Rocket League News

Rocket League esports fans, it's time to let your support for your favourite team flourish with a brand new Goal Explosion cosmetic, right? Well, whether you think that is right or not, Psyonix is introducing a new set of Goal Explosions to celebrate the upcoming start of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Spring Major. From June 22, the RLCS 2021-22 Goal Explosions cosmetics set will introduce a total of 19 Goal Explosions based on current RLCS esports teams.

Whether you're a FaZe Clan fanatic or a Spacestation supporter, every single team that qualified for the RLCS Spring Major will be represented in the RLCS 2021-22 Goal Explosions cosmetics set. And, don't worry if your favourite team just missed out on a spot. Why? Well, there are a couple more Goal Explosions in the set for popular Rocket League esports teams that aren't competing this time around.

If you want to pick up one of the RLCS 2021-22 Goal Explosions, all you need to do is get your hands on some Esports Tokens. Each relevant cosmetic is going to set you back 500 of these bad boys, which will cost you just under $5 / £3.75. We've certainly seen worse-priced cosmetics.

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• Season 7 Rocket Pass, featuring the new car ‘Maestro,’ has begun
  
• The new ‘Utopia Coliseum (Gilded)’ Arena can be found in Online Playlists, Private Matches, and Free Play
  
• Season 6 Rewards are dropping for all eligible players
  
• Additional Patch Notes for the game update on 6/14/2022 (v2.16) can be found here

• Season 7 Rocket Pass, featuring the new car ‘Maestro,’ has begun
  
  • Maestro uses the Dominus hitbox
    

• Season 7 Tournaments are now available
  
• Any unspent Season 6 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
    

• Stage 1 Challenges for Season 7 are now live
  

• Season 7 Competitive has started
  
• Season 7 Changes
  
  • A soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists, similar to previous seasons
    

• The new ‘Utopia Coliseum (Gilded)’ Arena can be found in Online Playlists
  

• Blueprint items from the ‘Select Favorites 2’ Series will begin dropping on 6/16 at 9 a.m. PDT / 4 p.m. UTC
  

• The ‘Shine Through’ Bundle is available for free in the Item Shop at 9 a.m. PDT today through 7/12/2022
  • ‘Sequin’ Paint Finish
    
  • ‘Tiara: Multichrome’ Topper
    
  • ‘Trixie Mattel - Hello, Hello’ Player Anthem
    
  • ‘Adore Delano - I Adore U’ Player Anthem
    
  • ‘Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix’ Player Anthem
    
  • ‘Todrick Hall - Lover Boy’ Player Anthem
    

• Season 6 Competitive has ended. Season Reward Items and Titles will be awarded for your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
  
• Season 6 Rewards are non-tradable Universal Decals
  
  • Bronze I or higher – Season 6 – Bronze Decal
    
  • Silver I or higher – Season 6 – Silver Decal + lower Decal
    
  • Gold I or higher – Season 6 – Gold Decal + lower Decals
    
  • Platinum I or higher – Season 6 – Platinum Decal + lower Decals
    
  • Diamond I or higher – Season 6 – Diamond Decal + lower Decals
    
  • Champion I or higher – Season 6 – Champion Decal + lower Decals
    
  • Grand Champion I – Season 6 – Grand Champion Decal + lower Decals
    
  • Supersonic Legend – Season 6 – Supersonic Legend Decal + lower Decals
    
• Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
  
  • Competitive Grand Champion: "S6 GRAND CHAMPION"
    
  • Rumble Grand Champion: "S6 RNG CHAMP"
    
  • Hoops Grand Champion: "S6 DUNK MASTER"
    
  • Snow Day Grand Champion: "S6 BLIZZARD WIZARD"
    
  • Dropshot Grand Champion: "S6 FLOOR DESTROYER"
    
• Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
  
  • Competitive: "S6 SUPERSONIC LEGEND"
    
  • Rumble: "S6 RNGENIUS"
    
  • Hoops: "S6 LEGENDARY BALLER"
    
  • Snow Day: "S6 ICE TITAN"
    
  • Dropshot: "S6 TILE ANNIHILATOR"
    

Rocket League is for everyone, that's just a fact, and Psyonix is joining this year's Pride Month celebrations with a free cosmetics bundle that everyone can pick up from the in-game store from June 15 to July 12. The free Shine Through Bundle includes two on-car cosmetics - the Sequin Paint Finish and Tiara Multichrome Topper - alongside four player anthems featuring songs from modern drag icons. Yes, all four of them are certified bangers.

The four songs players will be able to enjoy in Rocket League are "Hello, Hello" from Trixie Mattel, "I Adore U" from Adore Delano, "Rise Like a Phoenix" from Conchita Wurst, and "Lover Boy" from Todrick Hall.

We all know Trixie Mattel isn't one to mince their words, and here's what they had to say about their track featuring in the free Shine Through Bundle: " As a big gamer myself, I was gagged when I found out "Hello Hello'' was going to be in Rocket League. Be gay, play video games and listen to my music all PRIDE month!"

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• v2.16 prepares Rocket League for Season 7
  
  • Season 7 begins on 6/15/2022 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC
    
  • Look for additional patch notes detailing Season 7 before the season begins
    

• Utopia Coliseum (Gilded) is now available in Private Matches, and Free Play
  

• Read more about the changes to Custom Training here
• You can now complete shots in a training pack in any order you want
  
• Training pack progress is now included in game save data
  
• You can reset progress on any training pack (see Pause Menu changes below)
  
• New controls:
  
  • Next and Previous Shot: Freely swap between shots in a training pack
    
  • Select Shot: Press and hold will bring up a new drop-down menu that allows you to pick which shot in the pack you want to practice
    
  • Shuffle Shots: Randomize the shot order (press again to reset to the original order)
    
  • Shot Mirroring: Flip a shot to the opposing side of the arena. Mirroring works on all Arenas currently available in Custom Training
• To view and change Custom Training controls:
  
  • Load into a Custom Training pack
    
  • Go to Settings -> Controls -> View/Change Bindings
    
  • Scroll to the very bottom, and you will see the new inputs right below controls for Knockout
    
• ‘History’ tab has been added to the Custom Training Menu
  
• New options have been added to the Custom Training Pause Menu
  
  • Reset Progress
    
  • End Training
    
• End Training screen: From here, you can jump back into the pack, change to a different game mode, change the training pack, or go back to the main menu.
  
  • This screen will appear the first time you complete every shot in a training pack, and any time you complete all of the shots in a pack after resetting progress
    
  • This screen won’t automatically appear if you are using a training pack that has already been completed if its progress hasn’t been reset
    

• Sort by Paints: You can now sort Customization Items by Paints in the Car Customization and Manage Inventory menus
  
• Gold Paint: ‘Gold’ has been added as a Painted color attribute, available on select Customization Items
  

• We have made changes and improvements to how we track and take action against in-game griefing and scoring on your own team (“own-goaling”)
  
• If you witness any griefing or own-goaling during a match, please use the “Match Throwing/Griefing” report reason
  
• This will lead to disciplinary action under the “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”ban reason
  
• When a player is banned, a “Report Feedback” notification is sent to all players who sent in eligible reports for Match Throwing/Griefing
  

• Similar to the new shot controls in Custom Training, ball controls in Free Play now display at all times in the upper left corner
  
• Changed pop-ups throughout the game to default to "no" when involving Blueprints, Credits, Drops, or Tournament Credits
  
  • Special thanks to the Reddit community and u/Teemukai for bringing this to our attention!
    

• Fixed a bug allowing players to leave Competitive 1v1 Duel matches early (before 90 seconds) without receiving a matchmaking ban
  
• Fixed positioning of in-game Voice Chat notifications
  
• Fixed a focus issue in the Friends List while navigating the Report/Block list
  
• [PS, Switch, Xbox] Fixed a rare bug that allowed spectators into some online matches and would place them on the field
  
  • This issue was fixed on PC in v2.15
    
• Fixed a bug with the Credits pop-up after a trade has completed
  
• Fixed multiple bugs with text appearance on the Scoreboard
  
• Fixed appearance of the Shark Tooth Decal on Jager 619
  
• Fixed the Joker Decal on Dominus so it no longer affects Painted trim color
  
• Fixed appearance of the MG-88 Decal on Endo
  
• Voice Chat pop-up for first-time users no longer blocks controller input
  
• Fixed the post-match scoreboard so the MVP player name doesn’t get cut off
  
• Fixed a bug causing a players Rank to show up as Unranked on the post-match scoreboard
  

• [Custom Training] The HUD does not update automatically when changing the controls
  
• [Custom Training] Some shots may not mirror correctly
  
• [Custom Training] Replay may show car being moved across the field after a shot is mirrored
  
• Some Boosts may be partially visible to splitscreen players even when it is not being actively used
  
• Sometimes the lightning animation above a car does not trigger when a player switches teams
  
• The ‘Boujee’ Animated Decal is off centered on certain Car Bodies
  
• The ‘Sizzled’ Decal is listed as an ‘Animated’ decal when it is not
  
• For first time players only, leaving the RL Intro cinematic causes the car and grass in the Main Menu to be hidden until entering the Garage
  
• Some Blueprint thumbnails may disappear when rapidly switching between tabs
  
• When being replaced by a real player, bot names may not disappear from the scoreboard