Developer's Note - 2021 Update Plan No.2

※ The release schedule and contents of each update are subject to change following ongoing development and playtesting.

## \* Planned October Update

**1.) Improvements to Live Clash**

As mentioned in previous dev notes, we plan to roll out an update during the last week of October that will include improvements to Live Clash.

#### **1. Live Clash Tiebreaker**

We'll be adding a tiebreaker system to Live Clash that begins from the bottom of the 10th inning of Happy Weekend.

The [Play 3 Innings] option for Scrimmage will be replaced with [Tiebreaker].

This will relieve the fatigue of Happy Weekend and allow users to better experience the thrill and excitement of each hit.

#### 2. Changes to In-Game Advanced Controls

Many users have expressed discomfort with the "point of contact" when batting, which is why we've decided to make changes to this as well as the strike zone for Advanced Controls.

\* Current: Point of contact not displayed

\* New: Point of contact displays. However, once the pitcher winds up, the strike zone will become hidden.

#### 3. Introducing Best Season Points Reward

[Season Rewards] will be replaced by [Best Season Points Rewards].

[Best Season Points Rewards] are given based on a user's Best Season Points during any point of the season, instead of the Final Points at the end of the season.

E.g.) When you end a season with 4,500 points, if you've already achieved a Best Season Points of 5,000, rewards will be distributed based on the latter.

#### 4. Introducing Country Flags

We'll be adding a feature that allows users to represent their country flag during Live Clash.

Flags can be changed in Team Profile.

After the update, the default globe logo flag will be displayed.

#### 5. Changes to Record Rewards

In order to provide users with more rewards, we will be removing [Home Run]/[Strikeout] Rewards.

Due to game abuse, users were unable to receive Record Rewards or were otherwise unnecessarily inconvenienced during gameplay and we apologize again for this. Neither Home Run nor Strikeout records will be displayed any longer during the Ceremony.

#### 6. Matchmaking Restrictions Based on Total Forfeits

Accumulating a certain number of Forfeits will cause matchmaking to become unavailable for a set amount of time.

#### 7. Other Changes

We'll be making changes to effects during the Ceremony, as well as for the beginning and end of games.

## \* Planned November Update

- Please note the release schedule and contents of this update are subject to change following ongoing development and playtesting.

#### The key detail of the November update

will be based on user feedback to feature several improvements and grand events celebrating the game's second anniversary.

#### 1.) Cruel Pumas Scenario Rebalancing

1. The Manager and Coach will each have one additional Training. The Manager/Coach will be assigned to a total of four Trainings.

2. Manager Training rewards will see an overall improvement.

3. Excess Loyalty after filling the Coach/Manager's gauge will convert into scenario currency (SP, G Points) during Player Result calculations.

#### 2.) Improvements to Daily Game

Users expressed they would like to continue Daily Game minigames and that the rewards are currently lackluster.

Improvements to up the fun factor of Daily Game will be made as follows:

1. We will be removing the play limits for Daily Game so that users can continue playing the minigames. At the same time, we will be making improvements to the mode's rewards.

2. Along with rewards for an initial clear, users can earn additional rewards based on the number of Daily Game plays.

#### 3) Improvements to Rookie Buffs

To help new users advance, Rookie Buffs will be receiving buffs.

While Rookie Buff is active, the following items will be able to be used without limit to develop My Players:

\* Main Items: Power Energy, Schedule Table, Skill Book, Destiny Tarot Card, Captivating Perfume, Baseball God's Manual

\* Sub Items: Reschedule Request, Hawk Eye, Weakness Guide

- However, the limit of 2 Main Items and 2 Sub Items remains.

#### 4.) 2nd Anniversary Festival

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

It's already been two years since Baseball Superstars was released.

To celebrate two years since the game's launch, we'll be holding a huge event. In addition, we plan to add the long-awaited Classic Mode (Long-term Development Mode) to the game at the beginning of December.

We hope you look forward to our upcoming festival for the game's 2nd anniversary and our grandest celebration yet.

## \* Planned December Update

\* The goal is for this update to be applied before next year. Further details will be shared in the next dev notes.

#### 1) Long-Term Development Mode Update [Slated for December]

GAMEVIL Baseball Superstars is back!

GAMEVIL Baseball Superstars is going back to its roots.

As we mentioned in our previous dev notes, we've been working hard to present "Classic Mode" (Long-Term Development Mode) to our users.

We strive to ensure users will be able to enjoy the current Baseball Superstars as well as relive fond memories of past Baseball Superstars games.

We hope that this will brighten up the end of the year for our users.

Further details and schedule regarding the update will be shared sequentially in the near future.

#### 2) 2021 Postseason Club League

Attempt to become a Champion Club this upcoming holiday season!

Continuing on from the 2020 Postseason, we'll be holding the 2021 Postseason Club League Event.

Special items worth looking out for are in store for Champion Clubs as well as top-ranked Club members in Club League.

Further details and schedule regarding the update will be shared sequentially in the near future.

#### 3) 2021 End-of-Year Results Ranking Event

In appreciation of the GAMEVIL Baseball Superstars community, we plan to hold a special end-of-year results ceremony!

Everyone's time and effort invested throughout 2021 will be rewarded.

To our users,

These dev notes may not quite hit the spot in raising excitement for what's in store.

However, we're carefully looking at every bit of feedback we receive and are making sure that the gameplay experience is improved over what it was.

Any additional details regarding these updates will be contained in future update notes.

We'll do our best to ensure that GAMEVIL Baseball Superstars is an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Thank you.

- Dev. Nom -