I have an abusive relationship with Back to unranked!" it yells. "No sense of personal achievement for you!"
This soul-destroying but inescapable cycle makes me extra grateful for the fluff that accompanies Rocket League's ranked playlists. The mutators are a laugh with mates, and the changes to matchmaking in this month's update, Rocket League will be enshrining the experimental spirit in a new Rocket Labs mode.
Rocket Labs is a test range for wacky new maps that would cause a stir if dropped into competitive matchmaking. The first three maps in the playlist are Utopia Retro, a circular map from Rocket League progenitor Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars; Under, with varying sloped sides for crazy aerial play; and Double Goal, a keeper's nightmare.
They're works-in-progress, and player will help Psyonix decide which get finished and become a permanent fixture. One curious development, given its slightly non-standard shape, is the addition of the Wasteland map to competitive playlists—could we be looking at a future for Rocket League in which players must learn or specialise in multiple maps? If your PC's performance takes a hit on Wasteland (maybe due to those mysterious unused assets outside the arena), you'll be please to hear it'll be optimised.
Thanks, Gamespot.
