Production update — August 2022
Hey Champs! Another month, another production update. And this one is going to be big so let’s get to it!
Star of the month: Tournaments
We are thrilled to announce that the time has finally come: Tournaments are coming to UC! This! Week! 🥳
Tournaments are a new game mode, existing alongside Leagues, where players will be able to register a team that meets varied restrictions per tournament to compete for leaderboard rewards every Gameweek.
- Each Tournament is split into multiple divisions, with higher divisions offering bigger rewards, but requiring higher rarity cards to enter. Please note that rarity of cards has to be exact (e.g. a mythic cannot replace an epic) and minimum requirements have to be filled by the starting 11 positions. However, maximum number of higher-rarity cards will take into account substitutes. Athlete age restriction will apply to both starting and substitute cards.
- Each Manager will be able to enter up to 2 different divisions of each Tournament but each Ultimate Card can only be registered once per Gameweek, per game mode. This means that a manager will be able to use the same card both in Tournaments and Leagues, but not more than once in Tournaments. Duplicate cards will, however, be considered as different cards.
- After each Gameweek, only Managers in the top leaderboard positions of each Division will receive rewards, regardless of their achieved score.
Starting setup
We will start with General and Under 23 Tournaments, with each having the following divisions:
- Beginner: 2–6 epics, 0 mythics or uniques allowed
- Epic: min. 8 epics, max. 2 mythics and 0 uniques allowed
- Mythic: min. 5 mythics, max. 2 uniques and 0 commons allowed
- Legendary: min. 4 mythics and 1 unique, 0 commons allowed
Please note that available Tournaments and Division, as well as rewards offered and number of entries allowed are all subject to change. We will observe the dynamic of the game and adjust as necessary with a long-term vision in mind.
For more information on the new game mode, as well as tips on how to play, join our Discord community or check out our Whitepaper.
Under 23 eligibility
To be eligible for team registrations, athletes must have been 23 or under up until the 1st of August 2022. This will be effective until the 1st of August 2023.
Example: Auston Trusty from Birmingham City F.C. that turned 24 the 12 August 2022 is eligible for this tournament up until the 1st of August 2023.
The age filter in the marketplace set to 23 years old will correctly display the athletes that were 23 before the deadline.
Tournament rewards
Tournament rewards will match the tournament restrictions. Meaning:
Global tournament: Any card in the game might drop as a reward
U23 tournament: Only U23 eligible cards will drop as rewards
Leagues
Leagues were always about this Pure Fantasy Football experience where we can use our knowledge to win in a fair and fun environment.
It should be a place for social interactions, competing with your friends all year long and see who’s best! It’s also the entry point of the game, helping new managers progressing towards their first rewards and rare Cards.
Now that tournaments are around the corner, we are making the following changes to reveal the true nature of this game mode:
- All performance bonuses are disabled in Leagues. Think about the best squad, not the best bonuses!
- Cards used in Tournaments will not be locked in Leagues. Create the best team possible!
- Rewards will be reduced and focused on giving new players a steady path into Beginner tournaments.
Draft prices
As we added more clubs to the game the prices of initial common cards that can be picked in the Draft by new players became a little too nice.
We’re increasing the prices all across the board to make sure it takes real manager skills to do a great draft.
What’s next?
Tournaments and a new, mobile-friendly tutorial experience that will help our brand new users build their first teams will be part of this week’s Caitlyn update.
Very soon after, just in time for Gameweek 25, in another update we call Darius, we will be releasing a number of smaller quality of life improvements and one new feature that we announced previously: Condition Bonus.
Condition bonus
Season Bonus that’s currently in effect will be replaced by a new Condition Bonus which will depend on the date the card was acquired:
- Mint condition (first 3 months): 15% bonus
- Great condition (4–12 months): 10% bonus
- Good condition (13–24 months): 5% bonus
- Standard condition (over 24 months): 0% bonus
Condition bonus will be effective in Tournaments, and only for NFT cards. Common cards will no longer have a bonus when this change is implemented.
Further details will be announced closer to the release so stay tuned!
Ekko and beyond
After a very exciting few weeks at UC, we will be taking some time to reflect upon the Tournaments’ performance, tweaking and improving as needed, releasing new season cards, announcing new club partnerships as well as working away on a new release (Ekko - planned for early fall). Some big new features are currently on the table: card auctions, referral program, a fully mobile-friendly platform and a number of improvements for the marketplace.
As always, our main goal is to create a fun game with a sustainable ecosystem, especially with a new sport planned to join the UC family by the end of the year. 🏀
Thank you for your support and best of luck in tournaments! Let us know what you won on Discord or social media! 🏆
