Rematch players discover jumping is faster than running, and it’s hilarious

Rematch players have figured out that flinging themselves into the air is quicker than running, resulting in some hilariously goofy matches.

Just like Rocket League, Rematch has a fairly simple set of controls to learn, which mostly consist of shoot, pass, dribble, and tackle. However, there’s plenty of depth in the straightforward tricks when chained together.

So, it’s no surprise that fans are already coming up with tactics to give themselves an advantage over their opponent.

One of the weirdest ‘metas’ to emerge so far sees players launching themselves into the air in order to get around the pitch quickly.

“Goofy” Rematch meta has players jumping instead of running

Being caught out of position can be fatal in Rematch, so you’ll spend plenty of time in a match running back towards your own goal to defend. But if you find yourself out of Extra Effort, you’ll be limited to the regular sprint.

However, if you spam the header button (Triangle, Y, or Space) to fling yourself into the air, you actually travel faster than the base run. Reddit user ‘Hiken_D’ shared a clip of the tactic in action, and it’s every bit as silly as it sounds.

After being hit on the counterattack, the clip shows an entire team leaping like salmon in a desperate scramble to get back. Although they ultimately can’t stop the goal, you’ll notice that they do outpace the other players who are relying on the regular sprint.

While it doesn’t exactly look graceful, it’s a very useful mechanic, especially if you’re out of stamina but need to get to the ball ahead of an opponent.

Despite looking funny, many players have criticized the trick and called for the devs to patch it. This could be done by making jumping use stamina, limiting the number of times it can be used back-to-back, or making the stumble at the end slow you down.

Sloclap has been dropping regular updates since Rematch launched, so don’t be surprised to see a fix in the coming weeks. Either way, it’s done little to affect the popularity of the game, as over three million players have jumped in so far.