ARK

For the class, see Ark.

ARKis an update following Nova. It will introduce a new Pirate Lef race class, Ark, 5th Job Advancement Improvements, Monster Park Expansion, A New Episode in the Grand Athenaeum, and the 6th Region of the Arcane River.

1st: V CARE

Daily Quests Simplifed!
- Less time shall be spent devoted to daily quests, while receiving the same rewards.
- The following dailies have been simplified / reduced:
  - Legion Daily Quests
  - Kritias Daily Quests
  - Scrapyard Daily Quests
  - Dark World Tree Daily Quests
  - Vanishing Journey Daily Quests
  - Hungry Muto
  - Dream Defender
  - Spirit Savior
- V Matrix Points are now given for every level past 200, and can be used to extend V Matrix slots up to 5 levels past the maximum.
- Arcane Catalyst is added to allow Arcane Symbols to be traded within the world.
- Elite Bosses + Pollo & Fritto Portals now grant rewards based on the monsters in your current map.
- Ark Innocence Scroll is added to allow players to reset their equipment's scrolled stats while keeping the Star Force enhancements.
- New Vanishing Journey Monster Park dungeon is added.
- Grand Athenaeum Episode 5: The Shadow Alchemist
  - Learn the tale of Zero Alpha back when he was called "Eight", as well as a friend he forgot in Shadowvale.

2nd: ARK

New Class: Ark
A young boy who became a monster, ARK.

3rd: ESFERA

Arcane River 6th Region: Esfera
New Boss: Will [Hard Mode]

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Trivia

In KMS, the director of that time is Wonki Kang (강원기, Gang(Kang) Won-gi) (2015 ~).
Global MapleStory will introduce the following things:
- Bonus stats and Rebirth Flames, replacing Nebulite system
- Reboot world in Europe region
- 25 stars enhancement
- LAB server - experimental, temporary server.
MapleSEA did not receive the Boss Will in the Ark update.
- Boss Will was released as part of the 13th Anniversary update.
MapleSEA, will release the following things with the Monad Blockbuster Update
- 25 Stars Enhancement (v178 Update)
- Flame Stats Update (v178 Update)
All Overseas MapleStory Services, with the exception of Thailand will receive the Monad Blockbuster Content.

Availability of MapleStory: ARK

Korea	Japan	China	Global	SEA	Taiwan
Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available

References

Major Updates
Year
Year	Title
2010
2010	Big Bang (July) Chaos (December)
2011
2011	Jump! (March) Legends (July) Advance of the Union (October) Justice (December)
2012
	Tempest (July) Unlimited (December)
	Exclusive	Mark of Honor (July)
2013
	Cygnus Returns (January) RED (July) FLY (September) You & I (December)
	Exclusive	Season 2 (April) Spark (July) Gentleman (August)
2014
2014	Coordinator's Touch: Star Force (July) Maple Ice & Burn (December)
2015
2015	Giseungjeon12 (February) Reboot (June) Heroes of Maple (November)
2016
2016	V (June) Beyond (December)
2017
2017	Nova (June) ARK (December)
2018
2018	Black Mage (June) Adventure (December)
2019
2019	Glory (June) RISE (December)
2020
2020	Awake (June) NEO (December)
2021
2021	Maple Live (June) Destiny (December)
2022
2022	Ignition (June) Savior (December)

2023
2023	New Age (June) Dreamer (December)
Mainly based on Korean MapleStory timeline and title

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