v.162 - Spring into Summer Update Notes
"v.162 - Spring into Summer
As we continue to work towards ensuring a more stable connection for players, we will be moving forward with the v.162 update. In addition to all of the new events highlighted in the patch notes, this update also includes measures that we believe will help bring us closer to stabilizing the connectivity issues. We will continue to monitor and address the on-going connectivity issues prior to and after the update has been completed and keep you apprised of any changes to the situation. Thank you for your continued patience and support.
Table of Contents
A Better Maple
2x EXP Coupon Level Limit Removal
Buff Event Notifier
10th Anniversary Event Updates
10th Anniversary Coins
10th Anniversary Coin Shop
10th Anniversary Armor Box
New Events
Pink Zakum
Cassandra's Spring Flower Festival
3!3!3! Events
Black Bean Boss
That's not all, Maplers! More upcoming events will be announced soon, so stay tuned!
For information about ongoing events, click here.
A Better Maple
2x EXP Coupon Level Limit Removal
The level restriction on purchasing 2x EXP coupons has been removed.
All characters up to Lv. 249 can now purchase 2x EXP coupons.
Buff Event Notifier
A notification will now appear for EXP and Drop rate increase events.
Once the event begins, you will see a slide notice for 1 minute.
There will also be an EXP and Drop rate icon in the quest notifier menu on the left side of the game window.
The notification image will display for 30 seconds every 5 minutes until the time the event ends.
10th Anniversary Event Updates
10th Anniversary Coins
May 20 - May 21
Requirement: Lv. 30 and above
Log in any time during the event period, and click the gift box icon on the left side of your game window to receive some extra 10th Anniversary Coins.
Limit once per account.
You'll need to log out and log back in to see the gift box icon if you're already logged in during that time, or if you level up to meet the level restriction.
Rewards:
10th Anniversary Coin (20)
10th Anniversary Coin Shop
May 6 - June 24
The per-character purchase limit for regular and prime 9th Anniversary Scrolls has been raised to 5.
The following special character-related equips have been added to Windy's shop at players' request: Pointy Ear Hat, Pointy Fox Whiskers, Pointy Tail Cape, Aurora Cape (white version).
10th Anniversary Armor Box
May 20 - June 24
The 10th Anniversary Armor Box has been added to the drops of most monsters, at players' request.
It will have a low chance to drop from mobs within 10 levels below and 20 levels above your character.
New Events
Pink Zakum
May 20 - June 2
Requirement: Lv. 30 and above
The OS4 has created a pink Zakum clone for adventurers to fight to let off stress!
You can enter the battle by accepting the quest, which will appear 3 times per day: 6:33 PM, 7:33 PM, and 8:33 PM Pacific.
Click the walkie talkie notification above your character's head to speak to the OS4 and accept the quest and be sent to the waiting room.
After a brief moment in the waiting room, players will be divided up into different battle instances.
Up to 40 players can enter a Pink Zakum instance.
Since you won't have much time to create a party, special HP, MP, and Speed buffs will be granted automatically to all players in the map.
Even though it's a clone, Pink Zakum was constructed to be much weaker than regular Zakum.
There is a 20 minute timer to beat Pink Zakum.
You will be able to leave the instance by talking to Researcher H.
If you die, you will respawn in a room with a portal and Researcher H. Use the portal to enter the fight again, or talk to Researcher H to be given the option to leave.
The OS4 buffs will be removed if you leave the map while Pink Zakum is still alive.
The OS4 buffs will remain in effect if you leave the map after defeating Pink Zakum.
After the battle is complete you'll be sent to a debriefing room. Talk to Head Researcher Wynn to claim your prize or admit defeat.
Once you leave the event maps, you will be moved to the closest town.
Rewards:
Special Teleport Rock (1 time use, expires after 30 minutes)
A gift box that will contain one of the following:
Pink Zakum Arms cape cover coupon: 90-day and permanent versions are available
Pink Zakum Chair (tradeable)
Pink Zakum Helmet: REQ LEV: 30, STR/DEX/INT/LUK + 3, Weapon/Magic DEF +50, ACC/AVOID +20, 10 upgrade slots with no hammers applied, untradeable
10th Anniversary Coin (5)
Restorative potions
Trait EXP item
Cassandra's Spring Flower Festival
May 20 - June 2
Requirement: Lv. 10 and above
Help Cassandra collect spring items every day by hunting monsters.
Cassandra will reward you with one of the following: Azalea, Forsythia, or Clover.
Select NPCs of Maple World will trade 3 of each flower for a sticker.
Note: There is a known issue with this event where the quest "The Rememberer's Spring Flower Research 2" from the Lv. 50-89 range cannot be completed.
Rewards:
Azalea Sticker: Expires in 1 day, Untradeable, Face Accessory, All Classes, STR +2, DEX +2
Forsythia Sticker: Expires in 1 day, Untradeable, Face Accessory, All Classes, DEX +2, LUK +2
Clover Sticker: Expires in 1 day, Untradeable, Face Accessory, All Classes, LUK +2, INT +2
3!3!3! Events
Requirement: Lv. 10 and above
3!3!3! Events are three fun activities that are based around the number 3!
To start one of the 3 events, you must click on the Event Notifier on the left side of your screen.
[Lucky 3!3!3!] Census Week One Check
May 20 - May 26
Help the Maple Administrator take a census of Maple World!
The event is split into two parts and each part is based on a week. Week One is May 20 - May 26.
Players who accept the same quest 3 times in a week will receive a reward.
This quest can be completed once a day.
Rewards:
Lovely Flame Badge: One of a kind, untradeable. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +2, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
[Lucky 3!3!3!] Census Week Two Check
May 27 - June 2
Help the Maple Administrator take a census of Maple World!
The event is split into two parts and each part is based on a week. Week Two is May 27 - June 2.
Players who accept the same quest 3 times in a week will receive a reward.
This quest can be completed once a day.
Rewards:
Lovely Flame Belt: One of a kind, untradeable. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +2
[Lucky 3!3!3!] 300 Down
May 20 - June 24
The Maple Admin is up to her eyeballs in paperwork, but still wants you to defeat 300 monsters for her.
This quest can be repeated every 10 minutes.
You will be given a 3x3 Event Box if you manage to complete this Herculean feat. Each box has a chance to give one of the below rewards:
A random scroll for the 3x3 Gloves
A random trait consumable
Sunrise Dew (10)
Melting Cheese(10)
If you manage to defeat 300 monsters 3 times, you will get an even better 3x3 Event Gold Box, which has a chance to give:
3x3 Gloves: Untradeable. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +1, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
Equip Enhancement Scroll
Chaos Scroll
Power Elixir (10)
A random scroll for the 3x3 Gloves
[Lucky 3!3!3!] Daily Gifts
May 20 - June 24
The Maple Admin is giving you 3 gifts every day for the length of the event. You need at least 3 open slots in your Use inventory to accept the quest.
She gives you some:
Fresh Strawberry Juice (10): Restores 3000 MP/HP
1.3x EXP Coupon: Buff lasts for 60 minutes. coupon is 1 day duration.
Lucky 3!3!3! Event Teleport Rock: The Lucky 3!3!3! Event Teleport Rock will take you to any town, but can only be used once every 30 minutes and disappears after 3 hours.
This quest can be completed once a day.
Roses for Cassandra
June 3 - June 9
Requirement: Lv. 33 and above
Accept the quest "Roses for Cassandra" from the Star notifier on the left side of the screen.
Complete the quest to gain EXP and a consumable item
Complete the quest for all 7 days during the event period to get an additional reward.
Rewards:
Delicious Chocolate (30): Recovers 2000 MP/HP
Complete the quest for all 7 days during the event period to get the following reward:
Lovely Flame Shoulder: One of a kind, untradeable. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +5, W.ATT/M.ATT +5, W.DEF/M.DEF +30
The Lovely Flame
June 3 - June 9
Accept the quest "The Lovely Flame" from the Star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
To complete the quest, you must have the Lovely Flame Badge, Lovely Flame Belt, and Lovely Flame Shoulder.
Rewards:
10th Anniversary Coin (50)
Black Bean Boss
June 3 - June 23
Requirement: Lv. 70 and above
For a limited time you can fight Black Bean!
Accept the quest "[BlackBean] Little Richie Panic" from the Star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
Once you accept, you will be moved to "Gold Beach Resort" where you must talk to NPC Agent Buttons to start the fight.
You must be in a party to enter the fight.
Daily entry limit for the fight is 5 times.
Rewards:
Black Bean Ring: One of a kind. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +1, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
Black Bean Belt: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +2, W.ATT/M.ATT +2
Black Bean Shoulders: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +1, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
Upgrade Scroll for Black Bean Ring: Can only be used on the Black Bean Ring. 80% Success. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +2, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
Upgrade Scroll for Black Bean Belt: Can only be used on the Black Bean Belt. 80% Success. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +1, Max HP/MP +70
Upgrade Scroll for Black Bean Shoulders: Can only be used on the Black Bean Shoulders. 80% Success. STR/DEX/INT/LUK +3, W.ATT/M.ATT +1
and more!"
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27 Comments • Newest first
[quote=dilweezy]3x cards suck anyways. they dont stack with a bunch of stuff[/quote]
I thought that they only don't stack with 2x events? What else?
It would be nice if they added 2x EXP/Drop cards to Maple Reward shop, at least one of each per month.
2x EXP Coupon Level Limit Removal
The level restriction on purchasing 2x EXP coupons has been removed.
All characters up to Lv. 249 can now purchase 2x EXP coupons.
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I just wish that I kept the 3x exp coupons from Marvel
@lycanthropods -pats your back-
when you put it that way, it hurts. Nonetheless, gratz on your 250!
[quote=HalloweenTown]For the effect accessories, it seems really unfair.... Cool effect accessories with crap stats? We can't even keep them on to enjoy them cause they are so lame in stats.... This is why we need to be able to anvil accessories now[/quote]
I concur with this movement. I want to anvil the White Heaven Ring just for its effect.
For the effect accessories, it seems really unfair.... Cool effect accessories with crap stats? We can't even keep them on to enjoy them cause they are so lame in stats.... This is why we need to be able to anvil accessories now
300 cap when.
Looks like I'm going to be rolling in EXP this summer. x2 events + x2 star planet buffs + x2 card + exp pendent + level 2 mercedes buff + s rank Zero card + level 160 phantom HSing + kishin from an out of party kanna + one hitting. >.< Hopefully if we get Mech Graveyard and people actually us it, I may be able to get to 240 by the end of summer. :o
[quote=wanker]@Cherrytigers: If you think about it, being able to buy 2x coupons now still isn't as fast as when the first couple 250's were training. Right now (in the 230's) it takes me nearly 100 hours to get one level. Zerobydivide said in one of his streams that he was only getting 18% an hour in the 240's. In comparison, a Lumi in 240's with a 2x coupon now will be able to get 5-6% per hour.[/quote]
I really picked one of the worst times to grind to 250, if I did it sooner, could of had the party play glitch and hoh. If i choose to do it later, could of had 2x coupons and mechanical grave that's coming soon.
Yay lv 250 will be sooner then expected, but me pockets will be empty sooner then expected as well. =[
I am not sure how I feel about this tbh, I mean the leveling to 200 back in the day had 2x coupons available for use, and I never had a problem with it then. So I guess I can't really have an issue with it now. And as someone mentioned earlier, some servers had massively duped 1.5x boxes in the market for cheap, which made the rankings unfair to begin with. As well as the party play glitch wasn't fair.
I Would rather not have the change just because I put all those hours in already, and I would expect others to do the same to achieve the same goal, but I guess my opinion is biased.
Yay I can get pointy ear hat and pointy tail cape now! Too bad I just spent all my coins yesterday
yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
So...i lost my sanity to training for nothing...
Jkjk I'm glad I'm even done with training. Good luck future grinders!
@GrillGtyu @CherryTigers: At first it was shocking to see the new change, but I can accept it. I suppose those who were competitive about rankings had their chance, and now it's time to let the others who are able to buy 2x EXP coupons a chance for 250.
[url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lupTUCYG2ZRzE_rApz5BSWeQ5YXvSycnT6x-vWp4E0w]EXP Calculator[/url]
Finally I can use all my marvel 2x/3x coupons!
I mean at the same time it's a slap in the face for those who are already really high level to remove the limit now, but then again it's not like it's the first time training methods have changed. I.e the 40 lvl difference thing in the past. For the people who are already 250, i could understand some frustration but hey, you're already there, congrats. For the people trying to get there, well nexon just made it a lot faster for you so you don't have to spend as much time. In my opinion, there shouldn't have been a limit in the first place but hey, what do i know, i don't even train much.
[quote=Masterobert]2x EXP Coupon Level Limit Removal
The level restriction on purchasing 2x EXP coupons has been removed.
All characters up to Lv. 249 can now purchase 2x EXP coupons.
The pay to win is real. Rankings shouldn't be based on pay to win![/quote]
This won't undermine your achievement as a level 250 Phantom. Everyone respects your accomplishment and I'm sure your predecessors who reach 250 will look and imagine how lengthy it was for you without x2 cards.
I'm a level 211 Phantom and I'm considering training to a higher level. I can't dream of 250 but I do want to reach higher. I'll just think of these x2 cards as more motivation for myself.
[quote=CherryTigers]What is the anniversary armor box?[/quote]
Box that contains a random piece of 10th anniversary equipment.
I guess their sales went down a lot. It'll be raining level 250s now (not really but there will be a considerable increase).
What is the anniversary armor box?
And I hope my friends who have reached 240+ aren't offended by the limit removal of the x2 cards. If you are 230+, please do tag me and tell me your opinion on this.
Personally, I am level 210 and I am thrilled by the idea that we have x2 cards. I might be motivated to get to 230 on my Phantom now and maybe I'll consider job switching my FP mage to a bishop to also attempt to level higher.
I have an army of computers (and bishop/phantom HS mules) and I also have self-HS.
flame princess badge
bruh
@Duzz i was hoping there was going to be more opportunities to get coins..
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Well that's underwhelming
If anyone is wondering its not 3x its 1.3x. Nx might have made an edit.
It's only fair since some worlds have duped 1.5x exp boxes
level limit removed nice.
2x EXP Coupon Level Limit Removal
The level restriction on purchasing 2x EXP coupons has been removed.
All characters up to Lv. 249 can now purchase 2x EXP coupons.