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Join the Global MapleStory Discord!

Hi Maplers,

Summer is here and the Destiny update has been a blast! If you are a new, returning, or existing Mapler that has yet to make a visit, we invite those who are interested to check out our Official Global MapleStory Discord!

Our MapleStory Discord is a space that offers and promotes the following activities:
  • Receive the latest game news and updates from our announcement channel
  • Mingle with other Maplers to chat about various aspects of the game, such as achievements, FashionStory, lore, and more
  • Interact with Nexon staff
    • Note: Naturally, the Community Managers have the most interaction with Discord members, but other Nexon staff members may chime in at their leisure!
  • Participate in contests, like the ones you see on our June 2022 Community Contests and Events post, for special rewards
  • Get notified when MapleStory livestreams start
  • Recruit and join Guilds and/or parties
  • And more!

Maplers are free to come and go as they please so long as they are respectful! Please be mindful that we will ask you to follow the guidelines closely as our MapleStory Discord has over 50,000 members. Once you join, you will first enter our approval queue and we expect everyone who joins to read the information provided. Once you've been approved by a Volunteer Moderator or staff, you will gain access to all the channels the MapleStory Discord has to offer and you're set! If you haven't been approved within 24 hours, feel free to send a Direct Message to a Volunteer Moderator to inquire about your approval status.

We look forward to your visit and hope you enjoy your stay!

- The MapleStory Community Team

Join Stoopzz, xChocoBars, and Natsumiii This Week for Twitch Drop Rewards!

[Update 10:30 AM Jun 24] Updated with the times for xChocoBars and Natsumiii's streams to begin (2:00 PM PDT / 11:00 PM CEST / 7:00 AM Jun 25 AEST), as well as that rewards earned from those livestreams must be collected by August 31.

[Update 3:30 PM Jun 22] Updated the Drop Rewards, as the EXP Coupon and Drop Rate Coupon rewards were incorrectly swapped originally.

Join some of our MapleStory community livestreamers on Twitch this week as they explore the Destiny update, and claim special Twitch Drop prizes at the same time! Watch Stoopzz on Wednesday, June 22 at 3:00 PM PDT (12:00 AM Jun 23 CEST / 8:00 AM Jun 23 AEST), and xChocoBars and Natsumiii on Friday, June 24 to have some fun and earn Drop Rate Coupons, EXP Bonuses and the special Observatory Chair item!

Livestream Times: Twitch Drop Details:
  • Please make sure you properly link your Twitch account to your Nexon account, and make sure you have a MapleStory character on your Nexon account.
  • To earn rewards throughout the streams, you must watch the stream for a certain amount of time to be eligible.
  • Please claim the Twitch Drop rewards by the end of the stream and collect them from the in-game Gift Drop by July 2, 12:00 AM UTC.
  • Rewards earned during the Friday, June 24 livestreams must be collected from the in-game Gift Drop, by August 31, 12:00 AM UTC.
  • Twitch Drop rewards can be obtained once per account.
  • Watch Time is cumulative across all livestreams in this event (ie: watching 15 minutes of one Livestream, 20 minutes of another, and 25 minutes of a third will reward all three prizes).
Twitch Drop Rewards:
  • 15-minute Watch Time 
    • 2x EXP Coupon (15 min) (x5)
  • 30-minute Watch Time
    • 2x Drop Rate Coupon (15min) (x5)
  • 60-minute Watch Time
    • Observatory Chair

 

[Completed] Scheduled Minor Patch - June 23, 2022

[Updated June 23] 

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST June 24th). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PDT (1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST / 3:00 AM AEST June 24th). Thanks for your patience!

Times:

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CEST (UTC +2): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AEST (UTC +10): 12:00 AM (June 24rd) - 3:00 AM (June 24rd)
  • What will be unavailable:
    • All MapleStory game servers.
  • Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
    • Server Upkeep.
    • MapleStory will be updated to v.233.2.0.
    • Fixed the issue where players are unable to create a Tera Burning character from the Tera Burning Plus event if the Tera Character Burninator item is used first.
    • Fixed the issue where during Jett's tutorial, defeating the monsters on the map "In Front of the Shuttle" does not progress the players through the rest of the tutorial.
    • Fixed the issue where Jett characters cannot access the New Journey event UI and quests.
    • Fixed the issue where Jett characters are unable to begin Chu Chu Island prequests at Lv. 210.
    • Fixed the issue where Jett characters are unable to begin Lachelein prequests at Lv. 220.
    • Fixed the issue where Jett characters cannot access the Starlight Symphony and Tera Burning Plus event quests.
    • Fixed the issue where Guard Captain Darknell Familiar Card's border is incorrectly shown as Legendary instead of Unique.
    • Fixed the issue where the skill 'Corkscrew Blow' does not move Buccaneer characters forward.
    • Fixed the issue where the Maple Guide's Fast Travel to Shanghai cannot be unlocked because the prerequisite quest does not exist..
    • Fixed the issue where there is a chance to be sent to the Evolution Lab when entering the Inferno Wolf portal.
    • Fixed the issue where the "Normal Damage" text in the Legion UI is a different color.
    • Fixed the issue where the Hyper Skill button for Evan characters is untranslated.
    • Fixed the issue where the client may disconnect when using Jett's skill "Backup Beatdown".
    • Fixed the issue where the boss Lucid (Hard) and Will (Hard) are not dropping all of their intended rewards when defeated.
      • [Updated June 22] A compensation will be provided for the players that were affected by this issue between June 15 (after maintenance) and June 23 (before maintenance) during our next maintenance. Please refer to our next maintenance post for more information.
    • [Updated June 22] Fixed the issue where Hayato, Kanna, and Beast Tamer characters are unable to receive their respective weapons from the Arcane Umbra Weapon Box and AbsoLab Weapon Box. 
      • [Updated June 22] Please submit a ticket to our Customer Support if you were affected by this issue between June 15 (after maintenance) and June 23 (before maintenance).
    • Fixed the issue where the Memory Map I/O checkbox in the Option's 64-bit tab cannot be checked.
    • Fixed the issue where the Hieizan move button in the Maple Guide sends the player to the wrong location.
    • Fixed the issue where the Hieizan section of the Maple Guide is displaying the wrong image.
    • Fixed the issue where the "sparkle" and "oho" expression commands were not working properly.
    • Fixed the issue where the Burning World Step Up Lv. 107 Mission reward Miracle Circulator x3 Coupon provided the incorrect item.
    • Fixed the issue where the NPC Sugar is not visible to some low-level Explorers on the map "Maple Tree Hill".
    • Fixed the issue where Kanna's skill "Nightghost Guide" overwrites the Night Lord's skill "Showdown".
    • Fixed the issue where Beast Tamer hotkeys are not saving properly when skills that are shared between the different animal forms are bound to the same key.
    • [Updated June 22] Players who received the incorrect item from using the Miracle Circulator x3 Coupon will receive another coupon which will provide the correct rewards during the maintenance. Please claim your coupon via the Gift Drop on Burning World before July 7 at 12:59 PM UTC. The Umbral Coat item that was incorrectly provided will be removed from the character's possession.
    • [Updated June 23] Fixed the issue where characters that did not complete Cygnus prequests couldn't enter the lobby even if they have a character that already completed the prequest in the same world.

 

v.233 Hotfixes - July 6, 2022

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.233 Destiny: Remastered update.

Hotfixes:
  • July 6, 2022
    • We distributed the following compensation to players that were affected by the issue where Lucid (Hard) and Will (Hard) did not drop soul shards once defeated between June 23 (after maintenance) and June 30 (before maintenance):
      • Characters with a record of defeating Lucid (Hard) between June 23 (after maintenance) and June 30 (before maintenance)
        • Lucid Soul Shard
      • Characters with a record of defeating Will (Hard) between June 23 (after maintenance) and June 30 (before maintenance)
        • Will Soul Shard
      • Please claim the items via your in-game Gift Drop prior to July 20 at 11:59 PM UTC.
    • We temporarily blocked the access to Tengu boss battle until we address the issue mentioned in this post.
    • Fixed the issue where the 4-hour 2x EXP Special Coupon is incorrectly displayed as 1-day 2x EXP Special Coupon despite functioning for 4 hours as intended.
  • July 4, 2022
    • As mentioned on our webpost, the 20,000 Maple Point Gift Certificate from the New Journey event's Lv. 220 reward will temporarily not be distributed until we further investigate the issue
  • June 17, 2022
    • Fixed the issue where Starlight Symphony's Starlight Chariot Daily Missions did not reset until the Starlight Chariot UI was opened after 12:00 AM UTC. 

Livestream - Play v.233 Destiny: Remastered with CM Ezrabell

Join Community Manager Ezrabell in the next Community Livestream as he plays MapleStory! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, June 17th at 4:00 PM PDT (7:00 PM EDT).

CM Ezrabell will be playing MapleStory on his character, partaking in activities and events around Maple World from the v.233 Destiny: Remastered update! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream from Twitch Drops! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!

For Twitch Drops, please make sure you properly link your Twitch account to your Nexon account and make sure you have a MapleStory character on your Nexon account. To earn rewards throughout the stream, you must watch the stream for a certain amount of time to be eligible. Please claim the rewards for Twitch Drops at the end of the stream and collect them from the in-game Gift Drop by July 2 at 00:00 UTC. See the notes below for the time intervals.
  • Please claim the Twitch Drop rewards by the end of the stream and collect them from the in-game Gift Drop by July 2, 12:00 AM UTC.
  • Twitch Drop rewards can be obtained once per account.

Time Intervals:
  • 15-minute watch time 
    • 2x EXP Coupon (15min) (x5)
  • 30-minute watch time
    • Onyx Apple (x10)
  • 60-minute watch time
    • Observatory Chair

MapleStory Community Livestream will be available on the following platforms: