Finally got to play some Hoops. The good news is... 2v2 definitely doesn't feel like too little in this mode.
Also, turns out that cars actually can't drive up the ramp around the enemy hoop. Only the ball can hit that.
Oh and, the squeaky sneakers sound is in fact there. Good thing it's not a constant sound when turning at least.
There's also a new announcer for scoring in Hoops. It fits at first, but it's a little irritating to be honest. Though I'm pretty sure he often makes a Space Jam reference. Not really a funny one, just a reference.
It's been fairly fun and new at first, though I don't think I see this one being really popular for as long as the ice hockey one has (which is still there btw).
As what seems to be the case for me with many games, this game mode for some reason it seems like I'm better at it when I first start... but then I get worse at it because I'm either overthinking it too much constantly or I'm over aggressive. Weird... I was doing great when I first started. Then it went way downhill for me. I gotta hold back.
Oh and they also seemed to have modified the goal replay camera. When the goal happens, it then moves the camera to the scorer. This could just be for Hoops, but I don't know yet.
Last Edit: May 5, 2016 21:14:41 GMT by Jägerbomber
All yours. Calculated. Go for it! Great Clear! Holy cow! In position. Incoming! My bad… My fault. Need Boost! Nice Block! Nice one! No Way! Okay. Oops! Savage! Siiiick! What a play! Whew.
Post-Game Quick Chats:
Everybody dance! gg Nice moves. One. More. Game. Rematch! That was fun! Well played. What a Game!
Thought this was going to be good.... then they added "Savage!" ...
Last Edit: May 18, 2016 20:23:25 GMT by Jägerbomber
Looks like they're making one of the experimental arenas official with a Tokyo theme.
This one might actually be my least favorite of the set... but it looks like they might have tweaked it a little bit. Maybe it'll improve the ball motion a bit.
Not sure how I feel about the ramps pointing towards the goal now... Might make things a bit awkward. Then again, it might give a little more reason to want to get up on the higher sides.
Last Edit: Jun 10, 2016 21:40:09 GMT by Jägerbomber
1.19 is out now with New Ranked season, modified test arena becoming official, new test arena, 4 DLC cars, Rare and Very Rare cosmetics and trade-ins, Quick-Chat additions and customizing, and other little details in the specifics.
Those assets are, indeed, early pieces of an upcoming system we plan on implementing to fund our esports prize pools and events. We plan on officially announcing it next month at (or near) the RLCS Live Finals since it directly relates to that event and other events like it, but since this image came out before our official word, we wanted to clarify some things for you:
Crates will contain cosmetic content only. We have a strict "Don't Sell Advantage" policy for Rocket League, and we're sticking with that.
There will be no Steam Marketplace integration with crates. We are definitely aware of the problems related to third-party gambling in other games and we are not interested in taking that approach.
Players who don't want to interact with this system can hide it entirely with a single checkbox. Also of note, this won't affect or impact our current item-drop system in any way.
We also want to reassure you guys that we are sticking with our approach to keep introducing free new Arenas, Modes, and Items, along with the occasional paid DLC just like we always have.
Hope this helps shed some light on what we have planned. It's actually a pretty cool system that we'll be happy to share detail about next month.
Best regards,
I can't pay for these...
Last Edit: Jul 11, 2016 21:45:43 GMT by Jägerbomber