Article and photos: [GameMeca.com]

Translation: 2nafish

^ ‘Elsword’ 5^th anniversary party was held at Seoul Chung-dam-dong in Song-Un art space

‘Elsword’, a game Developed by KOG and produced by Nexon, held a user event in anniversary of its 5th year service today (December 8).  Many different Elsword related events caught the attention of around 200 ‘VIP attendees’ and hot-blooded users that attended the party.

KOG’s development team Gun-Ho-Juung that was present at the party expressed his thoughts by saying “Although Elsword wasn’t a very popular game from the launch.  We were able to continue our services for 5 years so far by providing materials to be enjoyed by users constantly and also with lots of love and support from the users. Although there are parts in the game that aren’t satisfactory yet, I want to work hard so the game users wouldn’t feel lonely.”

‘Elsword’ isn’t a well known game and if you had to describe the game with just one word, you could say that it is a ‘Bizarre’ game. Bizarrely there are large amount of female users despite the key characteristics of this game being a zesty ‘Action’ that is filled with KOG’s unique sense and know-how.  Even today’s birthday party felt diverse from other game events due to the fact that male and female user ratios attending the party were roughly 50%.

On this topic dev. team Gun-Ho-Daang explained it like this. First of all, Elsword is a game mainly targeted towards users that are minors(less than 18 year old). Our action sequences are focus on flashy visual effects and are great at catching the interest of many male users.  ‘fast paced competition that is centered on quick reaction speed is really fun’  ‘Hero’s Tournament’ today receiving enormous audience response stands true to this statement.

< KOG ‘Elsword’ Development Team Gun-Ho-Daang

Opposite from this, the ‘Pretty Characters’ of ‘Elsword’ became the driving force for the female user populations. This is not just a result of ‘Pretty Characters’ but the result of heartwarming artwork that leaves an impression on the female users. Adding to this popularity, there are abundant aesthetic contents like clothes and accessories that are available in-game which users can decorate their characters with.  Fact that there were female users cosplaying in today’s  event and the fact that the fanart gallery being catching lots of attention supports this.

For ‘Elsword’ that’s been bizarrely gaining popularity, today’s event was a very loud one. Because there were lots of female users even a simple quiz events had many explosive responses and the heated ‘Hero’s Tournament’ competition held by the male users were so filled with reactions and cheers that it resembled the past ‘Starcraft’ tournament finals. In addition, promotion models APink attended the event site for the finale creating a thrilling atmosphere as the event ended.

Today’s event revealed for the first time Elsword’s 7^th character ‘Ara Han’, which is planned for implementation in December 20^th followed by stages of ‘Winter updates’.

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Meeting Details:
– Meeting to test the new Elsword contents
– A simple questionnaire after the test.

Time:
– 1st: 2012 Sept 22 2:oo PM
– 2nd: 2012 Sept 22 3:00 PM

Location:
– 대구 광역시 중구 동성로 KOG Main office 14th floor

Testers:
– 1st: 10 Elementary School students that play Elsword frequently
– 2nd: 10 Middle School students that play Elsword frequently

Tester choosing method:
– 2012 Sept 19 (wed) Till 2:00 PM (14:oo)
– Register under the main announcement post by commenting in our free board. [Area/age/reason for registering]
– Testers will be selected based on their character level and their understanding of the game. Testers that are chosen will be announced with Sept 20 official announcement.

– Free board main announcement [바로가기]

Tester Benefits:
– Experience our October update contents early!
– Transportation fee provided
– Free snacks and small gifts provided.

Translator note: Omg I wanna go so bad. Anyone with Korean connections send your friends that live in Korea. I’m kind of concerned that KOG is targeting more younger user base while leaving older users in the dust. It is very unlikely that we will find out what these testers will see… However we can make some speculations on upcoming updates by the fact that KOG actually collecting testers for their new contents.

New Events

Further information will be released on Thursday, August 2nd.

1. Angel’s Feather: Just for You!
   Trapping Ranger is now eligible to receive feathers upon clearing level-appropriate dungeons. Dimension Witch and Battle Magician will be removed from the list of characters eligible to receive feathers.
   (August 2nd to August 8th Maintenance)
2. With Guardian Angels
   Upon first logging onto the game, you will receive a “Uyn Ji Angell” accessory for the first character you log onto.
   (Uyn Ji is a member of the Girl Band “A Pink” – All of the angel accessories are named after members.)
   (August 2nd to August 8th Maintenance)
3. Night Watcher Pre-Event
   Guardian of Eldrasil Quest added – permits you to obtain the timed accessory and Appointment Cube for Rena’s promotional accessory.
   (August 2nd to August 8th Maintenance)

New Cash Items

1. New Limited Edition “Sports Day” Avatar Added.
   (August 2nd to August 30th Maintenance)
2. Dark Shadow Ice Burner Weapon can now be received from Ice Burners!
   (August 2nd to September 27th Maintenance)

Bug Fixes
[System Fixes]

1. Added a feature where upon obtaining a consumable item, it will be added automatically to the quickslot.

[Character Fixes]

1. Some counter-able Special Active skill can no longer be countered by the effects of Distortion and Counter.
2. Fixed a bug where Code Electra’s Amplify mode effects would not take into effect after using Cloaking (with skill note)

[Dungeon Fixes]

1. Fixed a bug where Gates of Darkness Clear buff would remain till the next Gates of Darkness Opening Time.

[Pet Fixes]

1. Fixed a bug where pet hunger would decrease unnaturally during Velder secret dungeon Hell Mode.
2. Pet Hunger will no longer drop during dungeons that do not give experience points.