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[UPDATED] MapleStory 2 Service Closure on May 27, 2020



Dear Maplers,

With extremely heavy hearts, we are deeply saddened to inform you that we will be closing down the Global MapleStory 2 service on May 27th, 2020.

We are forever grateful for your patience and dedication to MapleStory 2 as we tried to rework the game starting with Project New Leaf, but ultimately we’ve decided that we will not be able to provide the type of service that would live up to your expectations. We took a hard look at the current state of the game and its future roadmap, and sadly reached the conclusion that it would be difficult to maintain long-term continuation of the game while remaining true to what made MapleStory 2 your MapleStory 2.

As part of this news, we are disabling the ability to purchase additional Blue Merets and Meso Tokens effective today. We will continue to support MapleStory 2 throughout the next couple months, although this will be our last update. The game will still be available free-to-play via the Nexon Launcher and Steam.

Additionally, we’ll be running several closing community and in-game events to celebrate our last few months together. You can check out the details here.

Please see below for a timeline of the MapleStory 2 service closure, as well as our refund policy.

Timeline
  • March 18, 2020 after maintenance
    • Blue Merets and Meso Tokens can no longer be purchased. Any remaining Blue Merets in the inventory can still be used.
    • Refunds will be processed for qualifying purchases. Please see details regarding our refund policy below.
    • Final in-game and community events will begin.
  • May 27, 2020
    • Close MapleStory 2 servers.
    • Close MapleStory 2 website, forums, and Discord.
  • June 26, 2020
    • Discontinue Customer Support for MapleStory 2.
Refund Policy
  • Purchases made via the Nexon Launcher or through our website between December 11, 2019 12:00 AM PST and March 18, 2020 8:00 AM PDT will be refunded the full price in NX.
  • Refunds will be made in NX; the same type of NX (Credit or Prepaid) that was used to make the original purchase.
  • For any questions, please contact Customer Support.
  • [UPDATED] 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.
    • 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.
    • Any purchases made through Steam must abide by their refund policy found here.

We are very thankful for the support we’ve had since MapleStory 2 was announced. Our players are some of the most passionate and committed, and we have enjoyed the experience of creating this game with all of you. Thank you to everyone who stayed with us and took the time to share feedback and creativity. You made the overall experience so wonderful.

- The MapleStory 2 Team

[COMPLETE] March 18th Scheduled Maintenance



We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, March 18th at 8 AM PDT. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 3 hours, concluding at around 11:00 AM PDT, March 18th.

Update 11:00 AM PDT: The maintenance has been completed.

- Start and End Times -
  • PDT (UTC -7): 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • EDT (UTC -4): 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • BRT (UTC -3): 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • CET (UTC +1): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • AEDT (UTC +11): 2:00 AM - 5:00 AM, March 19th.

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

- What -
  • Server Maintenance
  • Deploying the March patch. Notes on game changes will be available on Wednesday, March 18th, at 11:00 AM PDT.

Check out the March 5th 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 & 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: Zombie
Character: Khotton of NA West
Twitter: @Z0mbie_exe
Website: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/13658598

"It all started because I wanted some in-game avatar for me, and then for my friends, and now I have a file full of silly drawings...!"



Artist: w0725
Character: w0725 of NA East
Instagram: @wanda81490

"My artwork was drawn in Paint Tool SAI and it took a good 5-6 hours to complete. It's a drawing of Mint."



Artist: mooms
Character: mooms of NA West
Twitter: @m13053382

"wan"



Artist: Cowoffe
Character: FrogEyes of Europe
Twitter: @cowoffe
Instagram: @cowoffe
Website: https://www.artstation.com/cowoffe

"He fine that's why I drew him"



Artist: ArtistDaura
Character: Halsien of NA East
Twitter: @ArtistDaura
Instagram: @artistdaura

"It's my in-game ice wizard main (and OC) in MapleStory 2, Halsien! What class do you play~?"



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

"Mint's finger heart is so powerful..."



Artist: Fwimen
Character: Fwimen of Europe

"So it's pretty clear, It's my in game character. I was playing this game for over a year and it's so fun to spent my free time in it. It became even more fun once I started playing with friends from around the game, Gained more social experience over the time:)"



Artist: Bee
Character: Wingull of NA West
Twitter: @wiggIybuff
Website: https://wigglybuff.carrd.co/

"A commission for my lovely guildie! Really proud of this drawing!!"

Slime Variety Capsule Series 4



The Slime Variety Capsule is a regularly rotating list of miscellaneous cosmetic items that you can obtain to spruce up your adventures in MapleStory 2! Each ticket costs 100 Blue Merets and when used, brings up the capsule machine for you to spin. The Slime Variety Capsule's contents rotate on the 1st of every month at UTC time.

If you obtain an item that you don't like or an extra of something you've already received, you can dismantle it for 1 Series Coin which you can double-click in your Currency tab to bring you to a shop where you can spend your coins at the associated Series Coins Shop! Double-clicking the coin will always bring you to the specific shop it came from, even after the list of available items from the capsule changes.

Check out the full list of items available from the Slime Variety Capsule Series 4, along with their rates on the official webpost!

Ducky Outfit Capsule Series 6



The Ducky Outfit Capsule is a regularly rotating list of thematic cosmetic outfits that you can obtain to show off your own unique style in MapleStory 2! Each ticket costs 150 Blue Merets and when used, brings up the capsule machine for you to spin. The Ducky Outfit Capsule's contents rotate on the 1st and 15th of every month at UTC time.

If you obtain an item that you don't like or an extra of something you've already received, you can dismantle it for 1 Series Coin which you can double-click in your Currency tab to bring you to a shop where you can spend your coins at the associated Series Coins Shop! Double-clicking the coin will always bring you to the specific shop it came from, even after the list of available items from the capsule changes.

Check out the full list of items available from the Ducky Outfit Capsule Series 6, along with their rates on the official webpost!