Retals has lost $1,000 to Guild Esports in the EU vs NA competition. This competition was held as a replacement to the RLCS X World Championship. The game was broadcast by the recently retired Dillon “Rizzo” Rizzo, among others. What the hell happened there?

The RLCS X Championship is being held as a regional championship due to the Corona pandemic. Since everything will be held online, North America and Europe will not participate in RLCS X. Only the regional champion will be decided.

Why did Retals challenge Guild Esports to an EU vs. NA match?

In response to teasing from Guild Esports, American pro slater “Retals” Thomas has issued a challenge. To answer the dispute on the which-region-is-better question, Retals has challenged Guild Esports. The prize money was proclaimed to be $1,000 – and that was out of his own pocket! Now that’s self-confidence!

The challenge came about after Guild Esports’ Noly claimed that M0nkeyM00n was “one hundred percent” better than North American player Firstkiller. This dispute needed to be resolved, so Retals offered its money as a reward in this unofficial event.

What happened in the game between the EU vs. NA?

Guild Esport beat the North American team 4-1 in a game worth watching, backing up Noly’s quote. Sorry Retals, but pride comes before a fall!

Retals played together with Jason “Firstkiller” Corral and Reed “Chicago” Wilen against Guild Esports on European servers. Guild Esports kicked the crap out of Retals and his team. Retals now has to donate $1,000 to charity. It was a cool and exciting match for all involved.

Who streamed the game between EU and NA?

“Rizzo” streamed the game along with Pierre “Turbopolsa” Silfver and Demar “Dazerin” Williams. It was a cool event and definitely a good replacement for RLCS X. It’s always extra fun when an event that was actually cancelled is replaced with something like this. Thanks for that guys!

Rocket League Explained – Car-football for Dummies

Soccer meets racing. In Rocket League, you go hunting for goals with Turbo. What sounds simple can quickly become complex due to the variety of techniques to control the ball. Here’s your beginner’s guide to getting started as a Rocket League pro, including all the terminology you need to know.

Rocket League is a video game published by Psyonix and belongs to the genre (game category) “sports simulation”. These are games where players can virtually practice a sport. In the case of Rocket League, this is a combination of soccer and racing, played on a futuristic soccer field.

Players compete alone or with up to 3 other players in a team, with the goal of scoring as many goals as possible. The winner is the team that has scored more goals at the end of the time. A round lasts about 5 minutes, but is extended with a golden goal in case of a draw. Unlike in conventional soccer, the players do not control people here, but special cars that drive across the pitch.

Rocket League offers a variety of game modes. From classic car-football to fun game modes with mutators. These are selected before the start of each game. In eSports, only the classic mode without mutators is used.

The Rocket League ABC

In Rocket League, the goal is to master the car, learn special moves, and still keep track of the field. When pros throw around terms like 50/50 or double tab, it’s easy to lose track as a newbie. So that you can shine with your knowledge both in the game and in the stream, we have summarized the most important terms of the Rocket League universe for you here.

50/50 – When two or more players touch the ball at the same time, a kind of press ball is created. The direction in which the ball ultimately flies is random and resembles a 50/50 chance.

Aerial – Unlike classic soccer, Rocket League is not only played on the ground, due to their boost, players can also move in the air for a short time, dribble the ball there or start a shot attempt. As soon as a player leaves the ground he makes aerial actions.

Ballchasing – If a player is chasing the ball all the time and neglects his position, this is called ballchasing.

Boost – To bring the car faster to a higher speed there is boost. The players also use this to fly and steer with the cars.

Demolition – The possibility of demolition shows that Rocket League does not always have to be harmless. Here you drive at high speed through the car of another player and destroy the vehicle. The player is taken out of the game for a short time until respawn and the own team has a higher chance to score a goal.

Double Touch – Double Touch is a term often heard in professional Rocket League streams. This refers to a player scoring a goal by first shooting the ball at the wall next to, or above the opponent’s goal and then sending the rebound towards the goal.

Flick – Controlling the ball is the name of the game in Rocket League. Flicks are shots where the player touches the ball through the dodge mechanic while jumping and shoots with it.

Flip Reset- In Rocket League, each car has a double jump, after which the car must touch the ground with its 4 tires to be able to jump again. Due to the game mechanics, it is also possible to perform this on the ball – the so-called flip reset.

ReDirect – if e.g. player A shoots towards player B and the latter then deflects the direction of the ball e.g. towards the goal, this is called a ReDirect.

Wave Dash – One of the most important techniques in Rocket League is the Wave Dash. By a well-timed flip shortly before you touch the ground, you get a speed boost without performing the flip completely. The technique is mainly used when jumping down walls.

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