Chicago Rocket League Settings [Esports Spotlight]

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Did you ever wonder who Chicago is and what settings made him into the Rocket League player that he is? If so, then this article is for you!

Updated on Aug 02, 2023

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Chicago Rocket League Settings [Esports Spotlight]

Reed Wilen, better known by his Rocket League nickname Chicago, is an American-born professional Rocket League player. Reed "Chicago" Wilen was born on June 12th, 2001, and we're going to take a deep dive into this professional player's Rocket League settings.

Camera Settings

Every Rocket Player knows how important camera settings in this soccer game are. People have always tried to find the perfect camera settings to give themselves a competitive edge, but ultimately, it is up to every player to choose their preferences. So, here are Chicago's camera settings.

Camera Preset	Custom
Camera Shake	No
FOV (Field of View)	110
Height	90
Angle	- 4.0
Distance	270
Stiffness	0.40
Swivel Speed	10.00
Transition Speed	1.20
Ball Camera	Toggle

Control Settings

Many players like to change up their controls and deadzone settings instead of sticking to the Rocket League's default ones, and Chicago is one of those players. You can find Chicago's control settings in the table below.

Deadzone Shape	Cross
Deadzone	0.10
Dodge Deadzone	0.70
Aerial Sensitivity	3.50
Steering Sensitivity	3.50
Controller Vibration	Disabled
Vibration Intensity	0.00
Keyboard Input Acceleration Time	0.00
Keyboard Aerial Safety	No
Mouse Sensitivity	10.00

Binds

Chicago's controller of preference is Sony Dualshock 4 (gold). In the table below, we are going to take a look at the binds he currently uses.

Power Slide	L1
Air Roll	L1
Air Roll Left	R1
Air Roll Right	N.A.
Boost	O
Jump	X
Ball Cam	△
Brake	L2
Throttle	R2

Who is Chicago in Rocket League Esports

Chicago's a currently active professional Rocket League player coming from the North American region. He was born in the United States, and began his professional Rocket League career in 2016. His first team was Boom! (a team that has since ceased to exist), although he never achieved any real international success with his first team.

At the time of this writing, Chicago is currently competing for a professional Rocket League team G2 Esports, which he joined in 2019.

Throughout his career so far, Chicago has enjoyed many significant successes. His biggest professional success was reaching 2nd place in RLCS 2021-22 - World Championship in August of 2023, netting G2 Esports a total of $400 000 in earnings. He also managed to win 1st place in RLCS Season 9 - North America and RLCS 2021-22 - Winter Split Major in 2020 and 2023 respectively.

Being born in 2001, he is currently in his peak years as a Rocket League professional player, reaping both the mechanical benefits of being young enough and having a great game sense due to his experience.