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The key words in that thread are Daily and Aerial Goals. There is nuance involved.
We still do not have Daily Challenges. We give you a week to complete the Weekly Challenges so you have a seven day window to complete them and get those XP bonuses and items. We do have a Daily Win bonus now, but it is relatively small and doesn't feel bad to "miss out" on.
We try to avoid Challenges that encourage behavior in online play that is unusual. "Score Aerial Goals" might incentivize you to pass up an easy shot to make sure it's an Aerial Goal. However, a broader Challenge like "Score 5 Goals In Online Matches" isn't really a problem because scoring goals generally is a good thing for you and your team.
All that said, my personal position has absolutely changed since 2015 when we launched the game! One thing you encounter daily working on a game as big as Rocket League is that there are so many types of players. Some love items, some don't care. Some love Challenges, some hate Challenges. And I've become more open to "extrinsic" motivations like Challenges, or Battle Pass tiers, etc. because it satisfies a portion of the playerbase who really enjoy those things.
I appreciate that you care about the gameplay for challenges, but with the XP changes introduced with the new update, did you consider adding another source of challenges to make gameplay more rewarding? I understand there’s season challenges but those don’t seem like a challenge that I will get on the game and do, but more of a passive task. Since the XP value has changed so much, I feel like we would need some sort of daily task that rewards XP.
did you consider adding another source of challenges to make gameplay more rewarding? I understand there’s season challenges but those don’t seem like a challenge that I will get on the game and do, but more of a passive task. Since the XP value has changed so much, I feel like we would need some sort of daily task that rewards XP.
We are keeping an eye on Challenge length & XP balance and will make adjustments. Mentally, are you thinking you need an in-between that's harder than the Weeklies, but less long-term than the Seasonals?
I feel like by your own logic a “score goals” challenge also incentivises a negative play style. If you generally prefer to defend and offer support, then surely this challenge would encourage everyone to just go for the ball no matter the situation.
It's definitely in the grey area. There are only so many Challenges we can make in Rocket League. Score Goals is right on the line, Aerial Goals is over it. Our expectation when we first rolled out Challenges in Rocket Pass is if we saw behavior start to deviate based on specific challenges (like "Score Goals"), we'd stop running those. So far we haven't seen it happen, but if it changes we'll change it.