Developer Psyonix released a new update for Rocket League to celebrate the launch of Season 13. Patch v2.34 has overhauled the Play Menu to make things more streamlined. However, it also made a significant change that a lot of players will not be happy about.
Play Menu Overhaul
Psyonix has updated the look of the game's main menu to make things easier and more streamlined for Rocket League players. One of the things that players will notice upon logging in is that the playlists for Competitive and Extra Modes have been combined into a single card. Furthermore, players who want to get into a match quickly can now queue up for up to six competitive playlists at once!
The company will also alternate between "Snow Day" and "Dropshot" for competitive modes each season, starting with Competitive Snow Day in Season 13.
A couple of new cards have been added to the Play Menu as well. The "Play Offline Card" contains Exhibition Mode, Season Mode, and Workshop Maps. The "Private Match Card" is a new card that contains options for allowing players to create LAN or Private Matches.
In addition, Rocket League players who are practicing in Training Mode can now directly join an existing Private Match. On top of that, players can now load a different Workshop Map even if they are already inside one.
Trading System Removed
Aside from the Play Menu overhaul, Patch v2.34 has effectively removed player-to-player (P2P) trading in Rocket League. According to Psyonix, the reason for the removal of the trading system is to "align with Epic's overall approach to game cosmetics and item shop policies."
For those who do not know, Epic Games, makers of Fortnite, acquired Psyonix in 2019. Anyway, the company's decision to abolish P2P trading for good seems cut and dry, the Rocket League community is not buying it.
Redditor @YuGiOhJCJ said that the only acceptable reason for the removal of the trading system is to avoid scams and fraudulent services.
Another user has a different take on this, stating that Epic is broke and needs people to pay the company for some "colorful pixels."
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Patch Notes
CROSS-GAME ITEMS
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A new Cross-Game item attribute has been added to Rocket League
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Cross-Game has been added to the Attributes Filter
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These items will appear in Fortnite in your Locker if you play Fortnite using the same Epic Games Account
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When viewed in the Garage, Cross-Game items will have a note under the item name and rarity saying "This item will also appear in Fortnite"
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Cross-Game items from Fortnite will begin to appear in your Rocket League Garage
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The first group of Cross-Game items include:
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Car Bodies
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Cyclone
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Jäger 619
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Octane
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Lamborghini Huracán STO
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Decals
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Bat Boy (Cyclone)
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Flames (Cyclone)
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L-ITA 99 (Cyclone)
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Sliver (Cyclone)
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Stripes (Cyclone)
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Whiteout (Cyclone)
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Circuit Pro (Jäger 619)
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Euphoria (Jäger 619)
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Kraken (Jäger 619)
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Storm Warning (Jäger 619)
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Stripes (Jäger 619)
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The Summit (Jäger 619)
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Flames (Octane)
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Lightning (Octane)
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Skulls (Octane)
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Stars (Octane)
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Stripes (Octane)
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Tech (Octane)
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Wings (Octane)
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Lamborghini Huracán STO
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Wheels
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OEM
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Lamborghini Huracán STO v1
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Lamborghini Huracán STO v2
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TRADE-IN FUNCTIONALITY
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To account for Cross-Game ownership, the Trade In system has undergone some changes to its functionality. These changes will not affect non-Cross-Game items.
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Only duplicates of Cross-Game items will appear in the Trade In Menu until only one instance of the duplicate remains in your inventory
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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Archived items will now appear in the Trade In Menu
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Favorited items will no longer appear in the Trade In Menu
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If an item is marked as a favorite and archived, the game will respect the favorite status and the item will not appear in the Trade In Menu
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Rocket League Patch v2.34 is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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