For the BEST training on both and avoiding demolitions, check out my course here: www.gamersrdy.com/product/bumps-demos-and-physical-meta-rocket-league/r/rocketsledge/?campaign=Rocket-Sledge For more (free) help, here is full tutorial playlist: ua-cam.com/video/AkBbjnay4oY/v-deo.html
@@hiperson9813 The right demo, at the right time is huge. Even if you can bring your average up to 2/game you're doing 4 times the player-base average. But getting the *right* demos is also another thing all together.
Thank you for doing this one... couldn't bring myself to try it when there are people who have genuinely mastered the demo like you. You have an honorary spot in the 100 hour series my man hahah
@@Matt-mn4bw I don't think you can teach what Woody does. You basically first master my techniques, get good enough you can start going for riskier and riskier plays, then just hope your teammates can hit open nets.
I already demo a lot but sometimes I chase them too much and put myself in bad situations, so hopefully these tips will help me with that. I'm also wondering, how many demos has everyone else ever gotten in a competitive game? My best was 11 once and I won the game too which was nice
With the Rocket League content being boring now a days, going back and watch Sledge and Woody videos are always uplifting. Keep it going, Sledge. Please 🙂
I wanna thank you sledge for introducing me to the world of demos. I played 3 3s games focusing on demoing people if I have a good opportunity and it was so fun. Just going full speed to a enemy not expecting anything and him blowing up spamming "Savage!" in the chat was greatness. I also noticed how the whole enemy team started suddenly demoing more lol.
demos are just as much of the game as air dribbles in my opinion. yea most players outside of gold can do an elementary version, it’s when you get to higher ranks that videos like this and plays that come from it make the difference 💯💯
I won't purposefully demo opponents but I am fine with them as part of the game. Your videos are helpful even for a "carebear" like me to avoid getting demo'd.
LOL this is the first time I've seen the "care-bear" term applied to Rocket League. Yea, I'm glad to help people avoid demos too. Most uneducated attempts are pretty obvious, you should punish those fools!
I love doing wall and arial demos. Ive had to adapt, I usually fail arial demo but still get the bump. If i see someone going up for ball to challenge my tm8, ill go up and arial this player out the way.
Your very first scripted videos are always going to be bad...unfortunately mine are about a topic no one else really covers. My plan is to eventually unlist those videos because I think they are a poor introduction to what I do now as a creator. If people search demolitions I'd rather them watch this video instead.
The demo mechanic is overlooked I find same with bumps, it almost feels like a pride thing, the preference to win without it to prove you don't need it. But really you're just holding yourself back from a whole catalogue of plays such as air dribbles into demos and so forth.
Nah, I stopped playing enough to be any good at the game a long time ago as I started to focus on content creation. I know how to think and explain certain aspects very well, but my mechanics are pretty rusty these days.
@@canehdnboy8365 the output and quality increased, the views and subs have been a lot slower. I'm trying to do this full time but honestly I'm still a long ways from making that possible.
I hate that demos are not consistent and you may not get a demo if you are super sonic going into the back of someone who is subsonic, and not only that, but sometimes if they are sub sonic and you are super sonic, they might be able to demo you randomly
None of it is really random. It can seem like it, but it comes down to an understanding of the rules of demos and the realities on online interactions between multiple users. It's never going to look perfect but if you get demo'd it's because according to the server the demo rules were satisfied, if you dont get the demo then the reverse is true. "Be supersonic" is just one of the rules, but it's a simple one that can't really break. But it could look like they werent supersonic to you and that can be confusing.
@@Rocket_Sledge I don't doubt any of what you're saying, but I've played this game for a good few thousand hours now, and Demos are one of the things that are the least consistent out of everything I've ever seen in the game. 9/10 times if I raise an eyebrow to something that felt weird or looked weird, it was a demo interaction. I just wish that seeing the opponents cars would be more reliable, however as someone who does not develop multiplayer games, I don't know how difficult it would be, or what is the theoretical maximum on accuracy they could even achieve over the internet. Eitherway, thank you for your response, even to a 2 year old video. Cheers
I get demos are part of the game and actually utilize them quite a lot on defense, but demoing/bumping a player in goal is always going to seem skeevy to me.
They are Gripstride HX: Inverted TW. From an old Rocket Pass. You can trade for them but because they are not longer available the prices can be upwards of 1k credits for white.
Changed my name from ClumsyNinja038. Looking to make YT vids as a bronze. Thought it might be an interesting perspective and kinda original. Consider subscribing.
Probably a little of both. Players run very predictable paths and everything they do is usually based on the ball so it's easy to see and plan for patterns.
I understand your point but I will NEVER agree with people who demo constantly. I agree and understand that it's part of the game but after I finally got to diamond rank I was so discouraged. What I thought was going to be good mechanics and technical efforts that separate the good from the bad became demos Constantly. I was so discouraged I almost quit the game entirely. To focus solely on demo's instead of all the effort it takes to have good teamwork and mechanics is so sad to me. I was very let down when playing with higher ranked people. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. Maybe I should adjust my thoughts but at the moment I even now still feel discouraged. I thought playing with higher ranks I'd experience good mechanics and skill and teamwork instead all I've experienced is demo demo demo and no true pure mechanical skill.
Demos amounts increasing with rank has been a reality for years. I think you can take solace that despite what people say (or even what you experience) the amount of demos is still so low that it hardly should be a concern. The average diamond 2v2 game has 2 demos, in Champ it's 2.5, and GC barely over 3. True you might meet the odd person that chases them, but you should beat players like that easily. If you are getting demo'd more than 0.5 per game on avg that might be a you problem. Because that is the current player avg.
@Rocket Sledge I understand completely and you're right the match that I was in the guy Demo Us like 8 times. But Thank you for taking the time to respond your definitely right. It's probably time for me to put my big boy pants on and start playing better and more strategical like these other guys I'm probably just not used to it to be honest I appreciate your help Man
TIL pros are not good and use cheap shots. Interestingly demo/game scale UP with rank meaning more skilled players use them more. Kinda goes against your agenda, but in the end you are right in that we all can play the game how we want but wrong that your methods make you any better than someone who uses demos.
Made it from P2 to D2 after coming from 0 to 1 accidental demo a game to 5-9 voluntary demos, maybe the shot requiered to put it in goal after a demo is cheap, but the demo itself is the goal
Today I got demoed when a dude just drove past me (I checked in replays) This makes me super skeptics, about what was said at around 3:45 I still feel like demos are stupidly inconsistent.
If that was true, I think you'd expect a guy like me to know and explain that to you, right? As I talked about a little in that same section, online interaction means cars might not be exactly where they appear on screen. So the server implements the demo rules, but it doesn't look "right" to you in game (or even the replay). These visual errors will always be a part of Rocket League, and is actually due to something that makes the game better in most cases. I explain further in this video that I've time stamped for you: ua-cam.com/video/y8X8b03tXJQ/v-deo.html
I predate Woody, I was demoing before it was cool and when it was a lot harder (they changed the rules a few years ago) the guy is a no skill copy-cat ;) LOL If you want to do what Woody does you have to master this stuff first though. You should notice that Woody made some appearances in this video. He also was a main contributor to my demo course.
This comment is extremely late but eh whatever. I've found that avoiding a demo chaser and avoiding someone who is using it as a mechanic are two completely different scenarios. A demo chaser makes their attacks obvious and makes it super avoidable. People who use it as a mechanic are much more unpredictable and less annoying to play against because you don't even expect the demo. It gets annoying when you're being focused by a toxic player, but I've found myself laughing at either my poor positioning or the fact that I got jump scared by a demo when facing against someone using demos tactically
WTF!? I understand you want/need ad revenue, but THREE VIDEO COMMERCIALS INTERRUPTIONS IN UNDER 7 MINUTES?! And they were ALL THE SAME 15s COMMERCIAL AND UNSKIPPABLE! I wish people would follow the rule of TV ads. Get your ad before and after, and I will let them play. But when during, they should be no more than 10-15 minutes apart. It REALLY upsets the flow of the video. So, unless your video is 20-30 minutes long, NO INTERRUPTIONS! If I get one more like this from you, I'm unsubscribing, and I have done this to quite a few UA-camrs, and I'm sorry to see them go, but my time is important, and waiting 45s+ per 7 minutes is outrageous! I just spent 10% of that time watching ads. Imagine if you were watching an old Looney Toons cartoon, but every two minutes, an ad popped up. Would you still watch it? NO! The flow of what you are watching is lost, so you are not interested anymore.
I think you got a super-unlucky trifecta here. My ad-rates are not any more than any other RL youtuber (some are actually worse) and I make sure to put them in natural breaks in the video. Unfortunately I dont have control over *what* type of ad you see. UA-cam is suppose to do it smartly. Typically you would see 2 banners (that don't stop the video) and maybe one skippable/unskippable. I get the frustrations, I do. But I guess the other way to look at it the question: is a content creator's time important and should it be compensated? How much should they get after spending 30 to 40 hours making a video? 3-ad spots is pretty standard, but yes I agree 3 video-stopping un-skippable ads is dirty. That's not a common occurrence.
For the BEST training on both and avoiding demolitions, check out my course here: www.gamersrdy.com/product/bumps-demos-and-physical-meta-rocket-league/r/rocketsledge/?campaign=Rocket-Sledge
For more (free) help, here is full tutorial playlist: ua-cam.com/video/AkBbjnay4oY/v-deo.html
I can't wait for free to play so I can actually do this course cause I play console
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Hello Mr.Sledge
Sunless said that demoing isn’t a good strategy but if your half as good as rocket sledge at demoing it’s vaible
@@hiperson9813 The right demo, at the right time is huge. Even if you can bring your average up to 2/game you're doing 4 times the player-base average. But getting the *right* demos is also another thing all together.
Thank you for doing this one... couldn't bring myself to try it when there are people who have genuinely mastered the demo like you. You have an honorary spot in the 100 hour series my man hahah
“I spent 100 hours watching rocket sledge and this is what I learnt” 👀
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Love this community haha
@@jvsh7 lmao
Maybe just spend 100 hours playing with Sledge and make a video out of that
_”Sledge has done what Thanovic could not accomplish, in hella Sledge style.”_
Stereotypical Demo Chaser checking in for all the salty comments.
Solid information. I liked the "lessons learned" route you took. Well done 👌
Lol when I saw the title I thought it was gonna be you teaching him
@@Matt-mn4bw It was discussed as a possibility, but we decided the video would be way too long. You really can't teach an old dog new tricks... 😁
Woody very true, u know I'm one of the mods from mawf right?
@@Matt-mn4bw I don't think you can teach what Woody does. You basically first master my techniques, get good enough you can start going for riskier and riskier plays, then just hope your teammates can hit open nets.
Rocket Sledge also very true, I swear that woodies discord status about demos goes up more than 1000 a week
I just got a rocket league free to play ad. And I am like, "wow I am so excited, but there is just one thing, I already have the game."
Me: When I play 1s, I can't even demo the opponent, since I feel too bad :(
Sledge: LEEEEROYYYYYYYYYYYY JENNNKINSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I already demo a lot but sometimes I chase them too much and put myself in bad situations, so hopefully these tips will help me with that. I'm also wondering, how many demos has everyone else ever gotten in a competitive game? My best was 11 once and I won the game too which was nice
With the Rocket League content being boring now a days, going back and watch Sledge and Woody videos are always uplifting. Keep it going, Sledge. Please 🙂
Sorry man, all good things come to an end. Appreciate your neverending support though!
I wanna thank you sledge for introducing me to the world of demos. I played 3 3s games focusing on demoing people if I have a good opportunity and it was so fun. Just going full speed to a enemy not expecting anything and him blowing up spamming "Savage!" in the chat was greatness. I also noticed how the whole enemy team started suddenly demoing more lol.
Good good this will actually help me a lot as I never go for demos
wow i learned alot from this thank you rocket sledge ❤️❤️
this is what you meant when you said a demo video . Love it sledge
6:29 hey I was there for that!
Nice sledge, you are the #1 demoer in rocket league
ooooh neat trick for the backboard demo. gonna have to give that a go
Sledge your content is so good!
Thank you!
If you only go for demos and bumps, like me, then every game is demo practice :)
I love demos! I've always tried to keep a demo strategy when I play, I currently have 28,185 demos 1155 exterminations with 8,051 games played :)
The prophesied video! It is here!
demos are just as much of the game as air dribbles in my opinion. yea most players outside of gold can do an elementary version, it’s when you get to higher ranks that videos like this and plays that come from it make the difference 💯💯
great, well thought out video and music fits well
This is true dedication
I won't purposefully demo opponents but I am fine with them as part of the game. Your videos are helpful even for a "carebear" like me to avoid getting demo'd.
LOL this is the first time I've seen the "care-bear" term applied to Rocket League. Yea, I'm glad to help people avoid demos too. Most uneducated attempts are pretty obvious, you should punish those fools!
I love doing wall and arial demos. Ive had to adapt, I usually fail arial demo but still get the bump. If i see someone going up for ball to challenge my tm8, ill go up and arial this player out the way.
Always down for a good demo vid 👍
Just recently revisited the old tutorials...Sledge is right, he's come a long way as a creator 😂 (still good tho)
Your very first scripted videos are always going to be bad...unfortunately mine are about a topic no one else really covers. My plan is to eventually unlist those videos because I think they are a poor introduction to what I do now as a creator. If people search demolitions I'd rather them watch this video instead.
Great demos
I think I've done about 2000 hours of DEMO only....
You're probably right.
@@Rocket_Sledge hi there :)
Rocket Sledge I thought he smurfed for demos?
@@andersensplob9082 that was a long time ago now
@@Rocket_Sledge Mr Sledge at my defence..... Who could have guessed :)
Thanks pal, much appreciated!
If I see someone coming at me with a demo I don't just jump I do a barrel roll to make it less likely they will hit me than just jumping
What you're describing is the "sledge lateral". The name I jokingly gave it when I talked about the method in a tutorial back in 2018. 👍
I'm only gold 3 and started 3-4 weeks ago but I am really realizing that demon are kinda op. I once won a game with just demo plays
Welcome to the game! They can be very powerful when used correctly and at the right time! Demo-on brother!
Yet another great video
The demo mechanic is overlooked I find same with bumps, it almost feels like a pride thing, the preference to win without it to prove you don't need it. But really you're just holding yourself back from a whole catalogue of plays such as air dribbles into demos and so forth.
I think the reason people get so salty over demo strats is that deep down, they know it's their own fault for getting demoed
6:58 : yaaaaaayyy !
Put this man with a insane team and you never lose
Nah, I stopped playing enough to be any good at the game a long time ago as I started to focus on content creation. I know how to think and explain certain aspects very well, but my mechanics are pretty rusty these days.
Rocket Sledge omg bruh did not expect you to respond
Focusing on content creation payed off also you helped me understand when demos could be used as a advantage not just for making people mad 😂
@@canehdnboy8365 the output and quality increased, the views and subs have been a lot slower. I'm trying to do this full time but honestly I'm still a long ways from making that possible.
Rocket Sledge make sure you don’t burn yourself out by making content if you don’t feel like it and I will always support you and your content
9:08 Sheesh!
I hate that demos are not consistent and you may not get a demo if you are super sonic going into the back of someone who is subsonic, and not only that, but sometimes if they are sub sonic and you are super sonic, they might be able to demo you randomly
None of it is really random. It can seem like it, but it comes down to an understanding of the rules of demos and the realities on online interactions between multiple users. It's never going to look perfect but if you get demo'd it's because according to the server the demo rules were satisfied, if you dont get the demo then the reverse is true. "Be supersonic" is just one of the rules, but it's a simple one that can't really break. But it could look like they werent supersonic to you and that can be confusing.
@@Rocket_Sledge I don't doubt any of what you're saying, but I've played this game for a good few thousand hours now, and Demos are one of the things that are the least consistent out of everything I've ever seen in the game.
9/10 times if I raise an eyebrow to something that felt weird or looked weird, it was a demo interaction.
I just wish that seeing the opponents cars would be more reliable, however as someone who does not develop multiplayer games, I don't know how difficult it would be, or what is the theoretical maximum on accuracy they could even achieve over the internet.
Eitherway, thank you for your response, even to a 2 year old video. Cheers
Mr.Sledge it’s me the guy from Twitter!
Unstoppable force v immovable object (sledge demo guide vs sledge dodge guide)
hahaha
Sledge should team up with Woody. Sunless did a video covering him and they would make a great duo lol.
He's already been in a few of my videos.
Amazing video!!
I get demos are part of the game and actually utilize them quite a lot on defense, but demoing/bumping a player in goal is always going to seem skeevy to me.
Sledge has practiced demos more than some people have been on this earth. Think about that
It took me longer to type this comment than some people have been on this earth. Think about that.
Demo king
Wait do you have like a patreon or something that gives people access to videos early?
I do. It's linked in the description of the video.
Rocket Sledge alright thanks
To all the newer demos we welcome you to the darkside 😈👹👺
Ur intro always makes me laugh lmao
6:56 what r these tw flashing wheels? Seeing them everywhere, never heard the name.
They are Gripstride HX: Inverted TW. From an old Rocket Pass. You can trade for them but because they are not longer available the prices can be upwards of 1k credits for white.
Changed my name from ClumsyNinja038. Looking to make YT vids as a bronze. Thought it might be an interesting perspective and kinda original. Consider subscribing.
Question: do you think about all of this stuff as it is happening or do you already know what to do from practice?
Probably a little of both. Players run very predictable paths and everything they do is usually based on the ball so it's easy to see and plan for patterns.
@@Rocket_Sledge thank you
Did anyone buy the course?
There’s no way you’ve spent 1000hours on demos because I’ve been playing for 4 years and only have 300hours
You don't play as much as me I guess.
@@Rocket_Sledge OMG YOU REPLIED WTH
You can’t look up while your tongue is out
4:41 nuh uh, not my d matches 😈 I'm demo/bump heavy, specially 2s n 1s.
Demo go brrr
I understand your point but I will NEVER agree with people who demo constantly. I agree and understand that it's part of the game but after I finally got to diamond rank I was so discouraged. What I thought was going to be good mechanics and technical efforts that separate the good from the bad became demos Constantly. I was so discouraged I almost quit the game entirely. To focus solely on demo's instead of all the effort it takes to have good teamwork and mechanics is so sad to me. I was very let down when playing with higher ranked people. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. Maybe I should adjust my thoughts but at the moment I even now still feel discouraged. I thought playing with higher ranks I'd experience good mechanics and skill and teamwork instead all I've experienced is demo demo demo and no true pure mechanical skill.
Demos amounts increasing with rank has been a reality for years. I think you can take solace that despite what people say (or even what you experience) the amount of demos is still so low that it hardly should be a concern. The average diamond 2v2 game has 2 demos, in Champ it's 2.5, and GC barely over 3. True you might meet the odd person that chases them, but you should beat players like that easily. If you are getting demo'd more than 0.5 per game on avg that might be a you problem. Because that is the current player avg.
@Rocket Sledge I understand completely and you're right the match that I was in the guy Demo Us like 8 times. But Thank you for taking the time to respond your definitely right. It's probably time for me to put my big boy pants on and start playing better and more strategical like these other guys I'm probably just not used to it to be honest I appreciate your help Man
@@acitynotdeserted4600 Maybe this will help you out: ua-cam.com/video/DoQWR-HGT0U/v-deo.html
@Rocket Sledge ok. Thanks brother. 😁
Just saying but ai bots have a knack for dodging demons I think I stand to learn something from them
They do not dodge demos at all. They just dont perform like humans. But bot killing is really easy.
@@Rocket_Sledge well I guess that's fair
Made it to C3 without demos. I got good and didn’t rely on a cheap shot…
TIL pros are not good and use cheap shots. Interestingly demo/game scale UP with rank meaning more skilled players use them more. Kinda goes against your agenda, but in the end you are right in that we all can play the game how we want but wrong that your methods make you any better than someone who uses demos.
Made it from P2 to D2 after coming from 0 to 1 accidental demo a game to 5-9 voluntary demos, maybe the shot requiered to put it in goal after a demo is cheap, but the demo itself is the goal
Do you play any games with viewers? If so can I participate?
Yes we do viewer games on stream all the time.
Rocket Sledge What’s your streamer name
@@glydevenomgaming7617 www.twitch.tv/rocket_sledge
Wow.
Wow not even 10 minutes you’ll never be as good as fluump 😂
What?
Did someone hurt yoy
The example of mario kart to excuse the demo/bump isnt a good example for me cuz that's why I hate mario kart😂
well, I tried.
Today I got demoed when a dude just drove past me (I checked in replays)
This makes me super skeptics, about what was said at around 3:45
I still feel like demos are stupidly inconsistent.
If that was true, I think you'd expect a guy like me to know and explain that to you, right? As I talked about a little in that same section, online interaction means cars might not be exactly where they appear on screen. So the server implements the demo rules, but it doesn't look "right" to you in game (or even the replay). These visual errors will always be a part of Rocket League, and is actually due to something that makes the game better in most cases. I explain further in this video that I've time stamped for you: ua-cam.com/video/y8X8b03tXJQ/v-deo.html
I bet after I finish this video I can beat toothboto in demos in 1 week
Lmao 80k demos here u come!
God what a throwback
yeas
i have a 300 hours in the actual game wth
hello
Wow.
Wow.
Wow.
*Chat disabled for 5 seconds*
You ain't Woody tho
I predate Woody, I was demoing before it was cool and when it was a lot harder (they changed the rules a few years ago) the guy is a no skill copy-cat ;) LOL
If you want to do what Woody does you have to master this stuff first though. You should notice that Woody made some appearances in this video. He also was a main contributor to my demo course.
This comment is extremely late but eh whatever. I've found that avoiding a demo chaser and avoiding someone who is using it as a mechanic are two completely different scenarios. A demo chaser makes their attacks obvious and makes it super avoidable. People who use it as a mechanic are much more unpredictable and less annoying to play against because you don't even expect the demo. It gets annoying when you're being focused by a toxic player, but I've found myself laughing at either my poor positioning or the fact that I got jump scared by a demo when facing against someone using demos tactically
Demoing for an advantage and demoing people when there is no advantage is the problem wish it was only bumping demoing should be taken out of the game
I'm not gonna buy your demo course sledge
That's fine. Hope you found the video useful!
It's toxic that's all
not according to the people that *made the game*
first couple of comments. (yes)
Here before 500 views boiiis
1000hrs ur wasting ur life
First
WTF!? I understand you want/need ad revenue, but THREE VIDEO COMMERCIALS INTERRUPTIONS IN UNDER 7 MINUTES?! And they were ALL THE SAME 15s COMMERCIAL AND UNSKIPPABLE! I wish people would follow the rule of TV ads. Get your ad before and after, and I will let them play. But when during, they should be no more than 10-15 minutes apart. It REALLY upsets the flow of the video. So, unless your video is 20-30 minutes long, NO INTERRUPTIONS! If I get one more like this from you, I'm unsubscribing, and I have done this to quite a few UA-camrs, and I'm sorry to see them go, but my time is important, and waiting 45s+ per 7 minutes is outrageous! I just spent 10% of that time watching ads. Imagine if you were watching an old Looney Toons cartoon, but every two minutes, an ad popped up. Would you still watch it? NO! The flow of what you are watching is lost, so you are not interested anymore.
Mark Coleman Oh No ! Anyway ...
I think you got a super-unlucky trifecta here. My ad-rates are not any more than any other RL youtuber (some are actually worse) and I make sure to put them in natural breaks in the video. Unfortunately I dont have control over *what* type of ad you see. UA-cam is suppose to do it smartly. Typically you would see 2 banners (that don't stop the video) and maybe one skippable/unskippable.
I get the frustrations, I do. But I guess the other way to look at it the question: is a content creator's time important and should it be compensated? How much should they get after spending 30 to 40 hours making a video? 3-ad spots is pretty standard, but yes I agree 3 video-stopping un-skippable ads is dirty. That's not a common occurrence.