MapleStory News

Hello Maplers,

As the Steam Community Market (BETA) feature is scheduled to close, we want to share important steps to help you prepare for the upcoming changes. Please review the following carefully and take action before all related service ends on August 27, 2025 before maintenance. 

Available features in the Steam Community Market until the August 27, 2025 maintenance

• Purchase items listed on the Steam Community Market.
• Cancel any active listings on the Steam Community Market.
• List items for sale from your Steam Inventory to the Steam Community Market.
• Claim items from your Steam Inventory to your in-game character's inventory. (Use NPC Maple Administrator)

In-game changes after the June 11, 2025 maintenance
NPC Oswell will be removed, and items can be retrieved and refunded through the Maple Administrator NPC in the Event Hall.

Items can be retrieved and refunded from June 11, 2025 after maintenance - August 27, 2025 before maintenance.

• Item Retrieval Process (Steam → Game)
  • Items from the Steam Inventory can be moved to your in-game inventory.
  • These items can only be moved by the same character who originally registered the item.
  • Please note that items not moved into your in-game inventory before the August 27, 2025 maintenance will become unretrievable and refunds will no longer be available.
• Oswell's Scissors of Karma Refund Process
  • Refunds will be issued as a Maple Point Coupon through the Maple Administrator NPC if you meet the following requirements.

Notice:

• When talking to the Maple Administrator NPC, refunds will not be issued if the Oswell's Scissors of Karma or an item with the effect applied are not in your character's inventory.
• Items in the Cash Shop Inventory or Item Storage must be claimed and moved to your character's in-game inventory to receive a refund.
• Items in your Steam Inventory cannot be refunded. You must move them to the in-game inventory to receive a refund.

The Steam Community Market and related refund process will be available until the August 27, 2025 maintenance. After this date, item retrieval and refunds will no longer be available. Please make sure to proceed within that time frame to avoid any problems.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

- The MapleStory Team

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As a playtester, you'll get early access to Global MapleStory Classic World in development, share your thoughts directly with the dev team, and help shape the future of the game! As a token of our appreciation, participants are eligible to receive gift cards and NX Cash.

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Hello Maplers,

We want to sincerely thank you for the incredible support and enthusiasm you’ve shown for the Steam Community Market (BETA), launched in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Global MapleStory.

We truly appreciate all the feedback we've received and are excited to explore new ideas and initiatives inspired by your input. The Steam Community Market (BETA) feature will be coming to an end and will be disabled in the game. Please refer to the following details for more information.

We will be officially closing the Steam Community Market (BETA) feature on August 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.

Effective immediately after the maintenance on May 15, 2025:

• Oswell’s Scissors of Karma cannot be used.
• Oswell’s Scissors of Karma cannot be purchased in the Cash Shop.
• Items cannot be registered in the Steam Inventory.

We will share more detailed information about the closure and refund processes in a separate notice.

Thank you again for your support and feedback. Our priority will always be to deliver a stable and enjoyable gameplay experience for our players.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

- The MapleStory Team

[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: