Hi friends, seeing a lot of comments about this today: We're looking into reducing the number of button presses needed in the new Play menu, emphasis on getting into Free Play more rapidly post-game or while matchmaking.
I was not part of the layoffs at Epic Games/Psyonix today, but a lot of my team was affected. There are some exceptional community management folks on the hunt now.
Painful day.
Happy to share that I'm now Senior Manager, Community Development at Psyonix. ❤️⚽🏎️🚀🔥
It's been an incredibly rewarding 4+ years with the studio, and I can't wait to do more with the awesome team we have here. In many ways it feels like we're just getting started. 😊
"Team Vitality will not be fielding the same roster heading into the RLCS 2025 season. Zen will be staying with Team Vitality. The future of Alpha54 and Radosin is up in the air if either will be staying with the organization for next season." -
@achilles_XF
With BDS not
Season 13 starts tomorrow at 8:30am PT!
-Two cars in Rocket Pass (one uses Breakout hitbox, the other is Hybrid).
-Farmstead + Wasteland get "Pitched" grass field variants.
-Adding a Dusk variant for Mannfield.
-S12 Comp Rewards are Goal Explosions!
-Cross-Game item support.
Soooo many players blaming Boost for bad rotations and shots are about to be caught in 4K.
Check out the bit on the item rarity changes in the blog below as well!
Starting tomorrow, nameplates over your teammates will show how much boost they have left! Remaining boost will be displayed in a small circle next to their display name 👀
Read more about nameplates, plus changes to item rarity names in the update:
New arena incoming! Salty Shallows addresses two long-standing bits of feedback: 1) Players like grass fields whenever possible + 2) AquaDome is pretty, but too busy in the background, which can impact reading ball movement. Hope y'all give it a try in private matches tomorrow!
Less sharks, more vibes 🐠 It’s time to brave the depths as we jet underwater for Season 14!
Dive into the driving seats of two new sports cars, explore a revamped version of the AquaDome Arena, and tackle a tidal wave of challenges starting March 6.
Maybe it's time to ask RL freestylers the obvious question:
I know *for a fact* that most of you know each other, hang with each in Discord, etc. What on Earth is stopping y'all from getting into Private Matches or Custom Tournaments together, so you can freestyle on each other?
Very excited for the future of Rocket League AND Rocket Racing. Two amazing games living side by side.
Thanks for everything, RL community, and happy Rocket Racing launch day everyone!
Hey all - let's talk about the game we love, Rocket League.
The same team that has been supporting Rocket League is still cranking on updates coming to Rocket League in 2024, both the core game and RLCS. It's a bit too early to share details, but expect more news on that in the
I know there's been a lot of anxiety around bots in Rocket League. I hope our post about why we stayed quiet over the last few weeks resonates with everyone.
As a CM, It was not easy staying quiet on the subject, but it was necessary. Thanks for sticking with us, folks. ⚽🏎️🚀🔥
We've seen a ton of requests for Player Banner rewards over the last couple of seasons, so we're very stoked to have these in for S8!
Also, these banners are animated, so you'll get a bit of flair with the clean look once they drop next month! ⚽🏎️🚀🔥
New US Central server region is live! Excited to get a long-time NA player request up and running.
More details on the addition posted to the RL subreddit here:
@6Spacey
@NEAT0QUEEN
@MrHoosier_
@Lethamyr_RL
Totally understand. We're not trying to hide S12 rewards, we just didn't have the capacity to do our normal video about rewards this season with everything else going on. Working on making sure we don't miss this beat for S13 rewards and beyond in the future.
It's been a quiet summer for us aside from our esports program, and I don't need to say how exhausting year has been on so many different fronts outside of Rocket League. I'm glad y'all are as happy with the announcement as we are at the studio, can't wait to share more. 🙏
Sideswipe, Kaskade, Llama-Rama, Goals for Change, Season 3, Bonkers RLCS, excellent Community Spotlight with Neato, Leth is the latest in the Million Club.
A ridiculous week for Rocket League in all the best ways. ⚽🏎️🚀🔥
it may not be a million concurrent players like CSGO, but Rocket League has also just its highest all-time peak players
gaming continues to be one of the few bright spots right now
I don't know what's more exciting, Fennec Decals coming to the Esports Shop, or the thought of players never asking me about adding Fennec Decals to the Esports Shop again! ⚽🏎️🚀🔥
Waiting is hard, but I promise you the "major update" coming later this summer will be worth the wait. ⚽🏎️🚀🔥 (Also let me know how you feel about the S14 Rewards!)
If you're a content creator going to
#RLCS
worlds and you're interested in streaming from the event tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday, we have some spots open! Hit me up. (Mutuals only please!)
Queuing for Competitive Soccar and Extra Modes together? ✅
New Arcade Playlists in Casual? ✅
A streamlined layout based on player feedback? ✅
A new Play Menu built with player feedback in mind is coming to Rocket League next season.
Full preview:
Rocket League content creators: Regardless of account age or standing, if you throw your placement matches for the sake of creating content, you're abusing the matchmaking system, and you're going to have a bad time.
Things we're investigating after the Friends Update:
🚀 Audio balance
🚀 Champions Field kickoff positions
🚀 Inviting non-Friends to trade
🚀 Cosmetic changes (Biomass)
We'll talk more about these on the subreddit, official channels when there's more to share. Thanks, all!
@AlphaKep
⚽️Boost Nameplates
⚽️Demo Cam + Audio Changes
⚽️Improved Tournament System (more modes + timeslots)
⚽️Adding tons of LTMs as Private Match options
⚽️Chat Timestamps
⚽️Server improvements + DDOS countermeasures
⚽️QoL changes to the comp mm'ing system
Where ya been, homie?
I wager this request is coming from folks who 1) have at least a few bans on their ledger, 2) have normalized toxicity way too much, 3) are the first to like/upvote "this community is so toxic!" posts.
There's a lot I understand about the RL community...and some things I don't, like how anyone could think demos are not both a crucial component of play/strategy, and *fucking awesome*.
Along with improving matchmaking quality for all players, we know server performance and DDOS match disruptions are top of mind for many of you. We're working towards the needed fixes for these DDOS disruptions, and we’re also mid-stream on changes to our server fleet.
We’ll
Siiiick new Arena, brand new BMW with the Octane hitbox, and some really cool changes to camera and audio around demos. Can't wait for next week!!! ⚽🏎️
@RealTriHouse
Ugh, we'll get this taken care of. With names like this, it's incredibly tough because none of those words on their own is a slur or offensive. Even with filtering in place it can be like whack a mole sometimes.
On the plus side, they're all getting banned from the game now.
There's a lot to love in v2.40 and Season 15! Can't wait for folks to check out the demo audio changes, all the LTMs we added to private and offline matches, and the chat timestamps.
⚠️ Season 13 Competitive Rewards have arrived ⚠️
For the first time, players have the opportunity to earn Beat-Synced Decals as Season Rewards!
So pump it up and enjoy! Season 13 ends March 6 at 7 AM PST, what rank are you aiming for? More info:
Ace uses the Breakout hitbox, and Primo uses the Hybrid hitbox. The hitboxes for both Car Bodies have been shifted back and lowered for a better visual fit.
Who are some of your favorite car designers in Rocket League? Whether they're making renders for Reddit/IG/Twitter, or making Decals inside of mods, share your favs here.