There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

Do the simple thing first. It is correct more often than the complicated thing people recommend instead.

Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rocket League. The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about.

Worth knowing alongside this

The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one.

Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does.

When the usual advice fails

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • If a menu path does not exist for you, your build is older or newer than the one described.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.

The practical answer

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters.

The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

Why it works this way

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Rocket League is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over.

What to do instead

What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rocket League rather than a launch-week impression. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on.

Where people go wrong

  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.
  • Treating a rare edge case as the normal behaviour and planning around it.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.
  • Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.

Rocket League FAQ

Does this work the same on console and PC?

The logic is identical. Menu paths and button prompts differ, and any real difference is flagged above.

Is this still accurate after the latest Rocket League update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

How long does this take?

Minutes if it goes cleanly, an evening if you hit the edge case in the caveats list. Neither is unusual.

What is the short answer?

It is the paragraph near the top. Everything after it exists for the cases where that paragraph does not quite fit.

Bookmark it if you like, but honestly, once you have done it once you will not need to come back.