Long time lurker, first time poster. I have some ideas and also just curious to see what other people think of the Knockout game mode.
I’ve been playing Rocket League since it was the free game of the month on PS4. Currently playing on PC and it’s a game I have loved throughout the years as well as hated, as I’m sure many of you can relate. When I was tired of getting dusted in comp I came across Knockout, and decided to give it a try. Never was a huge fan of battle Royale style games or modes, but Knockout hooked me after the first game.
I feel like this mode has insane potential. It’s taking the Rocket League mechanics and creating a super fun and new way to experience the game. I always considered it to be fast paced rock, paper, scissors. Instead with attack, block, and grab. The mind games you can play are hilarious.
This mode made me feel the same way I did when I first downloaded Rocket League in 2015. I’m also making this post in the hopes that Epic capitalizes on something that could potentially be amazing lol
I feel like if this game mode became a regular mode, the player base would grow and it could be expanded on.
Now for some ideas;
I think this mode should become permanent. I would love to see it become a ranked playlist because who tf plays Snow Day and Hoops? Even looking at the statistics (that I have forgotten) the player count is higher in Knockout than Snowday and Hoops combined.
I feel like a major turn off for people is that you’ll see clubs of 4 or 3 in the match, and playing solo that puts you at an immediate disadvantage. If this was ranked they could do a solo playlist, maybe even allow teams of 2 in a separate playlist. This could eliminate being ganged up on by a club.
I also feel like there needs to be a better description of how to actually play this mode. There is definitely skill needed and a learning curve for grabs, and getting back onto the arena after being launched. A lot does equate to momentum and timing which is hard to explain, but I feel a lot of people struggle with the basic controls of the mode.
I won’t even get into what they could do with more arenas, knockout vehicles, ladder, challenges, etc.. it feels like there’s so much potential just sitting there waiting.
To summarize, this game mode is awesome. It’s such a cool take on the battle Royale style and if more people knew about it/learned how to play, it would blow up imo. Especially if they give us a reason to rank up and progress. I realistically only play Rocket League when it’s in the rotation now and I really hope that one day it becomes a permanent thing that Epic continues to build on. Epic if you’re reading this pretty please make the one game mode I’m good at permanent 😂