Psyonix has revealed that Rocket League will receive its new 'Progression' update next week, adding a revamped progression system that looks set to change the way players level up.
This new overhaul will move XP from offline matches to online, giving first-time and 'Rocketeer' players alike new ways to unlock free content. This means that players will no longer be able to acquire XP offline - a move which Psyonix says is "to ensure that no player can 'game the system' to earn levels, titles, and other unlocks without putting in the same time and effort that everyone else does".
Currently, the game maxes out at level 75 with the coveted ‘Rocketeer’ title attached, with each level requiring significantly more XP to earn than the last. This is all set to change too, however, as the level 75 cap will be removed, new XP bonuses and titles will be added, and your current level could see a slight shift as the conversion to the cap-less new system takes place. Psyonix promises that you will still place "at or above" your current level when this change takes effect.
Elsewhere, 'Clubs' is being introduced as an in-game social feature. Clubs lets you and your friends truly organise and compete as a team within the game itself. You’ll be able to name your Club, create a custom Club Tag, and have up to 20 players all part of the same team.
There are even more changes coming to the game, too, some of which have been listed below:
- Avatar Borders: A brand new Customization Item that lives alongside your platform’s Avatar and your Player Banner!
- Real-time filtering for text related to Clubs and Tournaments
- A ‘Particle Details’ Video Option
- Quality of Life (QoL) changes and bug fixes
- ...and more!
This new update will be going live in the game on 29th August (next Wednesday).
Do you like the sound of the changes? Let us know if you'll be exploring this new era for Rocket League with a comment below.
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I play this exclusively offline, with physically present people, so... great. That's great.
@aznable Perhaps they should do online and offline xp exclusively for use with each mode.
@aznable But if that's the case, you're basically treating the game as a party game and have no real use for the XP? Not judging you at all, I mostly play offline too. But you can't argue this doesn't make sense. Although Aven's idea could work too.
I wonder when is the complete crossplay update is coming to create parties between platforms
I play it on Xbox One and it's quite fun and it's included in Game Pass.
I was playing a fair bit of Rocket League for a while but several months ago the game started crashing for me regularly. There have been a few updates since but the crashing issue still persists so the game's basically unplayable for me.
@PorllM You're absolutely right.
@Aven That would be neat, especially if it included some offline-only/online-only boosts or effects.
@BenAV
What platform are you playing on? I've played Rocket League for almost 50 hours and have never, ever had a crash.
@MoonKnight7 Switch. I put about 100 hours or so in without issue but now it crashes constantly for me.
This is the update that deals with the loot crate issues right?...
@BenAV
How odd. I literally just played last night and didn't have a single issue. If you have the downloaded version, maybe you should re-install it? I dunno, that's very strange.
@BenAV I'm having the same issue. I've played over 120 hours on my Switch, and it crashes after a few matches and I have to restart the game and then it usually happens again after a few matches. I thought that it was maybe an issue with putting the system to Sleep and coming back but I've found that's not the case. If it continues to happen after this next update, I'll just uninstall/reinstall the game and see if that helps.
@MoonKnight7 @PeterPanana I've already tried reinstalling the game with no luck. I did a bit of research at the time and while it doesn't seem to be a super common issue, there's definitely at least a few people who have been having problems. I was surprised to find that it was still crashing when I tried to jump on about a week ago as I assumed they'd surely have dealt with it by now.
Too bad there's nothing about loot boxes being removed from Rocket League. Ever since they were introduced, they've been a blight on an otherwise great game.
Eh...not a fan of this, as I can't really play online for the most part, and I've never been a fan of stuff that can't be accessed if all you do is occasionally connect on an outing.
'Course, since they aren't getting rid of loot crates or making the various cosmetics from past events more widely available, I can't say I'm surprised...
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