Patch v1.53

**Patch v1.53** was released on September 24, 2018.

## The Headlines

* 'Hot Wheels Rivals Arena' is now available in Casual Playlists, Tournaments, Private Matches and Offline Matches
* Competitive Season 8 has ended
* Season 8 Rewards (Rocket Boosts) are now available to eligible players
* Competitive Season 9 has begun
* The complete ‘Monstercat x Rocket League Vol. 4’ EP is now available as a music playlist

## New Content

### Hot Wheels

* ‘Hot Wheels Rivals’ is now available as a playable Arena in Casual Playlists, Tournaments, Private Matches and Offline Matches
* ‘Hot Wheels 50th’ Flag
* ‘Hot Wheels 50th’ Player Banner
* ‘Hot Wheels 50th’ Wheels

### Monstercat

* The complete ‘Monstercat x Rocket League Vol. 4’ EP is now available as a music playlist
* ‘Monstercat’ Topper is now available
* New Monstercat Flags have been added
	+ ‘Muzzy’
	+ ‘Infected Mushroom’
	+ ‘Darren Styles’
	+ ‘Gammer’
	+ ‘Dougal’
	+ ‘Tokyo Machine’
	+ ‘Bossfight’
	+ ‘Pixel Terror’
	+ ‘Sara Skinner’

## Changes and Updates

### Competitive Season 8

* Competitive Season 8 has ended. Titles and items will be awarded for your highest rank achieved during the season. Season 8 Rewards are custom, non-tradeable Rocket Boosts
* Receiving Season 8 Rewards is also contingent upon successful completion of Season Reward Levels
* Reward Rocket Boosts:
	+ Bronze I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Bronze’ Rocket Boost
	+ Silver I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Silver’ Rocket Boost + lower Rocket Boosts
	+ Gold I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Gold’ Rocket Boost + lower Rocket Boosts
	+ Platinum I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Platinum’ Rocket Boost + lower Rocket Boosts
	+ Diamond I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Diamond’ Rocket Boost + lower Rocket Boosts
	+ Champion I or higher – ‘Season 8 - Champion’ Rocket Boost + lower Rocket Boosts
	+ Grand Champion – 'Season 8 Grand Champion' in-game Title + all Season 8 Rocket Boosts

### Competitive Season 9

* Competitive Season 9 has begun
	+ Season 9 brings a “soft reset” that requires you to do placement matches in each playlist to recalibrate
	+ Winning half of your placement matches will land you near your previous season ranking
	+ League Rankings will be temporarily empty until players complete their placement matches
* Ranked Extra Modes
	+ Ranked Playlists for 3v3 Dropshot, 2v2 Hoops, 3v3 Rumble and 3v3 Snow Day are now available under the Extra Modes tab in the Playlist Menu
	+ You will have a unique MMR for each Playlist
	+ You will be required to complete ten placement matches before obtaining a Rank in each Playlist
	+ All Ranked Extra Mode Playlists will contribute to your Season Reward Level
	+ Extra Modes have been removed from the Casual Playlist tab
	+ You will have the option to hide your Rank in the new Ranked Extra Modes Playlists
	+ Ranked Extra Modes will not have leaderboards for Season 9

### Progression

* The post-match XP screen has been shortened and can now be skipped, bringing you right to the End Match screen and lobby
* Consecutive Match Bonus has been increased from 50 XP to 200 XP
* Weekly Win Bonus has been changed from a multiplier to a flat amount of 2,500 XP per eligible win

### General

* Discord button has been added to the News Panel
	+ Clicking this button will minimize Rocket League and take you to discord.gg/rocketleague, where you can join the official Rocket League Discord server

## Bug Fixes

### General

* Fixed issue where focus could be lost when closing party chat panel with controller
* Details window now appears in trades with only one item
* Older Replays recorded on Farmstead no longer crash the client
* Fixed a bug with bot behavior related to air dodge, rolling and ball strikes
* 'Best of the Bunch,' 'Squad Goals,' 'New Challenger' and 'Together is Better' Achievements/Trophies now work as intended
* Club invites no longer block a player’s view while trading
* Checking the 'Friends Only' League Rankings now shows all friends

## Known Issues

* RLCS Fan Rewards Decals may not show all details in the trade window
* ‘Megabat’ Decal may cover trim on Painted Car Bodies
* Some Competitive pop-up messages may not reference Ranked Extra Modes when they are supposed to
* Titanium White and Grey ‘Binary’ Painted Trails may look similar
* During a trade, selecting, removing and re-selecting an item from an inventory stack may cause the check mark to disappear
* [macOS] Game may close after startup if a controller is connected and ‘PlayStation Configuration Support’ is enabled
* [Switch] Removing and re-adding a splitscreen user to the party will hide the first player in the party roster
* [Steam] ‘People Person’ Achievement/Trophy may not unlock for some players

## External links

* Patch Notes v1.53 - Season 9 Update on Rocket League - Official Site