[Updated] Rocket League freezing (or crashing) & casual bans issue after latest update surfaces

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on August 11, 2021) follows:

Update 2.01 for Rocket League went live yesterday bringing along some new features and several fixes. It has been rolled out across all platforms namely PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

The main goal of the patch is to get the game ready for Season 4. ‘Streamer Safe music’ is another major element of the update. It allows listening to the game’s soundtrack without fear of DMCA violations whilst streaming.

But perhaps the most talked-about change are the new penalties for players who quit Casual games early. These penalties are similar to the matchmaking bans for Competitive Playlists.

Leaving a single match per day won’t land you in trouble, but repeatedly quitting will, with each quit increasing the length of the ban.

While the Rocket League community seems to be torn between the implementation of the new penalties, an issue has given a strong point for those arguing against them.

As it stands, Rocket League suffers from occasional server issues. These server issues can sometimes cause a match to get forfeited on its own which is unrightfully causing penalties to get triggered as well.

I was just in a match with ~3 minutes left, and the server crashes and boots me and my teammate from the match. Then, after (I’m assuming) losing 10 mmr we get banned from matchmaking for leaving a ranked game. C’mon Psyonix :/
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I’m getting a lot of server crashes mid game, and am being penalized for leaving the game. Anybody else?
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Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the new penalty system will be rolled back.

Freezing and crashing issues on Rocket League after update

Unfortunately, the above isn’t all that’s bothering Rocket League players as there have also been several complaints [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] saying that the game has been freezing and crashing quite often following the 2.01 Season 4 update.

Going by reports, the freezes are persistent across all platforms be it Xbox, PlayStation, or PC, while the crashes seem to be limited to PC alone.

My game just finished updating, and when I’m on the main menu, it shows Season 4, but when I click into the app, the main screen says Season 3. When I click x to continue, it freezes the screen and makes a noise every 3ish seconds
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RL crashing on startup/unplayable (windows 7)? Either goes to black screen and crashes or crashes right after icon pops up on buttom tray…..I’m windows 7, never had this issue before and was playable right b4 the update….thanks psyonix
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The freezes occur when on the loading screen, due to which one is unable to load into the game at all.

Another scenario where Rocket League runs into the freezing issues is on the main menu. The main menu shows Season 4, but upon clicking into the app, the main screen says Season 3. Clicking the close button there causes the game to freeze.

Complainants have reportedly already tried booting into safe mode, rebuilding the database, and clearing cache to no avail.

As for crashes, one savvy Redditor has provided an explanation and given a workaround as well. Do note that it is targeted at crashes on Windows 7 alone.

Unfortunately, there is still no sign of an official acknowledgment, so it’s unclear when these issues will be addressed for good.

Rocket League’s support team on Twitter is routing users to this troubleshooting guide for game crashes on various platforms. In case the game’s been crashing on your device, then check out the troubleshooting steps for your platform.

Hey there! Sorry to hear you are experiencing these issues but no worries, we are happy to look into this. Please have a look here for some troubleshooting that might help https://bit.ly/2SzXtzN If this doesn’t help, please let us know and we will help you further. Thanks! (Source)

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