MapleStory 2 might have only come out a few months ago, but we're not letting that get in the way of a massive update to turn Maple World upside down! Learn about the big pieces for the Skybound Expansion, learn about the celebration's special prizes, see the massive list of improvements that are coming soon, and more that comes when the Skybound Expansion arrives on Thursday, December 6th!
Skybound Expansion - Phase 1
A new hero joins the ranks. PvP hits hard with the arrival of Maple Arena. And a massive airship takes flight, continuing MapleStory 2's epic story as the heroes of Maple World go on the offensive with the Sky Fortress!
Join us for the first month of the Skybound Update for a massive giveaway for all players over Lv. 10! Jump a character up to Lv. 50, gear them up with Exceptional equipment, speed up your journey to Lv. 60 and more!
Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, December 6th - 3:30 PM UTC, Thursday, January 10th
Event Details:
Log in to MapleStory 2 during the event with a Lv. 10 or greater character and receive a pair of huge packages filled with goodies: The Advanced Training Bundle and Level 60 Achievement Package!
The Advanced Training Bundle contains:
Level-up Booster Ticket, which gives a +50% boost to your Combat, Performance and Fishing Experience, 50% more Meso Drops and +3% Physical and Magical attack for 90 minutes!
30x Elixirs, which instantly restores 50% of your max health when consumed
30x Master Potions, which instantly restores 500 health when consumed
The Level 60 Achievement Package, which can only be opened by a Lv. 60 character, contains:
Lv. 50 Level-up Potion, which instantly boosts a Lv. 1-49 character up to Lv. 50!
Exceptional Adventure Gear Box, which contains a full set of Exceptional Lv. 50 armor and
weapons for the character that opens it. These items will be bound to your character, and the package can only be opened by a character at Lv. 50 or above
2x Absolute Accessory Selection Box, which contains your choice of an Epic-quality Absolute Earring, Cape, Pendant, Ring or Belt
Epic Accessory Bonus Value Re-Roller: Allows you to re-roll the values of the bonus stats on an Epic Accessory. You will have the choice to take the new values, or keep the current ones. Must be used before 11:59 PM UTC on January 31st
Tier 1 Gemstone Box, which contains your choice of a Tier 1 Accuracy, Dexterity, Life, Luck, Offense, Power or Wisdom Gemstone
Unless otherwise noted, rewards cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Maple Winter Wonderland Events
The holidays are upon us, and Maple World will be joining in with a month of amazing events! Step into Merry Village to help a little girl feel the spirit of the season, enjoy Tria's darling decorations and claim dozens of special prizes when the Skybound Expansion arrives with Maple Winter Wonderland!
Skybound Sales
This expansion does more than bring a new selection of items to the Style Crate, because we have a collection of packages for each of the factions arrayed on the Sky Fortress. Get these new outfits and special seasonal Style Crate items to celebrate the holidays in style!
And More!
A new job, the new Epic story, holiday events, PvP Arenas, a massive giveaway, and that's not remotely all! If you've been keeping an eye on the Producer Blogs over the last month, you will have gotten sneak peaks and special looks at many of the improvements to the features in MapleStory 2 coming with the Skybound Expansion, including:
New Normal Chaos Raids, to help bridge the gap for Maplers trying to reach the pinnacle of the previously released Hard Chaos Raids
Hard Adventure Dungeons will be adjusted to help players gear up properly for the ultimate challenge of Chaos Raids! Keep an eye out for the Week 7 State of the Game Producer Blog for more details!
Three new and more intricate weapon UGCs for the Soul Binder, Runeblade and Assassin
Daily Missions will lead to huge rewards as you collect Weekly Mission Points, which can result in a collection of useful items, including 20 Chaos Onyx Crystals, 48 Metacells, 65 Blue Stars and 14,400 Onyx Crystals every week!
The Priest Heavenly Wings skill will no longer send the devoted healer hurtling towards nearby players and potentially into the fire that their ally was escaping
Guilds will start with 60 members, and expand up to 100 by Guild Lv. 13
A free Character Slot for all Maplers, and an additional purchasable Character Slot to boot!
And more!
You can read all about the changes in the Week 5 and Week 6 State of the Game blogs, as well as the Week 7 blog coming out later today, and be fully prepared when the Skybound Expansion arrives on December 6th!
Cyber Monday is the second biggest shopping day of the year, and of course we're joining in! We've got a 24-hour encore of some of the Black Friday deals, a new Daily Wonders scroll and a big discount across all of Beauty Street!
The Style Crate Mega-Bundle is back for Cyber Monday! If you missed this deal on Black Friday, you can still gobble up a set of 30 Style Crates at a still impressive 20% off!
Sale Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 12:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 12:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
EST (UTC -5): 3:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 3:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
BRST (UTC -2): 6:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 6:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
CET (UTC +1): 9:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 9:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
AEDT (UTC +11): 7:00 PM Monday, November 26th - 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 27th
Contents cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Cyber Monday Only: Premium Club 180-Day Pass
Still need that half-year of Premium Club membership? You can get it for half off this Cyber Monday only! Grab it while you can and enjoy the numerous benefits that less than 17 merets per day can bring!
Sale Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 12:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 12:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
EST (UTC -5): 3:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 3:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
BRST (UTC -2): 6:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 6:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
CET (UTC +1): 9:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 9:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
AEDT (UTC +11): 7:00 PM Monday, November 26th - 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 27th
Sale Details:
Premium Club 180-Day Pass
Price: 1,470 Blue Merets (50% Off)
Grants the following bonuses:
Unlimited Rotors Walkie-Talkies
+20% Monster Hunting EXP
+20% Mesos from monsters
-50% 1:1 Meso Trade Fee
-20% Black Market Item Trading Fee
-10% Ophelia Enchant Material
Access to the Remote Bank
Premium Club Dungeon and Premium Club Insignia
Party Buff Bonus
All party members get move speed +5% (excluding PvP)
All party members riding a ground mount get move speed +5%
Daily Bonus Items
Special White Potion x30
Can be purchased once per account
Contents cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Autumn Wonders
Cyber Monday brings out the new Autumn Wonders Daily Wonders scroll! This massive deal contains plenty of useful vouchers including Auto-Fishing, Auto-Gathering and Auto-Performance, Elixirs to keep you in the fight and five special items you can't get anywhere else! Curl up under a maple tree, get an adorable skin for your damage numbers and ride around on the fluffiest of puppies!
Sale Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 12:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 12:00 AM Monday, December 3rd
EST (UTC -5): 3:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 3:00 AM Monday, December 3rd
BRST (UTC -2): 6:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 6:00 AM Monday, December 3rd
CET (UTC +1): 9:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 9:00 AM Monday, December 3rd
AEDT (UTC +11): 7:00 PM Monday, November 26th - 7:00 PM Monday, December 3rd
Sale Details:
Price: 1,999 Blue Merets (62% Discount for all items)
Login each day to unlock a new prize from the Daily Wonders screen:
And finally, Cyber Monday is taking Beauty Street with a 30% discount on everything! For 24 hours, you can get your characters made up just right on the cheap, perfect to compliment any outfits or styles you got during Black Friday!
Sale Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 12:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 12:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
EST (UTC -5): 3:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 3:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
BRST (UTC -2): 6:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 6:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
CET (UTC +1): 9:00 AM Monday, November 26th - 9:00 AM Tuesday, November 27th
AEDT (UTC +11): 7:00 PM Monday, November 26th - 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 27th
Sale Details:
All Beauty Street purchases, including special hairstyles, are 30% off!
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, and MapleStory 2 is joining the fun with 48 hours of amazing deals! Hit up Scarlet in Tria for huge discounts every hour and hit up the Special Sales section for a trio of amazing deals of which we're only selling a limited number!
Black Friday sees a special merchant arrive in Tria with a bundle full of amazing goodies. Over a hundred items, ranging from pets to outfits to mounts and much more, up to 60% off!
A dozen items will be on sale at a time, and you'll have an hour to snatch up as many deals as you want! After that, the sales will expire and a new dozen sales will be available, for a fresh set of items every hour. You'll have 48 hours to get as much as you can, so there's little time to waste!
Sale Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 12:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 12:00 PM Sunday, November 25th
EST (UTC -5): 3:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 3:00 PM Sunday, November 25th
BRST (UTC -2): 6:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 6:00 PM Sunday, November 25th
CET (UTC +1): 9:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 9:00 PM Sunday, November 25th
AEDT (UTC +11): 7:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 7:00 AM Monday, November 26th
Sale Details:
Find Roaming Merchant Scarlet in Tria, near the castle
Scarlet will present you with a dozen items on sale for Blue Merets, on sale for 20% off, 40% off or 60% off
Each sale listing is randomly generated, and will be the same across all characters on your account
You will have 60 minutes to purchase whichever items you'd like, at which point opening Scarlet's shop will bring up a new, randomly selected set of sales
The following items may be selected for sale:
New Packages: Dance Party Emote Bundle Box (contains all Dance emotes in the Meret Market), Purio Instrument Package (contains all six Purio Instruments)
New Pets: Dengy Capsule, Pengy Capsule, Pinky Capsule
Bottoms: Belted Skirt (F), Lace Jean Skirt (F), Pale Denim Skinny Pants (F), Short Black Pants (F), Chain Jeans (M), Cool Iced Jeans (M), Pale Denim Skinny Pants (M), Short Black Pants (M)
Gloves: Candy Ring (F), Knitted Mittens Template (F), Layered Ring (F), Long Colored Nails (F), Medium Colored Nails (F), Candy Ring (M), Knitted Mittens Template (M), Layered Ring (M), Long Colored Nails (M), Medium Colored Nails (M)
Other Vouchers: 1-slot Character Card, Gender Change Voucher, Name Change Voucher, Pet Name Change Voucher, Skill Tab Voucher, Auto-Fishing Voucher (30 Min), Auto-Performance Voucher (30 Min)
Limited Sale: Style Crate Mega-Bundle
Black Friday brings three Limited Sales, massive deals with one big catch: We're only selling so many of them. First off, you can grab the Style Crate Mega-Bundle, a package of 30 Style Crates sold for 35% off. They will be available twice, in two 10-hour periods, so grab then while you still can!
Sales Periods:
PST (UTC -8):
7:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 3:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
EST (UTC -5):
10:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 6:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
BRST (UTC -2):
1:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 9:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
CET (UTC +1):
4:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
AEDT (UTC +11):
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th - 10:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
Sale Details:
Price: 5,850 Merets (35% Off)
Contents:
30x Style Crates
Can be purchased once per account
Limited Quantity of sales per region:
North America West Region: 500 per period
North America East Region: 500 per period
Europe Region: 300 per period
South America Region: 200 per period
Oceanic Region: 200 per period
Contents cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Limited Sale: Premium Club 180-Day Pass
The Premium Club is a good way to get the most out of your MapleStory 2 experience, and during Black Friday we're selling nearly half a year of Premium Club membership for 60% off, but only if you can get it before they're all gobbled up!
Sales Periods:
PST (UTC -8):
7:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 3:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
EST (UTC -5):
10:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 6:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
BRST (UTC -2):
1:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 9:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
CET (UTC +1):
4:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
AEDT (UTC +11):
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th - 10:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
Sale Details:
Premium Club 180-Day Pass
Price: 1,176 Merets (60% Off)
Grants the following bonuses:
Unlimited Rotors Walkie-Talkies
+20% Monster Hunting EXP
+20% Mesos from monsters
-50% 1:1 Meso Trade Fee
-20% Black Market Item Trading Fee
-10% Ophelia Enchant Material
Access to the Remote Bank
Premium Club Dungeon and Premium Club Insignia
Party Buff Bonus
All party members get move speed +5% (excluding PvP)
All party members riding a ground mount get move speed +5%
Daily Bonus Items
Special White Potion x30
Can be purchased once per account
Limited Quantity of sales per region:
North America West Region: 1,000 per period
North America East Region: 1,000 per period
Europe Region: 600 per period
South America Region: 400 per period
Oceanic Region: 400 per period
Contents cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Limited Sale: Penguin Party Pack
Finally, we're bringing out a trio of cuddly Penguin pets at 60% off! Get the help of Pengy, Pinky and Dengy to carry items, feed you potions and slap the tombstone off your head! These capsules can be deposited in the bank to deliver to your other characters, so get a set for your characters while you can, because there's only so many available!
Sales Periods:
PST (UTC -8):
7:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
5:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 3:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
EST (UTC -5):
10:00 AM Friday, November 23rd - 8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
8:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 6:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
BRST (UTC -2):
1:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd
11:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 9:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
CET (UTC +1):
4:00 PM Friday, November 23rd - 2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
AEDT (UTC +11):
2:00 AM Saturday, November 24th - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
12:00 PM Saturday, November 24th - 10:00 PM Saturday, November 24th
Sale Details:
Price: 1,548 Merets (60% Off)
Contents:
Pengy Capsule
Pinky Capsule
Dengy Capsule
Can be purchased once per account
Limited Quantity of sales per region:
North America West Region: 600 per period
North America East Region: 600 per period
Europe Region: 400 per period
South America Region: 250 per period
Oceanic Region: 250 per period
Penguin pets have the following abilities:
Non-Combat Pets
14 Slot Pet Inventory
Auto-Revive
Auto-Potion
Auto-Loot
Cannot Level Up or be used for Fusion
Capsules cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
After reviewing the feedback from players, we decided to make the Chaos Onyx Crystals and Onyx Crystals that come from the Normal and Hard Adventure Bonus Box Account Bound instead of Character Bound. We agree that making them Character Bound is not necessary to combat Meso Sellers and bots at this time.
Daily Mission Rewards and Chaos Onyx Crystals and Onyx Crystals coming out when dismantling "Enchanted" Gears will still remain as Character Bound. Please note resources coming out for dismantling the gear which hasn't been enchanted won't see any changes.
Finally, all the discussions on the blogs are draft plans, and the reason why we communicate them via blog is to collect feedback from the community, to ensure we haven't missed anything. Currently, we don't have plans to make major changes from what we have announced for the Hard Adventure Dungeon structure, but there will be few changes reflecting your feedback. We will be announcing a more solidified plan next week, and you will also see the details of Sky Fortress content which will let you see the overall direction we are trying to pursue.
Hard Adventure Dungeons are not meant to be the only end-game content, we understand current content forces players to focus on the dungeon and we are trying to improve overall balance ensuring players are enjoying the variety of experience the game can offer.
While we are discussing details of final picture for the Hard Adventure Dungeon Structure, please continue to provide use with your feedback. Improving the system is not an easy job, but the teams here and at the Development Studio are committed to delivering what MapleStory 2 needs.
----
Dear Maplers,
As I discussed in last week’s blog, we have a few major changes coming in with the new expansion and the new Soul Binder job. The new content will be covered elsewhere, but I would like to discuss how we are going to take care of two major ongoing discussions within the community - Gear Progression and Chaos Raids.
Gear Progression
As mentioned earlier, we see a few improvement points for Gear Progression, and we are going to be making major changes to support three things:
Create new ways to collect resources
Provide more resources for gear enchanting
Let players focus on getting the required resources faster
Hard Adventure Dungeon
We are revamping the overall dungeon structure to enable players to choose which gear to farm and also let players enjoy different types of dungeons to diversify overall gameplay.
One of the issues with the current dungeon reward system is that there are too many possible items that can be rewarded from each run. While random item drops are a core part of the MMO genre, being unable to aim for a specific item slot was proving frustrating for those with a final few pieces of equipment they wanted to upgrade. Also, it was forcing players to only play Fire Dragon dungeon which was hurting the overall dungeon experience.
As such, we are adjusting the reward structure for the Hard Adventure Dungeons to help you focus on a specific item slot. Also, we believe this will let players try various different types of dungeons, which will eventually benefit the entire community. Please see the details below:
Dungeon Gear Score Requirements
We are adjusting the difficulty level for each dungeon and, as such, will be changing the Gear Score requirements. This is similar to the structure used for Chaos Raids:
Dungeon Difficulty
We believe that, since the BeyondLink Tris and Rune Temple already require more complex strategies and skills compared to the others, they do not need a difficulty increase to reflect their new Gear Score requirements. However, we will be weakening the bosses for The Fire Dragon and Labyrinthine Halls Hard Adventure Dungeons, giving them 10% less health and 25% lower attack.
Reward Structure for the Dungeons
Now players will be able to choose dungeon based on which part of their gear they want to progress. This will enable players to experience different types of dungeons to farm required gear to progress to the Chaos Raids.
Since this will reduce the number of Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals obtained from overall dungeon runs, we are going to compensate for that by adding more Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals to the Normal/Hard Adventure Bonus Box. In total, players will be gathering the equivalent amount of resources by running dungeons.
These Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals from the Normal/Hard Adventure Bonus Box will be bound to your character.
As part of the above improvements, however, we will be making Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals that come from dismantling enchanted gear bound to your character. The reason behind this change is to enable us to give out more resources which meso sellers cannot leverage. For example, if we give out character binding Chaos Onyx Crystals, meso sellers will be able to enchant their weapons and dismantle them to obtain tradable Chaos Onyx Crystals, which is limiting us from adding more resources to the game, since it gives easier ways for bots to make mesos and impacts the overall market price for Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals.
With this change in mind, please review the following changes which are also planned.
Daily Mission
We are tweaking our Daily Mission system with the update. Now you can participate in the daily missions and collect Weekly Mission Points (not Daily Mission Points), and you will be receiving a bigger reward on a weekly basis.
Now you will only need to complete 30 missions per week to receive Gold Mission Complete Boxes, versus having to complete 70 missions. You can now open three Gold Mission Complete Boxes every week (Tier 1 to Tier 3), and we are going to provide a guaranteed amount of Onyx Crystals and Chaos Onyx Crystals in each box, along with other rewards such as Blue Star and Metacell.
You will be getting a guaranteed total of 20 Chaos Onyx Crystals and 14,400 Onyx Crystals if you get all three Gold Mission Complete Boxes. You will be able to obtain boxes at 300 MP, 600 MP and 900 MP. All the resources from the box will be all bound to your character. (Note: this section originally stated that you would earn 14,400 Chaos Onyx Crystals. That was in error, we apologize for the confusion)
This will provide players with different ways to collect resources required for enchantments outside of dungeon runs.
Sky Fortress
Another big change with the December update is that, with the addition of the Sky Fortress content, we will let players collect gears and resources from Sky Fortress contents. This is still being finalized and we cannot disclose more yet, but this will help players expand their gameplay outside of dungeon runs and let players gather resources faster.
Overall Summary
The overall change to gear progression might not seem big enough yet, but you will see the overall experience changing more than you think once the new changes with the Sky Fortress content and the new Chaos Raid Normal Mode gets added to the game.
We want players to experience seamless progression with a variety of content the game can offer. Along with the new addition of Normal Chaos Raids, overall progression and requirements for enchanting will change. Please stay tuned for the update on early December to provide us with more feedback.
Chaos Raid
As we discussed with our last blog, the current Chaos Raids will remain as the most difficult content with the best rewards. We discussed potential options to reduce the gap between the Hard Adventure Dungeons and the Chaos Raids and came up with the idea of Normal Chaos Raids with different gameplay and reward structures, with the current Chaos Raid will be labeled as “Hard”.
Objective of this change is:
Creating content for players at 4500+ Gear Score to enjoy on top of Hard Adventure Dungeons
Create a practice ground for players to prepare for the Hard Chaos Raids
Normal mode will be different from Hard to ensure that Hard mode keeps its unique value and provide players with a goal that everyone can work towards.
Normal Mode will be as follows:
Gear Score requirement will be the same as [Hard] mode
It shares the same daily and weekly raid limits with Hard mode, similar to how Normal and Hard Adventure Dungeons share a limit
It will be a 6-player dungeon instead of a10-player dungeon
Damage meter will still exist
It will be less difficult than the current Chaos Raids, but still require skill to clear it within 15 minutes
Type of reward is similar, but you will get fewer rewards (approximately 37% of rewards compared to Hard mode)
No specific Rank rewards
[Normal] mode won’t have separate rankings
Ludibrium Clock Tower’s Chaos Raid won’t have a Normal mode, and it will remain as the most challenging Chaos Raid for the players
The detailed rewards are as follows: Please note dungeon boss pets can only be obtained from Hard Chaos Raids;
Note: This post originally mentioned the Labyrinthine Halls instead of Moonlight Fortress Chaos Raid. Additionally, each Hard Chaos Raid has the chance to drop a specific Pet. We apologize for the error.
As you can see from all the changes we are preparing for the game ’s major expansion in December, you will see the below improvements.
More ways to collect resources required for gear progression, which includes the addition of Sky Fortress and Normal Chaos Raids, meaning you will be able to collect resources faster, and you will be able to play a variety of content
With the addition of new content, your gear progression can be faster, but also your requirement for the gear enchantment can potentially change since you can earn legendary gear from Normal Chaos Raids.
Hard Chaos Raids will still be the most rewarding content and the most challenging contents. Especially Ludibrium Clock Tower won’t provide Normal mode as flagship Chaos Raid contents
Other Important Upcoming Changes
New Instruments: Due to popular demand, we are going to introduce new instrument types. We are adding to the percussion with new cymbals, big drums, and little drums. These instruments will be added to our service for the first time anywhere!
Priest Skill Change: We are going to change the Heavenly Wings skill for the Priest to become non-targeting, but at 4.5 fixed distance. Also, we will be fixing the Celestial Light skill bug where the DoT has been reduced to 6 seconds from 8 seconds.
New UGC: Three weapon templates will be added to the game with the new update
Joddy Squad: Criteria will be revealed and we are also going to open up a public submission in December
Meso Sellers: We are continuing to add more measures and more Customer Support agents. We have agents patrolling Tria and Queenstown to remove bots, and the removal of ad balloons happened with the last maintenance. We are continuing to ban an average of 10,000 accounts a day, and triggering trade bans for the meso sellers and some of the meso buyers. We have seen a few tickets and verified that those were meso buyers. PLEASE refrain from purchasing mesos from these sellers since it is against the Terms of Use, and it is helping the sellers continue to evolve their system.
Guild Change: Based on the feedback, we have decided to expand the size of the guild. A guild will start with 60 players and expand up to 100 members. Guild size expands by 10 at Guild Levels 4, 7, 10 and 13. We are also looking at changes for Guild Leaders, especially when they are not present in the game anymore.
Maple Arena (PvP): We are getting more details on the Maple Arena for December! We can confirm it will be added and that there will be a dedicated PvP weapon. This will be slightly different from the Korean version, and please note we are adding this to ensure players can play PvP arena content based on the control skill.
You will be able to enter the Maple Arena at level 50
Each match best of three rounds, meaning you need to win two rounds
It will be based purely on skill, meaning you won’t be able to use consumables, and the dedicated PvP weapon will be the most efficient weapon because of the debuff we will be adding for other weapons
PvP weapons cannot be enchanted, because we have seen players in other regions using PvP weapons instead of other regular gear because of its efficiency
You will be able to earn Valor Tokens, which you can use to purchase items from the Arena shop
No reset for the Valor Tokens
Rankings will reset every 4 weeks, meaning the term for each season is only 4 weeks
You will earn mesos and a special, limited-duration mount as rank rewards
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: We have prepared great deals for Black Friday! There will be Doorbuster deals and a personalized Black Friday Merchant where you can purchase items at up to 60% discounted price! If you want to avoid your charging limit we recommend purchasing Karma Koin cards or other prepaid payments (Karma Koin, Nexon Game Cards, Xsolla, or PaySafeCard (PaySafeCard only available in Europe)) You can also purchase digital Karma Koin cards from some vendors!
We didn’t start teasing our December update yet, but we already have tons of content and changes to share! We always strive to take your feedback and make the best decisions for the game. While we understand some of the decisions are different from what you have hoped for, we believe the community will see similar end results from the changes.
As always, thank you for being part of the MapleStory 2 community. We will provide more updates next week in regards to the major December expansion we are preparing for MapleStory 2.
Mason has a big secret, a massive project he's working on with others to keep the people of Maple World as safe as possible... and a much smaller, much stranger secret, a hidden affection for Meret-men!
Cozy up to Mason by giving the Meret-men scattered around Maple World affection every day and earn the Mason's Body Pillow ground mount!
Event Duration:
UTC: 3:30 PM Saturday, November 17th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
PST (UTC -8): 7:30 AM Saturday, November 17th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
EST (UTC -5): 10:30 AM Saturday, November 17th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
BRST (UTC -2): 1:30 PM Saturday, November 17th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
CET (UTC +1): 4:30 PM Saturday, November 17th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
AEDT (UTC +11): 2:30 AM Sunday, November 18th - Start of Maintenance, December 6th
Event Details:
Speak to Ruby in Queenstown to accept the Mason's Little Secret daily quest and Mason's Biggest Fan quest
Meret-men spawn every ten minutes thoughtout Maple World and remain for five minutes. Find 10 of them and give them a good pat to complete the Mason's Little Secret quest and collect a Mason Loyalty Token
Collect seven Mason Loyalty Tokens to complete the Mason's Biggest Fan quest and earn the special Mason's Body Pillow ground mount!
Thanksgiving arrives in the United States next week, and we have a lot of thanks to give for all of the amazing support we've seen from all of our players. We're launching a special series of giveaways to help you get geared for Chaos Raids and enjoy Thanksgiving!
Event Details
Thanksgiving Giving Giveaway periods begin and end at 12:00 AM UTC on the noted days:
PST (UTC -8): 4:00 PM, the previous day
EST (UTC -5): 7:00 PM, the previous day
BRST (UTC -2): 10:00 PM, the previous day
CET (UTC +1): 1:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): 11:00 AM
12:00 AM UTC Saturday, Nov. 17th - 12:00 AM UTC Monday, Nov. 19th:
1x Hard Adventure Weapon Selection Box: Contains your choice of a Murpagoth Warrior, Ancient Rune or MSI Onyx Weapon Box, which contains an Epic quality weapon of that type for your class.
2x Exquisite Armor Selection Box: Contains your choice of an Exquisite Headgear, Top, Bottom, Gloves or Shoes Box, which contains an Epic quality Exquisite item for the chosen slot.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
12:00 AM UTC Monday, Nov. 19th - 12:00 AM UTC Thursday, Nov. 22nd:
2x Absolute Accessory Selection Box: Contains your choice of an Absolute Earring, Cape, Pendant, Ring or Belt Box, which contains an Epic quality Absolute item for the chosen slot.
5x Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller: Allows you to re-roll the values of the bonus stats on a piece of Epic Gear. You will have the choice to take the new values, or keep the current ones. Must be used before 11:59 PM UTC on December 31st.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
12:00 AM UTC Thursday, Nov. 22nd - 12:00 AM UTC Saturday, Nov. 24th:
3x Absolute Accessory Selection Box: Contains your choice of an Absolute Earring, Cape, Pendant, Ring or Belt Box, which contains an Epic quality Absolute item for the chosen slot.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
12:00 AM UTC Saturday, Nov. 24th - 12:00 AM UTC Monday, Nov. 26th:
1x Hard Adventure Weapon Selection Box: Contains your choice of a Murpagoth Warrior, Ancient Rune or MSI Onyx Weapon Box, which contains an Epic quality weapon of that type for your class.
2x Exquisite Armor Selection Box: Contains your choice of an Exquisite Headgear, Top, Bottom, Gloves or Shoes Box, which contains an Epic quality Exquisite item for the chosen slot.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
12:00 AM UTC Monday, Nov. 26th - 12:00 AM UTC Tuesday, Nov. 27th:
5x Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller: Allows you to re-roll the values of the bonus stats on a piece of Epic Gear. You will have the choice to take the new values, or keep the current ones. Must be used before 11:59 PM UTC on December 31st.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
12:00 AM UTC Saturday, Dec. 1st - 12:00 AM UTC Monday, Dec. 3rd:
1x Hard Adventure Weapon Selection Box: Contains your choice of a Murpagoth Warrior, Ancient Rune or MSI Onyx Weapon Box, which contains an Epic quality weapon of that type for your class.
2x Exquisite Armor Selection Box: Contains your choice of an Exquisite Headgear, Top, Bottom, Gloves or Shoes Box, which contains an Epic quality Exquisite item for the chosen slot.
5x Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller: Allows you to re-roll the values of the bonus stats on a piece of Epic Gear. You will have the choice to take the new values, or keep the current ones. Must be used before 11:59 PM UTC on December 31st.
Must be level 55 or higher to receive the package
Gear obtained from Selections Boxes cannot be Dismantled
Rewards cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Playing on Steam? We've launched a special package you to help you get the most out of your MapleStory 2 experience. Get a Hairstyle Coupon, Face Change Voucher, 30 days of Premium Club time and the super-cuddly Tenderhearted Urza mount. Head to Steam to buy it now!
Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, Nov. 15th - Ongoing
Sale Details:
Price: $19.99 USD or local equivalent (35% Off!)
Contents:
Sealed Tenderhearted Urza ground mount
Hairstyle Voucher, which can be used to change your hairstyle and hair color in the Beauty Salon
Face Change Voucher, which can be used to change your eye color and face in the Plastic Surgery Office
30 Day Premium Club Pass, which grants the following bonuses for 30 days:
Unlimited Rotors Walkie-Talkies
+20% Monster Hunting EXP
+20% Mesos from monsters
-50% 1:1 Meso Trade Fee
-20% Black Market Item Trading Fee
-10% Ophelia Enchant Material
Access to the Remote Bank
Premium Club Dungeon and Premium Club Insignia
Party Buff Bonus
All party members get move speed +5% (excluding PvP)
All party members riding a ground mount get move speed +5%
Daily Bonus Items
Special White Potion x30
Can be purchased once per account and only through Steam
Nexon and Steam Accounts must be linked in order for the purchase to be applied to your MapleStory 2 account
Contents cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Update (10:00 AM PST): The maintenance has been completed, thank you for your patience.
We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 AM PST. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours, concluding at around 10:00 AM PST.
- Start and End Times -
PST (UTC -8): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EST (UTC -5): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
BRST (UTC -2): 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 2:00 AM - 5:00 AM, November 16th
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
- What -
Server Upkeep
Minor Game Update
General Updates
Daily numbers of Dungeons Cleared will now increased from 10 to 15 for Normal and Hard Adventure dungeons.
Due to the lack of benefits found in selling Ad Balloons, and to reduce the amount of ad spam, Ad Balloons will be removed from the Meret Market.
Air Mounts sold in the Meret Market will now be account bound instead of being character bound. Any players who purchased a character bound mount from the Meret Market will have their mount replaced with an account bound mount.
Chaos Raid Updates
Note: A set of changes relating to items that can only be obtained via Chaos Raids were listed, but were originally applied as part of the Chaos Rising Update. We apologize for the confusion.
Ludibrium Clock Tower
Will unlock on Nov. 30
The Dungeon Objective to Defeat Papulatus in a party of 7 to obtain S Rank will now increase to a party of 8.
The Dungeon Objective to Defeat Papulatus in a party of 4 to obtain S+ Rank will now increase to a party of 5.
Note: These were slightly changed so that roles can be more evenly distributed across raid members since internal tests shows that it was more stressful rather than fun to run this dungeon.
Sales Update
Ad Balloons have been removed from the Meret Market
Releasing a Starter Pack to the Steam store, containing the following items for $19.99 (or local equivalent)
Hairstyle Voucher
Face Change Voucher
Premium Club 30 Day Pass
1 Sealed Tenderhearted Urza
Fixed Bugs
Fixed an issue where a broken text is displayed when you start composing using a Blank Music Score.
When listing a UGC item on Design Shop, the Buy Meret window becomes hard to see since its layer is under another UI. This issue has been fixed.
Fixed the issue where a broken text is displayed after receiving a reward from Dungeon Rank Reward UI of Dungeon Info window in German.
The click to interact with object for the Mouse and Keyboard mode will no longer apply against Hostile NPCs. This includes the "Grab" or "Hold On" functions against dungeon bosses.
Players are no longer able to climb over the entrance blockade in Chaos Raid: Shadow Altar.
Fixed an issue that caused Dark Descent rankings for seasons 3 and 4 to not display properly.
Fixed an issue that caused mini games rankings for season 6 and 7 to not display properly.
Fixed a typo in the Blue Star tooltip.
Fixed a typo in Karyan's dialogue during Monster Taming 101.
Fixed the description of Blood Requiem Boots so they are now described as boots instead of gloves.
Fixed a typo in Ophelia's dialogue when attempting to enchant an item.
Clarified the tooltip of the Katvan's Horn buff effect to show that it applies +35, not +35%.
Known Issues
The Runeblade tutorial cannot be completed if the player loots items until inventory is full.
Guild application notification number appears for regular guild members.
Game remains on Nexon logo screen when third party audio and streaming are running.
In game browser becomes unresponsive after clicking a link that opens Chrome.
UGC items in the Design Shop with an apostrophe in the name cannot be linked into chat.
Dark Cell Prison Key can be obtained as a looted item, but no longer has a use in the game.
Gathering gain amount is incorrectly calculated with multiple gathering buffs active.
Hairstyle Vol. 1 does not count for the progression for the trophy Trend-setter for some players.
Note: A pair of Known Issues relating to Dex and Luck affecting secondary stats were originally listed as Known Issues. We are further investigating the issues to identify the precise problem, and will update this when we know more.
Note: A Known Issue stating that Priest and Knight off-hand items were not contributing to Gear Score was originally listed. This is working as intended, and has been removed from this list. We apologize for the confusion.
This week's blog covers a very important aspect of the Chaos Rising update. The team here and the Dev studio were generally surprised at how the Chaos Rising update has impacted the general sentiment in the game. We have been reviewing your feedback and all of the differing opinions and are exploring a few changes.
Before we go into the changes, we would like to clarify the design philosophy behind the Chaos Raids. Chaos Raids are supposed to be high-skill end-game content for MapleStory 2, with a strict time limit that calls for much better execution compared to the current Hard Adventure Dungeons. What we have learned is that many players were expecting another tier of dungeons which could be reliably cleared with players that meet the Gear Score requirements, similar to Hard Adventure Dungeons.
Because of that initial view, and because the Gear Score requirements were set at a level where a team of highly-skilled players could theoretically complete the raids, we saw many players disappointed that they might need to return to Hard Adventure Dungeon runs and not be able to enjoy the new content yet, and also the high skill requirements have created an impression that +13, +14 or even higher enchantments are necessary for raids, putting even more pressure on players. Also, the end of the Dungeon Delight Events has caused progression to feel even slower, and that getting +13 or higher takes too long.
We have been reviewing many different channels to collect feedback, identifying issues you are experiencing and discussing potential improvements. We've learned a lot from your feedback, not only for the Chaos Raid design but also related to other aspects of the current progression system. Please see below for some noted issues we are working on improving:
The gap between Hard Adventure Dungeons and Chaos Raids feels too large, due to high skill requirements
1. Chaos Raids feel almost impossible at the current Gear Score requirements
2. With the current end-game structure, there aren't enough things to do to progress, and players are not feeling a sense of progression after daily dungeon runs.
3. Due to a focus on optimized progression, "The Fire Dragon" is the only dungeon players want to play, which makes progression feel even more repetitive
4. Players need more things to do besides Dungeon runs, and a lot of content in the game feels underused
5. We do see many complaints regarding RNG, but we think the core issue may be that players are not seeing enough Return on Investment (ROI), and we will address this feedback in relation to the end-game structure (see #3 above) discussion.
We are still working on solutions, but there will be some detailed info coming soon, and we are planning to make improvements with the upcoming update during December. For now, we'd like to discuss a few high-level directions. What we discuss here is not final and is still work in progress, but we wanted to share and gather feedback on the general direction.
Chaos Raid
Chaos Raids will be unchanged, with high skill and control required to clear the Raid. Also, even after the change, the raids will continue to reward the best items.
That being said, we are trying to find a solution which can fill the gap between Chaos Raids and Hard Adventure Dungeons, so that players who are trying to seek for more content to enjoy, with different rewards than Hard Adventure Dungeons, can experience more intriguing and challenging content with other players.
Gear Progression
The current system will stay similar, but we will create a more fine-tuned way to get the materials needed to gear up for Chaos Raids. For example, this might include a weapon box type of reward from dungeons. A few other things you should expect:
December Update
With the Sky Fortress update, you will gain access to different ways to gather resources, outside of dungeon runs
We're looking into revamping Hard Adventure Dungeons to help players more smoothly progress with an improved reward structure
This Week's Maintenance
Players who cannot log in 5+ days a week are seeing even slower progress. As such, we will be increasing the daily cap to 15 from 10. This will be applied with this week's maintenance and will let players run up to 30 runs a day when using the Dungeon Limit Reset.
We are looking to create more ways to let players progress in a more entertaining way, without needing alts, and also allow players to enjoy all the different types of dungeons the game currently offers.
Until December
Because we do see players struggling after the Chaos Rising update, and because those who join us with December's update will be experiencing a better and smoother progression system, we are going to take a few small actions to support those trying to get geared up for Chaos Raids now:
Daily Cap increase to 15, weekly remains 30 (60 with Dungeon Limit Reset)
A login event starting this weekend, with Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-rollers Box, Hard Adventure Weapon Selection Boxes, Exquisite Armor Selection Boxes, Absolute Accessory Selection Boxes. Further details will be announced later this week!
The upcoming changes for the December update require thorough testing and careful balancing, and we are going through detailed discussions now and will provide more information very soon. For players who are already enjoying the current Chaos Raids, I assure you that the content and the achievements you and your guilds have made will stay the same, and for those working towards the raids, you will see good changes that will let you progress smoother, with a improved reward structure and other improvements.
Other Things to Discuss
We are also working on some more quality of life improvements. This includes potential changes related to the Dash skill for the Priest class and a change in default guild size.
Priest: The Priest Dash skill has been tuned best to move toward other players for better healing support in parties but we are hearing that with Chaos Raids and control requirement, this feature is making it harder for Priests to avoid damage during high-difficulty situations. We'd like to open this topic up for discussion in our official forum thread.
Guild Improvements: We are discussing changing the initial size of the guild from 30 to 50, and we are reviewing additional improvements to the guild leader functions.
10053 Error: We have confirmed there was a significant improvement with this error, and we are still reviewing reports from the players who are still experiencing issues. Please let us know if you are still experiencing problems.
Meso Sellers: We have identified characters which seem to be bank accounts for some of the meso sellers, and put a trade-ban on those accounts in case we have false positives. We are also continuing to ban huge numbers of bots on a daily basis. We are adding more features with every update which, while we cannot detail them publicly, hope to increase the number of bans and identify bots before they can get to Adventure Dungeons.
New UGC: New UGC weapon templates are in works, and we are aiming to add more during the December update.
Housing improvements in review: We are reviewing a few improvements for housing. Once we have more details, will share them with you.
Joddy Squad improvements: We are going to make improvements and announce criteria for our official content creator partner program in upcoming weeks.
As always, thank you for being an awesome community and for continuing to provide us with constructive feedback! We believe in the game and the community and hope to make a success together as a team.
Are you ready for a real challenge, because the Chaos Raids are here! These 10-player dungeons will be the most difficult fights you've seen in MapleStory 2 with the most powerful rewards to match! We're also going to be unloading a set of quality of life improvements to make your time in Maple World even better, plus special Thanksgiving events and a new slate of items in the Style Crate!
It's time to take on MapleStory 2's bosses in some real fights! Get your best equipment ready, find a talented team to back you up and delve into the Chaos Raid versions of Shadow Altar, Moonlight Fortress and Ludibrium Clock Tower!
Chaos Raids are advanced challenges that will require more from you than any of the other challenges that Maple World has presented so far. Skipping over almost the entire dungeon and heading straight to the final boss, you'll only have 15 minutes to take your enemy down. Your foes have vast amounts of health and their attacks will strike harder than ever, so you'll need powerful weapons, a good team and quick thinking to succeed.
Each character can complete each Chaos Raid a total of 3 times per day and 6 times per week, and you will need the following Gear Scores in order to enter:
Beating the boss doesn't have to be it, though. Like with Hard Adventures, each Chaos Raid has a set of objectives that you can complete to show your mastery over the monsters. You might be content with just the A Rank rewards you'll get from defeating the boss, but each week you can earn bonus prizes for showing true mastery with the Weekly Rank Rewards!
C Rank Reward: 3x Red Stars, 1x Special Red Potion
B Rank Reward: 5x Red Stars, 2x Special Red Potion
A Rank Reward: 7x Red Stars, 3x Special Red Potion
S Rank Reward: Lv. 50 Epic Cape Bonus Value Re-roller, Lv. 50 Epic Belt Bonus Value Re-roller
S+ Rank Reward: Lv. 50 Epic Earrings Bonus Value Re-roller, Lv. 50 Epic Necklace Bonus Value Re-roller, Lv. 50 Epic Ring Bonus Value Re-roller
Prove your skill and make your mark on the leaderboards, which track the number of attempts, earliest to complete the raids and quickest completions for all players in the region. We hope you enjoy the Chaos Raids... because the Bosses sure will.
Legendary Gear
The greater the challenge, the greater the rewards! When you complete a Chaos Raid, you'll claim the new Legendary Extreme, Rage and Panic Armor and Weapons for your character's job, surpassing the power of everything else in MapleStory 2! You collect gear for different item slots from each Chaos Raid:
Shadow Altar: Legendary Headgear, Gloves or Shoes of a Legendary Set of your choice
Moonlight Fortress: Legendary Tops or Bottoms of a Legendary Set of your choice
Ludibrium Clock Tower (coming Nov. 30): Legendary Weapon of a Legendary Set of your choice
Collect each piece of armor in a set to gain additional bonuses on top of the raw power granted, and use it to climb the ranks. If you don't get the piece you were hoping for or want to try for a better set of stats, don't fret! Legendary Gear can be Dismantled and converted into Weapon Box Fragments and Armor Selection Box Fragments for that set.
Enough fragments can be combined into a box that contains that set's weapon, or your choice of armor from that set, the resulting item is no different from the one you can get from the Chaos Raid itself.
Quality of Life Improvements
Sometimes, it's the little things that matter most, the tiny problems that get in your way that can frustrate you greater than you'd expect. We've been keeping a close eye on your feedback and introduced a slate of quality of life improvements to make your MapleStory 2 experience even better.
First on the list is Wardrobe Swap, a new feature that allows you to set up multiple sets of Gear and Outfit arrangements, so that you can swap your look in and out with the click of a button. No more needing to dig through your inventory to find just the glasses that go perfectly with that hat, and the best part is, it's entirely free of charge!
We've also added additional Quickslot Bars for your use! You're now able to load up multiple layouts of skills, or collect your various mounts and party items into an additional slot. These Quickslot Bars will be accessed by clicking on the buttons next to the Quickslot's number, or with keybinds that can be found under Controls > Misc (Quickslot Bar 1, Quickslot Bar 2, Quickslot Bar 3 and Cycle Quickslots).
You can now also decrease the size of your house! No need to try to figure out what to do with the massive mansion and all the space in it, make your humble abode as large or as small as you want. And as with expanding your housing plot, you don't need mesos or Merets to cut your home down to size.
The Dismantle function has also been nice and streamlined by increasing the number of items you can dismantle at once, up to 100 items at a time instead of just 15, as well as giving you a preview of what dismantling your items will give you in return. We've also shorted the animation for dismantling, letting you recycle your excess gear and get back to the fun in no time!
No one likes having to trundle back to down after a bit of bad luck in the dungeons, so the good Doctor Pask has decided to come to where the business is! Each Dungeon Lobby will now have Doctor Pask there waiting, helping you get back to top form before entering your next battle!
Finally, with the advent of Chaos Raids, we're adding an important feature for group communication: The Ready Check! Party Leaders can now ask their group if they're ready, either by right-clicking on their name in the party list or by typing in "/checkpartyready".
Dungeon Limit Reset
As we've mentioned in an earlier previous Producer Blogs, we are instituting a Dungeon Limit Reset function to allow you a second set of 30 Adventure Dungeons per week and 10 Adventure Dungeons per day! You can reset the limits on one character per account per week, immediately able to complete and loot from dungeon runs!
Design Shop Changes
As mentioned in this week's Producer Blog, we are instituting a set of changes to the MapleStory 2 Design Shop to improve the quality of the items in the Design Shop and limit the number of explicit, abusive and unauthorized designs being sold on the Design Shop:
Listing Registration Fee will increase to the following:
Zero items listed: 190 Merets to list a new design
One item listed: 290 Merets to list a new design
Two or more items listed: 390 Merets to list a new design
Creators will now get a 75% cut from the sales on the Design Shop, up from 70%
Registration Period will increase from 30 days to 90 days
Designs submitted in bad faith, with a clear intention to copy another creator’s original work or violate the ToS, will not be refunded, including both the listing fee and template cost (This will apply to the ad walls as well)
Please let us know if you have any concerns about these changes on the Official Forums, as our goal is only to improve the quality of the creations that appear on the Design Shop and avoid this powerful, creative system from being exploited by bad actors.
The Turkeys are Attacking!
Thanksgiving comes to America in a few weeks, and the favored meal isn't going to be taking it lying down. The Chaos Rising Update features a massive, fowl menace seeking to crush Maplers under its claws, and a lovely Maple Tree that's begging to grow!
The Style Crate gets a refresh, rotating out some of the contents and introducing new outfits, badges and more to the Style Crate, Meret Market and Coin Shop! We've also got non-combat pets, a special package filled with Autumn goodies, new UGC templates and much more!
Check out all the other changes that have come to MapleStory 2 with the Chaos Rising Update!
Chaos Raids Added
10-man raid dungeons
Chaos Dungeons can be entered directly through the Dungeon Directory
Gear Score requirements will require main weapons to be equipped
The following dungeons will be released:
Shadow Altar
Requires Gear Score: 4500
Rewards:
Extreme, Rage, and Panic Headgear, Gloves and Shoes.
Absolute Accessory and Cape Fragments
Gemstone & Gem Dust Box
Exceptional Devorak (Combat Pet)
Moonlight Fortress
Requires Gear Score: 5900
Rewards:
Extreme, Rage, and Panic Top and Bottoms
Absolute Accessory and Cape Fragments
Gemstone & Gem Dust Box
Exceptional Captain Moc (Combat Pet)
Ludibrium Clock Tower (Coming November 30)
Requires Gear Score: 7800
Extreme, Rage, and Panic Main Weapons
Absolute Accessory and Cape Fragments
Gemstone & Gem Dust Box
Exceptional Papulatus (Combat Pet)
Epic Weapons such as Murpagoth Warrior Weapon, Ancient Rune Weapon, MSL Onyx Weapon will have their Chaos Raid attributes activated when entering any of the Chaos Raids.
Battle Sim Shop Added
Must complete Chaos Raid related trophies to unlock purchasable items
NPC (Location):
Beros (Queenstown)
Taroz (Hall of Heroes)
Dungeon Cap Resets
Players can now reset their Dungeon Cleared cap once a week per account.
Only a character that reached the dungeon limit (30) can reset
Since this is a new feature, it will be marked as (Beta) while we collect and evaluate player feedback
Fair Fight
Damage scaling based on player level will no longer impact Lv. 50+ monsters, allowing higher leveled players to do more damage.
Class Buffs and Passive skills will no longer be scaled by Fair Fight.
This will help scale the damage for classes like Thief and Priest where their builds have heavy usage of buff/passive skills.
Example of Thief using Retaliation Buff before and after this new Fair Fight change with buff/passive skills:
Design Shop Changes
Listing fees will be increasing starting from 190 Merets and going up to 390 Merets with each listing beginning on Nov. 8.
Sales fee will be reduced from 30% to 25%. This will be applied to all listings currently present in the market.
All new listings added to the Design Shop after the Nov. 8 maintenance will have their duration extended to 90 days.
Any listings found violating the Terms of Use will no longer have their listing fee nor template costs refunded.
Note: There is a known issue that a player will receive emails stating that their registration and template fees will be refunded, but it will not be. Current messaging is outdated and will be updated in the next maintenance.
Maple Shop and Maple Guide Tutorial for UGCs
The following Weapon Templates have now been added for 500 Merets each:
Priest: 1 Scepter and 1 Codex templates
Wizard: 1 Staff template
Heavy Gunner: 1 Cannon template
Berserker: 1 Greatsword template
Short Cape Template has been added for 100,000 Mesos
Note: This template can't be listed on the Design Shop
"Learning About UGC" Maple Guide Tutorial has returned
Homespun Fashion
1 Short Cape template has been added to allow the completion of this quest.
A Perfect Fit
Smile!
General Updates
Ability to reduce the height and area of homes have now been added.
Added Quickslot Paging
3 quickslot pages available
A new Wardrobe feature has been added to allow players to save outfits or gear. This can be found in their Character window.
"Party Ready" function has been added
Item Dismantling mechanic Improved
Now shows expected "dismantling results" preview before dismantling
Now can add more items to dismantle at once
Dismantle animation has been shortened
Added a doctor to all Dungeon Lobby entrances
Added a function to view the Piano Roll when composing on Blank Music Score
Epic Quest Balance Changes
Adjusted location of taxi stop and epic quest NPCs in Kerning Interchange and Barrota Port to prevent players from getting attacked while interacting with NPCs.
Added a portal at the Lv. 22 epic quest
Reduced difficulty of "A Secret Treatment" epic quest's objective
Monster Balance Changes
Reduced health and attack of monsters in Barrota Port and Barrota Shore
Reduced attack of regular monsters in normal adventure dungeon "Cherry Blossom Forest (Lv. 16)"
Reduced attack of regular monsters in normal adventure dungeon "Golden Tower 7F (Lv. 21)"
Reduced attack of regular monsters and boss in normal adventure dungeon "Twinkling Path (Lv. 29)"
Removed cutscene, changed pattern, and reduced attack of minions in normal adventure dungeon "Shadow Altar (Lv. 30)"
Reduced boss monster attacks in normal adventure dungeon "Forest of Chaos (Lv. 35)"
Mouse and Keyboard Mode Improvement Changes
If there's an interactable object at the location where the mouse is clicked, you can now interact with the object after reaching that location.
The mouse cursor will turn yellow if hovering over an object that's interactable.
Adjustments have been made to the tutorials so that it's easier to clear the Assassin and Runeblade Tutorials.
Improvements have been made with the 10053 disconnection error. In order to reduce the amount of disconnections, players will now see a reconnecting loading sign when their internet becomes unstable. It will attempt to reconnected for up to 45 secs if any disconnection is detected. See the State of the Game Week 4 Producer Blog for more information.
The Navigator's "Level 50 Reward Box" has been updated.
It will now reward the following:
20 Elixirs
100 Special Red Potion
100 Special Red Herb
1 Exceptional +10 Enchant Scroll for your weapon.
For players who obtained the previous "Level 50 Reward Box" and opened the box before Nov. 8 maintenance, will receive a new box.
For players who obtained the previous "Level 50 Reward Box," but did not open the box before Nov. 8 maintenance, will not obtain the new items in the box. All boxes must be opened to receive a new box before Nov. 8 maintenance.
Weapons enchanted with this scroll cannot be dismantled for Chaos Onyx Crystals.
Other Changes
"Buy Meret" prices have now been reduced by 50% on Steam for South America Currencies while on the South America Region. See the South American Pricing Change article for further details.
Level restriction for whispers is now set to Level 25
Level restrictions for Ad Banners and Ad Balloons are now set to Level 50
The previous two changes have been made to combat ad spammers, and may be adjusted in the future based on effectiveness and feedback.
Razer Chroma Update:
The unique color of the selected character's job will always be displayed.
Flash red once when damage is received.
Flash red constantly when health is 30% or less.
Rainbow effect repeated 3 times on level up.
Sales Update
New Items Added to the Style Crate:
Fluffy Fox Triple-Tail
Gas Mask
Crispy Toast
Techno Jet Wings
Plump Bunny Antennae
Plump Bunny Ring (F) and (M)
Plump Bunny Sneakers (F) and (M)
Plump Bunny Knit Apparel (M)
Plump Bunny Overshirt (F)
Bubble Bath Rubber Ducky Cap
Bubble Bath Top (F) and (M)
Bubble Bath Bottoms (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Sleeping Hat
Sweet Dreams Ribbon Cap
Sweet Dreams Jammies (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Kitty Ring (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Kitty Slippers (F) and (M)
Yellow Kindergarten Hat
Kindergarten Top (F) and (M)
Kindergarten Shorts (M)
Kindergarten Skirt (F)
Kindergarten Mary Janes (F)
Kindergarten Sneakers (M)
New Items Added to the Style Coin Shop:
Technokitty Outfit Package
Technokitty Goggles (F) and (M)
Technokitty Ear Pins (F) and (M)
Technokitty Sneakers (F) and (M)
Technokitty Mitts (F) and (M)
Technokitty Threads (F) and (M)
Technokitty Drone (F) and (M)
Luxury Velvet Carriage
Sparkling Rainbow Buddy Badge Chest
Sunny Side Up Damage Skin
Puppy Swim Tube
Puppy Pal Fishing Badge
Nihal Dynasty Tombstone
Bubble Bath Rubber Ducky Cap
Bubble Bath Top (F) and (M)
Bubble Bath Bottoms (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Sleeping Hat
Sweet Dreams Ribbon Cap
Sweet Dreams Jammies (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Kitty Ring (F) and (M)
Sweet Dreams Kitty Slippers (F) and (M)
Plump Bunny Antennae
Plump Bunny Ring (F) and (M)
Plump Bunny Sneakers (F) and (M)
Plump Bunny Knit Apparel (M)
Plump Bunny Overshirt (F)
New Items in the Premium Market:
Autumn Delights Special Offer
Outfit Items:
Crispy Toast
Fluffy Triple-Tail
Gas Mask
Techno Jet Wings
Sparkling Pumpkin Hat
Yellow Kindergarten Hat
Kindergarten Top (F) and (M)
Kindergarten Skirt (F)
Kindergarten Shorts (M)
Kindergarten Mary Janes (F)
Kindergarten Sneakers (M)
Pets:
Lil Gobbler Capsule
Cedric Capsule
Nigel Capsule
Rupert Capsule
5 Weapon Templates added:
Heavy Gunner - Pommeled Cannon Template
Berserker - Flat Greatsword Template
Priest - Round Scepter Template
Priest - Scroll Template
Wizard - Round Staff Template
Thanksgiving Furnishing Package:
Individual Housing Items:
Garden Party Twinkling Acorn Lights
Garden Party Turkey Balloon
Garden Party Turkey Wheelbarrow
Garden Party Chair
Garden Party Drink Table
Garden Party Dessert Table
Garden Party Feast Table
Garden Party Pumpkin Pile
Garden Party Porch
Garden Party Acorn Fence
Paulie's Random Hair is getting updated with new hair. These hairs will come out at 5% ratio compared to 11.25% of rest of the hairs:
Male:
Messy Shag Cut
Medium Soft Curls
Female:
Romantic Half-up Hair
Baby Short Twin tails
Bountiful Fall Chat Bubble
Bountiful Fall Name Tag
Events
Turkey Terror
Maple Harvest
Fixed Bugs
Corrected the name of the buff for MSL Onyx Weapons from "Dragon Hunter" to "Machine Hunter"
Renamed the two Kaborcan enemy types in Barrota Port so they can now be better differentiated (Kaborgan and Kaborcan Bruiser)
Fixed the Blue Star Merchant's debug text that displayed when a purchase was attempted with insufficient funds
Corrected a typo in the Gold Bar Wagon's description
Adjusted the description for Vibraphonist Trophy so it properly states the correct instrument
Additional Skill Tabs can now be purchased with Red Merets
Clarified a Nazkar Altar Exploration Goal to specify that Snake Statues must be used to attack enemies
Removed two insignias that are currently unobtainable (Ferocious Beast and Full Moon)
Renamed the "Resistance Boost" Guild Buff to "Piercing Boost" to properly match its effect
Fixed debug text that displayed when composing a blank music score
Updated the text on the Gender Change Voucher to specify that gender specific items will remain unchanged after using the voucher
Ureus Souvenir can now be purchased after defeating Ureus 10 times
Fixed a problem with duplicate selections being available in the Languages dropdown list
Berg and Alkimi Islands are now visible on the World Map and Furnishing Portal
Updated the information displayed in the mail received after deleting User Generated Content
Fixed the chat input box so that text is no longer hidden by the Emote button
Removed an unnecessary scrollbar from the dialogue of several NPCs (Demdem, Doc Maccan, Eupheria)
Known Issue List
The "New" tab in the Meret Market Premium Shop lists several items that are no longer "New", along with the new items
User Generated Content in the Design Shop that have apostrophes in the name cannot be linked in chat
Dark Cell Prison Key is available as a looted item, but the corresponding quest it was used for has been removed
When attempting to list a User Generated Content item with insufficient Merets, the "Insufficient Merets" popup is displayed twice
Gathering gain amount is incorrectly calculated when multiple gathering buffs are active
Certain air mounts are incorrectly character bound instead of being account bound
Killing Vulcantop does not give trophy progress for Fast and Furious
Killing Irontop does not give trophy progress for Came Out on Top
The trophy Scent of Lavender cannot be completed even if all criterias are met.
Lions Gate, Forsaken Fields, Lulu Village, Aurora Laboratory, and the Expedition Base currently do not spawn hidden Golden Treasure Chests