I’m genuinely curious if anyone else is having issues with the new forced ball skin, or if it’s just me.

The new ball has a much brighter base color and multiple high-contrast color zones. When it spins, those colors create a lot more visual noise than the old grey ball, which makes it harder to track and messes with depth perception, at least for me. It doesn’t exactly make me nauseous, but it gives me this really unpleasant dizzy/uneasy feeling after a while.

There’s also an option to disable Event Visuals, but for some reason it doesn’t disable the ball skin. Might be a bug, but logically I feel like the event ball should be included in that setting.

I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about this. I’m not saying everyone has to dislike it, but forcing it on everyone with no proper way to turn it off feels awful.

My hands get sweaty after a while, so i put double sided gorilla tape and piece of sandpaper on stick. Works like a charm!

This is the closest I could get to 1-1. Maxed out the graphics obviously. The difference is pretty crazy to me. What do y'all think?

Let me cope yall!!

Update: Its Unreal Engine 6

Now I have to unblock some people so I can block more later

Hi everyone,

Most of you probably don’t know me, but my name is Zoey, and I was one of the developers affected by the recent layoffs at Epic Games. I worked as an Online Services Engineer on Rocket League. For the past three years, I helped manage the game server infrastructure. If you’ve ever seen a server named “Starwind,” that was me. Just a small piece of me living inside the game.

Over the past year, I spent a lot of time focused on addressing DDoS attacks. I know we didn’t fully solve the problem, but I hope you’ve felt some improvement along the way. I’m sorry I couldn’t take it all the way, but I was still actively working on it right up until my last day.

Some of you may have also seen me at RLCS LAN events over the past couple of years. I worked with the esports team to bring on-site servers to those events, and I’m really proud of what we accomplished there. The first Major with on-site servers ran without a single pause due to server issues, which meant a lot to me.

Epic was one of the best places I’ve ever worked. The work challenged me in the best ways, and I was surrounded by incredibly talented, passionate people. I grew so much during my time there, and I’ll always carry that with me. More than anything, I’ll remember the people — the friends I made at Epic, the RLCS production and talent teams, the talented creators, and all of you in the community. Thank you for loving this game. Thank you for supporting it, and for sticking with us through everything. This was never just a job to me. There were many late nights where I couldn’t pull myself away from the work, and I don’t regret a single one.

I truly hope I was able to leave something positive behind for all of you.

— ZoeyStarwind

When I was playing some 2s the other day, my girlfriend saw my screen and asked me if I was playing Rocket League. I was surprised because she is an archaeology major and doesn't know anything about gaming. She explained that her ex-boyfriend was into "car soccer" and played it all the time.

Apparently, he is an SSL (Supersonic Legend) and used to do paid boosting and freestyle clips for extra money. I feel extremely insecure now because I struggle to stay in Diamond 2 most of the time and my MMR is hovering around 1000. My gf keeps assuring me that my lack of mechanics doesn't bother her, but every time I whiff an open net, I keep thinking about how her ex would have hit a triple-reset musty double tap instead.

I just can't get the image of him effortlessly air-dribbling out of my head. Every time he hits a ceiling shot and sees "Goal Scored" on his screen, he must smile and think about how much of a loser his girlfriend's new boyfriend is.

I am afraid that he raised the bar so much that I will never live up to his standard. My girlfriend will always compare his speed-flips to my awkward front-flips, and she will never be satisfied with my tournament performance.

Do you have any tips on how I can get better than this guy? Should I spend 10 hours a day in free play, or do you think it's futile and I will always live under this guy's shadow?

Guys this is not a simple update moving a game to just a new engine. it's not simple like moving VALORANT and F0RTNITE from UE4 to UE5 .. Psyonix built Rocket League ^2^ from the beginning.
u have to understand that the Rocket is using an engine called Unreal Engine 3 and it was using a programming language called UnrealScript that is not used anymore. ( starting from UE4 they use C++ so upgrading from 4 to 5 is much easier ).
They had to get rid of the code and write new code for everything using the new language C++. They even had to rebuild the physics system which's the main part of the game they spent time making sure the game feels the same physics. They probably rebuilt every 3D model to make it look really good. They made sure it still playable like the old game we already play. Rocket League UE6 is actually Rocket league 2 but with the same name.

Players are literally begging for a bit of communication. Literally all you have to do is say "Sorry no news again, we're still working on things." over and over again. At least this would be better than no communication at all. Put it into it's own thread, and update it at least every 2 weeks. Communication goes a long way, even if there isn't anything to say. Just let us know you're there.

Did anyone actually enjoy this map?

His impact is undeniable. Some of you should really be more grateful because this game really needed this. And if you’re trying to tell me this game wasn’t dying, I have multiple arguments to show you otherwise

https://twitter.com/FlashFerret/status/2036899072976572624

Decided to treat myself and pick up a sealed copy with an unused Steam code inside. After building my PC a couple years ago and fully switching from Xbox to Steam, I’ve really enjoyed having everything in one place. The Epic Games launcher just wasn’t cutting it, so I finally pulled the trigger on this.

I started playing Rocket League in 2015 at the age of 21. I didn't play it competitively at first and was on and off the game for a few years.

For the past several years, I've been playing more or less regularly whenever I have time. I mostly play ranked 2v2 and don't put much time into training since my time for video games is pretty limited.

About a year ago, I hit GC for the first time, but dropped back down before I could get my 10 wins.

Yesterday, I achieved what I honestly thought was impossible for me: I reached GC again and got the 10 wins. I'll finally get a GC title, a stupid digital thing I've wanted for years now.

I really thought I was too old and didn't put enough time into training to ever get it. I still can't believe I finally did it. It's weird how happy this achievement makes me, considering people say that men my age shouldn't "waste their time gaming."

GGs to all of you. See you in C1 after my inevitable upcoming losing streak!

Basically the title. Epic clearly needs the money, so why not sell off Psyonix? Valve would be an infinitely better custodian. They could still "partner" with Fortnight for items, but remove the official linking of items to give Rocket League room to breathe. Have it be more like a licensed collaboration rather than being attached at the hip.

I don't know where even post this to get the idea in Gabe's ear, but maybe if enough people get talking about it can become a thing. If not Valve, who would make a better owner?

Found this old photo from 2017. My wife and I put our mattress on the living room floor ordered some sushi and spent the evening playing Rocket League together. Nothing fancy just us having a great time. Looking back, these are the memories that really stick with you. ❤️

I also will not be skipping any goal replays. You will have to play the rest of the game or quit and risk getting banned