Rocket League: Five tips that should make winning a bit easier

5. Manage your boost/Choose the right vehicle for you

Boost is one of the most important factors in Rocket League. Without having any boost there would be many things you couldn’t do. You wouldn’t be able to do aerials without boost, you wouldn’t be able to challenge an opposing teams rush, and saves would be a lot harder to make because some saves require that you have a little boost to get to the ball in time. Just because you have a 100% boost doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to use it all in one sitting either. Conserve your boost and maybe try to even take some of your opponent’s boost as well so that they won’t have any either.

If your opponent doesn’t have any boost, that is called “Boost Starving.” Being aware of stealing some of your opponent’s boost after they use it allows you to have the upper hand until they are able to go and get a boost. This is a tactic that is common to see in online ranked play and is why managing your boost is so critical to the game of Rocket League. If you are good at managing your boost, there will be less likelihood of a chance that you are Boost Starved.

Another small bonus tip that would do you wonders is choosing a vehicle that you are most comfortable with. I tend to switch between the Takumi and the Octane. Both of these vehicles I tend to feel comfortable with the control. You may notice that most people lean towards using the Octane because of it’s hitbox and the way the ball comes off the car. However, if there is a vehicle that you notice yourself doing better with than others, then don’t change it up. Don’t fix something that is not broken.

Summary

Well, there you have it. There are five tips plus a bonus tip included in there to help improve your odds of winning games. Sometimes you might be playing the best that you can play and still might end up falling short. You never know how you are going to match up against other players and how their gameplay might affect the way you are going to play your own gameplay. Rocket League is also about adapting to changes in the game. However, these are some basic tips to help your odds of winning games whether or not you are brand new at the game or even if you have been playing the game for years.