Changelog

What changed in the game, in our game data, and on this site. Game lines are our own short summaries of Nexon's notices; dates are UTC.

Game updates

  1. Maintenance

    Bot checks and Megaphone limit

    • Better bot detection.
    • After a first NX purchase, Megaphones cannot be used during the 96-hour Cash item trade hold.
  2. Cash Shop

    Cash Shop: new Mystery Fashion Crate

    • A new fashion crate for 7 days. The hair and face coupon sale runs to 11 Nov.
  3. Maintenance

    Spawns follow combat

    • Emergency fix: monster spawns now follow how much fighting goes on in each map. No numbers were published.
  4. Patch

    Version 1.1.0

    • Players in debt can no longer pick up mesos or items other players drop.
    • More monster drops on Victoria Island.
    • Less HP for Copper Drake, Tortie, Clang and Drake.
    • Woodcrafting arrow conversion makes 50 per try instead of 5.
    • Whispers need level 10.
    • Citizenship ranks 4 to 10 need less contribution.
    • Skills: Focus gives more accuracy; Poison Breath and Thunder Bolt hit harder; Rush range and the Spearman Final Attack HP drain now match their text.
    • Mushroom Garden is no longer counted as a town.
  5. Cash Shop

    Cash Shop: Halloween crate

    • A Halloween fashion crate from 28 Oct to 4 Nov, and a hair and face coupon sale.
  6. Maintenance

    Debt system

    • Accounts tied to real-money trading now carry a meso debt. While in debt they cannot trade, open shops, gift or drop items.
    • Extra server work after the launch crowds.
  7. Patch

    Grand Launch, version 1.0.0

    • Trading opens after a trade lock that starts when you reach level 15. In game the lock lasts 168 hours (7 days).
    • Windia grows to 40 channels; Kerning City Party Quest added to channels 8 to 12.
    • The party quest box gives fewer gem ores and can give a housing statue.
    • The Murky Swamp II added near Kerning City, with new quests and drops on Victoria Island.
    • Free Market rooms 12 to 20 added.
    • Field boss respawn times are more random.
    • More potion drops from level 10 to 30 monsters.
    • Megaphones need level 15.
    • Warriors get more HP from potions and more W.DEF from Iron Body; Magicians get more MP from potions; Dark Sight now shows you half-visible to everyone.
    • Launch events run to 18 Nov, including Halloween from 28 Oct.
  8. Cash Shop

    Cash Shop for launch

    • The launch Cash Shop line-up.
  9. Notice

    Megaphone level raised

    • From launch, Megaphones need level 15 instead of 10. Ones you already hold keep level 10.
  10. Maintenance

    Minor patch

    • Korean (Beta) text option added next to English and Spanish.
    • Chat accepts only English, Spanish and Korean letters.
    • Kerning City map changed so the Civic Center is easier to reach; Maple Administrator added there.
    • Store Permit and crash fixes.
  11. Maintenance

    Fixes

    • Coconuts sell to NPCs for 10 mesos instead of 145.
    • Heal range and its MP check fixed.
    • Channel 1 to 4 login fix.
  12. Patch

    Founder's Access

    • Early play for Founder's Package owners. Level cap 100, 1st job at 10 and 2nd job at 30, five field bosses, six crafting professions.
  13. Notice

    FAQ published

    • Nexon's own question and answer page for Classic World.
  14. Notice

    One ban for both worlds

    • A ban in MapleStory or in Classic World applies to the whole account in both.
  15. Cash Shop

    Founder's Packages on sale

    • Paid packages that include Founder's Access.
  16. Test

    Test 2: mobility skill rework

    • Mobility skills moved to short or no cooldowns with higher MP costs.
    • Invincibility after a hit raised from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
  17. Test

    Test 2: duplication fix

    • Item duplication and a missing EXP loss on death fixed.
  18. Test

    Test 2: Hired Merchants back

    • Hired Merchants re-enabled after a bug that stripped equip stats.
    • Safety Charms no longer used up when you die in town.
  19. Test

    Closed test 2

    • 4 to 13 Aug. Victoria Island, then Orbis, El Nath and Dead Mine from 8 Aug. 3rd job at level 70 for testing. Citizenship first appears.
  20. Test

    Test 1: Forgotten Hollow

    • Forgotten Hollow and new quests opened for the rest of the first test.
  21. Test

    Test 1: fixes

    • Kerning party quest and 2nd job quest monsters made easier for some classes.
    • Iron Hog spawn rate changed on Pig Beach; Arcforge gem cost changed.
  22. Test

    Closed test 1

    • 14 to 24 Apr. The four classes, crafting and the Kerning City Party Quest.

Site updates

    • New tools: What can I kill, the scroll simulator and keep or sell.
    • The training advisor now estimates EXP per hour from kill time, spawn density and walking.
    • An event calendar on What to do now, and this changelog.
    • Smart search and a FAQ section.
    • Farming guide, header sub-menus, every guide rewritten from checked research, estimates labelled in every tool.
    • Skill and gear builders, player guides and builds, the Cash Shop catalogue, player market prices, boss timers, the fight simulator, Mobdle and the gear optimizer.

What is next

Content in the game files that is not out yet is listed on coming soon, and dated events are on the event calendar.