MapleStory News

[Updated 10:38 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.

[Updated 5/14] Players who have received the incorrect item from the Developer Hat Selection Box will have the item removed from their inventory.

• Players who have the item removed will be able to claim a Developer Hat Selection Box from the Gift Drop icon on the left side of the screen.

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch starting on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST May 16). 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 May 16).

Times:

Thursday, May 15, 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 May 16

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.

Changes and Updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.259.3.0.
• Resolved an issue where players were not able to obtain rewards from Xiao Xiao's Level-up Support on a newly created Mo Xuan character if earlier reward tiers were claimed previously on a separate and deleted Mo Xuan character.
• Resolved an issue causing players to circumvent chat bans by using the Fast Character Switch feature.
• Resolved an issue where Xiao Xiao's Level-up Support displayed Arcane Symbol Selector Coupons as a reward for reaching Lv. 200.
• Resolved an issue where Divine Art: Crashing Earth's Cooldown would be reduced only when Heir of the Divine's Reincarnation feature was inactive and not while it was active.
• Resolved an issue where the Lynn job would appear as Jianghu when viewed in the Character Select screen and the Switch Character UI.
• Resolved a text issue where the Victoria Cup Completion Box would incorrectly show granting a Lovely Sugar Set Selector Coupon instead of a Mushroom Garden Set Selector Coupon.
• Resolved an issue where other Mo Xuan characters are visible during a cutscene.
• Resolved a text issue where the 'Ultimate Collab' buff would list the incorrect names from the event.
• Resolved a text issue where Arwen is labeled as Lania within the Ultimate Collab UI and description.
• Resolved an issue where the Magnificent Growth Potion did not indicate the correct amount players would receive for the 19th check-in within the Victoria Cup Stamp Book UI.
• Resolved an issue where Mo Xuan's Secondary Weapon would show in a blank tab when trying to purchase one from NPC Neville.
• [Updated 5/14] Resolved an issue where players would receive a notification from Lord Balrog when defeating an Elite Mob.
• [Updated 5/14] Resolved a text issue where the '[Long-distance Race] Cassandra's Suggestion' quest would list the incorrect event period.
• [Updated 5/14] Reduced number of laps needed to complete the race in the [Victoria Cup] Boat Racing mini-game from 3 to 2.
  • Please note that it will still display the number of laps needed as 3 but only require 2 laps to be completed.
• [Updated 5/15] Resolved an issue where players were able to check-in multiple times within a day for the Collection Book in the [Victoria Cup] Homecoming Mission event.

The sun is shining bright and there's no better time to hit the water with a speedboat race for the Victoria Cup against your fellow Maplers!

• PDT (UTC -7): Tuesday, May 13, 2025 5:00 PM - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 4:59 PM
• CEST (UTC +2): Wednesday, May 14, 2025 2:00 AM - Wednesday, May 28, 2025 1:59 AM
• AEST (UTC +10): Wednesday, May 14, 2025 10:00 AM - Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:59 AM

How to Participate

• Select the ‘[Victoria Cup] Boat Racing’ quest from the Event List and click ‘Participate’ to enter the Victoria Beach Entrance.
  • Alternatively, you can talk with Camila located in the Victoria Cup Main Stadium then head to Valerie to start Boat Racing!
• Requirements: Lv. 101 and above characters who have completed the ‘[Victoria Cup] Start Homecoming Mission’ quest (Zero characters that completed Story Quest Act 2).

• You will be playing against 8 other players but you must not be in a party!
• The player that reaches the finish the fastest wins the race.
• You will acquire Collection Points and Racing Points based on the game results!
  • You can check out your Collection status through the Collection Book!

How to Play

• Upon getting matched into a game, you can select your boat.
  • If you leave midgame or if you do not play within a certain amount of time, the game will be processed as a fail and all characters within the account cannot enter another game for 10 minutes.
• The mini-game starts when all participants have selected their boat.

• You can fill your gauge by drifting.
  • Be advised that any collision will result in the cancellation of your drift gauge's fill process.
  • Once your gauge is full, it will change into a booster item.
  • You are capped to 2 booster items and cannot fill them once they are full.
• The first player to cross the finish line triggers a countdown for the remaining boat racers to finish!
• You can earn Collection Points and Racing Point based on the game results.

Victoria Boat Racing Rewards:

[Updated 10:55 AM PDT] 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.

Compensation Details:

• Compensation is eligible to claim by players whose accounts were created prior to May 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM UTC and played on Kronos.
  • Last day to claim compensation is May 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM UTC.
• Compensation box includes the following:
  • Magnificent Growth Potion x1: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • VIP Booster x10: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • EXP Voucher x9,999: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • 3x EXP Coupon (30 min) x10: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • Special Medal of Honor x10: untradable, 7-day duration.
  • Symbol Selector Coupon (100/25) x1: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • Trait Boost Potion x3: untradable, 7-day duration.
  • Karma Black Rebirth Flame x5: untradable, 7-day duration.
  • Experience Nodestone x2: tradable within world, 7-day duration.
  • Sol Erda/Sol Erda Fragment Selector Coupon x2: tradable within world, 7-day duration.

Hi Maplers,

We will be performing an unscheduled server maintenance starting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM PDT (11:00 AM EDT / 5:00 PM CEST / 1:00 AM AEST May 7). 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 May 7).

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.

Changes and Updates:

• Players on Kronos will receive compensation due to the recent server issues over the weekend.
  • Post can be seen here.
  • Compensation details will be provided once maintenance has concluded.
• Resolved rare technical issues with the Steam Community Marketplace that lead to a server crash.
  • Steam Community Marketplace will be reenabled. 

It's been a busy 13 days full of voting, but the final bell's been rung and we have our Pixel Pick winners! Check out the winning Pixel Picks options, coming to the Cash Shop soon!
[h2]Premium Surprise Style Box[/h2]
The following 2 outfits will join the Premium Surprise Style Box in an upcoming sale!

• Battle Suit Set (27.90% of Votes)
• Schwarzer Set (23.40% of Votes)

[h2]Royal Styles[/h2]
The following 6 styles for each category will be available with the Pixel Picks Royal Style Coupons in an upcoming sale!

Male Hairstyles:

• Ultra-Bubble Hair (29.11% of Votes)
• Peculiar Hair (11.71% of Votes)
• Sprout Shiny Hair (7.78% of Votes)
• Chess Hair (6.90% of Votes)
• Two-Tone Ponytail Hair (5.78% of Votes)
• Hurricane Hair (5.31% of Votes)

Female Hairstyles:

• Ash Bubbly Hair (29.13% of Votes)
• Goth Idol Hair (15.06% of Votes)
• Fringey Lob (7.40% of Votes)
• Glass Bead Hair (5.57% of Votes)
• Ivy Hair (4.94% of Votes)
• Mimi Hair (4.86% of Votes)

Male Faces:

• Melody Face (26.07% of Votes)
• Piercing Gaze (16.68% of Votes)
• Colorful Pupil Face (12.77% of Votes)
• Cartoon Face (4.82% of Votes)
• Glamour Look (4.55% of Votes)
• Pure Beauty Face (4.47% of Votes)

Female Faces:

• Silver Marble Face (27.09% of Votes)
• Melody Face (16.68% of Votes)
• Piercing Gaze (14.34% of Votes)
• Saucy Face (8.27% of Votes)
• Alicia Face (4.99% of Votes)
• Yuri Face (3.92% of Votes)

[h2]Change Royal Styles[/h2]
The following 2 styles for each category will be available with the Change Royal Style Coupons in an upcoming sale!

Male Hairstyles:

• Ash Bubbly Hair (37.49% of Votes)
• Marigold Hair (17.85% of Votes)

Female Hairstyles:

• V Hair (35.85% of Votes)
• Ombre Shag (22.74% of Votes)

Male Faces:

• Dewy-Eyed Face (39.33% of Votes)
• Alicia Face (16.72% of Votes)

Female Faces:

• Deer Eyes Face (36.94% of Votes)
• Confounded Face (17.37% of Votes)

[h2]Damage Skin[/h2]
The following style will be available as a Unit Damage Skin with the Damage Skin Random Box in an upcoming sale!

Damage Skin:

• 8-Bit Damage Skin (30.63% of Votes)

Greetings Maplers,

On May 3rd, at 5:19 AM PDT, Kronos servers experienced significant stability issues. To swiftly resolve this issue, the Kronos server was temporarily shut down and restarted for Kronos users to quickly return to the game. 

We understand this issue had a significant impact on some players. We are currently reviewing the cause and will be performing the following in an upcoming Server Maintenance:

• Resolve the Steam Market issue leading to the server crash.
• Enable Steam Market for all users.
• Provide compensation to impacted Kronos players.

We will have more details to share soon. Please keep an eye on this post for more information on when the maintenance will occur.

Players who experienced a rollback during the time of the server issue, please report it to our Player Support team and we will do our best to respond sincerely to each case.  Please be advised that response times may be affected due to a high volume of support requests. We’ll carefully review each case and appreciate your patience as we work to assist those impacted by the issue.

Thank you everyone for your understanding.

- The MapleStory Team