Jul 24, 2019

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

The Skilled Ally update comes with oodles of help for Maplers of all stripes! A rebalance of Job Rank II skills to make picking your favorite focus more important, Housing improvements to give the Meret-less crafting options, a Dungeon Helper system to reward veterans for helping out new friends and more comes with MapleStory 2's latest update!

General Updates

Dungeon Helper System

When completing a dungeon or raid with a Dungeon Rookie, players who are Dungeon Helpers can earn 1 Dungeon Helper Coin.

A Dungeon Helper is a player who has successfully cleared a dungeon or raid 10 or more times.

Upon reaching Lv. 50, a character is immediately considered a Dungeon Helper for all Normal Adventure Dungeons Lv. 49 and below.

A Dungeon Rookie is a player who has successfully cleared a dungeon 9 or fewer times.
The amount of coins gained remains constant, regardless of the number of rookies in the party. Extra rookies in the party does not mean extra coins. But it does mean you are helping more people! Thank you!
All dungeons located under the Main tab in the Challenge Map are eligible to have Dungeon Helper guidance.

This includes Normal/Hard Adventure Dungeons, Chaos Raids, and Eye of Lapenta raids.

You can obtain a maximum of 10 Dungeon Helper Coins each day. The limit resets at midnight server time.
You will still receive Dungeon Helper Coins even if you have reached your Daily or Weekly Dungeon Cap
You can spend your Dungeon Helper Coins at Spartan's Shop in Queenstown.

Besides furniture, all purchasable items are character-bound.
Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-roller, Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-roller, Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll, Epic Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll, Legendary Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll, Legendary Armor Attribute Lock Scroll expire at the last day of month following the current month (ex: if purchased on July 25th, the item will expire at the end of August).

Dungeon Helper Coin Rewards:

7 Dungeon Helper Coins: Elixir (up to 5 per week)
5 Dungeon Helper Coins: Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-roller (up to 2 per week)
5 Dungeon Helper Coins: Legendary Armor Attribute Lock Scroll (up to 2 per week)
5 Dungeon Helper Coins: Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll (Legendary) (up to 2 per week)
3 Dungeon Helper Coins: Epic Armor Bonus Value Re-roller (up to 4 per week)
3 Dungeon Helper Coins: Epic Armor Attribute Lock Scroll (up to 4 per week)
3 Dungeon Helper Coins: Accessory Attribute Lock Scroll (Epic) (up to 2 per week)
2 Dungeon Helper Coins: 100 Crystal Fragments (up to 5 per week)
300 Dungeon Helper Coins: Tamed Little Horus Epic Ground Mount
300 Dungeon Helper Coins: Winged War Horse Epic Ground Mount
200 Dungeon Helper Coins: Little Horus Non-Combat Pet
200 Dungeon Helper Coins: Proud Sphinx Cat Non-Combat Pet
100 Dungeon Helper Coins: Silver Vagabond Bamboo Hat Outfit
100 Dungeon Helper Coins: Magic Stone Hat Outfit
90 Dungeon Helper Coins: Silver Vagabond Vest Outfit
90 Dungeon Helper Coins: Silver Vagabond Pants Outfit
90 Dungeon Helper Coins: Magic Stone Top Outfit
90 Dungeon Helper Coins: Magic Stone Bottoms Outfit
60 Dungeon Helper Coins: Silver Vagabond Gloves Outfit
60 Dungeon Helper Coins: Silver Vagabond Boots Outfit
60 Dungeon Helper Coins: Magic Stone Gloves Outfit
60 Dungeon Helper Coins: Magic Stone Shoes Outfit
30 Dungeon Helper Coins: Dungeon Helper Name Tag (30 Day)
20 Dungeon Helper Coins: World Chat Voucher
20 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Rooftop Dragon Furnishing
13 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Happy Princess Furnishing
13 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Small Dragon Furnishing
13 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Baby Dragon Furnishing
12 Dungeon Helper Coins: Auto-Fishing Voucher (1 Hour)
9 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Pollen Fanfare Furnishing
6 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Entrance Furnishing
5 Dungeon Helper Coins: Free Rotors Walkie-talkie
5 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Shield Decoration Furnishing
3 Dungeon Helper Coins: Channel Chat Voucher
3 Dungeon Helper Coins: Knight's Tower: Stairs Furnishing

Job Rank II Skill Rebalance

In an ongoing effort to improve the game experience for all players, regardless of what selections they make in class or build, we improved skills for different classes that we felt were lacking.

These adjustments may not be the final changes we make to classes, so please continue providing feedback. We are especially interested in hearing from players who try out some of the lesser-used skill branches after these adjustments are made.

Please bear in mind that not all suggestions made by players could be accommodated, as some of them run the risk of creating greater balance problems in the future. We tried to use your feedback as much as possible when planning out these changes, and will keep them in mind when we examine class balance again in the future.

Archer

Archer players suffered from dealing a little less damage than the other DPS who were bringing buffs to the table. Moreover, their Wind Focus, despite potentially being more powerful than their Fire Focus, felt very clunky to play due to animation locks. We boosted their damage a little bit so that they can even the playing field when facing down a single target, and improved the main attraction of the Wind Focus while also making Greater Sharp Eyes a more useful tool.

Flame Arrow's damage has been increased across the board (8%, 15%, and 16% respectively per stage), and the damage of the three-arrow combo has been made constant, instead of being heavily front-loaded. Additionally, Flame Arrow IV's damage was increased by 22%.

Damage from each Multi-Drive Shot arrow has been increased by 30%.

Greater Sharp Eyes further increases the amount of damage dealt by the Archer, and the buff's duration has been increased to 40 seconds (up from 30 seconds).

Twirling Wind Arrow's channel animation was reduced by 40%. Please note that, despite rumors to the contrary, this skill is also affected by Attack Speed.

Assassin

Give me more Spirit! Assassin players have been suffering from issues of SP starvation for a very long time, which often led to a lot of memes about them. Needless to say, many of you commented that when the class works, it feels right. So, in an attempt to address the issue, we made a few cost adjustments. While these don't fully address the SP issue at its core, it should hopefully greatly alleviate the burden. Adjusting Redoubled Pain to be able to critical hit on it's main damage source will require careful monitoring to make sure it's not too powerful.

Redoubled Pain's SP cost has been reduced to 9 SP (from 11 SP).
Redoubled Pain can now score a critical hit when consuming the poison.
Binding Punishment's SP cost has been reduced to 15 SP (from 20 SP).
Dark Mire's SP cost has been reduced to 30 SP (from 40 SP).
Assassin's Circle can now score a critical hit.
Shadow Stance has gained additional Dark Damage.

Berserker

The Berserker's Bleed Focus is notoriously powerful for dealing super-fast damage, while being nearly indestructible thanks to the Raging Soul buff. We elected not to touch this skill tree at all and instead focus on the Swordplay Focus of Berserker, designed around slow but impactful hits. By slightly adjusting the cooldown of Aerial Smash it should seamlessly flow out of two cycles of Skull Splitter. Additionally, we're increasing the amount of power Blood Fury provides while also increasing its trigger threshold from 30% all the way up to 50%. That'll really let this focus excel in the second half of battles, rather than the last leg of the fight with dynamic Skull Splitter resets, Dark Aura resets, and powerful Bloodlust mini-nukes.

The physical attack bonus provided by Blood Fury has been increased.

Aerial Smash's cooldown has been reduced to 7 seconds (down from 8 seconds).
Blood Fury will now activate when striking a target below 50% max HP (up from 30%).

Heavy Gunner

Heavy Gunner has been in a solid spot in terms of ranged DPS, but the Plasma Focus was lacking due to a number of inhibiting problems that made it finicky to use. Some slight adjustments should make it more enjoyable to play while also centering the spotlight on the Plasma Focus' Sky Hunter, which may require additional attention later to make it less difficult to use. As Heavy Gunner is a DPS class with no utility, we will closely monitor to see if it needs additional improvements to get it where it should be compared to other classes.

Plasma Chain's explosion can now score a critical hit.
Sky Hunter's cooldown was reduced to 30 seconds (down from 60 seconds).

Knight

When it came to the Knight, we felt like the class was already in a good place with damage in the Longsword Focus. However, halfway down the Shield Focus of the Job Rank II skills we felt like its ultimate skill, Heaven's Judgment, was far too weak. We've made some slight adjustments to damage and will come back to this skill branch later to see what else we can do to make it as appealing as the Sword Focus, but centered on support. This is just a start.

The skill damage of Heaven's Judgment has been increased by 10%.

Priest

Priest characters ran into an issue where if they weren't providing much-needed healing in content where it was needed, they were often passed over in favor of a more powerful damage-dealing class or a Soul Binder. In order to make them more appealing, we've made slight adjustments to make their support a little better and more consistent, while also improving their Battle Focus so that multiple Priests can play together with far fewer drawbacks than how it is currently.

The damage amplification provided by Vitality has been increased.

Divine Wave's chance to activate additional damage as well as heal has been increased to 25% (from 12%).
The bonus damage of Light Sword can now score a critical hit.

Runeblade

For Runeblade characters, its Rune Focus, the lesser known little brother of the Blade Focus, is often neglected. We've made some minor adjustments to its damage so that players interested in the Rune Focus can do so; however the bulk of the Rune Focus' power will come in a later update.

Rune Trigger's damage has been increased by 15%.

Dimension Blade's damage has been increased by 20% and the SP cost has been reduced to 20 SP (down from 30 SP).

Under the Fire Sigil, Quintuple Cut is now able to score critical hits from its bonus damage.
Under the Lightning Sigil, Dimension Blade is now able to score critical hits from its bonus damage.

Striker

No changes were needed to Striker, whose skill focuses are good as they are currently.

Nothing!

Soul Binder

Vision is an all-powerful omnipotent being… but compared to the powerful Animus Focus, it's currently hard to justify playing with Vision. We've increased the damage accordingly so that it can at least be a proper contender. Soul Binder will also receive the only nerf for this update, a decrease to the potency of Soul Cube, while also gaining the option for the shield to be similarly powerful by expending one of their Awakened Mantra. This skill was far too overpowered in its current state and made other classes' survivability issues obsolete. It will still retain its title of the strongest shield, just now the Soul Binder will have to sacrifice some damage in order for the shield to be as powerful as it was before.

Vision Torrent's magic attack bonus has been increased.

Vision Torrent's duration has been increased to 25 seconds (up from 20 seconds).
Spirit Bound sees an increase in damage by 15% when enhanced hitting a single target.

Vision Crush's SP cost has been reduced to 25 SP (down from 40 SP).
Soul Cube's HP overshield has been reduced across the board. Empowering it with an Awakened Mantra Orb will increase the potency of the shield.

Thief

Thief is already a top contender when it comes to dishing out damage. We wanted to focus more on bringing on some overall quality of life improvements to the class that'll make both building and playing it more comfortable. The Poison Focus saw a small buff to put it up to pace with its stronger Shadow Focus.

Battle Step has been changed into an active skill rather than a passive skill.
The Retaliation buff will now last 18 seconds (up from 12 seconds).
Players will only require Lv. 3 Mind Breaker to proceed to leveling Haste (down from Lv. 5).
Shadow Step's cooldown has been reduced to 6 seconds (from 7 seconds) and the engage distance has been increased to 12m (from 8m).
Shadow Step will now grant Rush for 8 seconds when cast.
Poison Master now grants additional Poison Damage.

Wizard

The Storm Focus of the Wizard was lacking a great deal of firepower that the Fire Focus had, even though both skill trees had a great deal of complexity. By increasing the raw output of the Storm Focus, we hope that it could see situationally similar use to the Fire Focus with a different but still-exciting playstyle. We would still like to revisit the subject of the frustrations Fire Wizards have to deal with, so we ask that you give us additional time to resolve some of the playstyle problems.

Dual Cast's skill damage has been increased: 15% for Handy Lightning and 20% for Ice Shot, and the SP cost has been reduced to 13 (down from 15 SP).

When Ice Cream Time and Thunderbolt are on the same Macro Key, the game will always try to prioritize Ice Cream Time first.
Perfect Storm's damage has been increased by 15%.

Hard Adventure Dungeon Rebalance & Trader's Ribbons

We've been going over the current state of new players and the trials they have to go through from the moment they start their adventures in Lith Harbor all the way through their progression to the latest challenges.

After reading a great deal of feedback and going over the content from our side, we've decided that in order to make the ease into higher level dungeons more gradual, we will decrease the stats of the enemies you encounter.
The HP of all enemies (including bosses) will be reduced by 25% in the following dungeons:

The Song of the Oracle
Guardian of the Seas
Icethorn Ridge
Malevolent Manor
Madrakan Ramparts
Madrakan's Heart

The damage of all enemies (including bosses) will be reduced by 30% in the following dungeons:

The Song of the Oracle
Guardian of the Seas

We hope that by making the enemies easier to defeat that newer players challenging the content will be able to more easily push through adversaries while more experienced players can enjoy more visceral combat with the slew of enemies.

A total of 98 Lv. 60 Trader's Ribbons can be earned a week from A-rank rewards in Lv. 60 Chaos Raids and Eye of Lapenta Dungeons.

Trader's Ribbons can be used on Lv. 60 Epic or Legendary equipment that hasn't yet been equipped on a character.

Double-clicking on the ribbons in your inventory will open a UI which will allow you to place an item in the window to unbind it.
The amount of ribbons required varies depending on the equipment type. The amount of ribbons needed is listed in the item's tooltip.
Unbound items can be traded once or sold on the Black Market, but cannot be moved between characters on the account.

Trader's Ribbons are rewarded once per week for achieving A-rank in the following Chaos Raids and Eye of Lapenta Dungeons:

Frostpillar Temple (Hard): 14 Ribbons
Madrakan Spire (Hard): 14 Ribbons
Rock ‘n' Rollin' Pink Bean (Hard): 14 Ribbons
Emerald Prison: 14 Ribbons
Azure Flux: 14 Ribbons
Terminus of Time: 14 Ribbons
Blackshard Nexus: 14 Ribbons

Maple Life Updates

Meso House Assistants

The benefits of a house assistant are no longer limited by spending Merets!
Meso house assistants can create all the same things Meret house assistants can.
Meret house assistants are still useful though, so fret not! Besides looking great, they require fewer materials to craft what you request of them!
You can purchase housing assistance with mesos in "My Home -> Build Mode".

Overworld House Plot Discount

All overworld house plots' purchase, rent, and contract extension costs will be permanently reduced by 90%!
This is effective in all house plot locations and sizes indefinitely.

New Housing Blocks

You asked for them! Eighteen Arcade-themed blocks will be permanently added to the list of available housing blocks in "My Home -> Build Mode". These blocks are free-of-cost to help you explore your creative side when building.
Blocks include:

Glass Divider
Glass Divider Corner
Joyful Camera Booth
Joyful Claw Game
Joyful Dancing Game
Joyful Foosball Table
Joyful Pool Table
Joyful Toy Display
Joyful Toy Machine
Joyful Toy Showcase
Maple Toy Stand
Red Maple Toy Box
Two different Metal Blocks
Three different Picture Frames
Yellow Maple Toy Box

Miscellaneous Updates

The "Outfits" inventory tab can be expanded up to 210 slots (up from 150).
The "Pets" inventory tab can be expanded up to 138 slots (up from 60).
The image for in-game announcements has been changed to Vanilla (sorry, Mint).
Re-rolling the talents for pets will now utilize Red Crystals instead of Green Crystals.

This was done because functionally Red Crystals serve no other purpose beyond upgrading Lapenshards.
With this, Green Crystals are for re-rolling accessories, Blue Crystals are for your armor, and Red Crystals are for your pets.

The house Training Dummy can no longer be defeated when its health equals zero. So stop trying (I'm looking at you, NA West)!
The overworld entrances to Abandoned Mine B1 & B4 have been removed. They could not be entered prior to this.

Pink Bean Vacation Sales

August brings us a new Style Crate, a package with a summer fun theme, Pink Bean's favorite vehicle, new Tropical-themed decorations and much more! Check out the new sales below as Pink Bean's vacation fun begins!

Check out the full details and get a good look at all the new items in the Pink Bean Vacation Sales post!

Flying Bean Style Pack: Take off into the skies with everyone's favorite bean bundled with these 20 Style Crates!
Sea and Sand Pack: Time to hit the beach! Enjoy the glorious sunny weather with this epic air mount, name tag and chat bubble, and celebratory Beach Day emote!
New Hairstyles:
- The following hairstyles have been added to Paulie's Special Hairstyles at a 5% rate to obtain:
  - Spiky Locks with Bangs (M)
  - Modern Shaggy Cut (M)*
  - Long Shaggy Hair (F)
  - Sultry Wave (F)*
- *Community suggested hairstyles!
- The following hairstyles have been removed from Paulie's Special Hairstyles:
  - Wolfish Sideburn Cut (M)
  - Frost-tipped Charm Hair (M)
  - Star Candy Hair (F)
  - Cute Twin Tails (F)
- The following hairstyles have had their acquisition rate increased to 11.25%:
  - Layered Chic Cut (M)
  - Languid Perm (M)
  - Glossy Short ‘n' Straight Perm (F)
  - Locks and Cropped Bangs (F)
New Faces:
- The following face styles have been added:
  - Red-Ringed Eyes (M)
  - Red-Ringed Eyes (F)
New Cosmetic:
- The following face paint has been added:
  - Pineapple Face Paint
New Style Crate: Check out the new slate of Style Crate items on the Style Crate page on the official MapleStory 2 website!
Tropical Summer Furnishing Set

Lucky August Events

August is lucky indeed, because while the heat is at its peak, we've got a set of six events for you to enjoy! Collect the letters of Pink Bean, pop open some Lucky Boxes for the prizes within, fish up some new outfits and much more with this month's slate of fun!

Check out the full details and get a good look at all the new items in the Lucky August Events post!

Lucky Box: What's inside?! Collect these boxes and their keys from a variety of activities. Inside are a number of resources that'll help you progress through the game! Open enough and you'll be rewarded with a heap of extra items!
Patch Day Log-in Reward: Log in within a day of our update to receive a head start on the Lucky Box event with 5 boxes and 5 keys!
Summer Rewards Event: Log in each day and receive a plethora of little gifts to aid you on your journey! Some of the rewards include Elixirs, Vouchers, Lucky Boxes, and a Marine Day Name Tag and Chat Bubble!
Pink Bean Letter Collection: Knock down some world bosses throughout the land to collect letters and spell out the name of everyone's favorite bean to earn a new dance emote, a Pink Bean-themed balloon air mount, and enough buckets of Pink Paint to cover all your friends!
Summer Fishing: Every day, use a Metal Strainer lure while fishing for a chance to catch a bunch of different summer-themed items. Included are some wonderful outfits to don while enjoying the gorgeous weather.
Enchant Material Discount: Every weekend over the next month, Ophelia and Peachy will offer a 25% discount from Onyx Crystal, Chaos Onyx, and Crystal Fragment costs! This bonus stacks with your Premium Discount.

Bug Fixes and Known Issues

Keep up to date on the Skilled Ally Update's Bug Fixes and Known Issues on the MapleStory 2 website!

Jul 24, 2019

Pink Bean Vacation Sales

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

August Style Crate

The Style Crate and Coin Shop have been updated for the month of August, with new Kitten Maid, Energetic Star and Plump Pink Bean outfits, plus new Swim Tube badges, a new Buddy Emote and Mount and more! You can check out the full list of items on the Style Crate Contents page.

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

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!

Sea and Sand Pack

There's plenty of summer left to go and you can enjoy the back-half of summer vacation with the Sea and Sand Pack! Ride on the speedy Flying Sunfish, lounge out on the beach with the Beach Day Emote and show off your Neon Vacation Chat Bubble and Name Tag!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Sale Details:

Price: 2,000 Merets
Contents:
- Flying Sunfish Epic Flying Mount
  - Ascent Rate: 0.5 m/s
  - Max Height: 4 meters
  - Flying Speed: 7 m/s
- Beach Day Emote
- Neon Vacation Chat Bubble
- Neon Vacation Name Tag
Can be purchased once per account
Some items can also be individually purchased in the Meret Market:
- Flying Sunfish: 1,790 Merets
- Beach Day Emote: 300 Merets
- Neon Vacation Chat Bubble: 150 Merets
- Neon Vacation Name Tag: 150 Merets

Flying Bean Style Pack

Pink Bean's outfit is a highlight of this month's Style Crate, so dress up like him and take flight in his very own flying car! The Flying Bean Style Pack contains 20 Style Crates and the new, inexplicably-flying Pink Bean Car!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Sale Details:

Price: 6,500 Merets
Contents:
- 20x Style Crates
- Pink Bean Car Epic Flying Mount
  - Ascent Rate: 0.5 m/s
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

Tropical Summer Furnishing Package

Create the dance floor and then hit it with this special package filled with music-themed tropical decorations!

Sale Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Sale Details:

Price: 300 Merets
Contents:
- Bright Musical Note Lamp
- Dim Musical Note Lamp
- Oak Log Speaker
- Pineapple Speaker
- Square Log Speaker
- Tropical Flower Floating Lamp
- Tropical Flower Lamp
- Tropical Flower Leaf Block
- Tropical Leaf Block
- Tropical Leaf Musical Note Lamp
- Tropical Rainbow Speaker
- Tropical Slime
- Tropical Stage Block
- Tropical Stage Roof Block
- Tropical Stage Roof Corner Block
Can be purchased once per account
Many package contents can also be purchased individually from the Furnishing menu:
- Bright Musical Note Lamp: 30 Merets
- Dim Musical Note Lamp: 30 Merets
- Oak Log Speaker: 30 Merets
- Pineapple Speaker: 30 Merets
- Square Log Speaker: 30 Merets
- Tropical Flower Floating Lamp: 30 Merets
- Tropical Flower Lamp: 50 Merets
- Tropical Flower Leaf Block: Free
- Tropical Leaf Block: Free
- Tropical Leaf Musical Note Lamp: 50 Merets
- Tropical Rainbow Speaker: 50 Merets
- Tropical Slime: 30 Merets
- Tropical Stage Block: Free
- Tropical Stage Roof Block: Free
- Tropical Stage Roof Corner Block: Free
Package cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank. Furnishings within will automatically be added to your account's available decorations.

New Hairstyles

Paulie's been taking your suggestions, and the new set of hairstyles includes a pair of styles you recommended! Men can now get the community-suggested Modern Shaggy Cut and the Spiky Locks with Bangs, and women can get the community-suggested Sultry Wave and the Long Shaggy Hair styles.

Sale Details:

Male characters have a 5% chance each to get the community-suggested Modern Shaggy Cut and the Spiky Locks with Bangs hairstyles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles
- Languid Perm and Layered Chic Cut hairstyles now have an 11.25% chance each
- Frost-Tipped Charm Hair and Wolfish Sideburn Cut are no longer available
Female characters have a 5% chance each to get the community-suggested Sultry Wave and the Long Shaggy Hair hairstyles from Paulie's Special Hairstyles
- Glossy Short 'n' Straight Perm and Locks and Cropped Bangs hairstyles now have an 11.25% chance each
- Cute Twin Tails and Star Candy Hair are no longer available

New Face Style and Cosmetic

Finally, claim the new Red-Ringed Eyes face style from Dixon in Tria Plastic Surgery, and get a darling Pineapple Face Paint from Ren at the Rosetta Beauty Salon!

Sale Details:

Visit Doctor Dixon at Tria Plastic Surgery on Beauty Street to purchase the new face style!
- Red-Ringed Eyes: 330 Merets
Visit Ren at Rosetta Beauty Salon on Beauty Street to purchase the new cosmetic option!
- Pineapple Face Paint: 50 Merets

Jul 24, 2019

[Update Jul 25] Lucky August Events

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

Update (Jul 25): The Summer Fishing Event details originally stated that it was possible to fish up Metal Strainer lures with this event. This was in error and we apologize for the confusion.

August is lucky indeed, because while the heat is at its peak, we've got a set of six events for you to enjoy! Collect the letters of Pink Bean, pop open some Lucky Boxes for the prizes within, fish up some new outfits and much more with this month's slate of fun!

Lucky Box Event

The cornerstone of August's events is the humble Lucky Box, a locked container that can contain Elixirs, Onyx Crystals, Chaos Onyx Crystals, colored Crystals and more! Each Lucky Box must be opened with a Lucky Golden Key, and you'll get a pair of both of them every day... but if two per day isn't enough for you, however, you can also earn Lucky Boxes and Lucky Golden Keys from activities throughout Maple World!

Bonus Lucky Boxes can be claimed from Mini-Games, Fishing, Performing and from the Twisted Pocket Realm when opening Turka's Cache, while additional Lucky Golden Keys can be found by defeating Lv. 10 and higher Elite Monsters and opening the Wooden and Golden Treasure Chests hidden throughout Maple World! Open up 200 Lucky Boxes for a special set of bonus prizes, including a unique title, Legendary Toad's Toolkits and Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-Rollers!

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Event Details:

Log into MapleStory 2 every day to claim the following:
- 2x Lucky Boxes
- 2x Lucky Golden Keys
You can use a Lucky Golden Key to open a Lucky Box, which contains one of a variety of useful resources and consumables
You can earn additional Lucky Boxes through various activities within MapleStory 2:
- Completing a Mini-Game: 100% chance to earn a Lucky Box
- Fishing: 1% chance per catch to earn a Lucky Box
- Performing: 1% chance per 15 seconds to earn a Lucky Box
- Twisted Pocket Realm: 10% change to loot a Lucky Box from Turka's Cache
- Twisted Pocket Realm: 50% change to loot a Lucky Box from Turka's Rare Cache
- You can earn up to 40 additional Lucky Boxes per week
You can also earn additional Lucky Golden Keys:
- Defeating Lv. 10 or higher Elite Monsters has a 10% chance of awarding a Lucky Golden Key
- Opening a Wooden Treasure Chest has a 20% chance of awarding a Lucky Golden Key
- Opening a Golden Treasure Chest has a 100% chance of awarding a Lucky Golden Key
Open up 200 Lucky Boxes to complete the "Luck On Your Side" quest and earn a set of bonus prizes!
- "Bling Bling" Title
- 30,000 Onyx Crystals
- 3x Legendary Toad's Toolkits (expires 12:00 AM UTC, Sept. 1st), which can be used in place of Catalysts when enchanting
- 3x Heavy Lapenshard Boxes, which contains the following Lapenshards:
  - Sword of Time Red Lapenshard (Tier 1)
  - Eupheria's Protection Green Lapenshard (Tier 1)
  - Space Rift Blue Lapenshard (Tier 1) for the job of the character that opened the box
- 2x Legendary Armor Bonus Value Re-Rollers (expires 12:00 AM UTC, Sept. 1st)

Event Details
Each Lucky Box contains one of the following, selected randomly:

5x Elixirs
10x Chaos Onyx Crystals
1,000x Onyx Crystals
100x Crystal Fragments
5x Red Crystals
5x Blue Crystals
5x Green Crystals
10x Special Warrior Tonic
10x Special Health Tonic
10x Special Mage Tonic

Patch Day Login Event

Join us on the first day of the new patch to collect a special bonus to start off your Lucky Box fun fast: 5 Lucky Boxes and Lucky Keys! You'll need to login before 3:30 PM UTC on Friday, July 26th in order to get these bonuses, so be sure to hurry in once the maintenance ends!

Event Duration:

UTC: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 3:30 PM Friday, July 26th
PDT (UTC -7): End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 8:30 AM, Friday, July 26th
EDT (UTC -4): End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 11:30 AM, Friday, July 26th
BRT (UTC -3): End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 12:30 PM, Friday, July 26th
CEST (UTC +2): End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 5:30 PM Friday, July 26th
AEST (UTC +10): End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - 1:30 AM Saturday, July 27th

Event Details:

Log into MapleStory 2 after we update with the Skilled Ally update to receive the following items:
- 5x Lucky Boxes
- 5x Lucky Golden Keys

PINKBEAN? Letter Collection Event

Pink Bean has been having his fun in this new dimension of Maple World, and you can enjoy it all with a special Letter (...and punctuation) Collection Event! Earn 5 of Pink Bean's favorite healing candies by collecting the letters each day, and collect 100 total to earn the Monkey Dance Emote, a Floating Pink Bean Balloon and 50 buckets of Pink Paint to play pranks with!

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Event Details:

Speak to Ruby in Queenstown to collect a quest, challenging you to collect three letters by defeating World Bosses throughout MapleStory 2
- The letter that a World Boss will drop is displayed over their head during the fight
You'll have to collect different letters with each phase, eventually spelling "PINKBEAN?":
- Phase 1: End of Maintenance, July 25th - 12:00 AM UTC, Aug. 6th
- Phase 2: 12:00 AM UTC, Aug. 6th - 12:00 AM UTC, Aug. 18th
- Phase 3: 12:00 AM UTC, Aug. 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th
Turn in the three requested letters to Ruby to receive 5x Pink Kissy Candies
- Each candy restores 2,240 health over 28 seconds when consumed
- Expires on the last day of month following the current month (ex: if obtained on July 25th, the candy will expire at the end of August, if obtained on August 3rd, will expire at the end of September).
Collect 100 Pink Kissy Candies to earn the following rewards:
- Monkey Dance Emote
- Floating Pink Bean Balloon Flying Mount
- 50x Pink Paint toys that you can use to throw pink paint on your friends!

Summer Fishing Event

There's nothing more relaxing in the height of summer than settling in by a pool of water and casting a line for dinner... but with the Metal Strainer fishing lure from the Summer Fishing Event, you'll be able to claim a special set of fishing rewards, including Revive Vouchers, healing items, party buffs and an exclusive set of ocean-themed outfit items!

Update (Jul 25): The Summer Fishing Event details originally stated that it was possible to fish up Metal Strainer lures with this event. This was in error and we apologize for the confusion.

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Event Details:

Log into MapleStory 2 each day to receive a free Metal Strainer fishing lure
The lure will last for 3 hours once used, and allows you to fish up one of the following items:
- Heavenly Petals face outfit (1 Day, 3 Days or Permanent)
- Modesty Starfish tops outfit (1 Day, 3 Days or Permanent)
- Dangling Seaweed Bottoms bottoms outfit (1 Day, 3 Days or Permanent)
- Crabby Claws gloves outfit (1 Day, 3 Days or Permanent)
- Crabby Slippers shoes outfit (1 Day, 3 Days or Permanent)
- 1x High Flyer, which restores 1,768 health over 8s when consumed
- 1x Fresh Fruit Platter, which when placed increases the max health of party members around it by 6% for 15 minutes
- 1x Free Rotors Walkie-talkie
- 1x Revive Voucher
- 1x Instant Gathering Voucher
Permanent outfit items can be traded once before being bound, all other items cannot be traded

Summer Rewards Event

Want more than just Lucky Boxes for logging into MapleStory 2 this August? We're giving away 21 days of items to everyone that joins the fun, including Elixirs, Music Scores, an exclusive Name Tag and Chat Bubble and, um, more Lucky Boxes! No hoops to jump through or challenges to complete, just hop in-game and collect your prizes!

Event Duration: End of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, August 29th

Event Details:

Log into MapleStory 2 and play for an hour each day to earn a special prize!
- Day 1: 1x Auto-Fishing Voucher (3 Hours)
- Day 2: 5x Elixirs
- Day 3: 1x Auto-Performance Vouchers (3 Hours)
- Day 4: 5x Instant Gathering Vouchers
- Day 5: 1x Lucky Box
- Day 6: 5x Fusion Stone Shard
- Day 7: 3x Lapis Master Snare
- Day 8: 5x Elixirs
- Day 9: 1x Lucky Box
- Day 10: 5x Instant Gathering Vouchers
- Day 11: 1x Auto-Performance Vouchers (3 Hours)
- Day 12: 3x Lapis Master Snare
- Day 13: 1x Lucky Box
- Day 14: 1x Special Hairstyle Vouchers, which can be redeemed for one of Paulie's special hairstyles (selected randomly). Must be used within three days of being obtained
- Day 15: 10x Elixirs
- Day 16: 1x Auto-Fishing Voucher (3 Hours)
- Day 17: 1x Lucky Box
- Day 18: Stephan's Exciting Music Score Box, which contains your choice of one of 10 music scores (including "Jingle Bells" for the Piano, Bach's "Inventions" for Clarinet or Harp and Debussy's "Clair de Lune" for the Harp) or a Blank Intermediate Music Score (10 Performances)
- Day 19: 5x Revive Vouchers
- Day 20: Marine Day Chat Bubble
- Day 21: Marine Day Name Tag
Rewards can be viewed in the Rewards Calendar option in the Character menu list, and are delivered via the in-game mail
Rewards cannot be sold or traded, but can be transferred to other characters on the same account via the in-game bank
Rewards can only be claimed on one character per account
Each "Day" begins and ends at 12:00 AM UTC

Weekend Enchant Catalyst Discount Event

Finally, Ophelia and Peachy have teamed up to give you a special discount on Enchanting every weekend! Get enchanting on Saturdays and Sundays (UTC) and power-up your gear for 25% off!

Event Duration: Every weekend between Thursday, July 25th and Thursday, August 29th:

UTC: 12:00 AM Saturdays - 12:00 AM Mondays
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 PM Fridays - 5:00 PM Sundays
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 PM Fridays - 8:00 PM Sundays
BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM Fridays - 9:00 PM Sundays
CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 AM Saturdays - 2:00 AM Mondays
AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 AM Saturdays - 10:00 AM Mondays

Event Details:

Materials required for Enchantment during the noted weekend periods are reduced by 25%
- Applies to both Ophelia and Peachy Enchanting

Jul 17, 2019

Producer Blog - Dungeon Helper & Skill Rebalancing

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

Dear Maplers,

I can't believe it's already been a month since we last published a Producer Blog. I want to thank everyone who's tuning in to read the blog today, and I'd like to report back on the progress we've made up to now. Our upcoming Skilled Ally update arrives next week and we hope it infuses some excitement! I'll go over the big ticket items of this update briefly, but rest assured there will be a lot more details shared via our event post and Patch Notes as usual.

Here's the rundown of topics for today that are included in the Skilled Ally update:

Dungeon Helpers and More
Job Rank II Skill Rebalancing
Trader's Ribbon for Lv. 60 Equipment
Red Crystals for Pet Talent Changes
Maple Life Improvements

Meso House Assistants
Plot Purchase Price Reduction by 90%
New Housing Blocks from Community Requests

And More!

Dungeon Helper and More

As the community has been discussing, we think there's more to be done to assist new players with settling into MapleStory 2. There have been some excellent community initiatives to do this, and we wanted to find a systematic way to reward players for doing good deeds with the Dungeon Helper system.

In a nutshell, the Dungeon Helper system is designed to reward players who assist newbies. With this update, if you are a veteran who's played a specific dungeon more than 10 times, you can assist those who haven't cleared that goal and receive a token for your help. If you are a novice player who's played fewer than 10 times, you can click a button to get help and your request will be blasted out in world chat to summon your knight in shining armor!

We understand that this system won't function at its best if the rewards are not meaningful for you. With this token, you can purchase some of the most desired items in MapleStory 2. This includes not only the often discussed and requested Epic Accessory Attribute Lock Scrolls, but also Legendary scrolls and more. The Dungeon Helper system is now a designated permanent location for receiving these scrolls, and an exact list of potential rewards and prices will be detailed out in the Skilled Ally Patch Notes, so stay tuned.

While we hope the Dungeon Helper system will help new players grow, we also wanted to revisit the balance for Lv. 60 Hard Adventure Dungeons. Compared to the easy-to-follow Epic questlines, the Lv. 60 Hard Adventure Dungeons that follow right after come as a jarring experience as the difficulty ramps up significantly, as some players have pointed out. To put these dungeons more in line, we'll be lowering the HP of enemies by 25% for all Lv. 60 Hard Adventure Dungeons, and reducing damage from enemies by 30% for The Song of the Oracle and Guardian of the Seas.

Job Rank II Skill Rebalancing

As skills are one of the most discussed topics among players, we rounded up as much feedback as we could and went back to the drawing board with the development team to see if there were any changes we could make. We're happy to report that our first full pass of the Job Rank II Skill rebalance is done and ready to make its way into our Skilled Ally update. The full list is pretty extensive, but all the final adjustments for each class will be fully detailed in the Skilled Ally Patch Notes.

Our focus at this time was to make the less popular skill trees of each class more interesting, giving you more of a choice in which tree to pursue. Please note that we had to be selective in choosing the changes we elected to make, in order to keep the overall balance of current meta while not jeopardizing future meta as well. By no means will this be our final adjustment of skills though, so please do let us know how they feel after you've experienced them.

Trader's Ribbon for Lv. 60 Equipment

Lv. 60 Epic and Legendary Equipment that came with the Awakening update can now be traded using Lv. 60 Trader's Ribbons. Similar to how Lv. 50 Trader's Ribbons worked, these new ribbons will be obtained from Dungeon Rank Boxes from Lv. 60 Chaos Raids / Eye of Lapenta.

Please note that only Dungeon Rank Reward Boxes obtained AFTER the Skilled Ally update will contain the Trader's Ribbons. If you are planning to save your runs for the noted dungeons until then, we wouldn't advise it, since this means you will be saving runs for the entire week to be done in a couple of hours (assuming a quick and problem-free maintenance). That said, the choice is ultimately yours, and we wanted to make sure this was known for everyone today.

Red Crystal for Pet Talent Changes

Currently Pet Re-rolls consume Green Crystals, the same as accessories. With the Skilled Ally update, we are switching this to Red Crystals instead. This is so we give specific purpose to each of the crystals. After this update, Red Crystals will be for your pet talent changes, Green Crystals will be for accessories, and Blue Crystals will be for your armor.

Same as the Lv. 60 Trader's Ribbons, we thought this would be important to know ahead of time, so that players who plan to re-roll their pets' talents will have time to accrue the right crystals for their needs.

Maple Life Improvements

With the Skilled Ally update, we're introducing some additional changes we wanted to bring related to housing. This includes:
Meso House Assistants
House Assistants available for hire have previously been a meret-only service, but we're now introducing Meso House Assistants. We'll be adding four Meso House Assistants, just like Meret House Assistants, with all four specialties: Ring, Necklace, Beverage and Cooking. For those who have Meret House Assistants, rest assured: Meret House Assistants function better than Meso House Assistants, as they require fewer materials to craft the items.
Plot Purchase Price Reduction by 90%
We're also going to permanently reduce the house plot purchase and extension costs by 90%. While we've done similar changes as limited-time events, the feedback and activity that resulted has convinced us to make this a permanent change. We'd love to see you decorate the world of MapleStory 2 with your own colors!
New Housing Blocks from Community Requests
We asked, we heard, and we listened. We're adding 18 community-suggested objects and blocks from overworld to housing blocks, including picture frames, glass windows and the almighty Foosball table! There are also some popular community items in the Style Crate and Paulie's Hairstyles this time around!
And More!
We haven't forgotten players concern over the lack of Onyx Crystals. To remedy this, we've crafted Skilled Ally update events to favor Onyx Crystal rewards. We are also preparing weekend discount events on enchant materials to aid you for the month.

In Closing

As you may have noticed, in today's blog we mentioned things at a mostly high level. We will discuss the changes in more detail in this week's livestream, but the main reason we opted to wait to share the full details in the Patch Notes is because we are still making some final adjustments, especially on the skill rebalancing pass.

I hope I don't sound like a broken record by saying that our ears are open and always ready to hear more from you about MapleStory 2. We care deeply about your feedback because we truly believe that's the only way we can build a better game together.

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 Skilled Ally Events, Sales and Patch Notes posts next week for more information. We also have an official preview livestream happening on July 18th 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. 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/45733/dungeon-helper-skill-rebalancing-by-lambcook?new=1

Join the Reddit Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapleStory2/comments/ceka60/producer_blog_dungeon_helper_skill_rebalancing/

Sincerely,
LAMBCOOK

Jul 17, 2019

Sweet Summer Weekly Style Pack

Community Announcements - ColonelPanic

We have one last Weekly Style Pack to go before our update next Thursday! Get the special Sweet Summer Weekly Style Pack, and take one last look at this month's special sales before they go!

Sweet Summer Weekly Style Pack

Get your Style Crates with a bonus emote this week! You'll get 10 Style Crates to go along with the new Watermelon Punch Emote, to let you lounge around in a tasty, oversized bowl of punch!

Sale Duration:

UTC: 3:30 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
PDT (UTC -7): 8:30 AM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
EDT (UTC -4): 11:30 AM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
BRT (UTC -3): 12:30 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
CEST (UTC +2): 5:30 PM Thursday, July 18th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
AEST (UTC +10): 1:30 AM Friday, July 19th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 3,000 Merets
Contents:
- 10x Style Crates
- Watermelon Punch 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

Continuing Sale: 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

Continuing Sale: Outta This World Sales

Don't forget about the set of sales that came with the Guilded Glory Update! There's a new Style Crate, packages filled with space-age mounts, a summer vacation themed Daily Wonders and more!

Check it all out in the Outta This World Sales post!

Continuing Sale: Summer Beach Pack

Surf's up, up and away with the brand-new Summer Beach Pack! Get a Summer Vacation Chat Bubble and Name Tag, and take to the turbulent skies with the Surfboard flying mount!

Sale Duration:

UTC: 3:30 PM Thursday, July 11th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
PDT (UTC -7): 8:30 AM Thursday, July 11th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
EDT (UTC -4): 11:30 AM Thursday, July 11th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
BRT (UTC -3): 12:30 PM Thursday, July 11th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
CEST (UTC +2): 5:30 PM Thursday, July 11th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
AEST (UTC +10): 1:30 AM Friday, July 12th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 1,800 Merets
Contents:
- Surfboard Epic Flying Mount
  - Ascent Rate: 0.5 m/s
  - Max Height: 13 meters
  - Acceleration: 2 m/s
  - Flying Speed: 6.5 m/s
- Summer Vacation Chat Bubble
- Summer Vacation Name Tag
Can be purchased once per account
Some items can also be individually purchased in the Meret Market:
- Surfboard Flying Mount: 1,790 Merets
- Summer Vacation Chat Bubble: 150 Merets
- Summer Vacation Name Tag: 150 Merets

Continuing Sale: Tropical Music Pack

Hit the beach and play some tropical tunes with the Tropical Summer Electric Piano and Steel Drum!

Sale Duration:

UTC: 3:30 PM Thursday, July 4th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
PDT (UTC -7): 8:30 AM Thursday, July 4th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
EDT (UTC -4): 11:30 AM Thursday, July 4th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
BRT (UTC -3): 12:30 PM Thursday, July 4th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
CEST (UTC +2): 5:30 PM Thursday, July 4th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th
AEST (UTC +10): 1:30 AM Friday, July 5th - Start of Maintenance, Thursday, July 25th

Sale Details:

Price: 1,000 Merets
Contents:
- Tropical Summer Electric Piano Exceptional Instrument
- Tropical Summer Steel Drum Exceptional Instrument
Can be purchased once per account
Items can also be individually purchased in the Meret Market:
- Tropical Summer Electric Piano: 600 Merets
- Tropical Summer Steel Drum: 600 Merets