Sep 16 - Patch Note

September 16 - Patch Note

This update brings the arrival of the Dimensional Battleground, where Maplers can transcend world boundaries and take on bosses together.

We have also significantly eased the daily quest burden in Arcane River, and introduced the new Special Skill Ring Polishing system for Maplers to upgrade their Special Skill Rings and unleash even greater power.

Dive into the adventure with all of these exciting new events!

[Table of Contents]

1. Key Updates
   • New System : Inter-World Reward System
   • New Boss Content : Dimensional Battleground
   • New System : Special Skill Ring Polishing
   • Class Skill Balance Adjustments
2. New Events
   • Rock-Paper-Zakum: Rematch!
   • Sly's Acorn Collection
   • Halflinger Treasure Hunt
3. Event Updates
   • Catalyst
   • Ascendant Tier Raffle Season 10
   • NESO DROPS
   • Path of So Gong
4. System Improvement
   • Arcane River Daily Content QoL Improvements
   • Estimated Weekly MVP Rank Info Revamp
   • Boss Content Entry Method Changes
5. Bug Fixes

New System : Inter-World Reward System

• The Reward System, which was previously supplied and paid out on a per-world basis, has been integrated on an inter-world basis.
  • The Remaining Quantities for each world have been integrated on an inter-world basis.
  • The Weekly Supply has been integrated on an inter-world basis.
  • Raffle Participation and Draws have been integrated on an inter-world basis.

New Boss Content : Dimensional Battleground

The inter-world boss content, “Dimensional Battleground”, has opened.

• Maplers can enter by clicking the [Dimensional Battleground] button at the top right corner of the Boss UI, from each town and field map.

  ※ Entry is restricted if your character is below Level 200, or is currently located in "Special Content" or special areas.

• In Dimensional Battleground, you can form a party with players from other worlds to challenge bosses together.
  • After forming a party either by opening the Boss UI within the Dimensional Battleground map or by using the invite feature, you can enter the entry map through each boss portal.
  • As there is no interaction between individual world content and Dimensional Battleground, please move to the Dimensional Battleground map before forming a party to participate in inter-world boss content.
  • The bosses available for inter-world challenges are as follows:

    Boss	Difficulty
    Lotus	Hard
    Damien	Hard
    Lucid	Easy / Normal / Hard
    Will	Easy / Normal / Hard
    Guardian Angel Slime	Normal / Chaos

Certain features and items are restricted within Dimensional Battleground.

• All equipment and skills can be used, but the use of certain items are restricted. Items allowed for use are as follows:
  • Recovery and Buff items
  • Titles, Arrows, Throwing Stars, and Bullets
  • Pets and pet equipment
  • Style items
  • Atmospheric Effects

  ※ Restricted items will temporarily become invisible in the Inventory, but they will be displayed normally once you leave Dimensional Battleground.

• Channel changes and whispers can be used within Dimensional Battleground, but the use of the following UIs and features is restricted:
  • World Map
  • Reward Menu
  • NFT ASSET Menu, excluding the Marketplace
  • Messages
  • Item discard
  • Ability reset
  • Equipment Enhancement
  • V Matrix Slot Enhancement, Node disassemble, enhancement and Crafting Mode
  • Maple Legion UI
  • Quest UI and Quest Notifier
  • Maple Achievement UI
  • Guild UI
  • Contents Guide UI
  • Maple Storage UI
  • Medal UI
  • MVP UI

A "Boss Reward" inventory, for boss rewards obtained in Dimensional Battleground, has been added.

• All rewards obtained in Dimensional Battleground can be claimed through the exclusive Boss Reward inventory inside your inventory after returning to your individual world.
  • Upon exiting Dimensional Battleground, you will return to the town map of the world you were last located in before entry. If the game channel you were previously in is undergoing maintenance, you may be returned to a different channel.
• Up to 152 slots are available in the Boss Reward inventory, with no storage limit other than the item's own expiration date.
  • If you claim additional rewards when the Boss Reward inventory is full, newly acquired items will be lost, so please be sure to secure enough slots before entry.
  • Individual items can be moved to the world inventory by dragging and dropping or double-clicking, or they can be moved all at once using the [Claim All] button.
  • Items over the expiration dates will be destroyed when attempting to move them to the world inventory.
  • Items in the individual world inventory and wallet cannot be moved to the Boss Reward inventory.

    ※ The Boss Reward inventory cannot be checked while in Dimensional Battleground.

    ※ Unlinking the character is restricted if any items remain in the Boss Reward inventory.

New System : Special Skill Ring Polishing

The Enhancement system to upgrade Special Skill Rings to higher levels, “Special Skill Ring Polishing”, has been added.

• Special Skill Ring Polishing requires two minted Special Skill Rings (S.Rings) of the same type and level.
  • S.Rings acquired in-game or through trading on the "Marketplace" can both be used.
• In the "Polishing" window, you can view the stats of both the target S.Ring and the S.Ring obtainable upon success, along with the success rate at a glance.
  • The polishing success rate decreases as the target level increases, and is independent of the S.Ring's grade.
• Regardless of the polishing outcome, one S.Ring used as material will be consumed; upon success, you will obtain a S.Ring one level higher, and upon failure, the original target S.Ring will be returned.

  S.Ring Target Lv.	Success Rate
  1 → 2	50%
  2 → 3	40%
  3 → 4	30%

• In this update, polishing is only supported up to Level 2, with plans to expand this limit in stages through future updates.

※ Please refer to the Special Skill Rings Guide for more details.

Class Skill Balance Adjustments

In this skill balance update, we have adjusted certain jobs whose performance in boss battles fell short of our standards compared to other classes.

Going forward, we will continuously make adjustments to all classes, including those adjusted in this update, to ensure that no specific class feels disadvantaged while preserving the unique characteristics of each class. The classes adjusted in this balancing update and their specific details are as follows:

• Blaze Wizard - Improved the issue where significant damage was lost in highly mobile situations.
  • Savage Flame (Lion)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 400% to 600%.
    • It has been changed to activate around the character, and its range has been increased by 11%.
  • Savage Flame (Fox)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 500% to 1000%.
  • Towering Inferno (Fox)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 630% to 830%.
    • The number of attacks has been increased from 6 to 8.
• Adele - Improved the difficulty of landing skills while moving and enhanced sustained damage.
  • Martial Discipline
    • Movement Speed based on Level 19 has been increased from 10 to 17.
  • Storm
    • Cooldown has been decreased from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 500% to 825%.
  • Ruin
    • Sword Summon Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 500% to 922%.
    • Sword Pierce Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 900% to 1350%.
• Dual Blade - Reduced clunkiness in the damage rotation and increased overall damage.
  • Flashbang
    • Cooldown has been decreased from 30 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Blade Tempest
    • Cooldown has been decreased from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
    • Maximum keydown duration has been decreased from 4 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Shadow Meld
    • An additional 6% Final Damage is applied based on Level 20.
• Thunder Breaker - Enhanced damage concentration and increased the contribution of skills used on a regular rotation.
  • Lightning Spear Multistrike
    • Linked Attack Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1000% to 1300%.
    • Lightning Attack Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1100% to 1415%.
    • Final Linked Attack Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1400% to 1810%.
    • Giant Lightning Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1500% to 1950%.
  • Shark Torpedo
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 2000% to 2450%.
  • Gale
    • The number of attacks has been increased from 3 to 4.
• Pathfinder - Increased the rewards for the two skills that must be used consistently on cooldown.
  • Combo Assault (Burst)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 550% to 700%.
  • Combo Assault (Deluge)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 550% to 700%.
  • Combo Assault (Torret)
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 550% to 700%.
  • Glyph of Impalement
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 805% to 1000%.
• Ark - Increased the damage of skills that make up a lower portion of the overall damage output.
  • Devious Nightmare
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1000% to 1550%.
  • Devious Dream
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 1200% to 1850%.
  • Vengeful Harvest
    • Damage based on Level 25 has been increased from 210% to 260%.
• Mihile - Increased the damage of main skills and base damage, taking into account the need to maintain stacks.
  • Sword of Light
    • The number of attacks has been increased from 12 to 15.
  • Sword Mastery
    • Final Damage has been increased from 15% to 20%.
• Hoyoung - Improved the convenience of buff maintenance and Talisman Energy management, which is the core of his gameplay, and increased overall damage.
  • Talisman: Seeking Ghost Flame
    • Duration has been increased from 40 seconds to 120 seconds.
  • Asura
    • An additional 9% Final Damage is applied based on Level 10.

Rock-Paper-Zakum: Rematch!

Lil Zakum, who once flew in from outer space in search of the ultimate Rock Paper Scissors master, has returned to Maple World!

Determined to avenge his past defeat, he has rigorously trained all eight of his arms and returned with a fierce resolve to beat our Maplers this time.

Collect RPS Coins from the fields to challenge Lil Zakum to an exciting match of Rock Paper Scissors, and claim even richer rewards!

📅 Event Period

• September 17 (After Maintenance) – September 30, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters of level 65 or above

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the "Rock-Paper-Zakum: Rematch!" quest from the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys to become eligible for the event.
2. During the event period, every time you defeat 600 level range monsters, 100 Trained Kumpiders will appear on the field for 1 minute.
3. Defeat Trained Kumpiders to obtain Rotation Neso and have a chance to additionally receive a Power Crystal Pouch.
4. Once per day per character, summon Trained Kumpiders 3 times and speak with NPC Lil Zakum to receive 6 RPS Coins.
5. Use your RPS Coins to participate in the Rock Paper Scissors game with Lil Zakum and obtain additional RPS Coins, which can be exchanged for a variety of reward items.

[How to Play Rock-Paper-Zakum]

1. You can participate in the Rock-Paper-Zakum game through the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys.
2. Each attempt costs 3 RPS Coins.
3. The game will proceed according to the result of each round as follows:

   Result	Description
   Win	• You secure the reward corresponding to the round you win. • You can either proceed to the next round or claim your current reward and end the game.
   Loss	• You may spend a certain number of RPS Coins to retry the round. • The number of RPS Coins required for a retry increases as you advance to higher rounds. • Alternatively, you may forfeit the reward from the last round you won and end the game.
   Draw	• You can retry the same round without consuming any RPS Coins.

🎁 Rewards

[Special Mission Reward]

1. Select the [Claim Special Mission Rewards] menu in the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys.
2. Claim your rewards for completed Special Missions.

[Power Crystal Pouch Exchange]

1. Select the [Exchange - Power Crystal] menu in the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys.
2. You can exchange Power Crystal Points obtained from Power Crystal Pouches for Power Crystals.

[Exchange Shop Items]

1. Select the [Exchange - Character Growth Materials] menu in the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys.
2. Use RPS Coins obtained from the Rock-Paper-Zakum game and Special Mission Rewards to purchase a variety of items that can help strengthen your character.

[Exchange Shop - FT&NFT]

1. Select the [Exchange - FT&NFT] menu in the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Lil Zakum in Henesys.
2. Use RPS Coins or RPS Gems to exchange for FT and NFT items.

Sly's Acorn Collection

Autumn has arrived in Maple World, and the adorable Sly is gathering delicious acorns for the Halflingers!

Join forces with Sly to collect baskets full of acorns.

Use your collected acorns to activate the Sly's Cheer EXP buff, or trade Acorn Pouch Coupons on the Marketplace to enjoy a bountiful autumn season!

📅 Event Period

• September 17, 2026 (After Maintenance) – October 14, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters of level 65 or above

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the "Sly's Acorn Collection" quest through the Event Notifier or by speaking with NPC Sly in Henesys.
2. Upon accepting the quest, you will receive an ‘Acorn Basket’ - event exclusive item - directly in your inventory.
3. Move to a hunting field containing monsters near your level and use the Acorn Basket to activate the dedicated UI, where you can freely choose between Collect and Consume modes to proceed with the event.

   ※ The Acorn Basket UI will remain open and active even when you move between town maps or level-range monster fields. However, if you enter a field that is outside your character's level range , the event UI will automatically be deactivated. Returning to a level-range monster field will allow you to reactivate the UI.

4. Both Collect and Consume modes share a combined daily limit of 10,000 monsters near your level.
   • The benefits of collecting and consuming acorns apply for up to a total of 10,000 monsters near your level defeated per character daily. Defeating any monsters beyond this daily limit will not affect the event counters.
   • The daily defeat limit resets every day at 00:00 (UTC).

※ The Acorn Basket, Acorn Pouch, and Acorn Pouch Coupon are event-exclusive items that are only valid until the end of the event on October 14, 23:59 (UTC). Please make sure to use them within this period.

[How to Use the Acorn Basket]

• Collect Mode
  • While Collect mode is active, you will gather 1 acorn for every monsters near your level you defeat.
  • In addition to hunting monsters near your level, you can also use an Acorn Pouch Coupon to replenish acorns.
  • Once you collect 5,000 acorns, you can use them to craft an Acorn Pouch Coupon.
• Consume Mode
  • While Consume mode is active, your daily ‘Monsters Left Today’ counter will increase by the number of acorns consumed during your hunts.
  • Consuming your collected acorns to use the Sly's Cheer skill will activate an EXP buff.

※ You can possess up to a maximum of 1,000,000 Acorns, and cannot acquire any amount exceeding this limit.

🎁 Rewards

[Acorn Pouch]

• You can acquire this item by using an Acorn Pouch Coupon.
• Upon use, you can instantly replenish 5,000 acorns.

※ Any unused Acorn Pouches can be exchanged back for an Acorn Pouch Coupon by speaking with NPC Sly.

[Acorn Pouch Coupon]

• This is an FT item that can be crafted by consuming 5,000 collected acorns, and can be freely traded in the Marketplace.
• Using this coupon will grant you 1 Acorn Pouch.
• You can craft up to 3 coupons per day per account.

[Sly’s Cheer EXP Buff]

• You can acquire the Sly's Cheer EXP buff to enhance your hunting efficiency by consuming collected acorns.
• Select your desired Boosting Level in Consume mode and click the [Start] button to activate the bonus EXP buff.

Halflinger Treasure Hunt

The Halflingers are out for an autumn picnic and eagerly waiting for lunchboxes prepared with care by Maplers!

Defeat monsters within your level range to prepare delicious lunchboxes for the Halflingers, then discover the mysterious treasures they bring back in return.

Maplers who help with the Halflingers' treasure hunt can earn EXP coupons, growth materials, and even enormous rewards available only to those brave enough to take a chance!

📅 Event Period

• October 1, 2026, 00:00 – October 14, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

  ※ Event rewards can be claimed and the event UI can be accessed until October 18, 2026, 23:59 (UTC).

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters of level 65 or above

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the "[Halflinger Treasure Hunt] Exciting Treasure Hunt!" quest through the Event Notifier to participate in the event.
2. Defeat 1,000 monsters within your level range everyday to call three Halflinger friends who will search for treasure.
3. You can select the location to which each Halflinger will go search for treasure.
   • The type of treasure will be determined by the selected location.
4. After choosing a location, select the lunchbox to give to the Halflinger.
   • Yellow Lunchbox : Guarantees a fixed quantity of rewards.
   • Red Lunchbox : Has a 55% chance to grant no reward, but winning grants far more rewards than the guaranteed option.
5. The Halflingers will return with treasure the following day. Please collect the treasure before beginning another treasure hunt (max 5 times per week).
6. For every 300 monsters defeated within your level range, an event monster, Wooden Treasure Box, will appear in the field (max 240 times per day).

   ※ Defeating a summoned treasure box may cause a higher-grade event monster - Shining Treasure Box or Radiant Treasure Box - to appear.

🎁 Rewards

[Treasure Hunt Rewards]

You can participate in the Treasure Hunt 5 times weekly, and obtain the following rewards per hunt based on your selection of the lunchbox given to the Halflingers.

🟨 Yellow Lunchbox

🟥 Red Lunchbox

[Field Treasure Box Drop Rewards]

• You can obtain the following rewards by defeating the event monsters in the field.
  • Obtaining a Power Crystal Pouch grants Power Crystal Points. These points can be exchanged for Power Crystals through NPC Kona.

  Event Monster	Main Rewards
  Wooden Treasure Box	1 small NESO Pouch,1 Power Crystal Pouch
  Shining Treasure Box	1 medium NESO Pouch, 3 Power Crystal Pouches
  Radiant Treasure Box	1 large NESO Pouch, 1 Halflinger Treasure Box

※ The maximum Power Crystals you can obtain through using Power Crystal Pouches is limited to 150,000 Power Crystals daily per account.

[Halflinger Treasure Raffle Event]

• Defeating the highest-tier event monster, Radiant Treasure Box, will drop a "Halflinger Treasure Box", which will automatically enter you to the daily raffle for special cosmetic NFT items.
• The raffle is drawn automatically every day, and a total of 9 Maplers across all worlds will win one of the following rewards each day.
  • Raffle Rewards : Warm Sentiment Beret, Warm Sentiment Coat, Warm Sentiment Dress, Warm Sentiment Loafers, Warm Sentiment Shoes, Minar Pinwheel, Picnic with Halflingers Chair

Catalyst

• Following the "Return of Ember" event, the "Catalyst" event is now underway.
  • A brilliant golden light begins to burst from the cauldron of Spiegelmann, who has transformed into an alchemist, along with mystical, magical flames!
• The event details and rewards remain the same.
  • During the event, Maplers can immediately obtain Catalyst Coins by completing designated boss defeat missions and Mu Lung Dojo clear missions.

    ※ Mission clear records reset every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC), and the weekly maximum of obtainable Catalyst Coins is limited to 5,000 per account.

  • The rewards obtainable by exchanging Catalyst Coins remain the same as the previous event.

Ascendant Raffle Tier Season 10

• Maplers can now make submissions for both Eternal Ascendant Hard Will and Eternal Ascendant Chaos Guardian each week.
• All other event details and rewards remain the same.

NESO DROPS

• The event details and rewards remain the same.
  • Additional NESO has been allocated to all fields of Level 60 or higher within the Reward Dashboard.
  • During the event, additional NESO rewards can be obtained upon defeating designated bosses.

Path of So Gong

• The event details and rewards remain the same.
  • Maplers can challenge Mu Lung Dojo to set a new personal high floor record for each character, and obtain Training Chamber Coupons based on the assigned Belt Grade.
  • Weekly Belt Grades and Training Chamber Coupon claim history reset every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC).
  • If you set a new record within the same week and earn a higher Belt Grade, you can claim additional Training Chamber Coupons equivalent to the difference.
  • Accumulated AFK time is shared among all characters within your account, and can be saved up to a maximum of 90 hours.
  • Additional Training Chamber Coupons can be obtained through benefits for each MVP tier.

※ For characters newly linked during the week, their Mu Lung Dojo floor records will not be reflected for that week. 

※ Any remaining time accumulated from the previous Mu Lung AFK event and any existing coupons you hold can still be used in this event. 

Arcane River Daily Content QoL Improvements

• To reduce the daily play burden that increased as Arcane River expanded to 'Esfera', the volume of daily quests that must be completed in subsequent regions has been changed to decrease based on the story quest progression of subsequent regions past 'Vanishing Journey'.
• The number of daily quests required for the 'Vanishing Journey' will now decrease based on the completion of subsequent region stories.

• Up to the number of completed subsequent region stories, the number of manual play times for Special Contents can now be immediately completed for free by conversing with the content entry NPC.

• Daily and weekly Arcane Symbol acquisition limits for each region remain the same.
  • Special Content payouts are distributed based on your personal daily high score.
• The Express Pass usage fee for Special Content has also been reduced, and will be charged proportionally based on the number of remaining missions and remaining manual play counts.

Estimated Weekly MVP Rank Info Revamp

• The MVP UI has been revamped to provide an outlook of the estimated ranks for the next 12 weeks by hovering over the rank status display area in the top-right corner.
  • The outlook provides weekly rank calculation dates, estimated grades, and spending information required to maintain their current rank, starting from the following week (excluding the current week.
  • Within the Estimated Rank and "Points to Keep Rank" sections, the points required to maintain your current rank are displayed in real-time.

Boss Content Entry Method Changes

• The entry method for Boss Content, which previously progressed through dialogue on the entry map, has been changed to entering by selecting the difficulty in the Boss Entry UI.
• Practice Mode can be entered by clicking the [Practice Mode] button in the bottom-left corner of the Boss Entry UI and selecting the difficulty.

• The lag affecting the boss HP bar during boss battles after the change in its operation method has been improved.
• The basic equipment redistribution quest failing to progress for certain characters has been corrected.
• In-progress event quests being displayed in the Quest Notifier has been corrected.
• Part of the ‘Between Sky and Sea chair’ being obscured when sitting on it while equipping a long hairstyle has been corrected.
• The text in the Minting Guide popup overflowing outside the UI area in certain language settings has been corrected.
• A portal being displayed toward 'Mushroom Castle' from Henesys even though movement is not possible has been corrected.
• The awkward line breaks in the Special Skill Ring item tooltip in certain language settings have been corrected.
• The incorrect activation location when using a Fusion skill immediately after teleporting has been corrected.
• The following fixes have been made in Guardian Angel Slime (Chaos) boss content:
  • The Guardian Wave destroying Crystals it did not collide with as it descends has been corrected.
  • The Puzzle Slime appearing differently to each player during the Guardian Wave has been corrected.
  • The groggy state failing to trigger when transitioning to the Guardian Wave phase has been corrected.