Overview
Review the Rocket League Rulebook.
Regular Season Format: Best-of-Five (Bo5)
Playoffs Format: Best-of-Seven (Bo7)
Join the lobby and within the 30-minute grace period, select Ready Up.
Communicate via Match Lobby Chat.
Players will receive automatic invites for matches via their Epic Games Connection.
For more information on this connection, view the Epic Games Account (Rocket League/Fortnite: Zone Wars) section of the Game Connections Guide.
If automatic invites are unavailable, use the Custom Lobby Process steps below.
Spectators are approved using the Match Assistant in Section 7.7 Match Spectating of the league’s Competition Rulebook.
If there are any issues, finish the current game, then exit the lobby and notify PlayVS Support.
Please review the PlayVS Game Day Protocol.
Setting Up the Match
To set up the match:
In the PlayVS Match Assistant, click Start.
Confirm starting roster and platform.
Players without their Epic Games account connected will not be eligible to compete in the match.
Your Epic Games account on PlayVS should match the accounts on rocketleague.com/activate. If it still looks correct, take a screenshot and share it with PlayVS Support.
Choose Spectator (Optional)
Coaches must have their Epic Games account connected to receive invites.
All participants open Rocket League.
Click Ready for Invites in the Match Assistant on the PlayVS match page.
Accept the invite in-game and click Ready for match.
The match begins when all players have readied up, or at the end of the countdown.
If only one (1) of three (3) players join, the lobby will close automatically, and teams will need to reset the game and resend invites.
If a player or team disconnection occurs, refer to section 1.4.2 Game Disconnection in the Rocket League Rulebook.
The lobby will set up the following games automatically until the match is complete.
To Substitute a Player:
At any time during an active game, click the Roster Change Next Game checkbox.
At the end of the active game, the lobby will close and remove all players, allowing for rosters to be updated.
Invites must be resent for the match to continue.
If automatic invites are disabled, or if you are prompted to do so by a PlayVS Admin, follow the Skip Assistant Protocol steps in the PlayVS Game Day Protocol and use the Custom Lobby Process below to complete the match.
Custom Lobby Process
Create the Custom Lobby (Home Team)
To create a custom lobby:
Open Rocket League.
Click Play > Custom Games > Create Private Match and confirm the following game settings:
Game Mode: Soccar
Arena: DFH Stadium
Team Size: 3v3
Bot Difficulty: No Bots
Region: Recommended
Joinable By: Name/Password
Team Settings: (No Change)
Mutator Settings: (No Change)
Choose a unique password.
Click Create Match.
Share the Lobby Name & Password in PlayVS Match Lobby Chat.
Once all players have joined the lobby, join a side.
Join the Custom Lobby (All Remaining Players)
Open Rocket League.
Click Play > Custom Games > Join Private Match
Use the name and password shared in Lobby Chat.
Do not join a side until all players are in the lobby.
Start the Custom Match (All Players)
Home Team shares which side (Blue/Orange) they will join in the Match Lobby Chat.
Type “R” or “Ready” in PlayVS Lobby Chat when ready.
Home Team joins the selected side.
Away team joins the open side.
The game begins shortly after the first player joins, so ensure all players join immediately after both teams state they are ready in the PlayVS Lobby Chat.
After Game 1, repeat the Custom Lobby Creation Protocol until the match is complete.
Record the result in the Match Lobby Chat at the end of each game to ensure results are reported accurately.
Post-Match Process
The Automatic Invites will record results and in-game statistics.
Take in-game screenshots at the end of each game for your records.
If the Match Assistant is skipped, coaches are responsible for verifying that results have been reported manually.
Matches without results will be quarantined and risk a match loss for both teams by default.
If the results are inaccurate, contact PlayVS Support.
By default, rulebooks overrule match instructions. Please reach out to support if you find conflicting information.