How do I maximize my speed at the beginning of a round?
In rocket league, there is a countdown before you can start driving, but you can start revving your engine before the countdown has finished. You can also choose when to start boosting.
Is there a strategy for when to start your engine, similar to mario kart? Is there also a strategy for your boost? I want to get as many of those precious "first touch" points as I can.
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In my case, I use all the boost (or almost all) but not straight at the beginning, I tend more to use half of the boost, flip and use the rest while in the air right after the flip aiming my car at the ball.
Doing this, you have almost no chances of being thrown after hitting the ball, which gives you advantage if your oponent is. The problem with this tactic is that there's almost no possibility (unless the other player fails) to get a free goal (if 1v1) but there's no chance for him either.
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The best way is when it's a one on one (other players are positioned further away and you're in a corner), you hold the gas right off the start then right as you're about to hit the first boost hold the boost down and then when you're about to reach that center circle, flip forward. If you practice this enough, the opponent will hit the ball right at you and it'll go over them into the opponent's corner. Try to counter the angle at which they go at for best results. Now say you're in the net and no one is on the corners (standard game mode, one center and 2 other of left and right). The best way I've found is to let the guy who's technically the goalie go for the ball. The few steps back that he is, is perfect timing. Gas and Boost right towards it and flip just after hitting the last boost before the ball. Should bounce over to the ceiling and towards their net. You can score off the draw very easily. If you can't use any of these, I would suggest boost and gas till you reach that center circle around the ball then flip. This obviously changes depending on the map but this is my general rule of thumb. If you need screenshots for a better understanding, I will provide them
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