MapleStory/Aran



Aran is a new race which will make its debut in the Korean version of MapleStory on July 9th, 2009.

The Arans were heroes of the past who fought for the Maple World but the Black Magician froze them with a curse. After hundreds of years, the heroes from the past awakened from a voice of a soft and ice cold looking girl. They were cursed and imprisoned in the ice for a very long time, leading to a loss of their memories and abilities.

The heroes are aware that the Black Magician will come back to the Maple World very soon and they are determined to defeat the Black Magician for once and for all.

If you create an Aran, the new character will have a default tan skin. Arans starts in an area called Rien, an icy snow covered area with very low temperatures located in a warm place due to the curse. More than half of the island is covered with snow and ice. Arans are a warrior-type class who use polearms as their main weapon. Like Knight of Cygnus, in the selecting character screen there will be a bamboo image identifying the character as an Aran.

To make the Arans even more unique, they have a game mechanic that no other class gets to use: the combo system. Players are able to increase their combo counter by continuously hitting monsters. As their combo counter increases, so does their damage. Some of the Arans' skills require the player to build up their combo counter before they can use them.


 * Pros
 * Can "Freeze" boss monsters.
 * Due to having an HP draining buff in second job, fewer HP potions are needed.
 * Can knockback enemies easier due to a third job buff which reduces the amount of damage required to knockback.
 * A 4th job party skill called Combo Barrier (reduces damage taken by a certain percentage) only requires 200 Combo Counts.


 * Cons
 * Due to how much of a part combos take up, enemies with stunning or seducing attacks are difficult.
 * Examples: Papulatus, Zakum.
 * To keep their combo counters up high they must train on slightly higher leveled monsters.
 * Repetitive. They really only have two main attacking skills that don't require some combo counter amount to use.
 * Very low HP, much lower than a normal warrior.