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Champions Road Returns to Rocket League in 2024Sep 6, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/05fa4d1f66dd1df62903087bdc1222b7e72e15b0.jpg Rocket League is teaming up with PUMA for this year’s Champions Road: a celebration of competitive spirit ushering in the 2024 Rocket League World Championship! Win a Psyonix Scheduled Tournament at any point during Champions Road, running from September 9 through September 30, to get the “Goat in Training” Title. 12 other Challenges will unlock during this time and will reward items like premium PUMA gear! Here’s the deets: The Road to Challenge Rewards It wouldn’t be a road without destinations — each week of Champions Road brings new Challenges that’ll test your competitive drive. Strengthen your resolve against your rivals and be rewarded! The Challenges stack, so don’t worry if you can’t jump in on Week 1. Week 1 Challenges, Live September 9 at 9 AM PT {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/4d775badef0758f05840fce4ac95b85e7d43dc36.jpg There’s soul in every Center, Shot, and Save. The question is, how long can you keep it alive? The Week 1 Challenges will reward you for these plays in Online Matches and other objectives, like trying a Psyonix Scheduled Tournament. (You don’t have to win this one!) Challenge Rewards: PUMA Hex Wheels PUMA Badge Banner PUMA x Rocket League Topper PUMA Run Trail Additional Challenge Rewards: Golden Trophy ‘24 Get this reward up to five times from a Challenge you can complete up to five times (“Play 20 Online Matches.”) Open the trophy in your inventory to unlock items from the Vindicator, Elevation, or Nitro Series. 20,000 XP Get this reward again and again from a Challenge you can complete as many times as you can (“Win 10 Online Matches”).Week 2 Challenges, Live September 16 at 9 AM PT {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/02867743869e6c20d43ec39bac5918f17603aefc.jpg Getting the First Touch doesn’t mean you’ll win, but it sure gives your team a morale boost in an Online Match. Keep up the fancy footwork (wheelwork?) with three new Challenges in Week 2. Challenge Rewards: “FOREVER. FASTER.” Title Hexstatic Avatar Border Hexstatic Player BannerWeek 3 Challenges, Live September 23 at 9 AM PT {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/a20e13822eeb93c43dfd05c70f1ab0c3882f59af.jpg No matter your strategies, all that matters is grit, determination, and gettin’ Goals. Whether you’re the one getting the Goal or you’re boosting for an Assist, you’ll be rewarded for both plays in Week 3’s Challenges. Challenge Rewards: Reaper Decal Ball-R Wheels 1 Import DropA Stop at the Shop To celebrate, look out for the RLCS Worlds 2024 Bundle in the Shop from September 9 at 9 AM PT to September 30 at 6 PM PT! Also, keep an eye out for the official RLCS Worlds 2024 Player Anthem Turning Point (Worlds Rework) by Koven, available in the Shop for the duration of Champions Road for 300 Credits. Additionally, the free Ultrastar Wheels will await in the Featured Shop from September 10 at 12 PM PT to September 30 at 12 PM PT! RLCS Worlds 2024 Bundle (1000 Credits) Hotstreak Decal Tesseract Goal Ex...Patch Notes: Season 16 LiveSep 4, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/00e8bad55e190040731a8d21836a27b4680cfbc3.jpg Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Scheduled Release: 9/4/2024, 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC THE HEADLINES Season 16, featuring the BMW 1 Series Car Body, is now live! The new Arena ‘Drift Woods’ is live in Online Playlists. 2v2 and 3v3 Heatseeker Tournaments are now available! Season 15 Competitive Rewards (Avatar Borders and Player Banners) are dropping for all eligible players. Check out additional patch notes for v2.43 here.SEASON 16 Rocket Pass Season 16 Rocket Pass, featuring the BMW 1 Series, is now live! The BMW 1 Series uses the Octane HitboxTournament Changes and Improvements Season 16 Tournaments are live, and we’ve made several changes based on player requests and feedback! 2v2 and 3v3 Heatseeker Tournaments are now available! Added weekend Tournaments for players in the South Africa (SAF) region.Tournament Timeslots One additional tournament time slot has been added to each tournament region, and added two time slots in the Middle East (ME) region. See the schedule below for these new time slots. Monday - Friday North America: 3 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Europe: 6 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) South America: 11:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) The existing 8:30 PM UTC time slot will change to Extra Modes Playlist Oceania: 11 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) The existing 7 AM UTC time slot will change to Extra Modes Playlist. Middle East: 2:30 PM UTC and 6:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Asia: 2 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Saturday and Sunday North America: 3 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Europe: 2 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) South America: 11:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) The existing 6:30 PM UTC time slot will be removed. Oceania: 11:00 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Middle East: 6:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) Asia: 8 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker) South Africa: 8 PM UTC (2v2 Soccar)Tournament Credits and Rewards Any unspent Season 15 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup New Tournament Reward items have been addedChallenges Season 16 Stage 1 Challenges are liveCompetitive Season 16 Competitive has started Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists For Season 16, Competitive Dropshot replaces Competitive Snow Day {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/6c865a4f6407c770eaea629ff68f6f015719ce23.jpg NEW CONTENT New Arena The new Arena ‘Drift Woods’ is live in Online Matches, Private Matches, Offline Matches, and Free Play.Season 15 Competitive Rewards Season 15 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion o...Patch Notes v2.43Sep 3, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/8c2b389e8e33cd426b51b3d790595205d1fa73a3.jpg Version: Rocket League v2.43 Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Scheduled Release: 9/3/2024, 4 p.m. PDT / 11 p.m. UTC THE HEADLINES Changes to the Demolition Camera and Audio. We’ll post additional Patch Notes when Season 16 begins on 9/4/2024 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTCCHANGES AND UPDATES Demolition Camera Changes After a demolition, the camera now flies from where you were demolished to your respawn point. The camera shows your respawn position before your car respawns, giving you a chance to see what’s happening around you before rejoining the match. During this window, you can move the camera around to view your surroundings. Demo Transition Time: Under Settings -> Camera, a new Demo Transition Time setting lets you adjust how fast the camera flies from where you were demolished to your respawn point. Default setting is 0.75 seconds. You can adjust this setting from 0.00 (a snap transition) to 1.00 seconds. A shorter transition time places the camera on your respawn point for longer. A longer transition time gives you a better view of the field before spawning in. Adjusting the slider does not affect how long the demolished state lasts, only when the camera moves.Demolition Audio Raised the volume of the “ping” noise when a teammate is demolished. Learn more about the demolition audio change we made in v2.40 here. Volume for this audio cue is still tied to the Gameplay slider under Settings -> AudioNEW CONTENT General Updated artwork for the following 2 song Solomon France - "Magazine (feat. RIENK)" Solomon France & Hailure - "Crisis" Updated the logo for Dirtyphonics' AntennaTournament Rewards Two previous Tournament Reward items recently made their way into the Shop by mistake. In v2.43, players who earned these items as Tournament Rewards will receive new variants of these items. Players who earned the 'Breakout: Ombre' Decal will receive the 'Breakout: No Way Ombre' Decal Players who earned the 'X-Devil: Grim Weeper' Decal will receive the 'X-Devil: Grim Mistake' DecalBUG FIXES Fixed the “Front Row” Rocket Boost having no SFX when viewed in-game. Fixed the Werewolf and Diestro Black Painted Car Bodies not cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of these Car Bodies. Fixed McLaren 765LT Painted Wheel variants not cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of this Car Body. Fixed text chat defaulting to Off preventing text chat from functioning. Fixed the tag denoting paint color or certification being off-centered when previewing the item in the Item Shop. Fixed Default Decals not unlocked upon obtaining the BMW M240i Body. Fixed Boost Nameplates Indicator being cut off on longer Nameplates. Fixed corrupt grass texture behind the user's body when driving around Farmstead: Pitched arena.KNOWN ISSUES For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go hereRocket League Season 16 - Urban Legends Emerge from the Arena’s Darkest DepthsAug 30, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/2c20233d2680fcf1a08af361cfa177b2effd1ab3.jpg Legendary monsters have been sighted on the field, but are they real or just an illusion? Turn up those headlamps and shine a light on the myths (and moths) of Rocket League Season 16 starting September 4! In Season 16, wade into the worrisome wilderness and compete in an all-new Arena, Drift Woods. And if things get too eerie, take comfort behind the wheel of Rocket League’s latest cars. When you purchase Season 16’s Rocket Pass Premium, you’ll automatically unlock the BMW 1 Series Car Body. Venture up the Tiers to unlock the BMW 1 Series RLE Car Body, as well as folklore-inspired frights like the Chupacabra Topper, Sasquatch Print Wheels, and Mothman Decal! The woods await. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/ff6289e81e9d6ea7ed287a760b7e5f0b1d78914c.jpg BMW1 Series NOTE: The BMW 1 Series and BMW 1 Series RLE Car Bodies use the Octane hitbox. They’ll be eligible for cross-game ownership between Rocket League and Fortnite at a later date! Drift into the Woods It’s time to head to the great outdoors! Wait, did we say great? We meant to say foreboding. The Drift Woods Arena is in a forest for those who drifted in the wrong, very wrong direction. But don’t worry — stay focused on the goal and you’ll soon find your way out of the darkness towards victory. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/6c865a4f6407c770eaea629ff68f6f015719ce23.jpg You know what else can light up the dusk? Music. Season 16’s new theme song “Lie” is full of weird and wild electronic melodies curated by Monstercat artists Mr. Bill & Culprate. You’ll hear it on the Rocket League X Monstercat 2024 Playlist on Rocket League Radio, and it’ll be appearing in the Featured Shop as a Player Anthem! A New Perspective on Demolition One moment, you’re zooming towards the goal, and the next, BOOM! You’ve been demolished and are respawning who knows where. In Season 16, the post-demolition camera is improved, tracking the journey from where your vehicle was destroyed to your respawn point. Drift Woods is mysterious, so that your respawn point doesn’t have to be! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/8c2b389e8e33cd426b51b3d790595205d1fa73a3.jpg Rocket Pass Premium Whether it’s monsters, ghouls, or witches — get ready to transform your vehicle into a mystical motor that brings an otherworldly aura wherever you drive. Here are supernatural surprises that lurk in Season 16’s Rocket Pass Premium Tiers: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/1c9d142ef5e99b07ecd30dbaff1d5f6f9acb0bcf.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/e6fb9be14060a67e25c387ad2f1db1b9287065a2.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/c866387aa8683ad435981881684f577bbeadf6d3.jpg Who says that looking out of this world has to come from myths and legends? The BMW 1 Series Car Body and BMW 1 Series RLE Car Body look so slick on the pitch you’d be forgiven for thinking that magical forces were involved in their making. Each car’s engine roars like the real thing too! Later this Season, all Rocket Pass Premium o...Rocket League S15’s Season Rush Arrives + Season Rewards Unveiled!Aug 27, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/567ceb1538ca09202f7263ff7a8d1434400366b7.jpg Also, Season 15’s Competitive Rewards are revealed! Salty Fest is nearing its final set, but Season Rush is back to keep the party rockin’ all the way to the end! Complete Season Rush Challenges for a last-chance power slide towards Tier 70 of Season 15’s Rocket Pass, unlocking Premium rewards on the way like the Clashflash Boost, Demo Disc Decal, and Vol. 11 Goal Explosion. Your Season Rush setlist is made up of five new Challenges. Each time you play one to completion, you’ll earn 10,000 XP! Play 5 Online Matches Get 7 First Touches in Online Matches Win 2 Matches of Beach Ball (Available as an Arcade Playlist beginning August 28 at 9 AM PT) Get 3,000 Total Points in Online Matches Get 7 Assists in Online Matches For all you serious festival-goers, there’s also an unlimited Win 10 Online Matches Challenge that rewards a Level Up each time! Season Rush is pumping up the volume from now until September 2, 2024, at 6 PM PT. Season 15’s Competitive Rewards Revealed! If you’ve been hitting the mosh pit every night, you may be able to fill it up with Season 15 Competitive Rewards when the next Season begins September 4 at 8 AM PT! There are eight sets of an Avatar Border + Player Banner to unlock — one set for each Rank Tier. Equip these animated Borders and Banners to be a reminder of the party every match! The Season 15 Rewards also include Titles for players who reach Grand Champion or Supersonic Legend Tier. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/bd8c9e8d0530cb34fdd2534422badc36df475962.jpg Season 15’s Avatar Border Competitive Rewards. Forgotten how Competitive Rewards work? After completing ten Competitive Matches, you’ll be assigned a rank based on your performance. You can reach a higher rank by winning Competitive Matches. But be careful, as you can also be demoted if you lose too many! After winning ten matches at a Rank Tier, you’ll become eligible for its Competitive Rewards, regardless of what Rank Tier you’re at when the Season ends. Season 15 Rewards Main Rewards Bronze I or higher: S15 - Bronze Avatar Border & Player Banner Silver I or higher: S15 - Silver Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Gold I or higher: S15 - Gold Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Platinum I or higher: S15 - Platinum Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Diamond I or higher: S15 - Diamond Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Champion I or higher: S15 - Champion Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Grand Champion I: S15 - Grand Champion Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Supersonic Legend: S15 - Supersonic Legend Avatar Border & Player Banner + previous rewards Grand Champion Title Rewards Competitive Grand Champion: "S15 GRAND CHAMPION" in Crimson text Rumble Grand Champion: "S15 RNG CHAMP" in Crimson text Hoops Grand Champion: "S15 DUNK MASTER" in Crimson text Snowday Grand Champion: "S15 BLIZZARD WIZARD" i...Improvements to Rocket League Game ServersAug 23, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/ea53156b1a577683b75427d1c133c12ae65f266d.png Earlier this summer, we talked about players experiencing poor online match quality caused by DDOS attacks targeting our game servers, along with other server performance-related issues. Released across multiple game and server client updates over the last several weeks, we have deployed a series of fixes designed to neutralize popular DDOS attack methods, while ensuring that the bad actors behind these attacks are not rewarded for match disruption. First, we made adjustments to how incoming connections are treated by the server. With this change, many of the most popular DDOS attack methods, which involve flooding a server with hundreds or thousands of connections at once, are ineffective right from the start. Second, we changed our server infrastructure to dramatically reduce the chance of a targeted match being affected. Along with these improvements, we also changed how our game servers treat player disconnections associated with DDOS attacks. The game server will now disconnect all players in this scenario at the same time, and award everyone with a No Contest. This means attack victims no longer see an MMR loss — which is especially important in Competitive lobbies — and bad actors don’t see an MMR gain. With these changes now live for several weeks, some players may have already noticed an improvement in match quality. DDOS attacks not only target a specific match, but have the potential to impact other matches hosted on the same server hardware, also known as the “noisy neighbor effect.” By neutralizing these DDOS attack methods, we’ve seen a major improvement in online match quality for all players — regardless of if their match was being targeted or not. We are keeping a close watch on new attack methods if they appear and become popular so we can neutralize them as quickly as possible. We are also still mid-stream on some server hardware changes and improvements that we’ll complete later this month. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we’ve worked on and implemented these changes, and we hope you make the most of them through the last weeks of Season 15 and beyond.Rocket League x BMW Decal Contest: Design a Decal for the BMW 1 Series!Aug 8, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/51554521fa37c39b7787bd5033620e068b1638f4.jpg The winning Decal will be granted to all owners of the car in-game. Read more on the prizes! There’s nothing quite like putting a fresh new Decal on your car… except putting on a Decal that you made. Next Season’s Rocket Pass Premium will feature the BMW 1 Series Car Body as the auto-unlock, and you have the opportunity to design a Decal that’ll be granted to all BMW 1 Series owners in Rocket League! The Rocket League x BMW Decal Contest runs August 9 until August 30. An early heads-up! BMW 1 Series uses the Octane hitbox. How the Decal Design Contest Works Your design can come in the form of a drawing, a fancy render, or anything in between! Submit your design on X or Instagram by posting it with the hashtags #RocketLeagueBMWDecalContest and #contest. All contest entries must be submitted August 9 at 12 AM PT through August 30, 2024, at 11:59 PM PT, and each participant is limited to one entry. The judges will be two experts from BMW and two Rocket League designers, and the winner will be announced in October 2024! Shortly after, the winning design will be turned into a Decal that’ll be granted to all owners of next Season’s Rocket Pass Premium. This Decal will be cross-game eligible with Fortnite! Contest participants must be at least 13 years old to participate. For the complete contest details and requirements, see the Rocket League x BMW Decal Contest Official Rules. Prizing Breakdown 1st place $3,000 USD Rocket Pass Premium grant Design made into a Decal that’ll be granted to all owners of next Season’s Rocket Pass Premium2nd place $2,000 USD Rocket Pass Premium grant3rd place $1,000 USD Rocket Pass Premium grantPitch your idea by August 30, and you just might see it on the pitch!Alan Walker Brings the Beat to Rocket League Neon NightsAug 2, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/2fcd3b3d5012eb15f0ebe498338c901211e978a8.jpg Get Challenge and Shop items… including Anthems from DJ Alan Walker himself! INCOMING TRANSMISSION 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000 01000001 01101100 01100001 01101110 00100000 01010111 01100001 01101100 01101011 01100101 01110010 00100000 Rocket League’s in-game music festival Neon Nights is back with a new headline act: Alan Walker! The incognito EDM producer and DJ is ready to mix up your Rocket League matches with his most high-octane songs yet… Turn on Alan Walker Player Anthems and bump up the volume 🔊 While taking in the sounds of four Alan Walker Player Anthems from the Shop, complete Neon Nights Challenges for more Alan Walker items, including yet another Anthem and the A.W. Mask Topper! Who said festival season was over? Neon Nights takes over the arena from August 7 at 9 AM PT to August 21, 2024, at 6 PM PT. Neon Nights ft. Alan Walker {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/85f415ee42ee93075132837e91b20b2cd6b9be27.jpg Alan Walker’s music has sounded in virtual worlds, dystopian sci-fi videos, and even his own mobile game! Some of Walker’s earliest tunes found a home in viral gameplay montages on YouTube, helping him amass a global audience of more than 125 million “Walkers”. Now, his latest songs on Monstercat are finding a home in Rocket League! Four brand new tracks from Alan Walker will be blastable as Player Anthems, starting with the Wake Up (feat. MRD) Player Anthem Challenge reward. The other three Anthems are available to purchase in the Item Shop and will be in regular rotation on Rocket League Radio. Neon Nights Challenge Rewards {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/b4d13c534d8f6d3e5cbfcda72ac5c77e0f226da0.png It’s not just the beat that’s dropping. In addition to the Wake Up (feat. MRD) Player Anthem, players can earn Alan Walker-themed items for completing Neon Nights Challenges. Score ten goals in Online Matches to unlock the A.W. Mask Topper, and get two Aerial Hits to unlock the A.W. Octane Decal. Fancy taking some Walker Wheels for a spin (literally)? The Walkzz Wheels are yours if you can get 50 Centers or Clears in Online Matches. Going for gold? Golden rewards get a musical makeover as Golden Records. Play 15 Online Matches to add a new Golden Record to your collection, repeatable five times. Open these records in your inventory to unlock items from the Impact, Zephyr, and Victory Series. If you need some extra XP, rinse and repeat the unlimited Win 10 Online Matches Challenge for 20,000 XP each time. These all are just some of the rewards you can net from Neon Nights! Walkin’ to the Shop Alan Walker Anthem Bundle (900 Credits) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/e21a8332bb4d0b737f2052ecd68db6daa7182061.jpg Dream big, chase your passions, and let the music guide you. Before you bag Wake Up (feat. MRD) as a Challenge Reward, head to the Item Shop to check out the other three songs, available in the Alan Walker Anthem Bundle! Lifeline (fea...Unlock the Cybertruck on a Rocket League Summer Road Trip!Jul 23, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/a0c35b5c79c5ff9de3651973b24decb02b66a9c1.jpg Running July 23 at 6 AM PT through August 6 at 1 AM PT, the destinations on this itinerary call for completing Challenges in your favorite Online Modes. Complete all three to nab the keys to the Tesla Cybertruck Car Body and an array of other additions for your garage! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/09784307c36baa1f5cc104507e4c54bd7353dcee.jpgCHALLENGE #1, LIVE JULY 23 THROUGH AUGUST 6 The wheel, reinvented. Earn a sweet set of Cyber Wheels by getting your feet wet with the simple Challenge of playing 8 Online Matches. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/266107d6ec2a9875ba0bd12571804d6f5de1ed0a.jpg CHALLENGE #2, LIVE JULY 26 THROUGH AUGUST 6 Then, play 8 more Online Matches with your Cyber Wheels equipped to unlock the Beast Mode Cybertruck Boost! Boost Mode, engaged. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/4f78f414f5a9fb4ddf49fc6e6343a0f4496e1e27.jpg CHALLENGE #3, LIVE JULY 31 THROUGH AUGUST 6 Finally, it’s time to hit the road with friends! Between July 31 and August 6, play 5 Online Matches in a party with the Beast Mode Boost equipped to earn a Cybertruck suite of gear listed here: Tesla Cybertruck Car Body (Hybrid Hitbox) Cybertruck Starlink + Traction Board Topper Cybertruck Engine Audio Baja Off-Road Cybertruck Decal OMG Cybertruck Decal Matte Black Cybertruck Decal CyberCamo Cybertruck Decal Stainless Steel Cybertruck Decal CROSS-GAME OWNERSHIP AND MORE The Tesla Cybertruck Car Body, Decals, Beast Mode Boost, and Cyber Wheels are eligible for cross-game ownership with Fortnite, and can also be earned by completing the Fortnite Summer Road Trip! Also, all of the Summer Road Trip reward items will be available in the Item Shop for a limited time from August 7 to August 21, with the exception of the Baja Off-Road Decal, which is exclusively earned by completing Rocket League or Fortnite’s Summer Road Trip. Now it’s about time to roll out! Strap in and hit the Soccar arenas all the way ‘til August 6.Patch Notes v2.41Jun 25, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/c36190dc92a433d089522564d8a958217ea4c88c.jpg v2.41 includes multiple bug fixes, including the return of Dropshot, Hoops, Rumble, and Snow Day Tournaments. Version: Rocket League v2.41 Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Scheduled Release: 6/25/2024, 4 p.m. PDT / 11 p.m. UTC BUG FIXES Fixed multiple bugs blocking Dropshot, Hoops, Rumble, and Snow Day Tournament scheduling Fixed a bug blocking Hoops Custom Tournament creation Added a minimum size for Nameplates to ensure visibility Fixed aliasing issues on Salty Shores (Salty Fest) Salty Shores (Salty Fest) should now appear in Competitive Playlists Fixed a bug preventing the correct visual effects from appearing on multiple Wheels Armorer and Boba Fett Decals correctly appear in player inventories Fixed a visual bug with the Psypher Trail Fixed a visual bug with the Front Row Rocket Boost Fixed an unlock issue with the Nissan Fairlady Z Wheels Fixed multiple bugs tied to the Item Shop UIKNOWN ISSUES For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go hereThere’s no new FIFA game, so of course they’re hosting a World Cup in Rocket League insteadJun 24, 2024 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe end of EA’s decades-long FIFA deal in 2022 means there’s currently a FIFA-shaped hole in the world of video games that isn’t quite filled by EA’s not-FIFA replacement EA Sports FC 24 and is yet to measure up the efforts of whoever the footballing organisation gets to make the next officially licensed FIFA game. So, naturally, FIFA is looking to help plug that gap in the meantime by hosting a virtual World Cup in car-football game Rocket League. Read more FIFA will host an actual Rocket League world cup complete with national teamsJun 23, 2024 - PC GamerWorld football governing body FIFA has announced that it's teaming up with Rocket League to add the rocket-powered cars playing football game to its FIFA esports (FIFAe) World Cup this year, with 16 nations from around the world invited. The event was announced on X, formerly Twitter, where the FIFA esports account asked what nations fans wanted to see compete... Read more.Rocket League's Festival of Football Celebrates Football + RL's Ninth Birthday!Jun 17, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/d9ee616f95d068382dd0bee052d238ec7c0af377.jpg With int'l football championships around the corner, celebrate the beautiful game in Rocket League’s Festival of Football. Unlock in-game adidas items & more! With Rocket League’s ninth birthday almost here and international football championships approaching, there’s never been a better time to celebrate the beautiful game that inspired Soccar. Join us in a football frenzy as Rocket League teams up with adidas for a three-week Festival of Football! Get your ride ready for the big leagues by completing Challenges to unlock Decals and Player Banners based on teams from around the globe. Plus, hit the back of the net in style with one of the classic boot-themed Decals coming to the Item Shop! Rocket League’s Festival of Football kicks off June 19 at 9 AM PT and ends July 10, 2024, at 6 PM PT. A HAT TRICK OF CHALLENGE REWARDS Each week of Festival of Football comes with a new set of Challenges that’ll turn your Soccar spirit into footy fever! All the Challenges stack, so you’ll be able to complete all of them until the festival ends. WEEK 1 (STARTS JUNE 19 AT 9 AM PT) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/543251f512ca4f7cd1805b7eeca968cbc32724bc.jpg This summer, national teams from around Europe are set to battle it out for a chance to take home all the glory. Our football fiesta starts with an assortment of Challenge rewards themed around some of the competitors! Challenge Rewards: Northern Europe Bundle Wales (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Scotland (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Eastern Europe Bundle Hungary (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Southern Europe Bundle Italy (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Spain (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Additional Challenge Rewards: Golden Egg 2024 Get this reward up to five times from a Challenge you can complete up to five times (“Play 20 Online Matches”). Crack open the Golden Egg in your inventory to unlock items from the Triumph, Accelerator, or Impact Series. 20,000 XP Get this reward again and again from a Challenge you can complete as many times as you can (“Win 10 Online Matches”). WEEK 2 (STARTS JUNE 26 AT 9 AM PT) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/0d120828b68dd66a2b9a981bb759fb7319e770c7.jpg National teams from the Americas will be showing off their skills in the US this summer! Check out the Challenge rewards you can unlock in Week 2 based on some of the competing teams. Challenge Rewards: Caribbean Bundle Jamaica (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Costa Rica (adidas) Decal and Player Banner South America Bundle 1 Argentina (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Chile (adidas) Decal and Player Banner South America Bundle 2 Colombia (adidas) Decal and Planner Banner Peru (adidas) Decal and Player Banner Venezuela (adidas) Decal and Player Banner WEEK 3 (STARTS JULY 3 AT 9 AM PT): ROCKET LEAGUE’S BIRTHDAY WEEK! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/546a24695166b5261ab61eba89c25a77a70fb721.jpg Football is a key part of Rocket League’s foundati...Changes to Rocket League's Competitive Rank System for Better MatchesJun 14, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/5a648ea78a24779bda62b51521120a28a3a1c9dc.jpg In specific cases, a player's rank for a certain Competitive playlist in Rocket League may be adjusted upwards to reflect the player’s actual skill. Rocket League Competitive players, We’re introducing an update to the Competitive rank system designed to increase match quality. Specifically, this change addresses “unintentional smurfing,” which is when a player is at a rank below their actual skill level simply because they haven’t played a specific playlist in a while. Since the start of 2024, this change to the system has been tested on small groups of players across all Competitive Playlists. Because we’ve seen a significantly positive impact on match quality and player experience in these groups, we rolled out this change to all players earlier this week. From now on, a player’s Competitive rank will be evaluated when they’re completing their placement matches, and may be adjusted upwards if the new system recognizes that their starting rank is too low. A player’s predicted rank is based on their rank in other Competitive Playlists. While building this feature, we analyzed skill transference between playlists, and found that a player’s rank can be predicted with high accuracy using their ranks from other playlists. A rank change will only happen when all three of the following scenarios are true: The player played at least ten matches of a certain Competitive Playlist in the previous Season. (This means the player is “fresh” in the playlist.) In the previous Season, the player did NOT play the Competitive Playlist they’re currently queuing for. (This means the player is “stale” in the playlist.) The player has a rank significantly below their predicted rank for the playlist they’re currently queuing for.For example, consider a player who was Silver in both Doubles and Hoops two Seasons ago, and now is Diamond in Doubles but hasn’t played Hoops since. When they begin their placement matches for Hoops, their rank may be automatically adjusted upwards. This change is one of several we mentioned earlier this year for improving gameplay. Have more questions? We’ll try to answer the ones we anticipate in the FAQ below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/8d4cc246f85c10607c0922ef93635ec58db8428f.png COMPETITIVE RANK SYSTEM CHANGES - FAQ Q: MY HIGHEST RANK IS DIAMOND III. DOES THIS MEAN YOU’LL ADJUST ME TO DIAMOND III IN ALL MY “STALE” PLAYLISTS? A: Most likely not, as skill transference is not necessarily one-to-one between playlists. Playstyle differences between playlists are taken into consideration. In most cases, players would be placed within a few ranks of Diamond III, but all adjustments are made on a case-by-case basis. Q: I HAVE MULTIPLE “FRESH” PLAYLIST RANKS. WHICH WILL YOU USE TO MAKE PREDICTIONS, THE HIGHEST ONE? A: It depends on several factors. Ultimately, the playlist ranks that allow for the most confident prediction will be used. Q: SO PLAYERS ARE BEI...Patch Notes: Season 15 LiveJun 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsPlatforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Scheduled Release: 6/5/2024, 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC THE HEADLINES Season 15, featuring the Nissan Fairlady Z, is now live! The new Arena variant ‘Salty Shores (Salty Fest)’ is live in Online Playlists. Season 14 Competitive Rewards (Wheels) are dropping for all eligible players. Check out additional patch notes for v2.40 here.SEASON 15 Rocket Pass Season 15 Rocket Pass, featuring the Nissan Fairlady Z, is now live! The Nissan Fairlady Z uses the Dominus HitboxTournaments Season 15 Tournaments are live Any unspent Season 14 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup New Tournament Reward items have been addedChallenges Season 15 Stage 1 Challenges are liveCompetitive Season 15 Competitive has started Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists For Season 15, Competitive Snow Day replaces Competitive Dropshot {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/f26a4aebbe3698ab294d16a36bd7af21fa26fb83.jpg NEW CONTENTNew Arena Variant The new Arena variant ‘Salty Shores (Salty Fest)’ is live in Online Matches, Private Matches, Offline Matches, and Free Play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/44d6da9e82b569f0400d019e86e59f25729e06d7.jpg Season 14 Competitive Rewards Season 14 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels. Season 14 Rewards are Wheels Bronze I or higher: S14 – Bronze Wheels Silver I or higher: S14 – Silver Wheels + lower rewards Gold I or higher: S14 – Gold Wheels + lower rewards Platinum I or higher: S14 – Platinum Wheels + lower rewards Diamond I or higher: S14 – Diamond Wheels + lower rewards Champion I or higher: S14 – Champion Wheels + lower rewards Grand Champion I or higher: S14 – Grand Champion Wheels + lower rewards Supersonic Legend: S14 – Supersonic Legend Wheels + lower rewards Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text) Competitive Grand Champion: ‘S14 GRAND CHAMPION’ Rumble Grand Champion: ‘S14 RNG CHAMP’ Hoops Grand Champion: ‘S14 DUNK MASTER’ Dropshot Grand Champion: ‘S14 FLOOR DESTROYER’ Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text) Competitive Supersonic Legend: ‘S14 SUPERSONIC LEGEND’ Rumble Supersonic Legend: ‘S14 RNGENIUS’ Hoops Supersonic Legend: ‘S14 LEGENDARY BALLER’ Dropshot Supersonic Legend: ‘S14 TILE ANNIHILATOR’KNOWN ISSUES For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go herePatch Notes v2.40Jun 4, 2024 - Community Announcementsv2.40 prepares Rocket League for Season 15, and includes new features like chat timestamps, demolition audio changes, and more modes in Private and Offline Matches. Version: Rocket League v2.40 Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Scheduled Release: 6/4/2024, 4 p.m. PDT / 11 p.m. UTC THE HEADLINES Changes to Demolition Audio Timestamps in Chat Limited Time Modes added to Private Matches, Offline Matches, and Custom Tournaments Changes to Item Shop Bundles Additional patch notes will be posted when Season 15 begins on June 5 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTCCHANGES AND UPDATES Changes to Demolition Audio To help players separate when an opponent is demolished and when a teammate goes BOOM! during fast-paced matches, we’ve added an audible ping to the explosion audio when opponents demolish one of your teammates. Volume for this new audio cue is tied to the Gameplay slider under Settings -> Audio. Audio when you or a teammate demolishes an opponent is unchanged.Timestamps in Chat We’ve added timestamps to Text Chat and Quick Chats across all online and offline matches and modes. Timestamps will mirror the in-game timer according to the match type. For example, timestamps in Soccar will have descending time, while Knockout quick chats will have ascending time. Overtime will also display ascending time.{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/335c397af171b8cdad25ab76de8bcb60c87b7148.jpg Limited Time Modes in Private Matches Based on player requests and feedback, we’ve added these Limited Time Modes as options in Private Matches, Offline Matches, and Custom Tournaments: Beach Ball Boomer Ball Demolition Dropshot Rumble (Can only be played on Core 707) Eggstra Special Mode G-Force Frenzy Gridiron (Can only be played on Champions Field (NFL)) Moonball Pinball Speed Demon Spike Rush Super Cube Mutator settings are now sorted into three categories: Match, Game, and Ball. Mutators are available to activate for all of the added modes. Some mutators may be disabled depending on the game mode being modified.Changes to Item Shop Bundles We’re making changes to how we sell bundles in the Item Shop. If you own items in a bundle that’s currently in the Item Shop, you can now buy the bundle minus the cost of the customization item(s) that you already have in your inventory. If the bundle you’re purchasing is being sold at a discounted price, and you already own one or more items in the bundle, the full price of the owned items will be deducted until the minimum price for the bundle is met. If you’ve already purchased all items in a bundle, all items will show as “owned” and the purchase button will be disabled. All of the above applies to bundles sold for in-game Credits, and not to bundles sold for real-world currency. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/f26a4aebbe3698ab294d16a36bd7af21fa26fb83.jpg NEW CONTENT New Arena Variant The new Arena variant `Salty Shores (Salty Fest)` is now live in Private Matches, Offline Matches, and F...Add Items to More of Your Rocket League Cars in v2.40Jun 4, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsAlso, put Base Decals on McLaren 570S, Nissan Z, and others! Player expression has been a big part of Soccar since its onset. That’s why, in today’s upcoming Rocket League patch, we’re adding the ability to equip Universal Decals, Wheels, Toppers, and Antennas on three more Car Bodies: Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Lamborghini Huracán STO McLaren 570S{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/e4fb9a94f049e4c04b9e88955caf4ca8757849ce.jpg Customization, unlocked! In celebration of customization, Base Decals for Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4, Lamborghini Huracán STO, McLaren 570S, and Nissan Z will be in your inventory if you own these Car Bodies! BASE DECALS ADDED Flames Lightning Stripes WingsThese customization updates follow our recent updates for Bugatti Centodieci and McLaren 765 LT, which both became more customizable and received additional Decal options. Give your old cars a new look to start off Season 15!Rocket League Season 15: Enter the Fun, Fret, and Fray of Salty Fest!May 31, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/1600f30ed69d9be924bbe122570d4a21f893e99b.jpg Swerve into Salty Fest and put the “Z” in “sports.” (break all conventions) Put your hands, horns, and cars in the air and make some noise for the launch of Rocket League Season 15! This Season sounds off on June 5. In Season 15, hit the ground spinning on a grassier new variant of Salty Shores. Just take it easy on the donuts as you tear up the field with Rocket League’s newest sports cars! Purchase Season 15’s Rocket Pass Premium to auto-unlock the Nissan Fairlady Z Car Body. Go up the Tiers to unlock the Nissan Fairlady Z RLE Car Body and the punk rock-reminiscent Mosher Boost and Power Chord Goal Explosion. Punk rock, sports cars, summertime Soccar… get ready for a SoCal escape. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/c547cefa8ac3cf277f9e12261e31c3913d2cdd70.jpg Nissan Fairlady Z NOTE: Both Nissan Fairlady Z and Nissan Fairlady Z RLE use the Dominus hitbox. These Car Bodies will soon be eligible for cross-game ownership between Rocket League and Fortnite! SALTY SHORES GETS FESTIVE Salty Shores is looking a little less… well, salty. The seaside view gets swapped out for stadium podiums and a skatepark as we lay down the turf and welcome the crowds for Salty Shores’ Salty Fest! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/f26a4aebbe3698ab294d16a36bd7af21fa26fb83.jpg Of course, it wouldn’t be a festival without new music. Monstercat artists Mazare and Dead Pony blend a furious mix of EDM and punk rock in this Season’s theme song “Generation Gap.” Rocket League Radio also gets a revamp as Monstercat provides a fresh selection of rock-inspired tracks from Fairlane, Silverstein, Point North, and Story Untold, while Season 15’s Rocket Pass Premium includes two new Player Anthems! PLAY MORE LTMS WHENEVER YOU WANT Wanna swap the Rocket Ball for the pigskin? Wish you could boost to no end like a bounty hunter on the chase? Then we’ve got some Eggstra Special news for you! Update v2.40 (going live the day before Season 15) adds more LTMs you can play in Private Matches, Offline Exhibition Matches, and Custom Tournament Matches without waiting for them to be one of the dueling Arcade Playlists: Eggstra Special Mode G-Force Frenzy GridironAlso, Season 15 adds these LTMs to the Game Mode selector in Private Matches, Offline Exhibition Matches, and Custom Tournament Matches—so that you don’t have to use the Mutator Settings to access them: Beach Ball Boomer Ball Demolition Dropshot Rumble Moonball Pinball Speed Demon Spike Rush Super Cube {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/c36190dc92a433d089522564d8a958217ea4c88c.jpg INTRODUCING CHAT TIMESTAMPS With the frenetic speed of Rocket League matches, it’s useful to look back at the chat and know who said what and when. That “when” has been missing until Season 15! The addition of timestamps to sent chat messages should allow more tactical communication between players and reduce the likelihood of messages being misinterpreted. The timestamps will be based on how much t...Rocket League S14's Season Rush is Here + Season Rewards Revealed!May 21, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/b7d1a5de7259229feec7e21439baef2c38203902.png Season 14 is on its ascent to the finish, meaning there’s not long left to hit Tier 70 in the Rocket Pass. But worry not, Season Rush is back to help supercharge your progress and send you speeding towards Rocket Pass rewards like the Biolumin Decal and Atlantis Goal Explosion! Season Rush comes with a trunk full of Challenges to complete. Each time you take down one of the following Challenges, you’ll earn 5,000 XP: Hit the ball 30 times in Online Matches Get a goal and a win in an Online Match Get 2,000 total points in Online Matches Get 15 clears or centers Play 3 Online Matches Get 5 saves or epic saves in Online Matches Gain 1 XP Level Score 5 goals in Online Matches Play 2 matches in any Casual Mode Win 2 Online Matches in a row Get an assist and a save in an Online MatchFor you deep divers, there’s also an unlimited Win 5 Online Matches Challenge that rewards a Level Up each time! Season Rush is live now and hits the brakes June 3, 2024, at 6 PM PT. FIRST LOOK AT SEASON 14’S COMPETITIVE REWARDS! Been making a splash in the AquaDome? Then you’ll have qualified to soak up some of Season 14’s Competitive Rewards when the next Season begins June 5 at 8 AM PT! There are eight turbine-inspired Wheels to unlock, one for each Rank Tier. Collect them all, and you’ll be able to keep making waves long after Season 14 has dried up! The Season 14 Rewards also include Titles for players who reach Grand Champion or Supersonic Legend Tier. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9036925/44d6da9e82b569f0400d019e86e59f25729e06d7.jpg Need a reminder of how Competitive Rewards work? After completing ten Competitive Matches, you’ll be assigned a rank based on your performance. You can get to a higher rank by winning Competitive Matches. However, you’ll be demoted to a lower rank if you lose too many! Once you’ve won ten matches at a Rank Tier, you’ll become eligible for its Competitive Rewards. This is regardless of what Rank Tier you’re at when the Season ends. SEASON 14 REWARDS MAIN REWARDS Bronze I or higher: S14 - Bronze Wheels Silver I or higher: S14 - Silver Wheels + lower reward Gold I or higher: S14 - Gold Wheels + lower rewards Platinum I or higher: S14 - Platinum Wheels + lower rewards Diamond I or higher: S14 - Diamond Wheels + lower rewards Champion I or higher: S14 - Champion Wheels + lower rewards Grand Champion I: S14 - Grand Champion Wheels + lower rewards Supersonic Legend: S14 - Supersonic Legend Wheels + lower rewards GRAND CHAMPION TITLE REWARDS Competitive Grand Champion: "S14 GRAND CHAMPION" in Crimson text Rumble Grand Champion: "S14 RNG CHAMP" in Crimson text Hoops Grand Champion: "S14 DUNK MASTER" in Crimson text Dropshot Grand Champion: "S14 FLOOR DESTROYER" in Crimson text SUPERSONIC LEGEND TITLE REWARDS Competitive Supersonic Legend: "S14 SUPERSONIC LEGEND" in Titanium White text Rumble Supersonic Legend: "S14 RNGENIUS" in Titanium White text Hoops Supersonic Lege...New Achievement Incoming!May 15, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHeads up! We're working on a new achievement to replace Swap Meet. "New Profile Who This?" will be live on all platforms as part of our next update in June. However, players on Steam will be able to view it on their achievement list starting now. If you unlocked Swap Meet on Steam before the change, the new achievement will already be unlocked for you. If you never unlocked Swap Meet, the new achievement will be unlockable for you once our next update is live. Check out the new achievement, and let us know what you think or if you run into any issues.Rocket League's Playerbase is Now 20X Bigger Than 2 Years Ago at Launch on SteamJul 12, 2017 - GitHypRocket League didn’t have much of a following when it launched on July 7, 2015 with a modest 2k players per hour on Steam. But positive word-of-mouth resulted in the game quickly exploding in popularity. And by the end of its first month on Steam, Rocket League saw its playerbase spike up to an average of 12.8k players per hour.
Since then, Rocket League has shown no signs of slowing down with the playerbase continuing to increase. And now, Rocket League is celebrating its second year on Steam with a current average of 39k players per hour – a number that’s twenty times the game’s debut playerbase and that keeps it in Steam’s daily top 10 most played list.
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Rocket League's Average Players per Hour via GitHyp[/caption]
Most recently, the developers at Psyonix discounted Rocket League by 40% during the Steam Summer Sale -- reducing the price from $19.99 to $11.99 -- which they've done multiple times since the game's release. However, it was actually the dev’s big Year 2 update featuring a new map, Rick and Morty content, and the first-ever double drop-rate weekend that resulted in a 28% increase in players right after the sale.
Rocket League’s constant updates and lack of competition are two of the biggest factors attributed to its player gains. Aside from Psyonix’s own previous game on PlayStation 3, 2008’s Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, there’s nothing quite like Rocket League to challenge it and steal away players. And until there is, Rocket League’s playerbase is on track to continue increasing on Steam with the devs already announcing tons of new content on the way.
Rocket League's Average Players per Hour via GitHyp[/caption]
Most recently, the developers at Psyonix discounted Rocket League by 40% during the Steam Summer Sale -- reducing the price from $19.99 to $11.99 -- which they've done multiple times since the game's release. However, it was actually the dev’s big Year 2 update featuring a new map, Rick and Morty content, and the first-ever double drop-rate weekend that resulted in a 28% increase in players right after the sale.
Rocket League’s constant updates and lack of competition are two of the biggest factors attributed to its player gains. Aside from Psyonix’s own previous game on PlayStation 3, 2008’s Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, there’s nothing quite like Rocket League to challenge it and steal away players. And until there is, Rocket League’s playerbase is on track to continue increasing on Steam with the devs already announcing tons of new content on the way.
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