We are once again seeking new Volunteer Moderators for the MapleStory Forums and Discord to assist us with our community!
Successful candidates will be motivated and passionate towards making improvements to the community and the Maple World. This is perfect for those who enjoy MapleStory, like interacting with others, and are willing to support our community. If you feel as though this describes you, we encourage you to fill out this Google Form to apply for a Volunteer Moderators position!
Please make sure you read the requirements and expectations on the application form before applying. We plan to have the applications open until February 13th at 10:00 AM PT, unless said otherwise. If you are selected, we will reach out through DM on Discord or the Official Forum with the next steps.
*If you submit multiple applications, only your latest submission will be taken into consideration. *If you have any questions regarding the application process, please feel to DM any member of the current MapleStory Community team.
[Updated Jan. 27 at 2:48 PM PST] The maintenance has been completed and all channels are now available. Thank you for your patience.
We will be performing an unscheduled channel maintenance on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM PST (4:00 PM EST / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT Jan. 28). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 2 hours, concluding around 3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST / 12:00 AM CET Jan. 28 / 10:00 AM AEDT Jan. 28). The maintenance will be rolled out progressively in stages as outlined below. In-game slide messages will inform players of the maintenance progress and which channels to avoid.
Times:
Friday, January 27, 2023 PST (UTC -8): 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST (UTC -5): 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CET (UTC +1): 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM (Jan. 28) AEDT (UTC +11): 8:00 AM (Jan. 28) - 10:00 AM (Jan. 28)
What will be unavailable:
Stage 1
Channels 1-10 on Scania, Bera, Aurora, Elysium, NA Burning, Luna, EU Reboot
Channels 1-20 on NA Reboot
Channels 1-5 on EU Burning
Instanced Servers (instanced content such as Dimensional Invasion)
Cross World Party Quest
Stage 2
Channels 11-20 on Scania, Bera, Aurora, Elysium, NA Burning, Luna, EU Reboot
Channels 21-40 on NA Reboot
Channels 6-10 on EU Burning
Stage 3
Login Servers
Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
Fixed the issue where Jett could not accept the Odium Daily Quests.
The gates to Odium are opening, and it's time to uncover the secrets of the Awakened Laboratory. Delve inside and assist the City of the Researchers with their discoveries. Extreme Difficulty for Black Mage and Chosen Seren are also available, a new tier of challenges that will take the best Maplers in powerful gear to overcome!
Odium, the Awakened Laboratory
Beyond the tower that continuously rises, the Alliance opens the locked doors of the laboratory.
Requirements: Lv. 275 and above characters that have completed the 5th Job Advancement and the quests "[Hotel Arcus] 'Til We Meet Again" and "[Karote] Kalos the Guardian".
Find out the secret of the Adversary hidden in the laboratory.
Accept the "[Odium] Contact from Edelstein" quest from the light bulb notifier on the left side of the screen.
Complete all the quests in the Odium region to receive Sacred Symbol: Odium. After completing the Awakened Laboratory region quests, you can receive daily quests from Syasya in The City of the Researchers.
Complete the quests to receive Sacred Symbol: Odium (x5).
You can also earn new achievements for completing content in Odium!
Added the following quests to Awakened Laboratory: Odium.
[Odium] Contact from Edelstein
[Odium] Robot Beyond Repair
[Odium] Visitor from the Knights
[Odium] To the Castle Wall again
[Odium] A place higher than the Castle Wall
[Odium] An Occupied Town
[Odium] Alter's Escort 1
[Odium] Alter's Escort 2
[Odium] The Company That Appeared
[Odium] To Protect the Town
[Odium] Invader of the Alleyway 1
[Odium] Invader of the Alleyway 2
[Odium] Laha Angler
[Odium] The Helper Who Appeared
[Odium] Contaminated Researcher
[Odium] There's Nobody Left
[Odium] Open Door
[Odium] Generator Room where Emotions Spring Up
[Odium] Chaos Laid to Rest
Dad has not returned 1
Dad has not returned 2
Dad has not returned 3
Kaya and Seri 1
Kaya and Seri 2
Kaya and Seri 3
System Repair 1
System Repair 2
System Repair 3
Added the following NPCs to Awakened Laboratory: Odium.
Sya-sya
Kaya
Bonnie
Hanho
Miya
Seri
Na-Sol
Winnie
Haram
Aro
Stairway Up
Stairway Down
Added the following maps to Awakened Laboratory: Odium.
Odium: The City of the Researchers
Odium: General Area by the Castle's Gate
Odium: Road to the Castle's Gate 1
Odium: Road to the Castle's Gate 2
Odium: Road to the Castle's Gate 3
Odium: Road to the Castle's Gate 4
Odium: Captured Alley 1
Odium: Captured Alley 2
Odium: Captured Alley 3
Odium: Captured Alley 4
Odium: Awakened Laboratory
Odium: Laboratory Middle Corridor
Odium: Sunny Laboratory 1
Odium: Sunny Laboratory 2
Odium: Sunny Laboratory 3
Odium: Laboratory Behind Locked Door 1
Odium: Laboratory Behind Locked Door 2
Odium: Laboratory Behind Locked Door 3
Odium: Generator Room where Emotions Spring Up
Added the following mobs to Awakened Laboratory: Odium.
(Lv. 275) Enhanced Corallite Guardian
(Lv. 275) Enhanced Olivine Guardian
(Lv. 275) Enhanced Diamond Guardian
(Lv. 276) Angler Robot Type A
(Lv. 276) Angler Robot Type B
(Lv. 276) Angler Robot Type C
(Lv. 277) Guard Corundum
(Lv. 277) Guard Agate
(Lv. 278) Disintegrating Test Subject
(Lv. 279) Failed Subject
Added Odium region Elite Boss.
Odium's Guard
The following items have been added.
Sacred Symbol: Odium
Complete all the quests in the Odium region to receive Sacred Symbol: Odium x1.
After completing the Awakened Laboratory region quests, you can receive daily quests from Syasya in The City of the Researchers. Complete the quests to receive Sacred Symbol: Odium x5.
Equipment: One Who Closed the Eyes of Chaos
Added Odium Area Exploration Achievements.
The criteria for the character level that was 284 has been changed to 289 after the Odium opening date with the addition of the Odium region for the EXP/meso penalty due to the level difference and enemies near your level if the character level exceeds 284.
Rewards:
Sacred Symbol: Odium
One Who Closed the Eyes of Chaos: Medal. Lv. 200+, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +3.
Boss Extreme Mode
Added Extreme Mode for Black Mage.
"Black Mage Remnant" item required for the Genesis weapon quest can only be obtained by clearing Black Mage (Hard) boss battle.
More info has been added to the Genesis weapon quest.
Clear count shared with existing mode
Can be cleared once a month
Can enter in 60 minutes upon entering Hard/Extreme Mode once
Can enter up to 3 times a day each for Hard/Extreme Mode
Added Extreme Mode for Chosen Seren.
Clear count shared with existing mode
Can be cleared once a week
Can enter in 30 minutes upon entering Normal/Hard/Extreme Mode once
Can enter up to 3 times a day each for Normal/Hard/Extreme Mode
New Reward Points quests are added:
[Maple Rewards] Defeat Extreme Black Mage for Riches and Honor!
[Maple Rewards] Defeat Extreme Chosen Seren for Riches and Honor!
Join Community Manager Ezrabell in the next Community Livestream as he plays MapleStory! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, January 27th at 4:00 PM PST (7:00 PM EST).
CM Ezrabell will be playing MapleStory on his character, partaking in activities and events around Maple World from the v.238 Ignition: Extreme update! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream! We will be giving away the Mochi Ice Cream Chair along with some handy consumables! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!
[Updated Jan. 26 at 10:15 AM PST] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items for 5 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 maintenance on Thursday, January 26th, 2023 at 5:00 AM PST (8:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM CET / 12:00 AM AEDT Jan. 27). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 5 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PST (1:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM CET / 5:00 AM AEDT Jan. 27) Thanks for your patience!
Times:
Thursday, January 26th, 2023 PST (UTC -8): 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST (UTC -5): 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CET (UTC +1): 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT (UTC +11): 12:00 AM (Jan. 27) - 5:00 AM (Jan. 27)
What will be unavailable:
All MapleStory game servers.
Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
Server Upkeep.
Fixed the issue where Blake's Hyper Ignition Game help dialogue provided incorrect details about receiving "Blake's Selection Box".
Fixed the issue where Querencia's Winter Snow Globe effect stayed on even if the item was removed.
Fixed the issue where if the player stands within the "Palm Tent", or any similar tent and used the item "Return Scroll - Misty Island Ancient Ruins", the AP regeneration continues endlessly.
Fixed the issue where the Misty Island Sanctuary buff was untranslated.
[Updated] Renamed Karma Rejuvenation Flame to Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame.
The tooltip has been updated to show that the Platinum Scissors of Karma can no longer be used on the Cloud Heart Chair, Giant Yeti Chair, and Giant Pepe Chair.
Join Community Manager Ezrabell in the next Community Livestream as he plays MapleStory! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, January 20th at 4:00 PM PST (7:00 PM EST).
CM Ezrabell will be playing MapleStory on his character, partaking in activities and events around Maple World from the v.238 Ignition: Extreme update! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream! We will be giving away the Snowflake Damage Skin along with some handy consumables! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!
The KartRider: Drift Preseason has arrived! Racers from around the world can hop in their karts and hit the tracks on Steam, Nexon Launcher, Android, and iOS devices. There are no more resets or progress wipes from here on out!
You can learn more in the Preseason Begins post on the KartRider: Drift website, including information on the Preseason Racing Pass, special events for Preseason, special rewards to unlock, and more!
In the midst of our scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, 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.238 Ignition: Extreme update.
Hotfixes:
January 12, 2023
Fixed the issue where the item "Blake's Selection Box" will give a random letter if a lower-case letter is entered.
Fixed the issue where the "Mitra's Symbol Selection Box" from the Blake's Hyper Ignition Game! event only has a 7 day duration.
Players that already received a 7 day box can claim another "Mitra's Symbol Selection Box" by talking to the Maple Administrator NPC in the Event Hall.
January 11, 2023
Fixed the issue where the "Blake's Fifth Gift" box grants a "30,000-Maple-Point Coupon" instead of the "Karma Star Force 17-Star Enhancement" scroll.
Fixed the issue where some of the Ignition Daily and Monthly missions could not be completed.
The party isn't over yet with a trio of new Hyper Ignition Events to give you even more rewards, more Ignition Coins, and more fun to have!
[Hyper Ignition] Wonky the Fairy's Hyper Time
PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
Event Details:
Enjoy the missions and rewards prepared by Wonky the Fairy!
Requirements: Lv. 101 and above characters (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2) that have completed the "[Hyper Ignition] The Party Continues!" quest.
You can start the event and daily mission via the event notifier on the left side of the screen or by speaking to Wonky the Fairy located in major towns.
The daily mission can be done once a day per world.
You can complete the mission via the quest notifier 15 minutes later and claim a reward of your choice from the list below.
Complete the daily mission multiple times for additional rewards.
Daily Reward Choices:
3x EXP Coupon (15 min): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Nodestone (x3): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Arcane Symbol Selector (x5): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Special Medal of Honor: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Extreme Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Event Ring Exclusive Meister’s Cube: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Daily Mission (Multiple) Title Rewards:
Complete daily mission 5 times:
Weak Ember: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +5, EXP Obtained +5%.
Complete daily mission 10 times:
Ignited Flame: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10, Boss Damage/Ignore Defense +5%, EXP Obtained +10%.
Complete daily mission 15 times:
Full Flame: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +20, Boss Damage/Ignore Defense +10%, EXP Obtained +10%
[Hyper Ignition] Blake's Hyper Ignition Game!
PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
Event Details:
Get ready to collect letters of the alphabet to spell our related MapleStory Event terms for rewards!
Requirements: Lv. 101 and above characters (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2) that have completed the "[Hyper Ignition] The Party Continues!" quest.
Defeat enemies within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above) to receive the Flame Alphabet Box or the Alphabet Box.
Open each box to receive letters of the alphabet according to the box’s type.
Use the letters of the alphabet you receive to complete specific words.
Defeat weekly bosses to receive Blake's Selection Box to select letters of the alphabet of choice.
You can exchange 5 letters of the alphabet that you have to get a new letters of the alphabet from the letters of the alphabet tab of the UI.
Note: You could get the same letters of the alphabet as the ones used in the exchange.
[Hyper Ignition Point Caution]
Hyper Ignition Points can be exchanged with more EXP if the level is higher.
If you're exchanging multiple Hyper Ignition Points, the max amount of Hyper Ignition Points required for a character to grow to the next level can be exchanged at once.
You get the same amount of EXP that you can get at Lv. 260 if you are Lv. 260+.
Burning World Leap does not carry over the Hyper Ignition Points or the Mini-game achievements.
Rewards:
Spell the following with your letters of the alphabet for rewards! (Rewards can only be claimed once per account.)
ENJOY:
Blake's First Gift: Use to obtain:
Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x10): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
Experience Nodestone: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
MAPLESTORY:
Blake's Fourth Gift: Use to obtain:
Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x50): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
Growth Potion Selector Coupon: Tradeable within account, 1-day duration. Use to receive:
Growth Potion (200-209) (x8): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Growth Potion (200-219) (x4): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Growth Potion (200-229) (x2): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Typhoon Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
Mitra's Symbol Selection Box: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
ENJOY HYPER IGNITION:
Blake's Fifth Gift: Use to obtain:
Karma Star Force 17-Star Enhancement (Lv. 200): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
Black Circulator: Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
Magnificent Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
(All Words Completed):
Pop Star Android Selector Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to obtain a Permanent Kerning Tower Android Heart and one of the five androids:
PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
Event Details:
It's time for some Mini-games and Mike's got you covered!
Talk to Flaming Mike in the Hyper Ignition map to access the Mini-game Lounge.
The mini-game available will change every 15 minutes, but you can play the Challenge Mini-game anytime.
Competition Mini-games:
One Card
Starts every hour on the dot.
Each hero will receive 7 cards when the game starts.
On your turn, you can select and play one card of the same color or number as the card placed in the center.
The cards that you can play will light up.
If you have no cards you can play, click the cards in the center to draw one.
You win by getting rid of all cards in your hand.
The character to get rid of all the cards the fastest is determined as the first place. The other characters will be ranked based on the remaining cards.
If you have 17 or more cards, you will automatically lose.
Cards are made up of regular cards, magic cards, attack cards, and knight cards.
Attack cards cannot be blocked with a weaker attack card.
1st: 200 Hyper Ignition Points.
2nd: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
3rd: 75 Hyper Ignition Points.
4th: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
Monster Pyramid
Starts every hour at the 30-minute mark.
In Monster Pyramid, there are a total of 36 glass cups filled with monsters.
Three heroes are distributed with 12 glass cups each when the game begins.
When it's your turn, you can select 1 cup to stack it on top of another cup of the same shape.
However, glass cups can be placed regardless of type on the first level.
Special cups can be stacked on top of any cup, regardless of shape, but no cups can be stacked on top of a special cup.
Earn points per every glass cup that is used.
If the score is a tie, whoever reached the score first is ranked higher.
The round ends if there is a hero that placed all of their glass cups in the pyramid, or if nobody can place glass cups anymore.
There are a total of 3 rounds. When all rounds finish, ranks are determined based on the final amount of points.
1st: 200 Hyper Ignition Points.
2nd: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
3rd: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
Supernatural Yut
Starts every hour at the 15-minute mark.
You are given 2 one-time supernatural powers when the game starts.
Supernatural abilities can be used once per each turn, before throwing the Yut
Throw the Yut on your turn and move your pieces along the designated path based on the Yut results.
If you get a four or a five after throwing the Yut, or if you capture an opponent's piece, you can throw the Yut one more time.
You win if you get all 4 of your pieces to the goal first within the time limit.
Win: 150 Hyper Ignition Points.
Draw: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Lose: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
Reverse Battle
Starts every hour at the 45-minute mark.
Start game with either Slime or Pink Bean when you enter the game.
Slime places the stone first and then you take turns placing stones.
When you place a stone on your turn, flip over all stones of the opponent between the stone you just put down and the stone that was already placed, and they will be yours.
Flip the opponent's stone to reduce their HP, and you will win if you make their HP reach 0.
The game will end if there are no more places to put the stone within the time limit or if one player's HP reaches 0.
Win: 150 Hyper Ignition Points.
Draw: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Lose: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
Challenge Mini-games:
Up and Down Seesaw
Hero and Wonky the Fairy begin the seesaw upon entering the mini-game.
Press the Interact/Harvest key when the arrow reaches the yellow area of the gauge, to successfully jump.
As the jump count increases, the seesaw speed will increase and the yellow area will decrease.
Earn points per successful jump, and earn higher points for increasing the number of successes.
Failing the jump, or successfully jumping 40 times will end the game.
Earn Hyper Ignition Points upon successful jumps.
1 Hyper Ignition Point per 40 game points.
Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Ignition Party Column
Floors will appear one by one on the side, when the Ignition Party Column begins.
You can stack the floor that appears by pressing the Space key. (However, you must stack the floor within a certain range of the floor that was stacked immediately before.)
Earn more points by stacking the floors higher.
The game ends when you go outside the range of the floor that was stacked immediately before. (Or, the game ends when you reach the 5 minute time limit.)
Earn Hyper Ignition Points each time you build up the tower.
1 Hyper Ignition Point per 10 game points.
Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Ignition Boat Rush
Ride the boat and use the left and right arrow keys to avoid the obstacles that appear.
There are a total of 3 lanes, and obstacles show up in 2 lanes.
Speed is gradually increased as the time passes.
Game ends when colliding with obstacles.
Earn Hyper Ignition Points per distance traveled.
1 Hyper Ignition Point per 100m.
Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Colorful Ignition Invitation
Send an invitation to DJ Selena.
Press the button of the same color as the invitation that appeared on the center.
A special invitation will appear in 3 different types and colors in Colorful Ignition Invitation, and the special invitation will keep its true form hidden until moments before sending the invitation out, and transform into one of the 3 types.
The Fever Gauge fills up as you send the invitations.
Once it's full, quickly press the Space key.
You can send the invitation faster.
Earn Hyper Ignition Points each time you send an invitation.
1 Hyper Ignition Point per 800 game points.
Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
Game will automatically end if you do not play within the turn time limit.
Penalty will be applied if a set number of turns are played automatically, or you exit during the game. (Reward cannot be claimed and cannot participate in all mini game for 15 minutes)
Please exit by talking to NPC Flaming Mike in the exit map after the mini game has completed ended.
Hyper Ignition Points will not be transferred during Burning World Leap, and mini game achievements will not be maintained after Leap.
Depending on the game results, Hyper Ignition Points will be distributed upon exiting after playing the mini-game.
You can earn up to 300 Hyper Ignition Points a day per world.
Entry is permitted to those who earned all the available points of the day, but they cannot earn more points.
Lv. 200+ and Zero characters that completed Story Quest Act 2 can talk to Flaming Mike to exchange Hyper Ignition Points with EXP.
Talk to Flaming Mike after completing an achievement to earn set rewards per mini-game.
Achievement counts per mini-game will be applied per world, and each reward can be received once per world.
Rewards:
One Card Mini-game Reward:
Achieve 1st place 10 times:
Midnight Casual Shirt Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Midnight Casual Shirt: Untradeable, Permanent.
Supernatural Yut Mini-game:
Win 10 times:
Midnight Paper Band Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Midnight Paper Band: Untradeable, Permanent.
Monster Pyramid Mini-game:
Participate 15 times:
Midnight Coconut Water Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Midnight Coconut Water: Untradeable, Permanent.
Reverse Battle Mini-game:
Participate 15 times:
Midnight Sunglasses Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Midnight Sunglasses: Untradeable, Permanent.
Up and Down Seesaw Mini-game:
Successfully jump 100 times in a row:
Wonky Seesaw Chair Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Wonky Seesaw Chair: Tradeable within account, Permanent.
Ignition Party Column Mini-game:
Build 500 floors in a row:
Midnight Ignition Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
Midnight Ignition: Untradeable, Permanent.
Ignition Boat Rush Mini-game:
Run over 30,000m:
Midnight Luxury Yacht Mount Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
