I was both into and not into Rocket League from the start. I played it for about 10 hours in a few couch 2v2 split-screen sessions, and it was instant fun. Total party hit even though none of us had any skill whatsoever.

But for some odd reason the competitive online mutliplayer was just something I never considered doing since I figured it would be unpleasant at my ultra-low n00b skill level. So I never played online.

Until I did, and it was fun. And I kept playing. And I keep getting better. The online ranking keeps you playing with and against players in your skill level, and this is the thing with a really good esport game like Rocket League: the learning curve is really long but not steep. It's instant fun, but will take many hundreds of hours (if not thousands) to reach some level of mastery.

Sometimes, you'll will run into a smurf (= a highly ranked player with self esteem issues that plays at a lower rank to boost his ego). Sometimes though, this is just skilled mechanical player (the "silver prodigy") that has zero game sense. In fact, you can reach a pretty decent rank by simply positioning well.

Be warned, you will occasionally bump into toxic chat online, but you can mute them quite easily or learn to ignore, because there are lot more nice people than toxic ones. Also, some people claim reporting doesn't work but I've had many messages of offensive players being banned because I and others reported them.

If you have kids, they will love playing rocket league with you.

My only gripe would be that, as you get better, you'll soon discover you need to change your controls. I advise you to change the button mapping when playing for the first time. (at the very least, remap powerslide/air roll or boost. Google some pro player settings and pick one.)

End Verdict: highly recommended.

I was both into and not into Rocket League from the start. I played it for about 10 hours in a few couch 2v2 split-screen sessions, and it was instant fun. Total party hit even though none of us had any skill whatsoever. But for some odd reason the competitive online mutliplayer was just something I never considered doing since I figured it would be unpleasant at my ultra-low n00b skill level. So I never played online. Until I did, and it was fun. And I kept playing. And I keep getting better. The online ranking keeps you playing with and against players in your skill level, and this is the thing with a really good esport game like Rocket League: the learning curve is really long but not steep. It's instant fun, but will take many hundreds of hours (if not thousands) to reach some level of mastery. Sometimes, you'll will run into a smurf (= a highly ranked player with self esteem issues that plays at a lower rank to boost his ego). Sometimes though, this is just skilled mechanical player (the "silver prodigy") that has zero game sense. In fact, you can reach a pretty decent rank by simply positioning well. Be warned, you will occasionally bump into toxic chat online, but you can mute them quite easily or learn to ignore, because there are lot more nice people than toxic ones. Also, some people claim reporting doesn't work but I've had many messages of offensive players being banned because I and others reported them. If you have kids, they will love playing rocket league with you. My only gripe would be that, as you get better, you'll soon discover you need to change your controls. I advise you to change the button mapping when playing for the first time. (at the very least, remap powerslide/air roll or boost. Google some pro player settings and pick one.) End Verdict: highly recommended.