We’ve had three international majors in the RLCS 2021-22 season. One for each of the Fall, Winter, and Spring splits. Teams for various regions competed in these majors for points to qualify for the World Championships, coming up in a week’s time. 16 teams were invited to each of these Majors: 5 from North America, …
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Evaluating Rocket League Gameplay From First Principles In this series of articles trying to evaluate player gameplay, we’ve introduced Situational Player Value (SPV) and found that it’s great at pointing out players that keep themselves in relevant positions where they can have a positive impact on the play. While doing so, SPV can punish players …
Evaluating Rocket League Gameplay From First Principles Rocket League gameplay is complicated. From the subtle reasons behind every action to the intricate details you have to consider when analysing movements, analysis is not easy. When tackling this problem before, I’ve chosen to look at a very narrow slice of gameplay; expected goals only considers shots …
The Evolution of Competitive Rocket League Through the Lens of RLCS League Play TL;DR at bottom Previously… The first article in this series can be found here. It goes through the general trends across seasons via the stages of motor learning. While some of the gameplay differences between players performances (especially those from different seasons) …
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Part II: Pioneers & Outliers”
The Evolution of Competitive Rocket League Through the Lens of RLCS League Play Rocket League gameplay has evolved greatly over the RLCS seasons: from its infancy in Season 1 when the air dribble was a new mechanic, to the current high-flying demo-heavy meta. How can this progress be broken down? The stages of motor learning …
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Part I: The Stages of Learning”
