Rocket League is deceptively simple, and that has been its strength since it was first released over seven years ago in 2015. Easy for anyone to pick up but incredibly difficult to master, the title has since become one of the most popular esports around and reported over 40 million players at the beginning of 2018. Now free-to-play, it’s hard to imagine just how many people are jumping into the arena. Touted as “soccer, but with rocket-powered cars,” the game has just recieved a substantial new update, celebrating its fifth anniversary on the Nintendo Switch.
The two new arenas, The Block (Hoops) and Farmstead (Spooky), can now be played in Free Play, Exhibition Matches, or in a Private Match. The Block is also available in Online Matches starting today.
For a limited time only, Rocket League players can also grab the El Chapulin Colorado Bundle in the Item Shop for 1,000 credits. The free Heroe Colorado Player Banner is also available, and both can be snagged until October 17.
Check out the full Ver 2.1.1 patch notes below.
Rocket League Ver 2.1.1 Update
New Arena: The Block (Hoops)
- The Block is now available in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play
- The Block will be available in Online Matches starting October 12
New Arena: Farmstead (Spooky)
- Farmstead (Spooky) is available in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play
El Chapulín Colorado
- The El Chapulín Colorado tab is now live in the Item Shop for a limited time
Esports Shop
- All teams in the Esports Shop have new Home and Away kits
- Kits are available for Dominus, Fennec, and Octane Car Bodies
- North America (NA):
- Complexity
- Dignitas
- FaZe Clan
- FURIA
- Ghost Gaming
- G2 Esports
- Luminosity
- NRG
- OpTic Gaming
- Rogue
- Spacestation Gaming
- Version1
- Europe (EU):
- Endpoint
- Evil Geniuses
- Guild
- Karmine Corp
- Moist Esports
- Oxygen Esports
- Soniqs
- Team BDS
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- Oceania (OCE):
- KC Pioneers
- PWR
- South America (SAM):
- Team Secret
- Middle East/North Africa (MENA):
- Team Falcons
CHANGES AND UPDATES
Arenas – Ball Indicator
- Updated the version of the “cage” ball indicator (which appears when the ball is on or close to a wall) on Sovereign Heights, Salty Shores (Night), Neo Tokyo (all versions), and Starbase ARC (all versions)
- The cage ball indicator in these arenas matches the indicator already used in Champions Field
- Modified the cage ball indicator on Champions Field (Day), and Salty Shores (Night)
- The indicator now features a colored outer ring for improved visibility on these brighter Arenas
Arenas – Online Matches
- Neo Tokyo has been re-added to Online Playlists
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug preventing bots from leaving the scoreboard when replaced by a human player
- Changed the Ford Bronco Raptor back to the Merc hitbox
- [Rumble] Fixed the targeting crosshair so it does not remain on screen during a Goal Replay
- Fixed appearance of Painted Standard Boost exhaust
- Fixed Portuguese localization for “Nice Demo” Quick Chat
- Fixed appearance of notifications for players using a 4:3 or 5:4 aspect ratio resolution
- Fixed a bug that granted Honda Civic Type R Wheels to players who do not own the Car Body
- Any player who has the Wheels without owning the Car Body will keep them
- [Nintendo Switch] Fixed appearance of Franko Fone: Inverted Wheels
- [Knockout] Splitscreen players will no longer be kicked once the primary player/player 1 is eliminated from the match
- [PlayStation] Players are now properly notified with an error message if they try to unblock a player on the in-game Friends List that is also blocked on the platform level
- Fixed a visual bug in the Color Picker menu when both controller and keyboard and mouse are plugged in
Rocket League was originally released in July 2015. Now free-to-play, the game is available to play on PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
