There are a lot of good items in Rocket League. Unfortunately, a lot of items don’t get a lot of credit because they are out shined by other items like them. People have hyped, an occasionally over hyped items, like the White Octane. The White Octane ultimately robs almost all of the car body love in the game. People are all too focused on getting one, and in reality there are plenty of other cars that deserve just as much love, but don’t get it. That is what we are looking for today: Under priced and under appreciated items that deserve more love than they are getting. Our advice would be to try and get these while they are still cheap now, because you never know when people might see their true value.

Jager 619 (Body)

The Jager is a stunning car. It has lines a curves that actually look very similar to modern day sports cars. Out of all the cars in Rocket League, visually this one is the best. No car comes close to the looks that the Jager brings. As far as hotbox goes, the Jager is just mediocre. It is long, like the Dominus, but lacks its box-like shape. Its awkward curves allow for unpredictable shots, and inconsistent touches. Obviously it isn’t the first choice for a competitive hitbox, but it is far from the worst. I would give it a B- for its hitbox.

The Jager gets overlooked. The Fennec and Octane are the two main culprits to blame. Everyone and their mother wants a Titanium White Octane. It has become the holy grail for rocket league items. And at around 16k credits, it comes at a hefty price. The Octane robs most of the attention, but the Fennec is what finishes the segment off. Anyone who is smart enough to realize the Octane is overpriced then shoots for the Fennec. This deadly combination leaves almost no room for the Jager, which at 600 credits is certainly a steal.

Hypnotik (Wheel)

Zombas. Ever heard of them? They drain the life out of Rocket League wheel value. Like the Octane, everyone wants a pair of Zombas. In my opinion, they don’t even really look that great, but never mind my opinion. The wheel segment also has the same 1-2 punch issue the car body has. Everyone who is smart enough to realize Zombas aren’t that great go for the Dracos, which in my opinion should be the most expensive wheels in-game. However, this isn’t about the best wheels, but the most underrated. And my choice is the Hypnotik wheels.

The Hypnotiks look great. They make a cool, spiral optical illusion. They are a new favorite of mine, and obviously Titanium white is the color you want them in. They match with literally every color and are simply polarizing. Wheels have no effect on how you play Rocket League, and are just for style.

Wet Paint (Decal)

One of my favorite decals also happens to be one of the cheapest in the game. If I wasn’t such a big fan of the Mainframe, I would for sure be rocking the Wet Paint. It is a pretty flawless design and looks good on every car you put it on. It also can be manipulated to look like the Mainframe, if you alter some paint colors. It has the cool dripping effect on the front of the car that has become iconic. Like I said earlier, it can be manipulated to look like the mainframe, which offers a cool look for a lot less credits. This is easily the most overlooked decal, as almost all the other black markets go for 1-1.2k. The Wet Paint costs just 500 credits, and mimics my 1.6k mainframe!

Titanium White Standard (Boost)

The boost section is a pretty small market, but everyone targets alpha boosts. Well, if you are a but more logical, any of the painted standard boosts look sick as well, and cost far less. There isn’t a lot more to say about it other than it has a clean look and looks super good. And obviously it costs far far less than the rare alpha boost.

Party Time (Goal Explosion)

Why does everyone want hellfire? Why does everyone want dueling dragons? These are questions I ask myself as I write this, but I am thrilled that no one puts party time on the same level as those. Hellfire costs 1.4k, and in my opinion doesn’t even look that cool until it is painted in titanium white. Dueling dragons is cool, and it for sure is worthy of its 3.2k price tag. But these goal explosions take away the attention from my personal favorite goal explosion: Party Time. There’s something about the instant balloons and confetti that makes scoring a goal that much more fun. And for 550 credits, it is for sure worth the trade. It’s simplicity and vibrant colors makes it one of my favorites. Also, it is so easily recognizable that everyone will know immediately that your rocking the Party Time. I am currently in the market for one of these, and plan to have one by Christmas.

Bonus: Binary Trail

A bonus? Of course we couldn’t do this article without mentioning a trail we think is cool. People too often overlook trails, and they are mostly traded as NCR or NCVRs. But a cool trail can add a lot to any Rocket League look, and I think the binary is pretty overlooked. It costs less than 100 credits, but the hardest part will be finding one. A lot of people have the standard issue, non-painted binary trail but the Titanium White and Crimson ones are few and far between.

That is our list of underrated cars. Tell us your thoughts about what we got right or wrong below…

The Goalie – Twinzer

Starting off with a crucial part of any Rocket League team, the Goalie is a crucial role in winning games. A reliable goalie is the difference between playing a confident game and a timid one. The start of a good goalie is a good car. And our pick for the best goalie car is the Twinzer. With the hit box of the Octane, but a little less mass, the Twinzer gets it the air quickly and benefits from the well shaped octane hit box. It has loads of custom decals and looks good with all the normal items you might use on an octane. The only main reason we didn’t choose the Octane was because the Twinzer is a touch smaller, thus increasing mobility. This mobility is crucial when changing direction to make quick saves.

The Freestyler – Dominus

So you already have a good goalie car, but what if you want to hit aerial shots? Well we have the best car here, the Dominus. It has a super long and super wide hit box, making it a prime choice for flicks and pinches. Its length also helps to hit the ball quicker than that of a short hitbox. It has a very box-like form with a flat front and top, making it perfect for winning 50/50 balls in the air. It has a high mass, and is incredibly linear making it perfect for hard shots.

All it all, Dominus is essentially the most geometric car in the game. It is heavy, powerful, and large making it capable of moving the ball in whatever way you want. The main con is its mass, it is hard to keep the Dominus in the air and control it well. But if you learn to maneuver it, it pays heavy dividends.

The Attacker – Octane

You knew it was coming. My personal favorite car. The Octane is the most well-rounded car in the game. It has a cube-like hit box, but isn’t very cube-shaped at all. It has a very flat front, allowing for direct shots and slight angles. That flat front also allows for accurate shots with power, a deadly combo for any Rocket League rank. It is also super light making it a very versatile car as well.

The Octane is easily the most commonly used car in true competitive Rocket League. All kinds of players use it because of its wide hit box and extreme versatility. There really isn’t too much to say about it, other than it is widely regraded as the best on the game. When in doubt, the Octane is always the best to go.

The Defender – Merc

The Merc. It may be underrated but it still serves a very important role. The Merc is the chunkiest of all the Rocket League cars, and is mainly used by new players or people trying to troll or mess around. But as a defensive option, the Merc shines. Its wide body and followed shape makes it great for deflecting passes and bumping attackers. It is nearly impossible for anyone to miss a ball withe the Merc. To play defense, just hitting the ball with power is often the main goal. This body delivers on power, but lacks agility and finesse.

In the end, our job was to list of traits and flaws of different cars. Its ultimately up to you if you want to use the lighter Twinzer for making saves, that is up to you. The position you chose for your car doesn’t matter, but the ability to know your cars pros and cons is. Choose wisely!

Listen, we hear you guys. We see you guys playing games and losing (yes, of course because of your WiFi) and you not knowing why. Well, today we have the answer for you. You’re all ball chasers. I know, it may be hard to hear but its the truth. It you want to take your Rocket League skills to the next level, you need to have a game plan. A strategy. And not just “rotating” (like anyone knows what that really means), but a plan of movement so that you and your partner can control the flow of the game. Here are 3, 2v2 Rocket League strategies.

1. The One Up, One Back

Probably the easiest of all the strategies we will discuss. It simply involves one teammate staying back and defending while the other attacks. Once the teammate loses possession of the ball, they swap positions with the goalie who then plays offense. See diagram below for any confusion. Pros of this strategy are simply effectiveness. With one up and one back, it allows for a perfect balance on the field. If the player up can put some decent shots on goal, and the defense can block some shots, you should be looking at solid wins. This strategy is a 60/40, meaning you should make 60 percent of your shots and allowing 40 percent of their shots should still get you a win.

2. W-Key Special

This one is for the restless. This is the 100 percent attack method. You will not cross the center line unless the other team is making a beeline to the goal. You and your teammate will be about 45 degrees about the goal, and just pepper as many shots as possible to wear the defense out. This is a 10/10 strategy. If you both make 10 percent of your shots, and allow 10 percent of theirs, it is a solid win. Now pros of this is that you don’t need accuracy. You just need to put off as many shots as possible. However the obvious con is that you are defenseless. Good ball control is a must, and don’t expect to win any games by a shut out. Your goal is simply to exhaust the defense and getting them to slip up every once in a while. This can be the most effective, but also the most dangerous to use. Only put this in competitive use after practice until you have it down.

3. 30 Degree Approach

This is the most complicated strategy yet, but if mastered it is nearly unstoppable. This strategy has no offense or defense, but a load of moving parts. The key to this strategy come two fold: stealing boost and always moving. Control of boost in this strategy is key because mobility is going to be your number one tool. One player will start front right and the other back left. From here it will be the front player attacking with the back for support. The front player should always be setting up the ball for support. Support is just waiting until they get a clear shot on net and go for the punch. Players switch roles once the other team makes an offensive push. Then just keep the front player passing and that support player waiting.

One of the most important aspects to playing Rocket League is learning how to be a good trader. Because let’s be honest, good players are always going to end up being good traders. Good traders know fair prices, what tools to use to determine those prices, and how to spot a good deal. Good traders can take these methods and use them to gain credits by buying an item for X amount of credits and selling it for Y amount of credits. There’s no secret that’s going to get you to 1,000,000 credits in a day. It takes genuine focus and hard work to get good at trading. But if you dedicate yourself, it doesn’t take much time to learn how to get the most bang for your buck (or credit). Here’s what I learned that will help you…

Tip #1: Go where the trades are

Most people who want to get into rocket league trading don’t even know where to start, which is okay because its not like Rocket League is openly broadcasting this information to you. We are going to dissect it based on what platform you play on. Starting off, if you play on XBOX One, Microsoft gives you an open trading platform. If you are on the Rocket League home screen, you’ll want to hit the home button on your remote and scroll down to the Rocket League tab. To the right of it should be a button that has a ribbon and an Xbox remote. Click on that button to the right of the Rocket League tab and you’ll open the club tab for Rocket League from there, you will use the RB to scroll over two tabs and you’ll see thousands of people who post trades they want there.

Now if you are any platform you can use the website https://rocket-league.com/trading. On this website you can select your platform and what you want to trade. Once you hit search, you’ll see gamer tags of people who fit your search query and you can hit them up on your respective platform. Note that this method will take more time because the person you are trading with may not be online when you are.

Tip #2: Know the Lingo

Okay so you’ve found a trade. But this is just the beginning. Now you have to execute with lighting fast efficiency. The only problem is, there’s a lot of terms you’ll need to know before you get into a party with another trader, so here’s a brief run down…

• BM – Black Market
• NCR – Non-Crate Rare
• NCVR – Non-Crate Very Rare
• TW – Titanium White
• SB – Sky Blue
• FG – Forest Green
• BS – Burnt Sienna
• BMGE – Black Market Goal Explosion
• Diss – Dissolver
• Main – Mainframe
• C – Credit(s)
• BP – Blue Print
• W – Want
• H – Have
• N – Need
• Low Ball – an insulting cheap offer for a good item.

These are just a few of the definitions of some terms that will be helpful to know. Throwing these terms around will help you be taken more serious and appear more experience than you are. These aren’t too hard to memorize and should be committed to memory right away.

Tip #3: Do what you came to do

A lot of Rocket League traders go into trades looking for anything and end up settling for a bad deal. This is a terrible idea and almost always ends in a loss. My advice, make a plan. If you came to get a Tora for 400 or less credits, do it! If the other end tries to raise the price, leave the game. Remember that you have a plan. You have to stick to you plan, and you will NEVER take losses. At this point you’ve found the trade and know the terms to discuss a trade. Now you have to accomplish your goals. You don’t owe anyone anything. If they don’t have what they said they did, you don’t give them another second. Remember that there are tens of thousands of other players and trades to be made every hour. Just move on until you find exactly what you’re looking for.

Tip #4: Repeat!

You have 4 steps to completing trades successfully! But one last thing. http://www.rocketprices.com . That’s where you will find the prices of items if you aren’t trading for credits. Use this as much as possible, because knowing the prices is going to be your biggest advantage.

So you have an efficient process… use it!

So Rocket League finally did it. They introduced one of the community’s favorite vehicles in the community’s favorite color. They mixed two legendary names together, and still somehow managed to absolutely ruin the effect of the new item. Welcome to Rocket League, Titanium White Dominus! We know your disgusting and terribly planned out birth wasn’t your fault…

Alright so clearly I like this car, but not its introduction. I mean let’s be honest… this should be legendary! The Dominus is easily one of the most used cars in the game, and has been so since the beginning of time. Its length and rectangular-shaped top have been its key to players around the world swearing by it. And Pysonix knows this. They aren’t stupid. So let’s establish this one thing: this is the biggest item drop in the history of Rocket League. But now we have to talk about its hideous release and how any other way would have been better than the way Epic decided to do it…

Really? The item shop? Hasn’t Epic already made like billions of dollars off of it fortnite item shop? Why do they have to come in and ruin our game? The Titanium White Dominus was given a 1,000 credit price tag and just dropped into the item shop. This item is untradeable, un-moniteze-able, and given a value by the makers of the game. First off, an animation to introduce the new car would have been both cool and deserved. Again, this is easily the biggest item drop in Rocket League history. And isn’t Epic Games the company who revived Fortnite by making a mini movie and then having that cinematic clip turn into a real online multiplayer match?? You’re telling me they couldn’t have at least made a tiny effort to make this new item’s introduction a bit… cooler? Second, why the item shop? You could have made this item appear secretly in blueprint form, but no. They just went ahead and stuck it in the featured spot like it was just a set of black K2 wheels. Like it wasn’t even special. Just your average, normal, everyday item you’d see in the shop. And third, the price is insulting. Giving this a 1000 credit price tag is insulting. Consider that this item could have been “Best in Class” in a matter of weeks. But now that dream is gone and likely will never resurface. And its a pity, because it might have stood a chance too…

Well those are my thoughts. And as frustrated as I am, I’m still happy that the item is finally in the game. Hope to see it more often.

In recent articles I have discussed the “Best in Class” group. Unfortunately I haven’t given any of you a good background as to what the current “Best in Class” items are. These are simply the most expensive items in their category. The important thing about these items is that they never change. They will always be the “Best in Class”, because it is that way by design. The Rocket League community doesn’t budge on these items and protects their status with their lives. If they ever would change, this would signify a huge change in rocket league and the rocket league community. But without further adieu… the “Best in Class”.

Best Rocket League Body – Titanium White Octane

The “Best in Class” for the body goes hands down to the Titanium White Octane. It has, since the beginning, been the best and most expensive body in the Rocket League game. The price for Titanium White octane is currently around 15,000 credits, and that number isn’t going to drop any time soon. The TW Octane has virtually 0 competition for its position as “Best in Class” and very much so deserves its title.

Best Rocket League Wheels – Alpha Wheels + TW Zombas

The “Best in Class” title for wheels is split in a tie. The title would go to Alpha Wheels, the legend of wheels, but only PC players have access to these wheels. So we need two winners, and the console winner are the Titanium White Zomba Wheels. Now you already know how I feel about the Zombas so the conversation turns to the Alpha Wheels. These I do like, due only to their age and rarity. The price for Alpha Wheels is currently 120,000 credits. That is absolutely ridiculous, which makes them that much more fun. Alpha Wheels have 0 competition, but the Zombas seem to be losing ground to the ever-popular Titanium White Dracos. We’ll see if the Dracos can take over the title soon enough.

Best Rocket League Topper – White Hat

The “Best in Class” title for toppers goes to the White Hat, hands down. No topper comes close to this items ridiculous 150,000 credit price. Not even close. This item takes the cake, and will NEVER be replaced. Its just too crazy, and far too rare.

Best Rocket League Decal – Grey/TW Mainframe

This one is a bit sketchy, so stick with me here. The “Best in Class” for decal is either the Titanium White or Grey Mainframe. According to Rocket Prices, the Grey Mainframe is currently more expensive that the Titanium Whites, which is nuts. But the Mainframe is a Tier 1, and Tier 2 is packed and on its heels. Almost every other black market decals are very close behind this decal, with the exception of biomasse and tora. The competition is stiff, but still a ways behind these 10,000 credits decals.

Best Rocket League Boost – Alpha Boost

The “Best in Class” title for boost goes to the Alpha Boost. Unfortunately for the console folks, there really is no other comparison. It is only the boost that is dominant in the boost category. Everything else is cheap and just doesn’t look great. Only PC players get to enjoy this boost, but to be honest the price isn’t for its looks. The Alpha Boost looks just okay, but rather its the rarity and title of this boost that gives in its ridiculous price. Because who wouldn’t want to own an Alpha item?

Best Rocket League Goal Explosion – Dueling Dragons

The “Best in Class” title for goal explosions goes to the dueling dragons. For more thoughts, see my scathing review in the dueling dragons.

Best Rocket League Antenna – Gold Nugget (Alpha)

Well what did you expect? Alpha items go mostly unchallenged in Rocket League. The “Best in Class” title for antennas goes to the Gold Nugget. It has no competition and will never have any competition. It is the only antenna anyone should ever wear, because antennas really aren’t that popular anymore.

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So in a recent article we established that Titanium White Zombas are no longer the wheels to own. The supply and demand has destroyed its value, and to be honest they look just okay. But if the Zombas are ever to be replaced, it will be by the Titanium White dracos. Why? Well the Dracos are the best looking wheels in the Rocket League system period. The blinding white looks polarizing and the cool dragon animation also adds to an angry look. But why are they better than the community favorite Zombas? Well, I was just about to get to that…

If price was the complete indicator of which wheels the community likes more (which let’s be honest, it basically is) then we can definitely say that the Zomba are the favorite. 4600 credits to 3000 credits. In percentage terms, this means the community likes the Zombas approximately 53% more. But why? I mean am I the only one who sees the obvious fact that the dracos look far better than the zombas? The answer is no, its just that the Rocket League community is really bad at change. It would take every rocket league content creator joining together and begging the community to change in order to swap “Best in Class” titles. It is only in name that the Zombas are better. The price alone makes it so that every player wants it. Because who doesn’t want to stroll around the arena sporting the most expensive wheels? For one, this is where Rocket League players need to hold their own. Want items because they look cool, not because they’re expensive. If this was the case, Titanium White Dracos would easily be the most expensive wheels in the game. Nobody wants to look are a boring floral-pattern repeated itself over and over again. A dragon shooting lighting out of its mouth, however, definitely makes for some sick wheels.

So what’s the bottom line? The Dracos look far better than the Zombas. But for some reason the Zombas are more important. That reason? Its best in class title. Why is it best in class? Because the Rocket League Community is really bad at changing their opinion.

Should I write a future article listing the “Best in Class”? Let me know…

A lot of items in Rocket League are overpriced and don’t even look that good. Items like the White Hat or Alpha Boost are high priced solely because of their rarity and their longevity in the game. And addressing the white elephant in the room: they look awful. The White Hat goes with absolutely nothing, and the Alpha Boost is just boring. But the main topic of debate isn’t about the White Hat or the Alpha Boost. Today is the most expensive goal explosion is the infamous Dueling Dragons. But is it really worth the ridiculous price tag? Or is it just the name that brings it value…

5200 credits. That’s how much it will cost for you to get your hands on some standard dueling dragons. A ridiculous price considering what your getting. Let’s be honest for a moment: the explosion isn’t even that good. It’s simply two dragons, one red and one blue, who soar out of the goal making an obnoxious screeching noise. The dragons are actually relatively small considering that this is a black market goal explosion. That’s all. Just two obnoxious and tiny dragons. Worth 5200 credits? Not even close. If I had to put a price tag on the explosion alone, it would be 700 credits maximum. If I had to consider the fact that it was a black market, it would bump the value to maybe 1450 credits. But 5200? That’s ridiculous. Quite frankly, I am far happier with my Titanium White Supernova III that I could ever be with the dueling dragons. The supernova III is massive, loud, and costs 300 credits.

So we’ve established that the Dueling Dragons is worth a fraction of its price tag. But why is the price tag so high? Three things. Duration in the game, rarity, and designation. The Dueling Dragons was released in the velocity crate on 12-4-17. It recently celebrated its 2 year anniversary, and is one of the oldest goal explosions in the game. Age is one of the biggest factors for prices for Rocket League items. So the Dueling Dragons age only helps it. Next is its black market designation, which is obviously questionable but nonetheless there are needs to be addressed. The rarity of an item is 75% of the price. This is obvious as black markets are typically more expensive than exotics, and exotics are in turn more expensive than imports. This is a given with all rocket league items. But another key factor is that there has to be a most expensive goal explosion. I’d say that dueling dragons just got lucky. Every item category has one (Titanium White Octane, Titanium White Zombas, etc) and this is the biggest inflater of items. The Titanium White Zomba is worth 18,000 credits more than the burnt sienna version, which is due solely to the fact that it has the “Most Valuable Car” name. The dueling dragons has the “Most Valuable Goal Explosion” name which will over inflate its price.

So is it worth it? No way. Is it worth it as a Black Market? No. Is it worth it as the most expensive goal explosion? Maybe. I still think that its obnoxiousness should downgrade it to the 4200 area at the max. What should be the most expensive Goal Explosion? Definitely my Titanium White Supernova III.

Earlier this month I had an opportunity to borrow a Burnt Sienna Octane for a weekend. Of course, I wasn’t exactly thrilled but I obliged. I used the Burnt Sienna Octane for 23 consecutive games and decided that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It costs a mere 250 credits (give or take 50) and it is fantastic. Wait… a burnt sienna anything is good? Yes. And before I tell you why, you need to remove the ugly connotation the phrase “Burnt Sienna” has. Remove the ugly brown image of terrible and worthless cars from your mind. Perfect.

Now the connotation of burnt sienna is terrible, as was mentioned previously. I personally think the name alone causes this issue. In the real world, burnt sienna doesn’t sound like a very nice color. When burnt is used with anything it doesn’t sound good. I personally like to think of it as just straight-up orange. Because if you’ve never owned anything that is burnt-sienna, let me tell you that it is basically orange. And what’s wrong with the color orange? Nothing. I believe that if they would have named the burnt sienna color anything else, it would price somewhere in the green to pink range. But unfortunately, the makers of rocket league decided one color must be the “worst”, and orange got the bad end of the draw.

The Octane is of course the most valuable car in the Rocket League game. The most expensive versions can go for north of 20,000 credits, which is insane. So in reality, any version of the most expensive car has to be kinda cool right? Wrong, pink is terrible and you should sell all any any pink painted items you have. It just doesn’t look good. But essentially yes, any octane you own is sure to turn heads no matter what color it is. So my “burnt sienna” octane is really just an orange octane. When you both physically see and mentally see the car in this light is when you start to love it. Orange looks phenomenal on the octane. Aside from white, it is easily the most polarizing color. That’s right, crimson doesn’t come close to how good an orange octane looks. Second, any decal and wheels look good with an orange octane. Seriously! I tried randomizing the ugliest orange octane preset I could, and they all looked seriously cool. Third, the orange has a cool effect when your car is in motion. When I played 1v1’s I was told that my car looked like a “orange blur”. A flash of sorts, but with an orange streak. Also, from the players point of view, the orange tips on the car look so cool, it may keep you distracted from playing the game.

So what’s the point of me talking up the “worst” color paint in rocket league? Maybe the fact that it isn’t the worst. This color could be third to only crimson and Titanium White if it just had a better name. And the fact that it’s cheaper because of its terrible name makes it an even better buy. I highly suggest buying any Burnt Sienna Octanes you come across, because for 200-250 credits, the price is totally worth it. Is it a profitable investment? That’s yet to be seen. The game still handicaps the color, so unless more people start seeing burnt sienna for what it is (orange), the value should stay around where it is.