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Description
MapleStory is a free, two-dimensional, side-scrolling Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game developed by Wizet and distributed by various companies. The game takes place in the "Maple World," which players must defend against monsters. As in a typical online game, players can mold their characters to their liking by increasing their abilities and skills. Interaction between users is encouraged in a variety of ways, including chatting, trading, marriage and playing minigames.
Though the game is free to play, players may purchase various enhancements and upgrades in the Cash Shop using real money converted into NX.
Gameplay
Players will start their journey at Maple Island when they create their character. There are four different choices when making a character. You can choose between Explorers, Cygnus Knights, Aran, Evan, or Resistance. Depending on what type of character you pick, you will start at different places with a different tutorial. You can choose to change or keep the default key configuration. In the tutorial stage of the game, you will learn how to play the game. You will learn about stats, monsters, fighting, skills and much more. Leveling up in the beginning will be easy with the starter quests, however you may also chose to ignore the quests. Some quests are not avoidable though. You can play with others, trade, hang out, and much more. There are even special quests where you must play in a group, or a "party", as said in the world of Maple Story, called Party Quests.
Jobs
| Class | Novice | 1st Job | 2nd Job | 3rd Job | 4th Job | ||
| Explorers | Beginner | Swordman | Fighter | Crusader | Hero | ||
| Page | White Knight | Paladin | |||||
| Spearman | Dragon Knight | Dark Knight | |||||
| Magician | Wizard (Fire/Poison) | Mage (Fire/Poison) | Arch Mage (Fire/Poison) | ||||
| Wizard (Ice/Lightning) | Mage (Ice/Lightning) | Arch Mage (Ice/Lightning) | |||||
| Cleric | Priest | Bishop | |||||
| Archer | Hunter | Ranger | Bow Master | ||||
| Crossbowman | Sniper | Marksman | |||||
| Rogue | Assassin | Hermit | Night Lord | ||||
| Bandit | Chief Bandit | Shadower | |||||
| Blade Recruit | Blade Acolyte | Blade Specialist | Blade Lord | Blade Master | |||
| Pirate | Brawler | Marauder | Buccaneer | ||||
| Gunslinger | Outlaw | Corsair | |||||
| Cannoneer | Cannon Trooper | Cannon Master | |||||
| Dragon Warrior (CMS/TMS) | |||||||
| Jett (GMS) | |||||||
| Cygnus Knights | |||||||
| Noblesse | Dawn Warrior | ||||||
| Blaze Wizard | |||||||
| Wind Archer | |||||||
| Night Walker | |||||||
| Thunder Breaker | |||||||
| Mikhail | Mikhail | ||||||
| Heroes | |||||||
| Legend | Aran | ||||||
| Evan | Evan | ||||||
| Mercedes | Mercedes | ||||||
| Thief Legend | Phantom | ||||||
| Luminous | Luminous | ||||||
| Resistance | |||||||
| Demon Slayer | Demon Slayer | ||||||
| Citizen | Battle Mage | ||||||
| Wild Hunter | |||||||
| Mechanic | |||||||
| Nova | Kaiser | Kaiser | |||||
| Angelic Burster | |||||||
| Akatsukinojin | |||||||
| Hayato | Hayato (JMS) | ||||||
| Kanna | Kanna (JMS) | ||||||
Basic Terms
- Mesos is the currency of the game. Mesos are dropped by monsters and can also be obtained through quests. You may also gain mesos by selling to shops within the game, or even to any player in the game willing to buy what you have to offer.
- Fame is, in essence, a player rating determined by the community, and is also required to equip a certain Equipment. Players can increase or decrease one's fame. Players may only increase or decrease fame once a week and the same character once a month.
- Quests are tasks that players are able to perform for Non-Player Characters, or NPCs, in exchange for a reward. There are many quests available to players, each having certain requirements that a player must meet before being able to start said quest.
- Party Quests are quests that only allow a group of players in a party to complete them. This is a great way to make new friends and escape from quest grinding or training. Party Quests usually offer large amounts of experience points or useful Equipment to the players.
- Monsters are the natural inhabitants of the Maple World. Players have to kill them to gain experience to level up, complete quests, collect items, or obtain mesos.
- Maple TV originated from MapleSEA to decorate megaphones.
- PvP is a new subject which a player can fight with other players. It has 3 modes.
- Both UI and Music are important assets to MapleStory.
Locations
- Main article: Maple World
There are a number of explorable locations in MapleStory, each situated on the following areas: Maple Island, Victoria Island, El Nath Mts., Ludus Lake, Minar Forest, Mu Lung Garden, Nihal Desert, Temple of Time, Ereve, Rien and Edelstein. Recently, a new world, Grandish, was released.
Items
- Main article: Items
Monsters
- Main article: Monsters
Events
- Main article: Events
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Events happen occasionally, usually to celebrate or commemorate a certain holiday, such as Christmas or Hanukkah. These events usually introduce special features to the game, such as new maps, new quests, and/or modified monsters.
Credits
Director Sunyoung Hwang
Lead Game design Hyoungseon Kim
Game designer Hoon Lee
Kyoungsu Kwak
Sungjea Lee
Hyejin Jeong
Lead Programmer Kion Kim
Programmer Junsik Choi
Seunghyun Yang
Junki Kwon
Yesik Wang
Youngjin Choi
Yeon Park
Hanming Jung
Art Director Yosoon Jang
Lead Graphic Designer Hyeyoung Shin
Kiyeop Chung
Kihee Chang
Cutscene Designer Eunah Jang
Game Art Jayoung Kim
Seunghyeon Shin
Seunguk Kang
Sunmi Lee
Jihyun Song
Haekeung Kwon
Hyojin Eom
Otsuka Maiko
Kato Saori
Sakaguchi Yuki
Coordinator Inkyoung Cho
Business & Marketing Youngmi Min
Hyojin Kim
Hayoung Ryu
Lead QA Susung Ko
Jangho Jeong
Licensing Manager Jungah Kim
Yoojin Oh
Game Operating Manager Nakanishi Keita
Game Operator Itoi Shiori
Koshiishi Eri
Yumiko Shimazu
Maeyama Hiroki
Fugita Naoko
Localization Jiyoun Lee
Marketter Nei Nishino
Web planner Kawamura Shunsuke
Producer Heeyoung Lee
KMS
Director & Producer Hanbyeol Oh
Lead System Engineer Junyoup Kim
System Engineer Bonghoon Jung
Marvin Hwang
Yongcheol Shin
Cholwoo Koh
Sangyun Lee
Seunghee Chae
Lead Contents Developer Yikwon Hwang
Contents Developer Jiwon Kim
Jaehyuk Jin
Sunghoon Kim
Hyundong Kim
Hyukun Kwon
Sangmin Lim
Eunpyo Hong
Siheon Kim
Yool Seong
Cherjae Moon
Hongbum Yoon
Lead Game Promotion Minkyung Lim
Game Promotion Nayeon Gong
Sangjin Park
Lead Graphic Designer Kwanghyun Lim
Senior Graphic Designer Yousuk Oh
Kyoseong Koo
Soyeon Mun
Jychul Shin
Graphic Designer Seunghu Jo
Jinwon Hong
Keeyoung Park
Kyoungmin Lee
Sangho Park
Minkyu Lee
Dooyoung An
Minho Jang
Minhee Joo
Sunju Park
Kyunghe Lee
Jisung Han
Jihyoun Oh
Junhak Kim
Juyoung Lee
Youngsoo Moon
Jisoo You
Lead Game Designer Sejun Go
Game Designer Yong Shin
Spinel
Minhee Choi
Kyounghee Yoo
Eungrai Kim
Jinee Oh
Okhyun Ko
Miso Lee
Yohan Son
Junhoe Kim
Jaekeun Shim
Jinhoon Lee
External links
Official game websites
- MapleStory - Official MapleStory website
- KoreaMS (IE only) - MapleStory South Korea
- JapanMS - MapleStory Japan
- ChinaMS - MapleStory China
- MapleSEA - MapleStory South East Asia
- GlobalMS - MapleStory Global
- TaiwanMS - MapleStory Taiwan
- EuropeMS - MapleStory Europe