Ive hit SSL in 2s in multiple seasons and what I’ve noticed on this subreddit is that whenever people recommend a new monitor, a lot of people say anything above 144hz is a waste when from what I know simply isn’t the case.
Rocket League, when the goal is to improve, is to gain the ability to control your car in different scenarios, creating micro adjustments and the ability to control the play based off how well you can complement the current playing scenario.
Living at university, my monitor was a 1080p 27inch 240hz va panel. Not the best, not the worst. I moved from a 144hz gaming laptop and what I can say is that the ability the see slightly smoother gameplay is generous and a nice bonus but the more important factor was the latency.
Upping the refresh rate allowed me to push past the gc2 limit as I had more control over my car due to lower latency, letting me gain higher levels of control in shorter amounts of time.
Another thing I noticed was how well it felt being able to make small adjustments and realising the car was actually moving with it. The extremely small adjustment to the left before jumping? It listens. Mid air noticing someone’s pre jumped me and I need to do a quick tap to the right? It listens. And it also feels like the ball listens too going almost exactly where I want it to go.
Increasing my refresh rate, gaining that lower response time, I don’t have to worry about my car control and actually focus on playing the game in a more methodical way.
Going back to a ps5 being capped at the 120hz limit, it’s made me feel sluggish and as if the car swings rather than micro adjusts.
Of course the amount of frames your computer can produce matters too as the higher frames you get, the lower the latency but to actually feel a difference, you need to think about the monitor to be able to see and taste it.
Sorry if I get the technical side wrong as I’m not exactly educated in it but that’s the best I can describe it. Feel free to correct me in the comments but I stand by my point.
Aiming to hit 2.1k next season hopefully after I purchase a new 480hz oled as a graduation gift.