The 5 Mechanics That Will Become The META In 2023

It's that time of year again. These are my predictions for the Rocket League mechanics that will become the META in 2023. Particularly in the RLCS, pros tend to utilize specific mechanics each year more than that of previous years, so these are my expectations for this year in pro Rocket League.

Thanks to @Gregan_Mike for helping with the last mechanic!

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If you've watched the RLCS for a while, you know that professional players continue to implement new ways of scoring into their gameplay every single year. I analyzed hours of recent professional gameplay to predict where holes are in the current META and how pros will fill those holes as quick as possible. Feel free to share what your predictions are! These are the 5 mechanics that I think will become the META in 2023.

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[shellshocktm]

GarrettG getting the ceiling reset to goal after being bumped against Dignitas in the season 5 finals will always be my favorite shot of all time

[calebgawthroupe]

The new idea for passing is very similar to quicks in volleyball, once blockers got to a stage at which they could block any spike, setters had to start setting the ball quicker, the only way for this to happen is for the spikers to already jump before the set happens. Definetly the future for RL.

[Gregan_Mike]

Loved coming up with ideas for this with you!
Great video Wayton 😄

[christianwiedmann]

New meta is gonna be ceiling defense. Its already meta in 1s. And in 3s u even have 2 players covering you. So why not in 3s as well?

[Frank_D]

The "deception" is actually surprising it took this long for pros to take on. it's something I learned from playing sports years ago and do it all the time in RL.

[Misarito]

Great video! I love the visuals you use when explaining the stratus ( for example the teampinch and the area of the balls reach )

[sebastianhildebrand]

I do some team pinches with my friend ocassionaly and when they are executed perfectly its just amazing

[heart]

With plays becoming more and more important somewhere near the ceiling, due to how difficult they are to read, I expect ceiling defense to become a lot more common, but also I expect that ceiling wave dashes to also be something we might see more often in order to keep a pin to the ceiling for longer and to have extra preparation for ceiling plays.

[xCNapo]

One more thing that I observed which is rather for 1s and 2s: RW9's wavedash challenges behind the ball are incredibly strong and almost nobody is doing this so far. I guess thisll be a thing more often and definitely change the 1s meta more than pogos or zapdashes.

[ToriKo_]

This was a great video and it’s amazing you called it that walldashing would be meta. But I can’t believe you didn’t mention ground double taps (where you bounce it to the ground and then double it in, instead of to the ceiling), I’ve seen them growing in popularity and it’s super unexpected. Also I love the way that you try to analyze your understanding of the game to find plays that could actually become meta, and not just the most recent mechanics that look cool

[Skyyeverlast]

I always appreciate your tutorials and explanations in game. I’ve decided to start my own channel of myself (plat/ diamond) attempting to improve and get to grand champ (hopefully) through the tutorials of streamers/ training packs/ and free play along with games of course. Looking forward to more of your tutorials and strategies!

[swimrl-]

Yeah, I think that I also agree that these will become the meta. These mechanics are so underused and should defo but used more especially pre jump imo. Good vid Wayton you are a legend.

[BubbleBuddies]

I was predicting more ceiling plays this year as well. Fairly easy to do and keeps the pace of the game fast and slightly more unpredictable.

[tuc_mage]

I was waiting to see the clip of appJack saving an insanely fast and strong team pinch from SMPR last year. SMPR clearly and purposfully setup the team pinch just like Wayton talks about in the video

[hurryimrussian]

i just wanna let you know you rock bro, very genuine person that any cool guy could relate too, please continue making honest and amazing content, bless you.

[mansongamingz]

Team pinch by accident has happened to me more than 5 times only from the past . One team pinch I cannot forget is when I was in 3s . The kickoff ended as a team pinch hitting more than 130KPH . I was soo shocked of the goal .

[camerontempleton]

Flick I’m currently trying to perfect: dribbling towards your goal, get the ball at the very back of your car, jump, tilt forward, half flip such that you pop the ball up behind you and your flipped/rotated car is directly under it, and air dribble over the defenders. Probably not actually viable because have to switch camera mid mechanic and it’s not advisable to pop the ball up with a low percentage play in front of your own goal. Still fun to practice tho, and I’m pretty sure it doesn’t exist yet, so I’m trying to hit it in game at least once so I can name it 😅

[nekrugderzweite]

REALLY awesome presentation! Really understood what you were trying to say, great work

[bruh]

Love this type of videos❤❤ love you wayton

[kwhitbit]

This was phenomenal. Of all the games I play, rocket league is more of a couple times a month casual hang out with the friends. But this analysis stuff was suuuuper entertaining for me. Makes me wanna play and watch comp