Official Site:Â MapleStory
Studio:Â Nexon
Launch Date:Â May 11, 2005 (NA); April 29, 2003Â (KR)
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform:Â PC
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One Shots: Time for the chicken dance
Ever found yourself suddenly in the midst of a surreal and even hilarious experience in your MMORPG? Delightful surprises is the theme of this...
The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories
One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...
Check out Valentine’s Day for Defiance 2050 and DCUO, Lunar New Year for World of Warships and MapleStory 2
Between Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year, MMO events are piling up around us, and we're not even mad about it.
First up, Defiance...
MapleStory 2 is retiring Toad’s Toolkit on January 31
The latest producer's letter from MapleStory 2 describes Toad's Toolkit as an experiment, an attempt by the designers to address a clear issue with...
Classic MapleStory is bumping its level cap in next week’s Black Mage: New Beginnings update
Over in classic MapleStory, players are anxiously awaiting the launch of Black Mage: New Beginnings next week on the 23rd, which itself will be...
MapleStory 2 posts three-month feedback plan for gemstone, pet, and Meso improvements
January always seems to be a time of regrouping for MMO communities and studios, and Nexon is joining the trend with MapleStory 2. Producer...
Nexon founder’s controlling shares in the company are now officially up for sale
Remember how Nexon's founder and 98.64% share holder Kim Jung-ju made it clear early this month that he was looking into selling his controlling...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 204: SpatialOS spasms
Justin and Bree discuss the Unity vs. SpatialOS showdown, the Destiny 2 Activision split and investigation, Elite's massive event, big updates for Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, and LOTRO, plus our adventures in ESO, LOTRO, SWG, and DDO, and reader mail on games that don't click with you, the MMOs we'd like to see built, and video game eyeballs.
MapleStory 2’s Skybound part 2 launches as Nexon bans exploiters and shuffles the classic team
MapleStory 2 got another big content infusion this week in the form of the second part of its Skybound expansion.
"The update introduces the Fortress...
MapleStory 2 interview: The Soul Binder, PvP, music, the western front, and battling pay-to-win
MapleStory 2 charmed our previewer, our podcasters, even our writers when it came time for picking out the underdog MMO of 2018, thanks in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 203: New year, same old loot
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris team up for an end-of-the-year roundtable to recap our massive annual awards rollout, our holiday gaming fun, and the Atlas launch.
The Stream Team: MapleStory 2 puts the cute in Christmas
After the hustle and bustle and stress of the season, who doesn't need a little injection of cuteness into their Christmas? Massively OP's Chris...
The MOP Up: Hytale takes a deeper approach to the Minecraft genre
Have you heard of Hytale? If you're a fan of the Trove or Minecraft school of sandbox design, then it definitely bears further investigation....
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2018?
Every year for the last many years, we've done some sort of award for the most underrated MMO, or even the year's sleeper hit....
The MOP Up: Echo of Soul returns
Korean MMO Echo of Soul is now back on Steam early access after the title was shut down back around 2015 and 2016. It's...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018
We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...
Enter to win a MapleStory pet package in honor of the Black Mage showdown
Move over, MapleStory 2 - it's your big brother's time to shine, as MapleStory-the-first has patched in the final chapter of its Black Mage...
MapleStory M releases the new Aran class and Pink Bean encounter
While most of the focus lately has been on the desktop sequel, MapleStory M is continuing to hum along with a brand-new content update. This...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online engages Battle at the Binary Stars
Continuing with its push deeper into the Age of Discovery arc, Star Trek Online has warped in the Battle at the Binary Stars task...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2018
Unlike with Halloween and Christmas, it seems like MMORPG developers never quite know what to do with the Thanksgiving holiday. Vastly fewer games celebrate...
