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A pair of changes are coming to the Marvel Machine that will take effect with its next run, currently planned for late summer 2025. These changes are:

• Newly purchased Marvels can be used up to 90 days after the end of the event, and will expire after that point.
• Item codes obtained from used Marvels will remain available to be redeemed in-game for 1 year after being acquired from the Marvel Machine.

Maplers with remaining Marvels purchased from previous runs of the event will still be able to use them during future Marvel Machine runs and they will not expire. Those pre-existing Marvels will be expended before any newly purchased Marvels are used.

Thank you,

-The MapleStory Team

[Updated 11:35 PM PDT] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items in your inventory for 7 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

Steam Community Market:

• Items lost due to the Steam Community Market issue have been returned to your Steam Inventory.
  • Players whose MapleStory and Steam account were not linked properly have been restored via Gift Drop in-game and will receive their item and the Oswell’s Scissor that was used for the transfer.
  • For players who received their items via Gift Drop in-game, please ensure MapleStory and your Steam account are properly linked before using the Steam Community Market.

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT (8:00 AM EDT / 1:00 PM CET / 11:00 PM AEDT). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 7 hours, concluding around 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CET / 6:00 AM AEDT March 28).

Unicube Recovery:

• After further investigation, we will be compensating players for the amount of all types of cubes used on items affected by the issue. For additional information on the Unicube Issue please see our post here.

Times:

Thursday, March 27, 2025
PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): 11:00 PM - 6:00 AM (March 28)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.
• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  • MapleStory will be updated to v.258.2.0.
  • Steam Community Market Update:
    • The Steam Community Market will be available again. 
      • Players will be able to register and trade items through the Steam Community Market.
    • Oswell’s Scissors of Karma will be available in the Cash Shop.
      • Resolved an issue where the Oswell's Scissors UI on the Steam Market would incorrectly state that  'no items that can be used' when used with valid items.
    • Resolved an issue where items would occasionally be removed from in-game inventory but not added to Steam inventory.
      
      • Items that disappeared while registering have been returned to the Steam Inventory.
    • [Updated 3/26] Resolved an issue where sometimes items registered in the Steam Inventory could be retrieved with a different character within the same region.
    • Steam Community Market guide has been updated.
    • Steam Community Market guide message window’s text issue has been fixed.
    • Resolved a text error within the Steam Inventory.
  • Maximum character creation count has been expanded to 56.
  • Resolved an issue where using a Sharing Tag would cause the client to crash.
    • Sharing Tag will be available in the Cash Shop.
  • Resolved an issue where the "Mechanical Heart" is mentioned multiple times in the Pitched Boss Set description.
  • Resolved an issue where Akechi Mitsuhide no longer casts "Reflect".
  • Resolved an issue where an incorrect text error in chat is shown when using a Nodestone as an Event Character.
  • Resolved an issue where accepting the quest "Not Enough Stuff" from Elex in Twilight Perion would cause a player to disconnect.
  • Resolved an issue where the text for the Heart Pew Pew Face (White) was not displaying correctly when chosen or saved.
  • [Updated 3/26] Resolved an issue where Event Characters were unable to participate in Ursus.
  • [Updated 3/26] Resolved an issue with the text regarding the "Event Period" when accepting the Tanjiro's Journal quest.
  • [Updated 3/26] Resolved an issue where using the Chains of Resentment (30 Days) Coupon while the EQUIP inventory is full would show an unclear error message.
  • [Updated 3/27] Resolved an issue where Event Characters would crash when entering Odium

Greetings Maplers,

Thank you very much for your enthusiastic interest in the v258 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Collaboration patch with Steam Market, Auto-Harvesting, and other new features which came on March 19th.

In addition, we sincerely apologize for not providing a smooth playing environment due to errors and unscheduled maintenances.

Following our announcement about the Philosopher’s Book issue yesterday, we conducted an additional review internally and newly confirmed the two problems below.

We will explain the resolution and how we plan to address the following issues.

1. April Fool's SSB Rewards Pre-Applied to 2025 Version

It has been confirmed that the rewards for the upcoming April Fool's SSB, scheduled to be sold on March 26 were pre-applied with the patch on March 19. While the box has not been officially sold yet, players in Heroic Worlds were able to obtain an April Fool’s SSB through the Philosopher’s Book. As a result, any April Fool’s SSB used after March 19 gave the 2025 April Fool’s rewards and the probability rates can be found through the following link. This does mean some players have gotten new April Fool’s items early.

If you have used an April Fool's Day SSB from March 19 to before this notice and you are not satisfied with the items you received, please contact Player Support and we will process the refunds according to our policy.

2. An issue related to Pet Equipment in Heroic World

Among the Pet Equipment is Lil Nezuko's Ribbon equipment, an item that does not change her appearance. While this is noted in the item tooltip, we understand that this has caused confusion for our players, particularly in Heroic Worlds. Since the item does not have any effect, we have decided to stop selling the Nezuko Pet Equipment in Heroic World.

If you purchased Lil Nezuko’s Ribbon in Heroic World and would like a refund, please contact Player Support and we will process your request after retrieving the item.

Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience.

Our MapleStory Team is always listening and closely monitoring feedback from all players through various communities. We are committed to identifying and resolving issues as quickly as possible, and we continue to strive for a better MapleStory.

Thank you.

- The MapleStory Team

Hi Maplers,

We’re excited to see everyone’s interest in the launch of the Steam Community Market (Beta) feature! However, we’re aware that a small number of players experienced an issue where their items disappeared when attempting to register them to the Steam Inventory UI.

As we continue to improve and refine this Beta feature, we’ve identified the cause and are working on a fix scheduled for next week’s maintenance.

To prevent further issues, we're temporarily disabling the ability to register items to the Steam Inventory UI and the sale of Oswell's Scissors of Karma today, at 2:00 PM PDT (5:00 PM EDT / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT March 22), until the fix is in place. Please note that any items already in your Steam Inventory will continue to function normally on the Steam Community Market and can be retrieved as usual.

For players who were affected, any lost items will be returned once the issue is resolved.

We appreciate your patience and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you,

The MapleStory Team