maplestory

Official Site: MapleStory
Studio: Nexon
Launch Date: May 11, 2005 (NA); April 29, 2003 (KR)
Genre: Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

MapleStory adds new nodes and even more events in part two of its Go West update

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Last month saw the first part of MapleStory's big giant Go West update release, and as scheduled, the second part of the udpate came...

Vague Patch Notes: How widespread free-to-play impacted MMORPGs

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In 2009, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play, which was a pretty big deal at the time. It was especially important to me, since...

MapleStory’s ‘exclusive, localized updates’ begin with this week’s Go West content patch

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MapleStory has been making a lot of noise about the fact that its western version will be completely separate from the Korean version, starting...

MapleStory’s two-part Go West update adds new events, revamps Angelic Buster, and maintains currency earning status quo

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Back in April, the western version of MapleStory resolved to "follow its own direction," with updates intended to move away from direct parity from...
LET ME GO HOME

MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s Q1 2024, Microsoft’s AI fiddling, XDefiant’s monetization

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! This time around, we've got only one first quarter report to...

MapleStory adds a new class and a 19th anniversary zone, maps out future May and June updates

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It's time for MapleStory to mark 19 years of operation by opening Mayple Island. And no, that misspelling isn't a twisting of the MMO's...

MapleStory superfan transmutes promoted stream into Nexon critique and quit

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What was likely meant to be a watershed moment for MapleStory PR ended up being an alley-oop to the MMO's own live dunking: Niru,...

MapleStory gears up for its 19th anniversary, launches MapleStory Worlds in Korea

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While MapleStory 2 has become a distant memory for many of us, the MapleStory franchise is still going strong in 2024. In fact, Nexon...

Global MapleStory resolves to ‘follow its own direction’ away from Korean version parity

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Western fans of MapleStory have some understandable concerns about the future of their favorite cutesy MMO following news from the Korean version, specifically Nexon's...
When you've got tons of promo work to go back through.

Four years after MapleStory 2’s western sunset, the global fans on the Korean version are dwindling

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We still mourn the loss of MapleStory 2 'round these parts, particularly since the well-liked sequel appears to have been frustratingly canned as an...

Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs

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It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...

MapleStory prepares players for an intense combat… picnic?

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If there's one thing that MMORPGs have taught me, it's that any time a quest sends you to have a meal or picnic with...

MapleStory’s Strawberry Farm Festival is the most spring thing you can do this winter

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Just because there are arctic blasts, frost on the trees, and mysterious frozen white powder falling from the sky doesn't mean that you can't...

Q4 2023: Nexon, Krafton, and Roblox all posted soaring revenues in 2023

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Welcome back to another MMO business roundup - this one all about financials for some of the companies we keep an eye on 'round...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two

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Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...

MapleStory’s new patch brings strawberry farm activities, server UI tweaks, and Burning World character transfers

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Usually when I think about strawberry farms, I think about the spring or summer seasons. That mental association isn't going to stop MapleStory from...

MapleStory KR begins beta testing adjustments to the meso economy that stir worries among NA fans

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Mesos make the MapleStory world go 'round being the primary in-game currency that they are, but apparently a few faucets for those shiny gold...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 454: MMO roadmap roundup

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Justin and Bree discuss the 2024 roadmaps for Lord of the Rings Online, Lost Ark, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, Elder Scrolls Online, New World, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Wayfinder, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, and City of Heroes.

The Daily Grind: How much do you think the whales of your top MMO spend in a year?

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A few weeks back, following Korea's Fair Trade Commission ordering Nexon to pay nearly $9M in fines over its deceptive gamble-upgrade mechanics, players went...
Yeah, we're boned.

MapleStory’s early 2024 roadmap includes server reorganization and a big change to the Beast Tamer

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Joining all of the other MMO roadmaps appearing this month is Nexon's MapleStory, which delivered a preview of its first two updates for Q1...

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