It’s still fun. I just have a huge gripe about how expensive skins are.
But now that crossplay groups should be easier, we should group. I used to play with alobar a lot. He’s pretty good.
Oh btw they made changes to the merc hitbox… made it wider and taller. I tried it out last night in casuals and had a few 900+ pt games. I might take it for a spin in ranked - it seems… good?
I always have issues with my shots going too high with dominus/fennec cars. But the shot that comes out of the merc comes out a lot lower and I got some BANGERS into the net from half court range with it, which is usually an impossible shot for me with octane bodies.
I like dominus body and climbed most of the way to D3 with it but switched to fennec when that car came out. It’s an octane body but just feels… different.
my playstyle is very much a “disruptor” style where I try to steal or contest the ball upfield as the first man on defense. Then i try to get demos on the way back. This new hitbox feels perfect for it.
the new merc hitbox beats octane for 50/50’s. I used to do a similar thing with plank bodies where I’d position my car with the nose pointing down and my entire body in the air to get over the top of octanes, but with the new merc body it’s like you’re already doing this without even having to maneuver your car in a weird way.
It really sucks at dribbling though.
This is the first gameplay change in years I think. I dont think epic realizes how much these changes can affect the game. Just the fact that another car can beat octane on 50/50’s means the game’s meta could become a merc meta. I’d die laughing if that happened.
Oh shit it stealth released on the Switch, about to slam the buy button. Two reviews indicate no significant issues the with port so i got it, will play later. Spelunky 2 and a new Supergiant game in the same week, plus Rocket League crossplay, is probably going to be the gaming highlight of the rest of my life.
There’s a “3 lives” limit for some reason but I think even if you lose all of yours you just start back at the first palace but still with all your stuff. It’s been long enough that I don’t remember for sure though.
They also made Pyre, which is also great, although less gameplay-focused than the previous two games. It’s basically a visual novel where you make a few impactful choices while the gameplay is basically a game out of American Gladiators (the one where you try to put a ball in the other team’s basket). Looking forward to trying out Hades when I get a few.
