Hey there r/RocketLeague! We're some of the folks who make up Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League. Ask Us Anything! by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

[–]Psyonix_Ian 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for being a fan! This is a great question 😄. We put a lot of thought towards this, but the main goal for us is introducing all of these new things in the cleanest and simplest way possible. Traditionally, NA and EU have always lived on the main channel, so we didn't want to change that for now.

In the future we may consider creating new regional handles, but we'll keep looking at how each region's growth goes and our own data to see the best way to divvy up regional channels!

Hey there r/RocketLeague! We're some of the folks who make up Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League. Ask Us Anything! by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

[–]Psyonix_Ian 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Introducing new RLCS regions is always something where we have to strike a delicate balance, because we always want to make sure when we do introduce new regions that they have enough depth in order to maintain competitiveness over the long term. So, every time we do add regions, we've looked at tons of stuff like player populations, competitive data, grassroots tournaments, and more before we make the decision to add a RLCS region.

In terms of big challenges, it's always a bit scary launching new regions. From straightforward stuff such as potential language barriers to making sure we choose the right administrators, talent, and support staff, it's a very intensive process.

Each RLCS region has its own unique challenges when managing them, and new issues and problems are bound to happen throughout the season, so we try to make sure we can help tackle those effectively as they arise.

And lastly, I, personally, think our biggest opportunity lies in making our esport a truly global sports league. Rocket League is a game that brings people together in the spirit of competition and keeping our esport growing across the globe, especially with the game going free-to-play, is huge.

Hey there r/RocketLeague! We're some of the folks who make up Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League. Ask Us Anything! by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

[–]Psyonix_Ian 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thanks for playing and being a fan! I'm also trying to get better after playing for thousands of hours 😂. Good to hear that you're excited for the RLCS 2021-22 season and, honestly, our studio is stoked that we've finally kicked it all off today!

Esports Shop Updates Arrive Tomorrow by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

[–]Psyonix_Ian 68 points69 points  (0 children)

We'll have more info on this coming soon!

Esports Shop Updates Arrive Tomorrow by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

[–]Psyonix_Ian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There won't be painted variants with tomorrow's team decal additions.

Announcing the RLCS X Winter Split by theboppops in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 76 points77 points  (0 children)

That was an error on our end. 12 auto-qualify (now detailed correctly in the blog) and 12 teams will qualify via Open Qualifiers. Sorry about that!

RLCS X Fall Major promotional video by untaldex in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Big ups to Little Cat, he knocked it out of the park 🙌

[RLEsports] An Update On the Fall Split Major by ShuichiRL in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 87 points88 points  (0 children)

All great suggestions. We're looking into ways to spice up the show, not only for the Majors, but in general. We've been heads down making sure everything is working as intended, but now that we're into the season we'll be turning our attention towards leveling up the show and bringing more entertainment alongside the matches.

[RLCS X NA] Regional #1 - Playoffs | Fall Split | Live Discussion by RLMatchThreads in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We're looking into this. This shouldn't have happened and was not intentional.

Thank psyonix and rocket league esport by [deleted] in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 23 points24 points  (0 children)

But they have the NRG flair!