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NEXT II Event Notes (v243)

TABLE OF CONTENTS (v243)
New Events↪1. Abyssal Expedition: El Nath Mountains
↪2. Dawnstar Party Feast
↪ Dawnstar Fountain
↪ Broomy's Thrilling Great Cleanup
↪3. Fight! Return of the Legend Ranking Rewards
↪4. Champion Burning: Double Up
On-Going Events from NEXT Event Notes: Dawnstar Party Feast Highlights (v242)
↪ 1. Collecting Dawnstar Light
↪ 2. Blessing of the Banquet
↪ 3. Tale of the Servants
↪ 5. Broomy's Special Party
↪ - Rebel's Punch
↪ - Psychic Game of Yut
↪ 6. Memorial Coin Exchange Center
↪ 7. Commemorative Badge Exchange
↪ 8. Meso Shop
On-Going Events from NEXT Event Notes: Burning & Growth Events (v242)
↪ 1. Double Mushroom Pass
↪ 2. Hyper Burning MAX
↪ 3. Tera Blink
On-Going Events from NEXT Event Notes: Additional Events (v242)
↪ 1. [EXP Event] VIP Sauna
↪ 2. Summer Tutorial Mission
↪ 3. Carling's Special Training
Abyssal Expedition: El Nath Mountains
Developer Notes
The Abyssal Expedition team has made its return to El Nath. Begin your expedition by enlisting mercenaries to battle through waves of monsters and gain experience as they progress.
As your mercenaries grow stronger, you’ll face increasingly powerful bosses. Overcome these challenges to claim the final reward—The Abyssal Expedition Union Block.
The Abyssal Expedition team has made its return to El Nath. Begin your expedition by enlisting mercenaries to battle through waves of monsters and gain experience as they progress.
As your mercenaries grow stronger, you’ll face increasingly powerful bosses. Overcome these challenges to claim the final reward—The Abyssal Expedition Union Block.

Available to Level 200+, Zero character who has completed Chapter 2 for Story Quest

To start of your expedition, click the Maple Expedition button to bring up the UI.
Double click on any of the mercenaries to add them to your team.

Achieve the playtime daily and receive Expedition Supplies.
As you increase your Command Rank, you will unlock more slots for mercenaries and better Expedition Supplies

Once your mercenaries are set, use the portal at the left side of the map to start your journey!

Depending on the level of the map, you can either enter the left white portal for grinding exp or the orange portal in the map for boss.
As your mercenaries get stronger, you unlock maps with stronger monsters and bosses.

Let the mercenaries do the job for you as they will attack the monsters automatically.
Obtain EXP when monsters has been defeated.
You can only stay on the map for a set duration.
As you get stronger, you unlock more maps and stay on the map longer up to 8 hours daily.
> Area Clear Expedition Rewards <
Area 1: Exploring the Snow Covered Abyssal Entrance - Defeat Abyssal Snow Witch at least once - Upgrade to Junior Rank ![]() Maple Expedition Growth Potion I (Quantity : 10) ![]() Selectable Symbol Coupon(100/20) (Quantity : 1) ![]() Special Medal of Honor (Quantity : 10) ![]() Sol Erda Fragment (Quantity : 50) |
Area 2: Exploring Below the Snow Waterfall - Defeat Abyssal Snow Witch at least once - Upgrade to Senior Rank ![]() Maple Expedition Growth Potion II (Quantity : 10) ![]() Selectable Symbol Coupon(100/20) (Quantity : 1) ![]() Special Medal of Honor (Quantity : 10) ![]() Sol Erda Fragment (Quantity : 50) |
Area 3: Exploration through the Raging Blizzard - Defeat Abyssal Snow Witch at least once - Upgrade to Veteran Rank ![]() Maple Expedition Growth Potion III (Quantity : 5) ![]() Selectable Symbol Coupon(300/60) (Quantity : 1) ![]() Special Medal of Honor (Quantity : 10) ![]() Sol Erda Fragment (Quantity : 100) |
Area 4: Exploring the Frozen Depths - Defeat Abyssal Snow Witch at least once - Upgrade to Master Rank ![]() Maple Expedition Growth Potion IV (Quantity : 3) ![]() Selectable Symbol Coupon(300/60) (Quantity : 1) ![]() Special Medal of Honor (Quantity : 10) ![]() Sol Erda Fragment (Quantity : 100) |
Area 5: Exploring the Resting Place of the Snow Mountain's Aura - Defeat Abyssal Snow Witch at least once - Upgrade to Grand Master Rank ![]() Tiny and Precious Mount ![]() Abyssal Expedition El Nath Union Block (Quantity : 1) ![]() Dogroid & Heart Exchange Coupon |
> Additional Information <
Commander Skills

↪ Instantly moves all expedition members to the designated location without overlapping them.

↪ Instantly moves all expedition members to your location, and generates a barrier for a set duration.
↪ Expedition members who enter the barrier temporarily receive protective effects and can evade Boss monsters' AoE attacks.

↪ All expedition members focus their attacks on the monster designated by your character.

↪ Lets out a powerful shout that boots the morale of all expedition members.
↪ All expedition members' ATT +50
↪ MSPD +20
↪ Attack Speed +2 levels
↪ Duration: 1 Hour
Command Rank Grade
↪ Start at this rank
↪ Max Playtime: 2 Hours
↪ Available from 11th July 2025, 0000hrs onwards.
↪ Achieve by defeating Snow Witch in Area 1
↪ Max Playtime: 2 Hours
↪ Available from 16th July 2025, 0000hrs onwards.
↪ Achieve by defeating Snow Witch in Area 2
↪ Max Playtime: 4 Hours
↪ Available from 23rd July 2025, 0000hrs onwards.
↪ Achieve by defeating Snow Witch in Area 3
↪ Max Playtime: 4 Hours
↪ Available from 30th July 2025, 0000hrs onwards.
↪ Achieve by defeating Snow Witch in Area 4
↪ Max Playtime: 8 Hours
Reward Box Grade
Daily Rewards from Abyssal Expedition Journal
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Mercenary Class
Obtain new mercenaries from NPC Norman daily.
Mercenary Class Grade
The higher the grade, the higher the Fame cost. Obtain Fame from Expedition Supplies box.
↪ The potential team members are selected randomly based on the members you can recruit with your current command rank.
↪ If it becomes the next day and you have not recruited anyone, when you talk to NPC Norman new recruit targets will be randomly selected.
↪ You can recruit a max of 10 members (2 each of Warrior, Mage, Bowman, Thief, Pirate according to mercenaries Rank) according to the member's rank.
↪ After recruiting 10 members of the same rank, that rank will no longer be displayed as a potential recruit target.
↪ Character rewards are ONCE per world.
[Dawnstar Part Feast]
Dawnstar Fountain
Dawnstar Fountain

30th July 2025, (After Maintenance) ~ 19th August 2025, 2359hrs
Available to Level 101+, Zero character who has completed Chapter 2 for Story Quest.
Once per Maple ID

Broomy's Thrilling Great Cleanup

Available to Level 101+, Zero character who has completed Chapter 2 for Story Quest.

Broomy's Thrilling Last Cleanup

Available to Level 101+, Zero character who has completed Chapter 2 for Story Quest.

Fight! Return of the Legend Ranking Rewards

Available to players that participate and enter the Ranking Board.
Look for the event in the Event List to claim your well deserved rewards!
1st ~ 50th | |||||
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![]() [Medal] 2025 FRL Legend ![]() Return of the Legend Chair with Kyrin ![]() [Cash] Hologram Laser Sword Ver. 3 ![]() [Cash] Hologram Sunglasses Ver. 2 ![]() Damage Skin - Legend (Ver.5) (Unit) |
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51st ~ 100th | |||||
![]() [Medal] 2025 FRL Diamond ![]() [Cash] Hologram Laser Sword Ver. 3 ![]() [Cash] Hologram Sunglasses Ver. 2 ![]() Damage Skin - Legend (Ver.5) (Unit) |
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101st ~ 1,000th | |||||
![]() [Medal] 2025 FRL Gold ![]() [Cash] Hologram Sunglasses Ver. 2 ![]() Damage Skin - Legend (Ver.5) (Unit) |
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1,001st ~ 3,000th | |||||
![]() [Medal] 2025 FRL Silver ![]() Damage Skin - Legend (Ver.5) (Unit) |
Champion Burning - Double Up

Available to Level 101+, Zero character who has completed Chapter 2 for Story Quest
❗What is Champion Double Up?
🔹 You can assign up to 3 characters in the selected World and the Challengers World where you created the character.
🔹 You can designate one of them as the leader first.
🔹 You can designate the remaining two as followers.
Double Up Attendance
🔹 Double Up Attendance check-in can only be done by the leader by hunting monsters within the level range.
🔹 Each Champion will receive 2,500 Double Up Coins for each completed attendance. A dedicated Coin Shop is available for each Champion character.
(7,500 total for each attendance)
Double Up EXP Points Accumulation
🔹 Double Up EXP Points can only be accumulated by the Leader.
🔹 Every time the leader hunts a monster within the level range, the followers' Double Up EXP Points will increase. (Up to 100,000 per week)
🔹 Log in as a follower to spend Double Up EXP Points and EXP.
Exclusive Leader Benefits (Champion Double Up Leader)
🔹 Leader will have a special skill located in the beginner tab to summon both Follower.

🔹 Skill ends after hunting 100,000 level range monsters (-20/+20 Level).
↪ EXP Obtained +15%
↪ Damage on Normal Monsters +15%

Note
🔹 You can do this in the selected World and the Challengers World where you created the character!
🔹 The designated leader and followers can never be changed to another character.
🔹 You can only change your leader once a week from among your designated followers.
🔹 Once understood, select I understand now. Go Assign a leader..
CHAMPION DOUBLE UP

IMPORTANT GUIDE
Setting World
1. Click Set in the Leader Box.

2. World Confirmation will be shown. Click Yes to proceed.

3. Type the (Current World)/Proceed.

Setting Leader
1. Click Set in the Leader Box.

2. Choose the desired leader character and click SELECT.

3. Click Yes if the desired character selection is final. If not, click No to change.

4. After confirming the character, type (IGN)/Confirm.

Setting Follower
1. Click Set in the Follower Box.

2. Choose the desired Follower character and click SELECT.

3. You will be shown a confirmation if you want the selected character to be set as Follower.

4. After confirming the character, type (IGN)/Proceed.

IMPORTANT NOTE
↪ You cannot change the LEADER and FOLLOWERS after assigning them.
↪ You cannot set the same character as both LEADER and FOLLOWERS.
↪ You can only change the LEADER from either of the selected FOLLOWERS.
↪ Hyper Burning Characters CAN be selected.
General Progression

Double Up Coin
[Coin Shop] Follower Double Up Coin Shop

The Burn CONTINUES!
Champion Challenge - Coming 3rd September 2025
Champion Challenge - Coming 3rd September 2025
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NEXT Event Notes: Additional Events (v242)
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