MapleStory/Quests/Party Quests

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Party quests ("PQs") are organized quests in which a party of several people must be created in order to enter. Unlike regular quests, they can be done again and again. Party quests are extremely popular because they give items and thousands of experience points. Party quests come in three basic varieties: The Boss Quests, which doesn't have a maximum level and is done for the sole purpose of defeating the boss at the end; Cooperative Party Quests, where players must work together to get through puzzles and defeat monsters; the remaining variety is the Competitive Party Quest, where groups of players either form teams or compete individually, and rewards are given based on victory or defeat.

[edit] Party Quest Availability Chart

Group Quests
Main Party Quests
Content	Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	Thailand	S.E.A	Global	Europe	Brazil	Vietnam
Kerning City Party Quest First Accompaniment	Yes
Ludibrium Party Quest Abandoned Tower	Yes
Orbis Party Quest Tower of Goddess	Yes
Henesys Party Quest Moon Hill	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Herb Town Party Quest Davy Jones/Pirate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Magatia Party Quest Romeo and Juliet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Ellin Forest Party Quest Forest of Poison Haze	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Competitive Quests
Content	Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	Thailand	S.E.A	Global	Europe	Brazil	Vietnam
Monster Carnival Season 1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Soon
Monster Carnival Season 2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ariant Coliseum	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Boss Quests
Content	Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	Thailand	S.E.A	Global	Europe	Brazil	Vietnam
Sharenian Guild Quest	Yes
Papulatus	Yes
Zakum Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Horned Tail Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Pink Bean Boss Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Balrog Boss Quest	Yes	No	No	No	No	Soon	No	No	No	No
Extra Quests
Content	Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	Thailand	S.E.A	Global	Europe	Brazil	Vietnam
El Nath Party Quest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mu Lung Training Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Amoria Party Quest Amorian Challenge	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Ludibrium Maze Party Quest	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
English School Party Quiz	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Event Quests
Content	Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	Thailand	S.E.A	Global	Europe	Brazil	Vietnam
Uninvited Guest Party Quest Halloween Event	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Christmas Party Quest December Only Event	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Guy Fawkes/Mal Volence Party Quest November Only Event	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Carnival in Europe Tomato Festival in Spain Beer Festival in Germany	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Moon Festival Event^[1]	No	Retired^[2]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lovers' Party Quest Event	No	No	Part One Only	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Watermelon Farm Spring Event	Yes	Yes^[3]	Yes^[3]	Yes^[3]	Yes	Yes	Yes^[3]	Yes^[3]	No	No
Boss Rush	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sheep Ranch Sheep VS Wolf	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
World Tour Monster Raid	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
French Revolution Party Quest July Only Event	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Exclusive	No	No
Tomatina Party Quest August/September Only Event	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Exclusive	No	No

[edit] Amoria Premium Wedding

Requirements: Wedding Invitation, attendance at a Premium Wedding

The Amoria Premium Wedding's Afterparty, while technically not a Party Quest, operates in many ways like one. It can occur in either the Chapel or Cathedral weddings. This guide will illustrate a Cathedral Wedding in GlobalMS.

[edit] Entry

If you are a guest at the wedding, the first stage will be in a waiting room outside the Cathedral. NPCs here will take gifts for the couple. By speaking to a nun, one can enter the main Cathedral. A timer counts down to the next stage.

[edit] Cathedral Altar

The Wedding Altar.

If you are the one getting married, you will immediately start at the Altar. In order to enter, you must only be in a party with your fiancé. Once the couple is waiting, guests may start to enter and take their seats. After all the guests are seated, the partners-to-be can start the ceremony at their discretion, but it must be before the timer expires. The Priest will begin speaking, and guests are given the option of "blessing" the couple. For each successful bless, the newly-weds will receive EXP. The music in this map is very unique and this area is renowned as one of the most beautiful in the whole game.

[edit] Cherished Visage Photos

The Wedding Cake. Photos are taken here.

After the ceremony is completed, both the couple and the guests are warped to a new map. Beyond this point, both Chapel and Cathedral weddings are identical. A one minute timer appears, and the players must arrange themselves on the cake. Typically, the Bride and Groom stand at the top of the cake, and everyone smiles. Once the timer reaches 0, a picture is taken that will be posted on the MapleGlobal website. Next, a 5 minute timer appears, to allow players to take their own pictures. Often the favored guests will take turns posing with the couple. This map, being very small, has a tendency to lag people out, especially when all 50 invites are used.

[edit] Untamed Hearts Hunting Ground

This is the Hunting Grounds after the wedding.

Once the photo time is over, all players will be warped to the Untamed Hearts Hunting Ground. Here, each member, Guests and the newly-weds alike, must collect 5 keys from the Cake and Candle Monsters that roam the area. These monsters are worth 0 experience. At this point, the married couple receives the EXP from the blessings and their prizes for getting married. The keys are not too difficult to find, but they each take up an ETC slot, which can pose problems to first time guests. Also, the Cake Monsters can be rather dangerous to lower leveled guests. The map is rather large, but with 52 people hunting on it in a limited amount of time, kill stealing can be a problem. It is recommended that higher levels help their friends and leave once they have enough keys, so that everyone can finish.

[edit] The Love Piñata

This is the Bonus Prize Map.

The Keys needed.

When each person has acquired 5 keys, they can progress to the next stage on their own. Once Inside, there are numerous boxes that can be broken by hitting them. After they are broken, an item called Onyx Chest appears. These items will disappear, so only break one box. Each player can only pick up one, and there are already not enough for every guest at the wedding. The timer on this map has the same time as the outside hunting grounds map, so whether you have entered or not, all players are ejected at the same time. The Onyx Chests and Amoria Heart Keys expire approximately 20 minutes after the wedding ends. After getting your chest, or, if they have already all been taken, the players can talk to Robin the Huntress to exit the wedding party.

[edit] Wedding Exit

The exit map.

This is the exit map. It was added later, after all the other stages. Click Ames the Wise to return to Amoria, and then by talking to Pila Present at the top of the map, the players can get their prize. Prizes range from Miso Ramen Soup to Pineapple Candies, and for the Bride and Groom's special chests, Scrolls. Wedding Invitations will remain in each guest's inventory until they drop it.

[edit] El Nath Party Quest

This party quest unlike the others requires a level 120 warrior as a party leader to start this quest.

The 4th job warrior must be attempting to complete his/her Stance Quest.

Hunt for "Crimson Balrog's Plan" storybook from a Crimson Balrog, then talk to your 4th job instructor.
Now talk to Spiruna found in Cloud Park in Orbis. Give her the "Crimson Balrog's Plan".
Find a "Bluish paper" that drops from Lycanthropes.
Once you acquire the Blue Paper, talk to your fourth job instructor.
Venture to El Nath and talk to your 3rd job instructor. He will give you another quest to find a Gold Medal.
Enter the El Nath PQ and complete it successfully to obtain the Gold Medal.
Return to your fourth job instructor, and he will trade you a skillbook for Stance for your Gold Medal.

It involves protecting Tylus from monsters to obtain 4th job skillbooks.

The mobs that spawn in this map are Crimson Balrog, Lycanthrope and Werewolf.

Each mob has a chance of dropping the level 10 storybooks for Dragon Pulse, Showdown and Infinity. They drop frequently.

You need to either continually kill all mobs. Preferably with a party composition consisting of at least 2 archmages/bishops with their Blizzard/Meteo/Genesis.

The alternative solution is to lure all mobs to one side of the map (extreme right portal). that way no mobs will be touching tylus at all. (thus a solo warrior can do this with sufficient potions)

You need to maintain this until the timer reaches around 3 minutes left, then exit by the bottom right portal.

This will complete the quest for the 4th job warrior. He/she will not be able to start another El Nath PQ henceforth.

EDIT: Note: This is not actually a party quest, but part of the Warrior's selection of 4th job quests to obtain skills. It's been noted as such, simply because it is vital for the skills used by other classes.

[edit] English School Party Quiz

Location: English School Town
Requirements:1~6 Characters in a Party.

The English School Party Quiz is a special quest only available on TaiwanMS and ChinaMS. To enter on the Party Quest you just need to create a Party.(This quest is like the Zakum Quest, you can do with a party or solo). You must talk with Dr.Mushrooms, he can be found at Henesys, Perion, Lith Harbor, Orbis, Ludibrium and Leafre. There are 3 stages for this quest. Once you enter the Map, a question will appear on the top of the screen. and you will have 5 minutes to solve the question. You will have to pay 3000 mesos to enter in any level of the Party Quest.

[edit] Easy Level

The Easy Level of the English School Party Quest.

This is the first level of the English School Party Quest, here you can find some monsters, they drop letters. You will need them to answer the question that appears in the top of the screen. Once you know the answer, start getting letters from the monsters inside. Then, talk with the NPC on the map and you will be on the Reward Area.

[edit] Normal Level

This stage is like others, but the question asked here is even harder than questions asked on the Easy Level, and there are more monsters here. Once you finish this stage, click on the NPC and you will be on the Reward Area.

[edit] Hard Level

This stage has lots of monsters and the question asked is a lot harder than others. You will need to answer the question within 5 minutes or you will be forced to get out from the Party Quest.

[edit] Reward Area

Once you finish the Quest, talk to Dr.Mushrooms and you will receive your reward. You will be rewarded with some Experience.

[edit] Mu Lung Training Centre

This is a unique Party Quest similar to Boss Rush with a few exceptions. Like Boss Rush, players of any level can participate. To access this PQ, one must talk to a Mu Lung themed sign like NPC located in most towns. After talking to it, the player will be transported to the Training Center where an NPC called So Gong can take you into the Party Quest.

[edit] Starting the Party Quest

This party quest functions in a similar manner to Boss Rush with a few exceptions. The player must fight bosses from the weakest to the strongest with the weakest boss being Mano, these bosses are slightly stronger than the originals. Unlike Boss Rush, some World Tour bosses are also included in this Party Quest. The player fights in a 'mortal combat' like style where the players health bar and the boss's health bar appears at the top along with an energy meter located on the left side of the screen. The energy bar increases after every hit the player inflicts on the boss and its minions. Once full, the player has access to three special skills:

죽간천격 - The screen turns black and the player splits a bamboo punji into splinters that rain on all monsters in the field. Deals damage equal to 30% of the boss's hp.

지화천폭 - The screen turns black and the player is granted a buff for one boss round that increases the player's attack speed and damage.

금강불괴 - The screen turns black and the player is granted a buff for one boss round that makes the player immune to attacks. The player will be surrounded by a shield to represent this. Can still be afflicted by status affects however.

There are a total of 32 rounds with each round fighting one boss:

1.Mano
2.Stumpy
3.Deu
4.King Slime
5.Giant Centipede

Rest Point

6.Faust
7.King Clang
8.Mushmom
9.Alishar
10.Timer

Rest Point

11.Dile
12.Papa Pixie
13.Zombie Mushmom
14.Geno
15.Lord Pirate

Rest Point

16.Old Fox
17.Tae Roon
18.Poison Golem
19.King Sage Cat
20.Jr. Balrog

Rest Point

21.Eliza
22.Frankenroid
23.Chimera
24.Snack Bar
25.Snowman

Rest Point

26.Blue Mushmom
27.Crimson Balrog
28.Manon
29.Griffey
30.Leviathan

Rest Point

31.Papulatus Clock
32.Mu Gong

Once the player defeats the final boss, they arrive at the topmost roof of the tower where they are rewarded exp. Here, the player can jump down from the tower falling many stories downwards until they land on the bottommost part of the tower.

[edit] Other Boss Quests

[edit] Pianus

Location: Aqua Road, Aqua Road : Pianus's Cave

Pianus' wrath.
Summoning Requirement: Spawns naturally

This monster is not in the European version of MapleStory.

A giant fish named Pianus lies deep in the Aqua Dungeon inside a cavern.

Pianus can shoot out a beam across the map and drop tons on players.

It also has the ability to summon Blood Boom, which do not move at all. They usually reside on platforms, possibly to knock off Assassins and Bowmen with their high damage. Blood Blooms may also explode when attacked, like Jr. Effies, but in this case they can do up to 8,000 damage (26,000 in some versions) with their explosions! Other than that, it can also cancel out all of a character's power-up skills, forcing the character to activate them again.

Tips

Right Pianus always spawns first.
Left Pianus can be spawned if the Right Pianus is not defeated within 5 - 8 hours. Left Pianus has much less hp, does less damage but dispels much more frequently than the Right Pianus.
All players in the room can pick up Pianus' drops.
Pianus drops the Level 100 Armors and some skillbooks/mastery guides.
In GlobalMS, Pianus drops an item called Pianus's Scale, used to forge Bosshunter equipment.

[edit] Lovers' PQ/Grandma Tree

Location: Korean Folk Town
Requirements: a male and female character partied together

This Quest is currently only available in ChinaMS and TaiwanMS.

Fighting Grandma Tree.

Much like Papulatus, this is a series of quests culminating in a boss fight. It is available to all players, but only if in a party of 2 with a character of the opposite gender. The first step is to talk to Xiao Di, in Korean Folk Town. She's located in between the Well and the Helios entrance. She gives the quest only if in a party of two with a character of the opposite sex. The first task in her series is to collect 50 Pink Teddy Omok pieces. The next Quest needs the pair to gather 50 Sea Horse Horns. The third quest is to get 50 Star Pixie's Starpieces. Lastly, get 20 Fierry tentacles. The reward for all that is a safety charm. She then asks a series of questions about a famous Chinese poem. Provided these are all answered correctly, the pair can move on. For completing this part, each person gets a special Pendant that adds 20 Defense and Magic defense and has 5 slots.

Finally, it's the PQ part. The male and female companions have to party to enter the map. Xiao Di will then send them to the Boss room. The boss has a lot of defense, but a very low knockback. It does a fair amount of damage, so archers and assassins may want to consider bringing a Dragon Knight for Hyperbody. The object is to kill the Grandma Tree, and get a ghost spirit it drops. The boss respawns every 10 minutes, and once in the special event map, players can change channels. This quest is also repeatable. At last, the pair get the final prize, 100% Shield ATT scrolls.

[edit] Bosshunter Challenge

This is a unique Party Quest in which one enters a Perion themed map with a NPC which resembles the cat from the cheese warehouse monster. From there, you can organize parties, with 3~6 people, or solo this PQ. The objective of this PQ is to kill every boss in the game one by one from the lowest level boss (grandpa snail) to the strongest boss. Currently there are no World Tour bosses involved in this PQ but there is a chance that there would be more bosses added in this PQ. After every 5 bosses killed, you will reenter the perion themed map with the cat like NPC given the choice on whether to continue or quit. This PQ is currently only available in ChinaMS, ThaiMS and GlobalMS.

In KoreaMS, this event consists on killing bosses to win Boss Points. You give them to the Cat NPC after you have 200, and you'll have a hat equip which gives +2 to all stats. You win the Boss Points by killing bosses. Each one gives out points. The stronger the boss is, more points it will give, for example:

Mano: +1 BP Stumpy: +2 BP Deu: +3 BP King Slime: +4 BP Faust: +5 BP

The order of the monsters are as follows:

1. Mano
2. Stumpy
3. Deu
4. King Slime
5. Faust

Rest Point

6. King Clang
7. Alishar
8. Timer
9. Mushmom
10. Dile

Rest Point

11. Geno (Omega Sector boss)
12. Nine Tailed Fox (Old Fox)
13. Lord Pirate
14. Tae Ryun
15. Papa Pixie

Rest Point

16. Master Goblin
17. Jr. Balrog
18. Franken Roid
19. Elliza
20. Chimera

Rest Point

21. Snowman
22. Crimson Balrog
23. Manon
24. Griffey
25. Leviathan

Rest Point

26. Papulatus Clock (Clock only)
27. Pianus (Right Side)

Actually, this is similar to Mu Lung Training Centre just that points are distributed differently.

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