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22-year-old MMO MapleStory is getting the 'old school' treatment with the original lead game designer in charge of new classic servers




There's something about taking long-running MMOs back to their roots that fans really seem to like. Old School Runescape, a version of the venerable Jagex MMO that recreates the game as it was in 2007, is enduringly popular, and when Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic in 2018, that was a big deal. Now MapleStory is set to join the ranks with the upcoming Classic World, "a nostalgic experience crafted just for Global MapleStory players."..
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Welcome back to 2005: a classic version of MapleStory has been announced to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary

It's a wonderful day for MapleStory fans, and those with a deep nostalgic love for early 2000's MMOs. MapleStory Classic World has been announced as part of the game's 20th anniversary celebration, a recreation of the original version of the game with select quality of life improvements.

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INKWELL'S NOTE: 20TH ANNIVERSARY!

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[Completed] Unscheduled Maintenance - April 14, 2025



The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items in your inventory for 3 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

We will be performing an unscheduled maintenance Monday, April 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM PDT (11:00 AM EDT / 5:00 PM CEST / 1:00 AM AEST April 15). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST / 4:00 AM AEST April 15).

Times:

Monday, April 14, 2025
PDT (UTC -7): 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CEST (UTC +2): 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEST (UTC +10): 1:00 AM - 4:00 AM (April 15)
  • What will be unavailable:
    • All MapleStory game servers.
  • Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
    • [Updated 4/14] Resolved an issue where players that recently had their Tanjiro's Journal reset were unable to claim the rewards from tasks that were already completed.
    • Resolved technical issues with the Steam Community Marketplace.
      • Steam Community Marketplace will be reenabled and Oswell's Scissors of Karma will be available for purchase again. 
    • Resolved an issue where the skill Power of the Lil Demon Slayers Lv. 3 was not granting the increased range to collect items.
      • [Updated 4/14]Note: This only applies to Interactive Worlds.

[Completed] Scheduled Maintenance - April 10, 2025

[Updated 11:04 AM PDT] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items in your inventory for 4 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

Tanjiro's Journal rollback compensation:
  • Due to the rollback of claimed rewards from the '[Demon Slayer] Tanjiro's Journal' event during March 19 at 11:50 PM UTC - March 20 at 2:17 AM UTC, all players will be able to claim the affected Progress Journal rewards again.
    • Please note if you have the Hyper Character Burninator item, or have a character who has an active Hyper Burn, you will not be able to claim the Hyper Character Burninator again.

Due to technical issues, the Steam Community Marketplace and Oswell’s Scissors of Karma are temporarily unavailable. We are working hard to correct this issue quickly and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Players will regain access to this feature once the issue has been resolved.



We will be performing a scheduled minor patch Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST April 11). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST / 4:00 AM AEST April 11).

Times:

Thursday, April 10, 2025
PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CEST (UTC +2): 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEST (UTC +10): 12:00 AM - 4:00 AM (April 11)
  • What will be unavailable:
    • All MapleStory game servers.
  • Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
    • Restored MVP progress of some players due to the server crashing and rollbacks on March 19.
    • Resolved an issue where the Event Ring Exclusive Solid Cubes from the Training Journal event were untradeable.
    • [Updated 4/9] Resolved a rare issue causing items to lose their Oswell's Scissor status when reclaimed by the same character on the Steam Marketplace.
    • [Updated 4/9] Resolved an issue where Steam Marketplace items could be claimed by characters that did not list the item within the same region.
    • All remaining Fury Totem Coupons and Wild Totem Coupons will be replaced with a Chains of Resentment Coupon (30 days) for players that have those items.