All it takes is one (1) M0nkey M00n/Firstkiller type player to start maining the Tygris (or whataver other Hybrid car such as the Jäger 619) and the masses will follow. Sadly I don't think it will ever happen. Pros will still be copying each other 10 years from now and we'll still be on Octane/Fennec.

[@itumelengseeletsa6910]

Amazing videos

[@ChessBurgerRL]

You should make a video about why the oppressor isn't meta in GTA Online

[@SyntaxPirate]

The lack of choice on hybrid Hb annoys me as a hybrid main I find myself bouncing between skyline, insidio, Jagr. It needs a good car. Good vid.

[@trentwalker9223]

I’m an esper main. You should try it

[@Chizinky]

Kinda sad they arent doing anything with this hitbox, we need more options for it

[@pigbaggaming5444]

Great vid why is your sub count so low! Keep up the good work

[@tyk999]

Surely it’s sizz. The only one who ever used the skyline

[@KindOldRaven]

I'm 100% convinced that most pro's just use the octane because everybody does. Just how many switched to Fennec when a few pros started pointing out it matches the hitbox better. I know that sounds silly, but seeing how long CS pro's stuck to 4:3 black bars, or even 60hz when 120hz was available ''just because we're used to it'' I don't think any pro thinks about this stuff as much as most other people ;p A few exceptions of course.

[@shadowyzephyr]

Pros do think about the cars, they just all have placebos about which cars are fast.

[@nathanwills2064]

That’s definitely sizz as the featured player

[@WideOpenThrottleC6]

as a high diamond player ive actually come to love skyline recently after finally actually trying it out. my hits are harder, dribbles and flicks are more consistent.

[@NyxaeraNS]

Tried out the skyline and enjoyed it for a while over Octane but recently swapped back as it wasn't tall enough imo.

[@SloRush]

Yah. The height is low enough that you'll whiff catches and ground dribbles if you don't adjust properly if you normally are used to the Octane height.

[@rraaiin]

i swear i checked like 2 days ago and you had under 1k and now you have almost 2k

[@NorthstarUK]

Yep, things are moving like crazy!

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

@@NorthstarUK just curious and don't expect an answer if you don't want to, but have you done any promotion of your channel or have you been just uploading videos and getting traffic straight from the algorithm? I'm really excited to see where you go! You inspire me to work on my own kind of content for YT.

[@NorthstarUK]

@@user-yv6xw7ns3o All straight from the algorithm! I did notice that the more videos in the series I made the better and better they performed. I guess I hit a tipping point with the Dominus video and it's been a wild ride ever since!

[@novikane14]

I got like at least 1k hours on the venom. By far my favourite car in the game. I just hate the lack of customization it has.

[@noah_rl8872]

Nice video. When you doing "why no one uses the Artemis in rocket league" ;)

[@dario4496]

As a skyline main, i apriciate the video, imho pro scene is sleeping on hybrid hitbox litle bit

[@anardine6176]

Would love to see skyline in RLCS.

[@mihailovasic4623]

A former pro Sizz was cracked in the Skyline, I use it exclusively because of him.

[@squidMB]

I main the skyline so im used to the pros/cons of the hybrid hitbox

[@skiffy8121]

my favorite cars a hybrid, ill have to pick it up again

[@nateggg123]

Great informational video! I'm guessing the pro in the vid was sizz ;)

[@NorthstarUK]

Correct! 😄

[@nateggg123]

@@NorthstarUK 😁

[@misosoupisgood]

Update: New Silvia is hybrid hitbox

[@PolandDoge]

i dropped an imported car with this hitbox, thank you very informative

[@niktheseamonkey]

Lots of sleeping on the Venom in this video! Big fan of the hybrid hitbox

[@criticaldawg]

That’s my boy sizz

[@noirbebop]

BIG UP WAFFLEZ

[@GankAlpaca]

Insidio fits hybrid hitbox insanely well but it looks so goofy from the back😢

[@M4ysFu]

I was kinda upset that the SRT wasn’t a hybrid hitbox. I felt like GTR and the SRT would’ve been the god tier duo combo that would potentially make pros switch 😂😂 They need to show more love to their hybrid hitboxes

[@mangoegg5142]

banger vid

[@Midtermsmi]

GUESS WHOS BACK

[@EvilRaijin29]

Sizz plays skyline the only pro with hybrid hitbox I know so far

[@beatzbyreefah]

So here's my take on it, first off hybrid is my favorite hitbox. I'm right 1900 at this point so I played with most the cars that I have. I do not like the octane however there are some I can't hit boxcars I like such as the fennec or the outlaw. However my play style is more of what a dominus than anything else. Put the dominus height hitbox cars are not as agile on the ground as I need them to be. I tend to play with the season car that season last season I played a lot with the emperor probably about 80%. But this season I started using hybrid only. And it truly is the best of both worlds. I do not have the Nissan yet. Watch I'm able to get it that will be my number one hybrid car. But until then I played with the nimbus and the tygris. I'mma tell you was crazy though about five seasons ago I had a couple months where I play with the Jager only, and did not know that it was hybrid. And I loved playing with that car. Ice hybrid players are begging rocket league for a flagship car. Like a season car. Even the Merc got one.....

[@AirborneACR]

0:15 genuinely dont think I've ever seen that car

[@LukeTheSchoolBoy]

The hybrid is great for snow day

[@TonGolem]

I find the Venom easily more aesthetically pleasing than the Octane.

[@qwaken4145]

its on item shop right now

[@leo-zx6xl]

Sick bro, is the jager a hybrid? i really like it

[@NorthstarUK]

Yep! One of my old favourites 😀

[@childofnewlight]

TBH, the problem with the hybrid is just that: It's a hybrid. One might think moving the sliders inbetween would make a more optimal choice, but all it does is move both cars away from what makes each good at what they do. It's longer, but not long enough to give you the decent flicks you'd get out of a dominus (or plank). Instead, you find yourself just missing the ball more often than not. This length then hurts you in all the ways you mentioned. Bigger target. Turn radius and stability. The Octane as it stands is already "the average" car. You don't improve the average car by making a car that's the average between the average and another car.

[@Scion15]

Turn radius is good on the hybrid. How is the octane the average?

[@EChaseWright]

Hybrid has the #1 turn radius, octanes is actually one of the worst

[@childofnewlight]

@@EChaseWright Sometime the smallest turn radius isn't always the best turn radius.

[@trentwalker9223]

The octane is not the average car. If anything the dominus is the average car as it comes in 3rd place for all dimensions.. the octane is the smallest length car in the game and the second tallest, I really don’t see how that makes it average…. please explain your logic

[@myth1c422]

Im still surprised at the low amount of subscribers you have for the quality of these videos

[@victorvoisin1911]

I want the nissan skyline now x(

[@N.O.A_YT]

It's an amazing car

[@blckmtbd]

I have played using basically only the venom.

[@dogeanonymo4402]

iimagine if skyline shows up..

[@mrpayne123]

I always root hard for pros who use unique cars, it’s more entertaining. It’s so rare though unfortunately.

[@shadowyzephyr]

The truth is that it's simply placebo. The differentce between hitboxes is pretty small, all of them can work in pro play.

[@Whoorms]

too bad im not a pro, and neither are most of you, use what car you want. dont let this deter you from using a car you want to

[@Steve2broh]

Underrated Cmon chant it wit me Underrated 👏👏👏 Underrated 👏 👏 👏 Underrated

[@sourcream3873]

what is that decal at 2:30

[@COVID_Is_Not_Over_Yet]

Okay, ur growing too quickly

[@eDylWski]

4:59 sizz

[@diegobila8030]

Waiting for the Nissan to return, 😢😢😢😢😢

[@dxkcy4922]

why is fennec used then more than dominus in pro games or even tournaments.

[@FoxHoundMulder]

Truthfully… Dominus feels/looks awkward and is just straight up ugly as all hell. It’s also associated with the freestyling scene and that comes with its own negative connotations. The fennec on the other hand is gorgeous, classy, sounds good and is modeled after the number one selling car type in the world, a mid size SUV. It also uses the octane hit box so it makes it incredibly easy for octane users (most popular car in RL) to switch back and forth.

[@serpent268]

Anyone main the Jäger?

[@-V8-]

What happened to the fennec

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

What do you mean?

[@gussymuss3056]

player gotta be sizz right? only player i can think uses the nissan lol