Epic Online Services for Rocket League down: Account and Authentication issues
ISSUES concerning using Epic Online Services have appeared again following the launch of Rocket League as a free to play game today.
Developers Psyonix has confirmed that there are issues affecting Epic Online services tonight which are keeping Rocket League gamers off servers.
According to the official site, all Epic Online Services have been degraded, leaving Rocket League gamers unable to complete Account sign ins and switch primary platforms.
The good news is that Epic Games is aware of these current problems and are working to fix this for PC gamers.
A message from Epic Games adds: "We are aware of a degradation in our online services that is impacting live games. We are aware and working on a resolution."
The same issues affected Rocket League and Epic Online Services last week as Psyonix prepared to launch the game as a free to play product on the Epic Games Store.
It's unclear at this time how long the outage might last but it looks set to be fixed in the coming hours.
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Patch notes from today's Rocket League free to play launch can be found below and include details on the Epic Games Store release:
THE HEADLINES
- Rocket League is now available for download through the Epic Games Store
- The new Challenges system is live, including challenges specifically for new players
- PlayStation Plus is no longer required to play Rocket League online
- Season One is now live on all platforms
Competitive (Began on 9/22/2020)
Rank Additions: We are introducing three new Competitive Ranks at the top of the spectrum to add more distinction between the best of the best Rocket League players:
Grand Champion II & III will sit above the existing Grand Champion Rank and provide additional separation between players in the Grand Champion echelon
We’ve also changed the Grand Champion Rank color to Red to better distinguish it from Champion
Players who exceed even these two new levels of Grand Champion will reach the Rank of Supersonic Legend
Featuring a new white icon, this Rank is tuned to be very exclusive based on historical ranking data. We’ll be keeping an eye on the thresholds for these new Ranks in each playlist throughout the season to ensure they’re difficult, but not impossible, to obtain
Seasonal Resets: We’re changing how we do seasonal “soft resets” of the Competitive skill curve. Going forward, we will compress the entire skill curve towards the median Rank (Gold III)
Players above this Rank will move down an average of one tier, while players below the median will move up an average of one tier
On the top end, we will hard cap players at around Grand Champion I rank going into the new season.
As part of this change, we’re recalibrating the Skill Tier requirements for multiple playlists, including 1v1 Duel and all Extra Modes.
Level Restriction: Players must be at least Level 10 before they are permitted to play in Competitive Playlists
Accounts created before our transition to free to play are exempt from this rule
Solo Standard: We have heard from the community, and we discontinued the Solo Standard playlist in the last update. We want Rocket League’s move to free to play to be a fresh start with a single, unified 3v3 Competitive playlist for all players
For the diehard fans of Solo Standard, we have updated our matchmaking system to more consistently place solos against solos, and parties against parties
Tournaments
The new Tournaments system is fully live on all platforms and across all supported regions
Reminder: Players must complete placement matches in one or more Competitive Playlist to participate in Competitive Tournaments
No Season One Rank yet? We will use your highest Rank from Season 14 to place you into Tournaments until you complete your Season One placement matches
CHALLENGES
Challenges have been improved and expanded to provide more opportunities for all types of players. Challenges now come in three varieties:
Weekly Challenges that must be completed the week they’re active
Season Challenges that can be completed any time before the season ends
Challenges will be unlocked in stages as the season progresses. Stage 1 Challenges are available with today's update
Event Challenges that become available during special events and offer limited time rewards
We also have New Driver Challenges specifically designed for players new to Rocket League. These will be visible to all new players in the Challenges Menu and Widget
If you played Rocket League before the transition to free to play, you won’t see these Challenges
You’ll receive three Weekly Challenges every week, and a set of Free Season Challenges
Rocket Pass owners get access to an additional three Weekly Challenges along with Premium Season Challenges
A new Challenges Widget has been added to the Main Menu that showcases your Weekly Challenge status. You can browse all active Challenges from the new Challenges Menu. You can also access the full Challenges Menu from inside the Widget
COMPETITIVE SEASON 14 REWARDS
Rewards were released on 9/22/2020
Competitive Season 14 has ended. Titles and Reward Items will be awarded for your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
Season 14 Rewards are custom, non-tradeable Player Banners
Bronze I or higher – Season 14 Bronze Player Banner and Avatar Border
Silver I or higher – Season 14 Silver Player Banner and Avatar Border + lower Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Gold I or higher – Season 14 Gold Player Banner and Avatar Border + lower Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Platinum I or higher – Season 14 Platinum Player Banner and Avatar Border + lower Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Diamond I or higher – Season 14 Diamond Player Banner and Avatar Border + lower Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Champion I or higher – Season 14 Champion Player Banner and Avatar Border + lower Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Grand Champion Rewards
Competitive Grand Champion – ‘Season 14 – Grand Champion’ In-Game Title + Grand Champion Player Banners and Avatar Borders + all Season 14 Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Rumble Grand Champion – ‘Season 14 – RNG Champ’ In-Game Title + Grand Champion Player Banners and Avatar Borders + all Season 14 Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Dropshot Grand Champion – ‘Season 14 – Floor Destroyer’ In-Game Title + Grand Champion Player Banners and Avatar Borders + all Season 14 Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Hoops Grand Champion – ‘Season 14 – Dunk Master’ In-Game Title + Grand Champion Player Banners and Avatar Borders + all Season 14 Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Snow Day Grand Champion – ‘Season 14 – Blizzard Wizard’ In-Game Title + Grand Champion Player Banners and Avatar Borders + all Season 14 Player Banners and Avatar Borders
Note: Grand Champion In-Game Titles for Extra Modes are earned by achieving Grand Champion Rank in each individual Extra Mode
NEW CONTENT
Monstercat Flags (Antenna)
‘Bad Computer’
‘Koven’
‘Duumu’
‘Muzzy’
‘Bossfight’
‘Danyka Nadeau’
‘Nick Smith’
‘Conro’
‘FOOL’
‘Glacier’
‘Dexter King’
CHANGES AND UPDATES
Drops
You can now receive Drops of different qualities when completing Challenges or earning Rocket Pass tiers. These rewards contain one random item from a wide pool of content that includes:
Uncommon and higher free drops from before Free to Play (formerly acquired as random, post-game items)
Items from every crate released before the Vindicator Crate
Items formerly obtained in Rocket League DLC packs, like Scarab or the Mohawk Topper, at new qualities (e.g. Scarab is “Very Rare”)
These items can be Traded In just like the old “free series” could be, and all existing free drops will be compatible with these items for future trade ins
Achievements
As we move Rocket League to free to play, the following achievements/trophies have been modified:
‘Grease Monkey’
‘SARPBC Forever’
‘Traveler’
‘Tinkerer’
‘An Inch and 6.2 Miles’
‘Ride or Die’
‘Don't Look Back’
‘Family, Not Friends’
‘Drift King’
‘Survival of the Fittest’
‘Heartbreaker’
‘Natural Progression’
‘Hot Shot, Part Two’
‘Throwback’
‘My World is Fire’
‘Spectacular’
‘Savage’
‘Ruthless’
‘Psycho-Master Exploder’
‘Infinite Power!’
‘Stopped Cold’
‘Get Up, Mr. Bubbles!’
‘Metaverse’
‘Battle-Car Collector’ has been renamed ‘Car Collector’
‘Rocket Genocider’ has been renamed ‘Rocket Repleter’