MapleStory News

[Updated March 25 at 10:00 AM PT] The maintenance has been completed, thank you for your patience! We have extended Cash Shop items for 5 hours.

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5:00 AM PDT (8:00 AM EDT / 1:00 PM CET / 11:00 PM AEDT). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 5 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PDT (1:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM CET / 4:00 AM AEDT Mar 26). Thanks for your patience!

Times:

Thursday, March 25, 2021
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM (Mar 26)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.
• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  • Server Upkeep.
  • Fixed an issue where Chu Chu Island Equipment's type in the set effect tooltip was untranslated.
  • Fixed an issue where some players were unable to open the compensation Arcane Umbra Weapon Box.
  • Fixed an issue where opening an Arcane Umbra Weapon Box given as compensation would display a message that the player reached Lv. 250.
  • Fixed an issue where flames from Bonus Stat Compensation B Point category were shown as "Untradeable" in the Maple Admin exchange dialogue.
  • Fixed an issue where using a Black Rebirth Flame caused the game to stutter.
  • [Updated March 25] Fixed an issue where the compensated Manji Coins could not be used due to "an unknown error" for some players.
  • [Updated March 25] Fixed an issue where The Legends Return! event's matching queue failed due to "an unknown error", which resulted in players receiving penalties.
  • [Updated March 25] Fixed an issue where Maple Cafe on a Spring Day Haruaki's Inferno Wolf mission could not be capped with the given points.

 

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Spring is in the air, the flowers are blooming, and people are venturing outside (when safe, at least!) to experience the end of what feels like a year-long winter with Camila's Flower Festival!

• PDT (UTC -7): Tuesday, March 23, 2021 5:00 PM - Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4:59 PM
  
• CET/CEST (UTC +1/+2): Wednesday, March 24, 2021 1:00 AM CET - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 1:59 AM CEST
  
• AEDT/AEST (UTC +11/+10): Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:00 AM AEDT - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 9:59 AM AEST
  

Event Details:

• Join Camila's Flower Festival as spring kicks into gear!
• Requirements: Lv. 101 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).
• Accept the "[Flower Festival] Planting the Seeds" quest within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen, or by talking to Camila.
• Once you’ve accepted the quest, defeat monsters near your level (up to 20 levels above or 20 levels below) to collect Sparkling Petals. This mission can be completed once a day per world.
• Upon collecting all the Sparkling Petals required for the day, you can exchange them for a Flower Bookmark by talking to Camila and completing the quest.
• You can exchange Flower Bookmarks for items at the Flower Bookmark Goods Store by selecting the "[Flower Festival] Flower Bookmark Goods Store" quest within the star event notifier.
• Sparkling Petals and Flower Bookmarks are shared between all your characters in the same world.
• Camila’s Flower Festival event can be done once per world.

Flower Bookmark Goods Store Rewards:

• 4 Flower Bookmarks:
  • Green-Thumb Gardener Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive Green-Thumb Gardener: Outfit, Permanent, Untradeable.
  • Floral Basket Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive a Floral Basket: Weapon cover, Permanent, Untradeable.
• 3 Flower Bookmarks:
  • Spring Dandelion Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive Spring Dandelion: Hat, Permanent, Untradeable.

• Mystery Colorblend Eye Color Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive Mystery Colorblend Eye Color: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
• 2 Flower Bookmarks:
  • Victoria Island Flower Crown Box Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive Victoria Island Flower Crown Box: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Open the box to receive one of the following items (Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.):
    • Nautilus Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Ellinia Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Lith Harbor Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Henesys Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Kerning City Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Perion Floral Crown: Untradeable, Permanent.

• Regular Hair Color Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use the coupon to receive Hair Color Coupon (REG): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
• Special Medal of Honor: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Nodestone (x3): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• 1 Flower Bookmark:
  • Arcane Symbol Selection Coupon (x4): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
  • 2x EXP Coupon (15 min) (x4): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.

We're coming up on the final day to vote for your favorite Pixel Picks styles! You have until 10:59 AM PDT on Friday, March 19 (6:59 PM CET, 4:59 AM AEDT Mar 20) to cast your ballots and make sure that your preferred two outfit sets and six male and female hair and face styles will join the Cash Shop in April! Remember, if you've already voted, you can change your votes after 1:00 AM PDT each day to strategically ensure that your favorites styles make the cut!

Here are the items to choose from our current round:

Premium Surprise Style Box

You can select one of the following twelve outfit sets, and the top two selections will make their way into the Premium Surprise Style Box on April 28! Select the Bunny Jersey Set, Carbon Wing Set, Dino Set, or Evening Orchid Set!



Cast your vote for the Fog Admiral Set, Oh My Captain Set, Picnic Set, or Regal Romance Set!



Choose the Snowbunny Set, Springtime Sprout Set, Tennis Set, or Well Deserved Vacation Set!

Royal Styles
You can select one Royal Style for each of the four categories below, and the top six selections in each category will become available on April 21 with the Pixel Picks Royal Style Coupon!

Vote between the following male hairstyles: Aki Hair, Bangin' Boyband Hair, Combed Parted Hair, Comma Hair, Fashionably Framed Hair, Feathered Bed Head, Feathered Wild Bangs, Forest Fairy, Goggles and Spikes Hair, Guile Hair, Ice King Hair, Innocent Hair, Lakia Hair, Milk Tea Hair, Neat Wave Hair, Noah Hair, Plain Bobbed Hair, Preppy Swoosh Hair, Red Carpet Hair, Round Cropped Bob, Ruya Hair, Side-Part Pompadour, Sleek Bowl Cut, Teddy Hair, Tousled Surfer Hair, Toy Poodle Hair, Uneven Bangs Hair, V Hair, Von Bon Hair, and Wiry Hair!



Choose from the following female hairstyles: Blossomdew Hair, Bobbed Dango Hair, Bouncy Wave Hair, Bubble Tea Hair, Canted Pixie Cut, Chickpea Hair, Curlicue Fringe Bob, Cute and Nice Daughter Hair, Double French Braids, Double Half-up Hair, Elf Queen Hair, Flowing Hair with Buns, Forest Fairy, Fruity Explosion Hair, Fuzzy Fried Hair, Glossy Flyaway Hair, Going to School in the Morning Hair, Goth Idol Hair, Hair Bow Half-Updo, Kitty Horn Hair, Loose-Bang Retro Hair, Magic Ella Hair, Messy Bob Hair, Mimi Hair, Roan Hair, Rosette Hair, Short Parts with Buns, Soft Twisted Sister Hair, Sweet C-curl Hair, and Voluminous Short Crescent Hair!



You can select from the following male faces: Beauty Face, Bright Face, Charmed Face, Dark Circle Face, Dreamy Face, Eager Boy Face, Elf King Face, Enticing Cattertons Face, Glamor Look, Hoi Poi Face, Kura Face, Lethargic Face, Longing Face, Male Evan Face, Marron Face, Mysterious Face, Not-So-Chucklehead Face, Polite Interest Face, Pumpkin Star Face, Pure Beauty Face, Pure Nostalgia Face, Silver Marble Face, Soft Face, Soulful Gaze Face, Sugar Face, Sulky Look, Teacher's Pet Look, Teary-Eyed Face, Tsundere Face, and Wow Face!



Vote from the following female faces: Bright Face, Bummed Face, Charmed Face, Clamped Mouth Face, Cool Face, Creepy Face, Dark Circle Face, Dreamy Face, Eileen Face, Elf Queen Face, Enlightened Face, Enticing Cattertons Face, Existentially Tired Face, Friendly Friend Face, Glassy-Eyed Face, Jewel Eyes, Lethargic Face, Moonbeam Face, Mr. Moon Face, Not-So-Chucklehead Face, Odd Eye, Peculiar Face (F), Pretty Lashes Face, Pumpkin Star Face, Silver Marble Face, Soft Face, Sweetheart Face, Tsundere Face, Uninterested Face, and Wow Face!



Vote for your favorites styles today, check back on Friday to see if your favorite items are winning, and join the discussion about this special event on the Official MapleStory Discord or the Official MapleStory Forums!

[Update 11:00 AM PDT Mar 18] The maintenance has been completed, thank you for your patience. We have extended Cash Shop items for 4 hours.

Known Issue: Players attempting to claim more than 1 compensation flame at a time will instead receive an error message stating "An unknown error has occurred". We are currently working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, however compensation flames can be redeemed one at-a-time without issue. Thank you for your patience.

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CET / 1:00 AM AEDT Mar 19). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CET / 5:00 AM AEDT Mar 19). Thanks for your patience!

Times:

Thursday, March 18, 2021
PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 1:00 AM (Mar 19) - 5:00 AM (Mar 19)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.
• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  • Server Upkeep.
  • Fixed an issue where 100 Elixirs were not obtained from Konpei after defeating the Yakuza Boss.
  • Fixed an issue where the Ninja Castle hint sometimes appeared as blank.
  • Fixed an issue where Normal and Chaos Zakum dropped an item called "Zakum Helmet (2)".
  • Fixed an issue where only 1 party could enter the "Princess No" boss fight per channel.
  • Fixed an issue where Kanna's Treasure Ring was not a Unique Equipped Item.
  • Compensation for the Bonus Stat and Inner Ability issue will be distributed, as announced in the "Update on Bonus Stat Generation Issue Compensation" post.
  •  "Avoidability" stat option will no longer appear when resetting Inner Ability.
    • It was erroneously announced in the v178 Patch Notes, released on November 29, 2016, that the 'Avoidability' stat option was to be removed from the Inner Ability options table, although this was not part of the development plans at the time. To avoid any further confusion and inconvenience, we will be removing 'Avoidability' from the Inner Ability options table with this maintenance, and it will no longer appear when resetting Inner Ability. The compensation plan for this issue will be announced as soon as the details are finalized. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience.
  • A Special Bebe Box compensation will be distributed for the issue where Haste event was reset through the March 12 Hotfix Maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience once more.
    • Players with a log-in record during March 10, 2021 at 10:54 PM UTC ~ March 13, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC and have a Lv. 101+ character will receive the compensation. Please make sure to claim the item from your Gift Drop before 11:59 PM UTC on March 31.