Developer Team Notes #17

Hey there, Smashers!
This is Hongyoung Joo, Producer of SMASH LEGENDS.

As the year draws to a close, we find ourselves at the end of another chapter.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all Smashers who have
played SMASH LEGENDS throughout the year and shared their support and feedback with us.

In this update,

new collaboration content with Naver Webtoon Double Click will be added.

 

Double Click is

a series set in the world of online action games,

where competition, growth, and relationships within a team intertwine to drive the story forward.

In the series, gameplay is not merely a backdrop,

but a central narrative element that reveals the characters’ choices, emotions, and relationships.

 

In the series, Sword Rush is portrayed as a

team-based combat game with clearly defined character roles,

where player decisions and movements can

greatly change the flow of battle.

 

We felt that this structure

closely aligns with the combat experience SMASH LEGENDS has long pursued.

In both works, characters’ personalities and choices are revealed through combat,

while relationships and stories are built through play,

leading us to believe that the two share strong common ground.

Based on these considerations,

we made the decision to move forward with this collaboration.

 

Through this collaboration,

we hope to give readers who have enjoyed Double Click as a webtoon

the opportunity to directly experience the game’s battles and characters

they have previously only seen in the series.

 

For SMASH LEGENDS players,

we hope this collaboration offers a natural opportunity to discover Double Click,

a series that explores character relationships

and growth through combat.

 

While the webtoon and the game come from different media,

we hope this collaboration serves as an enjoyable point of connection for both,

centered on their shared experience of combat and play.

At the heart of this collaboration

is Speerrow, a character from Double Click.

 

In the series, Speerrow is portrayed as a

character defined by quick judgment and successive split-second decisions.

Though his movements appear light and agile,

he holds a decisive card that can turn

the tide of battle at critical moments.

 

In bringing this character into SMASH LEGENDS,

we focused on respecting the original design and setting as much as possible,

while also designing the Legend so that his

potential is gradually revealed

as players develop greater Mastery.

 

In SMASH LEGENDS, Speerrow

may initially come across as a fast and agile Legend,

but as players become more familiar with his gameplay,

timing, risk management, and decision-making around the flow of battle

grow increasingly important.

 

As you continue to play,

we hope you will naturally experience the

distinctive tension and thrill of combat

that Speerrow demonstrated in the original series.

This update also

introduces a new mode,

“Rapid Fire.”

 

Introduced alongside

the collaboration update,

this mode serves as an experiment aimed at

expanding the variety of combat experiences.

 

“Rapid Fire”  

is a mode built on SMASH LEGENDS’ existing combat structure,  

designed to significantly increase the overall pace of battle.  

Rather than introducing entirely new rules,  

this mode is designed to let players enjoy existing combat in a faster, more decisive way.

 

By significantly reducing cooldowns for skills, Ultimates, and Spells,

this mode creates more frequent engagements

and requires players to make more decisions in a shorter amount of time.

 

While this mode includes some experimental elements,

we expect it to offer a combat experience in which

each character’s personality and playstyle are expressed more clearly.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks for your continued love and support for SMASH LEGENDS throughout the year.

We hope this year-end update

brings you some enjoyment

along with a fresh new gameplay experience.

Since this is our first collaboration event in a while,

we hope you can relax, enjoy the content we’ve prepared,

and take in the year-end atmosphere with us.

 

As part of this collaboration,

another character from the Double Click universe

will be joining SMASH LEGENDS.

However, details on how this encounter will unfold

will be revealed in a future update.

We appreciate your patience.

 

SMASH LEGENDS will

continue to work closely with our players

and move forward with a strong focus on fun and engaging gameplay.

 

We wish you a

warm and joyful remainder of the year.

Thank you.

SMASH LEGENDS Producer

– Hongyoung Joo