One of the extra fascinating mechanics launched in Rocket League was the flexibility so that you can commerce your acquired gadgets with different gamers, permitting you to coordinate for particular gadgets, or just to pawn off any duplicates you’ve gained over the numerous hours of enjoying. Unfortunately, this characteristic is now set to be eliminated totally later this yr with a view to “align with Epic’s general strategy to recreation cosmetics and merchandise store insurance policies.”
Making the announcement on their weblog, the crew at Psyonix stated “Player-to-Player Trading will probably be faraway from Rocket League on December 5 at 4 p.m. PST. We’re making this modification to align with Epic’s general strategy to recreation cosmetics and merchandise store insurance policies, the place gadgets aren’t tradable, transferrable, or sellable. This opens up future plans for some Rocket League autos to come back to different Epic video games over time, supporting cross-game possession.”
While pitched as a optimistic transfer, this might in essence power gamers to spend extra money on the in-game store with a view to acquire their desired gadgets. The crew launched an FAQ alongside the announcement detailing how this modification will have an effect on Rocket League’s present construction akin to with duplicate gadgets, saying:
“What do I do with my duplicate or undesirable gadgets? The Trade-In system for Core Items, Tournament Items, and Blueprints will enable gamers to proceed buying and selling in eligible duplicate or undesirable gadgets to obtain a random new merchandise of upper rarity.”
The full FAQ will be discovered HERE. For those that have been enjoying Rocket League since launch all the way in which again in 2015, you would possibly need to get in a couple of ultimate trades forward of the fifth of December.
KitGuru says: What do you consider this transfer? Is it anti-consumer or will it profit the sport general? Let us know your ideas down under.
