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, May 13th 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! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream so join us for an opportunity to win some Lotus Leaf Chairs, Nodestones, and Reward Points! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!
MapleStory Community Livestream will be available on the following platforms:
[Updated] Pink Bean Bulletin: Update #8 on Lag and Server Instability Issues
[Updated May 10 at 5:15 PM PT] As mentioned in this post, we are asking our Maplers to fill out this brief survey about your experience with the channel performances in various worlds (Aurora, Bera, Elysium, Scania, and NA Reboot). Please fill out this survey by Friday, May 13 at 7:00 PM PT. Thank you! ----- Greetings Maplers,
Just wanted to give you an update on what we’ve done in the May 5 maintenance.
May 5 Maintenance We have replaced all the Elysium world channels during the May 5 maintenance and will monitor the channel performances after the deployment.
As usual, we will post another survey to gather information after this weekend, when the Elysium world channels have had some time to be played on for a few days. The survey link will be provided here in this post as well as posted on our community platforms. We’d appreciate your active participation and feedback on these surveys. As a reminder, please only fill out the survey once.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Sincerely, Doctor Mjollnir and the Multiverse of Hammers
Scheduled Maintenance - May 5, 2022
We will be performing a scheduled maintenance onThursday, May 5th, 2022 at 6:00 AM PDT (9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST / 11:00 PM AEST). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours, concluding around 10:00 AM PDT (1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST / 3:00 AM AEST May 6). Thanks for your patience!
Times:
Thursday, May 5th, 2022 PDT (UTC -7): 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT (UTC -4): 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CEST (UTC +2): 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM AEST (UTC +10): 11:00 PM - 3:00 AM (May 6)
What will be unavailable:
All MapleStory game servers.
Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
Server Upkeep.
Monthly Windows Update.
Replaced the server instance hardware for all channels in Elysium world.
Additional changes to be announced!!
Community Livestream - MapleStory M X MapleStory Jump Quest!
It's a CM crossover! Join MapleStory Community Manager Ezrabell and the MapleStory M Community Manager Jade, in the next Community Livestream as they play MapleStory and race each other in a Jump Quest! Grab your snacks and prepare for a thrilling race in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, April 29th at 5:00 PM PDT (8:00 PM EDT).
CM Ezrabell and CM Jade will be playing MapleStory on their characters, competing against each other in Hersha's Ellinia Forest Jumping Quests! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream so join us for an opportunity to win some Observatory Chairs, Reward Points, and more! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!
MapleStory Community Livestream will be available on the following platforms:
To celebrate MapleStory’s 17th Anniversary the spirits have brought special events to the Blooming Forest! Earn your daily limit of Blooming Coins by defeating monsters using the Floral Blessing skill. You can also earn coins by racing other players in the Blooming Race or leaving Legion characters to remove the weeds with Legion Gardening! The Rock Spirits need your help fighting off the Flowering Shrub, which will reward you with Spirit Points to purchase Blooming Growth Potions! Trade in all the Blooming Coins you’re earning from the fun activities at the Blooming Communal Coin Shop and the Blooming Personal Coin Shop for valuable enhancement and cosmetic items. Fun and beauty awaits you in the Blooming Forest!
We will be performing a scheduled game update onWednesday, April 27, 2022 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST Apr. 28). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 5 hours, concluding around 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST / 5:00 AM AEST Apr. 28). Thanks for your patience!
Times:
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CEST (UTC +2): 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST (UTC +10): 12:00 AM (Apr. 28) - 5:00 AM (Apr. 28)
Community Livestream - v.232 Blooming Forest Preview
Join Community Manager Ezrabell as they provide a sneak peek into MapleStory's v.232 update, Blooming Forest! Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, April 22nd at 4:00 PM PDT (7:00 PM EDT).
The Community Manager will be providing an overview of new events that this update will be adding! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream so join us for an opportunity to win some Cool Cat Chairs, Onyx Apple x10 Coupons, and 5K Reward Points! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!
MapleStory Community Livestream will be available on the following platforms:
As you may recall, we shared our Global MapleStory (GMS) roadmap for the first half of 2022 in our January 13th Maple Memo. Since it’s been about three months, we’d like to provide an update on the roadmap and confirm the status of the contents, changes, and events mentioned. We’ve also elaborated on some of the notable points below for more information.
April 2022
Blooming Forest Anniversary Update
June 2022
Explorer Redux
Job Balances
Starlight Symphony Event
Additional Revamps to Boss Rewards
New Lv. 250 Equipment Set
Kanna Skill Adjustments
Lower Star Force Enhancement costs by 20%
Reboot world Intense Power Crystal price increase from 3x to 5x compared to non-Reboot (Aurora, Bera, Elysium, Luna, and Scania) worlds
July 2022
Boss Kalos
Player Housing Content
Starlight Symphony Event (Continued)
Blooming Forest Anniversary Update As you may have seen already from our v.232 Update Preview post, MapleStory’s 17th Anniversary is just around the corner! As a celebration, we are inviting our Maplers to the Blooming Forest, where you can play mini-games and earn special functional and cosmetic rewards. For more information, please look forward to our v.232 Blooming Forest Patch Notes on April 26.
Explorer Redux Our Explorer jobs will undergo a revamp this summer, which we hope will achieve the following goals: strengthening each class’s unique characteristics, modernizing the combat patterns, and enhancing skill growth experience. Here’s a list of the Explorers that will have their skills revamped:
Paladin
Dark Knight
Hero
Arch Mage (Ice/Lightning)
Arch Mage (Fire/Poison)
Bishop
Bow Master
Marksman
Night Lord
Shadower
Dual Blade
Cannoneer
Buccaneer
Corsair
There is much more to come in addition to the highlighted skills mentioned above, such as an updated Explorer storyline and updated V Matrix. We’ll share more information when we’re closer to the update release.
Additional Revamps to Boss Rewards During the June update, we plan to revamp our Boss Rewards and these are some of the changes that will be included:
AbsoLab and Arcane Umbra equipment items will now drop in Armor Box and Weapon Box. The boxes will drop at an increased rate from defeating higher-tier bosses.
Will’s Cursed Spellbook and Mitra’s Rage will now drop in a box.
Rewards, such as 50% Bonus EXP Coupon Voucher and Sparkling Red Star Potion, will be added to certain bosses.
Rewards, such as Chaos Scroll 60% and Wealth Acquisition Potion, will be removed from certain bosses.
Kanna Skill Adjustments As previously announced in our January 13th Maple Memo, during our June update we plan to remove the monster respawn time altering effects of Kanna’s Kishin Shoukan skill and replace it with a 10% increase to EXP gained. When this change was first announced, quite a few of you wondered about how this might affect the future of Wild Totems. We’d like to inform you that we have no plans to make changes to Wild Totems at this time. We will elaborate on the overall skill adjustments further in our June update patch notes.
Player Housing Content My Home is coming this summer to all worlds. My Home is new content where Lv. 200 and above Maplers will have their very own house in MapleStory! You can decorate your house with furniture and use various features it provides, such as storage, music player, invitations, and much more. You can invite other Maplers from the same world to come to your house or you can visit your friend’s house if it’s set to public, regardless of them being online or not! We hope you will utilize this personal living space to further show off your unique styles (FashionStory on the next level) and to socialize by holding socially distanced hangouts with friends and guildmates.
That’s all we wanted to share with you about the upcoming patches until July 2022. We would also like to inform you that our MapleStory team has been working towards releasing GMS roadmaps at a regular cadence going forward. Starting this June, we plan to share GMS roadmaps covering the high-level contents and changes within the next 3-4 months, every quarter. You can expect a Roadmap Maple Memo during the following months:
Late March
Late June
Late September
Late December or Early January
Please note that since plans may change due to unforeseen circumstances, there is room for the roadmaps to be slightly delayed or we may post a mid-update to inform you of the changes to the proposed timeline. We will try to avoid such a situation but if it were to happen, we would appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope these roadmaps will assist with providing clarity on the upcoming contents plans and avoiding confusion about when certain contents will be released in GMS. Our MapleStory team will continue to work towards providing advanced notice on contents and changes throughout the year.
Thank you, Mjollnir and the MapleStory Team
v.232 - Blooming Forest Update Preview
Pink Bean Bulletin: Update #7 on Lag and Server Instability Issues
Greetings Maplers,
Just wanted to give an update on what we’ve done in the April 14 maintenance.
April 14 Maintenance We have replaced all the Aurora world channels during the April 14 maintenance and will monitor the channel performances after the deployment.
Reviewing the comments from the survey, it seems there has been a noticeable improvement in the worlds that received the change. Though, we still saw a few comments about players experiencing lag on certain hours or channels so we will continue our investigation.
In addition, we will continue to monitor the channels in NA Reboot, Bera, and Scania worlds while we proceed to replace channels in the remaining worlds.
As usual, we will post another survey to gather information after this weekend, when the Aurora world channels have had some time to be played on for a few days. The survey link will be provided here in this post as well as posted on our community platforms. We’d appreciate your active participation and feedback on these surveys.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Sincerely, Fantastic Hammers and the secrets of Mjollnir
