Addressing my Concerns for Rocket League's Future…

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I started playing properly about 7ish months ago around the summer event (I forget what it was called) after playing intermittently on a friends xbox.
I bought the game with the 'dlc' which really wasn't dlc, it was just a few additions that I reckon should've been in the game to begin with, maps especially.

I finished the season and was somewhere around gold 2/3 so I got the rewards and thought it was pretty cool. Did the same for last season, and have done this season too, and yeah, you get a sort of decent item to show off your rank for the previous season (or in some cases, several seasons back), but these days I find myself playing less and less, because it's the same maps, with the same cars, with the same chasers, and whiffers, and my own constant failure to get a set of wheels at the end, for a soft reset to happen and the next season to start 2 hours later. What's the point?
I dont feel like theres any reason for me to carry on as it's just gonna be the same in a years time if nothing gets changed/added/fixed etc and that makes me sad since I do love this game so much, despite its flaws (on top of my own).

I resonate with this video and I'm nowhere near pro, and not a content creator (yet), but I've clocked 620 hours in the game and can honestly say, up to plat at least, that I'm getting tired of it.

I hope someone high up at Psyonix reads this and has an epiphany or something and sets all the team right. Keep doing what you're doing Leth, you make the community proud.

LOL you're not going now!

I mostly jump in Hoops. For some reason I love that gamemode. I guess because you can go for nutty plays without getting punished with counter-goals all the time.
I am all in for more gamemodes…why is the Volleyball map not in a gamemode yet?
And as for RLCS…..I'd like to see not only 3v3 soccar…but also see Dropshot etc. Would be really interesting to see the pro's play these gamemodes too in the competitive scene.

I REALLY Want to play your maps with my friends but a lot of them aren't tech savvy enough to set up all the required mods, or they don't want to swap out underpass because if they go back to Rumble and forget to change it back it crashes the game or it's too much of a hassle to set up all that stuff then change it back it really would be nice if we could get it in the game, even still if not that seeing psyonix put new maps in the game that aren't stdandardised just have a check box in game play or something "[X] Allow non Standard maps in playlists" then it can throw those into the rotation and it will group you up with other users that have that check box marked.

I would say that the olímpica in Tokyo would be an important point to shape the future of the game

My, my, how things change in a week. Dallas World Championships cancelled due to the Coronavirus and Psyonix announces dropping support for Mac and Linux versions. I'd say your concerns are valid.

RL's future is fine if they put the cars into a GTA type open world. Need story mode with destructible environments. Going through skyscrapers, bouncing off buildings and using Rumble style weapons to do battle with the other Rocket Cars would do wonders for RL. Put Arenas throughout the map a lá Pokemon to compete when not searching and battling for Chests hidden in the game waiting to be discovered. I think this is a good
start.

I wish for a game mode (like Hoops/Rumble etc.) which allows to queue for Tokyo Underpass matches ONLY.

I used to not like Tokyo Underpass until recently before they removed it.

Back in the day, it took me 3 mins to get used to the map, then i had 2 mins of decent gameplay, then the match ended and until i got thrown into that arena again, i totally forgot how to play it. IF i play Rumble and get thrown into that map, i love it so much. There is so much cool stuff these ramps allowed you to do and the higher ceiling always seemed like a plus to me.

Just rotate through the special modes, remove Hokey for a Season and try Tokyo Underpass instead. See what people love to play and make those maps stick around while removing the least played one to bring back one of the others or get a new one in.

I think custom maps and new game modes would be awesome. But something psyonix could do right now is add a team competitive mode and I dont think it would be hard to implement but idk

We had other maps, remember Wasteland, Neo Tokyo and Starbase. Ppl hated it so loud, Psyonix took em out. A pitty…
On the other hand, thank god RL is not a bit like LoL. Imagine ppl could buy a car that is just a lilltle faster. That would be moment I'd instanly after years and over 2000h of gameplay.

Leth you have touched at an issue that is extremely near to my heart and that I have been thinking a lot about lately. The point you made about the paywall and youtubers bringing people in to the game is exactly me. I held off for three years on this game because it looked strange and I wasn't willing to spend the $20 on it. Finally got it on sale in October 2018 and thought it was a fun game to play with friends but nothing special. But then my friend introduced me to sunlesskhan's 3v3 rotation guide in the why you suck series. And then I got introduced to Squishy's youtube channel. And then I got introduced to the RLCS. And then I got introduced to JZR and the freestyle community. In a heartbeat it was as if a whole other world was opened up to me. This silly car soccer game transformed into a game of mechanical brilliance with unlimited potential and possibilities. It transformed into a true sport with unbelievable depth and strategy. I came to this realization because of people on YouTube and haven't stopped grinding since.
2100 hours later and still in love. In that time I have probably given Psyonix at least another 60 dollars through items and the rocket pass on a game I only originally spent 5 dollars on.
Also in that time…. The only piece of content that has been added to the game that is still in the game as of writing this is the forbidden temple map. THAT IS IT
Why do we have to rely on the community for basic training tools and quality of life features through bakkesmod. Why is it that every time there is a new update nothing is actually added but the game completely breaks and bakkesmod is disabled making the problems with the game even more glaring. Why do we have to rely on the community and incredible people like yourself to make extra maps and game modes to keep the game fresh and exciting. Why are people on console just screwed and will never be able to experience the true potential of this game.
We have every right to be upset because it seems like we have FAR MORE passion and love for this game than anyone at psyonix does and that is incredibly depressing. They simply see our love and passion as a never ending supply of revenue to be milked.
If this game ever dies there will only be one group of people to blame

At about 600 hours I haven't found RL to have gotten dull yet, I think because I can see slow consistent improvement in my skill. But I still think a lot could be done to continually freshen it up, and allow more options and community involvement. And I know for me going free to play would do a lot for my enjoyment of the game. I would love to play this game with my friends, but even the twenty dollars is a hard sell for them, because the game looks really simple to them. But if they could just give the game a real try with a free to play model then they'd be able to see the depth and complexities and that this really is a competitive game.

biggest gripe though is the lack of support for console players. seriously, we need a workshop or something. at least a connection to workshop.

Damn, nice moves. Good points, nice [not raging at failing].
Smart guy, keep on keepin on! :>

The aggressive effort to get me to spend money rather than actually give me more game has been a total put off

I just got this game I've bren playing for two weeks and have been trying to learn how to do all the mechanics spending most of my time in custom training and rank silver 2 in competitive

They have to turn this type of stuff into mini games. They need timed modes, bonuses leaderboards, and rankings for maps/mini games. Think of like the game series “trials”. Then people would get sucked in.