UTG Season 3: The New Stuff

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New Pack Types
A number of different packs exist for purchase in the UTG, listed below

• Standard Pack

Cost 20G and contains 3 random cards plus a chance at a fragment

• Value Pack

Costs 60G and contains 12 random cards plus a chance at a fragment

• Gold Pack

Costs 35G and contains a guaranteed gold card, plus 2 random cards and a chance at a fragment

• Fragment Pack

Costs 70G and contains a guaranteed fragment, plus 2 random cards

• Ruck Pack

Costs 35G and contains a guaranteed silver or better ruck, plus 2 random cards and a chance at a fragment.

Admin Says: Pack variety was suggested by a number of people, and will definitely add some spice to the UTG. At the moment, I'm content with 5 packs in terms of variety. However, there is always the possibility that a couple more packs will be added throughout the season, or before this season officially kicks off.



Scrapped Collectibles
The following cards no longer exist,
- All Out Attack
- Spare Man
- Home Ground Advantage
- Finals Home Ground Advantage

Admin Says: These cards went unused for last season, and therefore have been given the boot. Two gold collectibles remain, the Captain Card and Extra Player.



Fragments
The introduction of Fragments will provide a new way for platinum players to be obtained. The 4 players that can be built from fragments are Rory Laird, Gary Ablett, Brodie Grundy and Sam Menegola. In order to claim your platinum player, coaches must collect all 4 fragments for their desired player. Fragments can be found randomly in any pack, or coaches can receive a guaranteed fragment in the Fragment Pack. One a coach has all 4 fragments of a player, they can exchange the fragments to receive that platinum player.

Admin Says: A concept brought forward by Levi434. Fragments should add a new element to the UTG without overcomplicating things.



Club Sets
The following exchanges can be made when all players involved are from the same AFL club:

3 x Bronze Players for 1 x Random Silver Player
4 x Silver Players for 1 x Random Gold Player
5 x Gold Players for 1 x Random Platinum Player

For example,
exchanged Nathan Broad + Oleg Markov + Noah Balta and received Alex Rance
Alex Rance + Jacob Townsend + Jack Riewoldt + Jacob Townsend and received Trent Cotchin
Trent Cothin + Shaun Grigg + Toby Nankervis + Kane Lambert + Shaun Grigg and received Dustin Martin

Each team set can only be completed once per coach.
The only set that cannot be completed to platinum is North Melbourne.

Admin Says: Also brought forward by Levi, Club Sets are common in other Ultimate Team Games that our AFL UTG was originally inspired by. These will provide a new way of accessing card upgrades.



The Finals Series
To determine our UTG Season 3 champion, the Finals Series will occur over the final four weeks of the regular season. All coaches will participate in the knockout bracket, so anyone can take the cake. However, to reward the coaches who have succeeded throughout the regular season, the top four positions will be seeded. The seeding will be determined by the following:

1) Total # of First Place Weekly Finishes from Primary Fixture
2) 2nd place - Total # of First Place Weekly Finishes from Primary Fixture
3) Total Points Scored from Primary Fixture
4) 2nd place - Total Points Scored from Primary Fixture

Obviously, there’s a fair chance that these will overlap, so total points may be counted back to third and/or fourth place if necessary to determine the top 4 seeds. Seeded coaches will get a rest in Round 20, while the other eight coaches will be randomly distributed into the first round of the bracket.
Visually, the format looks like this:



Admin Says: The finals series was in desperate need of a revamp after a bland and sour end to the UTG last season. We needed something that wraps up the competition nicely, and I feel as though that has been achieved.



New Fixture Format
More information to come