-plays rl after barely doing so for a long time -challenges mechanical beast -beats him -destroys him -gives him money -refuses to elaborate -leaves Flakes is truly a 1v1 legend

@cameronr8745

Жыл бұрын

and he did all of that in the esper lol

@chubbser3231

Жыл бұрын

You know when an ex-pro mentions that they play “barely any” rocket league as opposed to before, that means they’re still playing rocket league for hours every day, just not the usual 8+ hours they’re used to.

@weekdaysinner9297

Жыл бұрын

@@chubbser3231 He played fn, valo, chess and some other games, barely any rocket league for like over a year

@Dudukmakarna

8 ай бұрын

Alpha sigma giga messi ronaldinho everything combined 😂

@b0ne91

8 ай бұрын

@@chubbser3231 dude had maybe 10 hours every two weeks with some not touching RL at all. He's been kinda back recently, but he was pretty much gone for a long time

Please more flakes whenever possible. I love watching him force fast players into an uncomfortable playstyle.

@BenBen-bb7bb

Жыл бұрын

I agree, flakes is so entertaining, especially against mechanical players

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

cringe

@panatsmokito914

Жыл бұрын

@@iXsleazyy u r probably diamond lol

@diemyfriend

Жыл бұрын

@@panatsmokito914 nah, he the plat "freestyler"

@mrskilz8029

Жыл бұрын

@@iXsleazyy Agree with you bro, being mechanical=enjoy more the game and every mechanical player is smart. Flakes must improve his gameplay, he is just scoring disgusting goals.

I can't believe how many people in chat were calling flakes lucky.. you don't beat a player like dark with luck

@Bweyg

Жыл бұрын

BuT iTs TrUe He iS sO lUcKy aNd aLsO dArK wAs bAnNeD sO hE cAnT pLaY tHaTs tHe oNlY rEaSoN wHy hE lOsT

@guyvleugels8507

Жыл бұрын

Flakes would clap them all... One by one...

@miikarlmiikel6116

Жыл бұрын

dark aint even good

@ojk3863

Жыл бұрын

Did you just say dark is bad? 😤 Wow delusion levels over 9000... The guy is only 15 or younger and he gives pros a run for their money, meanwhile known as the pogo king. Flakes on the other hand invented his own style of 1s and mastered it years ago and it's still working today despite taking a break. It doesn't show dark is bad it shows logic e = ursobadandprobablyplat.

@JakYTTV

Жыл бұрын

@@ojk3863 he has good mechanics but as an overall player dark is very over rated by the community. Has potential tho he still young

15:25 vBanner in chat "Dark is freestyling LOL flakes just scores his fails yall trippin" Over the next 20 seconds, Flakes SHATTERS Dark's ankles worse than I've ever seen happen to anyone... twice.

@opliko

Жыл бұрын

Dark fanboys "Flakes only won cuz Dark was bored!"

@jaddgreen3444

Жыл бұрын

Agreed first match hardly no power slide cuts, he started reminding him about the cuts

@subparpt

Жыл бұрын

Even if this were true it's Dark's choice to play like that; it's his playstyle. Who's to say he would be better at a more normal/consistent style.

@zoltanrr

Жыл бұрын

i love these mechanical 1s players but their fans are so annoying and basically thinks if u have mechanics ur the best, these guys need to take off those oem wheels and try something new

@KingRaulDame

Жыл бұрын

@@subparpt nah he's just making fun of the guy in chat no hard feeling about dark

Leave it to Flakes to break any current RL 1v1 meta. Inspirational for us less mechanical 1v1 players.

@kovugreen

Жыл бұрын

Not to dishearten you but Flakes is mechanical, he's just grounded and has a modest playstyle. Consistent double flip resets, flip resets into musty flicks, ceiling shot musty's, accurate pre-flips and into flip resets are all part of his arsenal. His mechanical abilities are underrated.

@worstpianist3985

Жыл бұрын

@@kovugreen So true; of course Flakes' mental game is fantastic, but that combined with his great micro - mechanical ability makes him as efficient as he is.

@kovugreen

Жыл бұрын

@@worstpianist3985 Yeah I can see how people assume he doesn't have any mechs when you judge from his ''road to ssl with no mechanics'' and also his playstyle. Last time I saw him play was from his twitch as well as somebody else's channel. He hit each triple flip reset he went for, got a reset into a musty double touch and got a pogo. He obviously isn't S-tier as those players have a higher consistency and creativity within the moment, but he ain't no slouch.

@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all

4 ай бұрын

brains over mechs is essentially making it to top 1% of the player base in a few hundred of hours

My 2 most anticipated players of 2023. Can't wait to see how they improve this year, assuming Flakes doesn't fall off the face of the earth for another 2 years lol

@ToriKo_

Жыл бұрын

He only does falls off the face of the earth so he can orbit back around to pull of the nastiest intergalactic power slide cut u’ve ever seen

@twentyfour4222

Жыл бұрын

@@ToriKo_ wow that was actually really nice good job

@toknsquirrel

Жыл бұрын

True Flakes fans, I have found.

@tiamatxi

Жыл бұрын

Flakey attendance eh?

@jordan9604

Жыл бұрын

@Tori Ko Powerslide cut? You mean parsley cut?

My boy Flakes not playing for ages and still clapping these youngsters, well done man 👏

@hhaste

Жыл бұрын

In 1v1, yes but his playstyle doesn't work anywhere outside of 1's.

@mewderator6410

Жыл бұрын

@@hhaste hes literally hit ssl doing his playstyle in 2s edit: he hit ssl with even less mechanics than he shows here, its very viable.

@clows7590

Жыл бұрын

@@hhaste Flakes know how to double flip reset regularly, he dont play that boring in everygame mode

@Allusyy

Жыл бұрын

@@hhaste You're brainwashed lmao

@quantrindic5488

Жыл бұрын

@@hhaste cope

Seeing flakes slowly grind down someone so mechanical gives me hope. What a smart player.

Flakes playstyle is so provocative! He relies on his opponents mistakes to score meaning that his opponents would most likely underestimate what he can do and booom all of a sudden he pulls off a flick or outspeed you to a boost or some shit like that. I've learned a lot from Flakes about being patient and appreciate the ground plays but I gotta say I cheer to the pros who push the limits of the game like Dark.

@Waywind420

Жыл бұрын

same. You just gotta slow down sometimes and let the opponent outplay themselves :D flakes is a genius

@cobi617

Жыл бұрын

Everybody relies on opponents to make a mistake. If no opposition made a mistake the game would be drawn 0-0. The game is about who is better at punishing the others mistakes. The better punisher wins. Simple.

@trentwalker9223

Жыл бұрын

@@cobi617rry but it’s not quite that simple. It’s not just about who is better at punishing on mistakes, it’s also very much about who can FORCE the opponent to make those mistakes in the first place. I’d say that dark is definitely better at punishing mistakes, but Flakes controlled the field/ball and forced Dark to make more mistakes than he did. It didn’t matter who the better punisher was in this game, Flakes didn’t have as many errors for Dark to even punish, that’s why he won..

@cobi617

Жыл бұрын

I mean if your opponent is able to FORCE a mistake from you then that means you already made a mistake.

@trentwalker9223

Жыл бұрын

@@cobi617 not exactly, maybe sometimes

If you ever hear Flakes explain the game and his thoughts, you'll hear him say: "Let him touch the ball, because it doesn't do anything" a lot. At 35:30 you can see that he forces Dark to use up all of his boost to keep the ball from falling into Flakes' hands, but all it does is put him into an even worse situation, where he just leaves the ball in the midfield and has to back off to grab some pads. Flakes keeps doing the same until at 35:43 Dark finally gives away full possession. Edit: Also, imagine what Flakes could do if he actually gets consistent with his flicks or if he finds teammates who play the same way. RLCS would change completely.

@FvkingHandleNames

Жыл бұрын

You also know that flakes is insane with mechanics, can do multiple resets, can easily do doubles, can easily flick etc. I think that swtiching cars he messes up his flicks cause of their different hitboxes sometimes, or just a mistake of the moment, he usually is very consistent

@mythikalgaming1608

10 ай бұрын

​@@FvkingHandleNamestrue, and even then he still beat dark

@HiYuhSynthesis

8 ай бұрын

holy shit bro, watching your timestamps and it just seems RUDE, like you can literally see the panic and discomfort in that young mans car, crazy

@b0ne91

8 ай бұрын

Flakes was considered one of the best individual players in RLCS when he played it. But he couldn't find people back then that valued possession and ended up quitting. I think he was ahead of his time. While RLCS players are definitely more mechanical than him and probably faster (he didn't keep up and is getting "old"), I think the meta has pretty much shifted to a playstyle very similar to what he envisioned. I vaguely remember some NA pro (maybe Retals?) crediting Flakes with his/the team's playstyle on some podcast, maybe 2-3 years ago.

@kevinderoo3880

8 ай бұрын

@@HiYuhSynthesis Yea it's nasty :)

That’s so cool of flakes to give him the money, lots of respect there.

I find flakes playstyle so much more interesting than the super mechanical players, something so interesting about his incredible ground ball control. it feels like he's playing the game the way the developers intended

@hhaste

Жыл бұрын

..disagree on the "how the developers intended" part, otherwise we wouldn't be able to boost in to the sky, etc.. it's just a few year old meta that he refuses to get out of. He's playing like it's 2017.. he could absolutely play in current RLCS if he would just get over his ego and adapt his playstyle to the modern ballchasey meta.

@clows7590

Жыл бұрын

@@hhaste he just returned for the occasion bro, he wasnt playing the game as heavy like back in the day

@upsydoun

Жыл бұрын

Took the words right off my fingers

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

uu sound like a cornball"lets all drive around on the floor only cause it takes more skill" anyone can do what flakes is doing bru is literally plat

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

@@happy-zz9jn bro theres no mastery hes so normal...a flick here... a fake there... bro can barely halflip

I'd LOVE to see a Fairy Peak vs Flakes showmatch. Would be like travelling back in time. Loved to see this, big brain 1v1ers are my favorite! Great showing from Dark too. Awesome match! :D

23:58 a very underrated moment but holy fucks that was quick

@agonyze7464

Жыл бұрын

I know, I watched it 10x when it happened, insane.

It's so fun to see the chat reactions when flakes scores vs when dark scores lmao. Very nice series.

Flakes playstyle and discipline is always worth a watch. It’ll stand the test of time and for some reason always gets my hype. Looks so simple to replicate till you try it. Every move, 50, boost grab, touch is so precise. Awesome to watch against someone who’s gameplay is so drastically different.

@sijenkai3928

Жыл бұрын

Literally like chess, watching magnus play

@Skorpien.

Жыл бұрын

@@sijenkai3928 true

@fabreasy304

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. I’m C1/C2 and I’ve tried the flakes play style a few times. Never works because I don’t have the precise micro adjustments he makes. I end up just getting dunked

@Skorpien.

Жыл бұрын

@@fabreasy304 yeah i tried it too, but the car control must be also very good to pull that of. But i still do it some times and worked on my dribble game to outplay enemys end it gets better. We have to work with what we can do constantly and train constancy with what we cant do

@1whippple1

Жыл бұрын

@@fabreasy304 Cant get dunked if you low 50.

When you see "Flakes" in the title you know it's gonna be a great game

It's almost like flakes is a specialist in dealing with fast mechanical players.

Someone in chat said "flakes can't do a reset to save his life" My guy hit the most casual double just chilling when Dark ff'd I find IQ plays better than mechanical a lot of times because they're just too filthy Mechanical shots are really good but beating your opponent while not doing anything yourself is the most efficient and cold thing you can do

@sidabundai

Жыл бұрын

Flakes actually did a triple

21:00 this is why I love knowing the game. It makes what flakes is doing here 100x beautiful. Normally dark would insta challenge him here, but flakes is in his head with the cuts so he backs off and gets scored on. GORGEOUS.

@JohnDoe-uq2qd

Жыл бұрын

Yep the best thing you can do to a 1s player is make them hesitate

did anyone else notice the little wall bump recovery from dark at 28:37-40, very cool

@matsvb11

Жыл бұрын

Good eye. I never seen that before

@ryzikx

Жыл бұрын

mini wall pogo on recovery ???😮

@James-gz8tb

Жыл бұрын

He didn’t gain any momentum from touching the wall, watch it in slow mo; if anything it hindered him ever so slightly

Thank you feer. I needed a flakes match-up today. Dude is the literal embodiment of 'mastering the fundamentals' Edit: also I love the new thumbnails bro

I find it interesting that as the series goes on, dark starts to play more and more smart like flakes.

37:15 the way that flakes just controls the entire field and makes dark look like a lost puppy is insane. respect to both of these guys, but it’s so refreshing to see someone just use old school mechanics and still dismantle a current top player.

@TehAnimationSparxx

3 ай бұрын

Seriously… he’s such an inspiration. Watch his stream of this tourney he’s casually commentating his whole thought process mid game, literally doing a road to ssl series live while beating Dark in a 1v1. Insane. He’s the reason I’m D3 in like 350 hrs

Damn bruh I missed this and needed this for lunch break and it’s now ending. This will be a good watch tonight! Thanks

This was ridiculously entertaining, loved it so much.

Flakes really is the Batman of Rocket League

Been loving the new thumbnails lately feer🔥🔥

This is my favorite match-up in months. Great experience for both of them I bet (they ought to do this more often), and insanely fun to watch. Grats all around.

Respect to flakes for giving the money to Dark. This is an example of being great person other than just being good players.

Amazing game! Awesome performances from both players. Been a Flakes fan for some time now. Gotta re watch his old 1v1 vids and get back on the grind myself. GG's

This is really cool watching these 2 play, very nice vid and very nice commentary!

I love flakes play style so much, would love to see more of him in these showmatches

I'm so proud of Flakes. I've never seen him look so good! I love watching Dark, and that was an amazing matchup, but damn it's good to see Flakes win.

Flakes is the kind of player that you feel like he is bad but you cant beat him

@tubax926

8 ай бұрын

Yeah you "feel" he's bad you're not thinking with your brain that he's bad. Not calling you stupid just talking in his style 😂

@benomotions

8 ай бұрын

@@tubax926 I think your logic really went to get milk there

18:54 lmao he knew exactly what he was gonna do

@marshalllaw5349

4 ай бұрын

Fr. Waited for the moment right before the pogo (when there were no more options left for the attacker) to go for the beat.

Flakes can manage boost extremely well. A lot of moments where Dark was on zero and Flakes had full control because of it.

Both of my favorite players right here. Super opposites in playstyle, and car choices. And I'm glad that Flakes can still hold it down. Much respect to him for giving the money to Dark, we all know Flakes acts like a sarcastic a**Shole, but dudes really nice.

Flakes got that bronze drip

@azus4554

Жыл бұрын

Flakes has flakes drip

@YaBoiJeffe

Жыл бұрын

Big puppy shoes got that fecal drip

I see a lot of people talk about how Flakes' playstyle is just about never challenging, which is not totally correct. It's more accurate to say that his playstyle is about control.

@G81L4L

Жыл бұрын

The thing is though, he can literally play how he wants. It’s up to the opponent to figure out a way around it and , if mechanics are what makes someone good , then surely the most mechanically gifted player right now would’ve won this matchup no doubt.

The kick off game is insane 😂

Awesome thumbnail btw; showing Flakes strategizing and Dark being mechanical in one image without text is pretty cool!

i love to see flakes show us how good a slow playstyle is even in this fast meta

Good match. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Proof that big brain wins. Congratz Flakes, well deserved.

Flakes’ fundamentals are second to none. Center the ball > powerslide cut > shoot > Poggers126.

@TUTOSANDROIDtutorialesymas

Жыл бұрын

???

@ryzikx

Жыл бұрын

@@TUTOSANDROIDtutorialesymas ???

@TehAnimationSparxx

7 ай бұрын

poggers123 fr fr chad flakes watchers

I jist watched most of Flake's "road to SSL with no mechs" series, and to see him put all of it into practice for real like this was just awesome! Considering his playstyle is based more on game sense than style points makes it a playstyle that even golds can best

@Just_JoshE

6 ай бұрын

Watching this I could literally hear him in my head going "powerslide cut left, powerslide cut right, free goal"

@TehAnimationSparxx

3 ай бұрын

@@Just_JoshE bro he literally commented this whole series live while beating dark exactly like a road to ssl video lmaoooo he’s too chill for life

amazing matchup!!

I think a major part of flakes playstyle involves rather or not he starts in the lead, he then just bases his playstyle off of when the opponent attacks.

The matchup we all needed

Never clicked so fast for a matchup in my life haha

Dude that thumbnail design is insane. How do you not have more subs??

@hallvarhustad

Жыл бұрын

Because thumbnails are like clickbait, people recognise and only click if they want to see the contents.

What people don't here understand is that Flakes is smart but VERY VERY mechanical. IMO nothing is more mechanical than having 100% control over the fundamentals. Literally no one has better control of the fundamentals than Flakes. He aims his flicks so that they can imitate his powerslide cuts. I don't think people realize how much mastery this takes.

Flakes always been one of my favorite players since day one. Glad to see him take this one.

literally my two favourite players of all time, I love to watch both of them

when people say flakes isn't mechanical meanwhile he hit 3 resets on his first try 💀

@deaj8450

Жыл бұрын

It's not that he isn't mechanical it's that he is a conservative player. No need for flip resets when you can use the fundamentals and just be a smart player. That's why people say he isn't mechanical, rather than relying on crazy shit he mostly uses the basics but to their highest level.

Love watching Flakes' play style work at the highest level

Should get @Evample to pogo freestyle against @Dark. Evample is insane with it.

@nevill1947

Жыл бұрын

Vouch, plus evample has that competitive mindset

@RewindMods

Жыл бұрын

I have never seen Evample do a single pogo in any of his videos in like the last year lol. He's a dope freestyler but I wouldn't be sure pogos are exactly his thing.

@KeWidundret

Жыл бұрын

@@RewindMods i'll second that and say that I watch him at least once a week and been doing so for like 2 years. I don't think i've seen him pogo even once tbh. He could most likely learn it pretty fast but as for now I am pretty sure it isn't in his arsenal.

37:28 feel like this is an underrated moment. How the hell does he chase that down to powerslide all around it AND get the shot off on target with that much power?? Lethal.

I played using flakes play style and went from diamond 3 in 1s to gc1. In 3 days. I use to play very mechanically which causes me to loose possession of the ball and end up getting scored on.

@sijenkai3928

Жыл бұрын

Hes a excellent tip, you can play hyper mechanical only when you know you will need to lose possession or when the enemy team cant punish you. Maybe 75% flakes and 25% dark is the best way to play rocket league

nice gesture by Flakes, the world needs more guy like him ;)

This was one of the more interesting show matches I've seen.

Flakes looking like a modern fairy peak with the boost control and constant pressure. Only instead of firing at the back board he's just trying to juke you.

Flakes is fucking nuts man he makes it look so easy

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

cause hes just driving

@crislucilfer5605

Жыл бұрын

@@iXsleazyy ur mad af for what 💀💀💀💀💀

@crislucilfer5605

Жыл бұрын

@@iXsleazyy very weird behavior

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

@@crislucilfer5605 clone🤓

@iXsleazyy

Жыл бұрын

@@crislucilfer5605 no whats weird is playing a video game cringe and having fun...🤦🏾

So Dark beats Daniel but Flakes beats Dark. Interesting. It's exactly like Flakes road to SSL with minimal mechanics. Crazy how much of this is a mental game. Well played Flakes. That was a great class to watch.

@rubberducky5990

Жыл бұрын

i could hear flakes commentary... show respect.. parsley cut to the right.. parsley cut to the left..fake challenge.. single jump when defending.. it is not going in... he doesnot have boost left

@viowithcrailtap

Жыл бұрын

@@rubberducky5990 he really is brilliant with this game. It seems like other players get overwhelmed by Dark but Flakes adapted and then took control.

@ryzikx

Жыл бұрын

Dark is inconsistent so it's impossible to tell if dark in this match could take down daniel. when he peaks he's unstoppable, when he's in a slump he looks stupid

@viowithcrailtap

Жыл бұрын

@@ryzikx agreed. It's seems like Dark either runs out of steam or tilts when it's not going his way.

@gregansbootstrap5352

Жыл бұрын

@@ryzikx dark can’t possibly peak against this kind of playstyle. It will always throw him off since flakes sets the tempo of a game.

flake got dat drip

This makes me happy

The fact that even after flakes won he still gave dark the money was just sheer kindness

@Roodid

Жыл бұрын

Truly The Chad Of Rocket League

Flakes positioning and boost stealing is still the best in the game. Even after all these years. Simply ridiculous. Great games!

Would be hyped to see a pogo 1v1 !

34:16 if dark knew when to stop pushing setups that are off point like this, he'd be the best in the world

Per usual flakes being a good guy. Will follow for life

I love watching flakes play the lack of high lvl mechanics makes him look like he is playing in one of my lobbies but then he has phenomenal game sense that allows him to play and beat other pros even in 1v1s

Flakes is doing exactly what he does in Road to SSL with No Mechanics and it’s honestly amazing

Feer sounds like Johnny boi without the accent

what is dark(?)'s car design at 15:21 please someone tell me

flakes with the drip as usual

does dark play with hold ball cam? seems like ball cam turns off whenever he presses the dodge button

Huh. I mean I like the guy but I didn't expect that result. Well played.

Hey Feer could you start adding the socials or just twitches of the players in the description of your vids?

Definitely one of my favorite matchups!

Flakes coming back to literally around 50 new mechanics/possibility’s and a generally more mechanical way of playing since when he consistently played last and still keeping up with the new prodigy’s is a level above insane

Love Flakes. Let's goooo So fundamentally sound

He has not fully integrated the zap dashes. He's still experimenting with them. A few times he tried it offensively and it didn't pay off. He was also more bold with his down field pressure, believing if he executed the dashes correctly he'd get back in time. Give him 4 mote months using them to find their most efficient uses and he will win in a rematch.

This match made me subscribe. Flakes masterclass

Wasn't expecting that.

@clows7590

Жыл бұрын

I was totally expecting flakes win, since Dark only take L's 😔

@luvetohate

Жыл бұрын

@@clows7590 I haven't been watching 1v1s as much as I used to, but it's true I swear I only ever see Dark lose and people are talking about how he's near top 10/5. His mechanics are insane sure, but wins is what put you at the top. Anyway, he's started recently maybe he just needs time to improve. I think DrKnown has more potential to become a top 1v1 player in time, but is 13 so he'll probably take a while still

@TehAnimationSparxx

7 ай бұрын

I was, not cuz Dark is super bad, he's not, but because Flakes is insane with the mind games

Dark has pogo style. Flakes has slide cut plus great attitude...nice flakes!!

I cant wait for dark to get some training soon as he goes pro he will be unstoppable then

Feer could you please link the player's streams in the description? Having a tough time finding Dark on Twitch

@Feer

Жыл бұрын

twitch.tv/rldark1

15:11 the first few goals from game 3 are 🔥🔥🔥🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

13:12 was a cool and creative touch

Sure the way Flakes plays isn't the most flashy, but damn is he consistent. And I appreciate anyone who doesn't use the same 3 cars

People act like flakes saving the shot in game 3 with the respawn is like a super lucky 0.001% chance. Give the man some credit.

Very good thumbnail

yo dark is crazy good! He should go pro if he practices with a team enough.

I want more Flakes

I love to see dark playing, outstanding moves, really satisfying. But flakes man... flakes is just too good, if he never misses what he wanted to do and had a computer brain, I'd say he would be near perfect

"He want to bring his pogo out"

It felt like I was watching flakes' 0 mechanics to ssl series again 😂

With this many people I'm imagining a pogo tournament XD