THE HEADLINES

• Progression: Gaining Experience and Leveling Up has been rebuilt from the ground-up
  
• Clubs: You can now form a ‘Club’ with other players and participate in Club Matches
  
• Rocket Pass 1 will go live one week after this update’s release
  
• Match Forfeit adjustments
  
• Real-time text filtering has been added for Player Names, Clubs, and Tournaments
  

• Rocket Pass 1 will go live the week after this update is released
  
• Read more about Rocket Pass here
  

• ‘Join the Club!’
  
• ‘Together is Better’
  
• ‘New Challenger’
  
• ‘People Person’
  
• ‘Squad Goals’
  
• ‘Best of the Bunch’
  

• The Garage Tabs have been reordered to make Goal Explosions easier to access
  
• Increased Maximum Keys allowed in a single trade to 200
  
• [Steam] Added “Particle Detail” to Video Options
  
• [Nintendo Switch] Text Size of UI is now adjusted between Docked and Undocked states
  
• Spectator Camera: Player hotkeys are now synchronized across all spectators
  
• Updated visuals on some Arenas to better handle alternate team colors
  
• Added controller vibration when you matchmake into a game
  

• Gaining Experience and Leveling Up have been rebuilt from the ground-up
  
• Experience (XP)
  
• You can now only earn XP in Online Casual & Competitive Matches
  
• XP is now primarily based on Match Length, not your score
  
• You earn a scaling amount of XP for each second of a match, including Overtime, up to a maximum of 20 minutes
  
• A match must be at least 60 seconds long to reward any XP
  
• New match XP bonuses have been added, including:
  
• Score
  
• MVP
  
• Consecutive Games (when you stay in the same Casual server)
  
• Backfill (when you replace a bot in a Casual match)
  
• Weekly Wins
  
• Each day, you accumulate 2 Weekly Win bonuses, up to a maximum of 14 (one week’s worth)
  
• Each win earns +200% XP and consumes one of your bonus wins
  
• XP is only rewarded if a match is completed
  
• Forfeiting a match counts as match completion
  
• Match Stats that grant Score have been revised to focus on important events
  
• Goals, Assists, Saves, Clears, etc. all still give Score and a notification
  
• First Touch, Aerial Hit, Bicycle Hit, and Juggle Hit no longer award Score
  
• These stats are still tracked and updated for your Career Stats page
  
• Leveling
  
• From Level 20 upward, Levels now require a flat amount of XP instead of taking progressively longer to earn
  
• The Level 75 cap has been removed; there is no longer a Level cap
  
• Conversion
  
• All players have been converted to a new Level based on multiple factors, including total Online Matches played and total XP earned
  
• Players Level 40 and below convert to roughly the same level as before
  
• Players above Level 40 convert to a higher level than before
  
• Players who have been capped at Level 75 for some time will gain extra Levels based on total Online Matches played
  
• Rewards
  
• Avatar Borders
  
• Added a new Customization Item: Avatar Borders
  
• You unlock new Avatar Borders by leveling up in addition to Titles
  
• You can select a Border and customize its coloration from the Garage submenu
  
• Borders are unlocked every 25 Levels up to Level 300, after which they are unlocked every 50 Levels
  
• Uncommon / “Online” Drops
  
• You will now receive a random Uncommon or higher item every time you Level up
  
• Uncommon items and higher will no longer drop randomly after matches
  
• Common / “Offline” Drops
  
• You will now unlock all Common items for a specific Customization Item slot simultaneously, rather than one at a time
  
• Each slot’s Common items are unlocked after a set number of total matches played (Online or Offline)
  
• You will not lose access to any Common items you have already unlocked
  
• Titles
  
• Titles are now awarded to your account for reaching specific Levels
  
• You will retain any Titles you have previously earned
  
• You can equip any Title you have acquired via the “Titles” option in the Garage submenu, not just the highest-level one you possess
  
• The ‘Rookie’ and ‘Semi-Pro’ Titles have been removed as part of this change to prevent players from equipping misleading titles for their skill level
  
• Legacy XP Titles have had their level requirements adjusted for the new XP system.
  
• ‘Veteran’: Level 20
  
• ‘Expert’: Level 40
  
• ‘Master’: Level 60
  
• ‘Legend’: Level 80
  
• ‘Rocketeer’: Level 100
  
• Additional new titles are available every one hundred Levels after Level 100
  
• Titles will also be available elsewhere, including Rocket Pass and Events
  

• Forfeit Votes can no longer be triggered until 90 seconds have elapsed in a given Competitive Match
  
• 1v1 Competitive Matches do not have the 90-second restriction
  
• You can still Vote to Forfeit even after another player has left your team
  
• Forfeiting allows you to still earn XP and rewards for a match
  
• If you “Leave” early you will not earn XP
  
• Players can now only trigger one Forfeit vote each unless everyone on their team has also initiated a Forfeit vote
  

• You can now form a ‘Club’ with other players
  
• A Club consists of:
  
• A roster of up to 20 members
  
• A Club Name
  
• Between 3-32 characters
  
• Club Names are not unique
  
• A Club Tag
  
• Between 2-4 characters
  
• Shows before your username on banners, scoreboards, etc.
  
• e.g. [PSY] Devone
  
• Club Tags are not unique
  
• Club Colors
  
• Primary & Secondary
  
• Club Owner
  
• The player who created the Club by default
  
• Can add/remove members
  
• Ownership can be transferred to another Club member by the owner
  
• Club Owners must transfer ownership before they leave a Club
  
• Editing Your Club
  
• The Club owner can rename a Club (name & tag) once per week
  
• The Club owner can change the Club’s colors with no restrictions
  
• Club Matches
  
• When a Casual or Competitive Match is created and if each team is composed entirely of members of a single Club (one per team), a “Club Match” will be activated
  
• Club Matches change the team colors and stadium colors to Club colors
  
• If the colors are too similar, we find a suitable color for one team by first attempting to use their Secondary color, then a neutral option
  
• Club Members who wish to opt out of this functionality can enable “Force Default Team Colors” under Interface Options
  
• Club Names will replace “Blue Team” and “Orange Team” on the scoreboard, and when goals are scored
  
• Club Matches do not occur in 1v1 matches, Private Matches, or Tournaments
  
• Club Utilities
  
• Clubs can set a Message of the Day (MOTD) to easily communicate to all members
  
• The Private Match button in the Club Menu lets you quickly and easily create or join a lobby just for your Club
  
• Verification
  
• Clubs may be “Verified” which adds an exclusive checkmark by their name on the in-game scoreboard
  
• This verification flag guarantees a particular club / player is the “real” one verified by Psyonix
  
• Club Tags and Names are unique among Verified Clubs, but are not globally unique
  
• Changing a Verified Club’s name or tag will cause it to lose verified status
  
• Verification will only be made available to select partners and esports organizations
  
• Cross-Platform
  
• Clubs support cross-platform membership, but you will not be able to invite cross-platform players until the RocketID system is released later this year
  

• Implemented a new real-time text filtering system that applies to the following cases on all platforms:
  
• Player Names
  
• Club Names & Tags
  
• Tournament Names and Team Names
  
• [Steam] You may need to choose a new player name if your current player name is filtered out
  
• Chat will be added to this filter system in a future update
  

• Fixed Postgame Spotlight camera breaking if players left the match
  
• When the “Match Notifications” option is set to Time Updates or Kickoffs Only, you will once again hear the audio cues for hidden notifications like “1 Minute Remaining”
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause reconnecting to a Ranked Match to fail
  
• Fixed appearance of Painted ‘Mainframe’ Decals
  
• Fixed chat input being lost when an item popup occurs
  
• Fixed an issue causing ball trail effects to shorten at high framerates
  
• Fixed removing items from a trade by selecting them in the trade window
  
• Fixed paint finish on ‘‘89 Batmobile’
  
• Trails are now properly aligned with Wheels on ‘‘99 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34’
  
• Thumbnail of Painted ‘K2’ Wheels now display the correct color
  
• Battle-Cars no longer spawn in as invisible to some players
  
• Titanium White ‘MDGA’ Decal no longer appears as grey
  
• Event Currency notification now properly displays after a match ends
  

• New item notification shows for some players in Garage despite having no new items
  
• [PS4, Xbox One] Details window not showing in trades when only one item per player is in the trade window
  
• [macOS. SteamOS] Textures on some buildings in the background may be missing
  
• On Salty Shores, some ground textures load a few seconds after reaching the Choose Team screen
  
• Moving quickly between the Showroom and Garage may cause Boosts and Trails to not display properly when viewing in Redeem Rewards and Crate Preview menus
  
• Some Gray Wheels (Voltaic) may appear similar to Titanium White variants
  
• Black texture can be seen sometimes outside of the Neo Tokyo and Tokyo Underpass Arenas
  
• [Steam] Some Rocket Boosts may appear shorter than normal when playing Rocket League at higher frame rates