MapleStory/Patches/MapleGlobal

MapleGlobal — May 5, 2010
New Content

·     Episode 1 Revamp

o The quest flow has been smoothed out so that it’s more accessible to more players.

o Level restrictions on certain quests have been removed.

o Item drop rate for mid bosses and final bosses have been increased.

o EXP reward for each quest increased substantially.

·     Dragon Rider PQ

o Content designed for characters Lv. 100+ in groups of 3 or more.

o Characters of all jobs are welcome.

o Players are limited to 10 entrances per day.

o Ability to fly freely and battle epic monsters.

o A chance to receive epic loot if you have the skills to defeat the final boss, Dragonoir!

o Characters that meet the level requirement can start their adventure by talking to Chief Tatamo.

Click here to see more information about the Dragon Rider PQ

New Items

·     Durability Items

o Rare items that drop from the new Dragon Rider PQ reward boxes.

o Items can be repairs by NPCs in various towns.

·     Tablets for durability items.

o Works much like scrolls, but can only be applied to items with the durability stat.

Click here to see more information about Durability Items

New Cash Shop Items

·     Two new lovable pets named Mir and Ruby

o Dragon Egg Shell hat for Mir and Ruby.

o Fireball; Favorite food of dragons.

Click here to see more information on Mir and Ruby

·     Dragon’s Twin Egg

o A dragon egg that contains various items. Get a chance to double the prize by having the option to duplicate the won item!

o Look for the auto start quest when you get in game.

o Quickly travel to the dragon’s nest to get your eggs by using the Dimensional Portal.

o Purchase the egg incubator to reveal the prize hidden in the dragon eggs.

Click here to see more information on Twin Dragon's Egg Incubator

·     Platinum Scissors of Karma

o Use this item on the new durability items to allow trading once.

·     5th Anniversary Confetti: Show other Maplers how much you love the 5th Anniversary by throwing confetti on the map that you are in.

Events

Cake vs. Pie

·     An epic event that pits cake lovers versus pie lovers. Talk to the Maple Admin to be assigned a side.

·     Summon your mighty faction boss when enough cake/pie pieces have been turned in to your faction leader.

o Attacking your faction boss will heal it, but the opposing faction’s attacks will hurt it.

o The more cake/pie pieces you turn in the more insignias you’ll receive when the battle is over.

·     Being the winner has its benefits...for 3 hours! So grab your Proof of Victory and show your pride.

o 20% discount on certain items in your faction controlled towns.

o 50% EXP bonus for hunting around the towns controlled by your faction.

o Access to a mini dungeon in the town controlled by your faction. Look for the entrance near Pie Lord Tiara and Cake Boss Daniel.

·     Don’t worry though there are no losers in this event! Even if you aren’t on the winning side you’ll still be awarded an insignia if you helped your faction in the cause by turning in cake/pie pieces.

·     Use insignias to purchase fabulous prizes from faction leaders.

·     Event limited medal with cake or pie border depending on your faction.

Insignia reward based on turn ins

Bonus EXP maps.

Five Year Reunion

·     Take a trip back in time and revisit old villages. Starting on 5/5, a new repeatable quest in the participating town will be available. Each new week the town will change until you get to the town of Ereve.

·     The second week will feature a departure from the repeatable quests and instead will test your knowledge of Maple World. Answer the questions correctly to complete the quest.

·     For the last week (Rien), players have the choice of repeating all of the previous weeks' quests.

Monster Portraits

·     An event that takes place from 5/5 to 6/15.

·     Depending on your level you’ll receive one of 3 assignments.

o Orange Mushroom Portrait.

o Octopus Portrait.

o Yeti Portrait.

·     Hunt monsters near your level to get watercolor paint drops. Then apply the watercolor to the canvas until the monster appears in full color.

·     Receive a gift box for turning in the completed picture.

o Use the reward from the gift box to buy Maple Weapons, armor and scrolls from the Maple Admin.

Maple Weapon

·     Event runs from 5/5 to 6/15.

·     Maple weapons are back! The old favorites are making a return and can drop randomly from monsters.

·     Use Maple Leafs to upgrade the weapon by purchasing scrolls and trading them in to get the next tier.

5th Anniversary Rings

·     Event runs from 5/5 to 6/15.

·     Anyone who is there during the 5th anniversary will be receive a ring.

·     Exclusive bonuses for wearing the bling.

o Welcome Back Ring increase party bonus EXP by 80%. So go grab some friends and go hunt!

o Mapler Ring increases drop rate by 1.5 times.

·     Exclusive 5th anniversary effects.

·     Rings have a duration of 30 days.

Weather Effects

·     Event runs from 5/5 to 6/15

·     It’s raining cats and…buffs! At set times in all major towns across Mapleworld the sky will be raining buffs for 30 seconds. Wait for the happy anniversary message to appear and players who stay for the full duration will receive a longer 1 hour buff.

·     Be there at 12pm, 3pm and 6pm sharp, everyday.

Click here to find out more info about the 5th anniversary event.

Bug Fixes/Changes

·     Guild BBS works once again.

·     Buccaneers should no longer experience a delay when using skills in transform and super transform states.

·     Users should now be able to back out of the View All Character screen.

·     Cash Shop packages can now be gifted.