Jun 26, 2019

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

Update (Jun 27): New Known Issue: Players at Lv. 50 and above are prompted to to purchase an unimaged Milestone Style Pack. This package contains 5 Style Crates, and can be purchased once for 300 Blue Merets.

The last four weeks of MapleStory 2: Awakening have been filled with excitement, and for the month of July we're following up with new additions to make your adventures with your friends in Maple World all the better! Join up with your guildmates for two new challenging Guild Raids and hit the dance floor to face off against other guilds with Guild Dance Dance Stop every week!

Guild Dance Dance Stop

Dance Dance Stop is one of MapleStory 2's best mini-games, and you can now take on other guilds to determine who's the best at Dance Dance Stop!

Note: Test image, tile numbers not representative of final version

Guild Dance Dance Stop functions a bit differently from the normal variety you know and love. The goal is for your guild to have more players left on the floor at the end of each round than your opponent, and the best of five rounds wins the match. The tricky part is that you're sharing the floor with the other team, sharing the squares with them... and it would be such a shame if you hopped off the square with six opponents on it at the last second, wouldn't it?

Guild Dance Dance Stop will be available at every Saturday at 7:00 PM local server time, and your guild will be able to participate in as many matches as they can for the following two hours. Your guild will earn Guild Coins, Guild Funds and Guild Experience for playing, with a much greater share going to the winning team. Get your guild together, plan your strategy and dance the night away every week!

Guild Dance Dance Stop Details:

Guild Dance Dance Stop will be added to the game. Guilds compete in a competitive dance-off on the disco floor, with the winner bringing in a big influx of guild cash.

This event occurs every Saturday at 7:00 PM local server time for 2 hours:

NA West (PDT, UTC -7): 7:00 PM PDT / 2:00 AM Sunday UTC
NA East (EDT, UTC -4): 7:00 PM EDT / 11:00 PM UTC
South America (BRT, UTC -3): 7:00 PM BRT / 10:00 PM UTC
Europe (CEST, UTC +2): 7:00 PM CEST / 5:00 PM UTC
Oceania (AEST, UTC +10): 7:00 PM AEDT / 9:00 AM UTC
UTC times are currently planned to remain the same for all servers, even after Daylight Saving Time begins and ends.

Guilds may queue up at the designated time to play as many games as they can for the duration of the event.
Players can enter the match up to 90 seconds after the first player has entered in a successful queue.
Guilds must have a minimum of 10 players participating in each round, up to a maximum of 30 players. If a guild has less than 10 players participating during a round, it is disqualified.

In the event one team is disqualified due to a lack of members and the other team has more than 10 members, then the team with more than 10 members will automatically win and receive the “loser’s reward”. The disqualified team gets nothing.
Automatic matchmaking will try to match guilds with similar amounts of online players to each other.
There is no system that evens out the playing field. Bring as many of your comrades as the stage can fit!
If your guild has more than 30 players in the instance, the game will randomly select 30 to place in the stage.

In a best of 5 rounds, the objective is to have more surviving members on the dance floor than the other team.

When the timer hits 0, whichever guild has more players on the dance floor wins the point.
In the event of a draw, neither team gets the point.
Unlike the normal Dance Dance Stop there are a few changes to make it more streamlined for a GvG setting:

The amount of time each round takes is the same, and does not gradually decrease.
Tiles with especially high numbers have been removed.
Putting up the barrier takes 0.5 seconds (normally 0.2 seconds).
Putting down the barrier takes 1 second (normally 3 seconds).
You can activate a barrier if you and your guildmates matched tile's number when a tile was 2 or higher. However, if an enemy guild's player is on the tile, you can't activate a barrier.

Upon winning or losing a match, your guild will be awarded an appropriate amount of guild funds as well as guild coins for every member depending on the level of your guild.

New Guild Raids

With the first phase of the Skybound Expansion back in December, we unveiled a new set of challenges for guilds to undertake: Guild Raids! These special dungeons focus on difficult, coordination-centric contest, and with the Guilded Glory Update we've added a pair of new Guild Raids for you to take on!

L4: Ice Beast's Den

Ice Beast's Den is the new L4 Guild Raid, where you and your fellow guildmates must push through sections of precision jumping and careful climbing before taking on groups of monsters. But while the fearsome Ice Beast is a foe to truly dread, it's the whipping cold around you that seeks to hurt you the most.

At least the Override Control: Climate Control will protect you for a time, because dodging attacks or holding onto the wall is hard to do when you're frozen solid! This device will cost you 30 Guild Coins from Marianne in your Guild House, and can be purchased up to 30 times per week... but it will only last you for two minutes, so either stock up well or watch out below!

L5: The Eternal Arena

Once you're finished with the Ice Beast's Den, you'll be able to enter the L5 Guild Raid, the Eternal Arena! Two mighty minotaurs wielding massive mauls await you within, the mighty Hemos and Pamos, ready to crush you and your guild together!

The "only" thing you need to do to win is take down both massive monsters, but the brothers are fearsome when they fight next to each other, and they might not go down so easily if they can see their kin still fighting. You have only five minutes to win, so don't waste a moment!

Guild Raid L4/L5 Details:

In L4: Ice Beast’s Den, you’ll have to equip yourself with an Override Code: Climate Control from Marianne in your Guild House for 30 Guild Coins (weekly stock of 30) in order to brave the frigid chills. Navigating through the dangerous and icy trespass will put you face to face with a familiar yet chilly foe.

Clearing L4 grants you:

Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll (expires end of next month after obtaining)
Guild Funds
175 Guild Coins
A chance to obtain the Noble Exemplar Crown (Tradeable) headgear outfit

In L5: Eternal Arena, you’ll be put face-to-face with two massive foes. Pick them apart and take them down together to conquer this challenge.

Clearing L5 grants you:

Epic Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll (expires end of next month after obtaining)
Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll (expires end of next month after obtaining)
Guild Funds
275 Guild Coins
A chance to obtain the Noble Exemplar Throne emote (Tradeable)

Quacking July Events

Learn more and get a good look at this month's events and prizes in the Quacking July Events post!

Ducky Days: There’s an interesting inflatable ducky pool in Queenstown. Obtain air pumps in different ways to inflate this pool flotation device to earn coins to spend in a special shop! You can also earn coins from other ways including fishing, music, and completing mini-games. Lastly, if you find yourself really itching for some extra coins, you can hit up the wilds and slay enemies to grind out more!
Patch Day Login Event: Log in within a day of our update to receive a small present of 200 Red Merets and a Premium Club 7-Day Pass!
Rue the World Shop Event: Trying to min-max your equipment towards its peak form? Purchase Accessory Attribute Lock Scrolls and Epic and Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-Rollers with Rue in the Chest of Wonders shop in Queenstown!
Progression Discount Month: Throughout this month, enjoy a 10% discount from Bonus Attribute Re-Rolling, Enchant Catalysts (both Ophelia and Peachy) and Pet Bonus Talent Re-Rolling, plus a 50% meso discount on Pet Fusion Costs, with a different discount coming every week!

Outta This World Sales

Check out the full details and get a good look at all the new items in the Outta This World Sales post!

July Style Crate: New Style Crate and Coin Shop selections are here for July, including a dinosaur costume, space suit, swim suits and more to enjoy the first full month of summer! You can check out the full list of items on the Style Crate Contents page.
Summer Vaycay Daily Wonders: Celebrate the summertime in MapleStory 2 with a slew of awesome items. A cute-as-a-button wavy hair pin, dolphin-themed name tag and chat bubble, a slippery fast Shaved Ice ground mount, an amazing flying Wondrous Aqua Manta, and more!
Outta This World Pack Style Package: Pick yourself up a bunch of style crates while also conquering this planet with the SR-100 epic ground mount and Space Walk Emote.
Intergalactic Package: Probe Maple World for intelligent life forms with this gravity-defying Mothership epic air mount with matching name tag and chat bubble.
New Hairstyles: Hit the beach or outer space with some brand new styles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles! Men can now get the Languid Perm and Layered Chic Cut, and women can get the Glossy Short 'n' Straight Perm and Locks and Cropped Bangs styles.
New Face Style: Woo your heart's desire with the new Romantic's Gaze face style, available for both men and women!
New Chat Themes: Finally, we're releasing a pair of brand new Super Chat Themes perfectly suited for a trip to the beach, the Beach Ball and Beach Parasol Super Chat Themes!

Detailed Shop Changes:

Paulie’s Special Hair Styles:

The following hairstyles have been added to Paulie’s Special Hairstyles at a 5% rate to obtain:

Languid Perm (M)
Layered Chic Cut (M)
Long See-through Bangs (F)
Shiny Bloom Perm (F)

The following hairstyles have been removed from Paulie’s Special Hairstyles:

Angelic Layers (M)
Rich Boy Hair (M)
Long Set Twin Tails (F)
Fantastic Ophelia Hair (F)

The following hairs have had their acquisition rate increased to 11.25%:

Tousled Apple Hair (M)
Voluminous Parted Bangs (M)
Tied Hair (F)
Cutie Double Buns (F)

Hairstyles in Paulie's shop can also be purchased for 15 Chic Salon Vouchers from Lolly in Rosetta Beauty Salon

New Faces:
- The following face style has been added:
  - Romantic’s Gaze (M)
  - Romantic’s Gaze (F)
Style Coin Shop additions:

Astronaut Outfit Package
Unidentified Flying Weapon Box
12 Epic outfits: Astronaut Gloves (F), Astronaut Gloves (M), Astronaut Helm (F), Astronaut Helm (M), Astronaut Planet Earrings (F), Astronaut Planet Earrings (M), Astronaut Shoes (F), Astronaut Shoes (M), Astronaut Suit (F), Astronaut Suit (M), Mini UFO (F), Mini UFO (M)
Sailing Yacht (2-person mount)
Water Gun Buddy Emote (2-person emote)
Shining Star Damage Skin
Submarine Swim Tube
Alien Meteor Tombstone
Starlight Conch Fishing Badge
16 Exceptional outfits (also available in the Style Crate): Aqua Summer Beachwear (F), Aqua Summer Beachwear (M), Aqua Summer Crab Bracelet (F), Aqua Summer Crab Bracelet (M), Aqua Summer Seahorse, Aqua Summer Starfish Ankle Bracelet (F), Aqua Summer Starfish Ankle Bracelet (M), Aqua Summer Tropical Fish, Baby Dinosaur Clothes (F), Baby Dinosaur Clothes (M), Baby Dinosaur Gloves (F), Baby Dinosaur Gloves (M), Baby Dinosaur Hat, Baby Dinosaur Shoes (F), Baby Dinosaur Shoes (M), Baby Dinosaur Tail

Style Coin Shop removals:

9 Epic outfits and 16 Exceptional outfits (also removed from the Style Crate): Charming Star Earrings, Charming Cat Ears, Charming Star Bracelet (F), Charming Star Bracelet (M), Charming High Sock Sneakers (F), Charming High Sock Sneakers (M), Charming Checkered Uniform (F), Charming Checkered Uniform (M), Rebel Bunny Ears, Rebel Bunny Band (F), Rebel Bunny Band (M), Rebel Bunny Shoes (F), Rebel Bunny Shoes (M), Rebel Bunny Dress (F), Rebel Bunny Shorts (M), 3D Glasses
Floral Pedicab (2-person mount)
Couple’s Picnic (2-person emote)
Hi-Tek Damage Skin
Holographic Tombstone
Piñata Tombstone
Rainbow Unicorn Swim Tube
Laser Sword Fishing Badge

Meret Market additions:

1 name tag: UFO
1 chat bubble: UFO
1 emote: Space Walk Emote
1 air mount: Mothership
1 ground mount: SR-100
2 two-handed knuckles outfits: Meow Meow Knuckles and Cool Shark Knuckles
7 outfits (also available in the Style Crate): Lotus Frog Hat, Small Round Glasses, Refreshing Strawberry Hat, Jeweled Clam Earrings (M/F), Off-the-Shoulders Blouse Shirt (F), Pajama Shirt and Slacks (M)
2 super chat themes: Beach Ball, Beach Parasol

Meret Market removals:

3 name tags: Cloudtop Fantasy, Meow Meow, Carousel
3 chat bubbles: Cloudtop Fantasy, Meow Meow, Carousel
2 emotes: Penguin Cup, Joyous Twirl
2 ground mounts: Charming Pony, Spring Flower Baby Walker
8 outfits: Classic Hair Ribbon, Big Beret, Pure Ribbon Frill Dress (F), Casual Overalls (M), Double-Strap Watch (M), Simple Frilled Band (F), Simple Strap Sandals (M), Ribbon Strap Sandals (F)

Meret Market Price Changes:

Rubber Pacifier: 250 > 420
Throbbing Lump: 280 > 480
Checked Jacket Skinny Jeans (F): 250 > 640
Checked Jacket Skinny Jeans (M): 250 > 640
Ducky Sandals (F): 200 > 390
Ducky Sandals (M): 200 > 390
- These items were incorrectly priced when initially placed on the Meret Market, and have been adjusted to be more consistent with similar outfit items that come from the Style Crate

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

General Changes:

The HP of enemies within L1, L2 and L3 dungeons have been increased to account for the new and powerful Rank 2 abilities.
Skill tool tips have a new look! Rank 1 skill tool tips have been updated to match the format of Rank 2 skills and now highlight the most important information.

Bug Fixes:

Priest skill "Scathing Light" has been corrected to properly be considered a Long-Range attack, as stated in the skill description
Clarified the skill description for Wizard's "Ember": Any Flame Wave damage will trigger "Spreading Embers"
Updated the description for Thief skill "Critical Slice" to reflect that it momentarily grants +100 Crit Rate
Wizard skill "Ice Cream Time" no longer dismounts other players
Fixed an issue where the UI would not update when changing bonus attributes on items, making it difficult to re-roll several times in a row
Corrected the Ishura pet's tooltip to accurately describe him gaining an "Attack Speed" buff (instead of "Attack")
Corrected the item description of the "Colorful Crystal Selection Box" to state that it's a selection box and not a random box
Priest skill "Scathing Light" now properly scales in damage when additional skill points are allocated to this skill
Lukarax now loses his defense buff as intended when defeating Madria during Normal Madraken Spire
MK 52 Alpha and CHKY-002 now properly grant EXP when defeated
Corrected an issue that caused some players to not gain EXP from world bosses in rare situations
Faction instruments can now hold three scores, like other blue instruments
Holy Seraphim Knuckles can now be dismantled for Style Coins
Fixed an issue that caused the Snowflake flying mount to sometimes erroneously become Character Bound. This item is now Account Bound
All Foraging/Mining icons will now display correctly on the Berg and Alkimi Island's mini-maps
Epic Infernog pet is now correctly listed as a possible reward from Wrath of Infernog dungeon
Fixed an issue that caused Dark Wind items to sometimes erroneously become Character Bound. These items are now Account Bound
Corrected the Eye of Lapenta Dungeons' Colored Lapenshard Resonance restriction tooltips to be more specific. Actual entry restrictions have not changed
Boss souvenirs are now available for purchase (after meeting the unlock requirements) for the new Hard Dungeons, Chaos Raids and Lapenta Dungeons
An issue that was preventing certain players from completing the quest "A Piercing Wind" has been fixed
"Display Current Experience %" now functions for both the regular and prestige experience bars
Dark Vanguard Gear Box description has been corrected to reflect that all contents are gained when opening the box
Female characters will no longer refer to themselves as "your guy" during the quest "Technical Superiority"
Male characters will no longer refer to themselves as "the right lady" during the quest "Magical Superiority"
Your character will no longer briefly appear in a cutscene during the quest "After the Storm"
Corrected the tooltip for Striker Daily Wonders in the Daily Wonders menu to accurately reflect how this item is obtained
"Cute Apple Bob" hairstyle has been renamed "Tousled Apple Hair" to more accurately reflect the style
Master's Malice Blue Lapenshard has had it's text corrected to properly state that it debuffs the enemy, not you. Important difference.
Corrected rare cases where gear would display incorrect bind properties when storing it on a mannequin, deleting the floorplan, and viewing the items after they are returned via mailbox
Prestige Level Insignias no longer occasionally display an incorrect prestige level
Added a Wailing Mine portal to the Magma Gorge map, as well as a Magma Gorge portal to the Wailing Mine map
Corrected the text in level 35-39 recommended dungeons from "Hard Shadow Altar" to "Shadow Altar"
Summoner Latun's shield will now immediately end after killing summoned enemies
Removed instances of duplicate text when interacting with Ophelia
Added portrait pictures for Steamsphere and Arcroller in the encyclopedia
In Brazilian Portuguese, adjusted the font color of certain text in the Enchant Transfer window
In German and Brazilian Portuguese, the skills menu has been adjusted so as to not fully display all text
Corrected Archer skill "Enhanced Spiral Arrow" tooltip to state that it hits an additional 4 times
Fixed an issue with Striker's "Meridian Flow" where it could be used in certain situations without cooldown
Archer skill "Twirling Wind Arrow" will now always do splash damage (Airwave) when cast
Fixed an issue with Priest skill "Shield of the Archon" sometimes not activating
Added a missing tooltip description for the Thief skill "Mesoguard Plus EX"
The Epic quest "Never Back Down" can no longer be abandoned

Known Issues

Players at Lv. 50 and above are prompted to to purchase an unimaged Milestone Style Pack. This package contains 5 Style Crates, and can be purchased once for 300 Blue Merets.
Certain skills, such as Echoing Blade, have no effect when attacking World Boss corpses
Some portals in Terminus of Time occasionally don't function properly
Knights can no longer use "Shield Charge" to dash across some large gaps, instead having their movement interrupted part-way through
Sometimes when purchasing multiple Meret packages, some of the packages are not received in-game until you log out to character select screen and return to game
Purifying Light has an incorrect description regarding lowering the enemy's defense. It should instead state that it "increases the damage taken"
Very rarely when clearing a guild raid, you won't get credit and cannot progress to the next one
Some players are missing trophies that were supposed to be granted when using the Lvl 50 Level-Up Potion
Sometimes Fortress Rumble will not give S+ credit for finishing in under 4:30
Aqua Summer Tropical Fish and Aqua Summer Seahorse animations reset after attacking
The area left behind by Heaven's Wrath skill forces the Priest to drop what they're holding
There is a framerate decrease when Thief changes stance between Battle Stance/Watchful Stance
When changing gear in their house, the Lapenta dungeon entry requirements don't update until the player leaves their house
Willy One-card's Deck buff effect persists even after unequipping the Deck
Switching chat tabs can sometimes clear the Main chat box of existing messages and alerts
In Brazilian Portuguese, no text is displayed in Erda's buff status tooltip in Icethorn Ridge
In Brazilian Portuguese, no text is displayed in Hemos/Pamos buff status tooltip in Guild Raid L5: Eternal Arena
In Brazilian Portuguese, debug text is displayed when granting and revoking authorization to furnish a house

Jun 26, 2019

Outta This World Sales

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

July arrives with some styles that are simply out of this world! Enjoy a brand new Style Crate, stride into battle atop the intimidating SR-100 Epic Ground Mount, hit the beach with a beach vacation themed Daily Wonders, zoom across the world in the brand new Mothership and so much more!

July Style Crate

New Style Crate and Coin Shop selections are here for July, including a Dinosaur costume, space suit, swim suits and more to enjoy the first full month of summer! You can check out the full list of items on the Style Crate Contents page.

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 300 Merets
Contents:
- One random item from the full list of included items
- Unwanted Style Crate items can be turned into Style Coins, which can be exchanged for additional items in the Style Coin Shop
- Style Crate contents can also be purchased directly from the Meret Market or Style Coin Shop
- See the full list of items on the Style Crate Contents page!

Summer Vaycay Daily Wonders

It's summertime and everyone's excited to hit the beach, catch some rays and do whatever you can to beat the heat! The Summer Vaycay Daily Wonders feature 15 days of fantastic items, including an adorable Rolling Waves Hairpin, Shaved Ice Epic Ground Mount and the Wondrous Aqua Manta!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 2,000 Merets (50% Discount for all items)
Log in each day to unlock a new prize from the Daily Wonders screen:
- Day 1: Auto-Gathering Badge (7 Day)
- Day 2: Rolling Waves Hairpin Headgear Outfit
- Day 3: 2x Auto-Fishing Vouchers (30 Min)
- Day 4: Delighted Dolphin Chat Bubble
- Day 5: 2x Auto-Performance Vouchers (30 Min)
- Day 6: 10x Elixirs
- Day 7: 10x Lapis Master Snares
- Day 8: Delighted Dolphin Name Tag
- Day 9: 10x Polished Fusion Stones
- Day 10: 10x Recovery Elixirs
- Day 11: Gem Dust Chest, which contains 200 gem dust in a color of your choice
  - Note: This item is bound to the character that claims it, and cannot be moved to other characters, even on the same account
- Day 12: Shaved Ice Epic Ground Mount
- Day 13: 10x Recovery Elixirs
- Day 14: Gem Dust Chest, which contains 200 gem dust in a color of your choice
  - Note: This item is bound to the character that claims it, and cannot be moved to other characters, even on the same account
- Day 15: Wondrous Aqua Manta Epic Flying Mount
Missing a day does not skip items or reset progress
Prizes can be previewed in the Daily Wonders screen, even if you have not purchased the Daily Wonders
Summer Vaycay Daily Wonders voucher must be activated before 3:30 PM UTC on August 13th, 2019
Must claim all prizes before 3:30 PM UTC on August 29th, 2019
Days begin and end at 12:00 AM UTC
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

Outta This World Style Pack

Get outta this world with a special bundle of twenty Style Crates, a brand new Space Walk Emote and the long-legged SR-100 ground mount, complete with just the cuddliest red targeting laser!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 6,500 Merets
Contents:
- 20x Style Crates
- SR-100 Epic Ground Mount
- Space Walk Emote
Can be purchased once per account
Learn more about what's in the Style Crates at the Style Crate Contents page!
Some items can also be individually purchased in the Meret Market:
- Style Crates: 300 Merets

Intergalactic Pack

Fly over Maple World and terrify some cattle with the Intergalactic Pack, featuring the Mothership Epic Flying Mount and the UFO Name Tag and Chat Bubble!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 1,800 Merets
Contents:
- Mothership Epic Flying Mount
- UFO Name Tag
- UFO Chat Bubble
Can be purchased once per account
Items can also be individually purchased in the Meret Market:
- Mothership: 1,790 Merets
- UFO Name Tag: 150 Merets
- UFO Chat Bubble: 150 Merets

New Hairstyles

Hit the beach or outer space with some brand new styles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles! Men can now get the Languid Perm and Layered Chic Cut, and women can get the Glossy Short 'n' Straight Perm and Locks and Cropped Bangs styles.

Sale Details:

Male characters have a 5% chance each to get the Languid Perm and Layered Chic Cut hairstyles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles
- Tousled Apple Hair and Voluminous Parted Bangs hairstyles now have an 11.25% chance each
- Angelic Layers and Rich Boy Hair are no longer available
Female characters have a 5% chance each to get the Glossy Short 'n' Straight Perm and Locks and Cropped Bangs hairstyles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles
- Double Bun with Bangs and Tied Hair hairstyles now have an 11.25% chance each
- Fantastic Ophelia Hair and Lush Twin Tails are no longer available

New Face Style

Woo your heart's desire with the new Romantic's Gaze face style, available for both men and women!

Sale Details:

Visit Doctor Dixon at Tria Plastic Surgery on Beauty Street to purchase the new face style!
- Romantic's Gaze: 330 Merets

New Super Chat Themes

Finally, we're releasing a pair of brand new Super Chat Themes perfectly suited for a trip to the beach, the Beach Ball and Beach Parasol Super Chat Themes!

Sale Details:

Beach Ball Super Chat Theme:
- 1x Theme: 90 Merets
- 5x Themes: 450 Merets
- 11x Themes: 900 Merets
- 35x Themes: 2,700 Merets
Beach Parasol Super Chat Theme:
- 1x Theme: 90 Merets
- 5x Themes: 450 Merets
- 11x Themes: 900 Merets
- 35x Themes: 2,700 Merets

Jun 26, 2019

Quacking July Events

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

Let's have a ducky good time this July! Kick off the summer heat and get a huge selection of useful materials and Ducky-themed items with the Ducky Days Event and enjoy four week-long discounts as July rolls on!

Ducky Days

Summer has hit Maple World full blast, and Queenstown is trying to beat the heat the best way they can! Help keep the new Ducky Inflatable Pool in tip-top shape and get some great Ducky-themed prizes as you collect Ducky Coins, in exchange for Ducky Mounts, Ducky Name Tags, Ducky Cookies that won't expire when the event ends and more!

We've also taken some of your feedback with our previous events into account, and have made a few big changes to help you get the most out of it. While the best way to earn Ducky Coins is by inflating the pool with Ducky Air Pumps, you'll also be able to get hundreds of coins per week just by defeating monsters throughout Maple World! You can also pick up large quantities of Chaos Onyx Crystals, Gem Dust, Colorful Crystals and more, so start collecting those coins for this adorable event!

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Event Details:

In the middle of Queenstown, a Ducky Inflatable Pool has arrived, but needs people to help pump it full of air
Use Ducky Air Pumps up to 10 times per day to help inflate the pool! Collect air pumps in the following ways:
- Logging into MapleStory 2: 3x Ducky Air Pumps per day
- Fishing: 3% chance to receive a Ducky Air Pump per catch
- Performance: 3% chance to receive a Ducky Air Pump every 15 seconds
- Mini-Games: Receive a Ducky Air Pump upon winning a mini-game
Using a Ducky Air Pump will reward you with 10x Ducky Coins, which can be traded to the Summer Duckling next to Bobby and Ruby for a variety of prizes!
- All enemies in the wild also have a 3% chance to drop a Ducky Coin when defeated (up to 1,500 per week)
- Use 100x Ducky Air Pumps to receive the Ducky's Soulmate title!
Every Sunday, you can interact with the Ducky Pool to receive a free Ducky's Gift Box if you have used at least 10 Ducky Air Pumps during the event!
- UTC: 12:00 AM Sundays - 12:00 AM Mondays
- PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Saturdays - 5:00 PM Sundays
- EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Saturdays - 8:00 PM Sundays
- BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Saturdays - 9:00 PM Sundays
- CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Sundays - 2:00 AM Mondays
- AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Sundays - 10:00 AM Mondays
Note: Unlike previous events, Ducky Cookies earned by this event will not expire!

Ducky's Gift Box Contents
Each Gift Box contains all of the following items:

10x Ducky Cookies, which restore 50% of your Health and Spirit when consumed
100x Ducky Coins
2x Auto-Performance Vouchers (30 min)
2x Auto-Fishing Vouchers (30 min)
2x Superb Experience Boosters (1 hr)
10x Instant Gathering Vouchers
10x Rotors Walkie-Talkies
1x Revive Voucher

Ducky Coin Shop Contents
Spend your Ducky Coins with the Summer Duckling in Queenstown:

1,200 Ducky Coins: Ducky Hot Air Balloon Exceptional Flying Mount (up to 1 time during the event)

Ascent Rate: 2 m/s
Max Height: 26 meters
Flying Speed: 2.5 m/s

1,200 Ducky Coins: Ducky Rickshaw Exceptional Ground Mount (up to 1 time during the event)
400 Ducky Coins: Ducky Friend Name Tag (up to 1 time during the event, bound to character)
400 Ducky Coins: Ducky Friend Chat Bubble (up to 1 time during the event, bound to character)
100 Ducky Coins: 10x Ducky Cookies, which restore 50% of your Health and Spirit when consumed (up to 10 times during the event)
300 Ducky Coins: Tier 2 Gemstone Selection Box (up to 5 times during the event)
200 Ducky Coins: Gem Dust Chest (up to 5 times during the event, bound to character)
100 Ducky Coins: 1,000 Onyx Crystals (up to 10 times during the event, bound to character)
200 Ducky Coins: 1,000 Onyx Crystals (up to 5 times during the event, bound to character)
100 Ducky Coins: 10 Chaos Onyx Crystals (up to 10 times during the event, bound to character)
200 Ducky Coins: 10 Chaos Onyx Crystals (up to 5 times during the event, bound to character)
100 Ducky Coins: 100-Crystal-Fragment Box (up to 10 times during the event, bound to character)
200 Ducky Coins: 100-Crystal-Fragment Box (up to 5 times during the event, bound to character)
100 Ducky Coins: 10x Colorful Crystal Selection Box (up to 5 times during the event, bound to character)
200 Ducky Coins: 10x Colorful Crystal Selection Box (up to 3 times during the event, bound to character)
200 Ducky Coins: 5x Lapis Master Snares (up to 5 times during the event)
200 Ducky Coins: Experience Booster +200% (30 min) (up to 5 times during the event)
100 Ducky Coins: Auto-Performance Voucher (1 hr) (up to 5 times during the event)
100 Ducky Coins: Auto-Fishing Voucher (1 hr) (up to 5 times during the event)

Patch Day Login Event

Join us on the first day of the new patch to collect a special bonus: 200 Red Merets and 7 days of Premium Club access! You'll need to login before 3:30 PM UTC on Friday, June 28th in order to get these bonuses, so be sure to hurry in once the maintenance ends!

Event Duration:

UTC: End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 3:30 PM Friday, June 28th
PDT (UTC -7): End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 8:30 AM, Friday, June 28th
EDT (UTC -4): End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 11:30 AM, Friday, June 28th
BRT (UTC -3): End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 12:30 PM, Friday, June 28th
CEST (UTC +2): End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 5:30 PM Friday, June 28th
AEST (UTC +10): End of Maintenance, Thursday, June 27th - 1:30 AM Saturday, June 29th

Event Details:

Log into MapleStory 2 after we update with the Guilded Glory Update to receive the following items:
- 2x 100 Red Meret Pouches
- Premium Club 7-Day Pass
Premium Club 7-Day Pass cannot be sold or traded, and is character bound upon receiving the in-game mail

Rue the World Shop Event

Trying to min-max your equipment towards its peak form? Purchase Accessory Attribute Lock Scrolls and Epic and Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller with Rue in the Chest of Wonders shop in Queenstown!

UPDATE (Jul 1): The error with the Rue the World Shop Event will be addressed during the July 2nd Scheduled Maintenance, and will be active once the maintenance begins.

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Tuesday, July 2nd - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Event Details:

Head to the Chest of Wonders Shop in Queenstown to spend Rue on the following items:
- 40 Rue: Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll (up to 3 per week)
- 20 Rue: Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller (up to 6 per week)
- 40 Rue: Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-Roller (up to 3 per week)
Scrolls will expire at 12:00 AM UTC on September 1st, 2019

July Weekly Discount Events

And finally, we're filling the month of July with a quartet of week-long discounts to help you get your gear and pets into top condition! Get discounts on Bonus Attribute Re-Rolls, Enchantment Catalysts, Pet Bonus Talent Re-Rolls and Pet Fusion Costs!

Week 1: Bonus Attribute Re-Roll Material Discount

Event Duration:

UTC: 12:00 AM Friday, June 28th - 12:00 AM Friday, July 5th
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Thursday, June 27th - 5:00 PM Thursday, July 4th
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Thursday, June 27th - 8:00 PM Thursday, July 4th
BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Thursday, June 27th - 9:00 PM Thursday, July 4th
CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Friday, June 28th - 2:00 AM Friday, July 5th
AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Friday, June 28th - 10:00 AM Friday, July 5th

Event Details:

Materials needed to re-roll bonus attributes with Ophelia is decreased by 10%!
Does not include Pet Talents

Week 2: Enchant Catalyst Discount

Event Duration:

UTC: 12:00 AM Friday, July 5th - 12:00 AM Friday, July 12th
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Thursday, July 4th - 5:00 PM Thursday, July 11th
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Thursday, July 4th - 8:00 PM Thursday, July 11th
BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Thursday, July 4th - 9:00 PM Thursday, July 11th
CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Friday, July 5th - 2:00 AM Friday, July 12th
AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Friday, July 5th - 10:00 AM Friday, July 12th

Event Details:

Materials needed to enchant with Ophelia and Peachy is decreased by 10%!

Week 3: Pet Bonus Talent Re-Roll Material Discount

Event Duration:

UTC: 12:00 AM Friday, July 12th - 12:00 AM Friday, July 19th
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Thursday, July 11th - 5:00 PM Thursday, July 18th
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Thursday, July 11th - 8:00 PM Thursday, July 18th
BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Thursday, July 11th - 9:00 PM Thursday, July 18th
CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Friday, July 12th - 2:00 AM Friday, July 19th
AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Friday, July 12th - 10:00 AM Friday, July 19th

Event Details:

Materials needed to re-roll pet bonus talents is decreased by 10%!

Week 4: Pet Fusion Cost Discount

Event Duration:

UTC: 12:00 AM Friday, July 19th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Friday, July 19th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Friday, July 19th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Event Details:

Meso cost for Pet Fusion is decreased by 50%!

Jun 19, 2019

Producer Blog - Guilded Glory Update and More

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

Dear Maplers,

It's been a while since we've published a Producer Blog! In the spring, we did Project New Leaf blogs every week, and we used MapleStory Fest and our official Twitch channel to reveal and discuss the improvements we were making. Time sure flies, and it's been already three weeks since the MapleStory 2: Awakening expansion.

After we saw requests rolling in on the MapleStory 2 subreddit asking for a new blog, I decided this would be a good time to publish one and discuss what we are doing for MapleStory 2, and what's coming soon.

On June 27th, we will be releasing MapleStory 2's Guilded Glory Update, which will add some long-awaited guild related features, notably the L4 and L5 Guild Raids, and Guild Dance Dance Stop. Internally, we're referring to this as a "Part 1" update, because while we're making some changes that we really wanted to bring to Guilds, we are still looking to see if there are any other popular requests we can take into account.

Guild Raid Xenon System L4 / L5

Last year, we added the L1, L2 and L3 Guild Raid: Xenon System. Now it's time to add L4: Ice Beast's Den and L5: Eternal Arena to the mix.

The new guild raid dungeons will function very similar to the first three raid dungeons. You progressively unlock the next raid dungeon by clearing the previous ones. Just like the previous Guild Raids, L4 and L5 will contain brand-new mechanics and challenges for you and your guild mates to master. These Guild Raids will give out rewards once per week upon completion, including Guild Funds, Guild EXP, and Guild Coins. On top of these rewards, each new Guild Raid has something special to mention!

Clearing L4: Ice Beast's Den

Guaranteed Drop: Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll

Character-bound
Expires at the end of next month

Random Drop: Noble Exemplar Crown

Headgear Outfit
Tradable once
Binds on Equip

Clearing L5: Eternal Arena

Guaranteed Drop: Epic Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll

Character-bound
Expires at the end of next month

Guaranteed Drop: Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll

Character-bound
Expires at the end of next month

Random Drop: Noble Exemplar Throne Emote

Tradable once
Consumed when used

Guild Raid Difficulty Adjustment

With MapleStory 2: Awakening, all classes received an increase in power. As we see Guild Raids as challenging content to be enjoyed with a group, we will be rebalancing all Guild Raids to reflect the new power levels at Lv. 70 with Rank II Skills.

Guild Dance Dance Stop

We're also releasing Guild Dance Dance Stop, where two guilds will pull out their dance moves and duke it out 'till last person drops!

Functioning quite similar to the Dance Dance Stop mini-game but with a competitive edge, Guild Dance Dance Stop will take place every Saturday at 7:00 PM local server time for 2 hours (PST/PDT for North America West, CET/CEST for Europe, etc). Both guilds will receive Guild Funds, Coins and EXP for participating, with the winning guild getting a much larger share of the prize. Don't underestimate good strategy for this: Just because you're dancing doesn't mean there's no interesting ways to play for the win!

Guild Quest Adjustments

One of the common requests related to guilds was about the weekly Guild Quest requesting you do to Lv. 50 Hard Adventure Dungeons. With the Guilded Glory Update, we will be swapping these to Lv. 60 Hard Adventure Dungeons. While at it, we're also removing the guild dailies that required you to find regular/gold treasure boxes because… well, you know. I've done them too, and yes, they were annoying.

Blackshard Nexus

The days are approaching when the first round of avid players will be able to enter Blackshard Nexus! And we've heard from some of our hardcore players that MapleStory 2: Awakening's dungeons haven't been challenging for them. Rest assured, that won't be the case with Blackshard Nexus, the final stage battle of the Eye of Lapenta saga.

Blackshard Nexus, compared to other dungeons, functions very differently and for a good reason. The Dungeon Clear Count is account-based and upon clear this dungeon will give you not only 1 but 2 pieces of Ascendant gear (1 weapon, 1 armor)--the best gear currently available in the game. Obtaining this equipment isn't a requirement to progress, as current legendary equipment obtained from Lv. 60 chaos raids will be enough to get you into Blackshard Nexus. The Ascendant set that you earn by completing Blackshard Nexus is truly a prestige to have for its awesome looks and cool effects.

With that in mind, unlike other Lv. 60 dungeons, the difficulty of Blackshard Nexus is set to be significantly more difficult than "Gear Score Tips" might imply. Equipping the bare minimum gear score will get your foot in the door, and then repeatedly stomped on as you face the strongest foes you've ever come across in MapleStory 2. Continuing to improve your equipment will surely help you here. Don't forget to get your defense up high as well because we believe the biggest challenge will come with surviving, especially since Blackshard Nexus doesn't allow instant revives. (Tip: Have a doctor cure your tombshocked before going in so that you can get your pet or party to revive your first death for free).

We did this because we balanced the rest of the Lv. 60 content to be more accessible in general. Other Lv. 60 dungeons were a core part of the progression, and we didn't want players to feel blocked from progressing further. As Blackshard Nexus isn't a necessary part of progression but rather more of a trophy, we really wanted to give the right challenge to our highest achievers in the game.

Events + Awesome Rewards

As an experiment to do something different this month, we've worked  with the dev team to come up with something unique!

The July event will be a hybrid of old and new, where you can get a good amount of event coins for doing some really quick daily quests that will be sufficient to buy cool rewards. But, hunting field monsters throughout Maple World will also have a chance to drop additional coins. The best part is, this time the event shop will stock progression rewards like Onyx Crystals, Chaos Onyx Crystals, Crystal Fragments and Colorful Crystal Selection Boxes.  I think the non-expiring event healing potion is a bonus.

We don't expect you to reach the weekly event coin cap we've set for hunting field monsters every week, but we also don't expect you to buy everything in the store either. This time, it will come down to your choice.

Epic Accessory Lock Scrolls

Of course, Epic Accessory Lock Scrolls have also been in discussion. While Guild Raid L5 now includes one additional Epic Accessory Lock Scroll, we know that you have been requesting a more reliable location that can be viable to those who play without a guild.  Unfortunately, we haven't been able to finalize a solution for this, because it's one of the most coveted items and we are having a hard time finding the right place for it. Many systems have been discussed but in the end we ran out of time to choose a final location for the Guilded Glory Update.

However, since this was requested when the B4 removal was announced and we've kept you all waiting, we did want to find a way to reintroduce them to you right now. As some of you have suggested, we will add it to the Allicari Shop (Rue) as event items with limited stocks for the month of July. Price points for the stock limit will be close to the weekly amount of Rue you can get from Prestige boxes.

We're still discussing this topic head on, and our current plan is to find an appropriate, permanent location and implement it in a future update. We'll let you know once more details are locked in for this.

In Closing

Originally, I thought this was going to be a short blog.

Boy, was I wrong.

There's a lot to talk about today because there's a lot we've been working on. As mentioned from the beginning, there's a slew of guild related changes we haven't included in this update that we are continuing to actively discuss for the next round of implementations. The list includes common requests we've been hearing, like guild leader transfer feature in case of absence, guild buffs and guild shops. We can't promise you any specifics yet though, because some topics will take longer to develop and lock in compared to others and we don't want to make any promises until we're sure we can keep them.

We expect that we will continue to make rounds of updates after this one in order to improve the parts of MapleStory 2 that exist outside of dungeons. All the feedback and suggestions we've been receiving have been great and we are taking action on them, with a focus on one or two aspects  for each update. And this time, unlike Project New Leaf, we are adding the pieces we've been able to get into the game rather than waiting for the full round of implementation, because we feel these changes can benefit you right away as we continue our iterations of each element to make each change more meaningful.

This also doesn't mean we won't be adjusting other core aspects of the game, such as Class Skills. We're actively grooming the list of skill related feedback since the Awakening Expansion to review with our dev team together and see where we can make adjustments. Please do note that the amount of changes we can make may be limited to reflect the other balance changes coming in future expansions.

We've discussed a lot today but I know you'd like more details on some topics. Please be on the lookout for the official Guilded Glory Update event and patch notes posts next week for more details. We also have an official livestream happening on June 20th at 1:00 PM PDT (8:00 PM UTC) to discuss next week's update, so don't miss your chance to join the conversation. If you'd like, please let us know your questions and feedback via the subreddit and forum links below and we will go over some of them in tomorrow's livestream as well.

Join the Forum Discussion: http://forums.maplestory2.nexon.net/discussion/45582/guilded-glory-update-and-more?new=1

Join the Reddit Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapleStory2/comments/c2plvn/producer_blog_guilded_glory_update_and_more/

Thank you for being patient with us and see you in game!

Sincerely,
LAMBCOOK