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Addition of Sales Tax When Purchasing NX (US/Canada)



We are legally required as a company to collect sales tax on monetary purchases from some states or provinces in the United States and Canada. Starting October 1, 2019, we will begin collecting sales tax on NX purchased on the Nexon website for those locations. This will only affect players purchasing NX from within the United States and Canada. 

When you purchase NX from the Nexon website, your country will either be automatically determined, or you will be prompted to select a country. If your location is in the United States or Canada, you will also need to provide your zip code for tax calculation purposes.

The sales tax will then be adjusted based on your location, and added to the total purchase amount. You will be able to review the final price before making the actual purchase.

When redeeming a Karma Koin card on the website, the sales tax will be calculated and the amount of NX you receive from the card will be adjusted to account for it.

Once your purchase is complete, you’ll receive an email confirmation that clearly shows the amount of tax paid. 

Check out the September 20th Art Corner!



Welcome to the MapleStory 2 Art Corner! To celebrate the wonderful community that's helped to make Maple World such a vibrant, colorful place to be, we've decided to take this space to display some of our favorite fan art that we've gathered 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 2,000,000 Mesos, 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: Jinhii
Character: Jinhii of NA East
Twitter: @pikichuu Instagram: @jinhiiart Website: https://jinhii.carrd.co/

"A commission for my lovely friend Wednesdae of her and our friend Boots from NAE wearing catmaid outfits!"



Artist: sushiroe
Character: Muse of NA West
Twitter: @sushiroe

"Saroknight"



Artist: Keni
Character: Urleil of NA East
Twitter: @kenimn_ Instagram: @kenim

"A couple icon I drew of me and Kemiki ♥ We're both Zerks!"



Artist: Pawie
Character: Pawie of Europe
Instagram: @thwo_paws

"ÒwÓ"



Artist: Jenna
Character: Jenna of NA East
Twitter: @jennaceke Instagram: @jennaceke

"fall's coming and it's pumpkin latte time (•̀o•́)ง"



Artist: Windy
Character: Ümiye of South America
Twitter: @kurosaikyun Website: https://facebook.com/windyforce

"I really love soulbinder's default design, so I decided to draw her"

[COMPLETE] September 20th Unscheduled Maintenance



We will be performing an unscheduled maintenance on Friday, September 20th at 1:00 PM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 2 hours, concluding at around 3:00 PM PDT.

Note (2:10 PM PDT): The maintenance is now complete.

- Start and End Times -
  • PDT (UTC -7): 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • EDT (UTC -4): 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • BRT (UTC -3): 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • CEST (UTC +2): 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM, ending September 21st.
  • AEST (UTC +10): 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM, ending September 21st.

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

- What -
  • This maintenance is to resolve an issue which was causing level 50 gear to dismantle for 1 Onyx Crystal and sell to NPCs for 0 Meso. Level 50 gear will dismantle and sell for the correct amounts (as before the September 19th update) after the maintenance is complete.

1st Anniversary Celebration - v16



Please Note: This is a highly abridged version of the patch notes since the complete patch notes cannot fit in an announcement. For additional details of everything being implemented, please check the official patch notes located here.

General Updates
The Return of Red Arena



At the 5-minute mark of every hour in-game time, you'll find an additional mode available in Kay's Mini-games. It's called Red Arena, and it's a gathering of warriors looking to best one another in one-on-one combat. The winner stays on, with challenger-after-challenger looking to wrest the stage from them until none remain!

Put on a set of PvP gear found in the Arena Shop and click on Red Arena when you feel capable of challenging other players when the mini-game pops up!




Moon Bunny Sales








New Hairstyles:




New Faces:


New Cosmetic:


Style Crate & Coin Shop Additions:

Check out the new additions to the Style Coin Shop on our Style Crate Contents page!

Furnishing Additions:




Anniversary Events


Patch Day Log-in Reward: 
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, September 20th
  • Log in within a day of our update to receive 10 Sweet 1st Anniversary Cakes (restores 1,700 HP and 30 Spirit) and an Auto-Gathering Badge (7 Day)!


Meet in Amherst: 
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, October 18th
  • Visit the iconic Amherst, a lavish island where Maplers can leisurely enjoy the coming of MapleStory 2's first birthday! Ruby, Bobby, and Moonsweetie await you there to help guide you during this momentous time.


Make a Birthday Cake: 
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, October 18th
  • By doing various different activities, obtain the Fresh Cream needed to construct different delectable desserts boxes containing little gifts!


Anniversary Stamp Tour:
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, October 18th
  • Fill out the anniversary stamp book to earn a ton of useful items to help you become the strongest Mapler that you can be!


Celebration Daily Quest: 
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, October 18th
  • Every day, the NPCs Bobby, Ruby, and Moonsweetie in Amherst will offer you a daily quest each that will help you obtain Fresh Cream and 1st Anniversary Commemorative Coins!


Anniversary Attendance Event:
  • Event Duration (UTC): End of Maintenance, Thursday, September 19th - 3:30 PM Friday, October 18th
  • Log in each day over the next month to claim useful rewards on your adventure in MapleStory 2! Returning and new players can enjoy additional rewards to help them catch up a little bit. At the end of the calendar is a unique anniversary reward for this kind of event: 3 Style Crates for free.


Celebration Log-in Event: 
  • Event Duration (UTC): 3:30 PM Friday, October 10th - 3:30 PM Sunday, October 13th
  • Happy official 1st Anniversary, MapleStory 2! Log in on the anniversary weekend to receive a 1st Anniversary Commemorative Package!


Hot Time - Free Maple Workshop:
  • Event Duration (UTC): 12:00 AM Saturday - 11:59 PM Sunday
  • Every weekend until mid-November, design and create furnishing and outfit UGC for free!


Hot Time - Pet Attribute Re-roll Discount:
  • Event Duration (UTC): 12:00 AM Saturday - 11:59 PM Sunday
  • Every weekend until mid-November, enjoy a 35% discount on catalysts costs when re-rolling pet bonus talents! This does not stack with your Prestige discount.


Hot Time - World Boss Drops:
  • Event Duration (UTC): Every day and hour until further notice!
  • Expedite the speed of your material farming with increased drops from world bosses!


Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an unusual gamepad issue related to movement where the character would move despite there being no animation
  • Fixed an issue where players were able to pull monsters through walls using certain skills
  • Fixed an issue where the character will sometimes use an improper animation when previewing the recommended job weapon
  • Fixed an error in the pop-up guide message when clicking the "Leave the Dungeon" button after pressing the Escape key inside a dungeon
    • "You can re-enter, but you cannot participate in the battle." message displays, but there are dungeons where you can actually participate in the battle. Thus, the above message will be changed to include all dungeons
  • Fixed issue where the camera view is fixed if you are forced to dismount a buddy mount with the Safe Riding effect applied
  • Fixed issue where the Super Chat Theme window didn't close even though the Confirm and X buttons are clicked
  • Changed the name of the Rage set among the gear items
    • The wrong word in the set name when hovering the mouse on the item tooltip was changed
  • The name of NPC Mason in the "Evansville" map of Victoria Island was changed to Melson
  • Fixed issue where the notification at the bottom center of the screen didn't display in certain situations when catching fish
  • Fixed issue where the portal outside the Huntis Federation building in the "Ludari City" of Karkar didn't display
  • Fixed issue where the instrument effect didn't display properly when another player performs
  • Fixed issue where some images didn't display in the notification UI at the bottom center of the screen when a new skill is learned
  • Fixed character stuck running in same direction when using mouse and keyboard controls
  • Fixed an issue with the portals not functioning properly in Terminus of Time
  • Fixed Landevian boss fight in Blackshard Nexus that would sometimes have him in an invulnerable state
  • Fixed an issue with the first seed not respawning in Emerald Prison
  • Fixed healing over time effects not displaying HP recovery rates above characters
  • Fixed an issue that causes players to be able to re-enter Blackshard Nexus after running out of revives
  • Fixed an issue with attack score displaying in negative values
  • Fixed an issue with female characters using the Swing Set Emote
  • Fixed a typo in the quest, Dark Wind Weapons Test
  • Fixed an issue with Sepia Headwings not being a part of Holy Seraphim outfit set
  • Fixed the required quest name for Forest of Friendship trophy
  • Fixed the dialogue for NPC Dark Wind Watchmen to correctly locate where Tria is
  • Fixed an issue with the house is waiting to be sold warning message displaying when attempting to enter a house via the Rankings board
  • Fixed an issue that causes your character to be unable to move after summoning a mount in the Maple Guide quests
  • Changed the item name for Fine Oak 5-step Stairs to Fine Oak 3-step Stairs
  • Fixed an issue with the bridge not spawning in Poison Cave dungeon when killing the Golem too quickly
  • Fixed an issue with Archer's and Runeblade's Soulrend Bottoms being unable to dye
  • Fixed an issue with being unable to link the "Bling Bling" Title into chat
  • Revised assistant cooking station tooltip to mention that at least 1 cooking station is needed
  • Fixed an issue in Emerald Prison that caused players to be stuck on a lower platform
  • Fixed the text for Squishy Pink Bean Emote after consuming the item and in the emote window
  • Fixed the item tooltip for Singing Frogs to display a musical note instead of a block symbol
  • Fixed an issue with the dungeon objective "Skill Break within 6 sec" in Azure Flux to not count as completed
  • Fixed an issue with not being able to proceed through Katramus Depths if Kalkita is defeated too quickly
  • Revised item tooltip for Frost Ring accuracy stat
  • Revised item tooltip for Kandura's Pendant buff

[COMPLETE] September 19th Scheduled Maintenance



We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, September 19th at 5:00 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 6 hours, concluding at around 11:00 AM PDT.

Note: Maintenance has finished early at 10:02 PDT.

- Start and End Times -
  • PDT (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • EDT (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • BRT (UTC -3): 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • CEST (UTC +2): 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • AEST (UTC +10): 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM, ending September 20th.

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

- What -
  • Server Upkeep
  • Monthly Windows Update
  • Channel count will be reduced on each server depending on region population.
    • NA East: 9 Channels
    • NA West: 9 Channels
    • Europe: 7 Channels
    • South America: 4 Channels
    • Oceania: 4 Channels
  • Releasing the 1st Anniversary Update!
    • Visit the iconic Amherst Island to celebrate MapleStory 2's first birthday!
    • Take on other Maplers in the Red Arena!
    • Enjoy our best events and sales yet!