Happy 19th anniversary, MapleStory! Explore the numerous events, mini-games, and shops filled with one-of-a-kind goodies at Mayple Island. Experience the adorable new class, Forest Child Lynn, and her versatile kit that will be influential in any party environment. Play through the newly revamped [Hieizan] Theme Dungeon with quality of life and balance improvements. Organize your outfits and decorate all your characters with the return of the Cash Shop Transfer event. Create a Zero character at any time of the year now that Zero creation is no longer limited to specific seasons!

Read the full Patch Notes HERE!

[Updated May 1 at 11:05 AM PDT] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items for 6 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

We will be performing a scheduled game update on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM PDT (8:00 AM EDT / 2:00 PM CEST / 10:00 PM AEST). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 6 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST / 4:00 AM AEST May 2).

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

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CEST (UTC +1): 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEST (UTC +11): 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM (May 2)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.

Changes and Updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.250.1.1.
• Patch Notes are available HERE!.

 

Hi Maplers,

We apologize for the delay in the Q2 2024 roadmap and appreciate your patience. We will do our best to make sure future notices are published at the expected time.

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 Patch Notes post for details.

• v.250 Update (early May) 
• Happy 19th Anniversary, MapleStory!
• New Job: Forest Child Lynn
• Mayple Island
• v.251 Update (mid-June)
• Angelic Buster Remaster
• Legion Artifact
• Epic Dungeon: High Mountain
• Dreaming Lachelein
• Midnight Party
• Hyper Burning & Tera Blink
• QoL Improvements
• Special Event

v.250 - Happy 19th Anniversary, MapleStory!

The 19th anniversary of Global MapleStory is coming up on May 11th! It’s crazy to think that we’ve been on this adventure with you all for 19 years. To celebrate, we’ve prepared special events as a thank you for being part of this community so be on the lookout for some sneak peeks!

v.250 - New Job: Forest Child Lynn

The arrival of Forest Child Lynn is finally here! Lynn is a magician that uses a Memorial Staff weapon and the power of the forest to summon Spirit Guides to help her defeat her enemies. While she can do strong damage with her Spirit Guide skills, she also has a variety of healing skills and buffs to help her party, so she will be very helpful as a support. (Also since players have been asking, yes, she will be released on the day of the v.250 update!)

We know many of you are curious about the conversion details from Beast Tamer to Lynn. Please wait until the patch notes have been released as it states all the information related to this topic.

v.250 - Mayple Island

Welcome to Mayple Island! Yes, we named it [/u]Mayple because it’s occurring in May! Mayple Island is a place that was created from the sparkling memories of Maplers. Meet those from your memories and receive abundant gifts by filling the Wish Orb that contains the dreams and hopes of people. The more you fill the Wish Orb, the better the rewards you’ll receive! Plus, there will be fun mini-games, photo booths, popularity contests, and other unique experiences throughout the event, including a museum exhibit where you can win OG Maple items. Don’t miss out and experience them all!

v.251 - Angelic Buster Remaster

Our queen of music, Angelic Buster, has blessed us with her return! In addition to her new look that is cuter and lovelier than ever, check out the newly changed skills. She’s also releasing her first mini album for you loyal fans, so we better see Angelic Buster as one of your top listened to artists in your 2024 Wrapped!

v.251 - Legion Artifact

After Monster Life ends, a new growth system called ‘Legion Artifact' will be included. Through various gameplay, players can naturally complete the missions and get time-limited stats that can be applied to all characters, introducing a new integrated character growth system.

v.251 - Epic Dungeon: High Mountain

Introducing MapleStory's first epic dungeon for characters level 260 and above! Dive into the story of the awakened sun god Mitra who has returned to the High Mountain after a long slumber. Defeat numerous enemies and get plenty of EXP and rewards.

v.251 - Dreaming Lachelein

We invite you to Lucid’s happy dream! Aren’t you curious about Lucid’s dreamy festival that isn’t a nightmare but something everyone can enjoy? Not only can you get LOADS of EXP, but there is a special reward shop, and content and mini-games for rapid leveling waiting for you. Explore all the exciting and special events that Lucid has prepared!

v.251 - Midnight Party

Welcome to the Midnight Party! It’s not a real party without goodies, so participate in the daily and weekly parties by defeating monsters to earn unique rewards, such as custom Lachelein outfits and backgrounds. After you’re done partying, you can earn your very own Lucidroid to accompany you on all your future endeavors.

v.251 - Hyper Burning & Tera Blink

Spiegelmann prepared a special map this time for Hyper Burning called Tera Blink! If you’re designated as a Hyper Burning character, you’ll be 200 with a blink of an eye in Spiegelmann’s ‘World Inside the Hat.’ Helpful rewards will be given every time you complete missions to help you progress even faster. So if you haven’t leveled your Legion yet, take this chance!

v.251 - QoL Improvements

• Character Presets
• Equipment presets have been added.
• Ability presets have been added.
• The cost to change Hyper Stat presets has been removed.
• The default Legion Preset slots are now all permanent and will be increased to 5.
• Boss UI
• You can now view Character Info in the Party Recruitment tab.
• An exclusive UI for accessing bosses has been added.
• You can now set Combat Power as a condition in the Party Recruitment tab.
• Monster Park Extreme has been added to the Boss UI.
• Boss Entry Limits
• The entry limit for all weekly and monthly bosses has been removed.
• The daily limit for Balrog has been removed.
• The quest requirements to unlock Lotus and Damien have been removed as long as you meet the level requirement.
• A Practice Mode exclusive buff has been added, allowing you to apply buffs without actually consuming them for skills or items and without any restrictions.
• V Matrix Improvements
• You can now open multiple Nodestones at once.
• You can now easily enhance all of your equipped Nodes by clicking the new ‘Enhance All’ button.

v.251 - Special Event

Inkwell and Dr. Lim are preparing a special event for all of you. Please stay tuned for more details!

We hope you’re excited by this high-level view of the content and events arriving to GMS in v.250 - v.251 2024. 

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

 

Join Community Managers Veeraah and Jade in the next Community Livestream as they preview the upcoming events and contents in v.250 Mayple Island! 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, April 25th at 1:00 PM PDT (4:00 PM EDT).

Veeraah and Jade will be on the test client previewing the upcoming content in v.250 Mayple Island! 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
• X
• Steam
• Facebook

Be prepared to witness history alongside the MapleStory Team! After our v.250 Mayple Island Update Preview Stream, we will be tuning in to watch Global MapleStory's very own Niru who will be the first player to reach Lv. 300! This is a historic moment and we are excited to see him cross the finish line. Prepare your Wealth Acquisition Potions and EXP Coupons, and tune into Niru's stream to be part of this unforgettable experience!

In the midst of our scheduled and unscheduled maintenances, we sometimes perform hotfixes to address a variety of bugs and issues without bringing down the servers. We will use this post as a collective hub to update our players with the hotfix details, such as when and which fix was applied. Each time there is an update, this post will be bumped up on our news page and the update will clearly be indicated with the date the hotfix was applied. We hope that this will be a useful record and helpful information for our players.

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that addresses a variety of bugs and issues reported within the v.249 Minar Picnic update.

Hotfixes:

• April 24, 2024
  
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to incorrectly complete the 'Make a Minar Picnic Memory Bracelet' event, causing them to miss out on some rewards.

 

Happy 19th anniversary, MapleStory! Explore the numerous events, mini-games, and shops filled with one-of-a-kind goodies at Mayple Island. Experience the adorable new class, Forest Child Lynn, and her versatile kit that will be influential in any party environment. Play through the newly revamped [Hieizan] Theme Dungeon with quality of life and balance improvements. Organize your outfits and decorate all your characters with the return of the Cash Shop Transfer event. Create a Zero character at any time of the year now that Zero creation is no longer limited to specific seasons!



The fairies of Mayple Island have prepared so many events for you in celebration of the 19th anniversary of Global MapleStory! Participating in challenges every day will fill up the Mayple Wish Orb with wishes which will reward you with items, such as Growth Potions and 3x EXP Coupons. There will be three currencies you can use to redeem for items, Mayple Leaves, Mayple Candies, and Mayple Stars that you can earn from participating in daily events and mini-games. Additionally, the Mayple Island event map has numerous interactive areas where you can take pictures with your friends, so try sitting on various parts of the island (our favorite is the Merry-Go-Round). We can’t wait for you to enjoy the beautiful Mayple Island!





Forest Child Lynn is our newest class who uses the power of the forest to help Maplers defeat their enemies! Her Spirit Guides, Pan, Penni, and Paeon provide her with extra damage and each have special skills that can be helpful in any situation. Lynn has a few mobility skills including ‘Light Leap’ (flash jump) and ‘[Focus] Support Flight’ which instantly transports herself to a target and vice versa. Additionally, her kit is quite versatile containing multiple healing skills and even having a skill that increases item drop rate for herself! Lynn will always be available for creation but we will have special durational rewards at launch, so we highly recommend creating her upon release!





We’ve revamped the [Hieizan] Theme Dungeon so farming ‘Kanna’s Treasure’ every week will be more efficient! First and foremost, you will no longer teleport when attacking Mikagami, but rather only when you are attacked. In addition, the number of hits required to defeat Mikagami has been decreased. We’ve also made adjustments to the skills of Oura Shogun, Miroku, and Princess No to improve the overall balance of the dungeon.





The Cash Shop Transfer event has returned! For one week, you’ll be able to transfer Cash Shop items from a character to any other character of your choice within the same world. If you’re transferring to the same class, you’ll transfer through the Cash Inventory as usual without using the special new Cash Transfer button.





Currently, Zero can only be created during specific seasons but starting from the v.250 update, Zero will be available for creation at all times! Please note that in order to create a Zero, you must already have an existing Lv. 100 character.



 



 

Attention Maplers,

As mentioned in a previous web post, the MapleStory website will soon receive an update. As part of this update, the Marvel Machine page will be revamped, but the full extent of the revamp will not become available until the next Marvel Machine event. During this time, you will still be able to view and redeem your Marvel Machine codes; however, any remaining Spins that have not yet been used will become temporarily unavailable.

We are planning to release the MapleStory website update in early May, and remaining Spins will become unavailable for use at that time. These Spins will be preserved, and when the next Marvel Machine event releases, you will see the fully revamped Marvel Machine web page, and any remaining Spins that you had will become usable again at that time.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and encourage you to use any remaining Spins before the MapleStory website update in early May.

Thank you,

- The MapleStory Team

 

 

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST Apr. 12). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PDT (1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST / 3:00 AM AEST Apr. 12).

Times:

Thursday, April 11, 2024
PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CEST (UTC +2): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AEST (UTC +10): 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM (Apr. 12)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.

• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  • Distribution of MVP Points for players who spun Marvel Machine.
  • Resolved an issue where players with trade restrictions could not drop items to complete '[Twilight Perion] Magic Refinement 2'.
  • Resolved an issue where Miracle Time registration was available to some players.
  • Resolved an issue where Dolly would provide incorrect dates when choosing cumulative reward options.
  • Resolved an issue where Zero characters may disconnect when leaving a reward room after unequipping the Continuous Ring.
  • Resolved an issue where Wild Hunter players would disconnect while using certain skills.
  • Resolved an issue where Hayato players were not respawning with all sword energy bonuses while in Quick Draw stance.
  • Resolved an issue where hovering over Main Stat in the Character Information UI would show "Authentic Symbol" instead of "Sacred Symbol".

 

• PDT (UTC -7): Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 5:00 PM - Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 4:59 PM
• CEST (UTC +2): Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 2:00 AM - Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 1:59 AM
• AEST (UTC +10): Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 10:00 AM - Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 9:59 AM

Event Details:

• Upgrade your Halflinger skill even further to maximize your training!
• Requirement: Lv. 101 and above. (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Minar Picnic] Joyful Picnic’ quest.
• The Once More! Halflinger Flower Viewing event can only be started after all story quests related to [Minar Picnic] have been completed.
• You can start this event by accepting the ‘[Once More! Halflinger Flower Viewing] Look at the Flowers’ quest from the event notifier on the left side of the screen or by talking to Kupo who’s located in the Minar Picnic event map.
• After completing the quest, you will receive the Halflinger Flower Viewing skill in the beginner tab of your skill UI.
  
  • The Halflinger Flower Viewing skill will activate automatically when you enter a hunting map with monsters near your level (20 levels below and 20 levels above).
  • You can turn this skill on and off by right-clicking on the skill window.
• The Halflinger Flower Viewing skill allows you to gain 1 Fever Gauge space for every 30 monsters defeated near your level (20 levels below and 20 levels above).
• Upon gaining 10 Fever Gauge spaces and finishing the activation of the Halflinger Pinwheel Play: Maple Leaf Sliding skill, the Halflinger Flower Viewing skill will automatically activate and a significant amount of EXP can be obtained.
  
  • This skill attacks up to 15 enemies with 1500% damage x5, 7 times
  • This skill is only visible to you and it is affected by EXP increasing effects and death penalty EXP reduction effects.
  • You can activate this skill up to 10 times a day per character.
• After the Halflinger Pinwheel Play: Maple Leaf Sliding skill finishes, the Flower Field Halflinger skill will automatically activate.
  
  • This skill summons 5 Halflingers that attack up to 15 enemies with 1500% damage 5 times.
• The Halflinger Flower Viewing skill will not be available during the following situations:
  
  • Maps without monsters near your level.
  • Map with Halflinger Flower Viewing skill activated by another player.
  • Special maps such as Mirror World, Story Mode, etc.
  • Skill was activated 10 times already for the day on that character.
  • If you change maps, channels, or enter the Cash Shop.
  • If the character dies.
  • When the Rune Curse stage 4 is applied, defeating monsters near level does not count toward the gauge.