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== MapleGlobal — April 7, 2009 ==
== MapleGlobal — May 7, 2009 ==
MapleStory will be going through a scheduled update on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009.  This one involves the game servers, and it'll last for approximately 6.5 hours.
MapleStory's 4th Anniversary Update (Ver 0.70), is just around the corner!
Can you believe it's already been four whole years? Thanks to all you loyal Maplers for playing with us. We thank you for your continued support!


We've got lots of fun events for MapleStory's anniversary. Here's what's in store:
(All the following events will run from 5.7.09 - 6.16.09):


<MapleStory Update>
•EXP has been adjusted!!! Can you believe it? It really is true


- Server : All Game Servers
•We have adjusted the EXP rate, for our anniversary month. This should help you get to your goal in no time!


- Time : Tuesday, April 7th, 10:00 pm ~ 4:30 am PDT
•EXP event for the whole month of May. We will be giving 2x EXP every Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 pm (PDT)! With the EXP adjustment, and 2x EXP events, this should be a breeze!


      (Wednesday, April 8th, 6:00 am ~ 12:30 pm GMT)
•Special 36 hour 2x EXP event from May 11th, starting at noon till May 12th, midnight! How cool is that?


•4 Candle Event. Complete the Candle event and you can win cash items and offline prizes! Keep the candles on for at least 40 minutes. If you can collect four pieces of the birthday cake, you can win a cash item or offline prize!


The website will be available during the update
•All Gachapon tickets will be on sale for two weeks! Try to score a special CWKPQ boss item!


MapleStory's April Update (.67), New Creatures and New Features is almost here! We have many new improvements and new content we're excited for you to enjoy!
•Four Special CWKPQ boss items added in the Gachapon, just in time for our 4th Anniversary!
Here is a taste of what you'll see this update:


Party Quest features


* Now you get pop up alerts when your level is ready for a PQ.
•Common Skills for all classes have been edited. Details to come!
* Party quest information is shown starting five levels prior to the level requirement.
* Party quest history is recorded in the in progress tab.
* There's a hotkey for Party search. The default key is 'O'.
* The method of search has improved, from searching for characters registered in the Party Search, to searching for all users in the same map.
* There's an option to automatically decline Party Search in the game options menu.
* You can now talk to NPC's with a single click rather than a double click.


Inventory Window Improvements
•New Quests Added!
-A Way to Fight Off Sleep -- Starting NPC - Mike


*
-Rightful Donation Culture -- Starting NPC- Tigun the Advisor
The inventory window size can be increased/decreased by using the expand/collapse buttons.
*
You can add extra slots by purchasing extra slot coupons in the cash shop.
*
You can automatically sort and gather your items so that it's more organized.


-Revolutionary Defensive Wall Construction Plan -- Starting NPC- Jr. Officer Medin


-Secret Love Affair with Seal Meat -- Starting NPC - Grandma Yeon


Quest System Improvements
-Sejan's Good Habit -- Starting NPC - Sejan


* In the case of a quest chain, it's displayed with a different icon, and you can check the chain quest's order in the quest information window.
-Jiyoule's Palace Entry Pass -- Starting NPC - Jiyur
* A button that displays the quest giver NPC is added in the available tab.
* In the quest helper window [L], a [Q] button that opens the quest information window has been added.
* When a doable new quest in registered, the [Q] button flashes.
* 'Completable' has been added as a quest category.
* In the quest conversation window, a 'next' button has been added.
* You can navigate around the options of the quest conversation window with the keyboard.


and much much more!
-Dealing with Tigun -- Starting NPC - Jiyur


Airships
-The Tree Cutter's Test -- Starting NPC - Tree Cutter


* In every area except for Maple Island, airships are now free without the purchase of tickets.
•Monster Transformations!  Fulfill the dream of becoming a Maple monster, even if it's only for a short period of time.  Talk to Maple Administrators about a magical statue for more details...


Map Adjustments:
Many maps and monsters spawns have been adjusted for better gameplay.


Bug fixes
Maple Leaves are useful for so many things! Collect Maple Leaves for all of these events:
-Moon Bunny Rice Cake PQ has been fixed. If you bring extra Moon Bunny's Rice Cakes to the NPC Tori, you can get 'Rice Cake on the Head'
-The bug that didn't let users recover the broken statue in the 'Goddess Statue' stage has been fixed
-Party Quest 'Goddess Statue' trade requirement has been lowered.
-Party Quest 'Romeo and Julie' trade requirement has been lowered.
-You can only search for the Treasure Chest in the subway area just once a day after finishing quest.
-Pirate 4th job skills have been adjusted. Buccaneer: The bug where you will still receive damage while attacking a still monster using Fist has been fixed.
-Reward Change: The Mark of Narican Pendant is no longer tradeable.


•Your special 4th Anniversary weapons for a limited time!
Go to the Maple Admin NPC to exchange your old 2nd anniversary weapon Maple Leaves for a 4th anniversary weapon, Maple Hat, Maple Shield, Maple Earrings, or 4th Anniversary Scroll!


New Quests
•Leveling Up Event- Each time you level up, you will receive Maple Leaves! As soon as you level up (starting with two), a light bulb icon will appear above your characters head, and you will automatically receive Maple Leaves!
All New Master Monster Quests have been added! Can you defeat all 5?
Deo Quest -- Level 38 and up
Deo, a powerful and ferocious monster is destroying a desert near Ariant. Go see Sirin in Ariant, to stop this monster!
Timer Quest -- Level 59 and up
Don't waste time! Help Ghosthunter Bob to hunt down Timer in Ludibrium's Clocktower.
Dyle Quest -- Level 65 and up
Face the most gigantic and ferocious crocodile in Kerning City. Go see JM to being your quest!
Faust Quest -- Level 20 and up
Go see Grendel the Really Old, to take on the challenge of defeating Faust, the gigantic monkey!
Zeno Quest -- Level 35 and up
Oh, No! Aliens have taken over the Maple World! Try beating the most powerful alien Zeno. Go see Dr. Kim at Omega Sector, to begin your quest!


Easter Events have been added!
•Maple 4th Anniversary Scrolls - Cassandra will give you a Maple 4th Anniversary scroll if you bring 40 Maple Leaves at 4 pm, 6pm, 8p, and 10pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays! This is on a first come first serve basis, so be the first to get there at that time and day!
-Create an Easter Basket for all your eggs! Go see Maple Admin in every town to begin your quest!
-Help Mad Bunny get easter eggs, and you will be rewarded! Go see Mad Bunny in Henesys!


•All server team event- Start growing a unified MapleStory tree by gathering sunlight, dropped from various monsters. This will be an all server team effort. Gaga will be collecting sunglight from all users in all servers. The more sunlight everyone gives, the bigger the Maple tree will grow. See if you can work as one!


And many more quests have been added!
•4th Anniversary Mini Dungeons open to everyone! Beat all the cake mobs and get Maple leaves


Family System
•4th Anniversary Maple Weapon drops! Monsters all over the Maple world will be dropping special anniversary weapons.  
Start a family and mentor your friends, or "noobs" and you can receive extra perks in-game! You can be the leader and have 'Juniors' as your minions. Juniors can then add their own minions, and this is how you will be creating a family.
Go see Captain Al in Lith Harbor for more details!


Monster Book
•GM Events!  Our GMs are getting into the Anniversary spirit! They will be summoning Big Puff Daddy everywhere, but you won't know when, so be on the lookout and be prepared!
Collect unique monster cards for every monster in-game. Compile them in the new monster book for your own personal use! You can look up and browse through the information and
images of the monster you collect. This will be very addicting! Can you collect them all? Go in-game to begin your Monster Book!


Cash Shop Updates
•Maple Quiz Are you a MapleStory expert? Can you name all the NPC's and Monsters in a matter of seconds? Then take this quiz and find out how smart you are with MapleStory! You can score five Maple Leaves for every question you get right + a special cake! Better start studying!
- Safety Charms have been upgraded! Upon death, you'll be resurrected with 30% of MaxHP and MaxMP!
-New plastic surgery added to all towns!
-New hair styles added! Try out, the Black Line Scratch, Dambi Hair, and Short Top Tail!
-New facial expression, accessories, and more in the cash shop!


And much much more!


Gachapon has been updated! Now you will be able to get gachapon items anytime, anywhere you'd like with the Remote Gachapon Coupon!
There's no need to travel to the gachapon anymore. The option to get a gachapon item will be available from anytown where ever you are!


Check maplestory.nexon.net for more details!
More details to come very soon!

Revision as of 10:20, 6 May 2009

MapleGlobal — May 7, 2009

MapleStory's 4th Anniversary Update (Ver 0.70), is just around the corner! Can you believe it's already been four whole years? Thanks to all you loyal Maplers for playing with us. We thank you for your continued support!


We've got lots of fun events for MapleStory's anniversary. Here's what's in store:

(All the following events will run from 5.7.09 - 6.16.09):


•EXP has been adjusted!!! Can you believe it? It really is true

•We have adjusted the EXP rate, for our anniversary month. This should help you get to your goal in no time!

•EXP event for the whole month of May. We will be giving 2x EXP every Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 pm (PDT)! With the EXP adjustment, and 2x EXP events, this should be a breeze!

•Special 36 hour 2x EXP event from May 11th, starting at noon till May 12th, midnight! How cool is that?


•4 Candle Event. Complete the Candle event and you can win cash items and offline prizes! Keep the candles on for at least 40 minutes. If you can collect four pieces of the birthday cake, you can win a cash item or offline prize!

•All Gachapon tickets will be on sale for two weeks! Try to score a special CWKPQ boss item!

•Four Special CWKPQ boss items added in the Gachapon, just in time for our 4th Anniversary!


•Common Skills for all classes have been edited. Details to come!


•New Quests Added! -A Way to Fight Off Sleep -- Starting NPC - Mike

-Rightful Donation Culture -- Starting NPC- Tigun the Advisor

-Revolutionary Defensive Wall Construction Plan -- Starting NPC- Jr. Officer Medin

-Secret Love Affair with Seal Meat -- Starting NPC - Grandma Yeon

-Sejan's Good Habit -- Starting NPC - Sejan

-Jiyoule's Palace Entry Pass -- Starting NPC - Jiyur

-Dealing with Tigun -- Starting NPC - Jiyur

-The Tree Cutter's Test -- Starting NPC - Tree Cutter


•Monster Transformations! Fulfill the dream of becoming a Maple monster, even if it's only for a short period of time. Talk to Maple Administrators about a magical statue for more details...


Maple Leaves are useful for so many things! Collect Maple Leaves for all of these events:

•Your special 4th Anniversary weapons for a limited time! Go to the Maple Admin NPC to exchange your old 2nd anniversary weapon Maple Leaves for a 4th anniversary weapon, Maple Hat, Maple Shield, Maple Earrings, or 4th Anniversary Scroll!


•Leveling Up Event- Each time you level up, you will receive Maple Leaves! As soon as you level up (starting with two), a light bulb icon will appear above your characters head, and you will automatically receive Maple Leaves!


•Maple 4th Anniversary Scrolls - Cassandra will give you a Maple 4th Anniversary scroll if you bring 40 Maple Leaves at 4 pm, 6pm, 8p, and 10pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays! This is on a first come first serve basis, so be the first to get there at that time and day!


•All server team event- Start growing a unified MapleStory tree by gathering sunlight, dropped from various monsters. This will be an all server team effort. Gaga will be collecting sunglight from all users in all servers. The more sunlight everyone gives, the bigger the Maple tree will grow. See if you can work as one!


•4th Anniversary Mini Dungeons open to everyone! Beat all the cake mobs and get Maple leaves


•4th Anniversary Maple Weapon drops! Monsters all over the Maple world will be dropping special anniversary weapons.


•GM Events! Our GMs are getting into the Anniversary spirit! They will be summoning Big Puff Daddy everywhere, but you won't know when, so be on the lookout and be prepared!


•Maple Quiz Are you a MapleStory expert? Can you name all the NPC's and Monsters in a matter of seconds? Then take this quiz and find out how smart you are with MapleStory! You can score five Maple Leaves for every question you get right + a special cake! Better start studying!

And much much more!


More details to come very soon!