AcornStory - The Wonderful World of Pets

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Welcome to AcornStory, our ongoing feature helping players get started in Maple World everything from choosing a class to finding friends to understanding combat to tips for participating in an online community. MapleStory is easy to learn, but once you learn the basic game mechanics, where do you go and what do you do? Read on to find out!

Your Adventure Companions -- MapleStory Pets!

MapleStory is about much more than simply going out and killing monsters. There's all sorts of ways to play and different things you can do including going on quests, filling in monster books, and taking on a variety of challenges. With so much to see and do, it makes sense that even the most independent of adventurers might need help from time to time. That's where the mapleStory pets come in. These adventure companions are more than merely adorable fashion accessories (though they certainly are adorable! They actually provide important services and have their own special gameplay dynamics that open up brand new ways to play MapleStory!

How Much is That Doggie in the Window?

The first thing to understand is that playing with a pet is entirely optional. You can certainly play MapleStory without one. If you ask many long-time Maplers though, they'll tell you that once you've selected a pet, you'll never want to play MapleStory without one. They're just too useful and fun!

Selecting Your Pet

Pets are only available through the MapleStory Cash Shop. To access the Pet Shop, simply click the red "Cash Shop" button at the bottom of your screen. When the CashShop window comes up, click on the "Pet" tab to look through the selection of pets available for purchase. Pet types range from adorable critters likeCorgi pups and Persian cats to miniature MapleStory monsters like a Yeti or a Kargo. There's even a miniature version of Balrog, one of the major boss monsters in the game.

Note: It's important to note that while the personality ofpets may vary by type (some are more difficult to train, others grow closer to you faster), there is no difference in pet abilities. Every pet is capable of performing exactly the same functions, so the most important choice you have when selecting is what kind of pet works the best with your look and your character's personality!

Evolving Pets: There are two special pets available from the Cash Shop. The "Evolving Pets" (Dragon and Robo) begin life as an egg in your inventory. Once you purchase them, they immediately hatch as baby versions of a dragon or a robot. As you feed them, play with them, and level them up (see "Leveling and Closeness" below), they will eventually hit level 15. At that point you may visit Garnox the Pet Scientist to acquire a new quest called "The Evolution of a Pet, Pt.1" Once you finish the quest, you may return to Garnow with 10,000 mesos and "The Rock of Evolution" (available in the Cash Shop) and they will transform into their adult form. Other than this special effect, however, evolving pets are identical to any other pet available from the Cash Shop.

Care and Feeding

Your little pet isn't a robot. OK, some of them may in fact be robots, but what we mean is that your pet has needs that must be met. Theirmajor needs are for food and "closeness."

Closeness

Closeness is a measure of the bond between you and your pet. As your pet's closeness increases, he, she, or itwill more readily respond to your commands and be able to perform more tricks. For every thousand points of closeness, your pet will increase a level. the maximum level a pet can reach is 30.

There are several things you can do to raise your pet's closeness:

- Spend time hunting monsters with your pet out.
- Command your pet to perform actions. (A complete list of pet commands is available from Cloy in Pet Park in Henesys.
- Complete pet quests in Pet Park in Henesys.

Food

The best way to increase closeness though is to make sure your pet is always well fed. Your pet has a stat called "Fullness" that can be seen in the Pet Equip screen. Fullness gradually decreases over time. If Fullness ever reaches zero, your pet will lose a tremendous amount of closeness. To keep this from happening, you have to give it food. Regular pet food can be purchased from Dufus in Henesys or Corporal Wilson around Orbis. Special pet-specific pet food is also available in the Cash Shop. This pet food will add a great deal of closeness every time you use it.

Water of Life

The last requirement for your pet is the Water of Life. Because your pet is a magical creature, every 90 days it needs to be refreshed with the Water of Life and a Life Scroll. Otherwise it turns back into a doll into your inventory. Life Scrolls can be purchased fromTrainer Bartos at the Pet Park. Water of Life is available in the Cash Shop. When you have both, head to Ellinia and find Mar the Fairy. She'll bring you're friend back to life.

<font color="#000000">What Can My Pet Do?

One of the best parts about having a pet is that they're able to automate some of the repetetive and mundane tasks that adventurers have to deal with. These mostly come down to three basic categories: Looting items, offering support during combat, and being adorable. In order to pe

The undeniable proof of Nexon's competency.

^ explain :o

The water of life just automatically brings your pet back now I think.

Whats up with

For every thousand points of closeness, your pet will increase a level. the maximum level a pet can reach is 30.

The water of life just automatically brings your pet back now I think.

Whats up with

well isn't level 30 for a pet about 30,000 closeness?

well isn't level 30 for a pet about 30,000 closeness?

It is, but it's not every 1000. It increases at some exponent.

i'll choose to laugh rather than burn, since i have a perma pet:

Your little pet isn't a robot. OK, some of them may in fact be robots

i lol'd

^ explain :o

The quality of the image, looks like they pasted on MS paint and saved it as .gif.

Speaking of pets, it's a shame nexon america never gave any pets the ability to auto-rebuff =/ would be nice to put my shortest buff on mah pet, so I wouldn't have to worry about it.

The undeniable proof of Nexon's competency.

>implying these posts from Nexon has anything at all to do with their competency

Sounds like an excuse just to complain. It is obvious that some unpaid interns do these AcornStories.

It is, but it's not every 1000. It increases at some exponent.

Approximately 300 for level 10, 6000 for level 20, iirc (plus 30k for 30 obviously)