Rocket League News

Nintendo leaks release date of Rocket League's free-to-play update

September 15 Psyonix has confirmed the September 23 release date, as well as two new item packs and the new Llama-Rama in-game event.

Players across the world have been eagerly anticipating the release of Rocket League's free-to-play update - and they've finally got a date! One eagle-eyed Redditor spotted a Nintendo advert announcing that the update is coming September 23.

As well as going live on the Epic Games Store, anyone who has played the racing/football crossover before the free-to-play update will receive a host of freebies. The most exciting bonus is being rewarded with "legacy status", giving them access to all previous DLC. However, more than 200 common items will also be upgraded to "legacy" quality and they'll also get their hands on a golden cosmos boost, a huntress player banner, and Dieci-Oro wheels.

Steam players need not worry, as they'll still be able to play the game through Valve's storefront, however, new players will only be able to download the game via the Epic Games Store. The update will also provide cross-progression for your Rocket Pass, inventories, and Rocket League ranks if your account is linked to an Epic Games account.

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Rocket League goes free-to-play next week

September 15, 2020 Psyonix has revealed that Rocket League will go free-to-play September 23.

After five years as a premium game, Rocket League is going free-to-play next week. The switch will happen as part of a more substantial Rocket League update that includes significant changes to the game's current tournaments and challenge systems. The Rocket League update goes live September 23 at 08:00 PDT/ 11:00 EDT/ 16:00 BST.

The update is happening alongside Rocket League launching on the Epic Games Store. Don't worry about losing anything if you make the jump to Epic, however, as the update will also introduce cross-platform progression for your item inventory, Rocket Pass progress, and competitive rank - so you can freely move between platforms. The Epic version of Rocket League will work the same as the other versions and will feature cross-platform play as such.

After Rocket League makes the jump to free-to-play the multiplayer game will be fully supported for future updates and features across all platforms. That said, it will no longer be available to download on Steam. That means you can still play it on Steam and benefit from future content and updates, but new players won't be able to download it. So if you fancy playing Rocket League on Steam in the future, best download it now.

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Scrub Killa warned by Psyonix after breaking Rocket League voice chat rules

Rocket League pro Kyle 'Scrub Killa' Robertson and his team Guild Esports have received competitive warnings from Rocket League developers Psyonix for breaking rules around team communication.

As reported by Dot Esports, during yesterday's RLCS X Fall victory against Team Liquid Scrub Killa randomly joined the voice chat of caster Adam 'Lawler' Thornton while the game was still going. While Lawler was not casting the Guild vs Liquid match, he was part of a watch party on Twitch, and seemed shocked to hear Scrub Killa appear in his voice chat.

RLCS X rules state that "teams will communicate with their opponents and Tournament Administrators in a designated chatroom during all online stages of the Tournament." The rules also make clear that "once a Match has officially begun, communication with anyone not designated as playing within the current Match is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate disqualification." Despite the potential ramifications, Scrub Killa decided to leave his team's official communication channel to talk with Lawler instead.

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Rocket League's new top rank will have an amazing name

With Rocket League's massive free-to-play update coming at some point in September, Psyonix has lifted the lid on some of the changes that will be happening to the game's competitive mode.

For starters, Rocket Passes, competitive ranked seasons, and the all new tournaments that will arrive with the update are all going to be compressed into one simple season. This means all three will start and end on the same dates, making it easier for players to keep track of things and know how long they have left to grind or complete challenges. Once the update drops, Season 1 will begin and kickstart a new Rocket Pass, ranked season, and tournaments.

There are also some tweaks being made to the Rocket League ranks. Previously, players would battle their way to the top tier of the ranking system, Grand Champion. However, following the update, Grand Champion will be divided into three sub-tiers (similarly to the ranks that precede it) with a new top rank being introduced above it. While this is exciting enough for elite Rocket League players, the name of this new rank will definitely create some extra buzz: Supersonic Legend.

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Rocket League overhauls its challenges ahead of going free-to-play

Rocket League is changing how challenges work ahead the game going free-to-play. Though the only confirmed date we have for free-to-play beginning is '2020' right now, it has been heavily speculated that it will line up with the start of Season 15, which will kick off some time in the first two weeks of September.

Challenges are linked to Rocket Pass at the moment, but with the internal structure of the game reshaping to accommodate the pivot to free-to-play, they're about to be game wide.

Challenges will come in three categories: Weekly, Season, and Event Challenges. Each player gets three Weekly Challenges, while Premium players (those who bought the game before free-to-play) will get an additional three. Season Challenges span a season, obviously, and will take much longer to complete but offer higher level rewards. Rocket League is yet to confirm how Event Challenges will work, how often they will appear, or what sort of rewards they might bring.

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