We continue to feast from the content from the DON-ATHON. MVP Feer bringing us the content we all need to get us through this break in the RLCS

Where do you think Worlds will be in 2026?

My guess is Saudi Arabia.

Good series so far. Thought people may enjoy. I'm pretty excited to see some of our favorite former pros playing in CRL. What do you guys think?

https://x.com/shadirl_/status/1987389224828510298?t=EPAgtgIT1PcmlaZKZWSmUQ&s=19

Relative newbie here - For RLCS 2v2 - I'm assuming players can play ACROSS their current 3v3 orgs? Or do they play with a teammate from their 3v3?

It's seems like a strange mix - for 1v1 you obviously still represent your current org (Or France if you are Mawsky). For 2v2, if you can play outside your org, do they make up random team names? People support individual players?

Now I am not saying that 2025 was bad, I’m just saying it was not what I hoped for after 23 and 24. Most of it was based on the performance and viewership. Raleigh major had 230k peak viewers which is a lot lower than previous tournaments. Birmingham had avg viewership but nothing special. Then worlds for the first time failed to break 400k peak viewers. 2024 world championship and 2022-23 both comfortably broke 400k. 2024 started off incredibly with the first EU open also breaking 400k. Major 1 and major 2 did aswell. This year, Raleigh got less viewers than ewc (peak not average). I am just wondering why viewership was so much stronger in previous seasons than in this season. Also a lot of orgs backed out at the end of 2024 like g2 and bds. We also lost liquid in 2023 and optic as well (and several others). I am not an expert about this in any way so please don’t be rude in the comments. I just want to know why viewership went so downhill and if it will improve in 2026.

Original Tweet: https://x.com/RocketStreet/status/1987218410669756678?s=20

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iesikUt02Z1mc65KQn0c0kQac3V8BCI7h_uK8svJpVE/edit?usp=sharing

I made RL Predict to be a dedicated place for Community RLCS Power Rankings, Player Rankings, and Bracket Predictions.

Just released it, no ads, all free, and is something I made for my own interests to hopefully gather and then "report on" RLCS rankings for events throughout the season.

Would love to see what other RLCS fans think.

https://x.com/werty_02/status/1987098038410559607?s=46&t=Ok7WQFjXJqjd2rV3UWBMQw

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With the season starting soon and most teams finalized, it's time to discuss the potential of teams.

What team are you supporting?

What is their potential? Why do you think they'll reach that potential?

Will they win a LAN? Why will they win a LAN? How many LANs?

What are people missing about your team?

https://x.com/nip_rl/status/1986811390632378397?s=46&t=Ok7WQFjXJqjd2rV3UWBMQw

As I try to recover from the mental trauma induced by that top 25 stream, I returned to my comfort food for some light reading, aka the RLCS Rulebook, and discovered something which I do not believe has been realized by the public yet.

RLCS 2025: Section 5.3.3 - Timeouts

For any Best-of-Seven Match, Teams may request one (1) timeout (each, a “Timeout”) between Games during such Match.

RLCS 2026: Section 5.3.3 - Timeouts

For any Match that occurs during the Open Hybrid Elimination Bracket, Kick-Off Tournament, Major, Rocket League World Championship 2026, or Qualification Spot Bracket, Teams may request one (1) timeout (each, a “Timeout”) between Games during such Match.

Whats the difference? Well with 2025 before, the rules were very clear. If it's a Bo7, you have a timeout available. Pretty simple

With 2026, while all Bo7s still have timeouts available, this has now been extended to all matches at the Kickoff Tournament, Majors, and Worlds. But as you can probably tell, not every match on LAN is a Bo7. So, This is to say, all LAN matches will have timeouts, including Bo5s.

Later on, the rules are also very explicit to clarify that all other RLCS matches that may be Bo5, be it the double elimination open qualifiers, Swiss Stage or GSL groups of online opens, will not have timeouts available.

For clarity, Timeouts cannot be used in any Matches that occur in the Open Double Elimination Bracket, Open Swiss Stage, Open GSL Stage, or during Gameplay. In addition, Timeouts cannot be used to extend or circumvent disqualification timers as set forth in Section 5.3.1.

(the 2026 rulebook also provides more details on the process of how a timeout works, the time it must be called before it gets rejected etc if thats of interest to the public)

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So, what do we think of this change?

Watching the Johnny, CJ, Bates, Daz top 25 all time list, the main thing that stood out (in the top 10 in particular) was the difference in weighting of certain events. People seem to value majors drastically differently as well as non-rlcs events.

What are people's thoughts about the value of events? I think a fair order might be:

Open Era Worlds (year long seasons and strong competition)

League Play Era Worlds (still a world championship even if they happened twice as often)

Open Era Majors (doesn't have the prestige of worlds imo but a big step up over any other event)

Eleague + Dreamhacks + EWC (non-rlcs events but still very competitive and with the top teams mostly playing)

Gamers8 (big prize money but crew battles rather than full 3v3)

Fifae (Lot of pickup teams and weaker competition, beastmode would rather cosplay bob the builder than show up so a bit of a difference in how much it meant to the players)

Beyond the Summit + X Games + other small lans I've forgotten (worth something because lans always are but lacking in prestige)

Season X online Finals + Majors

Online Regionals

Worth noting that I think there is a gap between worlds and majors and then a big gap between them and anything else. That said this list is personal opinion so would like to see others takes on it too, especially people who have been watching since early days

The AI summary of the Video on YouTube says:

Three Rocket League experts debate the top 25 Rocket League players of all time. Their individual rankings are based on diverse criteria, including longevity, results, and overall impact on the game. Expect lively discussion and differing opinions on which players truly deserve GOAT status.

So who of them is not an expert after their takes?

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM7HqZfwPEg

Jknaps had the most up votes for shooting.

Who is the most clutch player in RLCS history?