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The_Jaster
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| Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman)  Sat 25 Nov 2017 - 18:56 | |
| There are FoV sliders in the options so bumping them up might help you see more of what's going on, I honestly don't mind the default settings though. |
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Balladeer
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 26 Dec 2017 - 21:43 | |
| Played this for the first time in local multiplayer. It's great because my parents, blundering around the field, can barely be told apart from the rest of us. Tremendous, silly fun.  |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 27 Dec 2017 - 11:14 | |
| Glad you have enjoyed it, this also reminds me that I have to get back to playing with the Christmas event still being on & I want a few more pops at those event crates. |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 27 Dec 2017 - 17:08 | |
|  It's not like I'm buying them with real money or that they effect how you play the game (all are cosmetic items only), you get them from spending the in-game event currency on decryptor keys. |
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Balladeer
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Thu 28 Dec 2017 - 9:00 | |
| - Nobody wants to see this sort of talk, so spoiler tag it is:
I'm not sure I agree with the 'it's just cosmetic' thingy. For those who don't fancy watching Sterling's take on it, he talks up the import of cosmetics in an online game, and how important they are, and says it's an insult to art designers to dismiss cosmetics with 'just'. While that last bit is taking it a bit far, I do agree with the rest of his argument. Customising your avatar is fun, and hiding customisation options in crates is dodgy.
That said, if you're not paying, you're not paying, and that's that! Won anything nice? |
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The_Jaster
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Thu 28 Dec 2017 - 11:40 | |
| - Snowballadeer wrote:
- Nobody wants to see this sort of talk, so spoiler tag it is:
I'm not sure I agree with the 'it's just cosmetic' thingy. Â For those who don't fancy watching Sterling's take on it, he talks up the import of cosmetics in an online game, and how important they are, and says it's an insult to art designers to dismiss cosmetics with 'just'. Â While that last bit is taking it a bit far, I do agree with the rest of his argument. Â Customising your avatar is fun, and hiding customisation options in crates is dodgy.
- Since you've kept it in a spoiler I'll do the same:
I get that it can be a slippy slope but crates aren't the only way you unlock stuff in this game & they were added much much later in the games lifespan after they had already gave the community a bunch of game modes for free.
The devs also get that not everyone likes this stuff and even give you the option to hide it.
- Balla wrote:
- That said, if you're not paying, you're not paying, and that's that! Â Won anything nice?
From the crates? (only opened one) Nah, but I do have a happy little penguin that sits atop my car flapping his wings that I got from using the snowflakes currency.  |
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Balladeer
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Thu 28 Dec 2017 - 15:51 | |
| Nice! Pretty sure those are the best unlocks. We have a shark. |
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The_Jaster
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Thu 28 Dec 2017 - 19:29 | |
| Still really want a custom goal explosion though but the good ones are only in crates.  |
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JayMoyles
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Thu 28 Dec 2017 - 20:53 | |
| I should add that Jas and myself will likely be on this shortly if anybody would like to join! |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Sat 30 Dec 2017 - 8:42 | |
| - Snowballadeer wrote:
- Played this for the first time in local multiplayer. Â It's great because my parents, blundering around the field, can barely be told apart from the rest of us. Â Tremendous, silly fun.
Uh-oh - I thought local multiplayer meant two Switches talking to each other. I didn't know you could do Split Screen! I'm such an old man... |
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Balladeer
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Sun 31 Dec 2017 - 9:40 | |
| As with almost any multiplayer game, I'd say split-screen is the way to play RL if you can wangle it. Can't kick your mates (gently I should add) for scoring an own-goal over the 'net! |
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The_Jaster
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Sun 31 Dec 2017 - 14:49 | |
| I think you can even split screen and play online on one system too. |
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JayMoyles
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Sun 31 Dec 2017 - 15:31 | |
| I had a really fun session with Jas on this during the week - I'm not as bad as I'd originally thought, although the skill gap was apparent when I was playing against folks who quite clearly know what they're doing. Seeing them pirouetting through the sky to smash a goal in or materialising out of nowhere to block a goal attempt was equal parts awe-inspiring and frustrating. |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 2 Jan 2018 - 16:17 | |
| You can tell its been a Merry Switchmas for a lot of people as I've gone from barely ever finding one other Switch player to filling the lobby with them, so much so I've opted out of cross play at the moment. |
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ZeroJones
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 6 Mar 2018 - 21:23 | |
| Anyone up for a few matches of this tomorrow evening? Or Sunday evening? |
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JayMoyles
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 6 Mar 2018 - 21:25 | |
| Tomorrow would work best for me! What time would we be thinking? |
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ZeroJones
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 6 Mar 2018 - 21:53 | |
| 7? 8? Whatever suits the most folks, really. |
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The_Jaster
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Tue 6 Mar 2018 - 22:06 | |
| Aye, am always up for a bit of Rocket fitba cars. |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 7:38 | |
| Rocket fitba cars for me too - catch youse later 👌 |
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JayMoyles
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 19:04 | |
| We down for some rocket powered fun at 8, then? |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 19:24 | |
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ZeroJones
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 21:39 | |
| So I’ve just discovered that online Rocket League is an all-out melee of a game. I now completely understand what Jim means when he talks about how utterly confusing everything is...  |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 22:19 | |
| Definitely a game some need to feel out a little bit before truly getting it whereas it might just click instantly for others but as long as you're having fun is that such a big issue? |
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| | Subject: Re: Rocket League (The Car's The Starman) Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 23:34 | |
| Oh, I definitely enjoyed it - I just felt I was letting my teammates down an awful lot, particularly in the later games.  |
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