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Rocket League Season 2 Extended: Release Date, Time, Rewards, Ranks, Rocket Pass, Arena, Labs, Trailer And Everything You Need To Know

By Lloyd Coombes
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UPDATE: SEASON 2 IS BEING EXTENDED

Psyonix has announced that Season 2 has been extended to April 7, and new competitive rewards have been revealed, too.

  • Bronze I or higher – Season 2 – Bronze Boost
  • Silver I or higher – Season 2 – Silver Boost + lower Boost
  • Gold I or higher – Season 2 – Gold Boost + lower Boosts
  • Platinum I or higher – Season 2 – Platinum Boost + lower Boosts
  • Diamond I or higher – Season 2 – Diamond Boost + lower Boosts
  • Champion I or higher – Season 2 – Champion Boost + lower Boosts
  • Grand Champion I – Season 2 – Grand Champion Boost + lower Boosts
  • Supersonic Legend – Season 2 – Supersonic Legend Boost + lower Boosts

Original Story Follows:

Rocket League Season 2 is coming very soon, Psyonix has confirmed.

"The next season is a celebration of music that will introduce a new customization option called Player Anthems, new songs and content from Grammy-nominated EDM artist Kaskade through a partnership with Monstercat, a new Rocket Pass, a new Arena, and more," a press release reads.

Read All About Rocket League's second Season here:

Season 2 Live

Patch Notes

You can check out the patch notes for Season 2 here, or below! 

THE HEADLINES

  • Esports Shop redesign
  • Enhanced Xbox Series X|S support
  • New content creator community flags
  • NEW CONTENT

Community Flags

  • ‘Athena’
  • ‘FluuMP’
  • ‘JohnnyBoi_i’
  • ‘JonSandman’
  • ‘JZR’
  • ‘Lethamyr’
  • ‘Linkuru’
  • ‘MERTZY’
  • ‘Musty’
  • ‘PhantomACE’
  • ‘SunlessKhan’
  • Monstercat Flags
  • ‘Au5’
  • ‘Chime’
  • ‘Jack Newsome’
  • ‘Rome in Silver’
  • ‘Sullivan King’

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Enhanced Xbox Series X|S Support

  • For players on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, a new “Video Quality” dropdown is now available under Settings > Video. This allows you to play Rocket League with either “Performance” or “Quality” settings as detailed below:

Xbox Series X

  • Quality: 4K resolution at 60 FPS with HDR
  • Performance: Game runs at 2688x1512 at 120 FPS with HDR
  • Game UI displays at 4K 

Xbox Series S

  • Quality: 1080p Resolution at 60 FPS with HDR 
  • Performance: Game runs at 1344x756 at 120 FPS with HDR 
  • Game UI displays at 1080p
  • Enhanced support requires compatible displays and HDMI cables. Learn more about compatibility here

Tactical Quick Chat

  • A new ‘Tactical Quick Chat Only,” option is now available under Settings > Gameplay > Text Chat
  • When enabled, all chat messages will be invisible to you except the following Quick Chats:
  • All yours.
  • Centering!
  • Defending…
  • Go for it!
  • I got it!
  • In position.
  • Incoming!
  • Need boost!
  • Take the shot!
  • Faking.
  • Bumping!
  • On your left.
  • On your right.
  • Passing!

Esports Shop

  • The Esports Shop has been redesigned from the ground up
  • The Shop is now separated into regions -- North America and Europe
  • Each team is fully visible in their region’s part of the Esports Shop
  • Item rotation has been removed
  • All available items can be purchased directly from your favorite team's Esports Shop page

UI

  • Made several aesthetic and color changes
  • Changed name of ‘Options’ to ‘Settings’ in the main menu and throughout the game
  • In the post-match screen, a new ‘Options’ button displays the following:
  • Mute/Report Player
  • Change Presets
  • Settings

Bug Fixes

  • [Nintendo Switch] Splitscreen play is back!
  • [Nintendo Switch] Fixed a bug causing tabs to automatically scroll with viewing inventory
  • Adjusted exhaust flames on the Imperator DT5 

 

Rocket League Season 2 Release Date

The new season arrives on all platforms on December 9th 2020.

As confirmed by Rocket League, the new update will go live at 4pm PST on the 8th December and 12am UTC on the 9th December.

Trailer

Check out the stunning EDM trailer below:

Season 2 Rocket Pass Rewards

Expect some very loud skins to fit within the new musical theme.

You can check out everything here, or check out the images below for some neon-tinged carnage.

The new R3MX vehicle and over 70 tiers of items are available for premium members.

Free Pass Rewards

  • Faboo - Banner (Tier 02)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 05)
  • Watermelon (Merc) - Decal (Tier 08)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 10)
  • In My Dreams - Player Anthem (Tier 13)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 15)
  • Accordion - Topper (Tier 17)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 20)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 25)
  • Prospect Elite - Title (Tier 28)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 30)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 35)
  • Darkness - Player Anthem (Tier 37)
  • Uncommon Drop - Drop (Tier 40)
  • Keyboard - Topper (Tier 43)
  • Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 45)
  • Lacuna - Player Anthem (Tier 48)
  • Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 50)
  • Wannabee (Gizmo) - Decal (Tier 53)
  • Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 55)
  • Whiplash - Player Anthem (Tier 58)
  • Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 60)
  • Coj - Wheels (Tier 62)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 65)
  • Seeing What's Next - Player Anthem (Tier 67)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 70)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 80)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 90)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 100)
  • Very Rare Drop - Drop (Tier 110)
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You certainly can't miss these skins

Premium Pass Rewards

  • R3MX - Body (Tier 01)
  • Vintage Mic - Antenna (Tier 02)
  • Bandwidth - Boost (Tier 03)
  • 10% Party XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 04)
  • Midi-Pad - Topper (Tier 05)
  • Cherry Bomb (Dominus) - Decal (Tier 06)
  • Ault-SPL - Wheels (Tier 07)
  • Diva - Title (Tier 08)
  • Exscinder (R3MX) - Decal (Tier 09)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 10)
  • Yastalli - Wheels (Tier 11)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 12)
  • Titanfruit(Octane) - Decal (Tier 13)
  • Parabolic - Wheels (Tier 14)
  • Salty Fries - Topper (Tier 15)
  • R3MX - Banner (Tier 16)
  • The Entertainer - Title (Tier 17)
  • Sally(R3MX) - Decal (Tier 18)
  • Bassline - Boost (Tier 19)
  • SPN - Wheels (Tier 20)
  • Direct Drive - Topper (Tier 21)
  • Spatiotemporal - Universal Animated Decal (Tier 22)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 23)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 24)
  • R.A.V.E. - Player Anthem (Tier 25)
  • The Conductor - Title (Tier 26)
  • Sidechain - Avatar Border (Tier 27)
  • Rocketeer(Breakout) - Decal (Tier 28)
  • Hieroglyph - Paint Finish (Tier 29)
  • Beatseeker - Title (Tier 30)
  • DYR - Wheels (Tier 31)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 32)
  • Mix-Master - Banner (Tier 33)
  • Fat Line(R3MX) - Decal (Tier 34)
  • Tropical Breeze - Player Anthem (Tier 35)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 36)
  • Veracious - Decal (Tier 37)
  • Wavatar - Avatar Border (Tier 38)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 39)
  • Rockin' Roller - Title (Tier 40)
  • Lunchbox-Wasteland - Topper (Tier 41)
  • EXO - Paint Finish (Tier 42)
  • Equalizer - Banner (Tier 43)
  • Monsoon - Boost (Tier 44)
  • Everyone Dance! - Player Anthem (Tier 45)
  • MTRX - Wheels (Tier 46)
  • Ombre(R3MX) Decal (Tier 47)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 48)
  • Headliner - Title (Tier 49)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 50)
  • 3-Lobe - Wheels (Tier 51)
  • Lo Freq(R3MX) - Decal (Tier 52)
  • Light Show - Boost (Tier 53)
  • DYR II - Wheels (Tier 54)
  • Filiformer - Universal Animated Decal (Tier 55)
  • Sequin - Paint Finish (Tier 56)
  • Esoto 4R - Wheels (Tier 57)
  • 5% Party XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 58)
  • Brutal Darkness - Player Anthem (Tier 59)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 60)
  • Anthrophobeb(R3MX) - Animated Decal (Tier 61)
  • Hrt Beat - Boost (Tier 62)
  • Huntress(R3MX) - Decal (Tier 63)
  • Woofer - Wheels (Tier 64)
  • EQ-RL - Universal Animated Decal (Tier 65)
  • 5% XP Boost - XP Boost (Tier 66)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 67)
  • Riser - Boost (Tier 68)
  • Polyergic - Wheels (Tier 69)
  • R3MX GXT - Placeholder Text (Tier 70)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 80)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 90)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 100)
  • 100 Credits - Credits (Tier 110)
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Expect plenty of fresh customisation options

Season 2 Arena

The new Neon Fields arena looks incredible and will be available in online and private matches.

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Every match should feel like a party at Neon Fields

Ranks remain unchanged in the new season:

  • Unranked
  • Bronze I
  • Bronze II
  • Bronze III
  • Silver I
  • Silver II
  • Silver III
  • Gold I
  • Gold II
  • Gold III
  • Platinum I
  • Platinum II
  • Platinum III
  • Diamond I
  • Diamond II
  • Diamond III
  • Champion I
  • Champion II
  • Champion III
  • Grand champion I
  • Grand champion II
  • Grand Champion III
  • Supersonic Legend

Each tier has four divisions, ranging from division I (the lowest) to division IV (the highest). You can go up or down a division within a tier based on how many matches you have won.

Season 2 Rocket Labs

Rocket Labs are back as a Casual Limited-Time Mode Playlist.

Season 2 New Music

According to the press release:

"Psyonix partnered with long-standing partner and electronic music label Monstercat and acclaimed producer Kaskade to create an EP of songs for Rocket League Season 2."

"The first song, “Flip Reset,” with WILL K, is now available in-game, featured in the Season 2 trailer, and on streaming platforms (here). Additional Kaskade music and content will be available throughout the season."

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