Updates

03 Feb 2016

Event Notes for v156 Update



TABLE OF CONTENTS



On-going Events
MIB: Attendance, Season III
MIB: Burning Project, Season III

New Events
1. Dong Dong Chiang Event
2. Chinese New Year – Fireworks Event
3. Chinese New Year – Angel Sheep’s Blessing Event
4. Return of the MIB Content Book Event
5. Gold Richie Event
6. Prince Valentine’s Day Event
7. Solo vs Couple Army Event



Event: Dong Dong Chiang Event



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Duration: 3rd Feb 2016 – 16th Feb 2016
Lvl Req: Level 10+
How to Start: At every 20th and 40th minute of each hour, a red Hong Bao envelope will appear above the character’s head.

Mechanics:

• You will be gathered at a lobby waiting area to prepare to enter the battlegrounds
• Once ready, you will be moved to the battlegrounds
• The objective is to Defeat the 2 DongDongChiang monsters in the battleground before the time is up
• Once defeated, you will be moved to the reward room by clicking on the NPC
• There is a separate Reward Room for players who participated while holding onto the CNY event Ticket (which can be purchased from the Cash Shop)



Event: Chinese New Year – Fireworks Event



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Duration: 3rd Feb 2016 – 23rd Feb 2016
Lvl Req: Level 33+
How to Start: Accept the quest “[Chinese New Year] Chinese New Year Fireworks” from NPC Fireworker in the Event Map (accessed via the Dimensional Mirror)

Mechanics:

• Look for the Fireworker NPC in the Event Map (Quick Move > Dimensional Mirror > Event Map)
• You will be required to obtain 2 items in order to create the fireworks: – Mysterious Flame Sphere, which can be obtained from the NPC Fireworker, by holding on to a Red Crystal for 20 minutes – Fireworks Mold, which drops from Adventure Island Firecracker mobs, found around Maple World (check the World Map and see if it spawns in the current location that you’re at)
• You will receive one of three fireworks – Fireworks Box, Flower Fireworks Box, Good Luck Fireworks Box, upon creating one via NPC Fireworker
• Sheep Coins and many other rewards can be obtained when you consume the fireworks boxes
• You can create fireworks for a maximum of 10 times a day
• Additional Fireworks Boxes are dropped by monsters
• The Sheep Coins can be used to purchase items from the Coin Shop NPC, Miss Song



Event: CNY – Angel Sheep Angelica’s Blessing



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Duration: 3rd Feb 2016 – 23rd Feb 2016
Lvl Req: Level 33+
How to Start: Accept the quest “[Chinese New Year] The Angelic Sheep in Maple World, Angelica!” from the Star Icon at the left side of the screen

Mechanics:

• You will receive a teleport stone to Wish Hill (or you can travel there via the Dimensional Mirror)
• Head there and speak with Angelica to assist her with collecting Wishing Beads
• Keep collecting Wishing Beads and fill up the Lamb Balloon in Wish Hill!
• You can only give a maximum of 100 Wishing Beads daily
• Make sure you’re around when the balloon is about to pop!



Event: Return of the MIB Content Book Event



Duration: 3rd Feb 2016 – 23rd Feb 2016
Lvl Req: Level 13+, Zero must complete Chapter 2 to participate
How to Start: Access the Maple Contents Book by clicking the Maple Content Book icon

Mechanics:

You can access the Maple Contents Book by clicking the Maple Content Book icon. Here, you can see many different contents of MapleStory! Each content has 3 stages to clear, each one providing its own reward upon completion:

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If you complete every single content, you will gain 200 M.I.B Coins!



Event: Prince of Valentine’s Day Event



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Duration: 10th Feb 2016 – 23rd Feb 2016
Lvl Req: Level 33+
How to Start: Accept the quest [Valentine] Valentine’s Day Prince

Mechanics:

• Show your support for NPCs Manji & Nineheart this Valentine!
• You will be tasked to collect items from monsters within your level range to make chocolates
• There will be 2 types of chocolates to pick from, and each one is only preferred by either NPCs
• Head to the Love Messenger Garden map via the quest [Valentine’s] Go

Giving Valentine’s Chocolate
• You can give to either Manji, Nineheart or opt to eat the chocolate for yourself
• A special reward is obtainable upon repeating the 10th time! Reward depends on who you decide to give the chocolate to!
• Choose your options wisely, because there is no way to please everyone!



Event: Gold Ritchie Event



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Duration: 17th Feb 2016 – 8th Mar 2016
Lvl Req: Level 33+
How to Start: Look for NPC Gold Richie Junior in either Henesys or Leafre

Mechanics:

Gold Richie Junior has a series of quests for you to participate:

  Gold Piggy Banks to Me  
- Obtain a Gold piggy from NPC Gold Richie Junior
- Wait 20 minutes, the item will change, after which return it to NPC Gold Richie Junior
- Limited to 10 times a day

  Gold Richie Social Responsibility Project 1  
- A giant chest will appear in Henesys/Leafre at even hours between 1000hrs – 2400hrs (GMT +8)
- Boxes drop from chest, which contain rewards such as Gold Coins

  Gold Richie Social Responsibility Project 2  
- Monsters in the field will drop Richie Boxes
- Golden pigs may appear from time to time

  Find the Hidden Key  
- Hunt for the golden key, dropped by monsters
- Use the golden key to open the chest beside gold richie
- The rules to open the Junior Gold Safe are as follows:

» You have 5 tries to crack the safe, after which there will be a 30 second cooldown before you can attempt to crack again
» ‘times succeeded’ means the right number in the right spot
» ‘failed positioning’ means the right number in the wrong spot
» ‘wrong entry’ means the number chosen is wrong
» The safe will only open when you have achieved 3 ‘times succeeded’ status


  Golden Special Shop Opened  
- Gold Coins collected can be spent here



Event: Solo vs Couple Army Event



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Duration: 24th Feb 2016 – 8th Mar 2016
Lvl Req: Level 33+
How to Start: Accept the quest from either NPC Mr. Solo or Mr. Rub-it-in (in Henesys/Leafre)

Mechanics:

• You can either support the Singles Army or the Couples Army
• Each Army has its own set of rewards throughout the event period
• Candy Points are obtainable via killing monsters within your level range
• You can switch sides during the event, but only after a certain day and is only available once
• Extra Candy Points can used to purchase items from the Shop NPC Mosolini