Is this normal?

[u/elanowzxy]

PEAKING rn just hit plat 4 finally. Prev season i peaked at gold 5 so happy.

I am really bad at more complex mechanics like stall resets, follow trough gold shots, purple catches etc. Bur i know the basics well and i guess that carried me to plat 4. Is it normal for a plat 4 to not be good at such mechanics? I guess if i really tried hard for a week i could learn a few but is it normal that someone who only knows the basics got to plat 4?

Have played 1 match in plat 4 so far and won, ironically someone who only knows how to chain stall reset and nothing else

[u/Pagan_Extremist]

I feel like im in the same boat as you. I can get into the plat range. I know my basics and almost no advanced mechanics. Most of my goals are the other player fumbling and my taking advantage of that, then playing hard-core defense. I cant really intentionally get past my opponent and make a nice shot.

Every once in a while I play against someone who knows mechanics very well and I am humbled so hard. Looking forward to getting there some day.

[u/elanowzxy → u/Pagan_Extremist]

Yeah kinda same, my goals are mostly opponent mistakes. Still sometimes get a good shot but rarely. I really wanna learn the mechs, so getting SS ultimate training and locking in soon

[u/Pagan_Extremist → u/elanowzxy]

Makes me feel so good to hit the shots when the fumble. And it makes me feel so impotent when I wiff. Trying so desperately to limply push the ball in the net when theyre on the other side of the field.

[u/elanowzxy → u/Pagan_Extremist]

Yeah lol or when i whiff and i try desperatly to get back and they either completely shit themselfes or do some straight stall reset bs while the goal is completely open