Rocket League News

Season 2 Series Has Arrived

The latest Series of items has arrived! Rocket League's Season 2 Item Series has begun appearing as Blueprints, and is led by the new and incredibly sharp car, Tygris (Hybrid hitbox). Check it out above and in the images below!

The Season 2 Series includes more than a dozen new items ranging from Rare to Black Market rarity. For starters, Dominus is finally joining the Octane and Fennec in the Huntress club with a decal of its own. Plus, check out new items like W.I.P. and Exalter Decal, Medianic and Bravado Wheels, and Ambustion Boost. Then, hit your target with the all-new Air Strike Goal Explosion!

Don't forget, items from the new Series can be unlocked two different ways: Blueprints or the Item Shop. If you receive a Blueprint after a match, just use Credits to build the item from the Blueprint, to add it to your inventory. These items will also begin appearing in the Item Shop, so be sure to check it out in the coming weeks.

For new players, here's a some quick info on how Blueprints work:

After playing Online Matches, you'll have a chance of receiving a Blueprint.
Blueprints show you exactly what item you can build.
Be on the lookout for Blueprints that unlock Painted or Special Edition item variants.
Blueprints, and the items you get from them, are tradable to other players on the same platform.

Patch Notes V1.93

[h2]CHANGES AND UPDATES[/h2]

[h3]Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)[/h3]

To learn more about Two-Factor Authentication, please read the full patch notes here: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/patch-notes-v1-93/

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

Fixed a bug preventing splitscreen players from matchmaking in Competitive Playlist
“Invite to party" option in Friends List now displays properly for all players
Fixed lighting on Forbidden Temple
Removed animations added to the Playlist Menu in the last update
Fixed a bug causing the ball to turn invisible in Spectator Mode when using Fly Cam

Hotfix Next Week Will Add 2FA For Trading

A Rocket League hotfix is incoming next week on February 15. Along with some bug fixes and improvements, this hotfix will also add the requirement of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for all player-to-player trades. To read more about this change visit rocketleague.com/news/hotfix-next-week-will-add-2fa-for-trading/

Lucky Lanterns Is Live Now

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Celebrate the Year of the Ox in Rocket League's Lucky Lanterns in-game event! Lucky Lanterns is LIVE right now, so start completing Event Challenges and unlocking themed items now through March 1! Check out some of the event items and the beautiful new Arena variant, Forbidden Temple (Day), in the Lucky Lanterns trailer above.

Unlock items like the Lucky Cat and Ozzy Ox Toppers, Lantern Lift and Cherry Blossom Boosts, Temple Guardian Player Banner, and more! Take a look at the images below. Plus, get lucky with Golden Lanterns that unlock items from the Velocity, Triumph, and Overdrive Series.

If you're looking for even more items to celebrate the occasion, stop by the Item Shop for the free Short Fuse Player Banner (available now) and Shen Avatar Border on February 22. While you're there, take a look for the Lantern Lift and the now-Painted Paper Dragon Goal Explosions, which will both make an appearance for a limited time.

Lucky Lanterns will also feature two Limited Time Modes: Heatseeker and Super Cube! Heatseeker is ready for launch and is live right now. Then Super Cube bounces into the mix on February 22. Super Cube marks the return of the Cubic mode that was first featured in Rocket League back in 2015, here's what you can expect from this LTM.

Super Cube is a goofy mode that messes with mutators and changes the shape of the Rocket League ball. Like the name suggests, the ball has been replaced by a cubic shape, and its maximum speed and bounciness have increased. Good luck trying to predict its bounces! Here's the full schedule for Lucky Lanterns LTMs:

Heatseeker 2v2: February 11 - February 22
Super Cube 3v3: February 22 - March 1

So, jump into Lucky Lanterns starting today and enjoy all the Lunar New Year festivities! Good luck!

Why Rocket League's quick chat mechanic is so demoralizing

The game is tied at four-all with 30 seconds left on the clock. Your team has spent four and a half minutes chasing the ball, hitting crosses, and saving goals to make sure that it's in a position to win and move up the Rocket League ranks.

After a crisp fake, you've freed some space towards the opposition's goal, and all that can possibly intervene with a sure victory is the open air. But as your car flips forward, your flick goes wide, sailing past the goal, and bouncing off of the post.

Feeling downtrodden, you cut the engine on your car. You remain motionless, watching in horror as the ball floats through the air past you and your teammates and back into your half. Not a sound is made, but the roar from both sides is deafening. "Nice shot!", "Nice shot!", "Nice shot!" your teammates spam in chat, further filling you with dread.

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