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INKWELL'S NOTE: OUR JOURNEY INTO A NEW YEAR

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Maple Memo: Addressing issue regarding Star Speck Box

[p]Hello Maplers, 

We would like to inform you of an issue regarding the Star Speck Box.

During the v265 update, an error occurred that caused the Star Speck Box acquisition behavior to differ from its intended v264 state. We sincerely apologize that we were not able to promptly identify and communicate this issue, and for any inconvenience it may have caused during your gameplay.

This issue will be resolved with the v266 update scheduled for February 4, 2026. 

We have prepared the following compensation as an apology to those who experienced difficulty obtaining Star Speck Boxes during the period affected by this issue: 
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[p]Claim Period: After Maintenance on February 4, 2026 - February 17, 2026 11:59 PM UTC[/p]
[p]Item[/p]
[p]Tradability / Duration[/p]
[p]Shining Star Speck (x10)
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[p]Tradable within world, Permanent[/p]
[p]Star Speck Box (x15)
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[p]Tradable within world, expires February 24, 2026 11:59 PM UTC[/p]
[p]The compensation can be claimed by characters over Lv. 101 or Zero characters that have cleared story quest chapter 2.[/p][p]The gift is claimable once per account, through the in-game Maple Administrator NPC.[/p]
[p][/p][p]Thank you for your understanding and continued support. 

- The MapleStory Team
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Miracle Winter - January 31 - Shoes

[p][/p][p]Miracle Winter is back once again! Throughout the winter, Miracle Time will be enabled for equipment for a specific slot, giving you double the chance to Rank-Up your gear once![/p][p]This Saturday, January 31, 2026, Maplers on all Worlds will have Miracle Time enabled for Shoe Equipment! Cube your boots, slippers, sandals, sneakers, trainers, tennis shoes, high-tops, and more all-day Saturday with the improved Rank-Up chances![/p][h2]Miracle Time - Shoes[/h2][p]Event Duration:[/p]
  • [p]PST (UTC -8): Friday, January 30, 2026 4:00 PM - Saturday, January 31, 2026 3:59 PM[/p]
  • [p]CET (UTC +1): Saturday, January 31, 2026 1:00 AM - Sunday, February 1, 2026 12:59 AM[/p]
  • [p]AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, January 31, 2026 11:00 AM - Sunday, February 1, 2026 10:59 AM[/p]
[p] [/p][p]Event Details:[/p]
  • [p]During the noted periods, you will be able to Cube away on Equipment for the Shoes slot with Glowing Cubes, Bright Cubes, and Bonus Glowing Cubes, as well as Bonus Bright Cubes if you have them, with double the chance to Rank-Up equipment once when cubing![/p]
  • [p]During the Miracle Time period, using a Cash Cube to upgrade an item to Legendary Rank will activate the "Double Miracle Time Blessing" buff for the map.[/p]

[Completed] Scheduled Minor Patch - January 22, 2026

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[/p][p]\[Updated 10:58 AM PST] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items in your inventory for 6 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.[/p][p][/p][p]We will be performing a scheduled minor patch maintenance starting on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM PST (8:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM CET / 12:00 AM AEDT January 23). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 6 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PST (2:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM CET / 6:00 AM AEDT January 23).

Times:

Thursday, January 22, 2026
PST (UTC -8): 5:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EST (UTC -5): 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 12:00 AM January 23 - 6:00 AM January 23


What will be unavailable:
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  • [p]All MapleStory game servers.[/p]
[p]Changes and Updates:
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  • [p]MapleStory will be updated to v.265.3.0.[/p]
  • [p]Monthly Windows Security Update.[/p]
  • [p]Made improvements to expiration dates for items received from Mystic Frontier.
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  • [p]Items received from Mystic Frontier will expire after 3 weekly resets regardless of when an item was claimed. [/p]
  1. [p]\[Updated 1/22] Resolved an issue where the rewards dropped by The First Adversary may drop an additional White Jade Boss Ring Box or Grindstone of Life when completing the boss on Normal Difficulty for Heroic Worlds.[/p]
  2. [p]Resolved an issue where the incorrect difficulty was displayed on the boss image when defeating The First Adversary in the Twilight Eve - Traces of Time event.[/p]
  3. [p]Resolved an issue where the stats obtained from using a Roro Energy Potion or Small Roro Energy Potion would not persist when disconnecting.[/p]
  4. [p]Resolved an issue where players were able to complete Trace Restoration missions in a party.[/p]
  5. [p]Resolved an issue where players were unable to use a Coloring Prism on the Hoi Poi Hat and Sweet Snow Flower (F) items.[/p]
  6. [p]Resolved an issue where the boss Debuff icon would sometimes not display correctly during Limbo Phase 3.[/p]
  7. [p]Resolved an issue where using the Story Skip Feature on a newly created Mo Xuan character would provide the incorrect medal.[/p]
  8. [p]Resolved an issue where the wrong information was given when the Friend of Twenteena Medal Coupon was used if you already have the medal.[/p]
  9. [p]Resolved an issue where players would sometimes be kicked out of the Cash Shop when gifting a Surprise Style Box.[/p]
  10. [p]\[Updated 1/21] Resolved an issue where the Hyper Burninator from the Evernia's Bounty event is not working as intended.[/p]
  • [p]The ability to claim the reward from the Evernia's Bounty event will be reenabled once the maintenance has been completed.[/p]