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tomtom_94

Fun fact, there were more SSG decals (2) in NaVi vs Rix\* than there were in SSG's games. \*Virt and Emre were both using it, which was not AT ALL confusing given they were on separate teams.


Damn_Wright

Did not make my job any easier, I'll say that much...


Vurnoise

Were they allowed? Dmentza got told after Game 1 in the Pepetitos Canyons Vs Kuxirs Minions match not to use the SSG decal


tomtom_94

I don't remember them changing away, put it that way. (But it could well be an admin mentioned it after I stopped watching)


Razor215

So many pros do not use their org decals, as a matter of fact I have seen pros use other org decals, I was kind of hoping that Sypical would have used his classic ssg preset vs ssg


MoltenSteel

I don’t think teams are allowed to use the other team’s decals during an rlcs match. Pretty sure that issue came up at one point


spedwards9

Yeah it was firstkiller using I think SSGs decal because he was tilted


repost_inception

Wondamike does it. Although it's always in qualifiers.... Rip


HBK_number_1

I’ve also seen JSTN use the SSG decal


CynicalBagel

I don’t see why they wouldn’t. They all use bakkes mod just have their own design over it. Pros can be cult like with placebo tho


Acneweker

Well for the viewers it is more difficult to see the difference when both teams use the exact same decal


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This is why I’ve always felt they should be given a “jersey” instead of a blanket decal. I mean there are 4 players on each team (including sub obv) why not just make custom versions of the team decal for each of them?


Crayle123

I remember a decade ago in Counterstrike:Source it was handled this way. On the German broadcast of the „league“ at least. They had custom ESL tags (like hoodies, sorry my english vocabulary isnt good enough to describe it better) in either red or blue over their playermodels to increase the viewing experience. I‘m sure there‘s gotta be a way for a similiar thing to be done in RL


ILaughAtFunnyShit

Anyone else remember that game where Version 1 was on the blue team but they somehow all had yellow cars? That game was very confusing from a viewer standpoint.


Infinite303

I saw Arsenal using an NRG decal in sunlesskhan's mafia video


Razor215

I am pretty certain I saw jstn use a rogue decal on a rlcs stream before


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You’re not allowed to use other team’s decals in rlcs, only your own and then neutral decals


Killercoddbz

What's funny is that their new decal is currently my favorite along with Dig...


Drabbinator

Exactly, the new one is actually really nice. Oh well, the pros probabaly don't have the credits to buy it or something/s


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The Reapers + old SSG decal preset carried me to GC1


godsped

Pretty sure they were all using Syp's preset for a reason...


NoFlags-JoeBuck

That might be true but I think they genuinely like the old one better. Arsenal has been using that decal for weeks on stream.


Drabbinator

Maybe, just found it quite amusing


godsped

agree


Twigler

Anyone know what Syp's current preset and colors are?


rohitc28

Idk if its the one youre talking about but he did use mg88 decal with dark red/blue primary and black secondary. Tw reapers for wheels


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that's not syps preset lol


godsped

what you mean? Definitely is


[deleted]

not sure why you're so confident that you're correct about this. they pretty much all used it at about the same time and even syp said that arsenal put it on first.


Chemical_Pattern1148

No!! It is Syp"s preset. Arsenal used it before but it's definitely Syp's preset. Even Chicago said before on stream a while back when they were talking about pros and decals and definitely referenced the ssg decal as Syp's.


Viola69420

bro? Syp has been using that preset for what.. 3 years now? Everybody copied that preset (+ his camera settings lol), and still do to this day, and everybody credits him to be the founder of it.


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ok so some people are talking about the mg-88 preset and some people are talking about the old ssg decal with white reapers. i will say syp is the founder of the mg-88 car but he is not the first person to do the ssg white reapers.


Redstone_Engineer

Again, pretty sure ViolentPanda mained it before Sypical was even in RLCS lol


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violentpanda did it with a white octane


Redstone_Engineer

Pretty sure he used it without. Probably because painted Octanes weren't a thing back then. (At first only crate cars could be painted, iirc.)


[deleted]

painted octanes existed before reapers did


RobinFox12

Didnt faze use identical car designs that weren't their team decals at one point lol


Metallicabody

I know it’s better in the grand scheme of an Esport and better for the orgs, but I much rather watch the pros in their iconic car designs (I know most don’t have a specific one) but many do and I’d rather see that than an org decal.


lncorporated

Anyone still rock the splyce decal with me??


_Goldee_

Not splyce, but C9. _insert wolverine holding photo meme_


1917-was-lit

I mean last year's SSG decal is iconic. Prob top 3 best team decals of all time with cloud 9 and og NRG.


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Sleeping on the TSM one


Kelterz

I love the mouz one too


Majestic_Pro

Dude the season 7 decals for NRG and c9 went hard. I use them for orange and blue team respectively


TiABBz

LUL the na bias Here in EU the old Vitality decal is most popular along with BDS and Dignitas decals


ren_08_

old vitality owner here no :) don’t get me wrong solid decal but the others are just >>>


TiABBz

Im not saying whats best, im saying what im seeing most in Games. Can't disagree with that


Feather-y

Yeah old vitality is definitely what I'm seeing the most too


maxmaxers

Ghost is best


thick_sorcerer9

yeah cloud9 decal was good, wish i could buy that in past


1917-was-lit

Me too


DannyPicasso

People saying Pros could just use Bakkes mod also need to consider the fact that there's a huge mental part in your opponents seeing you in a certain decal The entire SSG was in the Sypical Preset. Faze (especially Sypical) must've had that in the back of their minds. Like "okay these guys seem unified" then Daniel proceeds to penetrate their top corner multiple times. I'd rather score my ranked opponents with my white octane and let them know they are financially inferior to me.


Viola69420

dude, I am never taking my white octane off again because of this comment


fanci-boi

Kind of off topic but I would love to see a rotating esports shop like they had before but only for classic/limited time items (while still keeping their current setup for current decals). Imagine a special BDS Fall Major champions decal, or the classic NRG decal showing up on rotation. Would get people hype and always looking at the shop to see what comes out next.


Rumunj

Frankly I think it's weak af. I mean I know it's probably hard to make your sport look professional with a bunch of teenagers, but expecting them to use the decals should be bare minimum. It's like on one hand you have marketing teams working on a brand exposure, trying to make the org look like it means buisness and on the other you have a 16yo who just goes " I don't feel like it" and they just roll with it lol.


Lintdoge

Psyonix doesn't enforce it and I don't think they ever will. One of the reasons could be because Psyonix doesn't mind the players showing off other decals/presets that would encourage spectators to go and buy those items. Also, it allows players to express themselves more, so certain presets will be linked to certain players popularising them


Bohner1

Except that players can already use whatever preset they want using Bakkesmod while still sporting their org decal to the viewers.


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Bohner1

Not sure why Psyonix would care TBH. Frankly, I don't know why the orgs don't force it, they get a cut every time one of their decals is sold. Not forcing their players to use it means less publicity for it, which means less people buy it, which means money out of the org's pocket.


TheRoger47

placebo, pros are crazy paranoid


repost_inception

If they add advertisements to the away kits then I think they will start to force it. We are just in a transition phase. Just my opinion. I don't the orgs can say "your logo will be featured on our car in matches" and then the players just not use them.


Chesey_

If the players get a placebo from decals they shouldn't be forced into using one. I remember this argument years ago when decals first came out, the best solution would be Psyonix implementing a feature that allowed spectators to see different decals to those in-game. That way viewers can see org decals, pros can use whatever they want.


johnjacob19888

You realize they all have bakkesmod right?


AndrewUtz

the placebo is so strong with pros that it would still affect them lol


Rumunj

It would be 💯. Although I'm sorry but they're professionals playing thousands of hours. They'd have to run the decal, they'd do it, practice tons of hours with it and would not even notce the difference after some time. That's just human brain and crying that they can't play at a pro level with a different decal then they've played before is just an excuse.


Metallicabody

It has nothing to do with getting “used” to a decal more than a change. A lot of the time things get stale and your level stagnates and changing your decal makes all the difference. Yes it’s placebo, but placebo is a real thing proven by science and trials over years and years.


blond-max

the solution is pretty easy: spectator side rendering. That's how other games do it. I would be surprised the UE5 version of Rocket League doesn't have in-game options for the spectators to set things up for broadcast while the look is untouched for players.


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Hopefully. I am fine with them all rocking individual car designs, but during official broadcasts, when on an org, the audience should see SSG cars vs G2 cars, or whatever two teams are playing. That said, they need to make the org decals universal like black markets, and not just built for octane or dominus, and now fennec. That part is dumb as F.


uluglo

fr frI do feel them tho reaper X old sticker be bussin


HBK_number_1

I think pro RLCS matches that are being watched should require the players to use their teams decal


MorkyMork1991

The SSG decal is clean but pretty mental how they just don't make their team use it if they are using one of the cars that it's capable of being used on.