Greetings Mercenaries,
We will be having the monthly windows update tomorrow on Wednesday, July 25th starting at 07:00 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable, and we anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, concluding at around 10:30 AM PDT.


Pacific: 07:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
Eastern: 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM EDT
Europe: 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM CEST
Australia: 00:00 AM (Friday) - 03:30 AM AEST

* Estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

• Windows Update

Thank you for your patience and understanding in advance.

- The Vindictus Team -

Greetings Mercenaries,
There will be a weekly maintenance tomorrow on Tuesday, July 24th at 00:00 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable and we anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, concluding at around 02:30 AM PDT.


Pacific: 00:00 AM - 02:30 AM PDT
Eastern: 03:00 AM - 05:30 AM EDT
Europe: 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM CEST
Australia: 17:00 PM - 19:30 PM AEST

* Estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.


Server Upkeep

New Event

• Golden Time Event: Double EXP/AP (7/24 - 7/30)

Event Ended

• Golden Time Event: +1 Additional Departure (7/17 - 7/23)
  
• Powerful Spellwhip Just for Arisha Event (6/26 - 7/24)
  
• Arisha's Box in a Box Event (6/26 - 7/24)

Thank you for your patience and understanding in advance.

- The Vindictus Team -

Sunny Sunday

PDT (UTC -7): Saturday, July 21, 2018 5:00 PM – Sunday, July 22, 2018 4:59 PM
EDT (UTC -4): Saturday, July 21, 2018 8:00 PM – Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:59 PM
CEST (UTC +2): Sunday, July 22 2018 2:00 AM – Monday, July 23, 2018 1:59 AM
AEST (UTC +10): Sunday, July 22, 2018 10:00 AM – Monday, July 23, 2018 9:59 AM

Join us on Sunday (UTC) for some special perks! All day long, you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Get 30% Off all purchases in the Ark Coin Shop!
  
• During the event, Ability resets will be available for 50% off!
  
• Ark Points from Discovery Events (Viewpoint, Ocean, Sky, Weather, and Treasure Ship) are doubled!
  
• During the event, the daily Ark Point limit from Discovery Events is doubled!

Make sure to log in and take advantage of these perks!



Spell Trace Fever Time[/b]

Get ready to upgrade your equipment during the Spell Trace Fever Time Event! While Spell Trace Fever Time is active, all Spell Traces used on your equips have increased rates of success!



Regular Rate / Increased Rate:
70% scrolls / 95% success
30% scrolls / 45% success
15% scrolls / 25% success

• Check the top of the screen for the Spell Trace Fever Time notifier.
  
• This event is available in non-Reboot worlds only.

Time:

Saturday, July 21, 2018

• PDT (UTC -7): 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  
• EDT (UTC -4): 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM (July 22)
  
• CEST (UTC +2): 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 22)
  
• AEST (UTC +10): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 22) & 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (July 22)

Sunday, July 22, 2018

• PDT (UTC -7): 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  
• EDT (UTC -4): 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM (July 23)
  
• CEST (UTC +2): 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 23)
  
• AEST (UTC +10): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 23) & 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (July 23)

Experience a new blockbuster adventure in multiple acts with Monad! Face down monsters with unique strategies, and experience new types of gameplay. Then take on MapleStory’s newest boss, Commander Will! Visit two new worlds: the limited-time Lab Server where you play through a hardcore game style, and Reboot (EU) making the Reboot world experience available for the Europe region. Discovery events continue, and the Mega Burning event returns too! All this and more is coming your way in MapleStory Ark: Monad!

NEW CONTENT: MONAD
Experience Monad, a new blockbuster adventure in multiple acts! Travel to new area Abrup Basin, and lend your aid to an old woman whose granddaughter has disappeared. This content features new types of gameplay experiences such as saving the residents of a burning town, managing the resources of a caravan, and engaging in a massive town battle to save the villagers from swarms of monsters.

Battles take on epic proportions as you fight the gigantic Julieta, where the environment is as deadly as the monster! Escape on a Shrelephant as Julieta chases you through Grim Vale. Look out for crumbling buildings as Julieta follows you into Skuas Town! There are lots of new monsters including Eyefuls, Werebeasts, and Hellfangs, but it’s not all bad. You’ll also meet new types of allies that will attack enemies by your side.

Once you complete the opening acts of Monad, you’ll be able to access the MONAD Mission Board. Complete daily and weekly missions by repeating the content to earn rewards such as mesos, flames, titles, and more.





NEW BOSS: WILL
MapleStory’s toughest boss yet, Commander Will, appears as you explore Esfera! Will exists in both Maple World and Mirror World and you must fight him in both at the same time. Grab a party of 1-6 players and take on Will in three phases of battle. Look out for Will's spider skill attacks, and beware his reflection, which can attack with a will of its own. Collect Stone Cobweb Droplets to trade in for Arachno Coins. These coins can be used to purchase Lv. 200 Arcane Umbra equips, Will’s Soul Shard, Boss Medals of Honor, Occult Cubes, and more. You can also acquire a new 5th skill node, ‘True Arachnid Reflection’, by using the Mirror World Nodestone dropped by Will.





LAB SERVER
For a limited-time, you can play in Lab world where you can experience different concepts and try out new systems! You’ll be able to create one Explorer-class character as you play through a hardcore game style. If you die, your character will revert to a Lv. 10 Beginner, and your AP/SP and HP/MP will be reset. Monsters will have more HP and their stats will be five times better than on regular worlds. Potions will also have a cooldown applied to them, so you can’t escape death by spamming your potion button! However, the Enhancement Scroll count for all items is set high, at 255, so you’ll be able to enhance your items to their very best. You can also earn Lab Server Coins from monsters, which can be redeemed for useful items from the coin shop. Helpful boost potions and random boxes containing equipment will also drop. Do your best to take on this hardcore world!





REBOOT (EU) WORLD
Get ready for Reboot world which will be available in the Europe region! In Reboot, the focus is on fighting monsters and earning the gear and mesos you need through monster drops and progression, rather than making purchases from the Cash Shop or buying gear from other players. Monsters are stronger, but they give more EXP and mesos when defeated, as well as equipment that matches your character’s job. Item enhancement is simplified, and trades are disabled. The emphasis is on YOU earning what you need through hard work and progression!

Click here to learn more about Reboot (EU) World!





DISCOVERY EVENTS
More Discovery Events will be available! Keep earning Ark Points for the Ark Coin Shop by battling other players in Discovery Arena, joining up for a huge game of OX Quiz in Discovery Glacier, or a giant Bingo game in Discovery Desert! You can also visit a battleground where you use Ark Coins to summon monsters in Discovery Dome. These monsters give +120% bonus EXP when defeated to help you level up! In Discovery Life, you can find a friend when you receive a parrot to raise. Hunt monsters near your level to find colorful fruit. Feed the fruit to your parrot to help it grow big and strong and level up! You’ll receive buffs as the parrot grows.





OTHER EVENTS
Create a brand-new character (other than Ark) during the event period, and select it to have the special “Burning” effect when the Mega Burning Project event returns. After your character reaches Lv. 10, every time that character levels up it will gain an additional two levels all the way up to Lv. 150! For a limited time, you will also be able to purchase a Character Name Change Coupon from the Ark Coin Shop!

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST July 20). 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 July 20).

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

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Thursday, July 19, 2018
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 (July 20) – 3:00 AM (July 20)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.

Changes and updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.196.4.0.
  
• Implementing new systems to prevent the server from crashing.
  
• Fixed an issue where a crash could occur when using megaphones.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Arcane Umbra Scepter would not reach rank 7 Bonus Stats.

Game service has resumed at 03:07 HRS (PDT) / 06:07HRS (EDT). Happy Gaming!


Dear Heroes,

There will be a scheduled service maintenance on July 17th, 2018 starting from 12:00HRS (PDT) / 03:00HRS (EDT).

During the maintenance, heroes will not be able to connect to the game including steam users and are expected to be resumed by 03:00HRS (PDT) / 06:00HRS (EDT).


We strongly recommend that you log out of the game before the stipulated time to avoid any item loss.

We apologize any inconvenience has been caused.

The won't be any scheduled service maintenance on July 19th, 2018 as we had service maintenance on July 17th.

Best,

EYEDENTITY GAMES

PDT (UTC -7): Sunday, July 15, 2018 5:00 PM – Sunday, July 22, 2018 4:59 PM
EDT (UTC -4): Sunday, July 15, 2018 8:00 PM – Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:59 PM
CEST (UTC +2): Monday, July 16, 2018 2:00 AM – Monday, July 23, 2018 1:59 AM
AEST (UTC +10): Monday, July 16, 2018 10:00 AM – Monday, July 23, 2018 9:59 AM

MapleStory will be having a whole week of Hot Days! All you have to do is log in to start receiving great items!



Log in each day with a character Lv. 30 or above, and click the gift box icon on the left side of the screen to receive a Gift Box, and then double-click the box in your inventory to open it. The Gift Box can be obtained once in a 24-hour period every day, resetting at 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EDT / 2:00 AM CEST / 10:00 AM AEST.

Once you receive the gift box, you can open it anytime before 1:00 AM PDT / 4:00 AM EDT / 10:00 AM CEST / 8:00 PM AEST of the following day.

If you have more than 30 unclaimed gifts, you may not be able to see the Hot Week reward. Please clear any unclaimed gifts and login again to see the Hot Week reward.

All rewards are for both Reboot and non-Reboot worlds unless specifically noted below.

• Monday, July 16
  
  • Spell Trace (x200)
• Tuesday, July 17
  
  • Special Medal of Honor (x3): Untradeable.
• Wednesday, July 18
  
  • Hyper Teleport Rock Coupon: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
• Thursday, July 19
  
  • Mysterious Meso Pouch
• Friday, July 20
  
  • 1-hour 2x Drop Coupon (x3): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
• Saturday, July 21
  
  • Storage Room 4 Slot Coupon: Untradeable. 7-day duration.
• Sunday, July 22
  
  • Ark Coin (x30): Untradeable.
    
  • Plus select one additional reward from the items given Monday through Saturday!
  
  If you obtain and open each Gift Box every day from Monday to Saturday, then on Sunday—in addition to Sunday's reward—you can have another gift! You can select one from all of the items that were given out from Monday to Saturday. You are not required to have received each day’s Gift Box on the same character in order to be eligible for the extra gift, but it does have to be with characters in the same world (multiple worlds in World Alliances don't count).
  
  This event is available to players Lv. 30 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). You can receive one gift box per account per day.

Greetings Mercenaries,

There will be a weekly maintenance tomorrow on Tuesday, July 17th at 00:00 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable and we anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, concluding at around 02:30 AM PDT.


Pacific: 00:00 AM - 02:30 AM PDT
Eastern: 03:00 AM - 05:30 AM EDT
Europe: 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM CEST
Australia: 17:00 PM - 19:30 PM AEST

* Estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.


Server Upkeep


Thank you for your patience and understanding in advance.

- The Vindictus Team -

Sunny Sunday

PDT (UTC -7): Saturday, July 14, 2018 5:00 PM – Sunday, July 15, 2018 4:59 PM
EDT (UTC -4): Saturday, July 14, 2018 8:00 PM – Sunday, July 15, 2018 7:59 PM
CEST (UTC +2): Sunday, July 15 2018 2:00 AM – Monday, July 16, 2018 1:59 AM
AEST (UTC +10): Sunday, July 15, 2018 10:00 AM – Monday, July 16, 2018 9:59 AM

Join us on Sunday (UTC) for some special perks! All day long, you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Receive 4 Arcane Symbol Coupons, each of which can be exchanged for 5 Arcane Symbols!
  
• Receive a Storm Growth Potion, which you can use to boost your character an entire level! Can be used by players between Lvl. 100 and 199.
  
• Receive three 2x EXP Coupons, which can be used to double all experience gained for 30 minutes!
  
• Ark Points from Discovery Events (Viewpoint, Ocean, Sky, Weather, and Treasure Ship) are doubled!
  
• During the event, the daily Ark Point limit from Discovery Events is doubled!

Make sure to log in and take advantage of these perks!



Spell Trace Fever Time

Get ready to upgrade your equipment during the Spell Trace Fever Time Event! While Spell Trace Fever Time is active, all Spell Traces used on your equips have increased rates of success!



Regular Rate / Increased Rate:
70% scrolls / 95% success
30% scrolls / 45% success
15% scrolls / 25% success

• Check the top of the screen for the Spell Trace Fever Time notifier.
  
• This event is available in non-Reboot worlds only.

Time:

Saturday, July 14, 2018

PDT (UTC -7): 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EDT (UTC -4): 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM (July 15)
CEST (UTC +2): 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 15)
AEST (UTC +10): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 15) & 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (July 15)

Sunday, July 15, 2018

PDT (UTC -7): 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EDT (UTC -4): 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM (July 16)
CEST (UTC +2): 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 16)
AEST (UTC +10): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM & 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (July 16) & 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (July 16)

Dear Heroes,

There will be a Game Patch on July 12th, 2018 starting from 02:00HRS (PDT) / 05:00HRS (EDT).

During the maintenance, heroes will not able to connect to the game and homepage including steam users and is expected to be resumed by 06:00HRS (PDT) / 09:00HRS (EDT).


We strongly recommend that you log out of the game before the stipulated time to avoid any item loss.

Please be informed that all DNP will be reset in this patch.


* Patch Note undergoing and will be uploaded once it's completed.