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GrandChaseNews☕Tomo's Teatime(◡‿◡) #23 — A Sneak Peek
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☕Tomo's Teatime(◡‿◡) #23 — A Sneak Peek

GrandChase · published 2 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC

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Hello everyone. It's Tomo — I feel like I've been showing up quite a lot lately.

The October 14 update is now just two weeks away.
The 16:9 transition and Awakening Expansion - Unleashed Part 1 are in their final stretch.

Today, I'd like to show you a few screens from development so you can get a feel for what's coming.
These are still works in progress, so things may look a little different in the actual update. Thank you for understanding, and please enjoy the preview.

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【 16:9 World Map Effects 】
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◼︎ Bringing the wider world map to life
We've added effects across the world map so that each continent feels a little more alive.

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【 Forge 】
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◼︎ Reinforcement and Reinforcement Stone dismantling on one screen
Until now, if you wanted to dismantle Reinforcement Stones while reinforcing your gear, you had to switch to a different screen.
Doing that just a few times could get pretty tedious.

So we've merged the UI, letting you reinforce gear and dismantle Reinforcement Stones on the same screen in the Forge.
You'll see it in the October 14 update.
We'll keep working on improving inconveniences like this one.

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【 Changing Characters in Dungeon Rooms 】
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◼︎ Why we're changing it
When you switched characters in a dungeon room, you could be removed from the room
if the new character didn't meet the room's entry requirements.
Having to look for a new party must have been frustrating.

So now, Total Attack, previous dungeon clears, and level can be checked before you switch characters.
Characters that don't meet the requirements can't be selected in the first place, and you'll be told why.

◼︎ See other characters' Total Attack in advance
To help you decide which character to switch to,
you can now check the Total Attack of your other characters right on the character change screen.
This will also be applied in the October 14 update.

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【 Awakening - Unleashed Skill Preview 】
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◼︎ Elesis and Rin
In Awakening Expansion - Unleashed Part 1 on October 14, the Awakenings of Elesis, Ai, Amy, and Rin will be expanded.
When you complete the Awakening Expansion - Unleashed Mission, you can unlock an Awakening Core and learn a new control technique called .
Using enhances your equipped 4th Bar Special once during the buff duration, letting you use an enhanced 4th Bar Special.
We'll share more details, such as usage conditions, at a later time.

We've also added TYPE2 versions of some existing skills, improved so they can be used in more situations.
Here's a first look at Elesis's and Rin's TYPE2 skills and Unleashed skills.

▸ Spearman (1st Job) - Fire the Lance TYPE2

▸ Sword Master (2nd Job)

▸ Rin (Darkness) - Internal Passion TYPE2

▸ Rin (Common)

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【 Closing 】
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Today's Teatime was a short one, focused on the screens I wanted to show you.
We'll share the character skills and system details not covered today in our next update.

◼︎ Coupon
As a small thank-you for reading all the way to the end, here's a little gift.

Coupon Code : GCUNLEASHED
Valid Until : Until October 14, 2026 Before Maintenance (UTC+0)
Reward : Single Property Value Change Scroll x5

Thank you.

Tomo

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