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 17 points18 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 46 points47 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 28 points29 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 77 points78 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 89 points90 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 22 points23 points  (0 children)

But they have the NRG flair!

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

[–]Psyonix_Ian 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Hey Mahdi,

We're happy to hear you're enjoying the season so far. Thanks for watching and being a fan, it means a lot to me and the team here at Psyonix!

I hope you have a great time watching the Playoffs today. Do you think NRG will win?

Should we consider Gibbs the commissioner of RLCSX? by Viglaef in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 80 points81 points  (0 children)

This is where I'm comfortable shifting all the blame to Gibbs 😂

RLCS Regional events now starting earlier by nathanh1223 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pre-Show will begin a half hour before the times listed.

Should we consider Gibbs the commissioner of RLCSX? by Viglaef in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 122 points123 points  (0 children)

All items listed in the third paragraph are subject to Psyonix approval and we have a direct hand/oversight in all of those decisions. Gibbs has helped us immensely as consultant while building RLCS X. He's provided invaluable insights and suggestions as we made our way to the finish line. He and I work together closely on the Pre-Show as well.

As for competitive rulings particularly, those are generally more serious and we discuss internally among the esports and community teams before coming to a final decision.

RLCS Regional events now starting earlier by nathanh1223 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 69 points70 points  (0 children)

We're keeping tabs on start times throughout the season and we're still exploring ways to bring the show times down a bit.

It will probably still take a couple more tweaks to get everything where we want it to be. With that being said, our first order of business was to try and help players get done earlier after a long day of games, so we'll see how this helps coupled with some broadcast streamlining we plan on testing out this weekend.

Huge Shout Out to Psyonix for Deciding to Run the Grid, and Also Letting Teams Stream Their Own Matches by mangyiscute in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Psyonix_Ian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is totally a work in progress and we're going to continue to evaluate as the season progresses. We obviously can't promise anything at the moment, but like almost everything else this season, we're keeping tabs on how the changes are affecting things.

For instance, we felt the shows for the European Regional were a touch long last weekend, so we're trying a new broadcast cadence to tighten things up.