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DROPSHOT SMASHES THE ARENA FLOOR ON MARCH 22

Another FREE mode is coming to Rocket League later this month!

Dropshot is a brand new take on Rocket League gameplay as we introduce dynamic breakable floors and an electrified ball, all within the confines of a new hexagonal Arena, 'Core 707'. Instead of pushing the ball into your opponent’s goal, your objective is to destroy panels on the opposing team’s floor, and score goals through those gaps.

Our new game mode is all about Damage! Along with our usual stats like Goals, Assists, and Saves, Dropshot introduces Damage as a statistic -- the more damage you do, the more floor panels break, and the easier it is to score a goal! Each panel can be hit by a ball twice -- the first hit activates the panel, while the second breaks the panel, creating a new scoring opportunity.

The new ball has three different phases, each more powerful than the last, that determine how much damage is done when the ball smashes into the floor panels. The second and third phases are activated by multiple Battle-Car hits, so the longer the ball stays off the ground, the more powerful it becomes. While the first phase of the new ball only damages one tile upon impact, the second and third phases can damage up to seven and 19 panels, respectively.

Along with Dropshot releasing on March 22, we have a host of other changes coming to Rocket League, including new achievements/trophies, painted Bodies and Rocket Trails, an Esports content button, the end of Competitive Season 3, a new Skill Tier hierarchy, and more!

Garth wrote:Confirmed for Switch for late 2017, includes cross-network play with Steam and Xbox One:

Photek wrote:

Garth wrote:Confirmed for Switch for late 2017, includes cross-network play with Steam and Xbox One:

Bizarre, why not PS4?

Photek wrote:

Garth wrote:Confirmed for Switch for late 2017, includes cross-network play with Steam and Xbox One:

Bizarre, why not PS4?

IAmTheSaladMan wrote:

Photek wrote:

Garth wrote:Confirmed for Switch for late 2017, includes cross-network play with Steam and Xbox One:

Bizarre, why not PS4?

I'm assuming they still hold their grudge against Nintendo after they went into business with Philips instead of SONY all those years ago. It took many years for Nintendo and Square to bury the hatchet and I'd wager this will take even longer if it ever happens at all.

Pedz wrote:They were open to it on PS3 when sales were way behind 369, but MS wouldn't do it, arrogance on the leading parties maybe?

Fade wrote:

Pedz wrote:They were open to it on PS3 when sales were way behind 369, but MS wouldn't do it, arrogance on the leading parties maybe?

Well I mean they have cross play with Steam but I don't think they particularly see them as a competitor

I think it's because they have the biggest install base and therefore by doing cross play with the other two consoles it inadvertently helps them (in terms of matchmaking etc)

Pedz wrote:

IAmTheSaladMan wrote:

Photek wrote:

Garth wrote:Confirmed for Switch for late 2017, includes cross-network play with Steam and Xbox One:

Bizarre, why not PS4?

I'm assuming they still hold their grudge against Nintendo after they went into business with Philips instead of SONY all those years ago. It took many years for Nintendo and Square to bury the hatchet and I'd wager this will take even longer if it ever happens at all.

I don't think it has anything to do with that as they had chance to have cross-play with MS ages ago and refused.

We've got to be mindful of our responsibility to our install base. Minecraft - the demographic playing that, you know as well as I do, it's all ages but it's also very young. We have a contract with the people who go online with us, that we look after them and they are within the PlayStation curated universe. Exposing what in many cases are children to external influences we have no ability to manage or look after, it's something we have to think about very carefully.

Photek wrote:

Fade wrote:

Pedz wrote:They were open to it on PS3 when sales were way behind 369, but MS wouldn't do it, arrogance on the leading parties maybe?

Well I mean they have cross play with Steam but I don't think they particularly see them as a competitor

I think it's because they have the biggest install base and therefore by doing cross play with the other two consoles it inadvertently helps them (in terms of matchmaking etc)

It doesn't need helping, you think finding a game of rocket league on Xbox is hard or something?