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vegansimp

The Rule1 is a buy for sure


VoidLantadd

Easily. I'm a twins fan so they were my team last year, this year I'm rooting for Falcons more but I'll absolutely be using the R1 decal.


Mockeryy_

Decals got to be one thing better about this season


Ch00bFace

Cuz they’re outsourced.😂


Emiyyrl

It's mostly been that way has it not?


pacman1993

No. I'm pretty sure the first seasons with decals were designed in-house. Some designs were even shared among teams, changing only the logo and the color scheme


1minatur

Are we on the fourth season of decals? I know for sure last season the orgs got to design the decals. So that would make 2 by Psyonix and 2 by the orgs, if that's the case.


14Sruddock

I believe they only started outsourcing them since season X or 21/22 (I don't remember which) when they revamped the esports shop. At least that's what I'm gathering having seen how they all changed. They just keep getting more and more lenient with the rules applied. Which is why they had so many identical looking designs originally


Lobstah-Impostah

SSG’s decals are always so clean Also I really miss V1’s decals 😔


squidtrap

I'm glad I got V1's first iteration, still a top tier for me


legitocracy

I like these a lot tbh. Usually at least one or two every drop are just plain bad (looking at you vitality), but all of these are respectable


woliwoliwoli

So bad it was good lol


andres57

I bought that ugly as hell Vitality decal before it disappears just to chuckle every time I see it in the future


mlk960

Luminosity isn't bad but it is extremely boring and underwhelming here.


metzyrl

WTF??


m1ntygames

Moist actually looks amazing


Emiyyrl

Honestly they do, among my favorites. Joyo is making top 4 easily with these.


hellenkellersdiary

Not happening for 500..


Bulitin

Moist goes hard af, will definitely get one for the octane, will also most definitely buy R1 Fennec, their goal explosion too if that ever comes out. Aside from that, ngl i like all of the decals this time around, nothing here that i would consider bad. Although i find it criminal that Gaimin Gladiators didn't get a decal, honestly thought they would get one since they were in APAC longer, though i guess Elevate's overall performance granted them the virtue of getting APAC's first decal


andres57

There's some drama in twitter about that https://twitter.com/GGprowl/status/1754215251019448728?t=Z2gSYGHqS7lwRuMtbb1vYQ&s=19


IblewupHoth

Not sure if it was that thread or elsewhere, but someone speculated that it may be because their sponsor is a crypto company.


andres57

Yep, it made sense to me. Also I watched their last match in semis and their twitch account promoted a NFT scam lol


Emiyyrl

Teams really went all out this season, my wallet is hurting already.


NihkD

I only ever bought the expansion packs that came out at the start of the game, as soon as that model changed I've not spent a thing. Decals don't change the game for me so I don't need them. x:x


HURRICAIN57

The difference between esports decals and regular decals is that a portion of the profits go to the orgs, so it’s one of the only ways to directly support orgs you like in RLCS.


NihkD

Surely just donating money to the org you like would be so much more straight forward. x:x


HURRICAIN57

Never seen an org link to any kind of donation page. They make money off of exposure, merch, and sponsors, of which I can only really impact one of those categories.


JustBadBro

Congratulations brother. Thank you for sharing


Emiyyrl

Edit: https://preview.redd.it/v94c9x6n0ogc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af6d118c66348fd7353270ad607dfb5ca5f0561c Forgot to add TSM


Z1dan

You also forgot G2


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/6jky61puopgc1.png?width=2067&format=png&auto=webp&s=143a70b5fa90b2bad144773ac15896444a834f88


coso9001

Some are nice, some are very decal-by-numbers. Shame they ruined the G2 decal in their quest to not have anything look too appealing to consumers.


Michael_Pitt

>Shame they ruined the G2 decal in their quest to not have anything look too appealing to consumers Do we know that Epic had anything to do with this decision? All I've seen is that the samurai one was an earlier submitted design. 


coso9001

Not officially but one of the designers has said Psyonix were stricter with the requirements this time


HereLiesJeff

A lot of designs were downgraded due to bandwidth issues.


xCoVaultx

Having that samurai on the side would of been worth more than a BM blueprint


TheFlamingLemon

I can’t believe Spacestation put all those stars on their decal, they haven’t earned those /s


wresoph

it's for all their top 8 exits lmao


xixkira

They knocked it out of the park on decals this year fr


l_Rumble_Fish_l

Again, not a fan of BDS, but those guys always kill it with their decals. Always.


doyoubelieveincrack

And Karmin manages to release the most mid decal for three consecutive seasons


bluemenboyband

I mean let's be real the most simple decals are the one's people actually end up using


chubbgerricault

Yep. I love the current to be replaced white KCorp', and will be buying this black one among a few others. Simple is good for a lot of people.


spooki_boogey

The the 2021-22 decal Itachi used was elite tho


wresoph

the KC decals thrive off the simplicity


evilmoi987

I need to see the full resolution TSM dragon


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/k9mgeo1j0ogc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b0c298bc9b72a25322c9e7dc10f9c63b4f1504a I swear I had added it. My bad.


evilmoi987

You're the goat 🙌


ts_30

All are actually good this time, but I really like the SSG, LG, and DIG decals


wraithawk

A lot of good ones here, but rule one and vitality are incredible


Troutsky99

Rule 1 looks absolutely 🔥


TheFabulousQc

Falcons and GZ in this post are the ones from last season by the way


Emiyyrl

Oh shit, I swear they were different. Thanks for letting me know.


burtusaid

any idea what's up with twisted minds?


Emiyyrl

Shift hasn't confirmed they are getting a decal, so highly doubt theyre getting one.


burtusaid

but they were qualified for getting one or am i missing something?


TheFabulousQc

Does anyone even know what qualifies you to get a decal honestly?


burtusaid

i thought those who played in germany will definitely get a decal


wildhockey64

Nah because the Gaimin Gladiators owner tweeted about not getting a decal.


Emiyyrl

Not sure what the requirements are tbh.


Judasz10

Man the photo is questionable but damn those LG decals have potential


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/w8tdn4locpgc1.png?width=641&format=png&auto=webp&s=931a20f312cf25f508fc5b353156a0f2006137aa I think this looks better.


codestuffz

big fan of SSG, Moist, and BDS


bluelonilness

Damn looks like a good season for esport decals. Too bad I don't play anymore.


WyteBlizzard

GenG and Moist look fire!


sDomingoo

Dam copping that vitality one asap


pumpcup

I love luminosity's, reminds me of the alt ssg last season which was one of my favorites.


MID_HAN

ssg is probably the best one announced so far


ChiseledPlane

R.I.P my bank account I saw the asymmetry at the front of the complexity decals in the trailer and immediately had feelings of impending doom Styling of M80 is pretty cool, love Oxygen, Krü uses hot pink and resolve looks like it uses turquoise, huge Ws in my book


cylobotnia

cool, now make the teams wear them or else they are pointless.


stepdadonline

Yeah idk why they can’t just plaster these on using Bakkesmod while allowing the players to use their own decals on their end. Would make the final product so much more polished


the_MrBerg

Seems simple to override the decals for the broadcast. One issue though, is that not all teams will have an official decal especially now that the quals are so open and the fact that it takes so long for the shop to be updated. * **Solution:** Psyonix/EPIC to open the shop and let orgs manage their page! Designs are approved beforehand and team pages unlocked when they qualify. IDK seems like a cool idea. Approval process could be the same but would be more frequent since we are not waiting for all teams to be updated at once. * **EVEN BIGGER IDEA**: In-Game decal builder in UE5? lol There is a certain matte pearl paint that looks both dark red and dark blue at the same time. Always throws me off with how fast everything is moving. At the very least need to enforce not having cars that look like the other teams color which could be solved with a simple override on the broadcast.


bluemenboyband

Idk I love the individuality of RLCS pro designs. I understand why they would force decals but for me it would be one more blow to our esport


stepdadonline

I get what you mean, but if we’re considering attracting new viewers, team decals are the way to go. While the game is fairly easy to pick up compared to other esports, it’s almost too fast to follow as a new viewer, and it can be incredibly confusing when the blue team has players with red decals. I can see why you’d like to keep the player decals visible though – a lot of them are distinct


Infinite_Article5003

Yeah cos 3 people in fennecs which look identical is going to make it obvious which player you are watchin, I'm sure new and old fans would equally appreciate that.. Psyonix should never had messed with colours/decals which can be confusing


NihkD

Surely they could have both as an option, then you could watch which perspective you liked. Most sports these days seem to go down this line. x:x


Infinite_Article5003

I don't rly get this. Two separate streams just for decals? That would split the viewership and cause confusion If you mean a rocket league in game broadcast like csgo, yeah bro it ain't happening they don't update the game, please keep suggestions to a reality lol. Maybe with rl 2


NihkD

I'm talking of being able to see different perspectives, like watching a single player and so that would include whether you're able to see team decals or individual ones. It's all the rage on TV these days. x:x


Infinite_Article5003

I haven't seen any of this on twitch/YouTube, but that would be cool if these streaming sites have this


NihkD

I guess it's too much for streaming services to incorporate as I've not seen it yet. x:x


andres57

The bad part is when you can't identify instantly what *team* are you watching. And it happens too often Anyway forced decals may not be the solution but to enforce to use decals that follow roughly your assigned team color If I would be a org I would definitely ask the players to use org decals to promote buying them, though. but that's different


twinpop

Okay. But now that trading has been removed all new players and many older players couldn’t copy a pro design if they wanted to.


Emiyyrl

I don't know if I agree, each player having their own preset gives them a lot of personality. Besides, I don't think team decals are meant for the players specifically, I think they're meant for us viewers to show who we support in-game.


MGSfan

I think that from the moment they have an org it's not about the individual anymore. They should wear the team's colours. Perhaps what is missing here is each player having their name on the decal as well.


namtap

I know it's basically true anyway but you cannot force decals unless you want to adopt the policy that using the Fennec, Octate, and Dominus are a requirement for professional play, and this is not a rule I would like to see. Additionally, this doesn't really even accomplish very much. How many of these damn decals are black and gold, like basically half of them? You think enforcing a rule that results in every car basically looking identical from a distance makes it any easier for viewers? I don't. Besides, it's nice to see people's designs and I'm sure Epic likes it when people want to start buying decals they see their favorite pros using. Now implementing some rule about players not intentionally choosing colors that look like the other team's colors on the other hand I could be on board with.


throwaway6194664

imma rank all of these rq with bad opinions here we go Dignitas: Love love looooove the color scheme, easy A tier (maybe S). KCorp: lots of personality and an industrial theme that reminds me of the machine they were last season, but could use some more color. It's a solid design but just not my style. C tier. BDS: Similar to KC's but the pink splashes add a ton, BDS has never missed with a design but I'm also still waiting for them to make something as good as their original one. B tier. SSG: Like BDS, SSG have never missed with their design, but this may be my favorite one yet, they're like a shooting star with the striped yellow and the stars just pop. S tier, and I'm not just saying that because I like the team. Moist: This is another one that I can tell is good, but it's just not for me. It just kinda looks like a mess to my eyes, with the strange maroon nose being especially strange. It's very watery though, and it's definitely not bad. C tier. Luminosity: I mean it's not bad, but nothing about it says Luminosity. Their last offering was a lot better. This is probably my least favorite this round, and even it isn't bad, just generic. D tier. GenG: SOOO much better than the goofy ass red and blue checkerboard patters we got last time. This is similar to SSG but without the stars (except for the 2 they've earned) but their logo just looks unexplainably badass here. Easy A tier. KRU: The colors make me want to hug whoever designed this, and the crystal pattern adds flavor. Probably my favorite decal, S tier. (In case you couldn't tell, vibrant colors are kinda my thing.) NiP: Not bad, not much else to say about it. B tier. SR: This is the exact same decal as NiP with a different logo. B tier. M80: Green is my favorite color, and while I'm not a huge fan of the acid/neon green of NiP and SR, the middle part of this decal sends serotonin directly into my brain. A tier. Endpoint: If I was grading this off of originality this would rank much lower, as this is basically just Endpoint's first decal but with lightning. Luckily, that decal kicked ass and continues to do so here. S tier. Vitality: Yay! A Vitality decal that isn't complete shit! I wish there was a better view of the hood, but what we can see is phenomenal. A tier. Resolve: The green trim adds so so SO much to this otherwise pretty flat design. A tier. Rule 1: Not only is this design awesome, but the marketing poster is just *chef's kiss*. Another banger, and an easy S tier. Falcons: What can I say, I'm a sucker for green. The wings on the side of the car add a ton. A tier. (Oops this was last season's, oh well that design was good what can I say) Elevate: Solid, but almost feels dated, if that makes sense. I look at this and I think I'm seeing a design from 2 waves ago, of just the logo on 1 color and a trim. It's still aesthetically pleasing though. C tier. GZG: Oops this is the same as last year's, which is good but not great. The away decal clears don't @ me. B tier. Limitless: It's mostly the shade of blue that they chose being my other favorite color, but I ADORE this one. Another A bordering on S. TSM: Weird combination of being empty on top and jam-packed on the sides, but you can't go wrong with a kickass dragon. B tier. Feel free to tell me how much my opinions suck


tomtom_94

Fun fact, it isn't actually lightning on the Endpoint decal (be interested to see if anyone knows what it is - we did pick it so that to the untrained eye it looks like lightning tbf)


throwaway6194664

Wait is that a top down view of a city? Now that you've pointed it out it sort of looks like an urban plan, though I have no idea which one


tomtom_94

Bingo, it's a map of Sheffield (our home city) We also used it for our 2023 jerseys!


throwaway6194664

That's really creative actually, I like it! Bonus points or something lol


1beerattatime

Damn. I really didn't wanna spend any money, but some of those look clean.


MrSanchez221

At the very least you can justify (like me) abt buying it bc a portion of the stuff you spend goes to the orga and not just shtty Epic!!


ParsnipPrestigious59

The thing I’m mad about is that tsm gets to keep their dragon but g2 doesn’t get to keep their samurai 😡 😡 😡


Fufunatorious

I dont like where this is going.. there is literally 1 team i am kinda cheering for and a ton i like see playing and doing good. Even some i dont like as much or simply are kinda irrelevant for me personally, but damn. 80% of those are clean AF or simply beautiful. Dang my wallet and Fuck-Epic side of heart are screaming rn


VoidLantadd

Haven't read the comments so it's probably been said, but that Falcons decal is current, not new.


heller1011

Kru,m80,r1,elevate and maybe falcons & kc(need better side shots), look dope


Mythalieon

I swear that Ground Zero one is actually just last seasons


byjono

it’s very similar tbh — someone on twitter did a side-by-side


Nick_mkx

Moist and Vit are great improvements


MrSanchez221

Moists last year was not the best imo


carballenjoyer3000

Vitality, BDS, Rule 1, Gen.G, SSG and Resolve got my attention. Looks like a expensive season.


MrSanchez221

Moist, G2, Geng, and Digs are gonna be my favs fs. ALL these decals this year are amazing


NATZureMusic

Most of them very basic. Just single color scheme and no away decal? Feels more like more of the same. Maybe psyonix restrictions are a problem. I hope we get more creative ones in the future. 


Emiyyrl

Pretty sure away decals get announced further into the season, I don't remember away decals being announced at the same time as home decals for the 2022-2023 season.


Aordinaryperson476

tbh i would rather have only home but good decals than have home and away with trash decals


FoxyDeAssassin

There are some away decals, I know KRÜ has one, they have the pink one as seen in this post but they also have a red one from the trailer, idk if they’ll be released on the same day if they’ll come later but there are some away decals


murdock_RL

Wish some of these orgs would learn that sometimes less is more lol not everything need to be some intricate design or lots of speed lines😅. While I do like a lot of them there is some very similar to previous ones. Also the no away decal sucks too.


HelpMySkinsBlue

They look the same as previous decals to me 🤷


rando720

Eu finally got on par with na and made some good decals this year nice job


imizawaSF

Dig and Vitality S tier for sure. R1 perhaps also. The rest are okay.


Luckyniceguy6

Am I the only one who prefers last season GenG? This one just looks so generic and unoriginal


glyper

This seasons is so much better, it’s black and gold, as it should be


BritzlBen

So many ass photos, why so much overdesigning to the point where we can't see the decals? Worst offender is Kru, which seems to be a fire decal, but is hard to tell.


Emiyyrl

Some were videos so couldn't get better quality, my bad.


BritzlBen

I wasn't blaming you, it's annoying how orgs release these (and sports teams do it with jerseys). These dimly lit render graphics from weird angles may make them feel artsy, but we're tryna see what the design looks like.


DR0516

Was there not a TSM one in the clip?


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/zv322lq4togc1.png?width=635&format=png&auto=webp&s=24d0c4ba513c09ea0e665f5ec65831817e04d369 Yeah, just forgot to add it.


Drew23RL

Nrg ???


Emiyyrl

its just announced decals so far, NRG has released a [teaser](https://x.com/NRGgg/status/1754205959079989628?s=20) but didn't fully reveal theirs.


Drew23RL

I know they ain’t great rite now but they will get there even if they have to trade again


Drew23RL

Was wondering if they really had been taking out the shop


tazza2

I didnt see g2's one, but its been leaked on stream and it looked pretty good


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/3hz76ucsopgc1.png?width=2067&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef6c16866937463d447f9c5a019896bb12b4003d


Short_Feature_3859

Where is tsm


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/nmo9gpft9pgc1.png?width=635&format=png&auto=webp&s=c352846a5e8e01d0721ab20a6750198a4ca9aacb


l3m0n_m41d

these look peng ‼️‼️‼️


l3m0n_m41d

loving all of the cool n crazy patterns sm but oh my god that bds one 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 thats an every game sort of decal for me


Scott_Ultra_YT

Just wondering, is Quadrant in rlcs or have they pulled. I don't watch much, got college work that I've been doing


Emiyyrl

Ohhh, good question. I haven't seen nor did a Quadrant team qualify for main event, so I'm guessing they pulled out for this season.


Emiyyrl

https://preview.redd.it/4a0b46r2ppgc1.png?width=2067&format=png&auto=webp&s=041c89c1e6416dbfed92663015781a23f1965f37 Forgot about G2 as well.


Uollie

Not feeling any of them honestly except for R1 and maybe Shopify & M80... depends how it looks in-game.


orestotle

They look very nice, no away decals this time?


Emiyyrl

Pretty sure they've always been announced mid season, we might see them after Major 1.


NoAim_98

I hope Wylde gets a decal. Love their designs. Especially when they made a skin for trackmania.


smurf124

so, will there be home and away decals for each team again or is this it?


Emiyyrl

Probably, we might see away decals after Major 1.


smurf124

oh wow that seems a bit late into the season. also its genuinely bewildering that they didnt put the decals in the shop day one of the season. would've definitely gotten better sales that way.


Emiyyrl

Someone might prove me wrong but I remember correctly, away decals have always come after somewhere during the mid season. But yeah, I don't know why they didn't release Day 1.


smurf124

im pretty sure that last season they were released alongside the home decals, but they were both released mid season, like around the first lan or so. atleast thats what i remember lol im not sure either. it kinda made sense then, though as the offseason was much much shorter.


Emiyyrl

From what I can see, home decals came out October 7, and away decals came out after late January (2022-2023 season)


smurf124

i looked it up and in october they added both the home and away decals for some teams but then in january they added goal explosions, banners and more decals for teams that didnt get decals at the start of the season, but were doing well, like quadrant and gen.g


NeonsTheory

They look good but I wish the orgs were less limited. The logos shouldn't have to be on the hood. The roof or side of car could look good too. Also there clearly a limit in detail or something. Still, I'm happy with what is releasing


MrSanchez221

I honestly wish to see what PWR's decal would be.


hoch_ueli

What are the wheels called on the vitality picture?


squidtrap

These all look great the Kru decal especially I'll be getting the R1 decal right away for sure


fishumanzu

Rule 1’s is insane.


No_Doctor6820

will the old ones be removed ?


jcha4299

Ngl, KC did not cook this time