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[Jan. 3 ~ Jan. 9] On & Hot Time Event



Dear CEOs,
The On and Hot time event from January 3 to January 9, 2024, is scheduled like below.
Please read carefully to use all vital buffs to enhance your company.

Thank you.

◆ On-Time Event Schedule January 4, 00:00 ~ January 9, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)
January 3, 10:00 ~ January 9, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)


◆ On-Time Event Gift
  • 1,000 Info
  • 5,000 Eternium
  • 1 Wishful Random Box


◆ How to Participate in the On-Time Event
Event gifts will be given to your mailbox every day upon login.

◆ Hot Time Event Buff
1) 20% Increased Success Rate on World Map Dispatch Missions
  • January 3, 00:00 ~ January 6, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)
  • January 2, 10:00 ~ January 6, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)


2) 20% Credit Reduction on Gear Crafting
  • January 7, 00:00 ~ January 9, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)
  • January 6, 10:00 ~ January 9, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)


Note
  • CEOs can only receive the On-Time event gift once a day.
  • The On-Time event gift will be deleted when the valid period expires, please receive it within the period.
  • Expired On-Time event gift cannot be restored by any means.
  • The applied Hot Time effect can be checked by clicking the Hot Time buff image next to the nickname on the lobby screen.

[January 3] Shop Products



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 January 3, please check the link below.

Patch Notes: [Link]


[h3]▣ Packages[/h3]

◆ Awakened Employee Update Special Classified Recruitment Package 1 & 2 ◆

【 Vol. 1 】



Price: 3.480 Admin Coins
Total Purchase Count: 3 times/account

▼ Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ 370 * Classified Employment Contracts
▷ 525 * Quartz

※ This product is not refundable after purchase.

【 Vol. 2 】



Price: 5,580 Admin Coins
Total Purchase Count available: 2 times/account

▼ Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ 610 * Classified Employment Contracts
▷ 850 * Quartz

※ This product is not refundable after purchase.


【Daily Special Training Packages 1, 2, & 3 】



Price: 100 Admin Coins each
Total Purchase Count: 1 time/day

▼ Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷150 x Quartz
▷5,000 x Eternium
▷1 x Attack, Defense, OR Anti-air Training Permit

※ These products are not refundable after purchase.

[January 3] Patch Notes (Updated at 03:00 UTC-5)



Jan. 3 Patch Note Update 03:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Balance Patch and Skill Description Improvement is CANCELLED.

* The direction for the Balance Patch is currently under reevaluation and will be notified in a separate announcement.

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Dear CEOs,
Patch notes for January 3 are now live!
Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!

▼ Maintenance Schedule
▷ January 3, 14:00 ~ 16:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, 00:00 ~ 02:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Maintenance Compensation
▷ 20,000 Credits
▷ 3 Employment Contracts

▼ Shop News
For this week’s update on shop products, please check the announcement below for more information.
Shop Product: [LINK]


[h3]▣ New Substream Episode[/h3]

【 Dead End Road 】 ▼ [ Dead End Road ] Substream Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ until further notice (UTC-5)

[ Dead End Road ] Substream Mission ▼ [ Dead End Road ] Substream Mission Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 16, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Dead End Road ] Event Shop ▼ [ Dead End Road ] Event Shop Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ until further notice (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Awakened Employee[/h3]

【 Minerva Karin Wong 】

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▼ Minerva Karin Wong’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)



▼ Minerva Karin Wong’s Contract Mission Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Rearmed Employee[/h3]

【 Suicide Squad Joo Shiyoung 】



▼ Suicide Squad Joo Shiyoung Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the update ~ Until further notice (UTC+9 & UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Gauntlet Mode - [Arcade][/h3]

▷ A new gauntlet mode, Arcade, will be added.



Arcade Rules
▷ Basic Deployment Resource cost for Ships per class does not apply.
▷ Max DMG Taken Limit effect (varied per content) applied to SSR ships.
▷ Bans & Ups are not applied.
▷ Entry available every day
▷ Gear stats not applied
▷ Enterprise and Minerva Karin Wong are fixed
▷ Limited to 6 unit squad

【 Awakened Simulation 】



▼ Participation Reward - Comment Emote
▷ Win 1 time - Yah’pa!
▷ Win 3 times - Chase away the twilight
▷ Win 5 times - and spread your wings!


※ Example of a comment emote

▼ Arcade [ Awakened Simulation ] Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 16, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 16, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)

[h3]▣ Danger Close[/h3]

【 Sollicitatio 】

[Battle Conditions]

Easy
▷ Skill Haste -10%
▷ [Soldier] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

Normal
▷ Skill Haste -20%
▷ [Soldier] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

Challenge
▷ Skill Haste -30%
▷ [Soldier] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

▼ Danger Close Schedule
▷ January 3, 14:00 ~ January 10, 2024, 04:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, 00:00 ~ January 9, 2023, 14:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Danger Close Settlement Period
▷ January 10, 2023, 04:00 ~ January 17, 2024, 04:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 9, 2023, 14:00 ~ January 16, 2023, 14:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ 50 Consecutive Free Recruits Event[/h3]


During the event, CEOs will be able to recruit for free 5 times daily, up to 50 times.

Requirement - Completion of Main Stream EP. 1

▼ [50 Consecutive Free Recruits] Event Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Returning Employees & Operators[/h3]

【 Karin Wong 】
▼ Karin’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

【 Joo Shiyoung 】
▼ Shiyoung’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

【 Kim Hana 】
▼ Hana’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

【 Lena Mackenzie 】
▼Lena’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

【 Momo 】
▼ Momo’s Banner Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Substream Event[/h3]

【 The Sun-Calling Tracks 】



[ Twig of Destiny ] will drop 3 times more than normal during the event.

▼ [ The Sun-Calling Tracks ] Currency Drop Event Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 10, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 10, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[h3]▣ Challenge Stage[/h3]

【 Maid’s Virtues 】



After the regular update, the [Maid’s Virtues] challenge opens, allowing CEOs to create exclusive gear for Flora Maid Service employees on January 3, 2024.

In the [Maid’s Virtues] challenge, you can get [I’m Mone-chain, ma’am!] which you can use to craft Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the full exclusive gear to drop after a successful run.



▼ Crafting [ Flora Maid Service ] Mold
To craft with [ Fallen Hawk ] Mold, you need:
- 2,500,000 * Credit
- 400 * I’m Mone-chain, ma’am!
- 600 * Advanced Gear material

▼ Contents of [ Flora Maid Service ] Mold

▷ T6 Tactical Belt ( Veronica only )


▷ T6 Spicy Hell Spear ( Lycoris only )


▷ T6 Lullaby ( Lily only )


▷ T6 Washing Bats ( Mone only )

* The mold will give a random exclusive gear from these four gears listed above.

▼ Challenge Stage - Maid’s Virtues Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Punch-in Event[/h3]
【 Gear Enhancement Season 】



▼ Gear Enhancement Season Available Schedule
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ January 3, After the maintenance ~ January 17, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


▣ Balance Patch and Skill Description Improvement

* The direction for the Balance Patch is currently under reevaluation and will be notified in a separate announcement. Updated Jan. 2 03:00 (UTC-5)

1. Full Moon Nanahara Chinatsu and Carmen’s balance will be adjusted which only applies in the gauntlet environment.

2. Full Moon Nanahara Chinatsu’s Ultimate Skill description has been updated.
* The skill’s effect will not change from before.


【 Full Moon Nanahara Chinatsu 】

【 Carmen 】


▣ Improvements & Changes

  1. DE / FR lines for Vivian Rashford, Pumpkin Night skins for Felicette & Elizabeth Pendragon, and Vacation skins for Gremory, Noelle Wright, & Nicole Primer are updated.

  2. The Maximum Company level has been increased from 200 to 300.


▣ Fixes

  1. A fix where the game would not function correctly if CEOs attempt to enter the shop page for Jaina's Vacation Skin or attempt to enter the game with the skin on Android devices.

[January 2024] CounterSide Preview

Dear CEOs,
CounterSide Global Preview for January is now live!
Check out what will happen at the CounterSide!



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[Dev Notes #18] December 2023



Dear CEOs,
This is Kim Hyun Soo, the Head PD of CounterSide.

As we approach the end of 2023, many significant developments in CounterSide have occurred throughout the year.

The in-house service of CounterSide started from the 6.0 update, and various content improvements and revisions were made possible, thanks to the sincere feedback and encouragement from our dedicated CEOs.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to all the CEOs who have consistently shown interest and support for CounterSide. With 2023 coming to a close, we hope you can reap the rewards of your efforts.

In this developer's note, we would like to provide a brief overview of the updates scheduled for January 2024.

[h3][ Seasonal and Supplement Episodes ][/h3]
Seasonal and supplement episodes will now follow the new rule before they are added to the Seasonal Record.

Seasonal episodes with an event shop will be rerun twice before they are added to the Seasonal Record, and they will no longer have the shop when they are added to the Seasonal Record.

Supplement-type seasonal episodes without an event shop will be added to the Seasonal Record after one more rerun.

All the clear records will be kept when the episodes are added to the Seasonal Records.

[h3][ Gauntlet Survey Results and the Results ][/h3]
As previously mentioned in the November developer's note, we conducted a large-scale adjustment announcement for a more enjoyable and thrilling Gauntlet environment.

We express our sincere gratitude to the many CEOs who actively participated in the Gauntlet survey.

We will now guide the future adjustments to the Gauntlet environment based on the results of the survey.

The key inquiries related to the Gauntlet environment from this survey are as follows, and we will share the results and the development team's opinions on each item.

  1. Experiencing matches that last for 3 minutes

  2. Unsatisfactory balances

  3. Inconveniences when checking information

  4. Employee and ship ban experiences


I. Experiencing matches that last for 3 minutes




The category that the development team judged to be affecting the most to the match time is healing. However, the aggregated results from statistics and surveys indicate that battles lasting for 3 minutes are less frequent than the development team's expectations. The recent Gauntlet healing reduction patch is considered the cause.

Therefore, we plan to conduct a more detailed review of the healing amount in the Gauntlet environment. Initially, we will remove the self-healing ability of the employees who can heal themselves and the ally to consistently reduce the average playtime in the Gauntlet.


II. Unsatisfactory Balances



Among the unsatisfactory balance responses, the four issues that occupied the highest average ratio are as follows:

1) When facing an employee without weaknesses (an employee without a clear counter)
2) When facing an employee with exceptional durability relative to its cost
3) When, despite addressing weaknesses, dealing with them is not clear-cut.
4) When facing an employee with exceptional abilities relative to its cost

Based on the survey results, the development team is currently analyzing the characteristics of around 200 employees corresponding to the four issues with the highest ratios. First, the team is in the process of defining criteria for employees with no weaknesses and unclear countermeasures.

After completing the analysis of employee characteristics related to these major complaints, the team plans to proceed with balance adjustments for each analyzed characteristic.

Detailed information on this matter will be provided separately.

III. Inconveniences when checking information




Many CEOs expressed difficulty in accessing information about the employees' specifications.

To address this concern, the development team is planning the following improvements for standardized descriptions and providing missing information

  • Distance Display Improvement: Standardizing the notation and providing a method for measuring distances.

  • Movement Speed: Including movement speed information in the employee details.

  • Line of Sight: Displaying the field of vision information in the employee details.

  • Range: Indicating the effective range in the skill descriptions.

  • The number of attacks: Specify the number of attacks in the skill descriptions.

Implementing these improvements requires unavoidable system development, and it is expected to take some time. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by not being able to provide these pieces of information promptly. Once the system development is complete, we will systematically organize and provide more detailed information about employee specifications in the game.

IV. Employee and ship ban experiences a. Frequency of using banned employees


b. Frequency of using banned ships




Based on the survey results, we observed that CEOs tend to use ban ships more frequently than banned employees in the Gauntlet mode. Therefore, considering that the Gauntlet ban penalty for ships does not significantly impact the actual performance of the ships, the development team is discussing the enhancement of the Gauntlet ban penalty for ships. One thing we are discussing is adjusting ships that summon units to the field.

As a preliminary step towards these Gauntlet environment adjustments to reduce the match time, there are plans to adjust the employees who can both heal themselves and their allies simultaneously.

Therefore, during the January balance patch, Full Moon Nanahara Chinatsu and Carmen will no longer be able to self-heal in the gauntlet environment. Beyond these two employees, adjustments will be sequentially made to employees who can both heal themselves and their allies simultaneously in the Gauntlet environment as well.

The development team is also preparing for various other adjustments to the Gauntlet environment, and these changes will be implemented sequentially.

[h3][ NEW ORIGIN 1st Anniversary Broadcast ][/h3]
To commemorate the upcoming 1st anniversary of CounterSide’s NEW ORIGIN in February 2024, a special broadcast is being prepared to reflect on 2023, providing insights into the direction of 2024, and sharing various events and content for a meaningful celebration. The development team is diligently preparing a range of events and content to meet the expectations of the CEOs and make the anniversary memorable.

During the anniversary broadcast, the Head PD will make an appearance to deliver exciting news and updates to our CEOs.

We sincerely hope for your continued interest and support for the 1st-anniversary broadcast and the upcoming year.

This concludes the upcoming update news scheduled for January 2024.

CounterSide has been able to progress continuously, and it's all thanks to our dear CEOs. In the upcoming year of 2024, the CounterSide team, including myself, will listen carefully to the opinions and criticisms of our CEOs and strive to make CounterSide even better.

We extend sincere gratitude to all the CEOs who have been with CounterSide throughout this year, and I look forward to your continued support in the coming year. Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year in 2024.

Thank you.

Best Regards

Kim Hyun Soo, the Head PD of CounterSide