Starting June 20, our massive Neo Tokyo Update will introduce an all-new way to view premium DLC with the “Showroom” — an easy-to-navigate portal that will allow you to shop for paid content without having to leave the game to do so.

It’s a pretty straightforward system (and a pretty cool-looking visual space), but rather than just tell you about it, we’ve made this animated GIF below to show off how it works.

Cool, right?

When it releases next week, the Showroom will contain all previously-released content to browse through and buy, and will continue to expand in size over time as we continue to add more items.

For example, the four Battle-Cars that initially come with the Collector’s Edition (Aftershock, Esper, Marauder, Masamune) will be available digitally through the Showroom on July 18.

Hope you like the new feature and we look forward to hearing your reactions to this and all of our other additions[www.rocketleaguegame.com] when the Neo Tokyo Update hits next Monday!

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Neon lights, towering skyscrapers, and retro-futuristic style comes to Rocket League on June 20 with our largest update in the game's history, “Neo Tokyo.”

The cyberpunk-inspired stadium was originally part of our “Rocket Labs” Playlist as “Underpass," but it has now been made even better with streamlined gameplay and highly-detailed environments! NOTE: Neo Tokyo will also join the Competitive Playlist at release. Watch the trailer below:


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Mark your calendars for June 20th, everyone! That's the day that the cyberpunk dystopia, Neo Tokyo, comes to Rocket League®!


In addition to the new arena, the Neo Tokyo update also includes the following features that we’ve been previewing over the past month:

The beginning of "Season 3" for Competitive Playlists, which resets all skill ratings and rewards last season's players with exclusive Rocket Trails that reflect their highest achieved rank
An expanded Item drop system that adds…
More than 20 "Rare" and "Very Rare" Item types[www.rocketleaguegame.com] for online, post-game drops
An easy-to-use "Trade In" system[www.rocketleaguegame.com] that allows players to exchange multiple Items of one rarity type for an even rarer one.
New "Painted" Items[www.rocketleaguegame.com] that offer different color variations on existing Garage favorites like Toppers and Wheels
Special "Certified" Items[www.rocketleaguegame.com] that track specific in-game stats and increase in prestige the higher those stats go
New Quick-Chat customization options[www.rocketleaguegame.com] that expand player choices for fast, in-game communication
New Post-Game celebrations[www.rocketleaguegame.com] that spotlight the winning team and allow them to jump, spin, and boost their car to show off their accomplishments
"Pillars,"[www.rocketleaguegame.com] a new experimental Arena that separates the field into three lanes via two massive walls in the middle of the stadium
A new, in-game "Showroom" that allows players to view and purchase all previously-released and future premium DLC [Blog Coming June 13]
Eight new Trophies and Achievements on all three platforms [Blog Coming June 15]



Following our Neo Tokyo update, we’ll also release two Neo Tokyo-inspired premium cars that will be available first to owners of Rocket League Collection's Edition on June 24 in Europe and July 5 in North America.

Known as "Esper" and "Masamune," the pair of futuristic vehicles will bring a fresh anime aesthetic to Rocket League's ever-growing collection of playable vehicles. They join the two previously-announced Battle-Cars, "Marauder" and "Aftershock," as timed exclusives for the retail release. Each Battle-Car comes with decals and tires included.

All four DLC cars will be available for digital purchase worldwide on July 18 for USD $1.99 per car (or regional equivalent).

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We’re back with news on two more awesome features we’re releasing later this month that expand on the Item Attribute System we unveiled last week. Specifically, we’re expanding our existing Online item drop pool with new “Rare” and “Very Rare” customization items. These items will also play a larger role in our new Trade-In System, which we’re also debuting today — so let’s dive in!

Rare and Very Rare Items

With our next update, we’re adding a new set of item drops that are only obtainable through online matches, including themed items inspired by our “meta” theme to be revealed later this week (it’s a surprise, you’ll love it), rare decals for cars, and some very rare new Boost trails!

“Rare” and “Very Rare” items obey the same rules that our “Uncommon” drops do, so check out our original blog for more info about that.

Trade-In System

Many of you have asked about having multiple copies of Uncommon Items in your Garage over the last few months, and and the Trade-In System we’re introducing in the next patch is the answer.

With the June update, you’ll be able to trade in five duplicate “Uncommon” or “Rare” items at a time, to get one item of the next-highest quality. So, for example, you trade in five Uncommon items, you will receive a Rare one.

To access the Trade-In System after it’s implemented, navigate to the “Manage Inventory” option in the Garage sub-menu. From there, all you have to do is select the items you want to trade in and confirm.

NOTE: In the interest of full disclosure, we plan to implement Player-to-Player Trading in a later update. Some items, like those with “Painted” or “Certified” attributes, may become much more valuable if you can trade them to other players. The “Trade-In System” is designed to let you get rid of unwanted or duplicate items, but you should consider carefully what you trade now versus what you might want to keep for future player-trading opportunities.

That’s about it for the upcoming Rare Items and Trade-In System. Come back later this week for another big reveal about the June update!

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When we first introduced the casual Rocket Labs playlist earlier this year, we promised additional arenas that would be introduced over time for inclusion in the rotation. Now we’re making good on that guarantee with “Pillars” in June!

Available in the Rocket Labs playlist for both Online and Offline Exhibition play, the visual aesthetic for “Pillars” will continue its tipped hat towards virtual-reality — Only this time, with a gameplay emphasis on using multiple walls to your advantage. As you can tell from the screenshots, the “Pillars” title will be quite literal since two huge uprights loom over the middle of the arena.

These pillars separate the arena into three lanes, with the goals on each side lining up the center lane. Banking shots off the tall columns in the middle of the arena makes for some incredible moments and driving up the walls and flying down on the competition feels just right.

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Hey everyone! Our next update at the end of June will also mark the conclusion of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3. Of course, we’ll announce a more specific date as we get closer to launch, but in the meantime, we wanted to let you know what you can expect to see in terms of rewards based on your highest-reached competitive skill tier:

Prospect I or higher – Season 2 Prospect Rocket Trail
Challenger I or higher – Season 2 Challenger Rocket Trail
Rising Star or higher – Season 2 Star Rocket Trail
Champion or higher – Season 2 Champion Rocket Trail
Grand Champion – “Season 2 Grand Champion” Title

NOTE: You will also receive the rewards for all skill tiers below your highest. For example, a player who reached “Rising Star” will receive the Season 2 Star, Challenger, and Prospect Rocket Trails.

SEASON 3
With the beginning of the new Competitive Season, we have some larger changes planned that we wanted to share in advance of its launch:

SKILL WIPE
As the first year of competitive Rocket League draws to a close, it’s an ideal time for a clean slate. With this in mind, we will push a full Skill Rating wipe for all competitive playlists, while also watching how the skill curve shakes out without legacy data from previous seasons.
We recognize that a full reset will not solve all of the concerns raised during Season 2, but the wipe will give us valuable data to analyze as we move forward. For Grand Champion players in particular, we want to observe how the top ranks settle before deciding how to approach past complaints about stagnation and rank climbing.

SMURFING
We will also take steps in Season 3 to curb some of the “smurfing” issues seen in previous seasons. While it is ultimately very difficult to detect a “smurf” (a player of higher skill using an alternate account to match against lower skilled opponents) we still feel that we can make some positive improvements in this area.

First, we will be disallowing Steam “Family Sharing” accounts from queueing for Competitive playlists if they do not own a full copy of the game. While this will not prevent determined players from using “alt accounts”, it will at least make it less trivial on PC.

Second, in a subsequent update after Season 3 launches, we will place restrictions on how parties queue for Competitive play. When a party is formed, the difference in each player’s Competitive skill tier will be measured. You will be prevented from queueing as a party for any playlist in which that skill difference is too great. We currently plan to set a maximum difference of three skill tiers – roughly the size of an entire skill group (Challenger I -> Challenger Elite).

For example, if you’re a Rising Star (Tier 9), you could play with a friend in Challenger II (Tier 6), or a friend in Superstar (Tier 12), but you won’t be able to play with both at the same time — as the overall skill difference for that party would be 6 tiers.

We recognize that this may negatively impact some groups of players who want to play together in Competitive, but ultimately, we believe that it’s an important change that will appropriately preserve our competitive environment. We also think that Casual playlists are the right place for parties with such wildly-varied ratings to be, though we will continue to listen closely to your feedback as the season wears on.

So Conclusion - No More Smurfing :P

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