a message to rocket league...

wanted to make this video not to purely bash Epic Games, but to voice out a lot of concerns from the community that I've seen these last few months in hopes for a better future. looks like they actually came out with a solid update yesterday so I'm hoping for some shift that can really push Rocket League in the direction of it's potential. 2024 is the year that likely makes or breaks Rocket League

"they see us as like customers, not players" musty been too real lately

4:13 - "It's just so... like braindead" Pretty much sums it all up from Epic

Playing since release...something changed a few seasons ago, matching making wasnt consistent, playing people with wildly different skill levels in ranked. It just feels off, to many little changes, in the background, that just dont make it as fun as it used to be. So sad, ive not played for over a month now

i played so much in 2020 - 2023 summer, rl was my way of chilling aftr a long day, its sad to see this route taking effect hopefully someone will listen, someone from the team behind it will take into account issues.

What’s wild is the communication. I think we can all handle news about layoffs, dropping casters, lack of updates and why, if Epic just talks to us. They’ve dropped bombs on the community with no warning and we have received no good news in return. For any woman out there, this is what getting kicked in the balls feels like

its sad to see a game you love get ruined by a company full of greed

There was a time in my past where I was extremely down and my head was full of dark thoughts. Rocket League was an outlet for me during this period, I sunk in over 300 hours into this game - more than any game (I'm not much of a gamer). This is when I discovered many of the RL pros and creators like musty, and would religiously watch them on YouTube and twitch. I even followed all pro events regularly. Thinking back, all of this was a big blur in my memory because of the depression I was going through at the time but this video helped me remember the good parts of those times, when I'd just get lost in RL for hours and sometimes even meet some cool people through the game. This game has a special place in my heart and I hope Epic games really gets their shit together and undoes their mistakes. Pains me to see this game dying because of damn fortnite, jeez. I just went back to check in on all of the RL creators I used to watch and it's safe to say none of them are doing good in terms of views. Rocket League needs a resurgence and I hope that happens before it dies down beyond the point of no return.

Stopped playing cause f2p led to insanely high number of smurfs, or ppl straight duo boosting their friends on fresh epic accounts, and this still hasnt been addressed to this day as my friends say. On top of that, the recent mmr changes which dropped everyone in rank, suddenly now you're 2 ranks down but playing with the same people... for what? kill my expectations on getting gc? Just said nah i got better games to play. Also, i used to trade a lot, now its gone, part of the community and my interest. Used to play everyday at least 1-2 hours, nowadays i play 1-2 times a week when friends call to premade.

On the upside, this is showing us all, young and old, how destructive corporate greed is.

damn bro. musty my heart goes out to you and all of these other amazing content creators. this gives me so much respect for y’all; knowing the hard work and effort it takes just to try and dig for something new- to find a new diamond in the rough to guide your content, it kills my heart for this game that i love. it’s truly a sad thing to see- monopolies like epic games that come in and get rid of the passion; they fire the talented and creative self-reliant workers just to take a more utilitarian approach. it becomes a machine. we don’t need a machine. this game was made by people. talented people with dreams and creativity. i wish i was older and smart enough to know if epic games is even doing what’s best for their company or just running it into the gutter. anyways ig i’m just trying to say i’m proud of you and the other content creators. y’all have done all you can and shared yourselves with us. your amazing ideas and creativity are so greatly loved by the community and appreciated. please don’t forget that. unfortunately it just sucks man. but we’re all in the same boat together. i don’t want any of you to lose your innovative spirits or creativity, because y’all are so much better than to willingly offer them to a closed ear. god bless y’all, i love you guys 🫶🔥❤️

I actually started playing again a few weeks ago and been enjoying it but I only play a few days in Plat and then get off for a few days. The apple sauce analogy was great!

Appreciate the shout out, Musty. I did really care about the game. All of us did. This community gave me some of the best experiences of my life. I'll be forever grateful to everyone for welcoming me as one of your community managers. Despite everything happening right now, there isn't a day that goes by where I don't wish I could still be there doing my best to support you all. Take care 👋

Trading removal was the end of it for me. I have 4000+ hours in the game.. I am flabbergasted a company can fuck up a game so quick. Never will I touch that field again. As someone who has played since August of 2015... absolutely horrible company.

Man, I'm sad I missed all the years, I love League and have been trying to get better . Started about 10 months ago

I never traded but i miss opponents asking me in chat if i wanna trade, getting ignored by me and then thowing a fit lol

Them removing trading was possibly the worst mistake ever in rocket league..

Gate keeping the lan location is crazy 😭

I had this game for so long but only actually got into when I got internet a few years ago. Peaked at grand champ and quit when they removed trading. I never even used trading but I already had a extreme hate for epicgames. It’s really sad, it’s probably the game I enjoyed the most to come home and play.

i came back to rocket league this year but i didnt know what was going on with it or anything and i was confused on why i couldnt trade until i saw this video. I grew up with rocket league and now its just sad to see it die.