Rocket League guide to car differences: Hitbox Comparison 

there is also collisions between cars. they feel very different. for example low profile cars can sometimes "scoop" other high profile cars when colliding. however when they try to reach a ball in a straight jump they fall short. higher profile cars feel "heavier" when colliding with other cars, to the point that at times, in a straight collision, the "lighter" cars goes flying off.

Everyone seems to agree that car speed and acceleration are all the same. I *could* do a test about it just to double check but I don't think it would make a very interesting watch.

Thanks for taking the time to do this! Great content, keep it up.

How the fuck do you forget octane

dont really care about the front of the car, lots of speculation about the top of the car hitboxes and "corners" of the car. flat cars seem to be better for experienced players because they can use them as paddles without the pesky corners of the car influencing the angle of the shot.. dont know if that is true

Please do test other aspects of cars! That would be very helpful for the community! gj

The easiest way to figureout if the hitboxes, acceleration and handling are different is to check the actual game coding

for the first test, since the car speed and acceleration are basically the same, every car is hitting the ball with the same velocity. Maybe the more important information here is the angle that each car sends the ball at, which would give a good idea of what the front face of each hitbox looks like.

how the fuck does this test represent hit boxes. This is pretty much a power by speed test, as the faster you are hitting the ball the farther it goes.

Thanks for the video. Sadly there are two problems with this test. 1. Your sample size is far too small to be a meaningful test (each car should go for a number of times for a reliable test -- this accounts for error in angle, speed, timing, physics errors, calculations based on 'ticks' that you can't control for and so on). 2. The front hitbox is most likely a flat surface (box collider) meaning that each impact should generally be the same given the same weight and speed. This test would only be useful for measuring other statistics (weight, acceleration [or force if you prefer]) or alternatively if those are all the same, then the length of the hitbox (shorter hitboxes give the car slightly more time to accelerate). I think it's most likely that all the cars have the same statistics and hit boxes for balance purposes.

Sweet tooth is awesome. Good handling, but I can't see the ball when I aerial XD

difficult topic. until now, i played without thinking about hitboxes. I supposed that there is a little difference between the cars, but it didnt metter in ranked games from bronze 1 to silver 2 or 3. But now im gold 1 and the most players are able to hit the ball highly in the air. Sure, i can do that too, but this discussion raises the question, weather it is easier to hit the ball better in the air with another car. Actually i use the backfire and im happy with it, but compared with the most players, its not the most used car...maybe on 4th or 5th postion

what about the hotshot? its the only car i use

I noticed the same with the sweettooth the bigger cars seem to have a bigger advantage with the larger hitboxes making it easier to hit the ball at the correct angle.

Ive been rocking the paladin the most

Would love for you to test car speed.

thank you man, anybody makes videos for hitbox, nice video👍

One thing everyone seem to ignore is the height of the car hit box, making easier/harder to get the ball on top of your car (dribbling). Also while not a hitbox thing, some cars feel more floaty than others.

I called the ball going in goal when you used Merc with boost... His front just looks the flattest, doesn't get under the ball as much.

How many times did you test this? Seems like the spread group could be in the margin of error. You should test at least 10 times a piece to be sure.

Great video, like where your content is going.

I would be curious to see more testing with the newer cars. I use the Takumi because I feel like it kinda hits the ball at a better angle. It honestly might just be in my head, I don't know. Could you do a more up-to-date video?

BTW the mass of each car is different. where the Merc is the heaviest thus is the strongest when attacking other cars. I tested it myself, and u can do it too

Fantastic vid, like your type of video creation ;) I play this game alot and love it! So happy that i find other YTers that makes content i enjoy :) Keep it up and i'll be checking in again!

Is there a difference in aerial maneuverability? It sure feels like it. Takumi vs Octane, it feels waaaaay different. Also I see a lot of the guys who think they're MLG use the Octane.

I feel the cars handle differently too. I'm not imagining it. The merc and the bigger cars are slower to make turns etc.

awesome vid man keep up the good work!!!

And not a word about flight.

I'm no mathlete but here are the ball spin speeds per Car WITHOUT BOOST! All I did was slow the video to 0.25 speed, used my phones stopwatch. Then I times the results by 0.25 giving me the true Revolutions Per Second and finally, did 60 divided by the RPS giving me the RPM. These results are not 100% accurate in fact I would have gotten better results from the replay editor on Rocket League but couldn't be fucked. Backfire R=1.3275sec 45.197 RPM Road Hog R=1.4225sec 42.179 RPM Paladin R=1.045sec 57.416 RPM Breakout R=0.9975sec 60.150 RPM Gizmo R=1.99sec 30.150 RPM Merc R=2.87sec 20.905 RPM So what have we learned here and does it really matter? Yes the low rider cars like the Paladin and Breakout add a lot of spin to the ball which affects the way it bounces on the ground, walls, it also adds a higher arch trajectory to the ball which is a very important thing to consider for scoring goals. Now the guy in this video mentioned that the Merc is a good beginner car which it is, it's also a psychological thing too as big car means bigger hit box, easier to to hit and control the ball. But the trajectory arch is pretty low which can make or break the game, eventually people will get used to your playstyle, so why not use a different car, change your play style. And of course, the speed of each vehicle. Yeah I know, with the copious amounts of boost on the field, you don't really notice the speed difference do ya. But what about kick offs or chasing after that lonely ball before the other player/s kick it, pretty sure that Breakout will reach the ball before your sluggish Merc. Anyway, if you read this all, cheers.

There seems to be a clear difference in turning circle with gizmo being the sharpest

Hitboxes areant the only difference, handelibg is another. The Takumi has one of the best, while the backfire has one of the worst.

So this is completely inconclusive as the turning circles are different and can be very significant

I feel the turn speeds are different. its always weird for me to use a car other than octane.

3:00 actually its not that great because if you have the straight run to the ball so does the opponent and if he is bit slow but jumps that will lead the ball going straight at your own goal.If the enemy is so slow(noobish) that you can do this to them, then you will win against them anyway...

y u no use octane?

thanks

Hey, this is kind of wrong because if you play at normal servers you dont have unlimited boost so if you keep on pressing boost with Paladin the ball will also go in the goal because there are gaps in between the boost spots where you have no boost. Just saying :) Great job on the video though.

you just did front hit box you need to test them all

is ur antennae topper chroma from warframe?

this was not a hitbox comparison but it was a comparison of each cars power so to speak. I would love to know if the backfire or whatever its called acts differently than a paladin when the windshield gets hit. Are the hitboxes just the car model?

no octane

This test doesn't prove anything. The only time you would ever chip is in a far shot or a clear. The merc chiping low is a DISAVANTIGE. You also aren't accounting for side hits, roof hits, Areals and many other thing.

The Hotshot?

Good Work.

And Octane?

Nope. It doesn't go into goal with merc either. Crossbar.

Im All Star And My Most Used Car Is The RoadHog XL xD

Where's the hotshot

but otherwise, the merc is difficult to control, it really doesen't matter which car you use

NICE

eh i think best car is dominus

How the fuck did you get this on XB1 when this was uploaded in 2015 and it only came out yesterday in Feb 2016????

Where is octane

what's a hitbox?

Lol This doesn’t apply anymore don’t know if thats a good thing or not

Nice Thx

This was a joke, you didn't even use the Octane or Dominus; SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR CARS IN THE GAME. The hitboxes vary a lot more than that. Try dribbling with a Octane and Dominus, obvious differences. Try doing power-shots with ANY of the cars, a nice difference. You can't test a hitbox by hitting a ball that is setup where u hit it at the bottom most part. Cause every car is going to hit it in the same area. Only reason the Merc was different is cause its hitbox is flat on the front and its a lot taller. I know this video is old, but it really annoys me when I see these kinds of videos.

bowl or ball?

350+wins with Xdevil.

Oi thanks

Like bose

Road hog team

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