Rocket League has been a mainstay of my online play since it first released back in July 2015. I've turned to the game nearly every day for the last six years when I'm bored, need something to play for half an hour, or need a bit of a comforting pick-me-up. No game, before or since, has quite managed to feel like an actual sport to the same level of Psyonix's simple-yet-complicated rocket-powered soccar game. We can all agree that it's a fantastic game, but there's one thing that lets it down - its players.
Rocket League is full of the most toxic, aggressive, and downright offensive players I've had the displeasure to spend time online with. It's worse than any other videogame I've played in 20 years. There's something about it that brings out the worst in people and it has to stop. Fortunately, I can think of a couple of ways to fix Rocket League's player problem.
Before you argue that I need to 'get good'; I've spent over 700 hours in-game, dabbling in the top tiers of Rocket League ranked across Standard, Doubles, and Duel in the process. Sure, I put in terrible performances from time to time, but that's part of the fun. Just like in real sports, even the best can have terrible days on the pitch and people need to get over that. There's simply no need for ugly and hate-filled language when players make honest mistakes.
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