Hi Maplers,

We will be temporarily bringing down Luna Ch. 6 and 16 and EU Burning World Ch. 2, 3, 8, and 9 to fix the issue where the Premium Surprise Style Box is displaying the incorrect items in the Cash Shop. Please exit from Ch. 6 and 16 on Luna and Ch. 2, 3, 8 and 9 on EU Burning World before 8:15 PM PST ( 11:15 PM EST Jan 31 / 5:15 AM CET Feb 1 / 3:15 PM AEDT Feb 1).

- The MapleStory Team

 

Join Community Manager Jade in the next Community Livestream as she previews the upcoming events and contents in v.248 Strawberry Farm Festival! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Thursday, February 1st at 4:00 PM PST (7:00 PM EST).

Jade will be on the test client previewing the upcoming content in v.248 Strawberry Farm Festival! Join the stream for an early look at the new events and contents arriving in this update. There will also be giveaways throughout the stream! We will be giving away some of our exclusive community merch so you won't want to miss out on the fun~ See you Thursday!

• Twitch
• YouTube
• Twitter
• Steam
• Facebook

 

Assist Spiegelette with her Strawberry Farm and receive cute strawberry-themed items. Explore the newly designed server selection screen and world groups: Interactive, Heroic, and Seasonal. Help Gold Richie unlock his safe with a secret code to win unique goodies. Transfer your highly trained Burning characters into your desired world with Burning World Leap. Last but not least…don’t forget about the exciting new collaboration with special items you won’t want to miss!



Help Spiegelette with her Strawberry Farm! For those of you under Lv. 260, defeat monsters to obtain Fertile Soil in order to enter her Strawberry Farm where you can earn massive amounts of EXP! If you help her out enough, she’ll reward you with an adorable Strawberry Outfit, Strawberry Damage Skin, and more!





To celebrate the new names and groups of the worlds, we’ve redesigned the world selection screen! The new world groups are now arranged in their respective categories so whether your characters belong to Interactive, Heroic, or Seasonal worlds, you can easily locate your world with the new intuitive design.





It’s time to play mind games with the rest of the Maplers…Gold Richie is back again with another safe to open! The player to enter the smallest unique code out of everyone in the world will win high-value prizes! You can enter by collecting Safe Tickets that are dropped by monsters or earned from completing Gold Richie’s quests. Happy guessing!





Characters who’ve reached Lv. 150+ in Burning World can now leap to an Interactive world of your choosing! These characters will join the rest of your fearless team and your Legion will look better than ever. Along with the character, you’ll bring your equipped items, inventory, and Mesos to your new world. Be sure to do this before the event ends because any characters not leapt will be deleted!





A special appearance will be arriving in Maple World soon! Assist the new friends with their quests and they will reward you with items and help you with your training as well! Stay tuned for more…


 

Hi Maplers,

We are aware of the Scania and Kronos Cash Shop issues and are investigating the cause. As of 10:08 AM PST, the Cash Shops are back up. We will continue to monitor the situation. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused.

- The MapleStory Team

 

Miracle Summer worked so well, we're bringing it back for winter! During the winter, Miracle Time will be enabled for equipment for specific slots giving you double the chance to Rank-Up your gear once. Each slot will have a miracle window, so keep your eyes peeled for news on upcoming Miracle Time announcements!

On Saturday, February 3, 2024, Maplers on all Worlds will have Miracle Time enabled for Hat Equipment! Cube your helmets, bandanas, tiaras, stetsons, caps, beanies, and all other forms of cranial coverings all-day Saturday with the improved Rank-Up chances!

Note: Miracle Winter dates are in UTC, precise times may differ based on your time zone.
Event Duration:

• PST (UTC -8): Friday, February 2, 2024 4:00 PM - Saturday, February 3, 2024 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Saturday, February 3, 2024 1:00 AM - Sunday, February 4, 2024 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, February 3, 2024 11:00 AM - Sunday, February 4, 2024 10:59 AM

Event Details:

• During the noted periods, you will be able to Cube away on Equipment for the Hat slot with Glowing Cubes, Bright Cubes, and Bonus Glowing Cubes, as well as Bonus Bright Cubes and Violet Cubes if you have them, with double the chance to rank-up equipment once when cubing!
• During the Miracle Time period, using a Cash Cube to upgrade an item to Legendary Rank will activate the "Double Miracle Time Blessing" buff for the map.
• Equipment for other slots does not benefit from this instance of the Miracle Winter event.

 

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 5:00 AM PST (8:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM CET / 12:00 AM AEDT Jan. 26). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours, concluding around 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM CET / 4:00 AM AEDT Jan. 26).

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Thursday, January 25, 2024PST (UTC -8): 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST (UTC -5): 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 12:00 AM (Jan. 26) - 4:00 AM (Jan. 26)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.

Changes and Updates:

• Routine server upkeep.
• Monthly Windows Update.

 

Miracle Summer worked so well, we're bringing it back for winter! During the winter, Miracle Time will be enabled for equipment for specific slots giving you double the chance to Rank-Up your gear once. Each slot will have a miracle window, so keep your eyes peeled for news on upcoming Miracle Time announcements!

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Maplers on all Worlds will have Miracle Time enabled for Gloves! Cube all your gauntlets, vambraces, mitts, and other hand coverings all-day Saturday with the improved Rank-Up chances!

Note: Miracle Winter dates are in UTC, precise times may differ based on your time zone.
Event Duration:

• PST (UTC -8): Friday, January 26, 2024 4:00 PM - Saturday, January 27, 2024 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Saturday, January 27, 2024 1:00 AM - Sunday, January 28, 2024 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, January 27, 2024 11:00 AM - Sunday, January 28, 2024 10:59 AM

Event Details:

• During the noted periods, you will be able to Cube away on Equipment for the Gloves slot with Glowing Cubes, Bright Cubes, and Bonus Glowing Cubes, as well as Bonus Bright Cubes and Violet Cubes if you have them, with double the chance to rank-up equipment once when cubing!
• During the Miracle Time period, using a Cash Cube to upgrade an item to Legendary Rank will activate the "Double Miracle Time Blessing" buff for the map.
• Equipment for other slots does not benefit from this instance of the Miracle Winter event.

• February 3: Hats

 

A Trip Down Maple Lane is back to recount your adventures over the whole of 2023 in Maple World!

In 2023 we laid the groundwork to journey toward the Sixth Star and unlock the long-awaited 6th Job! We also celebrated 18 years, improved level-up flow and loading times, added new character Khali, made tons of skill adjustments, and so much more.

Take a look back on your 2023 in MapleStory with A Trip Down Maple Lane, a special site that lets you see some of the many exciting and unique things that you did in this last year of play, and share it with your friends on Facebook and X. Enjoy the look back, say farewell to 2023 and get ready for an even more exciting 2024!

 

Miracle Summer worked so well, we're bringing it back for winter! During the winter, Miracle Time will be enabled for equipment for specific slots giving you double the chance to Rank-Up your gear once. Each slot will have a miracle window, so keep your eyes peeled for news on upcoming Miracle Time announcements!

On Saturday, January 20, 2024, Maplers on all Worlds will have Miracle Time enabled for Face Accessories, Eye Accessories, Pendants, Shoulders, Rings, Earrings, Belts, Badges, Emblems, and Android Hearts! Cube all of these critical stat-boosting items all-day Saturday with the improved Rank-Up chances!

Note: Miracle Winter dates are in UTC, precise times may differ based on your time zone.
Event Duration:

• PST (UTC -8): Friday, January 19, 2024 4:00 PM - Saturday, January 20, 2024 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Saturday, January 20, 2024 1:00 AM - Sunday, January 21, 2024 12:59 AM
• AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, January 20, 2024 11:00 AM - Sunday, January 21, 2024 10:59 AM

Event Details:

• During the noted periods, you will be able to Cube away on Equipment for the Face Accessory, Eye Accessory, Pendant, Shoulder, Ring, Earring, Belt, Badge, Emblem, and Android Heart slots with Glowing Cubes, Bright Cubes, and Bonus Glowing Cubes, as well as Bonus Bright Cubes and Violet Cubes if you have them, with double the chance to rank-up equipment once when cubing!
• During the Miracle Time period, using a Cash Cube to upgrade an item to Legendary Rank will activate the "Double Miracle Time Blessing" buff for the map.
• Equipment for other slots does not benefit from this instance of the Miracle Winter event.

• January 27: Gloves
• February 3: Hats

 

Hi Maplers,

We’re here to share our Roadmap for Q1 2024! As always, please be mindful that it will list the notable updates but not everything that will be included in each patch. We recommend waiting for the respective update’s Update Preview post or Patch Notes post for details.

• v.248 Update (early February) 
• World Selection Reorganization
• Burning World Leap
• Spiegelette’s Strawberry Farm
• Gold Richie’s Safe
• Exciting New Collaboration!
• v.249 Update (mid-March)
• Minar Picnic
• Grand Athenaeum
• Profession Revamp
• Character UI Revamp
• Monster Life Improvements
• Better Maple Improvements

v.248 - World Selection Reorganization

As we announced in Maple Memo: World Selection Reorganization and a New World in the November patch, we renamed worlds to give each world a unique identity. Additionally, we’ve created new names for the different groups of Worlds that are reflective of your playstyle and redesigned the server selection screen to display the World groups in a way that is more intuitive to new players.

• Scania, Bera, Aurora, Elysium, and Luna are grouped together as Interactive Worlds. 
• Kronos, Hyperion, and Solis are grouped together as Heroic Worlds. 
• Special limited-time events, such as Burning World or Super Yeti X Pink Bean, are grouped together as Seasonal Worlds.

v.248 - Burning World Leap

Burning World Leap is back! If you leveled multiple characters in Burning World, this is the time to have them join your team in regular worlds! Leveling your Legion has never felt so good.

v.248 - Spiegelette’s Strawberry Farm

Spiegelette needs help with her Strawberry Farm! Assist her in farming strawberries and she’ll reward you with EXP and other wonderful Strawberry-themed goodies!

v.248 - Gold Richie’s Safe

Gold Richie is back and he is looking for certain lucky Maplers who can unlock his safe with the secret code! Hunt monsters to collect Safe Tickets for chances to unlock the safe and earn the delightful prizes that lie within.

v.248 - Exciting New Collaboration!

We’re very excited to announce that we have a new collaboration coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming announcements - we can’t wait to show you what we have planned!

v.249 - Minar Picnic

It’s picnic season! Chief Tatamo invites you to Leafre to join a lovely picnic with the Halflingers and enjoy the nice weather outdoors. Defeat monsters who are trying to ruin your good time, explore the Minar Forest, and go on a treasure hunt to earn abundant rewards and EXP! 

v.249 - Grand Athenaeum

Love learning about lore? For those of you who spend tons of time in Grand Athenaeum reading up on the compelling history of MapleStory, we’re adding two new sections, Grand Athenaeum: Book of Grandis and Grand Athenaeum Episode 7: Sephiroth’s Gardener.

v.249 - Profession Revamp

• Learn Accessory Crafting, Smithing, and Alchemy at the same time in Interactive Worlds.
• The crafting system’s Fatigue has been improved.
• Accessory Crafting, Smithing, and Alchemy’s Mastery will no longer decrease. 
• Ardentmill’s harvesting maps have been improved and changed to instanced maps.

v.249 - Character UI Revamp

• The Character UI has been improved so you can now see ‘Character Info’ and ‘Stats’ together.
• We added new information such as ‘Combat Power’, ‘Normal Enemy Damage’, and ‘Cooldown’ to the Character UI.
• Use the Character UI to check other characters’ stat and equipment information too.
• Add a background to your character’s avatar area.

v.249 - Monster Life Improvements

• Combine monsters with an increased rate of receiving a Special Category monster.
• Harvest Waru from all buildings simultaneously when you use Auto Harvest.
• Store more Waru with a 400% increase in the maximum storage capacity of buildings.
• Use Waru to extend the lifespan of some ranked monsters.
• Monster Life related items will no longer be sold in the Cash Shop, and some actions that required Gems will now require Waru. 

v.249 - Better Maple Improvements

• Hexa Matrix Prequest
  • If you decide to skip the tutorial for the ‘[6th Job] Hexa Matrix’ quest, the quest will now be completed instantly.
• Sol Erda UI
  • You can assign the Sol Erda UI to a shortcut so it can be easily accessed.
  • You can check your Sol Erda Energy and Sol Erda Fragments together in a combined UI.
  • If you have the Sol Erda UI activated, it will be maintained even after logging off.
• Reporting Feature
  • When reporting a player for illegal program usage, the list of reportable players’ names has been improved to show up to 3 players who were located on the same map but since left the map.

We hope you’re excited by this high-level view of the content and events arriving to GMS in v.248 - v.249 2024. 

In addition to these, we’re planning to release the sale of Sol Erda Booster on January 17th to help players progress with their 6th Job Skill enhancements! You’ll be able to obtain Sol Erda Energy and Sol Erda Fragments by simply logging in and claiming daily. Stay tuned for more information!

And finally, we’d like to talk about our long-term plans for Q1 2024 and beyond.

Beast Tamer

In our last Roadmap memo, we announced that Beast Tamer’s 6th Job would not be included - we’re happy to provide an update now!Beast Tamer is getting an overhaul and becoming a new class: Forest Child Lynn. As the successor to Beast Tamer, Lynn will be able to fight battles alongside her powerful guardians and support their party members with a variety of abilities that utilize the power of the forest, so please look forward to seeing them in action. We’ll see you in May with a new look!



What’s Next?

As you already know, MapleStory is operated as separate services in different regions. We understand that you are always wondering if the contents of other services will affect Global MapleStory (GMS). Similar to other regions, GMS is a unique and independent service with a distinct player base. During our planning process for the game and each update, we consider the existing unique specifications of GMS and the play patterns and preferences of our players.

Over the past few months, we have been working to create better distinctions between world types by providing the worlds Kronos and Solis unique names, opening the new Hyperion world, and introducing new world group names as mentioned above. These efforts are part of our localization plan to highlight Global MapleStory as a unique service, reduce misunderstandings with the previous terminology, along with providing more intuitive guidance for all new players. 

As for our future plans for GMS, along with the separate memo and notices we've provided in the past, we started posting these roadmaps as part of our effort to inform you of any large changes coming to GMS as early as we can. We are committed to continuing to do so and informing you of major changes to GMS through these notices. As mentioned above, we will make decisions that are best for GMS, and if we decide to make any major changes you can expect to learn more details about it from us in advance. Please note that outside of what we have already mentioned above, we have no other plans to share.

As always, our goal with these roadmaps is to provide information that players may be curious about and assist players with advanced preparation. Please keep in mind that there is more content on the way in addition to those listed above, so we advise players to refer to the Update Preview post and Patch Notes post for the finalized details for every game update.

Thank you,

Mjollnir and the MapleStory Team