The Chronicles of Masteria [UPDATED 7/22/08]

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Shaun was pleased to tell me more about the content release scheduled for early August. The latest Masteria expansion was specifically created by the American Team for the US market. In it, players will find icons of American Pop Culture such as Bigfoot and a Trading Card Game and they all have been “MapleStory-sized.” That is to say, they all maintain the cute, pixel art look and feel of MapleStory characters. There are three new areas that will be available to play in:

Phantom Forest is a 45+ level area which is haunted. There, players will find a Haunted House, Headless Horsemen and Elder Wraiths among other monsters, and may encounter the boss, Big Foot. Shaun described the forest as a “Forest of Illusion like Super Mario world.”
Phantom Forest leads to Crimsonwood Mountains that is a 70+ level area. The first area you must navigate is the Valley of Heroes where huge living pillars of stone known as Menhirs roam. These critters cannot be killed and players must use their timing and jumping skills in true platformer style to get through them. Players will encounter six new enemy types here, and find a number of caves which are actually solo-able dungeons. Finally, they encounter level 120 Guardians which guard the way to the next area.

Crimsonwood Keep is the ruins of what was once a great thriving Keep where the finest Masterian heroes trained and learned their trade. Another level 70+ area and a massive map.

In total, there are 31 new maps, 11 new enemies and new weapons – many which will be player created, and 12 epic quests, each with many steps and mini goals.

ok o.0. i thinks thats more than enough info to blow us away o.0. holy cows. jq to get to the new area holy fungus. 11 monsters on 31 maps o.0. im guessing there will be little to no ksing + soloable maps*wonder if thats like the kms mini dungeons that only alow 1 person in and his party o.0.*. the solo-able maps really doesnt go with the working together stuff nxprose was talking about o.0. wonder if snipe will work at the pillars or if they'll make them like the bot catching monsters where if you hit them you get sent back to town or something o.0. It all sounds really exciting except for the early august thing... i was hoping next week we would get to enjoy it .... hmmm