THE HEADLINES
- Season 9 Rocket Pass, featuring the Emperor car, has begun
- The new ‘Forbidden Temple (Fire & Ice)’ Arena is live in Online Playlists, Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play
- Season 8 Rewards are dropping for all eligible players
SEASON 9
Rocket Pass
- Season 9 Rocket Pass, featuring the Emperor car, has begun
- Emperor uses the Breakout hitbox
Tournaments
- Season 9 Tournaments are now available
- Any unspent Season 8 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
- Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup
- New Tournament Reward items have been added
Challenges
- Season 9 Stage 1 Challenges are live
Competitive
- Season 9 Competitive has started
- Season 9 Changes
- Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists
NEW CONTENT
New Arena Variant
- The new Arena ‘Forbidden Temple (Fire & Ice)’ is now available
Season 8 Competitive Rewards
- Season 8 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 8 Rewards are non-tradable Player Banners
- Bronze I or higher: ‘S8 – Bronze’ Player Banner
- Silver I or higher: ‘S8 – Silver’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Gold I or higher: ‘S8 – Gold’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Platinum I or higher: ‘S8 – Platinum’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Diamond I or higher: ‘S8 – Diamond’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Champion I or higher: ‘S8 – Champion’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Grand Champion I: ‘S8 – Grand Champion’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 – Supersonic Legend’ Player Banner + lower rewards
- Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
- Competitive Grand Champion: ‘S8 GRAND CHAMPION’
- Rumble Grand Champion: ‘S8 RNG CHAMP’
- Hoops Grand Champion: ‘S8 DUNK MASTER’
- Snow Day Grand Champion: ‘S8 BLIZZARD WIZARD’
- Dropshot Grand Champion: ‘S8 FLOOR DESTROYER’
- Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
- Competitive Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 SUPERSONIC LEGEND’
- Rumble Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 RNGENIUS’
- Hoops Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 LEGENDARY BALLER’
- Snow Day Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 ICE TITAN’
- Dropshot Supersonic Legend: ‘S8 TILE ANNIHILATOR’
CHANGES AND UPDATES
General
- Retired the “PsyNet” default avatar icon
- This is replaced on all platforms with the blank headshot avatar
- Quick Chat: Added “Allow Quick Chat with Friends Only” option
- This was included in update v2.23 but we forgot to add it to the patch notes. Wow! Sorry! No problem.
KNOWN ISSUES
For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here