Epic Games developer Psyonix has published a sneak peek at an updated version of Rocket League running in Unreal Engine 6, revealing a first look at its new logo.

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[–] 84 points 5 months ago (27 children)

Is this game still as popular? I have not played it since August 2019 when Epic removed it from Steam.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago*

    Idk dude I'm still playing it on steam pretty regularly? Ive got some weird auto-generated username which I guess comes from an epic account made for me but I never had to do anything it just works fine

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    How is it easy to get banned?

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Casual quit punishments are dumb imo but they did make casual games a bit better on average. And you probably only got banned from chat if you said some heinous shit. I’m pretty sure they just chat ban first no?

    Anyway it’s super easy not to get banned on rl since the game emphasizes quick chat anyway

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    It’s still decently popular with an active esports scene. It had a resurgence just a couple months ago when some big variety streamers like Jynxzi and critikal played it.

    If you bought the game on Steam before it was removed, you can still play it through Steam (it’s what I do)

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    But you need Epic account to play it, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    I don’t think so? Or… maybe that was always the case? Idk, I picked the game back up a few months ago after not having played it since 2017 and I don’t remember needing to login. I even still had my cosmetic purchases from 2016

    EDIT: actually now that I think about it, I do also have the Epic launcher installed, so maybe it was picked up through that

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (17 children)

    They never removed it from Steam? I've been playing it on there since 2015. If you bought it there, you have it. Even works on Linux with Proton.

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Removed from Steam store so unavailable for purchase. Those who bought it prior will retain access until Epic says fuck you.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Right. If you bought it there you have it there. And the person I replied to obviously bought it there, so it shouldn't be removed for them. Context, right?

    I doubt Epic will remove it from Steam though. That'll be the day they really kill their user base.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Right, I meant that they mentioned removal as in removed from the store and not their library.

    They wouldn't outright remove it but they did stop updating the linux version on steam. With the news of UE6 update, there is a chance they would either do a makeover like CSGO or simply make a new page for RL 2 which will be only available on their store.

    The death of player trading was the last straw for me and haven't played it since then. I might try it if the UE6 update comes to steam but I don't have a lot of faith in those epic fucks.

    Also do you need epic games account to play? I remember some sort of linking but can't recall if it was mandatory.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    they did stop updating the linux version on steam

    Correct. Luckily Proton has very good performance.

    It would be really cool if it would come back on Steam as RL2, but I have no hope for that. They have zero incentive to list their games on Steam as their competitor.

    I never traded so I'm fine. But it was very controversial.

    Not sure if you need an Epic account actually, I don't think so? I can still play on the Switch without linking, so it shouldn't be necessary.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Which version of proton? I can start the game and play bots, but the multiplayer is not availble for steam/epic friends. Literally no multiplayer browser loads at all.

    EDIT: Jesus. I'm still testing, but it looks like steam installs the defunct "Linux" build of rocket league that has not been updated for 6 years. You need to install the proton version instead by enabling proton experimental in the comparability mode.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yes. The steam linux build is dated many years ago.

    You need heroic launcher to properly play RL on linux.

    You can setup a steam shortcut starting it in heroic though.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    I have it working without issue just via steam now. Deleting the game and enabling "proton experimental" in the games comparability settings downloaded the modern game. On start, it opened a browser tab and had me link my steam/epic accounts, and bobs your uncle.

    I have heroic launcher installed for gog/epic, but its not involved with this. Its good to know there is an alternative install path possible if I need it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Interesting, I must be misinformed, someone told me it only worked on heroic with the anticheat etc. And that the linux build is "preventing" to get the modern windows build on linux.

    I will try again on steam. Also I noticed my controller driver is loaded by steam... So it works only if I have steam up and running anyway.

    There is a "steam-devices" linux package I need to look into...

    Anyway, thanks for the feedback !

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Yeah, they are correct. Steam works fine, you just need to set the compatibility to Proton in RL settings in Steam. Then it will download the Windows version of the game. You can do so before installing, even, I believe, so it will install the correct version right away.

    I've been playing like this for years now. Great not to have to boot into Windows. 😌

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah?
    Hm...Can't find it.

    Almost as if Psyonix/Epic Games sold out, delisted it from Steam and only keeps updating the build for existing users

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Psyonix/Epic Games sold out, delisted it from Steam and only keeps updating the build for existing users

    Yup, that's exactly what I meant with my comment. You got it.

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