Rocket League season 16 patch notes

The Rocket League developers have dropped a highly-anticipated season 16 update which brings a slew of new content to the competitive game. On top of yet another battle pass, there are new competitive opportunities and locations where you can challenge opponents.

Here is everything you need to know about the season 16 patch of Rocket League.

What are the Rocket League season 16 patch notes?

BMW 1 Series skin

Included with the season 16 Rocket Pass is a car skin modeled after the BMW 1 Series. This skin is the first item in the premium battle pass and uses the Octane’s hitbox.

The skin itself is modeled after the 2024 model of the BMW Series 1, a four-door sedan. While you cannot change the car’s body once you equip the skin, you can always change the paint job, equip accessories like spoilers, and pick different wheels to create your own customized BMW.

2v2 and 3v3 Heatseeker Tournaments

With a new season comes new opportunities to climb the competitive ladder. On top of regular competitive play, you can form teams of two or three players to partake in Heatseeker Tournaments.

In Heatseeker Tournaments, you’ll enter into a 32-team bracket where you partake in back-to-back matches to see who comes out victorious. The developers have also added one additional tournament timeslot for every region so players have more opportunities to join in the fun.

Here is a breakdown of the US timezones for the Heatseeker Tournaments, which are held every day of the week:

• PST – 8pm
• MT – 9pm
• CT – 10pm
• EST – 11pm

Drift Woods arena

Included with the update is the Drift Woods arena, available in all Online, Private, Offline, and Free Play matches. This arena is planted in the middle of nature, surrounded by tall evergreens that cast shadows over the playing field.

The Drift Woods map is classified as a Standard Arena, meaning it has no unique layouts that are found in different game modes. The map is only used in regular 3v3 or 2v2 matches.

Season 15 competitive rewards

Now that season 16 is upon us, the ranked rewards from the previous season can finally be distributed. Depending on where you placed during the season, you’ll receive different colored Avatar Borders and Player Banners.

All of these items are themed around the rank system, meaning players in the Diamond tier will receive diamond-themed items. Furthermore, reaching any tier above Bronze means you’ll not only receive your ranked items, but also any lower-tiered items as well.

If you reached the top two tiers, Grand Champion and Supersonic, then you’ll receive some extra titles. Here are all the Grand Champion Titles, which are shown with red text in-game:

The top tier, Supersonic, has special titles that are shown with white text:

For a list of bug fixes and performance improvements, you can check out the full patch notes on the Rocket League website.