What rank would past RLCS Pros be today?

I FIGURED IT OUT! I did an experiment that allowed me to figure out what rank past RLCS pros would be if they played today! In this video I show what rank you would need to be to compete in each past RLCS season. Are you good enough to compete in season 1 of the RLCS? Find out in this video!

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I grabbed 10 of the most experienced ranked coaches and had them judge the rank of games from various RLCS seasons. I didn't tell them that they were watching old RLCS replays though. They thought they were just recent ranked games so the answers they gave were completely unbiased. I averaged out all their answers for each season and put it together in a timeline to reach the final estimated ranks for what you'd have to be to compete in each season of the RLCS. The experiment turned out much better than I thought considering the season lined up almost perfectly in order of lowest to highest rank. It really shows you that these coaches know their stuff and estimated the ranks pretty accurately.

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Thanks to Epic Games and Psyonix for the creator code.

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[Bucko]

Don't forget that in those early seasons they reached that level without any tutorials or guidance from higher level players. I wouldn't be near my current rank without the abundance of help on YouTube and Twitch. Respect 🤝

[jacks]

As an ssl being held in d3 by my teammates, I could obviously compete in any RLCS season.

[painxthriller]

He got me good, ranking season one through me for a loop because there was really good rotation but no mechanics and hardly any air play. Thanks Wayton for letting me be a part of this!

[Jacob_hester]

mans just stopped 1000 plats from saying there as good as squishy was back in the day🤣🤣

[connorespenscheid]

I've been playing rocket league and watching RLCS since day 1. I'm C2-GC1 now depending on the day and the teammates. The thing is, a lot of people who were casually playing in the beginning had no competition to push the advanced crazy mechanics. Imagine starting the game now and being inspired by the crazy stuff you can witness, as opposed to queuing in lobbies for entire months without seeing a single aerial.

[ZestyPlays]

Really liked that notation about how season 2's rating got where it was. I can only imagine how confusing the vod reviews would have been for the coaches. It's cool to see the effects/struggle they had with that!

[Hoodyhooo]

Such an interesting thought. Appreciate you including me in the research Wayton. Awesome video as always.

[kovugreen]

Omg. I remember the rise and fall of kuxir97.
I remember discovering him on twitch in xmas 2015 and being absolutely fucking amazed at the skill of this person, my jaw literally dropped. He never really spoke on stream so he just let his gameplay do the talking, he became this mysterious deity kind of figure within his small community lol. His mechanics in those early days were on another level to everybody! He was the first pro to legit include double touches in his play by about 6 months, long before Deevo went op with them in season 3. The community was raving about Kronovi back then but kuxir97 was quietly dominating in the background with his unique mechanics and his team... Then his success with F3 in MLG and all the the weekly tournaments they were in 215 and 2016. F3 were the best team in the world winning virtualy everything for like 18 months. Rlcs season 1 was the only upset i can recall where they lost to ibp, even someone like Kronovi went into that final being the underdog against them. Then kuxir went from being the best mechanical player in the world to being the best all around competitive player. He was really a big innovator in the mechanics department, the kuxir twist, kuxir pinch, defensive shadowing. He used a ds3 back then because you couldn't adjust the deadzone sensitivity in game and a ds3 would give you a lower more responsive input. Then he was the best 3's player in the world in season 2016. Then in season 2 to about 4 he became the best 1's player in the world for around a year or so along with scrub and he used to dominate 2's with marky. Kuxir was everything at one point within different times. Best mechanical player, best 3's player, best 2's player with marky, best 1's player, an innovator.
Back then there was quite a big jump from the best players in the world to all the other pros. Unlike today were a lot of pros are just so good.

[bird_]

I'd just like to point out that Squishy, GarrettG, and Justin are all over this video. Shows how long and how consistent they've been throughout the years. Crazy to see the goats all on 1 team and making a comeback!

[millenniumrl]

Thank you for letting me be part of this project Wayton! You really got me thinking on these replays and I enjoyed it, keep it up!

[djluke]

Love the video, but from personal experience I can say 100% with full confidence, last season (Season X) was not 2k mmr gameplay... I was 2037 last season and although it was a very high level, against a full pro team we just had no chance. It's difficult vs them in ranked alone, so when they're in a team with people who they mesh well with and have a lot of chemistry, it's game over. I can also say that their consistency compared to anyone that isn't pro is astounding and completely unmatched.

[notheories]

This was so good! I was literally talking to a friend about this the other day, better answers than I could have asked for

[xanthmardon]

that actually makes me feel much better about my ranking progression, not like I'm actually comparable to actual pros or anything but seeing them have such a slow timeline of improvement feels nice

[kingthing]

This is the most unique rocket league video I’ve seen in months, and it was executed perfectly! Anyways I’ve been looking forward to rocket league side swipe for a long time now, but I can’t seem to find any release date, or game details since it was announced in march. If you have any information about sideswipe, please make a short video about it! (if anyone else wants to see a video on this, like this comment)

[MonkeyBoyKHS]

When you've been playing for 14 seasons and still aren't as good as a pro in season 1 LMAO

[alexd.]

Great video, it's a funny thought that me being in C2 was potentially good enough for RLCS season 1. However, imagine being the first to push the limits of rocket league, and getting to a level that is still considered fairly good today. They're still legends

[KovalchukSnipe]

As a person who's played in GC2 i'd have a hard time seeing being able to compete with the pro's from season 7. I feel the ranks are shot under a bit.

[Average-Lizard]

Love this.

You could mix in some actual current replays of each rank as controls too which could be helpful

[saltskeggur]

Really good idea, only missing a control from maybe a league game in a similar rank as what the couches where saying the RLCS games where.

[amosmorales]

This really brings into perspective why players like Squishy and Jstn were so incredibly ahead in earlier seasons. I couldnt imagine a gc1 pulling off consistently the things that they did.