Videogames are at all times keen to pounce on excuses to promote you hats, so naturally Rocket League is celebrating the Chinese New Year. The occasion kicks off on Monday. There might be new rims and such, that can be purchased on the just lately reworked and now slightly cheaper retailer. I’m extra within the new Forbidden Temple Arena, which appears to be like like a vibrant escape from this dreary January.
The Lucky Lanterns occasion begins on Monday January 20th and runs till February 10th. You earn Red Envelopes by enjoying matches, and may redeem them for particular occasion objects or a random previous one from “Champion Series 1, 2, and 3”. The still-overpriced store can have new objects, too, and also you get a free one only for logging in.
Here’s the event page, and right here’s the Forbidden Temple map.
Rocket League does extra novel maps generally, altering the scale and structure of the pitch. The enchantment of this one simply lies within the surroundings, nevertheless it’s fairly, innit.
I visited Beijing’s Forbidden City as soon as, which you’re completely allowed into, other than the truly forbidden bits. It’s wild. There are 12 particular person palaces with names like “Palace of Eternal Longevity” and “Palace of Accumulated Purity”. The halls of the outer courts are organised in teams of three that replicate the Quian trigram, representing heaven, whereas the residing areas within the inside courts are organized in teams of six, representing the Earth. Which is fascinating, as a result of that’s the place the Emperor and his household lived, and my western mind makes me assume they’d be arrange within the heavenly bit.
There was a paucity of rocket-propelled vehicles.
Rocket League’s new yr nonsense begins on Monday, for those who’ve forgotten.
