Stuck in Limbo
After writing about Rocket League Sideswipe around a month ago I've been playing it quite consistently. I rarely binge it unless there's nothing else to do but rather play a few matches consistently throughout the week.
I have made some progress during this time. I've made it out of bronze leagues and into silver for one. I met some resistance at the beginning of silver but I broke through that wall relatively quickly and surfed my way all the way up to gold without losing to many matches. This is where I'm meeting some resistance.
I'm basically stuck in a bit of a limbo now. I keep surfing up and down between Silver 3 and Gold 1. One day my rankings are looking like this:
A few matches later it might look something like this:
Sometimes I go on a good run in one of the game modes and end up seeing this, albeit only briefly. Remember the limbo thing? I really am stuck in a limbo between these two leagues.
I should probably sit down and grind some to break through the resistance but I don't have the patience for that. This game brings out some serious gamer rage in me and it's a wonder I haven't smashed up my phone yet. That's when I gotta stop because the rage starts affecting my judgement. This and the fact that it's not really that important to me is what is causing this limbo currently.
Antler Dominus
One thing I'm very satisfied with are the cosmetics I've chosen for my lil' rocket car. These come from a bit of luck from the free loot boxes and some are unlocks from the rocket pass. The car body, the Crimson Dominus, is bought with the in-game currency that can also be bought for real money. This is the same body as one you get for free in the rocket pass but it's got an crimson outline that's pretty cool.
The antlers are what makes this car great in my opinion. They're just so assertive and look awesome. I see people using udders and cheese but honestly nothing beats the antlers in my eyes.
The crimson outline really pops on the blue car but the golden one is still my favorite. Looks great with the shiny metallic finish.
There's a ton of cool stuff to unlock with the rocket pass, including a killer effect of a flaming skull that plays when you score a goal, but that's at level 50. Each level takes longer and longer and seems like I need to play about 10 matches to gain a level now. Seeing as I play about 10 matches every week I just gotta wave goodbye to that flaming skull. It's not worth it to pour hours every day into this game just for that flash.
I don't see myself quitting this game anytime soon. It's great for some bite sized fun and a perfect way to kill time whenever that's needed. I'm gonna have to start learning from my mistakes so that I can progress. My next goal is to make it into the gold leagues in all the game modes and stay there. Enough of this limbo.
All images in this post are screenshots taken by me.