Earlier this month I had an opportunity to borrow a Burnt Sienna Octane for a weekend. Of course, I wasn’t exactly thrilled but I obliged. I used the Burnt Sienna Octane for 23 consecutive games and decided that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It costs a mere 250 credits (give or take 50) and it is fantastic. Wait… a burnt sienna anything is good? Yes. And before I tell you why, you need to remove the ugly connotation the phrase “Burnt Sienna” has. Remove the ugly brown image of terrible and worthless cars from your mind. Perfect.
Now the connotation of burnt sienna is terrible, as was mentioned previously. I personally think the name alone causes this issue. In the real world, burnt sienna doesn’t sound like a very nice color. When burnt is used with anything it doesn’t sound good. I personally like to think of it as just straight-up orange. Because if you’ve never owned anything that is burnt-sienna, let me tell you that it is basically orange. And what’s wrong with the color orange? Nothing. I believe that if they would have named the burnt sienna color anything else, it would price somewhere in the green to pink range. But unfortunately, the makers of rocket league decided one color must be the “worst”, and orange got the bad end of the draw.
The Octane is of course the most valuable car in the Rocket League game. The most expensive versions can go for north of 20,000 credits, which is insane. So in reality, any version of the most expensive car has to be kinda cool right? Wrong, pink is terrible and you should sell all any any pink painted items you have. It just doesn’t look good. But essentially yes, any octane you own is sure to turn heads no matter what color it is. So my “burnt sienna” octane is really just an orange octane. When you both physically see and mentally see the car in this light is when you start to love it. Orange looks phenomenal on the octane. Aside from white, it is easily the most polarizing color. That’s right, crimson doesn’t come close to how good an orange octane looks. Second, any decal and wheels look good with an orange octane. Seriously! I tried randomizing the ugliest orange octane preset I could, and they all looked seriously cool. Third, the orange has a cool effect when your car is in motion. When I played 1v1’s I was told that my car looked like a “orange blur”. A flash of sorts, but with an orange streak. Also, from the players point of view, the orange tips on the car look so cool, it may keep you distracted from playing the game.
So what’s the point of me talking up the “worst” color paint in rocket league? Maybe the fact that it isn’t the worst. This color could be third to only crimson and Titanium White if it just had a better name. And the fact that it’s cheaper because of its terrible name makes it an even better buy. I highly suggest buying any Burnt Sienna Octanes you come across, because for 200-250 credits, the price is totally worth it. Is it a profitable investment? That’s yet to be seen. The game still handicaps the color, so unless more people start seeing burnt sienna for what it is (orange), the value should stay around where it is.
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