MapleStory/Patches/MapleGlobal

MapleGlobal — February 22, 2010
Update! The game update has concluded early at 6:20 AM (Pacific). All game services are now live. Thank you for your patience.

The v.83 Year of the Tiger update will be going live tonight. The much-anticipated version update is finally here! We will have scheduled maintenance, Monday, February 22, this update involves all game servers, and will last for approximately 10 hours. Please remember that once this maintenance is complete, players will be directed to the website to start MapleStory. You can read about starting MapleStory from the website here



- Server : All Game Servers

- Time :

Pacific: Monday, February 22nd, 2010, 12:00 AM ~ 10:00 AM

Eastern: Monday, February 22nd, 2010, 3:00 AM ~ 1:00 PM

The following will be updated:
 * Version Up
 * New Zones: Kerning Square and Neo City
 * Hunter's Luck Event
 * Bingo Bingo Event
 * New Hairstyles: Aran Styles!
 * Gachapon
 * MTS

New Cash Items Added:

Baby Tiger Pet

Chocolate Heart

Miss/Mr Popular

3D Glasses

The website will be available throughout the update.

Happy Mapling!

MapleStory Ver. 83 Update Notes

New Content!

Kerning Square

o  Content for players between levels 35 to 50. Located north of Kerning City via the Kerning Square subway line.

o  New quests! Characters level 35 to 50 can take part in helping realize Blake’s dream of becoming a singer. Talk to Jake at the Kerning City subway station to start the quest.

o  Can’t get enough of Kerning Square? There’s more! Start the repeatable quest to gain access to the VIP room to receive a special EXP bonus for killing monsters.

o  A new dungeon has been added. The toys and wares of the department store have come alive!

§ Fight through 8 floors of deranged toys to get to the top of the tower.

§ Fight your way to the Spirit of Rock boss. Can you out rock him?

Neo City

o  A suspicious wanderer has arrived in Maple World and he has brought bad news about the future of Maple World. It seems he has left clues as to the location of his whereabouts. Talk to Han the Broker in Magatia to get started.

o  A new winged dungeon with quests for characters level 70 and higher has been added.

§ Are you bold enough to help change the future of Maple World? Each wing is separated into different times.

§ The starting quest is given by Andy in Terra Forest.

§ You must be in a party of 2 or more to enter.

New Features

o  Dimensional Mirrors

§ Now you can travel to places in Maple instantly. Just look for the Dimensional Mirrors in all major villages

§ Destinations include: Ariant Arena, Mu Lung Dojo, Monster Carnival 1, Monster Carnival 2, Nett’s Pyramid and the Abandoned Subway…if your level qualifies you.

§ You’re returned to the village where you used the mirror. Fast and convenient!

o  UI Improvement

§ Latest item in your inventory will be outlined with a border

§ Quickslot can now be customized.

o  Web Launch

§ Maplestory will now launch via the website.

o  Episode 1

§ Episode 1 content is now available to Aran and Cygnus Knights! Aran will take the path of the warrior while Cygnus Knights will take the path of their respective Explorers’ quests.

§ Episode one quests now has a level limit of 40 instead of 30.

§ Astaroth now has a chance to drop a polearm.

Events

Hunter’s Luck

o  A leveling event that runs for 6 weeks starting Feb. 20th to March 22nd.

o  Players earn 6 2x EXP Hunter’s Lucks as a reward for completing the quest. It even stacks with the Cash Shop’s 2x EXP cards! Good huntin’!

o  Talk to Scadur to begin the quest.

Week Date 1 02.20.2010 - 02.22.2010 2 02.23.2010 - 03.01.2010 3 03.02.2010 - 03.08.2010 4 03.09.2010 - 03.15.2010 5 03.16.2010 - 03.22.2010 6 03.23.2010 - 03.30.2010

Artifact Hunt

o  Runs from Feb. 22nd to March 7th.

o  Talk to Gaga to get an excavation permit so you can start getting artifacts off monsters that you kill. Each artifact will net you artifact scores.

o  Earn double Artifact Points on Saturday and Sunday, or choose your own date.

o  Accumulated artifact score can earn you rewards, such as buffs, archeologist attire and permanent rewards. There’s even rumored to be a special mount for reaching a certain number of points.

o  Scores are tallied on Sundays between 5pm and 6pm; all hunters with over 5000 points will be placed on the scoreboard and will also receive a special reward.

o  Earn a medal for finding all 8 Mysterious Artifacts and

§ Player must have 200 artifact score to receive the quest.

o  Rank in the weekly top 10 Artifact Hunt scoreboard by getting over 5000 Artifact Points. Top 10 players with the highest score between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday will receive a permanent prize.

Winter Bingo

o  Runs from Feb. 22nd to March 27th.

o  Performing the daily quest to collect 20 bingo necklaces will earn you one bingo stamp on your bingo board.

o  Each time you get bingo (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) you receive a special bingo package for a chance at a random prize!

Cash Shop Sales

·        Exciting new items such as the Chocolate Heart, Miss Popular, Mr. Popular, 3D Glasses, and the cute Baby Tiger Package.

·        Male Aran and Female Aran hairstyles can be yours through the purchase of a Henesys Hairstyle Coupon (VIP) or a Kerning City Hairstyle Coupon (VIP).

MTS

·        The following can now be traded on the MTS!

Item Name Christmas Tree Christmas Gift Box Cuddly Polar Bear Giant Pink Bean Cushion

New Gachapon Items

·        Couple’s love chair, available from Feb 20th to March 2nd.

·        Gachapon machines has a chance to drop a Gachapon Food Coupon, which you can use to redeem for food items such as the new Unripe Onyx Apple

·        Now has a chance to drop erasers, which you can turn in to Andy in Terra Forest to receive a Time Traveler’s Free Pass.

Bug Fixes!

·        To fix loss of functionality to the keyboard, press the keys Alt and Control on both sides of the keyboard twice.

·        Battleship Cannon skill can now be trained.

·        The hydrants for the warrior quest, Drought in Perion, are back.

·        Dirty Treasure map can now be removed from your inventory by talking to Jack in the Nautilus.