MapleStory 2 News

[Update Apr 13] Information about the Ducky Pack Box has been updated: While the package itself can be traded within the same world, the contents within the box cannot be traded. As with other Cash Items, the Ducky items within the package can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.

[Update Apr 13] To make the event more enjoyable, we've decided to make the Ducky Mount that you can get from the Maple Welcome Relay Event have a Permanent duration once activated!

[Update Apr 21] Some items in the Maple Relay Event are for former MapleStory 2 players only. We apologize for the miscommunication.

[Update Apr 23] The requirements to be eligible for rewards for MapleStory 2 players have been further clarified.

Head on over and play the original MapleStory with a pair of wonderful Maple Welcome Events! Those from MapleStory 2 can get a running start in the classic title, and MapleStory players–new and old–can earn some wonderful prizes based on MapleStory 2's most beloved items!
[h2]Maple Welcome Box
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• UTC: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (After Maintenance) – Tuesday, May 26, 2020 11:59 PM
  

Event Details:

• MapleStory 2 players that come to MapleStory will be given a Maple Welcome Box, containing the Tria Traveler title to help them power up their MapleStory experience for 30 days, and an amount of Maple Reward Points based on the amount of NX they spent in MapleStory 2.
  • Must have had at least one MapleStory 2 character (at least Lv. 10 and in good standing) prior to Wednesday, March 18.
• Accept the "Welcome, MS2 Friends!" quest from the star event notifier to collect your box!
  • Rewards can be used by Lv. 33+ characters.
• Tria Traveler title grants the following bonuses for 30 days after being acquired:
  • STR/DEX/INT/LUK: +5
  • Weapon ATT/Magic ATT: +5
  • Boss Damage: +5%
  • Enemy DEF Ignored: +5%
  • Max HP: +500
  • Max MP: +500
  • Additional EXP: +10%
  • The title will remain usable after 30 days, but will no longer grant any bonus stats.
  • Title cannot be traded.
• Maple Reward Points earned upon opening the Maple Welcome Box:
  • 1 - 49,999 MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 1,000 Maple Reward Points
  • 50,000 - 99,999 MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 5,000 Maple Reward Points
  • 100,000 - 299,999 MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 10,000 Maple Reward Points
  • 300,000 - 499,999 MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 30,000 Maple Reward Points
  • 500,000 - 999,999 MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 50,000 Maple Reward Points
  • 1,000,000+ MapleStory 2 NX Spent: 100,000 Maple Reward Points
  • Maple Reward Points can be used to purchase items from the Maple Rewards Shop, and can also be used to pay for up to 30% of the NX cost of some normal Cash Shop items.
• All MapleStory 2 players receive the Tria Traveler title, even if they spent 0 NX in MapleStory 2.
• Maple Welcome Box must be opened within 7 days of being acquired.

[h2]Maple Welcome Relay[/h2]

• UTC: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (After Maintenance) – Tuesday, May 26, 2020 11:59 PM

Event Details:

• Log in and play MapleStory, either as a MapleStory 2 player or one of the experienced MapleStory players, and earn rewards based on popular MapleStory 2 characters and items!
• Requirement: Must be one of the following:
  • A player with at least one MapleStory 2 character (at least Lv. 10 and in good standing) prior to Wednesday, March 18.
  • A MapleStory player with at least MVP Bronze Rank 3.
  • A MapleStory player with at least 150 total Star Force.
  • A MapleStory player who has cleared Black Heaven.
• Log into MapleStory and accept the "Popoh's Maple Relay!" quest from the star event notifier to start earning Daily Rewards every 30 minutes for 2 hours each day!
  • 30 Minutes Logged In: Power Elixir x100 Coupon (1-day duration, cannot be traded)
  • 60 Minutes Logged In: Super Megaphone (1-day duration, cannot be traded)
  • 90 Minutes Logged In: 500 Maple Reward Points (1-day duration, cannot be traded)
  • 120 Minutes Logged In: 1,000 Maple Reward Points (1-day duration, cannot be traded)
• Collect those Daily Rewards and unlock additional rewards as the Maple Welcome Relay event continues!
  • 6 Daily Rewards:
    • Random Beauty Coupon (x2), which gives your character a random Hair, Face and Skin color upon use.
      • 30-day duration
      • Cannot be traded
    • Ducky Pack Box (30-day duration, can be traded within the same world), which contains the following items:
      • Ducky Pet (30-day duration, cannot be traded, when expired can be revived with Water of Life items)
      • Ducky's Suave Ribbon Pet Equipment (Permanent duration, cannot be traded)
      • Ducky Candy Bar Weapon Skin (Permanent duration, cannot be traded)
  • 10 Daily Rewards:
    • Mystery Colorblend Eye Color Coupon, which gives you an eye color mixed from two random eye colors.
      • 30-day duration
      • Can be traded within the same world
    • Ducky Mount (Permanent) Coupon
      • Coupon has a 30-day duration, mount will be Permanent once activated
      • Can be traded within the same world
  • 24 Daily Rewards:
    • VIP Royal Beauty Coupon Ticket, which gives you a VIP Royal Hair Coupon and VIP Royal Face Coupon.
      • 30-day duration
      • Can be traded within the same world
    • MapleStory 2 Outfit Box, which contains:
      • Male Characters: Tim Wig Hat Outfit and Tim Gentleman Suit Overall Outfit
      • Female Characters: Momo Wig Hat Outfit and Momo Maid Dress Overall Outfit
      • Outfit Box has a 30-day duration, items awarded are Permanent
      • Can be traded within the same world
  • 42 Daily Rewards:
    • Maple Welcome Damage Skin Coupon
      • Coupon has a 30-day duration, the Damage Skin itself is Permanent
      • Cannot be traded
    • Maple Welcome Fashion Package, containing the following items:
      • Sailor Hat Outfit
      • Sailor Outfit Overall Outfit
      • Ducky Tube Weapon Skin
      • Package has a 30-day duration, items awarded are Permanent
      • Can be traded within the same world

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, April 2nd at 5:00 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 5 hours, concluding at around 10:00 AM PDT, April 2nd.

Update 9:40 AM PDT: The maintenance is now complete.

- Start and End Times -

• PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  
• EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  
• BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  
• CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  
• AEDT (UTC +11): 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM, April 3rd
  

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

- What -

• Server Maintenance
  
• Server Windows Update
  
• The amount of channels for each region server will be decreased to 2.
  

This is a follow up to the Service Discontinued notice, where we specified that we were refunding players in NX on the Nexon Launcher and directed Steam users to Steam's support center. We have updated instructions now on how to claim your NX back for the refund period as a Steam player.

We would like to offer Steam players credit in NX Prepaid for Blue Meret or Meso Token purchases between made December 11, 2019 12:00 AM PST and March 18, 2020 8:00 AM PDT if purchases were made with Steam Wallet in-game.

• In order to do this, please contact Nexon's Customer Support team, rather than Steam's Customer Support. Since this process is through us and not Steam, please provide us with proof of the purchases (screenshots of the Steam Purchase History and your Steam ID) within the eligible period.
  
• Please note that we will continue to uphold Steam's Refund Policy and refunds will not be granted if it does not fall within their guidelines.
  
• We cannot refund MapleStory 2 DLC Packs purchased through Steam. Only Blue Meret purchases made within the time window above are eligible for credit in NX.
  

Thank you,
- The MapleStory 2 Team

Even if we'll soon be parting ways, we still want to celebrate the creative minds of our community through the MapleStory 2 Art Corner! These are some of our favorite submitted pieces from you, our players. If you'd like to submit your own art, you can do so via this handy form. Selected submissions come with an added reward of 20,000,000 Mesos & Special Fan Artist Name Tag, sent directly to your in-game mail within a week of the post!



Here are our favorite submissions this week ~ Please remember that the links to websites operated by third parties are not under the control, or endorsed by, Nexon and Nexon is not responsible for the contents of any linked website.



Artist: Arcesius
Character: Verabeara of NA West
Twitter: @arcesiusx

"I wonder what Einos is doing... I hope he's okay."



Artist: Izzy
Character: Thet of NA West

"My assassin. I may not main her, but I do love to dress her up. uwu"



Artist: Lily
Character: LiIian of Oceania

"See You Space Ballerina..."



Artist: Dizzay
Character: Dizzayyyy of NA West

"It's so sad that MapleStory 2 is coming to an end but I'm glad to have met everyone that I did. I have MapleStory to thank for keeping me interested in art and I enjoyed drawing my character."



Artist: bee
Character: bêê of NA West

"nyan!"



Artist: NotDamien
Character: Eae of NA West
Twitter: @NotDamienArt

"^ q^ MapleStory 2's customization is some of the best !! I can be so colorful !!"



Artist: Fio
Character: Fio of Europe
Twitter: @FioMeii

"IGN: Philip (Europe)"



Artist: Katsu™
Character: Banh of NA East
Twitter: @godsofall

"I haven't drawn MapleStory 2 characters in a while. So, here is one for the kicks. This is Miiyumi's Glowing Star set."



Artist: Loscifi
Character: Sparklin of NA East

"Hi everyone, this is my gift for MapleStory 2. MapleStory is my childhood. Im so sad when i know MapleStory 2 will close but it will be my memories. Thank all, game builders, friendly gamers for being together. Love all"



Artist: mikocule
Character: Mawa of NA East
Twitter: @mikocule

"Drew one of my MapleStory 2 friends - please say hello to Polye!!~"



Artist: Plum
Character: Plumish of NA West
Twitter: @Plumiish

"Drawing I did for CaptSugarSpice !! :D"



Artist: Jibbi Chan
Character: NotJibbi of NA West
Website: https://www.deviantart.com/jibbichan

"A couple drawing of Laenseu and Jiblette, in their yukatas with wisteria in the background."

The sun is setting in Maple World, and to celebrate the legacy of the game, the MapleStory 2 team wanted to make a few meaningful changes for anyone who wants to enjoy their remaining time here. We're immensely thankful for the support and feedback over the last year and a half, and hope that everyone is able to take at least one positive memory with them from our game. Starting after the maintenance on March 18th, a number of events will begin to help support anyone who wishes to play or try out MapleStory 2 in the final two months.

Duration: March 18th, After Maintenance - May 27th, Service Closure

Table of Contents:

• Sunset Hot Time
• Dungeon Entry Limit Removed
• Mass Dismantling
• Hide-and-Seek Returns
• Kay's Spectacular Wheel
• Spring Log-in Screen
• Sunset Community Events
  • Social/Creative Events
  • Competitive Events
• MapleStory Welcoming Event
• MapleStory 2 Art & Music

[h2]Sunset Hot Time[/h2]

• The following Hot Time bonuses will be active and run non-stop.
  • Bonus Hard Adventure Dungeon Drops
  • Bonus Chaos Raid Drops
  • 4x World Boss Drops
  • 10x Hunting EXP (includes World Bosses)
  • -50% Pet Re-rolling Discount
  • -50% Pet Fusion Discount
  • -50% Accessory Fusion Discount
  • -50% Enchanting Discount
  • -50% Equipment Re-rolling Discount

[h2]Dungeon Entry Limit Removed[/h2]

• The daily and weekly limits of looting dungeons and raids have been removed from the following instance types.
  • All Normal Adventure Dungeons
  • Lv. 50/60/70 Hard Adventure Dungeons
  • Lv. 50/60/70 Normal Chaos Raids
  • Lv. 50/60/70 Hard Chaos Raids
  • Eye of Lapenta
• The Dungeon Reset button has been reactivated. Using this button will allow you 30 additional Normal/Hard Adventure Dungeon runs of 3x loot during the week. The button does not work with Chaos Raids or the Eye of Lapenta.
• The first 30 Normal/Hard Adventure Dungeons of the week will provide 3x the usual loot. This is still limited to 15 per day. Additional clears after the daily limit will yield 1x loot.
• The first 6 of each Normal/Hard Chaos Raids of the week will provide 3x the usual loot. This is still limited to 3 per day. Additional clears after the daily limit will yield 1x loot.
• The UI will show when you've reached the max amount of rewards for the day or the week, however you can disregard this. You will continue to earn loot indefinitely for every completed instance.

[h2]Mass Dismantling[/h2]

• We know that with these changes, Maplers will have a lot of gear to dismantle from the abundance of loot they'll be acquiring.
• We've added an early version of the mass dismantling function which will allow you to press one button to add all items of a certain rarity from your inventory into the dismantling UI.
• The UI currently shows that you can dismantle outfits but this is incorrect, so please disregard this.
• Please be careful with the feature and take care not to dismantle anything valuable by accident, such as named boss accessories!

[h2]Hide-and-Seek Returns[/h2]

• Hide-and-Seek returns on the weekends (UTC), activating at the 15-minute mark of each hour.
• Requirements: Must be Lv. 10 or higher to participate.
• Game Rules:
  • Teams are decided after an introduction and 5-second countdown once the instance is locked in.
  • Hiders will be immediately sent into the play area, transformed into a random object, and given 30 seconds to hide. You can hold the Control key to change the direction you're facing without moving.
  • A minimum of 2 players and a maximum of 15 players are needed to start the event.
  • The number of seekers depends on the total amount of players in the game.
    • 2 Players: 1 seeker
    • 3-5 Players: 2 seeker
    • 6-8 Players: 3 seekers
    • 9-11 Players: 4 seekers
    • 12-15 Players: 5 seekers
  • After 30 seconds, seekers are sent in to look for hiders. Hiders can continue to move during this time at the risk of being seen.
  • Seekers can throw snails to try to hit hiders, but be aware that hitting a real object will result in losing 1 HP (10 HP total).
  • In the final 20 seconds of the match, seekers can attack without loss of HP!
  • When successfully hitting a hider, seekers gain back HP.
  • Players are limited to using party chat within their teams for communicating.
  • Defeated players will be sent out to a spectator area.
• Experience points are earned based on your team:
  • Seekers earn EXP for each hider they defeat.
  • Hiders earn EXP for surviving to certain time segments of the match.
• Rewards:
  • 1x Kay’s Coin is given to each team regardless of win or loss.
  • Victory rewards an additional 2x Kay's Coins (3 total).
  • Defeat rewards an additional 1x Kay's Coins (2 total).

[h2]Kay's Spectacular Wheel[/h2]

• MC Kay is sad to see you go, but won't let you leave without a mountain of goodies. Kay's modifying his prize wheel for you to spend your mini-game tokens on! The new prize wheel will stay until the game's closure on May 27th.
• The wheel costs 1x Kay's Coin to spin. It can be found next to Ruby and Bobby in Queenstown. There are no limits to how many times you can spin it.
• Kay's Coins can be obtained from participating in MC Kay's mini-games at the 5-minute and 35-minute mark of every hour, as well as Hide-and-Seek at the 15-minute mark of every hour on weekends.
• Fantastic Gemstones are a more powerful version of the normal Gemstones that you socket into your accessories. They cost more dust to upgrade but provide slightly more stats per tier.
• Assembling 15x Chic Salon Vouchers will let you select a Royal hairstyle for free from Lolly at Rosetta's Beauty Salon.
• Aetherine Cores are spent at Norman's Aetherine Supply Shop at Safehold.
• The old rewards from the wheel are no longer obtainable.

[h2]Spring Log-in Screen[/h2]

• We know some of you were unhappy with the log-in screen still being winter-themed. We've changed it one last time to a charming spring-time theme.

[h2]Sunset Community Events[/h2]

• We have a number of closing community events for you to work towards if you plan on staying with us.
• Check the table below for when certain events will be happening, as well as what rewards they'll provide.
• Closing community events are split between social/creative events and competitive events.
• Additional details on the events including number of winners, criteria, rules, and more can be found on its respective thread on the official forums.
• [Update April 8] All community events will additionally feature a few players who will receive physical MapleStory 2 merchandise as memorabilia! Limited to residents in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec).
• All Fantastic Outfit Sets require all of the outfit items to be equipped in order for the special animation changes to be activated.
• The Bloody Vampire Set does not provide special animations but will confer additional stat bonuses when fully equipped:
  • 3 Set Items: +2.0% Damage to Elite Enemies, +2.0% Damage to Boss Enemies
  • 6 Set Items: +2.0% Piercing, +1.0% Movement Speed, +2% Total Damage
• The choice of outfit from The Achieved and Peak of the Mountain events allows the recipient to request any outfit set in the game, including ones from the other Sunset in Maple World community events.
• In the occasion of any ties for any competitive event, all tying players will receive the reward.

[h3]Social/Creative Events[/h3]

[h3]Competitive Events[/h3]

[h2]MapleStory Welcoming Event[/h2]

• For those adventurers seeking a new Maple home or want to return to it, we'll be holding a special welcoming event where MapleStory 2 players will be able to receive special rewards for starting or continuing their journey in the original MapleStory!
• [Update April 8] Check out all the details of the Maple Welcome Events on it's official post here!

[h2]MapleStory 2 Art & Music[/h2]

• MapleStory 2 is a wonderfully imaginative game with a charming, unique aesthetic. Its artwork and creative design are arguably one of its strongest suits. In order to preserve the game's culture, we are working on a space where players can download art and music from the game officially!
• These include soundtracks, illustrations, NPC art, and more! Tons of creative assets that have never been seen before.
• Check back in later! We will provide an update later on where you can access these files.

[h2]Closing Words[/h2]
Once again, thank you all for joining us on this journey. It was a wonderful one for us, and we're immensely grateful that you all contributed towards shaping the game in unique ways. We hope that these events will allow anyone to be able to jump in and enjoy the game to its fullest in the little time we have remaining, so that they can comfortably end their chapter in MapleStory 2. On behalf of our team here at Nexon America, we wish you all the best of luck wherever your adventures take you next.

Faithfully,
- The MapleStory 2 Team