Dear Platinums, I was wrong... (im sorry)

Dear Rocket League platinum players, I am so sorry. I was completely wrong. I used to always call platinum the worst rank in Rocket League. From now on, I promise to no longer do that. I had an experience that made me rethink everything I know about platinum as a rank. Today, I share my story of that experience that changed my perspective completely.

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For the longest time, I have always called platinum the worst rank in Rocket League. Today, that changes. This is the story of the single game that changed my perspective on platinum as a rank entirely. I am truly sorry for everything negative I have said about platinum as a rank in the past. I thought I knew what you all were going through and that all of your claims for false, but I was wrong. I hope you will forgive me.

Even though it's already blatantly obvious, I would like to clarify that this entire video is satire. Please don't take anything too seriously. Thanks for watching!

Use Creator Code: WAYTON
Thanks to Epic Games and Psyonix for the creator code.

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Wayton: Makes video about how plat is the worst rank
Also Wayton: Debunks himself and shows why he's wrong
Also Also Wayton: Debunks the debunk and shows how he was right the first time

[ToothpasteJuice]

Just got out of Plat in 2s. And was soloqueing 3s in Plat yesterday. The amount of times I looked up and saw both of my teammates aerialing for a ball that wasn't event scoreable is beyond me. I know for a fact that if I hadn't developed a brain in 2s, there would've been 3 of us up for it.

[sonnyschwichtenberg]

I’ve always tried really hard to not blame my teammates, but sometimes it’s very hard not too

[anthonymorris]

This is a perfect demonstration of why I only play ranked with my buddies. I'm stuck in plat cuz I'm not that great, I admit it, there's nothing more frustrating than getting stuck in a game with players who's only strategy is to hit the ball as hard as they can.

[gabrielreynolds]

Imagine getting called the worst rank and then getting jebaited after a small hope that Wayton changed his mind. Wayton is now officially in platinums heads rent free.

[tomaszgrzyb]

Even through I am a plat, I really liked the ending. Lmao

[abzudewitte]

I'm diamond in 2v2s and plat in 3v3, I can say, this is accurate. I had a game a while back where we were 1-4. We had one lucky goal at a kickoff but all goals against us were mistakes from all of us. Suddenly one teammate leaves and me and my other teammate completely turn it around to 4-4 and won in overtime. Sometimes 2 bad players is better than 3 bad players.

[Nip]

Ive been stuck in platinum for 23 years. Thanks for bringing my story to light.

[ragemonky]

Dear Wayton,

Hearing what you thought of me and my fellow Platinums truly hurt something deep inside my heart. It left an aching feeling inside my stomach, like you took a piece out of me and set it to fire. For a few days I felt empty, betrayed, and longing for your acceptance of my rank. However, after some deep thought, I've managed to accept what you have said and have started to focus on the better parts of myself. What you said has started a journey of personal growth, and I have learned a lot about life and how to make things better for myself and others around me. For this, I do not accept your apology. I am glad that you gave me the encouragement I needed to get my life together. Thank you, Wayton.

Sincerely,
A Platinum

[jdreid]

I remember feeling the exact same way. Originally, I blamed my teammates because I would constantly get bad teammates while the other team passes as if there in champion. However, once I actually trained my mechanics and positioning I went on a 12 game win streak from plat 2 to d1. The sad truth that I learned back then is that if you wanna get out of a rank you gotta be better than everyone there. I'm c1 now.

[kwasiahenkora]

3:54 is so relatable! The amount of time I’ve set up a good shot for my teammates, only for no one to be in position is so frustrating! Most of the time, in my experience, they would either just be chilling near our goal, or driving all the way back to our side to grab a big boost…

[atamisk]

As I indulge in this content, I also ask myself, “Doesn’t it sometimes feel strange how many rocket league content creators talk trash about all the low ranks and yet smurf down in the slums and kick the crap out of us to make content approximately 10 times a year?”

[ThBlackLotus]

This would be a great video if Platinums knew the words "I'm sorry" and not "WHAT A SAVE!"

[repi]

This was by far the most intense Platinum Game I've ever seen. The one question im asking myself is: How did your m8s only get 50points in 5 minutes. Did they really missed every ball they commited for?! Im so glad im a GC3 player. Platinum seems to be so dissapointing. Imagine you are so much better then the opponents, but can't win, caused to your m8s who play like silver

[WaterLemon]

Wayton: “you should learn mechanics way later”
Also wayton:”flip reset is a silver level mechanic”

[stebermon]

In my experience as a plat. The games are interesting as you get games where your teammates are not bad and games where you get teammates like wayton's. Also you do end up with a lot of high ranked smurfs in plat making it also harder. Half my games I wonder how my teammates can't even hit the ball while the other half I can't get my teammates to stop hitting the ball. I do however think I am not stuck in plat. Wayton is right mechanics don't matter to an extent. I watched wayton's stream of him playing with the piano, and I will say his mechanics even with piano were better than plat players just saying...

[jeffc]

There’s one thing missing in these plat vids: The fact that you’re always being challenged at this level. Even if it’s not a smart time for your opponent to challenge, they do anyway, which results in a 50/50 or them hitting your car. Makes it very difficult to get good, intentional touches. This constant pressure makes it really tough to pass or control the ball, so basically everyone booms the ball away when they get the chance. Often goals are a result of the ball ping-ponging around the net until someone knocks it in.

[grandpahgamer]

Its easy to forget what it is like to be a plat for the first time as a new player. They likely don't have many hrs played and even less knowledge about the game sense itself. There are exceptions of course with those that just choose not to learn and therefore not progress. But in general, I believe they have just not played enough to know better. Love the video. Soo well done as expected. Your edits are always sooo freaking good. And commentary. And execution. Best by far imho for RL content. The very end had me ded. lol Great stuff.

[Steath]

The thing is, if I got 2 games like that in a row I would just log off and never get that positive outcome and I feel that’s what happens to a lot of people.

[dcccvislimbone]

For the first 10 minutes of this video Wayton was like "My bad..."
For the final 15 seconds of the video Wayton was like "WHAT A SAVE!"
😆