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2023 CounterSide Skin ☆ Emoticon Contest Winner Announcement



Dear CEOs,

Thank you for your interest and participation in the 2023 CounterSide Skin ☆ Emoticon Contest, which started with the new origin of CounterSide.

From the amazing skins and detailed designs to the emoticons that we can't wait to use in battle, many of you have shown off your hidden skills and created wonderful works.

It was very difficult to select the winners among the many outstanding entries, but we are pleased to announce the winning Artworks in each category of the 2023 CounterSide Skin ☆ Emoticon Contest!


◈ Skin Category Winner

★ Grand Award Winner

LL - @LL_0109




★ Gold Award Winner

SORUHA - @soruha100





but you@butyou_net





★ Silver Award Winner

rail A - @Naeluia_MGBS





CHERRIES JUBILEE - @JUBILE_CHERRIES




Lilly - @alicelilly1005




Wingbee - @wingbee_




★ Honorary Award Winner






◈ Emoticon Category


★ Grand Award Winner



잼라 - @jamlizon






★ Gold Award Winner

kamjaking - @kamjaking9




赤津雅人 - @akatumasato






★ Silver Award Winner

고소와리 - @dgim1166




Kemal ( Kit• ) - @Kitten_Artibya





★ Honorary Award Winner






◈ Prizes

< Skin Category > 

Award

Number of Winners

Prize

Grand

1

$4,000 USD & Skin Creation In-game

Gold

2

$1,200 USD & Skin Creation In-game

Silver

4

$400 USD

Honorary

25

3,000 Quartz

* Monetary rewards will be sent as either a google or an amazon electronic gift card via email.

* Winners who reside outside the US will have the prize money converted to that country’s currency. 




< Emoticon Category > 


Award

Number of Winners

Prize

Grand

1

$1,600 USD & Emoticon Creation In-game

Gold

2

$800 USD & Emoticon Creation In-game

Silver

2

$400 USD

Honorary

7

3,000 Quartz

* Monetary rewards will be sent as either a google or an amazon electronic gift card via email.

* Winners who reside outside the US will have the prize money converted to that country’s currency.  


◈ How to receive the prize?

For the winners, we will provide detailed instructions on prize distribution via DM on the Discord and Twitter accounts you provided for the event.





◈ Notes

  1. If the submissions have elements that violate the law or contain elements that go against public morals and other social norms, then that submission will not be reviewed and voided. 

  2. If the submissions have any elements that have depictions of condemnation and are similar to any social ideologies, politics, religions, and other groups of people, then that submission will not be reviewed and voided.  

  3. Any submissions that were submitted outside of the submission period will not be reviewed under any circumstances.

  4. Any submissions that may damage the image of CounterSide or StudioBside (hereinafter “the Company”) will not be reviewed and voided. 

  5. The submissions are never to intrude on the copyrighted work of others, and if the submission is found to have intruded, then that submission will not be reviewed and voided. 

  6. If any problems arise from the unauthorized use and/or intrusion of the copyrighted work of others, then all the responsibilities are on the person who has submitted that submission.

  7. After the creator has won and collected the prizes and the Company has found out later that the creator has imitated or plagiarized from other work, the award will be canceled and the creator must return the collected reward. 

  8. Other submissions that the Company may consider inappropriate may not be reviewed and voided. 

  9. All the submissions that are uploaded to SNS should remain visible and public during the entire contest period for the host to confirm at any time.

  10. During the contest, all the rights belong to the creator who has submitted the work. The Company may contact the creator to use the submission. However, all the copyright for the nominated work belongs to the Company including the secondary derivative work. The Company may also take actions as follows.

  11. The company may post the work for advertising the contest during the event period on the official website and SNS.

  12. The nominated work may be used on the official website, SNS, and other official events permanently.

  13. The moment the creator submits the submission for the event, the Company will treat it as if the creator has agreed to all the conditions listed in the Notes section of the event. All the payments for the copyrights of the nominated work will be the prizes listed in the Prizes section.

  14. If there are no suitable submissions, the prizes may be adjusted or may not be awarded based on the number of suitable high-quality submissions. 

  15. Contest’s prizes, context, etc may change under the Company’s circumstances. 

  16. To receive the prize, the creator must agree to provide necessary personal information and other agreements for the Company to process the regulations and send the prize to the creator. 

  17. If the personal information agreement is not accepted within 30 days after the winner's announcement, it will be considered as not agreeing with the use of personal information and the prize may not be sent.

  18. If the creator does not agree to the following, the prize cannot be handed out to the creator. The Company will never use the collected personal information for other purposes and will be deleted permanently after the prizes are successfully sent to the creator. 

  19. The creator has thoroughly read and understood the Notes section, and if work is submitted, the Company will consider the creator has agreed to all the conditions in the Notes section.

  20. If the winner does not submit the original file or does not agree to use the artwork, your win may be canceled.

  21. Any matters not listed on this page will follow the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Operation Policy, and Event Policy.

  22. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].






April Fool's day special On& Hot time event




Dear CEOs,


April Fools' Day is coming soon!
Have you been thinking about what kind of lies to tell?
Oh, and by the way, the CounterSide On&Hot Time event is not a lie, it's real!


[h3]◆ On Time Event Period:[/h3]

29th of March, 2023 (Wed) 00:00 (UTC+9) - 4th of April, 2023 (tue) 23:59 (UTC+9)
28th of March, 2023 (Tue) 10:00 (UTC-5) - 4th of April, 2023 (tue) 9:59 (UTC-5)


[h3]◆ On Time Event Gift:[/h3]
>3,000 x Eternium
>150 x Imagine core
>10 x  Tuning Binary


[h3]◆ How to Participate in the On Time Event:[/h3]

Event gifts will be given to your mailbox every day upon login.


[h3]◆ Hot Time Event Buff:[/h3]
1) Salary negotiation Change Credit Discount -20% 

29th of March, 2023 (Wed) 00:00 ~ 1st of April, 2023 (Sat) 23:59 (UTC+9)
28th of March, 2023 (Tue) 10:00  ~ 1st of April, 2023 (Sat) 9:59 (UTC-5)


2)Gauntlet Point gain +20%

2nd of April, 2023 (Sun) 00:00 (UTC+9) ~ 28th of March, 2023 (Tue) 23:59 (UTC+9)
1st of April, 2023 (Sat) 10:00  ~ 4th of April, 2023 (tue) 9:59 (UTC-5)



[Notice]

  1. CEOs can only receive the On Time event gift once a day.

  2. The On Time event gift will be deleted when the valid period expires, please receive it within the period.

  3. The applied Hot Time effect can be checked by clicking the Hot Time buff image on the nickname to the right of the lobby screen.


[29th of Mar.] Shop Product



Dear CEOs,

Here is the list of new products featured in this week’s update.

Please look through them carefully, for you never know when they will come in handy! 

The product's price may vary depending on the platform, residence, and the daily exchange rate.

For more information on the updates and the maintenance schedule for the 29th of March, please check the links below.

Patch Notes: [LINK]
[h2]▣ Skins[/h2][h3]◆ Otherworld Delivery◆[/h3]


List of Applicable Employees: Kang Soyoung, Lee Yumi, Gaeun, Lumi, Yang Harim, Han Sorim, Edel Meitner, Rosaria, Joo Shiyoung

Purchasable Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

※ All skins are not refundable after purchase.

【 Prepare for Trouble -Kang Soyoung Set 】



Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 And Make It Double - Lee Yumi Set 】



Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 My Gift - Gaeun Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 I’m the First -Kiiick - Lumi Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 Time to Snack! - Yang Harim Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 Box Rabbit Liquid - Han Sorim Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 Unspeakable Flapjack - Edel Meitner Set 】



Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 Demon Lord - Rosaria Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy

【 Otherworldly Genius Girl Mercenary - Joo Shiyoung Set 】




Price: 1,620 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

▼ Composition:

▷ Skin
▷ SSR Trophy
[h3]◆ After-work Activities ◆[/h3]


List of Applicable Employees:  [Awakened] Lee Jisoo, [Awakended] Amy Firstwing, Esterosa de Chevalier

Purchasable Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

※ All skins are not refundable after purchase.

【 Six Wings, Following Orders - [Awakened] Lee Jisoo ]



Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

【 Six Wings, at Your Command - [Awakended] Amy Firstwing 】



Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

【 Off-duty Kinght - Esterosa de Chevalier 】



Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account
[h3]◆ Daily Life of Villains ◆[/h3]
List of Applicable Employees: Yamata no Orochi, Replacer Kinght, Machine Collector

Purchasable Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

※ All skins are not refundable after purchase.

【 The Sacred Challenger- Yamata no Orochi 】



Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

【 The Prize Hunter Replacer Kinght 】



Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

【 Time to Bargain- Machine Collector 】


Price: 1,080 Quartz

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/account

[h2]▣ Packages[/h2]
[h3]◆ Daily Special Training Packages 1, 2, & 3 ◆[/h3]



Price: 100 Admin Coins each

Total Purchase Count available: 1 time/day

▼ Purchasable Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 5th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 4th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

▼ Composition:

▷150 x Quartz

▷5,000 x Eternium

▷1 x Attack, Defense, OR Anti-air Training Permit



※ This product is not refundable after purchase.

Thank you

[29th of Mar.] Patch Notes



Dear CEOs,
Patch notes for the 29th of March are listed below.

 

▼ Maintenance Schedule

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:00 ~ 29th of March, 2023 16:00 (UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:00 ~ 29th of March, 2023 02:00(UTC-5)

 

▼ Maintenance compensation

▷ 20,000 x Credits

▷ 3 x Employment Contracts

 

▼ Shop News:

For this week’s update on shop products, please check the announcement below for more information.
Shop Product: [LINK]
[h2]▣ Substream[/h2]
◆ Otherworld Delivery Disaster -YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure ◆



After the maintenance on the 29th of March 2023, Otherworld Delivery Disaster - YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure will be released.

 

▼ Otherworld Delivery Disaster Event Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 after the maintenance ~ Until further notice
▷ 29th of March, 2023 after the maintenance ~ Until further notice




【 YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure Mission 】



▼ YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure Mission Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 04:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 10:00(UTC-5)




【 YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure Event Shop 】



▼ YooMina’s Bizarre Adventure Event Shop Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 19th of April, 2023 04:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 18th of April, 2023 10:00(UTC-5)



[h2]▣ Returning Employee Recruitments[/h2]
【 Esterosa de Chevalier 】



▼ Esterosa de Chevalier Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)






【 Lumi 】



▼ Lumi Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)







【 Yang Harim 】


▼ Yang Harim Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)





【 Edel Meitner 】



▼ Edel Meitner Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)





【 Joo Shiyoung 】



▼ Joo Shiyoung Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)




[h2]▣ Returned Operator Recruitments[/h2]
【 Moena 】



▼ Moena Banner Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Danger Close[/h2]


Danger Close will open on April 1st, 2023! Moderator Type A will appear during Danger Close.

 

▼ Danger Close Elimination Period:

▷ 1st of April, 2023 14:10 ~ 22nd of April, 2023 04:00(UTC+9)
▷ 1st of April, 2023 00:10 ~ 21st of April, 2023 10:00(UTC-5)

 
[h2]▣ New Challenge Stage - Let’s Go, ARS![/h2]


A new challenge stage to create exclusive gear for White Rabbit employees will be opened after the maintenance on the 29th of March, 2023.

 

In the Let’s Go, ARS! challenge, CEOs can get [HP Potions] which you can use to craft Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a small chance for the whole exclusive gear to drop after a successful run.

 

▼ Crafting [White Rabbit] Mold

To craft with [White Rabbit] Mold, you need

  • 2,500,000 Credits,

  • 400 [HP Potions]

  • 600 Advanced Gear materials.

 

▼ Contents of [White Rabbit] Mold

▷ T6 IVORY Clover-17(Cho Hyojin Only)

▷ T6 First Friend (Yang Harim Only)

▷ T6 Corporal Mark (Han Sorim Only)

 

Each mold will give a random exclusive gear from the three listed above.

 

▼ Challenge Stage - Let’s Go, ARS Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 5th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 4th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)



[h2]▣ Improvements and Changes[/h2]
Resource Challenge Schedule will be changed as follows:


Ship Resource Challenge will be applied in future updates. ( Mar. 29th 12:37 UTC+9)

The High Intensity Plan [Reaction Posture: Focused Check] will be removed.

As a result of the removal of the [Reaction Posture: Focused Check], the score range for elimination in the Danger Close will be changed.

Previous:

Score reward level 1: 1000

Score reward level 2: 3000

Score reward level 3: 5000

Score reward level 4: 7000

Score reward level 5: 9000

Score reward level 6: 9500

Score reward level 7: 10000

Score reward level 8: 10500

Changed:

Score reward level 1: 1000

Score reward level 2: 2000

Score reward level 3: 3000

Score reward level 4: 4500

Score reward level 5: 6000

Score reward level 6: 7000

Score reward level 7: 8000

Score reward level 8: 9000

The number of Danger Close entries will be changed from three times per day to five times per day.




A new method of creating an Appraisal has been added

-Special Appraisal x50

Materials: High Appraisal x140 + Conversion approval x1 + 5,000 credits

Time required: 20 minutes per attempt

-High Appraisal report x50

Materials: Appraisal x250 + Conversion Approval x1 + 2,000 credits

Time required: 20 minutes per attempt




Mold production for Gear below T5 grade will be removed from the Workshop - Gear tab.

The notation for discontinued resources in the Substream Episode Shop will be removed.

The Substream resource will only be displayed on the resource bar at the top of the Episode Shop screen.

The location of the remaining period of limited items will change
A fix error where skill cooldown increase effect was displayed on targets immune to skill cooldown increase. ( Mar. 29th 12:37 UTC+9)






[h2]▣ New Punch In[/h2]
◈ Bizarre Company Punch In



 

A new punch-in to Bizarre Company is ready! Do not miss out on the various rewards prepared by Orochi, Machine Collector and Replacer Night!

 

▼ Bizarre Company Punch-In Period:

▷ 29th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 12th of April, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 29th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 11th of April, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

★ Please note that any unfinished battles will be closed once the maintenance begins.
★ The guest accounts may have log-in issues or get deleted after the update. Therefore, it is highly recommended to link the guest account to any provided SNS account.







Check current known issues

Check FAQ

Click the link above to view the known issues that are under investigation by the developers or the possible solution in the lower parts of the notice.

Click the FAQ for questions that may be answered already

We are currently working to resolve these issues, and we will update CEOs through the linked page as soon as an issue is resolved. 

Thank you

 






Steam Account Unlink Announcement


Dear CEOs,

We would like to appreciate all our CEOs who love and enjoy Counter Side steadily. We hope that our CEOs enjoy the previous New Origin Update.
We have received some reports of account information being lost due to linking accounts incorrectly on Steam.
Therefore, we would like to provide instructions on how to unlink an incorrectly linked Steam account and link it back to the correct one.

Please read below for more details.

[Required Information for Unlinking an account]

-Business Registration No. of the correct account.
-Screenshot of the "Game Setting" - "Manage Account" page of the current account.

[If the provision of the correct account Business Registration Number is Difficult]
-Screenshot of the receipt from the Google Play Store, which includes the order number starting with GPA.

[Contact information for account unlinking]
Email inquiry: [email protected]
In-game 1:1 inquiry (mobile)

※ If the Business Registration no. is not provided, we will need the payment record on the Play Store to confirm the account for unlinking.
※ Please be aware that using the App Store/Steam receipt as a reference for verifying account information is difficult due to policy.
※ It may take time to confirm the information and complete the process.
※ After unlinking the account, you can completely exit the game and relink it after about 15 minutes.

Thank you.