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06 Sep 2016
Heroes of Maple Patch Notes [Part 1] (v161)
The Heroes of Maple have awakened and are reunited once more.
Hundreds of years ago, they were the 6 Legendary Heroes that sealed the Black Mage.
Since then, Maple World was ever peaceful, but it was just the calm before the storm...
Table of Contents
1. Class Awakening: Aran 2. Class Awakening: Evan 3. Class Skill Rebalancing 4. Revamped Content: Monster Park 5. Content Update: Black Heaven 6. New System: Monster Collection
7. New System: Damage Skin Inventory
8. MapleSEA Second Blockbuster: Heroes of Maple
→ Act 1. Frost Isle
→ Act 1.5. Reunion (Premieres 21 September)
→ Act 2. Abraxas (Premieres 5 October)
→ Act 3. Strange World (Premieres 19 October)
→ Act 4. World Tree (Premieres 26 October)
9. Content & System Changes
10. Bug Fixes
Class Awakening: Aran
Aran, the Hero that uses a polearm, has awakened.
Main Changes
• Aran character creation has been updated. → You are now able to create both Male and Female Aran characters. → You will no longer have choices for any appearance settings. • Combos are no longer consumed when using skills. • Reach 1000 combos and enter an enhanced mode: Adrenaline Boost, where you can use Finisher skills. → Finisher skills can only be used during this mode, and only can be activated via the command keys. • Stacked combos will no longer be lost upon death. • Skills will now have a Command Seal feature, where you can right click skills to seal their commands. → By sealing a skill, the skill cannot be activate through Command keys, and only can be activate via Hotkeys. • New Link Skill has been added for Aran.
Aran Skill Revamps
Class Awakening: Evan
Evan, the successor of the Onyx Dragon Master Freud, is ready to protect Maple World.
Main Changes
• Evan character creation has been updated. → You are now able to create both Male and Female Evan characters. → You will no longer have choices for any appearance settings. • Evan Job Advancements has been standardized to 4 instead of the current 10. • Various Evan quests has been adjusted to Level 60 & 100 (3rd Job / 4th Job Adv.) • New Fusion skills are added, where Mir and Evan powers are combined together. • New Link Skill has been added for Evan.
Evan Skill Revamps
Class Skill Rebalancing
Some character classes have received skill changes as part of game balancing efforts.This patch aims to :
• Make minor adjustments to existing classes skills without affecting overall gameplay. • Improve on skills that are of lower hunting efficiency • Summon skills damage will now use the character's damage formula. Soul Weapon skills are not affected. • Change certain buff skills to passive skills. • Adjust Hyper skill buffs cast delay times • Change Maximum Damage increasing buffs to percentage-based increments.
Curious about these skill updates? Read on to find out more!
Explorers
All Explorers • Epic Adventure: Max damage limit boost changed from an increase of 5,000,000 to 10% increase. Cast action is removed.
Explorer Warriors • Iron Body: Changed to passive skill.
Hero • Brandish: Damage increased to 280%, attack range has been increased. • Combo Force: Cast delay is decreased. Consumes 1 Combo Counter when used with down key. • Shout: Using the skill with down arrow key and using it normally has been changed. → Normal Shout gives 200% damage, Number of Hits: 6, Max Enemies Hit: 10, in a larger range. → Shout with down arrow key gives 200% damage, Number of Hits: 3 in a small range, and stuns enemies for 6 seconds. Bosses hit with this will receive a debuff that increases the chance to inflict a status on them by 100%. • Raging Blow: During Enrage state, Damage decreased to 167%, Number of hits increased to 9. • Valhalla: Cooldown increased to 210 seconds, cast delay decreased. Attack boost is removed and replaced with 50% Critical Rate. Knockback prevention is added for 30 seconds, and number of monsters hit by Raging Blow is changed to 8.
Paladin • Paladin Expert: Additional 3% Mastery has been added when using One-Handed Sword or One-Handed Mace. • Blast: Buff duration increased to 120 seconds.
Dark Knight • Beholder: Cast action removed. • Beholder Dominant: Damage formula changed to character's. • Beholder Shock: Damage formula changed to character's. • Lord of Darkness: Heal amount decreased to 2% MaxHP. • Dark Impale: Attack range increased. • Gungnir's Descent: Damage decreased to 210%, Number of hits increased to 12. • Reincarnation: Invincibility duration increased to 40 seconds, Number of monsters required to be killed to revive increased to 30. Cooldown increased to 600 seconds. • Revenge of the Beholder: Damage formula changed to character's. • Dark Thrist: Cast delay is decreased.
Explorer Magicians • Magic Guard: Changed to Toggle On/Off skill.
Arch Mage (Fire,Poison) • Poison Breath: DoT damage duration increased to 10 seconds. • Ignite: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed. • Burning Magic: DoT damage duration changed to 100% boost. • Ifrit: Enemies hit by Ifrit will now receive 140% damage every second for 2 seconds. • Mist Eruption: DoT boost has been adjusted to give more damage. • Poison Mist - DoT Persist: DoT duration boost decreased to 6 seconds.
Arch Mage (Ice,Lightning) • Thunderstorm: Damage formula changed to character's, and now increased movement speed. • Chain Lightning: Damage decreased to 230%, Number of hits increased to 8. • Freezing Breath: Remaining duration of the skill will now be shown in buff window. • Elquines: Damage formula changed to character's.
Bishop • Invincible: Changed to passive skill. • Angel Ray: Damage decreased to 295%, Number of hits increased to 5. • Bahamut: Damage formula changed to character's, Damage decreased to 500%. • Angelic Vengeance: Angel Ray's Number of hit boost increased to 5.
Bowmaster • Quiver Cartridge: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed. • Phoenix: Damage formula changed to character's.
Crossbow Master • Schutike Eisen: Pressing down arrow keys moves you while Arrow Illusion is on. • Frostprey: Damage formula changed to character's. • Arrow Illusion: Duration decreased to 30 seconds, cast delay decreased. A 20 second cooldown is added. • Bull's Eye: Cast delay is decreased.
Night Lord • Mark of Assassin: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed. • Dark Flare: Damage formula changed to character's. • Dark Harmony: Changed to passive skill. • Mark of Night Lord: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed.
Shadower • Channel Karma: Changed to passive skill. • Dark Flare: Damage formula changed to character's. • Veil of Shadows: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed.
Dual Blade • Channel Karma: Changed to passive skill. • Thorns: Changed to passive skill.
Viper • Nautilus Strike: Damage decreased to 440%, Number of hits increased to 7. • Dark Clarity: Changed to passive skill. • Admiral's Wings: Changed to passive skill. • Octopunch: Damage boost when fully charged removed. When you are fully charged now, Octopunch deals 315% damage 10 times. • Dragon Strike: Damage decreased to 300%, Number of hits increased to 12. Cast delay is decreased.
Captain • Nautilus Strike: Damage decreased to 440%, Number of hits increased to 7. • Rapid Blast: Damage increased to 165%. • Summon Crew: Damage formula changed to character's, Damage increased to 230%. • Cross Cut Blast: Changed to passive skill. • Assemble Crew: Damage formula changed to character's, Damage decreased to 230%. • Octo-Cannon: Damage formula changed to character's. • Eight-Legs Easton: Now passively increases Nautilus Strike damage by 130%. • Parrotargetting: Cast delay decreased. • Ahoy Mateys: Damage formula changed to character's. • Untiring Nectar: Cast action is removed.
Cannon Shooter • Monkey Wave: Buff duration increased to 30 seconds, cast delay decreased. • Barrel Roulette: Buff duration increased to 180 seconds. • Monkey Militia: Damage formula changed to character's, damage decreased to 295%. • Cannon Barrage: Damage increased to 650%. • Anchors Away: Damage formula changed to character's. • Nautilus Strike: Damage decreased to 510%, Number of hits increased to 5. • Buck Shot: No longer applies to summon skills. • Rolling Cannon Rainbow: Damage formula changed to character's. Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification has been fixed.
Knights of Cygnus
Cygnus Knights Common Skills • Cygnus Bless (Link Skill): This skill will no longer take up a Link Skill slot when linked to another Knights of Cygnus class. • Glory of Guardians:Max damage limit boost changed from an increase of 5,000,000 to 10% increase. Cast action is removed.
Soul Master • Sword of Light: Changed to passive skill. • Inner Light: Changed to passive skill. • Soul Guardian: Changed to passive skill. • Soul Pledge: Changed to passive skill. • Soul Penetration: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification has been fixed.
Wind Breaker • Spiral Vortex: Added passive effect to increase Chilling Fusillade damage by 275%. • Wind Chime: Additional effect of 10% ATT is added. • Expert Bow Mastery: Final damage boost increased to 25%. • Storm Bringer: Cast action is removed.
Night Walker • Shadow Bat: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Triple Toss: Last hit is now a Dark Element attack. • Quadruple Toss: Last hit is now a Dark Element attack. • Spirit Projection: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Servant of Shadows: All shadow hits are now a Dark Element attack. • Quintuple Toss: Last hit is now a Dark Element attack. • Shadow Stitch: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Dark Omen: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Dominion: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Guise of Shadows: Added as a Dark Element attack.
Striker • Vortex: Changed to passive skill. • Thorny Armor: Changed to passive skill.
Legendary Heroes
Mercedes • Spirit Surge: Changed to passive skill. • Elemental Knight: Ice knight's damage decreased to 385%, Fire knight's damage decreased to 385%, Dark knight's damage decreased to 485%. •
NEW SKILL- Spirit Escape: Employs the power of spirits to escape from danger.
Phantom • Carte Noire: Error that would ignore monsters' Attack nullification has been fixed. •
NEW SKILL- Impeccable Memory H: Use another Explorer's Level 150 Hyper Buff skill that has been stolen with Skill Swipe. Phantom's own duration and cooldown are applied to stolen skill. Stolen skills do not add their passive effects. Stolen skills can be set up through the Beginner skill, Loadout.
• SKILL REMOVAL- Final Judgement
Eunwol • Fox Spirit:Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed. • Fire Fox Spirit Mastery: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed.
Luminous • Mana Well: Changed to passive skill. • Equalize: Cast delay is decreased.
Resistance
Demon Avenger • Abyssal Rage: Changed to passive skill. • Overwhelming Power: Changed to passive skill. • Shield Chasing: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullification skills has been fixed. • Forbidden Contract: Cast delay is decreased. • Demon Fortitude: Max damage limit boost changed from an increase of 5,000,000 to 10% increase. Cast action is removed.
Resistance Common Skills • Spirit of Freedom (Link Skill): This skill will no longer take up a Link Skill slot when linked to another Resistance class. • Will of Liberty: Max damage limit boost changed from an increase of 5,000,000 to 10% increase. Cast action is removed.
Battle Mage • Summon: Death: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Dark Chain: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Dark Shock: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Battle Burst: Added as a Dark Element attack. • Dark Genesis: Attack and extra attacks while this skill is on cooldown is added as a Dark Element attack. • Master of Death: Duration decreased to 30 seconds, Cooldown increased to 200 seconds.
Wild Hunter • Feline Berserk: You can now turn on and off the Red Wing effect via right click. • Extend Magazine: Changed to passive skill. • Silent Rampage: Cast delay is decreased.
Mechanic • Over Tuning: Changed to passive skill.
Xenon • Linear Perspective: Changed to passive skill. • Hologram Graffitti: Cut Through: Damage formula changed to character's. • Hologram Graffitti: Stationmaster: Damage formula changed to character's. • Offensive Matrix: Changed to passive skill. • Meltdown Explosion: Now gives invincibility when casting the skill, and Max damage limit boost of 10% for 25 seconds has been added upon usage. • Amarance Generator: Cast delay is decreased.
Nova
Angelic Buster • Melody Cross: HP Boost changed to a passive effect. • Power Transfer: Remaining shield value will now appear on HP window, and shield cannot be above 99,999 HP. • Soul Seeker:Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullfication skills has been fixed. • Dragon Whistle: Changed to passive skill. • Trinity: Damage increased to 900%. • Celestial Roar: Stun duration decreased to 3 seconds. • Finale Ribbon: Max damage limit boost changed to 15% increase, Party members Max damage limit boost changed to 10% increase. Debuff duration is decreased to 20 seconds. Cooldown is decreased to 40 seconds. • Soul Seeker Expert: Activation rate is increased by 15% when using Celestial Roar. • Finale Ribbon - Overwhelm: Max damage limit boost changed from an increase of 3,000,000 to 20% increase. • Finale Ribbon - Cooldown Cutter: Cooldown reduction increased to 25%. • Trinity - Extra Strike: Damage increased to 720%. • Pretty Exaltation: Cast delay is decreased. •
NEW SKILL- Soul Seeker - Ignore Guard: Adds Ignore DEF effect to Soul Seeker.
• NEW SKILL- Trinity - Ignore Guard Adds Ignore DEF effect to Trinity.
• SKILL REMOVAL- Trinity - Recharge
• SKILL REMOVAL- Soul Seeker - Recharge
Others
Kinesis • Psychic Force: DoT damage duration increased to 10 seconds. • Psychic Force II: DoT damage duration increased to 10 seconds. • Psychic Force III: DoT damage duration increased to 10 seconds. • Tele Kinesis: Error that would ignore monsters' attack nullfication skills has been fixed. • Mental Shock: Cooldown increased to 210 seconds.
Revamped Content: Monster Park
Spiegelmann has renovated his Monster Park! Visit and relish Monster Park once again with even better rewards!
Requirement: Level 105+
What has changed? • You no longer need the respective Monster Park tickets to access Monster Park. • Monster Park related ticket pieces will no longer drop from monsters. • 2 Free Entries is given to you daily. Additional 5 entries can be accessed at the cost of 300 Maple Points. • You can only enter a maximum of 7 times a day per Maple ID. • Monster Park Extreme will be closed. • Monsters EXP will now be accumulated and given as final rewards prior to dungeon clearence. • Monsters in the dungeon will no longer drop Monster Park Commemorative Coins.
New Rewards: Monster Park Daily Boxes
• You will now receive different reward boxes upon clearing a Monster Park dungeon.
• Different boxes will be rewarded depending on the day of the week.
Monster Park Medals • Spiegelmann has a daily medal challenge for you! • Clear his challenges and obtain a special medal!
NPC Laku Shop Update
Various popular items has been added to the Monster Park Commemorative Coin shop. Are you ready for a new exploration at Monster Park?
Content Update: Black Heaven
Some changes has been made on the Black Heaven Blockbuster, to create a more intuitive gameplay.
What has changed?
• Monsters HP in the content has been decreased. • Act 3's Air Battle difficulty has been reduced. • Item & Monsters quest requirements has been decreased. • After failing once on the following sections, you will be given the option to skip. → Act 3's Air Battle → Act 4's Grinder Chase • Act 6 Lotus can be weakened after failing the battle once • Clear the following sections of the blockbuster for additional rewards: → Act 3's Air Battle → Act 4's Grinder Chase → Act 6's Normal Lotus battle
New System: Monster Collection
A new system to collect monsters has been added! Begin your journey and collect them all!
• The Monster Collection system can be accessed via the Contents icon on the left, or via a Hotkey. • Accept the quest [Monster Collection] Monster Collector for a brief tutorial from the Maple Admin. • This system is shared across all your characters in a single world. • A Simple Concept: Collect monsters and obtain rewards!
How to collect monsters? • When hunting monsters, there's a chance that monsters will be added to your collection. • When using a Momong item, which can be obtained through various means.
How to get rewards? • Collect a line of monsters and you can claim a line completion reward. • Collect all the monsters on a single page and receive a page final reward! • Note that all respective rewards can only be claimed once per world.
What rewards can I get? • Exploration Boxes, which contains various goodies when opening them! • Momongs, to receive a monster to add to your Monster Collection. • Exclusive Monster Collection Medals • Exclusive Monster Cube Chairs
Monster Collection Medals
• Collect 50 monsters in each area will reward you medals based on the region. • Regions with less than 50 monsters will have monsters added in future updates.
Explorations
• Collect a row of monsters and you can send them for an exploration! → Sending your monsters to explorations and you can obtain more exploration boxes!
What are you waiting for? Create your very own Monster Collection today!
New System: Damage Skin Inventory
Ever had a problem deciding which damage skin is nicer? Wait no more!
The long awaited Damage Skin Inventory has arrived!
• The Damage Skin Inventory is accessible via your Character Info window. • This system allows you to store & switch damage skins. • To store damage skins, simply click the "Store Damage Skin" button. Note that you will only be able to store the currently applied damage skin. • To switch damage skins, simply double click the damage skin of your choice from the skin inventory. • You are able to expand up to a maximum of 10 slots using this system. • Damage Skin Slots Expansions can be obtained thru rewards from various events.
MapleSEA Second Blockbuster: Heroes of Maple
Requirement: Level 33+
Heroes of Maple is the sequel of the Black Heaven Blockbuster. You will join the 6 Legendary Heroes to fight off evil forces and save Maple World from impending darkness. Are you ready for the Superhero Blockbuster?
Blockbuster contents can be accessed from the following: → Accept the quest [Heroes] Energy of Misfortune from the Heroes of Maple notifier on the left. → Enter the Conference Room of the Alliance via the Mirror of Dimension from various major towns.
Basic Information • In this blockbuster, you will play as one of the six heroes depending on the scenerio. • You can play the acts freely in any order. • Obtain rewards like Exclusive Heroes Cube Chairs, Honor EXP and many more. • You can reset each act after the first completion, to obtain additional rewards. • Reset progression is limited to once per week.
Act 1. Frost Isle
Synopsis : Following Afrien's energy, Evan and Mir infiltrates the Frost Isle and meets up with the most unexpected people...
Act 1.5. Reunion
(Premieres 21 September 2016)
Synopsis : Evan decides to gather up all the heroes and heads out to find them throughout Maple World...
Act 2. Abraxas
(Premieres 5 October 2016)
Synopsis : Evan and Mir arrived in Nihal Desert in search for what Freud left behind. What could be waiting for them?
Act 3. Strange World
(Premieres 19 October 2016)
Synopsis : The Transcendent Stone, a substance that contains all of the strength of this world. The heroes get aboard Abraxas to move to a strange dimension in search of the Transcendent Stone...
Act 4. World Tree
(Premieres 26 October 2016)
Synopsis : Evan and the others return to Maple World to pursue Damien. Can they save Maple World?
Content & System Changes
Various contents and system changes has been added, prior to this patch.A. Zakum Boss Map Updates
• Map design has been improved. • Character names will now appear above the pedestal of the map. • The map background has been changed. • The map has been changed to make the available movement range appear more intuitively.
B. Tower Under the Ocean Updates
• Practice Ticket Restrictions: You can no longer practice 26F, 29F & 34F. • Shop & Storage Restrictions: All Shop & Storage functions has been restricted in all floors.
C. Boss Related Updates • Root Abyss Bosses: Minimum party member entry requirement has been changed to 1. • Chaos Root Abyss & Cygnus Shard Drop Rates: → Number of equipment shards dropped individually has been decreased. → Party shared shards has been added. • Normal Lotus Drops: Number of S-Grade Hypercores dropped has been increased.
D. Enhancement Related Updates
• Spell Traces: You can now use them for Clean Slate Scroll 5% and Innocence Scroll 30%. • Inner Ability: When resetting Inner Abilities, your lock settings will now be saved between resets. • Scroll Changes: Various scrolls destroy rate has been removed. → Potential Scrolls → Additional Potential Scrolls → Additional Potential Stamps • Star Force Enhancement: Star Force stats enhancement formula has been improved for Level 160 or higher equipments.
E. Hunting Field Updates • Combo kill orb area of effect has been increased, for easier obtaining of EXP. • Elite Monsters will now spawn in the following maps: → Lowest Floor of Clocktower: Unbalanced Time, Twisted Time, Lost Time, Forbidden Time → Aqua Road: Penguin's Play Ground, The Hidden Town, Fish Resting Spot → Mushroom Castle Fields • The following monsters spawn rate has been increased. → Manon (Manon's Forest) → Griffey (Griffey Forest) → Pianus (The Cave of Pianus) → Dodo (Memory Lane 5) → Lilynouch (Road of Regrets 5) → Lyka (Road to Oblivion 5) • The following monsters will now spawn in Mechanical Grave fields. → Self-destructive Red → Self-destructive Blue → Self-destructive Yellow → Self-destructive Green • Rune of Perses will no longer spawn.
F. Bounty Hunter Updates
G. Navigation System Updates
H. NPC Updates • New items has been added to the following NPC Merchants: → NPC Mayala : Antique Root Gloves, Mastery Book 20, Mastery Book 30. → NPC Oko : Antique Root Boots, Mastery Book 20, Mastery Book 30. → NPC Three Hands : Absolabs Electro Saber (Thief). • NPC Three Hands: Cost of Absolabs Weapons has been decreased to 5 Absolabs Coins. • NPC Wence : Cost of 100 Spell Traces has been increased to 35 Crusader Coins. • NPC Sensitive Squaroid : Cost to trade in for 1 Absolabs Coin has been decreased to 30 A-Grade Energy Core & 1 S-Grade Hypercore.
I. Fairy Bro Daily Gift Updates
J. Other Game Related Updates • Level 60 & 100 Emblems has been added for the following classes.
→ ALL Knights of Cygnus, via a quest upon their 3rd and 4th Job Adv.
→ ALL Heroes Classes, via a quest upon their 3rd and 4th Job Adv.
→ ALL Resistance Classes, via a quest upon their 3rd and 4th Job Adv.
→ ALL Demon Classes, via a quest upon their 3rd and 4th Job Adv.
→ Zero Class, purchasable via NPC Cello at 500 Timic Coins.
→ Kinesis class, via a quest upon their 3rd & 4th Job Adv.
• Certain EXP coupons can no longer be stacked with other EXP coupons
• EXP coupon buff effect will continue to stay active even if you log off / disconnect.
→ The buff duration will continue to tick down while you're offline.
→ This change does not affect losing EXP buffs upon character death.
• Trade restrictions duration when logging in from a different IP has been changed to 5 minutes.
• New buttons to change your 2nd password has been added in the Character Selection Screen.
• Starting tutorials and guides for Explorers, Dual Blade, Cygnus Knights, Mihile and Xenon classes has been improved, to make it easier.
• Equipment with ‘increases PvP attack’ stats is removed, as this function is no longer in use.
• Star Planet content has been closed. Please click here for more details.
Bug Fixes
Various bugs that has been reported is fixed in this patch update.• Lumi Ender Skill Ender Skill's cooldown when on equilibrium mode is removed. • Easter Egg Chair Stacking Stacking of the chair is fixed, make sure to have enough inventory slots. • Demon Avenger Shield Chase Skill Shield Chase Skill cannot be affected by items with cooldown reduction potential is now fixed. • Multi Pet Quest Completion for Kinesis The quest to enable the character Kinesis to have multi-pets can now be completed. • Fatigue Reset Drink The cash item Fatigue Reset Drink is now fixed and working normally. • Pink Rooty Pet Command Bug Pink Rooty Pet bug about unable to follow command is now fixed. • Flower Dance Item Bug for Angelic Buster The cash item Flower Dance's animation effect when equipped by Angelic Busters is now fixed. • Couple Candy Chair Bug The effect of Couple Candy Chair when seated with a player with the same chair is fixed. • Fireworks Chair Bug Fireworks Chair's effect is now fixed, advisable to use with 6 players to see full effect. • 12-hr Training Charm Mu Lung Center The 12-hr Training Charm can now be used to enter Training Center at Mu Lung Dojo. • Veamoth Wing Alignment The alignment of the wing with the character is now fixed. • Permanent Penguin Mount Coupon The Penguin Mount that is obtained when the coupon is used is now permanent.
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