Rocket League Catch All

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Spikeout wrote:
mwdowns wrote:

I need to get this game, don't I?

That would probably be a good idea

Coming on leaps & bounds with timing my connections with the ball in ball cam. Getting great clearances, hitting good shots & blocking stuff fairly well all over.

Have used the boost flight at kick off to rush towards the ball but only lifting a few feet off the ground, it works pretty well hitting it from a higher angle at times.

I want lots of DLC for this game, some new game modes would be awesome. Definitely one of the best games of the year so far.

I want more stadiums, more cars... more everything.

filthy skimmer checking in to say that if you don't have me as a friend on Steam, you should! So we can play this game together!
I'm not too terrible, and I think I'm okay to play with people and the public now. Play with me!

Hrdina wrote:

Sithload [gwj] and I were randomly put into the same instance, and had a number of good games with a bunch of randoms.

Definitely add [GWJ] or something like it to your Steam tag.

Was just coming here to say it was a lot of fun running into you. Full disclosure, I'm so PC-centric this is pretty much the first game I've ever really played with a controller. I just got an Xbox controller for Father's Day and this is the first time I'm really trying to develop any sort of muscle memory. Can't tell you how many times I boosted when I wanted to jump or vice versa We managed to get a couple wins and good goals, though!

I also couldn't figure out how to chat using the stock options available through the controller, lol, but I figured it out eventually. Good times.

Amoebic wrote:

filthy skimmer checking in to say that if you don't have me as a friend on Steam, you should! So we can play this game together!
I'm not too terrible, and I think I'm okay to play with people and the public now. Play with me!

I'll keep an eye out for you.

And if anyone wants to friend me, it's [GWJ] Hrdina.

sithload wrote:

Was just coming here to say it was a lot of fun running into you. Full disclosure, I'm so PC-centric this is pretty much the first game I've ever really played with a controller. I just got an Xbox controller for Father's Day and this is the first time I'm really trying to develop any sort of muscle memory. Can't tell you how many times I boosted when I wanted to jump or vice versa We managed to get a couple wins and good goals, though!

I also couldn't figure out how to chat using the stock options available through the controller, lol, but I figured it out eventually. Good times.

LOL, thanks.

I am also PC-centric, and am playing with keyboard and mouse. I don't own a controller for my PC, unless you count all the flight-sim gear I have. I have a habit of using jump (right mouse) when I want to boost or break.

I also have a lot of trouble using ball cam, so usually keep normal cam on. I miss a lot when trying to block shots, especially if they are up high. It looks very embarrassing on replay.

On keyboard I use T for broadcast and Y for team chat, then type whatever I want.

I'm [GWJ] Al and I'm on the PC.

Finally feel like I'm starting to get the hang of the game. I've been staying away from the ball more, running up to mid-field in an attempt to keep it on their side. Occasionally I'll run in if I see an opening for a shot on goal but more often I'll try to move the ball up the sides and across the goal. Still not great at making saves yet, and I still pretty much suck at jumping but every once in a while I can pull off something. I have a feeling this game might overtake Splatoon for my multiplayer fix.

This game keeps throwing up unexpectedly fun situations. I just got put in a 2v2 game where my partner failed to connect. Rather than quit myself, I played against the other two players as hard as I could. I ended up losing 4-2 but it was really close there (2-1) for a majority of the game! Probably one of the more intense and fun situations I've been in. The other players kept saying sorry as well, which I chose to take unironically.

I'm totally intimidated by the hours everyone else has put in so far. I'll be the worst lil rocket car.

Ok, I've been burned by multiplayer games before, so I didn't pick this game up when it got the release sale, but if there's this much buzz, I can't ignore it. Plus, that Let's Play was hilarious, I wanted to start playing SO BADLY.

Downlording right now. I'll be whizzing around not hitting the ball soon enough. Steam me up if you haven't already!

I think at the beginning there is a level of still figuring things out that can be frustrating. But once you get down the mechanics, it absolutely has you jumping off your couch and screaming. It is a game where the near misses and times when things go wrong are more entertaining and fun than when everything goes great.

Just went on a steam friend adding rampage from this thread. BE WARNED!

Jeeezus, this game. Playing in my own league on Rookie and I'm tearing it up! 3 and 0 with 10 goals and a double hatrick in the last game. Think I need to up the difficulty a level. Still trying to get a hang on the controls, though. Might need to switch the boost and jump buttons since I tend to hit A when I wanna boost. Otherwise, I see this becoming an unhealthy addiction!

Great times on PS4 tonight! If we aren't friends, shoot me a request.

Tonight I formed a group called GWJ Rocket League, didn't make it private, and more people found me than vice versa.

Can you join groups cross platform?

Thanks for the group Fed.

mwdowns wrote:

Can you join groups cross platform?

Supposedly coming in a future patch, but that may not include actually communicating.

For those of us that played on Steam tonight, is that teamspeak a GWJ free for all kind of place? Can I let other GWJ folk know about it? (I know the pwd kind of suggests that, but wasn't sure if that was just someone's private server that they shared for just tonight or what).

I had fun! Sorry I'm that person rolling around on the walls in the corner far too often.

Amoebic wrote:

For those of us that played on Steam tonight, is that teamspeak a GWJ free for all kind of place? Can I let other GWJ folk know about it? (I know the pwd kind of suggests that, but wasn't sure if that was just someone's private server that they shared for just tonight or what).

Was it the GWJ Ventrilo server? I know they had a Rocket League channel added to it just last week. All the details are in the thread linked above.

Teamspeak instead of ventrilo this time, but if vent is what more people are using I think I still have all that set up on this computer as well.

Off to reinstall Vent, I guess!

So, I seem to have some beginners luck in that I've played 3 online matches, 2 ranked and 1 not, and won all three of them. Had a hatrick in a 3-2 overtime win in my last game! However, Pro level single player is a bit tougher. My teammates scoring own-goals doesn't help much either.

I just got the game this morning and I don't wanna look at the time played. (>_<) Day has gone by so fast!

I'm pretty sure the team speak is open to gwj it seems to be what we have migrated over to the last couple of weeks. I think a couple of people were having trouble with vent.

If you aren't in the rocket league group as well get in on that, it's an easy way to find people playing. I can send anyone an invite who needs it also feel free to send me a friend request if your from gwj I always accept

mwdowns wrote:

Off to reinstall Vent, I guess!

So, I seem to have some beginners luck in that I've played 3 online matches, 2 ranked and 1 not, and won all three of them. Had a hatrick in a 3-2 overtime win in my last game! However, Pro level single player is a bit tougher. My teammates scoring own-goals doesn't help much either.

I just got the game this morning and I don't wanna look at the time played. (>_<) Day has gone by so fast!

I played through a season at the Rookie and at the Pro Level. I think after you've got the hang of it on Rookie, you might as well just move to online play. The AI on Pro really starts to show its weaknesses. The computer is really good at whacking the ball just before you get to it, whether it's the opposing team, or your own team. Your own team is especially good at if you're wide open on goal, just about to make a clearance, or if you're right in front of goal.

After playing through two seasons in single player, I finally ventured out into the competitive world. Won my first match, made a goal and got MVP (And really, I should have had an assist on the game winner)! I'll soak up the glory while I can. This sort of video game competence can't last.

kazooka wrote:

After playing through two seasons in single player, I finally ventured out into the competitive world. Won my first match, made a goal and got MVP (And really, I should have had an assist on the game winner)! I'll soak up the glory while I can. This sort of video game competence can't last.

Haha! Yeah, I'm afraid to go out and try my luck again. I like my perfect record as it is. But yeah, as you say, the AI on Pro level is...odd...and lucky, it seems. Just scraping by in my second season, hoping to make a run in these last games to secure a final playoff spot. Missed the playoffs in the first season after I'd switched to Pro after the first 3 games.

Rave wrote:

I'm pretty sure the team speak is open to gwj it seems to be what we have migrated over to the last couple of weeks. I think a couple of people were having trouble with vent.

If you aren't in the rocket league group as well get in on that, it's an easy way to find people playing. I can send anyone an invite who needs it also feel free to send me a friend request if your from gwj I always accept

What are the details for teamspeak? Just requested entry to the Rocket League steam group.
There are a bunch of players on PS4 I'd love to play alongside. I hope they add a way for that to happen sooner rather than later...

Is there a GWJ Rocket League Steam group? What's the name of it? I tried searching, but Steam's group search is sub-par.

mwdowns wrote:

Is there a GWJ Rocket League Steam group? What's the name of it? I tried searching, but Steam's group search is sub-par.

I believe its called 'Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Car Racers with Jobs', and [GWJ]fogrob is the admin.

Welp, after playing a hell of a lot on the PS4 for "free", I wanted to make sure to give the developer some support, so I went ahead and bought the PC version. Got all my bases covered for playing with other GWJ people.

Feel free to send me a friend request via Steam/PSN. Although my MP gaming time is pretty sporadic, I'm hoping with the short matches it'll be easier to get into a few games with you all.

OK, just went through the list and invited everyone to the group who asked. If I somehow missed you, please be sure to ask in the thread, as all members have the ability to invite.

The TS server is GWJ Masher's. He picked it up for use with the Arma group, as the quality on vent was rough.

Curse voice is also a thing.

To all who played RL with us last night. I've spoken with Masher (our TS server admin) and he's happy to have any and all GWJ members and friends that wish to use the server, join.

If anyone needs server info, PM me or Masher.