Developer's Note - 2021 Update Plan

Greetings Superstars!

This is Dev Nom from the Baseball Superstars Team.

We are thrilled to introduce the updated plan we are preparing for the rest of 2021.

We want to express our sincere gratitude to all the users who shared valuable suggestions and concerns through Discord, Facebook, Reddit, and other social media.

We will do our best to incorporate the voices of the community into the game through future updates.

In addition to the information introduced below, we are currently reviewing to implement your valuable suggestions.

Now, let us find out the upcoming updates and improvements for the rest of 2021.

## Update Preview for 2021

※ Please note that they are still under development, and the details are subject to change without prior notice.

### 1) Bomb Dodge Mini-game

Rebalancing the current gold economy is a very sensitive issue where it can adversely affect the fun factor.

We hope this new content will solve the gold issues in the game.

[Bomb Dodge] is added as the primary solution to gold supply and demand.

① [Bomb Dodge] Be the last man standing in a shrinking stadium that is raining bombs. Evade from raining bombs and push your opponent out of the stadium to win.

② Receive gold by the result of the mini-game.

We hope this reduces the stress of our dedicated and motivated users from collecting gold.

### 2) Scenario Burning Event System

One of the most brought-up subjects was the balance of scenarios.

We decided that partial buff/nerf of some scenarios will solve the balance issue temporarily, but ultimately, it is an issue that will continue to reoccur.

As a solution to this matter, we will first implement the [Scenario Burning Event] system.

① [Scenario Burning Event] is an event that provides 'Skill Point Discount Buff' when developing players in the specified scenario during the event duration.

② You can duplicate the effects with 'Skill Points Discount Item' and Scenario Burning Event.

On the side, we are currently improving the balance for unpopular scenarios.

### 1) Development Mastery System

We plan to add [Development Mastery System], a supplementary development system that can develop varieties of unique players through scenarios.

We understand the pressure of having to spend more currencies when a new supplementary system gets added to the game.

Therefore, the system will unlock based on the number of players developed.

The Development Mastery System provides training masteries that can help you develop my players based on the number of players developed.

### 2) New Costumes

We plan to release more costumes soon! We appreciate your patience and understanding.

## [Future Update Plan]

※ We are planning to update accordingly within the year and will be carried out sequentially from September.

The further information will be introduced in future dev notes.

### **1) Summer Major Update (late Aug ~ Sept)**

Save the breaking world with the help of NPCs!

We are preparing a major update that includes a new experience, a new mini-game, and a new scenario with a fresh fun factor!

This major update will be held along with a theme that has never been experienced in the Baseball Superstars series.

Scorching Summer with hot events.

Details regarding the major update will be available through future update notes.

### **2) SP Shop**

We appreciate your patience and understanding for the delay in opening the SP Shop.

The process is taking longer than expected due to constant reviewing of the in-game balance involving SP Trainers.

We plan to open the SP Shop this year.

### **3) Solo Dev. Mode: Long-term development (tentative name)**

The nostalgia, the identity of the Baseball Superstar series!

We are bringing back the long-awaited [Solo Dev. Mode]

Get ready to experience the nostalgia of the past in the current BSS platform!

### **4) 2nd Anniversary Update**

Baseball Superstars 2021's biggest festival season of the year is approaching.

Various anniversary festivals and awards ceremonies are held.

We will return for more information with the year-end festival vibe!

## [Future Content]

※ Please note that they are still under development, and the details are subject to change without prior notice.

First of all, we want to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to all superstars who provided us many suggestions and ideas to improve the game.

We are doing our best to make the content more interesting and exciting to play, and it may take some time in the process.

We are working diligently so that it will be available to all Superstars any time soon.

### **1) Rebalance**

① Trainer Rebalance

- Trainers with low usage rates will be adjusted based on the current meta.

② Scenario Rebalance

- Unpopular scenarios will be improved. We look forward to creating synergies with the [Scenario Burning Event] system.

③ Mechanic Steamboys Scenario Rebalance

- Mechanic Steamboys will be improved. We expect this could support collecting gold by selling developed my players.

### **2) Elite Players from the previous series**

The Elite Players from the previous Baseball Superstars series have arrived!

We plan to introduce Hayley and Scofield to bring back the old memories.

### **3) Dev. Items Rebalance**

① Dev. Items Improvement

- We plan to improve Dev. Items with a low usage rate based on the current meta.

② Dev. Items Source Expansion

- We plan to expand the Dev. Items' source to reduce the item shortage.

### **4) Live Clash Improvement**

As mentioned in the previous notes, we plan for the second major update on Live Clash.

① Baseball Game Improvement: Start with bases loaded

To relieve fatigue and to provide more excitement in Live Clash, we will change the system so that the match starts with bases loaded.

② Bat Control Display Improvement

- Advanced Bat Control:

> Strike zone will be removed at the time of pitching.

> The impact point will be displayed to reduce the difficulty.

③ Hit Timing Meter

- We plan to implement a clearer timing meter through an improved recognition system with improved UI.

- We referenced from [DIA Home Run Champ] to provide fun elements when hitting the ball.

[Perfect / Great / Bad, and ETC]

④ Happy Weekend Score Reset Period Change

- The reset period for [Happy Weekend] is changed to 3 weeks.

- The reward for [Happy Weekend] is raised to the cumulative reward for the entire 3 weeks.

⑤ Flag display based on connected region

- We want to provide a more enjoyable environment by adding a flag to display based on the connected region.

⑥ Matching System Improvement

- We promise to improve the matching system to create a balanced gaming environment for all participants.

※ Others [Information regarding illegal programs and abusing users]

- We apologize for the inconvenience of having unable to provide detailed results of users under investigation.

- We will focus more on providing accurate information and results of the reported cases.

### **5) Others**

① We will adjust the points earned when cheering for the club match from 11 points to 19 points.

② We will improve the limit for our dedicated Superstars who have already reached the achievement limit.

Superstars,

We are unable to answer all the questions or concerns at the same time,

but we are always carefully reviewing all of your voices from various communities.

Our Team will continue to listen to the community and strive to provide a good gaming experience.

Thank you, and we will return with the next devs note near future.

- Dev. Nom -