The hype is built around people who have played the game. we have 6 days before we can play it so all we could do it be excited in anticipation. This thread was a response to people in the PS+ thread that had no idea what this game was about many of whom had negative feelings. It's just to inform them there is fun to be had and it's worth a try. If the game ends up sucking the OT will see to that being known. I think this forum will survive.
Damn right! It would really blow if the title suffers from game-breaking lag or something similar, but overall the two betas were incredibly smooth, so it's looking good.
The beta had a matchmaking system that allowed you to select different server locations (US West, US East, Europe, etc) and the types of games you were willing to play (2v2, 3v3, 4v4, etc).
Once you've selected everything, it starts looking for a match with the best possible parameters (ie a 3v3 game in the same region of servers that you're located, with players of similar skill level)... the longer it can't find a match, the more those parameters widened.
Thus the only times I got noticeably hit with lag was when I was playing on a European server late at night. And even then, it was still playable.
So of course something bad could've happened between then and now, and something bad could happen on launch. There's always a chance of that happening, and there's no way Rocket League players on GAF won't let people know if that's the case.
But I'm optimistic about this game. It's a nice state of mind
In my opinion, it's ridiculous, pretty dumb, and a little funny, in that order.