Dear. Checkmate Players

We closed the Early Access service of <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas> today.
Thanks to all your support for <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>.

Team Checkmate

Dear. Checkmate Players

We are very sorry to inform you that the Early Access service of <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas> will not be updated from now and end the service on March 11, 2019.

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to present our project to you. It was very hard to make this decision to end the service of Checkmate.

- Service Shutdown: March 11, 2019, 12AM (UTC)
- Cash purchase no longer available from Feb 11, 2019.

Thanks to all your support for <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>.

Team Checkmate

We completed the maintenance to update some contents.
Please come and play.

For more patch details please read our past announcement.
↓↓↓↓Click here for more details!↓↓↓↓
Patch Note 01 - 2019 Jan


Note. We added the new language(Russian, Korean).
When you change the language setting, we recommend you to re-start the game. so all text shows properly. :)


Thank you.

-Team Checkmate-

Checkmate is having maintenance time now.
It will take around 2 hours.

As soon as we finish, we will announce again!

Please wait for our changes!

Here, <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas> will have the first patch since we released Early Access.
Patch will be done within next week, we will announce for more details later.
First, we would like to share the patch details in advance. Please kindly read the patch note below. If you have any ideas or suggestions, we open our eyes and ears to listen you!

Olena (Left) & Ellen (Right)
Position: Pistol
Attack Range: Long-Range


• Unit Pack Price Changed
- Unit Pack Basic (2 Units): 2000 Bit → 1450 Bit
- Unit Pack Smart (4 Units): 190 Cash → 110 Cash
- Unit Pack Standard (6 Units): 480 Cash → 460 Cash

• Unit Item Price Changed
- Normal (*10 ea): 2000 Bit → 1800 Bit
- Rare(*2 ea): 200 Cash → 110 Cash
- Epic(*1 ea): 1000 Cash → 900 Cash

• Delete Unit Product Refresh
:Unit product lists were refreshed every 4 hours, it could be refreshed immediately by Cash before.


• Hero Skills
- Shanon the Assassin
- Brandt the Fighter
• Unit Balance Changes
• Battle Related Change
- Flame on the ground: from 7 rounds → 9 rounds (Give HP Damage: turn end → turn start)
- Block Breaking: Max 2 times → 1 time per turn
- No duplicated units in the deck(Cannot set same unit both in starter/backup)

• Forced Disconnection Penalty
: Give penalty to deduct Rating Point if a player disconnects the game by force during the battle

• Battle Scene UI change
- Shows my Backup Units on screen
- Enemy’s skill icon won’t cover my characters in the field anymore
• Game Option: Available to change Setting (Graphic, Sounds, etc) from battle screen

• New language added: Russian (Very special thanks to Павел Ляшко who makes this possible!)

• Effect
- Add coin toss up animation while selecting attack order
- Add Arena Emblem change effect in the lobby when your arena promoted/demoted.
- Flame on the ground time/effect changes (related to balance change)


New Hero! Rosé the Commander..the update will be coming in soon.

We assume to update new Hero Rosé in Feb.
Please be patient to meet for new character!


Feel free to share us if you have any opinions!

-Team Checkmate-

We just release <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas> in Early Access.
You can connect and play now.

Thank you for waiting!
See you all in the battlefield of <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>!


Team Checkmate

<CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas> Closed Beta Test is finished.
Thanks for all the attendants, we hope you enjoyed the game play.

We will open the game at Early Access shortly.
Please keep your eyes on <CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>!!

Team Checkmate

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EST(Eastern Standard Time) December 12th 20:30PM ~December 18th 00:00AM
PST(Pacific Standard Time) December 12th 17:30PM ~ December 17th 09:00PM
UTC(Universal Time Coordinated) December 13th 01:30AM ~ December 18th 05:00AM
CET(Central European Time) December 13th 02:30AM ~December 18th 06:00AM
KST(Korea Standard Time) December 13th 10:30AM ~ December 18th 14:00PM

↓↓ Click the link below! Fill in the survey and GET CBT BETA KEY!! ↓↓
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_AaPDRe2GtJeradTXsKFYNmAxpu7o8s-d4EtKLIl3MU

There was unexpected battle matching bug happened, and it is already fixed.

Once you re-start the game, you will have an update and play the game with no trouble!

For better battle matching, please play the game within the best matching time we posted on our announcement.

We are sorry for your inconvenience.

Team Checkmate

We opens the server 24 hours for CBT but we would like to recommend you to play the game as following times for better battle matching.

↓↓ Click the link below! Fill in the survey and GET CBT BETA KEY!! ↓↓
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_AaPDRe2GtJeradTXsKFYNmAxpu7o8s-d4EtKLIl3MU

-CBT Schedule(We extended the period!!)-

• EST(Eastern Standard Time) December 12th 20:30PM ~ December 18th 00:00AM
  
• PST(Pacific Standard Time) December 12th 17:30PM ~ December 17th 09:00PM
  
• UTC(Universal Time Coordinated) December 13th 01:30AM ~ December 18th 05:00AM
  
• CET(Central European Time) December 13th 02:30AM ~ December 18th 06:00AM
  
• KST(Korea Standard Time) December 13th 10:30AM ~ December 18th 14:00PM

-Best Matching Time-

• EST(Eastern Standard Time) 19:30PM~21:30PM / 12:00AM~02:00AM / 05:00AM~07:00AM
  
• PST(Pacific Standard Time) 16:30PM~18:30PM / 21:00PM~13:00PM / 02:00AM~04:00AM
  
• UTC(Universal Time Coordinated) 12:30AM~02:30AM / 05:00AM~07:00AM / 10:00AM~12:00PM
  
• CET(Central European Time) 01:30AM~03:30AM / 06:00AM~08:00AM / 11:00AM~13:00PM
  
• KST(Korea Standard Time) 09:30AM~11:30AM / 14:00PM~16:00PM / 19:00PM~21:00PM

Since <<CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>> is real-time PvP game, you might have difficulty to have proper matching if you are not playing the game in our best matching time. So, please come and play during the best matching time we mentioned above. :D

* All the data during CBT will be reset.
* For your better game test, we will give additional 30,000 Bit (Game Money) in each account.
* Balance, Price, Chance (Drop rate) can be changed after Closed Beta Test.

When we open <<CHECKMATE: Battle Arenas>> on Early Access, we will give rewards 30,000 Bit (Game Money) to all CBT attendants. Also, special prizes to top 10 CBT rankers as below.

*CBT Ranker Rewards*
1st: 2,000 Cash
2nd: 1,000 Cash
3rd: 500 Cash
4th~10th: 250 Cash

We wait you all in our CBT battlefield, please join our CBT and give us your feedback!::Z4_Heart:
Thank you!

Team Checkmate