Rocket League Party System Getting Revamped – Testing To Begin Soon
Rocket League is a game built around the multiplayer experience and because of this makes frequent use of an online party system to allow friends to form teams. To accomplish this, developer Psyonix has relied on external services such as Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, or Steam to make the matchmaking possible. That all looks to change in the near future, as an upcoming update plans to relocate the Rocket League party system to Psyonix’s own internal PsyNet service.
In the press release shared by Psyonix, the studio confirmed that initial testing for the update will begin on PC soon, eventually moving on to console versions of the competitive title. While the thought of widespread network testing may have players’ insides performing backflips, the planned testing will supposedly have minimal impact on online matches. Since the service is already part of the game, the PsyNet test will involve little to no downloading, and Psyonix has promised to immediately roll back changes if the new Rocket League party system doesn’t go as planned.
No dates have been established for the beginning of testing phase, but Psyonix did provide a number of other goodies to keep gamers occupied in the meantime. A large-scale tournament has been lined up for the end of 2017, as well as the introduction of a feature that will notify players of special “limited time” events.
These events will reward a player with the chance to obtain more car customizations and a ‘Decryptor.'” the press release read. “The latter lets players open any unopened Rocket League Crates in their inventory without a key. There are no exact dates for the release, but expect them to come out after the autumn season. More details are to come, so stay tuned.”
Changes to Rocket League aren’t expected to roll out for at least a few weeks, but in the meantime the Nintendo Switch is set to receive a port of the game on November 14th. Along with that beautiful cross-play, Nintendo fans will finally get to enjoy the game’s recent Autumn update and a pretty cool lineup of stylish DLC cars. Rocket League is now available for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.
What do you think? Are you glad Psyonix is taking the Rocket League party reins, or will it only lead to technical problems down the road? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to follow Don’t Feed the Gamers on Twitter to be informed of the latest gaming and entertainment news 24 hours a day! For more multiplayer news, check out these next few stories below:
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