Rocket League Ranked Rules: Decay, Placements & Party Limits
Rank decay, placement matches and party rank restrictions in Rocket League Competitive. These are the current rules from Epic's support pages.
Last reviewed against official sources November 8, 2026
Rank decay in Rocket League
Rocket League has no rank decay. Each playlist keeps its own MMR while you are away, though your rank can lag behind your current skill after a long break.
Placements and the season reset
You play 10 placement matches in each competitive playlist every season before that playlist shows a rank.
Season reset
Every season starts with a soft reset that pulls hidden MMR slightly towards the middle, then the 10 placements per playlist. Players new to a playlist are seeded from their other playlists.
When does the Rocket League season end? →Who can you queue with?
There is one hard rule: a two-player party in 3v3 Standard or 3v3 Tournaments must be within three ranks of each other (Platinum III with Diamond III works, Platinum II with Diamond III does not). Everything else can queue together, matched at a skill weighted towards the party's highest player.
Bronze – Supersonic LegendAnyone, except a two-player party in 3v3 Standard or Tournaments, which must be within three ranks
- Party sizes
- Any party up to the playlist size.
- Exceptions
- Brand-new players can queue with anyone ranked Gold III or below. Doubles, Extra Modes and full parties have no hard rank gap.
Where these rules come from
Every rule on this page comes from the developer’s own patch notes, support pages or announcements, and is re-checked whenever a new season or patch lands. Rules we could not confirm there are left out rather than guessed.
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Does Rocket League have rank decay?
No. Ranks do not drop while you are away; each season you play 10 placements per playlist instead.
What is the rank restriction for parties in Rocket League?
Only a two-player party in 3v3 Standard or Tournaments is restricted: the two players must be within three ranks. Other parties have no hard limit.