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Cookie Run: OvenSmash features various game modes, including 'Castle Break' and 'Wild Royale'. Castle Break is a 3v3 team battle where the goal is to push a turtle to the final destination, and cards acquired during battle significantly influence strategy. Wild Royale is a solo mode where players eliminate others within a shrinking arena to become the last one standing. 🐢 Castle Break: Push the turtle in a 3v3 team battle to win. ⚔️ Wild Royale: Fight strategically to be the last one standing in a solo battle. 🃏 Card System: Turn the tide of battle with cards acquired during combat.

To raise your Crown Rank most efficiently, it's best to focus on 'Wild Royale' mode. Wild Royale has a shorter game time (approx. 1 minute 10 seconds) compared to other modes, resulting in a higher Crown acquisition rate per unit of time. The number of Crowns obtained upon winning is not significantly different from other modes, so you can play multiple times in a short period to quickly raise your rank. ⏱️ Focus on Wild Royale: Aim for efficient rank-up with short playtimes. 🏆 Victory Rewards: Acquire similar Crowns faster than in other modes. 📈 Time Management: Win multiple short games to increase your cumulative rank.

In the current meta, 'Blue Slush' and 'Jungle Warrior' Cookies are very powerful. Blue Slush boasts incredible burst damage at close range despite being a ranged character, and even activates its ultimate ability upon death, showing an overpowered performance. Jungle Warrior Cookie can destroy boxes in one hit and quickly charge its ultimate, making power acquisition easy. It is considered the only Cookie that can counter Blue Slush when its ultimate is on cooldown. 🧊 Blue Slush: Dominate the battlefield with close-range burst damage and an ultimate that activates even upon death. 🐆 Jungle Warrior: Counter Blue Slush with fast ultimate charge and box-breaking ability. 🎯 Priority: It is recommended to max out Blue Slush first, followed by Jungle Warrior.

The development team is aware of various issues, including long loading times, overheating, ping problems, Cookie balance, mode rotation, and bugs. They plan to improve these by shortening loading times, changing plaza visit options, refining graphic quality, nerfing Chili Pepper Cookie, adjusting respawn points, and easing mode rotation. Furthermore, they are working to enhance the overall user experience by strengthening hit feedback and sound effects, applying official fonts, and implementing measures to prevent unfair play. 🚀 Optimization: Plans to shorten loading times and improve overall game performance. ⚖️ Balance Adjustments: Careful adjustments, such as nerfing Chili Pepper Cookie, will be made to ensure all Cookies are used equally. 🛠️ Bug Fixes: Various bugs, including character getting stuck and dash skill issues, will be fixed, and controls will be improved.

Currently, solo queue matchmaking faces serious issues due to team composition imbalance, bugs, and the excessive performance of certain Cookies. These are identified as major causes accelerating user churn, and the development team is aware of these problems. While separating solo queue and team queue could be considered, the team will likely explore solutions by comprehensively reviewing various factors, such as the increased difficulty in user matching. 📉 Imbalanced Matchmaking: Improving unfairness caused by team composition imbalance and bugs in solo queue. 🚫 Unfair Play: Monitoring teaming and macro usage, and strengthening sanctions by adding a 'Player Report' feature. 🤝 Preventing User Churn: Working to ensure users experience more fair and enjoyable gameplay through matchmaking system improvements.

For Rye Cookie, it's crucial to enhance survivability by utilizing her special skill to compensate for lack of damage and her movement speed-increasing ultimate. Since she lacks a dash ability, using her ultimate for both damage and survival is effective for escaping opponents like Chili Pepper Cookie. Ice Pop Cookie is a tank and controller, but lacks strong tanking ability, so it's important to utilize terrain well and relies heavily on teammates' roles. 🔫 Rye Cookie: Secure survivability with her movement speed-increasing ultimate and deal damage using her long range. 🍦 Ice Pop Cookie: Compensate for weaknesses through terrain utilization and teamwork. 🛡️ Skill Usage: For Rye, use the ammo reload skill to boost damage; for Ice Pop, Shield Slide is recommended.

The development team has provided a special coupon as an apology for update delays and game inconveniences. This coupon includes 3,000 High Stones, 3,000 Rainbow Credits, and a Gold Box worth approximately 36,000 KRW. The coupon must be registered within a specific period, and rewards can be claimed by entering the coupon code provided through official broadcasts or announcements. 🎁 Generous Rewards: Receive abundant items like High Stones, Rainbow Credits, and a Gold Box. 📅 Limited Time: Be careful not to miss the coupon registration deadline. ✅ Coupon Registration: Enter the code provided on official channels to claim your rewards.