CounterSide News

Dear CEOs,
Patch Notes for September 11 is now live!
Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!

▼ Maintenance Schedule (Extended, 1hr)
▷ September 11, 14:00 ~ 18:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, 00:00 ~ 04:00 (UTC-5)

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

▼ Maintenance Extension Compensation
▷ 4,000 Eternium
▷ 60,000 Credits

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

Shop Product
[LINK]

[h3]▣ New Substory[/h3]

【 The World Behind the Stage 】
After the update, a new Substory, [ The World Behind the Stage ] will be live after the September 11 update.

▼ New Substream Available Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ Until further notice (UTC+9 & -5)

【 The World Behind the Stage Event Store 】


▼ The World Behind the Stage Event Store Available Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ Until further notice (UTC+9 & -5)

【 The World Behind the Stage Event Mission 】
▼ The World Behind the Stage Event Mission Available Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Awakened Employee[/h3]

[ Six Wings Swan Claire ]


▼Swan’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


▼Six Wings Swan Claire Contract Mission Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ October 9, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ October 9, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Counter Pass[/h3]

【 Credere 】

A new season of Counter Pass begins.

This season is [ Credere ].





◆ Clearing Counter Pass

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  You can clear the Counter Pass Missions to increase the pass level while acquiring the necessary materials for unit growth.
  
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  Counter Pass missions are divided into [Daily Mission] and [Weekly Missions].
  
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  In the [Daily Mission], 10 missions are given daily; you can choose 6 from the 10 to clear the given mission.
  
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    If the given mission is not up to your taste, you can select the reroll option to renew the mission.
    
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    You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.
    
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    If you clear more than 6 missions, you can earn extra pass experience.
    
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  In the [Weekly Mission], 10 missions are given every Monday at 04:00 UTC-9.
  
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    You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.
    
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  You can earn extra pass experience by completing 2nd and 4th-week missions.
  

▼ Counter Pass - Credere Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ October 9, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ October 9, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ New Operator[/h3]

[ Merlin ]

▼Merlin’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Returning Employees[/h3]

[ Gremory ]

▼ Gremory’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Joo Shiyoung ]

▼ Shiyoung’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Karin Wong ]

▼ Karin’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Lily ]

▼ Lily’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Lulu the Nightmare ]

▼ Lulu’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Ciel Marronier ]

▼ Ciel’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Ozymandias ]

▼ Ozymandias’ Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Returning Operators[/h3]

[ Serina Crew ]

▼ Serina’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Vivian Rashford ]

▼ Vivian’s Banner Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

[ Other ]
▷ Morgana, Yuppie, and Ignis Blade Hayami Sanae will be added to their respective [Recruit on Demand] pool.


[h3]▣ Raid[/h3]

A new season of Boss Raid will start after the update.

This season's Raid Boss will be 【 Britra 】.

If the previous season’s raid boss is not defeated before the update, the raid boss will appear AFTER defeating the existing raid.

▼ Raid Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Last Stand[/h3]

【 Season 7 】

[ Special Rules ]
Seal Skill Debuff: Once the battle starts, all ally units will be inflicted with a Seal Skill debuff for 2 seconds every 10 seconds (Cannot be canceled).

[ Enemies and Kill Points ]
- Regularly Appearing Enemies: Stronger enemies appear at regular intervals.
- Earning Kill Points: Earn Kill Points by eliminating monsters depending on their level.
- Rank Placement Priority: In the event of a tie in Kill Points, the user who registered their rank first will be ranked higher.

[ Employee Deployment ]
- Deployment Range Increase: All ally employees have increased deployment ranges.
- Deployment Restrictions: Each employee can only be deployed 1 time.

[ Difficulty Increase Over Time ]
- Hitstun Immunity: All enemy units gain Immunity to Hitstun 2 minutes after the battle starts.
- Outgoing Healing Decrease (1st): All units are inflicted with Outgoing Healing -60% 2 minutes 30 seconds after the battle starts.
- ASPD Increase: Enemy units' ASPD increases by 100% 3 minutes after the battle starts.
- Outgoing Healing Decrease (2nd): All units are inflicted with Outgoing Healing -80% 3 minutes 30 seconds after the battle starts.
- DMG Increase: Enemy units' damage increases by 100% 4 minutes after the battle starts.

[ Battle Conditions ]
1. Squad’s Total Deployment Cost 32 or below.

▼ Last Stand Season 7 Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Last Stand Season 7 Settlement Schedule
▷ September 18, 2024, 14:00 ~ September 25, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 18, 2024, 00:00 ~ September 25, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Arcade Mode[/h3]

[ Six Wings Swan Claire ]


▼ Battle Conditions
▷ Swan Claire ASPD & Skill Haste +150%

▼ Rules

• Weekly Bans & Ups not applied
  
• Gear stats not applied
  
• Ships are fixed as a level 110 Barricade.
  
• Operators not allowed
  

▼ Reward

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  Win 1 time: [ The act has started ] Text Emote
  
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  Play 3 times: [ What a predictable repertoire ] Text Emote
  
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  Play 5 times: [ Hush. I’m used to scandals. ] Text Emote
  

▼ Arcade Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 17, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 17, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Challenge Stage[/h3]

【 Now Live! 】


The challenge stage will be opened to create exclusive gear for HRY Berry members.

In the [Now Live!] challenge, CEOs can get [Leader's Special Emoji] which you can use to craft Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the whole exclusive gear to drop after a successful run.



▼ Crafting [HRT Berry] Mold
Materials required to craft with [HRT Berry] Mold are as follows:
▷ 2,500,000 Credits
▷ 400 [Leader's Special Emoji]
▷ 600 Advanced Gear materials

▼ [HRT Berry] Exclusive Gears

* The mold will give a random exclusive gear from the above gears.

▼ Challenge Stage – Now Live! Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Substream Event[/h3]

【 The Inheritor 】

[ Vainlite ] will drop 3 times more than normal during the event.

▼ [ The Inheritor ] Currency Drop Event Schedule
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)
▷ September 11, After the maintenance ~ September 18, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Changes and Improvements[/h3]

1) Rearmament Tutorial will be removed.

2) If the Rearmed employee reaches level 120, the original employee’s 120 rewards will also be available to claim.

3) The Tactical Update button will be more visible.

Dear CEOs,
With the update on August 14th, we revamped the Gauntlet’s Ranked Battle UP System.

We are eager to create a more enjoyable Gauntlet experience for all CEOs, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on the revamp of the UP system. Please share your experiences and feedback after playing ranked matches.

Your valuable insights will help us provide an even more satisfying Gauntlet environment.

Thank you for your continued interest and participation!

▶ Link to the Gauntlet UP System Survey: [HERE]


◈ Participation Gift
- 10,000 Eternium

◈ Survey Schedule
- September 6 - 12, 09:59 (UTC-5)

◈ Gift Distribution Schedule
- September 25, 2024

[Note]
- The survey can only be done once per account, and the submitted survey cannot be revised.
- Incorrect submission of Business Registration Number may not allow the participant to receive the participation gift.
- The context and the schedule of the survey may change or be canceled. If any occur, it will be notified on this very announcement.

Dear CEOs,
We will perform temporary maintenance on September 5 to ensure continued smooth operation.
During the maintenance, CEOs will not be able to connect to the game.

Check below for more details.

[h3]▣ Temporary Maintenance Schedule[/h3]
▷ September 5, 01:30 - 02:30 (UTC-5)


[h3]▣ Temporary Maintenance Content[/h3]

1. 
   An issue where lines for Alex and Lyudmila's Counter Cases are not displaying as intended.
   
2. 
   An issue where Special Catalyst, APT Core, S-APT Core's obtainable source is not displaying as intended.
   
3. 
   An issue where the error prevents the normal progression of the mission to create a fusion core within the TASKFORCE Plan.
   
4. 
   A fix where [Rearmament Data] and [Prime Rearmament Data] are included in the Dive first clear reward.
   
5. 
   Correction on Type-O's.
   

[h3]▣ Temporary Maintenance Compensation[/h3]
▷ 500,000 Credits
▷ 3,000 Eternium
▷ 15 Set Binaries

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you

Dear CEOs,
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the [ Celebrate the CounterSide’s Origin 1.5th Anniversary! ] event.

It was incredibly heartwarming to read such kind and uplifting messages from our CEOs. The words filled us with joy and gratitude.

Stay tuned for more exciting events and prizes.

[h3]▣ Participation Gift[/h3]
▷ 30 Relic Binaries

[h3]▣ Draw Event Gift[/h3]
▷ 15 Wishful Random Box

[h3]▣ Distribution Schedule[/h3]
▷ September 4, 2024, during maintenance




[h3]Celebrate the CounterSide’s Origin 1.5th Anniversary! Winners (45 CEOs)[/h3]



Note

1. 
   The reward will arrive in your in-game mailbox on the day of reward distribution.
   
2. 
   The rewards deleted due to not receiving them in time will not be recoverable (Expires after 7 days).
   
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   Any other matter not specified in the announcement will follow the CounterSide Event Policy.
   

Dear CEOs,

During our CounterSide Origin Anniversary broadcast, we announced our plans to gift our most dedicated CEOs with special appreciation kits. We sincerely apologize for the delay in providing updates on it.

After careful consideration, we have selected 100 exceptional CEOs—50 from the Korean server and 50 from the global server—who have achieved remarkable feats in attendance and various content rankings. These CEOs’ dedication and passion for CounterSide have been truly inspiring, and we are honored to recognize their accomplishments.

We are excited to announce that these deserving CEOs will receive their well-earned appreciation kits!



※ The image is to help visualize what is in the Appreciation Kit and may differ from the actual Kit.

Recipients of the appreciation kit are kindly requested to send a direct message to GM Σigma on the official CounterSide Discord server for us to give you a form to collect the necessary information to deliver the goods.

When you DM, please make sure to tag the GM starting with @.

▷ Link to the Official CounterSide Global Discord: [LINK]

Do note that if the recipients reside in areas that make it difficult for us to send the appreciation kit, the kit may be replaced with a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

Thank you.

▼ Appreciation Kit Form Submission Schedule
▷ September 3 - September 30, 2024, 10:00 (UTC-5)



[Note]

1. 
   If the provided information is not correct, the goods may not be sent correctly.
   
2. 
   If you miss the submission schedule for us to be able to send you the appreciation kit, it is not possible to submit late under any circumstances.
   
3. 
   The schedule of the event may change or cancel at any time and will be informed of this in the same announcement if so happens.
   
4. 
   Any other matter that is not specified in the announcement will follow the CounterSide Event Policy.
   
5. 
   Depending on where you reside, customs fees may apply.