Dear CEOs,

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

We thank all our CEOs for the support and love they have shown to CounterSide.

In this month's Dev Notes, we'll provide more details about the upcoming updates during September.

[ New Story - Omen ]

As mentioned during the CounterSide Origin 2.5th Anniversary Talk:Side, a new type of story, [Omen], will begin in September.

The Omen episodes follow the tale of the Demon Lord Thagirion, who regains its full strength, plunging the six cities of the Administration into a desperate crisis. Leaders representing each of the six cities must unite to defend their world against the impending catastrophe.

The stories set in each city will be released at 3-week intervals, with the first city’s episode scheduled to be unveiled to CEOs on September 24.

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[ New Counter Pass Employee - Vesca ]

After the current Counter Pass, Carantisir de Letaria ends, a new Counter Pass employee, Vesca, will arrive to meet our CEOs.

Vesca is a Counter type 3-cost Ranger.

Vesca is designed so that whenever an ally or enemy appears on the battlefield, she triggers an enhanced attack. Each time an enhanced attack is used, the cooldown of her Ultimate Skill is reduced, allowing her to effectively chain enhanced attacks and Ultimate Skills together.

In addition, Vesca’s enhanced attacks are especially effective against opponents with high evasion, making her a decisive counter to such employees thanks to her unique skill composition.

[ New SSR Employee - Seosaeng]

A new SSR employee, Seosaeng, will also be added during September.

Seosaeng is a 3-cost Counter-type Ranger, designed as a firepower-scaling dealer whose enhanced attacks increase in both valid hit count and damage each time he uses a Special Skill.

With the boosted valid hit count and damage from these enhanced attacks, Seosaeng is expected to easily overpower opponents who are vulnerable to multi-hit damage.

The longer the battle goes on, the more Seosaeng’s overwhelming potential will shine, so please look forward to his performance.

◆ Seosaeng

[ New Danger Close Boss - The Tiger of Three Beasts ]

A new Danger Close boss, which was not revealed during the livestream, is scheduled to update in September.

This new Danger Close boss is The Tiger of Three Beasts, first introduced in Mainstream EP.14, Bara.

The Tiger of Three Beasts is a boss with a high skill haste, frequently using both Special and Ultimate Skills.

In particular, after casting its Ultimate Skill a certain number of times, it begins preparing an extremely powerful attack. This makes it a battle that requires careful strategy to prevent the attack from being unleashed.

We hope this new Danger Close will bring you even more excitement and challenge.

[ New System - Real-Time Battle Log]

The Real-Time Battle Log system, which was introduced during the livestream, will also be added in September.

The Real-Time Battle Log system is designed to help CEOs better understand battles in PVP by displaying information such as which employee defeated an opponent and who dealt damage to whom during combat.

Through this system, we expect CEOs will be able to grasp the flow of battle more clearly, intuitively, and quickly.

By default, the Real-Time Battle Log will be activated, but if you feel it is unnecessary, you can freely toggle it ON or OFF in the game settings.

The system will initially be applied only to PVP content. As mentioned earlier, because PVE content includes a variety of battle conditions, the application of the Real-Time Battle Log system to PVE is still under review.

We hope the Real-Time Battle Log proves useful in PVP content.

[ New System - Partner Main Employee Support ]

The Partner Main Employee Support system will also be updated.

Unlike the existing raid support or other support units, this system allows the partner’s main employee to be deployed directly from your squad slot, consuming deployment resources.

In addition, if you already own the same employee as the partner’s support employee, you can deploy both your own and your partner’s version of that employee in the same squad.

The support employee will always be fixed in the 4th slot and can only be borrowed once per day from each partner.

When a partner uses the support employee you registered, you will receive Dispatch Points via in-game mail, and accumulated Dispatch Points can be redeemed for achievement titles as rewards.

We hope this new Partner Main Employee Support system makes your CounterSide experience even more enjoyable and convenient.

[ Storage Expansion ]

The most requested feature from our CEOs, the expansion of maximum storage capacity, will be applied on September 3.

With this update, the maximum storage capacity will be increased by 200 slots. Storage expansion can still be carried out using Quartz as before, and once fully expanded, you will have access to a total of 2,200 slots.

Since expanding storage capacity may have potential impacts on the game, we ask for your understanding if the expanded capacity does not fully meet your expectations. We will continue working to find ways to further expand storage in the future.

[Miscellaneous Improvements]
In addition, we are preparing several improvements to enhance the overall gameplay experience for our CEOs.

First, the default setting for bot matching in Gauntlet Ranked Battles will be changed to ON.

We received many suggestions asking for this adjustment and aimed to update it quickly, but additional time was needed due to code modifications and marketplace review processes. We kindly ask for your understanding, and please note that this change to the default bot matching setting will take effect starting September 3.

Next, the weekly mission for login days will be eased from the current 3/5/7 days to 2/4 days.

Currently, completing all weekly missions requires logging in every day, which we understand can be difficult for some CEOs due to personal circumstances. To address this, we are easing the requirements for login day missions.

Furthermore, we are always listening to your feedback to create a more enjoyable gaming environment and are reviewing improvements across multiple areas. We look forward to hearing more of your valuable opinions.

Lastly, we plan to add an epilogue that depicts a brief slice of daily life, taking place after the conclusion of Mainstream EP.14, Bara, and before the beginning of Omen.

We hope this added epilogue will meet your expectations and bring you enjoyment.

Although the weather may vary depending on where our Global CEOs reside, we hope every one of our CEOs stays safe and sound.

Thank you, as always.
Hyunsoo Kim, Head PD of CounterSide.