MapleStory News

Attention Maplers,

The KartRider: Drift Preseason has arrived! Racers from around the world can hop in their karts and hit the tracks on Steam, Nexon Launcher, Android, and iOS devices. There are no more resets or progress wipes from here on out!

You can learn more in the Preseason Begins post on the KartRider: Drift website, including information on the Preseason Racing Pass, special events for Preseason, special rewards to unlock, and more!

In the midst of our scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, we sometimes perform hotfixes to address a variety of bugs and issues without bringing down the servers. We will use this post as a collective hub to update our players with the hotfix details, such as when and which fix was applied. Each time there is an update, this post will be bumped up on our news page and the update will clearly be indicated with the date the hotfix was applied. We hope that this will be a useful record and helpful information for our players.

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that addresses a variety of bugs and issues reported within the v.238 Ignition: Extreme update.

Hotfixes:

• January 12, 2023
  • Fixed the issue where the item "Blake's Selection Box" will give a random letter if a lower-case letter is entered.
  • Fixed the issue where the "Mitra's Symbol Selection Box" from the Blake's Hyper Ignition Game! event only has a 7 day duration.
    • Players that already received a 7 day box can claim another "Mitra's Symbol Selection Box" by talking to the Maple Administrator NPC in the Event Hall.
• January 11, 2023
  • Fixed the issue where the "Blake's Fifth Gift" box grants a "30,000-Maple-Point Coupon" instead of the "Karma Star Force 17-Star Enhancement" scroll. 
  • Fixed the issue where some of the Ignition Daily and Monthly missions could not be completed.

 

The party isn't over yet with a trio of new Hyper Ignition Events to give you even more rewards, more Ignition Coins, and more fun to have!
[h2][Hyper Ignition] Wonky the Fairy's Hyper Time[/h2]

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
  
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
  

Event Details:

• Enjoy the missions and rewards prepared by Wonky the Fairy!
• Requirements: Lv. 101 and above characters (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2) that have completed the "[Hyper Ignition] The Party Continues!" quest.
• You can start the event and daily mission via the event notifier on the left side of the screen or by speaking to Wonky the Fairy located in major towns.
• The daily mission can be done once a day per world.
• You can complete the mission via the quest notifier 15 minutes later and claim a reward of your choice from the list below.
• Complete the daily mission multiple times for additional rewards.

Daily Reward Choices:

• 3x EXP Coupon (15 min): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Nodestone (x3): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Arcane Symbol Selector (x5): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Special Medal of Honor: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Extreme Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• Event Ring Exclusive Meister’s Cube: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.

Daily Mission (Multiple) Title Rewards:

• Complete daily mission 5 times:
  • Weak Ember: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +5, EXP Obtained +5%.
• Complete daily mission 10 times:
  • Ignited Flame: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10, Boss Damage/Ignore Defense +5%, EXP Obtained +10%.
• Complete daily mission 15 times:
  • Full Flame: Tradeable within account, durational stats last until the end of the event: Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +20, Boss Damage/Ignore Defense +10%, EXP Obtained +10%

[h2][Hyper Ignition] Blake's Hyper Ignition Game![/h2]

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
  
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
  

Event Details:

• Get ready to collect letters of the alphabet to spell our related MapleStory Event terms for rewards!
• Requirements: Lv. 101 and above characters (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2) that have completed the "[Hyper Ignition] The Party Continues!" quest.
• Defeat enemies within your level range (20 levels below and 20 levels above) to receive the Flame Alphabet Box or the Alphabet Box.
• Open each box to receive letters of the alphabet according to the box’s type.
• Use the letters of the alphabet you receive to complete specific words.
• Defeat weekly bosses to receive Blake's Selection Box to select letters of the alphabet of choice.
• You can exchange 5 letters of the alphabet that you have to get a new letters of the alphabet from the letters of the alphabet tab of the UI.
  • Note: You could get the same letters of the alphabet as the ones used in the exchange.
• [Hyper Ignition Point Caution]
  • Hyper Ignition Points can be exchanged with more EXP if the level is higher.
  • If you're exchanging multiple Hyper Ignition Points, the max amount of Hyper Ignition Points required for a character to grow to the next level can be exchanged at once.
  • You get the same amount of EXP that you can get at Lv. 260 if you are Lv. 260+.
  • Burning World Leap does not carry over the Hyper Ignition Points or the Mini-game achievements.

Rewards:




Spell the following with your letters of the alphabet for rewards! (Rewards can only be claimed once per account.)

• ENJOY:
  • Blake's First Gift: Use to obtain:
    • Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x10): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
    • 3x EXP Coupon (15 min) (x10): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
  • Ignition Coin Coupon (x100): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• HYPER:
  • Blake's Second Gift: Use to obtain:
    • Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x10): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
    • Producer Blake's Luxury Piercing (Earrings): Untradeable, Permanent.
  • Blake's Selection Box: Tradeable, 7-day duration.
• IGNITION:
  • Blake's Third Gift: Use to obtain:
    • Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x30): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
    • Producer Blake's Luxury Sunglasses (Eye Accessory): Untradeable, Permanent.
  • Experience Nodestone: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• MAPLESTORY:
  • Blake's Fourth Gift: Use to obtain:
    • Karma Powerful Rebirth Flame (x50): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
    • Growth Potion Selector Coupon: Tradeable within account, 1-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Growth Potion (200-209) (x8): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
      • Growth Potion (200-219) (x4): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
      • Growth Potion (200-229) (x2): Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
      • Typhoon Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
  • Mitra's Symbol Selection Box: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• ENJOY HYPER IGNITION: 
  • Blake's Fifth Gift: Use to obtain:
    • Karma Star Force 17-Star Enhancement (Lv. 200): Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
    • Black Circulator: Tradeable within account, 1-day duration.
  • Magnificent Growth Potion: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
• (All Words Completed):
  • Pop Star Android Selector Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to obtain a Permanent Kerning Tower Android Heart and one of the five androids:
    • Permanent Kerning Tower Android Heart: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Amy Thys Android: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Dia Mandy Android: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Peri Dotts Android: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Ruthie Bea Android: Untradeable, Permanent.
    • Savanna Faia Android: Untradeable, Permanent.

[h2][Hyper Ignition] Mike's Mini-game Lounge[/h2]

• PST (UTC -8): Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:59 PM
• CET (UTC +1): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 1:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:59 AM
  
• AEDT (UTC +11): Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:00 AM - Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:59 AM
  

Event Details:

• It's time for some Mini-games and Mike's got you covered!
• Talk to Flaming Mike in the Hyper Ignition map to access the Mini-game Lounge.
• The mini-game available will change every 15 minutes, but you can play the Challenge Mini-game anytime.
• Competition Mini-games:
  • One Card
    • Starts every hour on the dot.
    • Each hero will receive 7 cards when the game starts.
    • On your turn, you can select and play one card of the same color or number as the card placed in the center.
      • The cards that you can play will light up.
    • If you have no cards you can play, click the cards in the center to draw one.
    • You win by getting rid of all cards in your hand.
      • The character to get rid of all the cards the fastest is determined as the first place. The other characters will be ranked based on the remaining cards.
      • If you have 17 or more cards, you will automatically lose.
      • Cards are made up of regular cards, magic cards, attack cards, and knight cards.
      • Attack cards cannot be blocked with a weaker attack card.
    • 1st: 200 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • 2nd: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • 3rd: 75 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • 4th: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Monster Pyramid
    • Starts every hour at the 30-minute mark.
    • In Monster Pyramid, there are a total of 36 glass cups filled with monsters.
    • Three heroes are distributed with 12 glass cups each when the game begins.
    • When it's your turn, you can select 1 cup to stack it on top of another cup of the same shape.
      • However, glass cups can be placed regardless of type on the first level.
      • Special cups can be stacked on top of any cup, regardless of shape, but no cups can be stacked on top of a special cup.
    • Earn points per every glass cup that is used.
      • If the score is a tie, whoever reached the score first is ranked higher.
    • The round ends if there is a hero that placed all of their glass cups in the pyramid, or if nobody can place glass cups anymore.
    • There are a total of 3 rounds. When all rounds finish, ranks are determined based on the final amount of points.
    • 1st: 200 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • 2nd: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • 3rd: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Supernatural Yut
    • Starts every hour at the 15-minute mark.
    • You are given 2 one-time supernatural powers when the game starts.
      • Supernatural abilities can be used once per each turn, before throwing the Yut
    • Throw the Yut on your turn and move your pieces along the designated path based on the Yut results.
    • If you get a four or a five after throwing the Yut, or if you capture an opponent's piece, you can throw the Yut one more time.
    • You win if you get all 4 of your pieces to the goal first within the time limit.
    • Win: 150 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • Draw: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • Lose: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Reverse Battle
    • Starts every hour at the 45-minute mark.
    • Start game with either Slime or Pink Bean when you enter the game.
    • Slime places the stone first and then you take turns placing stones.
    • When you place a stone on your turn, flip over all stones of the opponent between the stone you just put down and the stone that was already placed, and they will be yours.
    • Flip the opponent's stone to reduce their HP, and you will win if you make their HP reach 0.
      • The game will end if there are no more places to put the stone within the time limit or if one player's HP reaches 0.
    • Win: 150 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • Draw: 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
    • Lose: 50 Hyper Ignition Points.
• Challenge Mini-games:
  • Up and Down Seesaw
    • Hero and Wonky the Fairy begin the seesaw upon entering the mini-game.
    • Press the Interact/Harvest key when the arrow reaches the yellow area of the gauge, to successfully jump.
      • As the jump count increases, the seesaw speed will increase and the yellow area will decrease.
    • Earn points per successful jump, and earn higher points for increasing the number of successes.
    • Failing the jump, or successfully jumping 40 times will end the game.
    • Earn Hyper Ignition Points upon successful jumps.
      • 1 Hyper Ignition Point per 40 game points.
      • Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Ignition Party Column
    • Floors will appear one by one on the side, when the Ignition Party Column begins.
    • You can stack the floor that appears by pressing the Space key. (However, you must stack the floor within a certain range of the floor that was stacked immediately before.)
    • Earn more points by stacking the floors higher.
    • The game ends when you go outside the range of the floor that was stacked immediately before. (Or, the game ends when you reach the 5 minute time limit.)
    • Earn Hyper Ignition Points each time you build up the tower.
      • 1 Hyper Ignition Point per 10 game points.
      • Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Ignition Boat Rush
    • Ride the boat and use the left and right arrow keys to avoid the obstacles that appear.
    • There are a total of 3 lanes, and obstacles show up in 2 lanes.
    • Speed is gradually increased as the time passes.
    • Game ends when colliding with obstacles.
    • Earn Hyper Ignition Points per distance traveled.
      • 1 Hyper Ignition Point per 100m.
      • Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
  • Colorful Ignition Invitation
    • Send an invitation to DJ Selena.
    • Press the button of the same color as the invitation that appeared on the center.
      • A special invitation will appear in 3 different types and colors in Colorful Ignition Invitation, and the special invitation will keep its true form hidden until moments before sending the invitation out, and transform into one of the 3 types.
    • The Fever Gauge fills up as you send the invitations.
    • Once it's full, quickly press the Space key.
    • You can send the invitation faster.
    • Earn Hyper Ignition Points each time you send an invitation.
      • 1 Hyper Ignition Point per 800 game points.
      • Max 100 Hyper Ignition Points.
• Game will automatically end if you do not play within the turn time limit.
• Penalty will be applied if a set number of turns are played automatically, or you exit during the game. (Reward cannot be claimed and cannot participate in all mini game for 15 minutes)
• Please exit by talking to NPC Flaming Mike in the exit map after the mini game has completed ended.
• Hyper Ignition Points will not be transferred during Burning World Leap, and mini game achievements will not be maintained after Leap.
• Depending on the game results, Hyper Ignition Points will be distributed upon exiting after playing the mini-game.
• You can earn up to 300 Hyper Ignition Points a day per world.
  • Entry is permitted to those who earned all the available points of the day, but they cannot earn more points.
• Lv. 200+ and Zero characters that completed Story Quest Act 2 can talk to Flaming Mike to exchange Hyper Ignition Points with EXP.
• Talk to Flaming Mike after completing an achievement to earn set rewards per mini-game.
• Achievement counts per mini-game will be applied per world, and each reward can be received once per world.

Rewards:

• One Card Mini-game Reward:
  • Achieve 1st place 10 times:
    • Midnight Casual Shirt Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Casual Shirt: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Supernatural Yut Mini-game:
  • Win 10 times:
    • Midnight Paper Band Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Paper Band: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Monster Pyramid Mini-game:
  • Participate 15 times:
    • Midnight Coconut Water Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Coconut Water: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Reverse Battle Mini-game:
  • Participate 15 times:
    • Midnight Sunglasses Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Sunglasses: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Up and Down Seesaw Mini-game:
  • Successfully jump 100 times in a row:
    • Wonky Seesaw Chair Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Wonky Seesaw Chair: Tradeable within account, Permanent.
• Ignition Party Column Mini-game:
  • Build 500 floors in a row:
    • Midnight Ignition Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Ignition: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Ignition Boat Rush Mini-game:
  • Run over 30,000m:
    • Midnight Luxury Yacht Mount Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Luxury Yacht Mount: Untradeable, Permanent.
• Colorful Ignition Invitation Mini-game:
  • Reach over 300,000 points:
    • Midnight Twinkle Sneakers Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
      • Midnight Twinkle Sneakers: Untradeable, Permanent.
• All Mini-games:
  • Complete 8 achievements:
    • Ignition Mini-game Collector Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following medal:
      • Ignition Mini-game Collector: Untradeable, Permanent.

 

[Updated Jan. 5 at 4:23 PM PST] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items for 11 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

Compensation for the recent extended maintenance and unscheduled maintenance will be given out in the next few days.

If your account was created before Jan. 5, 2023 2:00 UTC, you will be eligible to receive:

• Compensation Box: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
  
• 2x EXP Coupon (15min) (x20): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• 2x Drop Rate Coupon (15min) (x20): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• Special Medal of Honor (x5): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• Symbol Selector Coupon: Untradeable, 7-day duration. Use to receive:
  
• Arcane Symbol Selector Coupon (20): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• Sacred Symbol Selector Coupon (4): Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• Trait Boost Potion: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  
• Extreme Growth Potion: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  

[Update 1:35 PM PST] We are still working on a fix for the aforementioned issue, we apologize for the delay.

[Update 11:35 AM PST] We are currently testing a fix for the issue we were encountering, stay tuned for an ETA for the maintenance's completion.

[Update 10:00 AM PST] We are currently investigating an unexpected issue, and will have to extend the maintenance. We currently do not have an ETA for completion, and will update this post with more information. Thank you for your patience.

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at 6:00 AM PST (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET / 1:00 AM AEDT Jan. 6). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PST (1:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM CET / 5:00 AM AEDT Jan. 6). Thanks for your patience!

Times:

Thursday, January 5th, 2023
PST (UTC -8): 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EST (UTC -5): 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 1:00 AM (Jan. 6) - 5:00 AM (Jan. 6)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.
• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  
  • Server Upkeep.
    
  • Fixed the issue where "Goby Familiar's" attack speed was set too high compared to other familiars.
    
  • Fixed the issue where the "Santa Sled" graphic effect always faced the right.
    
  • Fixed the issue where the "Cool Cat Aura" could not be equipped with the "Black Boxcat" pet.
    
  • Fixed the issue where the item "Mu Lung Dojo Conquer Chair" displayed text in the wrong location when used facing right.
    
  • Fixed the issue where Haku's fan did not contribute to Legion Raid Power while logged in with Kanna.
    
  • Fixed the issue where certain hair dyes looked awkward with certain BLACKPINK Collab Hairs.
    
  • Fixed the issue where the reset count for Misty Island Legacy traits was incorrectly stated as 2 instead of 5.
    
  • The first round of Reboot Permanent Cube refunds will be distributed.

[Updated Dec. 23 at 2:35 PM PST] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items for 2 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 today, Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at 1:00 PM PST (4:00 PM EST / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT Dec. 24). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 2 hours, concluding around 3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST / 12:00 AM CET Dec. 24 / 10:00 AM AEDT Dec. 24). Thanks for your patience!

Times:

Friday, December 23rd, 2022
PST (UTC -8): 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
EST (UTC -5): 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM (Dec. 24)
AEDT (UTC +11): 8:00 AM (Dec. 24) - 10:00 AM (Dec. 24)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.
  

Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):

• Fix the issue where using Hurricane type skills on an Archer class with the '[BLACKPINK] PINK Roller' or '[BLACKPINK] PINK Ice' items equipped will cause the client to crash.