Patch Notes: Season 8 Live
Author: sofia.lillo,
published 2 years ago,
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[b]Platforms:[/b] Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
[b]Scheduled Release:[/b] 9/7/2022, 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC
[h2]The Headlines[/h2]
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[*] Season 8 Rocket Pass, featuring the ‘Honda Civic Type R’ car, has begun
[*] The new ‘Sovereign Heights’ Arena can be found in Online Playlists, Private Matches, and Free Play
[*] Season 7 Rewards are dropping for all eligible players
[*] Additional Patch Notes for the game update on 9/6/2022 (v2.20) can be found [url=https://www.rocketleague.com/news/patch-notes-v2-20-season-8-update/]here[/url]
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[h2]Season 8[/h2]
[h3]Rocket Pass[/h3]
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[*] Season 8 Rocket Pass, featuring the ‘Honda Civic Type R,’ has begun
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[*] The Honda Civic Type R uses the Octane hitbox
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[*] EdgeLight: Painted versions of the Honda Civic Type R and Honda Civic Type R-LE feature a new treatment called EdgeLight. This adds a glowing visual effect to the trim.
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[*] Painted variants of the Honda Civic Type R and Honda Civic Type R-LE are found in Season 8 Rocket Pass Pro Tiers
[*] EdgeLight cannot be disabled on Painted variants of the Type R
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[h3]Tournaments[/h3]
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[*] Season 8 Tournaments are now available
[*] Any unspent Season 7 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards
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[*] Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining
[*] Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup
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[h3]Challenges[/h3]
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[*] Stage 1 Challenges for Season 8 are now live
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[h3]Competitive[/h3]
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[*] Season 8 Competitive has started
[*] Season 8 Changes
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[*] A soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists, similar to previous seasons
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[h2]Changes and Updates[/h2]
[h3]Arenas[/h3]
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[*] Added Forbidden Temple (Day) to the Competitive Playlist rotation
[*] Removed Starbase ARC (Aftermath) from all Online Playlists
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[h2]New Content[/h2]
[h3]New Arena Variant[/h3]
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[*] The new ‘Sovereign Heights’ Arena can be found in Online Playlists
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[h3]Season 7 Competitive Rewards[/h3]
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[*] Season 7 Competitive has ended. Season Reward Items and Titles will be awarded for your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
[*] Season 7 Rewards are non-tradable Boosts
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[*] Bronze I or higher – Season 7 – Bronze Boost
[*] Silver I or higher – Season 7 – Silver Boost + lower Boost
[*] Gold I or higher – Season 7 – Gold Boost + lower Boosts
[*] Platinum I or higher – Season 7 – Platinum Boost + lower Boosts
[*] Diamond I or higher – Season 7 – Diamond Boost + lower Boosts
[*] Champion I or higher – Season 7 – Champion Boost + lower Boosts
[*] Grand Champion I – Season 7 – Grand Champion Boost + lower Boosts
[*] Supersonic Legend – Season 7 – Supersonic Legend Boost + lower Boosts
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[*] Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
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[*] Competitive Grand Champion: "S7 GRAND CHAMPION"
[*] Rumble Grand Champion: "S7 RNG CHAMP"
[*] Hoops Grand Champion: "S7 DUNK MASTER"
[*] Snow Day Grand Champion: "S7 BLIZZARD WIZARD"
[*] Dropshot Grand Champion: "S7 FLOOR DESTROYER"
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[*] Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
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[*] Competitive Supersonic Legend: "S7 SUPERSONIC LEGEND"
[*] Rumble Supersonic Legend: "S7 RNGENIUS"
[*] Hoops Supersonic Legend: "S7 LEGENDARY BALLER"
[*] Snow Day Supersonic Legend: "S7 ICE TITAN"
[*] Dropshot Supersonic Legend: "S7 TILE ANNIHILATOR"
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