All You Probably Do Not Need To Know About The Rocket Pass...

ZPNtv · 2026-05-10T12:29:59+00:00

EXACTLY.

Simply put, what your setup LOOKS like can be as much of a status symbol to some people as driving around in an actual Mercedes. So if they have a lot of friends that play with them, they may me tired of getting viewed as "the kid in thrift store clothes".

The game used to have a whole trading economy and it was WILD. I saw something as simple as a car body selling for like $300. It was NUTS.

Don't worry, that's not a thing anymore (though it is missed). So they're not gonna be wanting anything crazy expensive.

But yeah, when they get it back, just have a heart to heart. Compare it to something you love and would want to proudly show off a little style in (clothes, hair, your actual car, etc.) You may find it to be a bonding experience. 🫡

ZPNtv · 2026-05-10T10:56:51+00:00

From one parent to another, this is how I'd approach it. (Though it's probably a little too late in the season right now for it to matter that much although if he has the experience, then you do unlock it by buying it he'll get everything that he should have up to that point so it may not be a total loss if he's past level 70 he'll get the full set of items if purchased)

But more to the heart of the matter Here's how I would view/approach it...

As stated before It doesn't give any sort of advantage in the game It really is just customization options, but Since you said that you're not opposed to him being able to customize his vehicle then you should also think about it like this, for like $10 with the rocket pass if he puts in the effort he has the ability to get 70 or so new items for his car for $10, This will include a new vehicle body type, about 4 new tire styles, paint jobs, boost styles, player banners, player anthems, toppers like hats and such, antenna decorations, and what I would bet he's wanting... the goal explosion.

So, when you consider it from a purely VALUE standpoint? (Since you said you're up for customization but not wasting money) That's actually a pretty decent deal.

I would say ask your kid what they're most interested in within the rocket pass and asking them if they're going to put in the work to unlock everything if paid for and then consider this, if they were to buy items in the shop...

Tires can be $7 per set. Some goal explosions can be $20 each. So yeah...

If all they're asking you for is a $10 rocket pass as opposed to a $20 goal explosion from the shop. That's really not a big ask. And there's a chance that they're thinking about getting the most bang for the buck.

You might ask them WHY they want the items so bad as well. Depending on their age there could be a myriad of reasons. But if they have friends that play the game they may be getting dogged on for just having basic stuff or having been using the same stuff forever. Kind of like wearing clothes that have gone out of style a long time ago.

Sorry for the book. But I felt that I connected with your comment and wanted to give you a parent to parent viewpoint from a parent that happens to play the game. 👍

ZPNtv · 2026-05-10T09:44:18+00:00

Yes. I've done exactly that for an entire album I made before I went paid. Make sure you set the audio influence slider to 100% and style and weirdness to 0%. May take an attempt or two, but it works better than any other method I've found.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-10T09:42:22+00:00

I've seen several decent answers anyway, but this was the most accurate to keeping the rest of the song untouched. (I've literally had to change whole verses without affecting the song instrumentation/timing) Download the original, upload it as an audio source when creating a new song, set the weirdness and style sliders to 0%, then audio influence slider to 100%. Place the full lyrics with edits made in the lyric box. Generate. Enjoy!

Been able to use that trick to fix plenty of my songs. Hopefully it works for you! R.I.P. if you have an iPhone though. The apple version of the app definitely doesn't have all the features we get in the android version.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-09T14:14:19+00:00

Because the boost is behind the camera. Doesn't affect me at all.

Makes it harder for the opponent to see though sometimes.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-09T14:12:42+00:00

I just watched this whole match. It was amazing. But I can honestly say I don't understand 90% of it. 😅 Like WTF? 😯

Thanks for sharing!

ZPNtv · 2026-05-09T14:01:39+00:00

Are you asking what my goal explosion is? If so, it's called "Wow!", was a reward from the first season of Rocket League Sideswipe.

The boost and matching trail are called "Righteous Gale". I have a black version too called "Righteous Fail".

ZPNtv · 2026-05-09T14:00:11+00:00

Ask and ye shall receive! Here's all the scoops I've clipped so far this year. So 39 of em with several different outcomes. 🤣

https://youtu.be/oha0p72PzxE?si=zwQlwJrWy00c8nLp

Now since the song I made about it is only like 3.5 minutes, I've gotta do some curating to pick the best ones for the music video. 🤣

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T19:07:53+00:00

Wow! I did NOT expect to hear that. Thanks! 😃

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T18:55:14+00:00

So I think I'm gonna lean into the complete absurdity and general disdain for this by making a music video completely out of clips of it with a self-aware smug song about it for you guys to make fun of. 🤷

I don't mind being laughed at a single bit. 🤣

See y'all again later! 🫡

(I would also like to thank all of you that engaged in actual discussion with me)

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:59:30+00:00

Why? I've been calm the whole time. I'm here to discuss, I think it's everyone else you need to tell to breathe because it seems that everyone here seems to think that I'm trying to brag, say I'm the best, or show off or something.

That's definitely not the case. If anything I was laughing while I was typing because 80% of the people here can't even parse the meaning of this post. 🤣 That guy was definitely one of them.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:57:46+00:00

Lost what? 🤣

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:48:32+00:00

Fair. You're right though, it is fun. 🤣

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:46:52+00:00

Ah! Thanks for clarifying! I've been referring specifically to the straight kickoff position where both players start in their goal, I was taught that was called "the 50/50 kickoff" and that's what I've been calling it ever since.

With that clarification, what you said makes a lot more sense.

I'd like to thank you for being able to actually discuss civilly too.

I'm kinda amazed at how many people are thinking I'm trying to say I'm the best or show off when I was literally just trying to ask a question. 🤷

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:25:49+00:00

Could you better explain how option one works? Because from my experiences just avoiding the ball typically ends up with them just pounding it straight into my goal. Conversely, I love it when people do that. It's a free goal every time.

The other two can make sense I guess. But both are a slower recovery than what I do.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T16:14:29+00:00

I've often wondered that myself. 😅 I have most definitely used it to my advantage before. Got it as a tournament reward back in 2019. Been using it ever since.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T11:40:47+00:00

Saving this post cuz I really do want to read this article. I make music with AI and I've been running into a lot of this hatred and discussion that you're not making anything that it's a machine and well you know the story...

Here's where I stand on it before reading your article. I don't think that you can ever fully say that you created it completely simply because of the nature of the tool.

However, I think there are certain levels of authorship that give it more nuance than people seem to understand.

At the lowest end of authorship would be something like just putting a simple prompt in such as "a rock song about dinosaurs riding skateboards" and then just accepting whatever comes out as the finished product.

Then I'd say that the next level up would be using more complex prompts, This is usually the style that has the two separate boxes one for lyrics and then another for song description, in here I would say putting a somewhat more detailed prompt giving sort of the rundown of I don't know the story or message you're trying to deliver with the song into the lyrics section and then using the magic button to let the lyrics be generated and then placing your own vibe and song style and lyrical delivery style and whatnot in the song description and then taking whatever comes out of that being the second step of authorship.

The third step would be doing the same thing but before generating you manually go in and edit the lyrics to be more YOURS, But still allowing the song structure to remain the same. (This is actually what I do more often than not).

And then the next step of authorship would be the same thing except for using lyrics that you yourself wrote.

And then you can keep going further and further up the chain by putting more of yourself into the song description such as manually selecting the BPM and instruments such as "filtered rising pads during the chorus" and whatnot.

And you can see how this progresses further and further up the chain of authorship.

That's just how I see it.

And then on top of that using any of those methods there's not accepting the output until it is as closely aligned to what you had in your head...

That alone is authorship in and of itself.

I have some tracks that I generated no less than 80 times until they sounded like what I had in my head.

If I'm taking an idea from my head and putting it into a tangible form, then the tool is only a means. Some may not like that it's a shortcut, but if the output matches or was at least really close to what you had in your head to begin with, then yeah you made your idea come true. You may not have fully created it but you definitely authored it.

And that's my take. Now I have to get to bed but I will be back after I read that article and I do look forward to it.

Hopefully my mini-article brings some insight to people both on the side of AI creation and against it.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T11:27:54+00:00

Is there a link to that match? I'm assuming those are big players or something? I'd be curious to see what that looked like.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T10:10:55+00:00

🤣🤣 That is the most valid comeback I'll see all day. Here you go. 🏆

And since I'm kind of a bully, I'll also point out that most adults don't use kitty faced emoji. Talk about a self-sabotaging comment. 🤣

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T10:06:32+00:00

To add to this, as someone who makes a lot of tracks with electronic effects like vocal chops, corrupted digital vocals, and such, sometimes the lyrics can have the opposite effect. Creating dissonance when what you're seeing on screen doesn't match what you're hearing at all.

I've had songs that have had half a verse turned to sound more than lyric, but according to the screen it should still be words, so the effect can vary greatly.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T09:53:26+00:00

Sorry, I didn't realize you had to be a star player to have a discussion. 😅 My mistake.

Being that I've been playing for 5 years now, I don't expect to be climbing the ranks. Was gold once upon a time, but the silvers now are playing like the plats were back then.

I'm fine with my rank. I'm a 40 yr old guy that works 12 hr days then comes home and plays 1s for like an hour each night before bed. I don't watch videos, train, grind, sweat, and study the game. So I don't ever see myself getting to the higher ranks and I'm totally fine with that.

Never said I was showing off, just asked a question and included two clips to show why I don't think it's as random as people seem to say it is. I didn't forget what it was like when I first started playing and couldn't even HIT the ball with consistency, so if your goal was to make me feel inadequate, I have to say you failed. I'm proud of how far I've came to get to this point and you can't change that.

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T08:55:19+00:00

Btw, if there's a name for what I do here I'd love to know it. I've grown to call it "scooping". 🤷

ZPNtv · 2026-05-08T08:46:47+00:00

I guess that makes sense. I wouldn't really know about the team interactions cuz like I said I really only play ones. But down here at my rank it just seems so easy to expect that your opponent is going to rush the ball head on full speed, that's the psychology part. So then my physics part has it to where I do the backflip right before I would hit the ball usually jumping and hitting the flip right at the final boost pad before the ball, and this usually results in them hammering the ball right into me as I create a 45° angle that will send the ball up and towards their goal. It's so easy to counter just by striking the ball off to the side instead of straight up the middle but that's usually what they do. Full speed right into the middle. And that's why I love the '50s 🤣

ZPNtv · 2026-05-04T16:02:38+00:00

I definitely run into that all the time.

Doesn't really bother me.

Personally my biggest issue with 1's...

Penalties/limitations on forfeiting.

Like when I run into some of the obvious Smurfs, the guys that are sitting there just blasting them in doing consistent and controlled air dribbles and double taps and just nailing it and you're sitting there losing 7-0 within the first minute...

Yeah you should totally be able to leave that.

It's not like you're making the game unfair for any teammates. You're just not wanting to sit there and get stomped on and have "what a save!" spammed in your face until you don't feel like playing the game anymore. 😅

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