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[p][/p][p]Dear CEOs,[/p][p]
[/p][p]Here is the list of new products featured in this week’s update.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please look through them carefully, for you never know when they will come in handy![/p][p]
[/p][p]The package's price may vary depending on the platform, residence, and the daily exchange rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please check the link below for more updates and information on the maintenance schedule.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Patch Notes[/p][p]\[LINK][/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Packages[/p][p]【 Special Recruitment Package Vol.1 】[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]Price: 690 Admin Coins[/p][p]Purchase Limit: 1 time/account[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Available Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Composition:[/p][p]▷ 10 Employment Contracts[/p][p]▷ 1 Wishful Random Box[/p][p] [/p][p]※ The product is not refundable after purchase.[/p][p]

[/p][p]【 Special Recruitment Package Vol.2 】[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]Price: 1,290 Admin Coins[/p][p]Purchase Limit: 1 time/account[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Available Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Composition:[/p][p]▷ 20 Employment Contracts[/p][p]▷ 2 Wishful Random Box[/p][p] [/p][p]※ The product is not refundable after purchase.[/p][p]

[/p][p]【 Special Recruitment Package Vol.3 】[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]Price: 3,090 Admin Coins[/p][p]Purchase Limit: 2 times/account[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Available Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Composition:[/p][p]▷ 50 Employment Contracts[/p][p]▷ 6 Wishful Random Box[/p][p]
[/p][p]※ The product is not refundable after purchase.[/p][p]
[/p][p]【 Activity Pledge Package 】[/p][p][/p][p]By spending a certain amount of Eternium, the Activity Pledge will refund a portion of your quartz.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Price: 1,950 Admin Coins[/p][p]Purchase Limit: 1 time/account[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Available Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 26, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Composition[/p][p]▷ 1,950 Quartz[/p][p]▷ 1 SSR Trophy: Amy - Bet you didn’t expect this![/p]

[p][/p][p]Dear CEOs,[/p][p]The Patch Notes for July 29 is now live![/p][p]Please review the details below to ensure you don't miss any vital update information.[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Maintenance Schedule - 2 hrs extension[/p][p]▷  July 29, 20:00 - July 30, 00:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Shop News[/p][p]For this week’s update on shop products, please check the announcement below for more information.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Shop Product[/p][p]\[LINK][/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Squad Tournament The Worlds[/p][p]Squad Tournament The Worlds between Korean and Global servers will begin. [/p][p][/p][p]▼ Squad Tournament The Worlds Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 19, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]◆ Global Ban Vote[/p]

• [p]During the ban voting period, CEOs can select the \[Vote] button to cast their CEO's vote for the ban.
  
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• [p]The top 8 employees with the most votes and 4 randomly selected employees among those who received votes will be chosen as casting ban targets.
  
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• [p]The top 3 ships with the most votes and 1 randomly selected ship among those that received votes will be chosen as casting ban targets.
  
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• [p]Employees and ships selected for the casting ban cannot be assigned to squads.
  
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• [p]Casting bans will be conducted separately on the Korean and Global servers, and both ban results will be applied.
  
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[p]▼ Voting Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - July 30, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)[/p][p]

[/p][p]◆ Squad Formation & Participation Registration[/p]

• [p]Once the casting ban targets are selected, CEOs can form squads to participate in the Squad Tournament.
  
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• [p]Completing the squad formation will complete the Squad Tournament registration.
  
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• [p]Squads participating in the tournament must have a Combat Power exceeding 100,000 to be registered.
  
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• [p]Gear, level, and limit break will be saved based on the registration time. The squad can be freely changed until the tournament begins.
  
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• [p]Any changes made to ships, operators, or employees after registration will be indicated with a \[changed] tag for easier tracking.
  
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[p]▼ Squad Formation Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 30, 16:00 - Aug. 3, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)

[/p][p]◆ Qualifiers[/p]

• [p]After squad registration closes, the qualifiers will begin. In the tournament lobby, CEOs can enter through the \[Enter Tournament] option.
  
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• [p]Before the qualifiers begin, CEOs can enter to review the Squad Tournament qualifier rules.
  
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• [p]Qualifiers will proceed at set intervals, and once completed, results can be checked via the \[Qualifier Results] option.
  
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• [p]CEOs can view opponent squad compositions via \[Details] and watch replays of matches.
  
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• [p]Participants who win their matches advance to the Elimination Tournament.
  
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• [p]Participants without an opponent will walkover by default.
  
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[p]▼ Qualifiers Schedule[/p][p]▷ Aug. 5, 04:00 - Aug. 5, 2025, 05:00 (UTC-5)

[/p][p]◆ Elimination Tournament[/p]

• [p]Participants who win in the qualifiers advance to the Eliminations and will be assigned to groups.
  
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• [p]16 qualified participants will be selected from each server.
  
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• [p]Each group will have 4 participants from each server, matched against participants from another server.
  
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• [p]The matches will proceed sequentially by Groups A/B/C/D.
  
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• [p]CEOs can view squad details for each match using the \[Details] option.[/p]

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• [p]Check match results by clicking \[Check Results].[/p]

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• [p]Group stage winners will advance to the Semifinals, and Semifinal winners will advance to the Final.
  
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• [p]The match results will be revealed once the predictions for each group end.
  
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[p]■ Prediction[/p]

• [p]From the Elimination Tournament onward, CEOs can predict the winner of each match by selecting the \[Predict].
  
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• [p]Tap the \[Predict] button at the bottom of the screen to select a predicted winner for each match. All matches must be predicted to complete the prediction successfully.
  
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• [p]If CEOs attempt to save without completing all predictions, a message will inform that predictions are incomplete.
  
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• [p]Rewards will be granted based on the number of successful predictions after the tournament concludes.
  
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• [p]Tap the \[Prediction Statistics] button at the bottom of the screen to view overall prediction statistics.
  
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• [p]After each group's prediction period ends, the \[Predict] button will change to \[Prediction History], where CEOs can review the choices.
  
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[p]▼ Prediction Schedule[/p]

• [p]Group A: Aug. 6, 05:00 - Aug. 7, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)
  
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• [p]Group B: Aug. 6, 05:00 - Aug. 8, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)
  
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• [p]Group C: Aug. 6, 05:00 - Aug. 9, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)
  
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• [p]Group D: Aug. 6, 05:00 - Aug. 10, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)
  
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[p]◆ Knockout Stage[/p]

• [p]Participants who win in each group advance to the Knockout Stage for Semifinals and Finals matches.
  
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• [p]Semifinal winners advance to the Final.
  
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• [p]The Final match winner will be the Tournament Winner.
  
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• [p]Semifinal losers will compete for 3rd and 4th place, which will be decided based on match results.
  
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• [p]Once the prediction period ends, CEOs can view match results.
  
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[p]▼ Knockout Stage Prediction Schedule[/p]

• [p]Aug. 10, 04:10 -Aug. 11, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)
  
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[p]■ Hall of Fame[/p]

• [p]CEOs can view the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place CEOs of past tournaments via the \[Hall of Fame] button in the Squad Tournament lobby.
  
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• [p]The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place CEOs of this season will be listed in the Hall of Fame.[/p]

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[/p][p]■ Participation Rewards[/p]

• [p]During the Squad Tournament rewards period, select the \[Participation Rewards] button in the lobby to claim CEOsr rewards.
  
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• [p]Rewards can be obtained based on tournament participation and final rankings.
  
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• [p]Additional rewards can be earned based on the number of successful predictions made during the Eliminations and Knockout Stage.
  
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[p]★ Tournament Ranking Rewards[/p][p]1st - 2,000 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 30,000,000 Credits, 1st Place Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]2nd - 1,500 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 20,000,000 Credits, 2nd Place Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]3rd - 1,000 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 15,000,000 Credits, 3rd Place Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]4th - 800 Quartz, 20 Fusion Cores, 10,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]Quarterfinals - 500 Quartz, 20 Fusion Cores, 7,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]Round of 16 - 400 Quartz, 15 Fusion Cores, 5,000,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]Round of 32 - 300 Quartz, 10 Fusion Cores, 2,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]Participation - 100 Quartz, 5 Fusion Cores[/p][p]
[/p][p]■ 1st Place Title[/p][p][/p][p]■ 2nd Place Title[/p][p][/p][p]■ 3rd Place Title[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]★ Tournament Prediction Rewards[/p][p]- All Predictions Successful  - 50,000 Eternium, 50 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary, Title[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 28-31 correct predictions: 40,000 Eternium, 30 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 25-27 correct predictions: 30,000 Eternium, 15 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 22-24 correct predictions: 20,000 Eternium, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 19-21 correct predictions: 17,500 Eternium, 65 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 16-18 correct predictions: 15,000 Eternium, 55 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 13-15 correct predictions: 12,500 Eternium, 45 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 10-12 correct predictions: 10,000 Eternium, 100 Tuning Binary [/p][p]
[/p][p]- 7-9 correct predictions: 8,000 Eternium, 80 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]- 4-6 correct predictions: 6,500 Eternium, 60 Tuning Binary [/p][p]
[/p][p]- 1-3 correct predictions: 4,000 Eternium, 40 Tuning Binary[/p][p]
[/p][p]※ You will receive 2,500 Eternium each time you participate in predicting the main round (each group) and the Knockout Stage for the first time.[/p][p]

[/p][p]▼ Rewards Schedule[/p]

• [p]Aug. 12, after the maintenance - Aug. 19, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p]

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[/p][p]▣ Arcade Mode[/p][p]\[ Auto Battle ][/p][p][/p][p]▼ Rules[/p]

• [p]Manual control unavailable[/p]
• [p]Deployment order fixed[/p]
• [p]Bans & Ups not applied[/p]
• [p]Gear stats applied[/p]

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[/p][p]▼ Reward[/p]

• [p]Win 1 time in Arcade every day: 1 Arcade Random Box[/p]
• [p]Win 5 times: \[ Title: Just As Planned ]
  
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[p]▼ Arcade Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, 20:00 - Aug. 5, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Awakened Exclusive Gear[/p][p]\[ Six Wings Lee Jisoo ] [/p][p]- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Six Wings Lee Jisoo will be added.

[/p][p]- Substream The Inheritor – Hard Mode ACT 1-3 will be added.

[/p][p]- Six Wings Lee Jisoo’s exclusive gear will be added to the The Inheritor shop.[/p][p]
[/p][p]- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing The Inheritor – Hard Mode ACT 1-3.

[/p][p]- You will obtain \[Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Lee Jisoo-] when dismantling Six Wings Lee Jisoo's Awakened exclusive gear.

[/p][p]- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Lee Jisoo- that will be added to the The Inheritor shop.

[/p][p]- At +2 enhancement, a Latent Ability will be unlocked.

[/p][p]- The Latent Ability is fixed as DMG Taken RDC, but the value is determined randomly.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Raid: Britra Season[/p][p]The raid boss \[Britra] will appear.
The raid boss \[Britra] will be available during the season period.[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Raid Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, 20:00 - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]※ With the season rotation for \[Britra], the Plaque Exchange rewards will be updated.[/p][p]※ Raid Points will only be awarded from raid bosses generated during the ongoing season. Defeating raid bosses from other seasons will only grant clear rewards.[/p][p]※ Only the \[Change] Origin will be applied to the raid boss \[Britra].[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Seasonal Event[/p][p]【 Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! 】[/p][p][/p][p]\[ Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! ] will be live after the July 29 update.[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ New Substream Available Schedule [/p][p]▷ July 29, After the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]【 Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! Event Store 】[/p][p][/p][p]▼ Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! Event Store Available Schedule [/p][p]▷ July 29, After the maintenance - Aug. 19, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]【 Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! Event Mission 】[/p][p][/p][p]▼ Treasure Hunt of the Debtcade! Event Mission Available Schedule [/p][p]▷ July 29, After the maintenance ~ Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Challenge Stage[/p][p]【 Maid’s Virtues 】[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]After the regular update, the \[Maid’s Virtues] challenge opens, allowing CEOs to create exclusive gear for Flora Maid Service employees.[/p][p] [/p][p]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.[/p][p]
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[/p][p]▼ Crafting \[ Flora Maid Service ] Mold[/p][p]To craft with \[ Flora Maid Service ] Mold, you need:[/p][p]- 2,500,000 * Credit[/p][p]- 400 * I’m Mone-chain, ma’am![/p][p]- 600 * Advanced Gear material[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ Contents of \[ Flora Maid Service ] Mold[/p][p][/p][p]* The mold will give a random exclusive gear from these four gears listed above.[/p][p] [/p][p]▼ Challenge Stage - Maid’s Virtues Available Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 5, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Punch-In Event[/p][p]【 Gear Enhancement Season 】[/p][p][/p][p]▼ Gear Enhancement Season Punch-in  Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 18, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Substream Event[/p][p]【 The Inheritor 】[/p][p][/p][p]Event currency will drop 5 times more than usual during the event.[/p][p]
[/p][p]▼ \[ The Inheritor ] Currency Drop Event Schedule[/p][p]▷ July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 5, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Returning Awakened Employees[/p][p]1. Four Classified Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)
- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.[/p][p]- Target employee: 【 Kostroma Mavka 】【 Kubera Alice Braidwood 】【 Gha’agsheblah Eve Meitner 】【 Griffin Rider Christina Brecht 】【 Garguantia Maria Antonov 】[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Returning Employees[/p][p]1. Three Normal Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: July 29, after the maintenance - Aug. 12, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.[/p][p]- Target employee: 【 Serapel 】【 Edel Meitner 】【 Elizabeth Pendragon 】[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]▣ Changes & Improvements[/p][p]1. 2 JP Voices will be added.[/p][p]- Zodiac of Redemption Esterosa[/p][p]- Six Wings Swan Claire - Black Swan's Oath[/p][p]
[/p][p]▣ Fixes[/p][p]1. Fixed an issue where the Personification of Sephira Noelle Wright’s effect would trigger but do no damage sporadically when her ASPD exceeded a certain threshold.[/p][p]
[/p][p]2. Fixed an issue where Evelyn Keller’s Special Skill \[Heka’s Tonic] was triggering its effect based on her position instead of the designated effect location.[/p][p]

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[p] [/p][p]Dear CEOs,[/p][p]This month's CounterSide calendar is now live! [/p][p]Download the calendar to keep track of your events, deadlines, and important dates - all on this calendar![/p][p]\[ Download Link ][/p][p]【 Horizontal Version 】[/p][p][/p][p]【 Vertical Version 】 [/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]A preview for August 2025 is here. [/p][p]Check out what new update is planned below!
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[p][/p][p]Dear CEOs,[/p][p]This is Kim Hyun Soo, the Head PD of CounterSide.[/p][p]Thank you for your continued love and support, which allowed CounterSide to celebrate its 2.5-year Origin Anniversary. [/p][p]In this Dev Notes, we will share the schedule for the upcoming 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary events and details about the 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary livestream.[/p][p]Typically, CounterSide’s half-anniversary events begin in early August, starting with the Half-Anniversary Eve Punch-in event, followed by various content-rich events that last around 3 to 4 weeks. [/p][p]However, for this 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary, the event will start a bit later than usual, which will begin on August 12 (UTC-5), and the full half-anniversary celebration will roll out shortly after.[/p][p]The livestream, which normally takes place before the Anniversary eve, will instead be held on August 13 (UTC-5), the same day the punch-in begins. [/p][p]Unlike previous anniversary streams held in external studios, this year’s livestream will take place from our in-house broadcast studio, and the Head PD of CounterSide will be hosting it solo to face directly with our CEOs. [/p][p]During the stream, detailed updates on the new Mainstream EP. 14, new Awakened employee, new skins, and more, as teased in a recent Dev Notes. We’ll also take this opportunity to openly discuss the development direction for the second half of 2025 and strengthen our communication with all CEOs.[/p][p]We sincerely apologize for the delay in the 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary event compared to previous half-anniversary timelines. [/p][p]We also apologize that this Dev Notes does not include the update details many of you were looking forward to, and instead focus mainly on the half-anniversary schedule and stream timing. [/p][p]However, rather than limiting communication with vague previews, we believe that it is better to be transparent about the anniversary event schedule and provide clear information during the upcoming stream. [/p][p]This is a new approach we’re trying, in the hopes of engaging with you more sincerely, and we ask for your support and understanding.[/p][p]Also, for our Global audiences, we will upload the stream with English subtitles as soon as we can.[/p][p]As a small consolation to those who were hoping for update news, we’d like to close this Developer Note by revealing the silhouette of a new Awakened employee who will play a key role in Mainstream EP.14.[/p][p]◆ New Awakened Employee - ???[/p][p][/p][p]Although the weather may vary depending on where our Global CEOs reside, we hope every one of our CEOs stays safe and sound.[/p][p]Thank you, as always.
Hyunsoo Kim, Head PD of CounterSide.[/p][p]
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