Is Hoops Only Ranked Now?

[[D&C] NecroLust]

Really only ranked? WHY!!!???

[up2zero]

Yeah, so is Dropshot. and more It's a bad decision I hope gets reversed, I knew they would be in ranked but to remove it from casual? Idiocy.

[[D&C] NecroLust]

Yes now I will not play them now I will play less now this hurts the population...

[Grizzledorf]

Originally posted by up2zero:

Yeah, so is Dropshot. and more It's a bad decision I hope gets reversed, I knew they would be in ranked but to remove it from casual? Idiocy.

I imagine the reasoning is because having them seperated between casual and ranked modes would split the player base too much.


there is option to hide rank so you dont see any rank and then just casually play it.

[[D&C] NecroLust]

How are people sopose to practice now? Stupid idea.

[Grizzledorf]

Originally posted by D&C NecroLust:

How are people sopose to practice now? Stupid idea.

you could find a teammate to play hoops with and just 1v1 each other one match to warm up. or 1 v 1 vs bot.

[[D&C] NecroLust]

And you truely think this is ideal / adequet ?

[tan ahbeng]

haizz they just nail themselves hard

[Lord Dazed & Insane]

Originally posted by D&C NecroLust:

Really only ranked? WHY!!!???

So people play it

[Curious Duck]

When people don't read updates...

https://www.rocketleague.com/news/season-8-rewards-season-9-details/

Alongside these additions to Competitive play, Rumble, Dropshot, Hoops and Snow Day will no longer appear as Casual Playlist options. (You can still use these modes in Private Matches, Local Matches, and Tournaments.) Due to population split, keeping Extra Modes in both Casual and Competitive could lead to great difficulty finding matches -- something we want to avoid for their inaugural Competitive Season. Want to play Extra Modes without worrying about Competitive Ranks? We’re giving you the option to hide your Rank for these modes so you can maintain a more casual mentality while playing.

[danbu]

It's a bad decision. It used to be fun and without pressure. Now it's full of toxic tryhard-jerks like normal ranked.

[Digital Jam]

I still haven' heard a single justification for it, that makes the tiniest bit of sense.
The only people that wanted this were those who played the modes exclusively because they are desperate to become rocket league stars... Because they don't have what it takes to become pro's in the proper ranked modes.
So because a bunch of small-minded fame chasers think pushing this means they're going to become famous, everyone else has their fun modes removed from casual play... Which is no different to removing them from the game entirely for most casual players.
It's going to absolutely destroy retention rates too because people who searched for a game across a variety of modes are going to have that variety/choice take away, which means people will become bored far more quickly.....
....Honestly, it's just bad in so many different ways, it really doesn't speak well of the IQ in charge over at Psyonix, that they actually had artwork and code and an entire update put out there before they saw what a terrible idea it is.

[VonPumpkinson]

Originally posted by Digital Jam:

I still haven' heard a single justification for it, that makes the tiniest bit of sense.

Originally posted by Curious Duck:

When people don't read updates...

https://www.rocketleague.com/news/season-8-rewards-season-9-details/

Alongside these additions to Competitive play, Rumble, Dropshot, Hoops and Snow Day will no longer appear as Casual Playlist options. (You can still use these modes in Private Matches, Local Matches, and Tournaments.) Due to population split, keeping Extra Modes in both Casual and Competitive could lead to great difficulty finding matches -- something we want to avoid for their inaugural Competitive Season. Want to play Extra Modes without worrying about Competitive Ranks? We’re giving you the option to hide your Rank for these modes so you can maintain a more casual mentality while playing.

[Digital Jam]

Yep... Obviously I read that and include it in the plethora of things I've heard as to a 'justification that doesn't make sense.'
It gives a tiny audience something they want and takes a huge part of the game away from the majority and basically justifies it by saying 'nobody would play it if we didn't do this thing we know you won't like'.
That's not reasonable and anybody who repeatedly tries to insinuate that it is, is either looking to have a circular argument or is part of the tiny percentage who wants to play those modes exclusivly.

[SpyroGuy]

Yeah, making Rumble Ranked makes just as much sense as adding Russian Roulette to the next Olympic Games' event roster.

Hoops and Snow Day I can live with, cuz, ya know, no randomized crap over there, but Rumble is a no for me. I'm on the fence about Dropshot, cuz it just kinda sucks by default. xD

[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]

This update makes no sense at all! Psy ***** up!