EDIT: Now a general Rocket League thread

[Chary]

Got a overdrive crate--opened-- got a Centio V17! Looks cool!

 

[Armadillo]

Got a overdrive crate--opened-- got a Centio V17! Looks cool!

I never have any luck with the crates like that. Always bad stuff . I still open them because I mostly don't pay for keys (all my current ones are from crates), but I can't get any luck with them .

Saw someone claiming it's not rng, people who don't play open a lot/open crates get the good stuff to hook them. People who play a lot, well Psyonix already has us . Sure they were joking, but starting to think it's true .

 

[Armadillo]

Finished grinding out all my reward wins today.

Now I have this to greet me and make me sad everytime I play

Managed to climb up to Diamond ii, div iv on the way. So only one rank away but the gap in skill is just so big between these ranks .

Friend got diamond reward as well. Last season highest they got was plat iii, managed to pull them into diamond and grind the wins. Think they are holding at div iii. Nice to get it out the way early before all the new accounts "came from consoles" appear.

How goes the new season for others?

 

[Chary]

Finished grinding out all my reward wins today.

Now I have this to greet me and make me sad everytime I play

Managed to climb up to Diamond ii, div iv on the way. So only one rank away but the gap in skill is just so big between these ranks .

Friend got diamond reward as well. Last season highest they got was plat iii, managed to pull them into diamond and grind the wins. Think they are holding at div iii. Nice to get it out the way early before all the new accounts "came from consoles" appear.

How goes the new season for others?

I haven't played much since I've been away from home for the past week, and for the next month, but I did play and terrify my boyfriend when playing competitive with him for a bit. We were playing against some crazy smurfs that had FAR too much skill compared to his (never played comp) and my (around gold or so) skill tier. And then the next team apologized as they 10-0'd us, by making crazy freestyle goals and control that belonged in platinum or higher for sure. Eesh. Playing with the lowly dropshot and rumble unranked, for now. Might try to train up my friends to my level, or just dive back into solo standard, since that's where I do best. Dunno why I keep running into people who are way far below where they should be.

 

[Armadillo]

Dunno why I keep running into people who are way far below where they should be.

Could be people who don't play that mode much, unfortunately, it's far more likely that it's just people being scum and getting on alternate accounts. Game is infested with them because Psyonix does nothing and sadly they have a much bigger effect on lower ranks (higher you are, less chance the smurf is better than you). It really is a joke. I had a someone with a Season 3 grand champ tag on, 100hours of play time. It's a complete joke, Psyonix really need to get on top of it before it drives away the playerbase .

I probably see at least 3-4 players a night with similar accounts (<100 hours), flying off the walls etc. It's just sad.

 

[Armadillo]

https://www.rocketleague.com/news/new-ban-practices-season-4-rewards-update/

Boo, automatic bans. Not sure I like this, depending on word list. Some words, fair enough.

Others, well, depends on content. Abusing someone, fair enough. But I should be able to say that's fucking bollocks after a dodgy pinch goal or an iffy bounce.

 

[Armadillo]

Going to give it a quick bump even though @Chary and I seem to be the only ones here, as it's pretty big news and a change I guess.

https://www.rocketleague.com/news/starbase-arc-wasteland-standard-arenas/

Non-standard arenas are gone next update. Gone from Casual as well, only place to play them will be private maps.

If you wanted any more proof that despite what Psyonix claim, they do not care about the general playerbase. Once again this was another change driven largely by e-sports and pro players, the smallest % of players in the game. If you aren't in that percentage, you are just cattle to be milked for keys for the benefit of those at the top.

I don't really have strong feelings on the maps either way, but this along with bugs not being fixed until it effects a pro/e-sports just cements that Psyonix couldn't give a shit.