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Content Updates
New Continent - Kritias
- The mysterious airborne continent Kritias has made its appearance, descending from the sky and hovering above Maple World! The battle of light and dark takes to the skies, interwoven with a prehistoric conflict on this historic land mass that transcends your story…
- The first of a two-episode saga, Kritias introduces 23 new zones to explore, along with new quests, monsters, dungeons, world content, and more!
New Main Questline
- Distressed by the sudden appearance of the foreign continent, Ereve sends forth the might of the Sky Fortress Alliance--including yourself--to investigate what is happening in the land above. The safety of Maple World must be ensured.
- Jump into the story of Kritias which predates the world as you know it! Learn the story of the Tairen Kingdom, the tyrannical artificial intelligence “Jessica”, and how this floating continent came to appear in Maple World!
- Continue the conflict between the forces of light and dark as the sinister Turka attempts to recover the power of the shattered Blue Lapenta after the events at Madrakan Spire.
Level to New Heights!
- The level cap will be raised from 70 to 99!
- Players will ascend to Lv. 80 at a reasonable pace. However, leveling beyond 80 is for the most determined Maplers who are ready to display their devotion to earning experience points!
- Players will gain up to 10 additional Rank I and Rank II skill points for leveling from 70 to 80.
- Beyond Lv. 80, players will only gain tiny passive stat boosts for each additional level.
- Wear your level as a badge of honor! The Veteran player insignia evolves at Lv. 80, and one more time at Lv. 90!
New Powers - Mastery Skills
- Bestowed with the advanced powers of Awakening, the warriors of Maple World have refined their abilities to an utmost finesse, unlocking a higher plane of mastery. After advancing the main questline and completing the quest “Your New Self”, Maplers will unlock the power to add these powerful skills to their arsenal.
- All Rank II skills will be able to be leveled to 5. Some existing skills may be passively improved by the new Mastery skills as well.
- A total of 30 Rank II skill points will be available, which is just enough to completely max a single side of the skill tree.
- Below are short descriptions of each skill. Please take time to study the elaborated tooltips once you've had a chance to get your hands on them in-game!
Archer II
- Rapid Fire Focus
- Phoenix Form - The experience of fighting countless battles by your side and its exposure to multiple sources of Lapenta energy transforms Bronze Eagle into a might Phoenix.
- Phoenix Spirit - The power of the Phoenix flows through you.
- Phoenix Strike Shot - Phoenix sweeps forward in a broiling inferno.
- Aim Focus
- Aimed Arrow - Fire a piercing arrow to deal a lethal attack to your enemies.
- Eagle Squad - Calls the Eagle Squad to greatly increase the damage of yourself and allies.
- Captain Glide - Ride Captain Eagle to glide swiftly.
Assassin II
- Thrown Weapon Focus
- Chain Arts - Toss improved thrown weapons, alternating between right and left hands.
- Secret Art: Destruction - Toss countless exploding projectiles, dealing additional damage against enemies suffering from Binding Punishment. Damage is based on the weapon in your main hand.
- Dark Magic Focus
- Secret Art: Mark - Focus your damage magic and throw a curse at your foes.
- Secret Art: Collapse - Charge the ground with dark energy and explode it under your victims' feet.
Heavy Gunner II
- Missile Focus
- Sticky Monster - Fire a multifunctional interlocked sticky bomb.
- Booby Trap MK 2 - Place a poison trap in front of you. The trap lasts for 20 seconds and triggers poison gas when detonated.
- Plasma Focus
- Portable Armory - Upgrade your plasma weapons by installing a portable nuclear reactor in your gear.
- Mesla Coil - Set up a Mesla Coil that zaps nearby targets.
Berserker II
- Weapon Focus
- Death Rattle - Bolster your combat prowess when the tide is against you.
- Sever - Forges a giant energy sword that stabs outward and then smashes to the ground triggering a secondary explosion.
- Dark Focus
- Cripple - Harness your rotational energy to deliver a devastating attack.
- Dusk Fall - Unleash your inner darkness with a powerful attack.
Knight II
- Longsword Focus
- Divine Cuts - Imbue your sword with holy power and swing it 4 times.
- Summon Sword - Calls down a holy sword to strike an enemy hit by Conviction Strike or Divine Cuts.
- Shield Focus
- Aegis Barrage - Gather divine energy into the shield and launch a spectral shield.
- Breaking Charge - Dash forward with your shield out, rushing forward 1.5m per dash. After the final dash, summon a holy sword.
Priest II
- Judgment Focus
- Divine Cross - Smash enemies with a giant cross formed from divine energy.
- Wrath Eternal - The holy aura of Heaven's Wrath persists for longer and deals damage over time.
- Healing Focus
- Holy Place - Consecrate the ground before you, causing the divine zones to channel holy power when you cast Healing Prayer.
- Holy Power - Enhances the instantaneous healing of Divine Wave and Greater Healing, and increases the damage of Divine Wave.
Runeblade II
- Blade Focus
- Swift Blade - When enemies are within 6m, magic energy flows through you.
- Lunatic Flash - Focus all of your power into a blade strike, then unleash an explosion within your target to damage to nearby foes.
- Rune Focus
- Element Roulette - Let yourself go with the flow, heavily amplifying whichever element you randomly switch to.
- Gate of Blades - Use rune magic to conjure the titan's swords.
Soul Binder II
- Discord Focus
- Spirit Burn - Materialize the animus within your body into an attack orb.
- Vision Spirit Burn - Fuse your animus with Vision's power to attack with a whole new form of energy.
- Power Liberation - Unlock all of Vision's mental energy.
- Power Liberation (Vision) - Vision appears to wipe out enemies in front of you.
- Bonding Focus
- Soul Crystal - Focus Narubashan's energy into a crystal and launch it at enemies.
- Perfect Melody - Achieve perfect harmony of spirit.
Striker II
- Punch Focus
- Overflowing Fighting Spirit - Your monstrous fighting spirit enhances your physical abilities beyond their limits.
- Merdian Flow EX - You've unlocked the full power of your Meridian Flow.
- One-Inch Punch EX - Channel the energy of your enhanced Meridian Flow into a hyper-powerful One-Inch Punch.
- Ultimate Rush - Take Vasara Chen's famous flaming combo and turn it into your own.
- Kick Focus
- Raging Flame - By mastering your kicking form, you turn your Spiral Cannon skill into Tornado Cutter.
- Tornado Cutter*- Quickly spin and use the recoil to attack.
- Ultimate Destroyer Kick - Kick so hard that pillars of fire erupt from the earth.
Thief II
- Battle/Poison Focus
- Accelerator - Hone your reflexes to a deadly speed.
- Poison Plan - You've learned to maximize the effect of your poisons.
- Poison Stab - Quickly slash out with poison-laced daggers.
- Shadow Focus
- Agile Throw - Throw two daggers empowered by darkness with your right hand. Hold the key down to alternate between your right and left hands.
- Agile Slash - Move forward 4m, cutting down enemies in your path.
- Extemporaneous - Vanish into the shadows to regroup, then return with updated tactics.
Wizard II
- Electric/Ice Focus
- Ice Sprite - Summon ice spirits to enhance your ice magic.
- Ice Bomb - Fling 1 ice sprite to create an explosion.
- Risky Rink - Freeze the ground before you, then fling 5 ice sprites at the enemy.
- Hurricane Warning - Summon a deadly hurricane which absorbs moisture from its surroundings to grow bigger.
- Fire Focus
- Perfect Combustion - Harness the power of synergistic fire magic by casting certain skills in succession.
- Wildfire - Teleport away, leaving a burning circle in your wake.
New Powerful Gear
- 3 new Lv. 70 Epic and 2 new Lv. 70 Legendary armor and weapon sets have been added to the game.
- 1 new Lv. 70 Epic set and 5 rare and powerful Epic Boss Accessories have been added to the game.
- The gearing progression structure has changed in Kritias! Some items may come from places outside of dungeons and raids.
- Legendary equipment sets correspond to a specific skill tree. Players who prefer their left Job Rank II skill tree should pursue the Tairen Officer Legendary set. Players who prefer their right Job Rank II skill tree should pursue the Antique Infernuke Legendary set.
- Epic Sets:
- Elite Adventuring Epic Set: Comes from the Lv. 70 Navigator Reward Box. Offers basic attack and protection to help you start your journey in Kritias if you’re coming in unprepared. Items in this set do not have bonus attributes or a set bonus.
- Antique Arigon Epic Set: Increases Ground Mount Movement Speed by 20\% when wearing 5 pieces of the set.
- Gloves: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Lumiknight faction with 300x Kritias Cogwheels. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Helmet: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Maple Alliance faction with 300x Kritias Lapenta Shards. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Boots: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Green Hoods faction with 300x Kritias Tombstone Fragments. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Top: Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Arcana Delphion.
- Bottom: Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Arcana Delphion.
- Weapon: Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Aetherine Citadel Strike.
- Tairen Combat Epic Set: Increases Movement Speed by 6\% when wearing 5 pieces of the set.
- Gloves:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Lumiknight faction with 300x Kritias Cogwheels. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Helmet:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Maple Alliance faction with 300x Kritias Lapenta Shards. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Boots:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Green Hoods faction with 300x Kritias Tombstone Fragments. Can obtain up to 4 per week.
- Top:*Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Arcana Delphion.
- Bottom:*Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Arcana Delphion.
- Weapon:*Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Aetherine Citadel Strike.
- Legendary Sets:
- Tairen Officer Legendary Set: Increases HP by 1000 and Accuracy by 3 when wearing 3 pieces of the set. Doubles the effect of Aetherine Trigger Legendary weapon effect when wearing 5 pieces of the set.
- Gloves: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Lumiknight faction with 400x Kritias Cogwheels. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Helmet: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Maple Alliance faction with 400x Kritias Lapenta Shards. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Boots: Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Green Hoods faction with 400x Kritias Tombstone Fragments. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Top: Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Bottom: Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Weapon: Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Showdown with Infernog.
- Increases Physical and Magical Damage by 8\%, as well as increases Bonus Attack by 1000 for 12 seconds when attacking enemies with the corresponding Mastery skill. Effect has a 10-second internal cooldown.
- Antique Infernuke Legendary Set: Increases HP by 1000 and Attack Speed by 4\% when wearing 3 pieces of the set. Doubles the effect of Ancient Power Legendary weapon effect when wearing 5 pieces of the set.
- Gloves:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Lumiknight faction with 400x Kritias Cogwheels. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Helmet:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Maple Alliance faction with 400x Kritias Lapenta Shards. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Boots:*Obtained by combining a scroll from the Kritias Green Hoods faction with 400x Kritias Tombstone Fragments. Can obtain up to 3 per week.
- Top:*Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Bottom:*Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Weapon:*Obtained as a drop from the Chaos Raid, Showdown with Infernog.
- Increases Physical and Magical Damage by 8\%, as well as increases Bonus Attack by 1000 for 12 seconds when attacking enemies with the corresponding Mastery skill. Effect has a 10-second internal cooldown.
- New Accessories:
- Tairen Rensha Accessory Set: Offers increased defensive stats compared to its predecessor, the Wayward Soul Accessory Set. Items in this set do not have a set bonus. Obtained from dungeons, raids, factions missions, and the Aetherine Core Supply Shop.
- Kritias Lapenshard Accessory Set: Increases Piercing by 3\% and bestows the Intense Blue Glow effect every 10 seconds when both pieces of the set are equipped. Intense Blue Glow effect empowers a single hit from any direct attack by 17000 additional Bonus Attack while active.
- Paika’s Lapenshard Necklace: Obtained from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Arcana Delphion.
- Balrog’s Lapenshard Belt: Obtained as a drop from the Hard Adventure Dungeon, Aetherine Citadel Strike
- Time and Space Accessory Set: Increases Accuracy by 6 and bestows the Burning Bubble effect when attacked and health falls under 40\%. Burning Bubble bestows a shield which will absorb up to 3000 damage and offer knockback resistance for 15 seconds, or until the shield breaks. Additionally, all attacks are empowered by 6400 additional Bonus Attack while the shield is active.
- Continuum Zakum Ring: Obtained as a rare drop from the Chaos Raid, Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Continuum Infernog Wings: Obtained as a rare drop from the Chaos Raid, Showdown with Infernog.
World Event - Legion Battle
- The dark forces of the Black Mage’s army will regularly attack the various outposts throughout Kritias! You and your fellow heroes must defend them from the attack!
- At the 50th minute of every hour, Tactical Officer Nairin will inform you that one of the regions is under attack! You can use the special emergency response UI to transport to the scene of the battle.
- Players are matched in the order of arrival.
- Players must be at least Lv. 70 to enter the combat field.
- Fair fight is applied within the instance.
- The objective will not always be the same!
- Players are rewarded with 100 Aetherine Cores for completing the scenario.
World Event - Gigantica
- Gigantica, the ancient mechanical weapon constructed to destroy Tairen’s enemies, lurks beneath the murky earth in the Dumping Grounds. Disrupting Gigantica’s territory with a Gigantic Drill brings the risk of agitating this behemoth of a foe.
- The Maple Alliance, Lumiknights, and Green Hoods can all provide the Gigantic Drill Battery needed to operate the drill and force Gigantica out from its lair.
- Work together with up to 50 Maplers to take this fearsome enemy down.
- Gigantica is no ordinary enemy! Employ strategy and mechanics rather than brute force to defeat the mechanical menace.
- Defeating Gigantica is essential for completing a weekly quest, awarding up to 6 copies of the Gigantica Red Lapenshard per week, a devastating laser striking enemies up to 3 times and leaving them vulnerable to taking additional damage when struck.
- Gigantica's drops are ordinary world boss drops. Make sure to take the faction mission to be rewarded appropriately!
Aetherine Core Supply Shop
Item NameAetherine Core CostWeekly StockEpic Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70/ Accessory) 130 8 Epic Bonus Re-roller (Lv. 70/Main Hand) 70 8 Epic Bonus Re-roller (Lv. 70/Two-handed) 130 4 Legendary Bonus Re-roller (Lv. 70/Main Hand) 90 8 Legendary Bonus Re-roller (Lv. 70/Two-handed) 180 4 Epic Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70/Armor) 80 8 Legendary Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70/Armor) 110 8 5x Tairen Rensha Ring Fragment 180 3 5x Tairen Rensha Earrings Fragment 180 3 5x Tairen Rensha Necklace Fragment 180 3 5x Tairen Rensha Cape Fragment 180 3 5x Tairen Rensha Belt Fragment 180 3 50x Gigantica Pet Constructor Fragment 210 3 Condensed Aetherine Souvenir 1800 N/A Legendary Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70/Accessory) 180 8 Colorful Crystal (10) Selection Box 20 5
- Visit Norman in the center of Safehold to exchange the highly-valued Aetherine Core for combat necessities. Norman is stationed permanently in this location.
- Aetherine Cores can be obtained in 3 ways:
- Chance to get 1 Aetherine Core upon defeating a common enemy in Kritias.
- Obtain up to 10 Aetherine Cores when opening a Kritias Golden Treasure Chest.
- Obtain up to 100 Aetherine Cores for successfully fending off the forces of darkness in the world Legion Battle.
- The Aetherine Core Supply Shop stock is shared account-wide. Items purchased are character-bound.
Kritias Faction Missions
- Veliche, Mason, and Nairin have situated themselves near the heart of Safehold, offering you important missions to undertake while stationed in Kritias.
- After completing the main story mission A Link Between Worlds and after being at least Lv. 70, you’ll be able to accept missions from the three faction leaders.
- You’ll earn unique Kritias faction tokens for completing daily and weekly missions.
- Weekly missions reward essential components for crafting Epic and Legendary helmets, gloves, and boots.
- Players can earn titles, furniture, cosmetics, name tags, emotes, chat bubbles, and mounts as vanity rewards.
- Each faction leader has a Lapenshard that can be purchased from them as well. These are new and powerful Lv. 70 Lapenshards.
- Each faction leader provides scrolls which create Lv. 70 Epic boots, gloves, and helmets. The other parts of the Lv. 70 Epic gear come from the Hard Adventure Dungeons.
- After reaching Trusted with any of the faction leaders, Maplers will be able to purchase scrolls with the faction tokens to create Legendary helmets, gloves, and boots. The other parts of the Lv. 70 Legendary gear come from the Chaos Raids.
- The Kritias versions of the factions are different than the Lv. 50 versions from the Sky Fortress arc, and can be accessed without unlocking the Lv. 50 ones.
New Lv. 70 Pets
- New unexplored territories means new pets to tame have been added to the pet album! Collect up to 22 new pets from zones and dungeons!
- These pets will require you to be Lv. 70 to equip.
- Pets captured from snares can be caught in Common, Rare, Exceptional, and Epic grades!
- Hard Adventure Dungeons can drop Exceptional-grade pets.
- Hard Chaos Raids can drop Exceptional-grade and Epic-grade pets.
- Lv. 70 pets have the ability to evolve into Legendary grade, a first for pets! Gather up to 40 Epic-grade pets to evolve an existing maxed out pet to a Legendary one!
- Lv. 70 pets do not have pet talents, and instead feature considerably higher bonus attack values.
- Legendary pets will retain the bonuses of the Epic pet before its evolution and gain a 4th random bonus attribute.
New Perilous Dungeons
- Your journey through Kritias will bring you up against old foes from the forces of darkness in harrowing dungeons within the futuristic world.
Arcana Delphion
- Lv. 70 Hard Adventure Dungeon
- Available starting Dec. 13th, 00:00 UTC
- Gear Score Required: 28000
- Minimum Level: 70
- Turka’s devoted subordinate Paika is on the verge of offering up his soul to bring forth the demonic demi-god Zakum!
- Possible rewards include:
- Antique Arigon Top
- Antique Arigon Bottom
- Tairen Combat Top
- Tairen Combat Bottom
- Paika's Lapenshard Necklace
- Tairen Rensha Necklace Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Cape Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Belt Fragment
- Wandering Blade Green Lapenshard (Tier 1) Fragment
- Red Stars
- Gemstone/Gem Dust Selection Box
- Paika (Combat Pet) (Exceptional)
Aetherine Citadel Strike
- Lv. 70 Hard Adventure Dungeon
- Available starting Dec. 13th, 00:00 UTC
- Gear Score Required: 31300
Minimum Level: 70 - Balrog’s insatiable thirst for power grew once Kritias appeared. Now, he has his sights set on taking over the Aetherine Citadel! Stop Balrog’s assault and assist the resistance forces defending the fortress!
- Possible rewards include:
- Antique Arigon Weapon
- Tairen Combat Weapon
- Balrog's Lapenshard Necklace
- Tairen Rensha Ring Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Cape Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Belt Fragment
- Rage Amplification Blue Lapenshard (Tier 1) Fragment
- Red Stars
- Gemstone/Gem Dust Selection Box
- Strengthened Balrog (Combat Pet) (Exceptional)
New Epic Encounters
- At the apex of the first episode of the Kritias saga, you’ll be pitted against fearsome adversaries that threaten the very existence of Maple World...
Ancient Aetherine Mine*(Unlocks January 3rd, 2020)
- Lv. 70 Chaos Raid
- Available starting Jan. 3rd 2020, 00:00 UTC
- Normal Gear Score Required: 40800
- Hard Gear Score Required: 47600
- Minimum Level: 70
- The resurrection of Zakum, the self-proclaimed God of Destruction! Take Zakum down in this iconic 2D encounter!
- Possible rewards include:
- Tairen Officer Top/Bottom Selection Box Fragment
- Antique Infernuke Top/Bottom Selection Box Fragment
- Tairen Officer Top
- Tairen Officer Bottom
- Antique Infernuke Top
- Antique Infernuke Bottom
- Zakum's Helmet
- Zakum's Continuum Ring
- Tairen Rensha Necklace Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Cape Fragment
- Tairen Rensha Belt Fragment
- Destruction Magic Blue Lapenshard (Tier 1) Fragment
- Red Stars
- Special White Potion
- Special Orange Potion
- Zakum's Hand (Combat Pet) (Exceptional)
- Zakum's Hand (Combat Pet) (Epic)
- Weekly Rank Rewards:
- Rank C: 10x Red Stars, 5x Special White Potions
- Rank B:*20x Red Stars, 10x Special White Potions
- Rank A: 30x Red Stars, 14x Special White Potions, 20x Lv. 70 Trader's Ribbons
- Rank S: 120x*Destruction Magic Blue Lapenshard (Tier 1) Fragment, 2x Epic Cape Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70), 2x Epic Belt Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70)
- Rank S+: 90x*Destruction Magic Blue Lapenshard (Tier 1) Fragment, 2x Epic Earring Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70), 2x Epic Necklace Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70), 2x Epic Ring Bonus Value Re-roller (Lv. 70)
- Ranking Criteria:
- (Party) Defeat Zakum
- (Party) Defeat Zakum within 5 min
- (Party) Defeat Zakum within 10 min
- Don't get tombstoned
Showdown with Infernog*(Unlocks January 24th, 2020)
- Lv. 70 Chaos Raid
- Available starting Jan. 24th 2020, 00:00 UTC
- Normal Gear Score Required: ???
- Hard Gear Score Required: ???
- Minimum Level: 70
- The final battle between you and the ruinous Infernog! Join the revered knight Tristan to put down the immortal threat once and for all!
- Additional details on the encounter will be revealed after Zakum's downfall.
Queen Bean Arena*(Unlocks February 7th, 2020)
- Lv. 70 Special Arena
- Available starting Feb 7th 2020, 00:00 UTC
- Normal Gear Score Required: ???
- Hard Gear Score Required: ???
- Minimum Level: 70
- Don’t disappoint her majesty, the omnipotent Queen Bean! She has come to seek out Maple World’s strongest fighter. Do you have what it takes among the finest heroes of light and dark?
- Additional details on the encounter will be revealed after Infernog's downfall.
Miscellaneous Updates
- Colorful Crystal Selection Boxes have been added in various sources to allow easier acquisition outside of the World Boss activity.
- 50 Colorful Crystal Selection Boxes can be obtained from the Aetherine Core Supply Shop each week.
- Can be purchased in bundles of 10 for 20 Aetherine Cores each.
- 50 Colorful Crystal Selection Boxes can be obtained from the Guild Coin Shop each week.
- Can be purchased in bundles of 10 for 10 Guild Coins each.
- 40 additional Colorful Crystal Selection Boxes have been added to the Weekly Prestige Rank boxes.
- Prestige Reward Box (Tier 1) quantity increased from 2 to 10.
- Prestige Reward Box (Tier 2) quantity increased from 3 to 15.
- Prestige Reward Box (Tier 3) quantity increased from 5 to 25.
- A total of 8 Lv. 70 Lapenshards have been added to the game. When equipping weapons that are a higher level than your Lapenshards, a penalty of -2 levels is applied to your lower level Lapenshards that are equipped.
- Gigantica’s Red Lapenshard: Momentarily summons Gigantica to deliver a devastating beam of energy at your foes. Enemies struck have a chance to take additional damage when attacked. Obtained from completing faction quests related to the Gigantica world boss.
- Moonlight Slash Red Lapenshard: Summons Veliche to quickly dash out and attack enemies in a large area in front of the player. Deals damage and inflicts a periodic bleed effect. Obtained from the Maple Alliance faction supply shop.
- Deireadh Blue Lapenshard: Attacks can summon Mason, who strikes down foes with the floating blade Deireadh, and reduces enemy physical and magical attack. Internal cooldown is per enemy and per class. Obtained from the Lumiknights faction supply shop.
- Rage Amplification Blue Lapenshard: Attacks imbue you with the fiery rage of Balrog, increasing your damage dealt while decreasing your defense. Obtained from Strengthened Balrog in Aetherine Citadel Strike.
- Destruction Magic Blue Lapenshard: Channel the power of Zakum to deal continuous damage to foes and stun them. Internal cooldown is per enemy and per class. Obtained from Zakum in Ancient Aetherine Mine.
- Wings of Ruin Blue Lapenshard: Explode with the devastating wrath of Infernog, increasing your attack speed, attack damage, and movement speed. Additionally, periodically deal damage to surrounding enemies. Obtained from Strengthened Infernog in Showdown with Infernog.
- Wandering Blade Green Lapenshard: Paika’s haunting power envelops you, passively increasing Critical Damage at the expense of Accuracy. Obtained from Paika in Arcana Delphion.
- Nairin’s Air Support Green Lapenshard: Tactical Officer Nairin sends in combat rations to your location! Picking up the combat rations heals you and increases your damage dealt. Allies can pick up the combat ration. Obtained from the Green Hoods faction supply shop.
- Navigator rewards have been added for Lv. 70, 72, 74, 76, and 78.
- A cache of equipment can be found in the Lv. 70 box which offers a baseline for gearing for new and aspiring adventurers. It includes equipment and a weapon, as well as a set of 2-socket Lv. 60 Wayward Soul accessories and 6x Tier 3 Gemstone Selection Box.
- The entire content of the box will bring you a little short of entering the new Hard Adventure Dungeons. By completing faction missions, obtaining the new Lv. 70 Epic helmet, gloves, and boots, and finally upgrading them to +10, you’ll achieve the necessary gear score to enter Arcana Delphion.
- A permanent holiday UGC outfit template has been added to the list of available templates.
- Red Merets and any convenience features associated with them will be removed from the game after the update. Up to 500 potions (1,000 HP) will be sent to players who have unspent Red Merets during the removal, at a rate of 1 potion for 1 Red Meret.
- New goals have been added for players.
- 355 trophies (including tiers) have been added.
- 16 new fish have been added to the fishing album.
- 71 new exploration goals have been added.
- Player HP in the Maple Arena PVP mode has been increased by an additional 40\% to take into consideration higher player damage output.
- The log-in screen background and music have changed to match the holiday season.
Meret Market Additions/Changes
Capsule Machine
- Starting with the Kritias expansion, the new Capsule Machine system will be replacing the Style Crate and Style Coin Shop, as well as Special Offers in general.
- Style Coins will not expire or go away at any point. By double-clicking them or visiting an NPC in Queenstown, you will be able to access the Style Coin Shop from November’s update at any time.
- Old outfits obtained from Style Crates and the Style Coin Shop will dismantle into Style Coins still, even after the change.
- There will be 3 types of Capsule Machines as follows:
- Ducky Outfit Capsule Machine: Features a rotation of outfits with every series. These range from common to Epic costumes. The Ducky Outfit Capsule Machine changes its series and contents on the 1st and 15th of every month. Coins to operate the machine cost 150 Blue Merets.
- Slime Variety Capsule Machine: Features a rotation of vanity items including name tags, chat bubbles, mounts, emotes, badges, and more. The Slime Variety Capsule Machine changes its series and contents on the 1st of every month. Coins to operate the machine cost 100 Blue Merets.
- Theme Capsule Machine: Features seasonal unique outfits and vanity items. The Theme Capsule Machines follows a specific theme. Coins to operate the machine cost 200 Blue Merets.
- Outfits which change the player’s idle, running, and jumping animations have been changed to only require the suit-piece to gain the effect, instead requiring the entire costume set.
- Outfits which change the user’s idle, running, and jumping animation are now Legendary grade to help differentiate them.
- Both of the changes above will only affect newly obtained outfits starting with the first Theme Capsule this holiday season.
- Items from the Capsule Machines are cosmetic only.
- All items featured in the Capsule Machines can be directly obtained through a chance.
- The odds of obtaining any specific item from the Capsule Machine will be published on the webpost previewing each series.
- Items that you dislike can be dismantled into specific Series Coins, which can be double-clicked in your inventory to open up the shop for that specific series. These coins can be used even as that series rotates to a new one.
- All items dismantle for 1 Series Coin. This includes non-outfits and Epic outfits.
- Specific items from Capsule Machines can be purchased from the series shops.
- The contents of each new Capsule Machine will be presented as webposts the day before their sales begin.
- Check out the contents of the Slime Variety Capsule Series 1 in its webpost!
- Stay tuned for the Ducky Outfit Capsule Series 1 on December 15th!
- Note that Capsule Machines will not be able to be purchased in regions such as Belgium which restrict the sale of loot boxes.
New Faces
- The following community-requested face styles have been added:
- Celebrity Gaze (M)
- Celebrity Gaze (F)
- Shy Smile (M)
- Shy Smile (F)
Pictured from left to right:*Celebrity Gaze, Shy Smile
Holiday Events
Patch Day Log-in Reward
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 3:30 PM Friday, December 12th
- Requirements:*Must be Lv. 10 or higher to participate.
- Log in within a day of our update to receive 5x Aetherine Potions and 10x Holiday Candy Canes, and 5x Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies!
- Aetherine Potion heals 1200 HP and shares a cooldown with normal potions.
- Holiday Candy Cane restores 2240 HP over 8 seconds.
- Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies are the event currency spent at Santa Rudolph’s event shop!
- Obtained once per account.
Holiday in Safehold
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 11:59 PM Wednesday, January 15th
- For your first month in Kritias, enjoy a wonderfully decorated Safehold with snowfall and holiday background music!
- Log in on any time on December 25th server time to receive Santa Rudolph’s Surprise Gift in the mail! Contents include:
- 1x Festive Reindeer Antlers (Head Accessory)
- 1x Exploding Fireworks Face paint Cosmetic Voucher (M)
- 1x Exploding Fireworks Face paint Cosmetic Voucher (F)
Holiday Magic Daily Quest
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 11:59 PM Tuesday, December 31st
- Accept the daily quest from Bobby or remotely each day to collect 10x Magic Snowglobe!
- You can get a Magic Snowglobe quest item from the following places:
- 1x from the ‘Dancing in the Snow’ daily event quest.
- 10x can be obtained daily from:
- 1\% chance when catching a fish in the holiday event map.
- 1\% chance every 15 seconds while performing in the holiday event map.
- 3\% chance when defeating any enemy.
- 100\% chance from completing any MC Kay event, including Holiday Dance Dance Stop.
- 10x can be obtained daily from defeating enemies in Kritias maps, at a 10\% chance per enemy.
- 10x can be obtained from clearing the Arcana Delphion or Aetherine Citadel Strike Hard Adventure Dungeons, at a 100\% rate, once per day.
- 1x from completing a Kritias exploration goal, at a 100\% chance.
- 1x from enjoying the scenery with binoculars in a Kritias map, at a 100\% chance. Limited to the first time for each map.
- Completing the quest rewards you with 10x Papa Santa’s Ginger Cookie.
- Obtaining 300x Magic Snowglobe completes the event trophy Merry Kritias, granting the ‘Merry Kritias’ title.
Holiday Dance Dance Stop
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 11:59 PM Tuesday, December 31st
- At the 15-minute and 45-minute mark of every hour, join other Maplers are on the dance floor in this returning festive version of Dance Dance Stop!
- Ruby (located in Queenstown, Safehold, or the special event map) will issue you a daily quest to partake at least once a day!
- Completing the quest will reward you with 5x Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies and 1x Magic Snowglobe.
- Just participating will grant you 3x Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies. You can earn up to 60 cookies a day through participation.
- Surviving to the end will reward you with 5x Holiday Hot Cocoa, 1x Festive Holiday Decor Gift Box, and 5x Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies. You can earn up to an additional 50 cookies a day from surviving the event!
- Holiday Hot Cocoa restores 1768 HP over 8 seconds.
- Festive Holiday Decor Gift Box provides a random holiday-themed furniture item. Santa Rudolph will sell you a version of this box for Ginger Cookies, which allows you to select the exact furniture you want!
- There is no limit to the amount of Holiday Hot Cocoa you can earn a day.
Schwanda’s Holiday Gallery
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 11:59 PM Tuesday, December 31st
- Open Schwanda’s Holiday Gallery from the bottom right UI to be given a list of objectives to fulfill throughout the event period!
- Each objective has its own reward with a final extra gift for completing all of them!
- Final reward for completing all 30 objectives includes:
- 1x Merry Kritias Package
- Merry Kritias Name Tag
- Merry Kritias Chat Bubble
- 1x Merry Kritias Portrait Box
- Happy Holiday Portrait Part 1
- Happy Holiday Portrait Part 2
- Happy Holiday Portrait Part 3
- Happy Holiday Portrait Part 4
Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookie Shop
- Event Duration (UTC):*End of Maintenance, Wednesday, December 11th - 11:59 PM Tuesday, December 31st
- Located in the holiday event map, Merry Kritias, Santa Rudolph operates a shop that allows you to exchange your hard-earned Ginger Cookies for a wealth of items.
- All of the items found in Santa Rudolph’s shop don’t have a stock limit! Purchase as much as you want of whatever you need!
- The maximum amount of Santa Rudolph’s Ginger Cookies you can obtain throughout the event period is 2685. 1635 cookies are guaranteed through all-event participation with a maximum of 1050 additional cookies obtainable for surviving Holiday Dance Dance Stop all the way to the end.
- Healing consumables expire at the end of January.
New Year’s Bingo
- Event Duration (UTC):*00:00, Wednesday, January 1st - Beginning of Maintenance, Wednesday, January 15th
- You receive a bingo board! Every day on the bingo board interface, 5 numbers will be announced. Using the Magic Pencil item, you can cross off any announced number from your board.
- Receive fantastic rewards for successfully crossing off multiple bingos!
- You can obtain 2x Magic Pencils per day from the Release Balloon and New Year’s Letter Collection daily quests.
- You can obtain an additional 1x Magic Pencil for being logged in for 30 minutes on each day of the week.
- The Magic Pencil Plus is a powerful item that lets you cross off any number you want from the bingo board! You can obtain up to 5 by getting bingos. We highly advise that you save them for crucial moments!
- Each number will be called out a maximum of 3 times throughout the entire event period.
Release Balloon
- Event Duration (UTC):*00:00, Wednesday, January 1st - Beginning of Maintenance, Wednesday, January 15th
- Receive the daily quest New Year’s Wishes from Event Helper Ruby in Queenstown, Safehold, or remotely.
- Release New Year’s balloons throughout Maple World to obtain Sunshine Fragments!
- Balloons spawn at the 10-minute intervals between each hour and stay for 5 minutes before despawning.
- Balloons can spawn in Victoria Island, Karkar Island, and Kritias.
- Obtain 10x Sunshine Fragments to complete the quest and be rewarded with 1x Magic Pencil and 2x Sunshine Macarons.
- Sunshine Macaron restores 30\% of your max HP.
- Sunshine Macaron expires at the end of February.
New Year’s Letter Collection
- Event Duration (UTC):*00:00, Wednesday, January 1st - Beginning of Maintenance, Wednesday, January 15th
- Receive the daily quest from Event Helper Ruby in Queenstown, Safehold, or remotely.
- Collect letters and numbers by defeating world bosses or elite monsters to complete the daily quest!
- The letters and numbers requested will be different depending on which week it is.
- Obtain 1x Magic Pencil for delivering the quest items.
Hot Time - Pet Re-Rolling Discount
- Event Duration (UTC):*12:00 AM Saturday - 11:59 PM Sunday
- Every weekend until mid-January, enjoy a 25\% discount on catalysts costs when re-rolling pet bonus talents! This does not stack with your Prestige discount.
- Pets are a vital part of your progression! Re-rolling their talents give you a chance for potentially better stats that go to your character!
(Ongoing) Hot Time - World Boss Train:
- Event Duration (UTC):*Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the following times on each server:
- 00:00 - 01:00 UTC
- 08:00 - 09:00 UTC
- 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
- For an hour interval spread throughout the day, enjoy additional drop rewards from world bosses around Maple World.
- NA East, NA West, and Europe will gain 2x world boss drops during these hours.
- Oceania and South America will gain 3x world boss drops during these hours.
- These drops include meso, Onyx Crystals, and Colorful Crystal Selection Box drops from these enemies.
Bug Fixes
- Removed the Toad's Toolkit item from the Crystal Ore Shop. As the item had a set expiration date that has already passed, purchasing it would yield an expired item.
- Corrected the texture for the Bird Fence furniture.
Known Issues
- The description for the Tairen Rensha Accessory Fragment Box is incorrect. It is a random box but says otherwise, and is intended to be a random fragment.
- During certain scenes of the Lumiknights faction missions, the incorrect NPC portrait and name appears.
- There is a missing trophy prerequisite in order to unlock the achievement Hero of Kritias.
- There are a few text issues during some of the faction leaders' personal quests.
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