Psyonic, the Rocket League developer, is introducing the 'Rocket Pass'. A brand new, time-limited progression system that will let you earn new content in the game. They want to offer passes every year with each pass having its own unique material. Worry not, this is not the new 'norm', the current XP system will stay. Psyonic will have more news on the XP front later on, stay here for more information.
The 'Rocket Pass' will have two versions: Free and Premium.
"The Free Rocket Pass will have Rewards that unlock automatically, giving everyone the opportunity to earn FREE new Customization Items, Player Banners, in-game Titles and Decryptors."
If you have a fat wallet, the premium pass comes at $10 and includes even more.
"This comes with even more content, including new Customization Items, new Car Bodies, Keys, Premium Player Banners and Premium Titles. You’ll also unlock ‘XP Boosts’ that multiply your earned XP throughout the duration of your Rocket Pass, as well as ‘XP Awards’ that can help you advance through Rocket Pass more quickly."
The 'Rocket Pass' will also include different types of tiers.
"Each time you level up while Rocket Pass is active, you'll earn one Pass Tier. The more Tiers you earn, the more rewards you unlock. If you want those Premium rewards sooner than later, you can also ‘Tier Up’ by purchasing Tiers outright with Keys. We're still finalizing the total number of Tiers that will be available in the first Rocket Pass, so we'll have more to share on that aspect fairly soon.
Once you've unlocked all of the available Tiers in your Pass, you can begin earning ‘Pro Tiers’ if you've purchased the Premium upgrade. Each Pro Tier rewards you with a random Painted and/or Certified version of a Premium Rocket Pass item you've already unlocked. Even better, you won't see any duplicate rewards from Pro Tiers until you've completed the full set of each Paint Color and Certification for the current Pass."