Clutch Legend 1.1 Preview #3. Sign Your Sponsor, Play Your Friendlies

The 1.1 update is almost here (full release very soon), and today I want to show you two features that deepen the management side of your career.

Sponsors, completely reworked Steam post image

Sponsorship used to be a single take-it-or-leave-it offer. Not anymore. At the start of every season you now get three competing offers, each from a different kind of brand, each with its own trade-offs:

• Energy drinks pay big, but they expect results: the deal only renews if your season rating holds up.

• Tech brands are the safe pick, with a small fame boost.

• Apparel pays less but raises your fame more.

• Crypto pays a fortune, but the brand can collapse mid-season and drag your reputation down with it.

• Local sponsors pay modestly but are always there and always renew.

• Performance deals hand you a bonus if you hit a season objective scaled to your tier.

Picking the right sponsor is now a real strategic call: chase the money and the risk, or play it safe and build fame. Your choice, every season.

Friendlies in your free weeks Steam post image

When your team isn't qualified for a tournament, those weeks no longer have to be dead time. You can now play an optional friendly: pick any opponent from any tier and region, then choose to play it live or simulate the result instantly.

Friendlies give you reduced form, chemistry and stat gains, and they never touch standings, annual points or season stats, so they're a safe way to stay sharp without affecting the competitive picture. One per free week.

More coming tomorrow.

Federico