Patch Notes: Season 17 Live

Featuring Online Free Play, Neo Tokyo (Arcade) arena variant, new Community Spotlight feature and more!

Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Scheduled Release: 12/4/2024 8 a.m PT / 4 p.m. UTC

THE HEADLINES

• Season 17, featuring the new Rocket Pass vehicle Shokunin, is now live!
  
• Online Free Play is also available, jump in and invite your friends.
  
• New Free Play Party Limited Time Event and Free Login Reward are up for grabs.
  
• The Neo Tokyo (Arcade) Arena Variant is live in all online playlists.
  
• Our new Community Spotlight News Panel feature is live, highlighting SquishyMuffinz.
  
• S16 Competitive Rewards (Boosts) are dropping for eligible players.

SEASON 17 Rocket Pass

• Season 17 Rocket Pass is Here! Featuring Neo-Arcade-themed items and the Shokunin / Shokunin GXT Car Body
  
  • The Shokunin and Shokunin GXT use the Octane hitbox

Challenges

• Season 17 Stage 1 Challenges are live

Competitive

• Season 17 Competitive has started
  
• For Season 17, Competitive Snow Day replaces Competitive Dropshot
  
• Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists

Tournaments

• Season 17 Tournaments are live
  
• Any unspent Season 16 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards
  
• Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining
  
• Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup
  
• New Tournament Reward items have been added

NEW CONTENT Online Free Play is Live!

• Create an Online Free Play session directly from the main menu, post-match screen, or while searching for a game.
  
  • Party leaders can create sessions and invite up to 7 friends, (8 players total) or start their own solo practice.
    
  • More Online Free Play Details can be found here[www.rocketleague.com]

New Free Play Party Limited Time Event and Login Reward

• New Online Free Play Party Challenges will give players the opportunity to earn a set of the coveted Black Painted ‘Dieci’ Wheels and the ‘Power of Friendship’ Player Title, don’t miss out on this chance!
  
• Players can also login now through the end of Season 17 to unlock the Free ‘Ice Breaker’ Player Banner.

Arena

• The new Arena Variant ‘Neo Tokyo (Arcade)’ is now available in Online Playlists

Community Spotlight

• Highlighting a member of our Rocket League Community, learn more about SquishyMuffinz in our featured news panel; Nicely Done, Squishy!
  
  • Players can also claim Squishy’s exclusive Community Spotlight Player Title ‘Squishy Saver’ for FREE in the item shop!
  • Available now through December 10th.

Season 16 Competitive Rewards
Season 16 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.

• Season 16 Rewards are Boosts
  
  • Bronze I or higher: S16 – Bronze Boost
    
  • Silver I or higher: S16 – Silver Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Gold I or higher: S16 – Gold Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Platinum I or higher: S16 – Platinum Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Diamond I or higher: S16 – Diamond Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Champion I or higher: S16 – Champion Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Grand Champion I or higher: S16 – Grand Champion Boost + lower rewards
    
  • Supersonic Legend: S16 – Supersonic Legend Boost + lower rewards
• GRAND CHAMPION TITLE REWARDS
  
  • Competitive Grand Champion: "S16 GRAND CHAMPION" in Crimson text
    
  • Rumble Grand Champion: "S16 RNG CHAMP" in Crimson text
    
  • Hoops Grand Champion: "S16 DUNK MASTER" in Crimson text
    
  • Dropshot Grand Champion: "S16 FLOOR DESTROYER" in Crimson text
• SUPERSONIC LEGEND TITLE REWARDS
  
  • Competitive Supersonic Legend: "S16 SUPERSONIC LEGEND" in Titanium White text
    
  • Rumble Supersonic Legend: "S16 RNGENIUS" in Titanium White text
    
  • Hoops Supersonic Legend: "S16 LEGENDARY BALLER" in Titanium White text
    
  • Dropshot Supersonic Legend: "S16 TILE ANNIHILATOR" in Titanium White text

KNOWN ISSUES For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here[www.rocketleague.com]