MapleStory is an online computer game first developed by the South Korean company Wizet in 2003. It is a side-scrolling, 2D MMORPG. It is client-based, which means that you must download the software in order to play the game. The software can be downloaded at the official MapleStory website. However, at over 2GB, it is advisable to use a download manager to download the game. MapleStory is completely free to register and play, although there is a "Cash Shop" where players can use real-world money to buy items that aren't available through the in-game currency, Mesos.
Jobs
Explorers
All characters begin the game as Beginners. Once players have trained their characters to the appropriate levels and have met the stat requirements, they may complete the first job advancement. Players are faced with 5 choices: the Warrior, Bowman, Thief, Magician or Pirate. Aside from the Magician path, which allows Beginners to advance at level 8, all jobs require the player to be at least level 10 prior to advancement. Each job has different stat requirements. The first job choice decides the class of the character. It should be noted that you may be over the level to make the job advancement, but this is not recommended, especially if you are a magician or a warrior, as you will lose HP or MP, depending on your class. All future job advancements will merely refine and strengthen this initial choice. It should be noted that once a character has chosen a certain job, he/she cannot change it.
Only characters levels 30 and upward are allowed to gain more power by performing a job change. After completing a quest that involves killing monsters to obtain 30 Dark Marbles, players are allowed to choose their second job. The classes that are made available this time differ with the player's first job. Thieves may choose between Assassins or Bandits. An Assassin's weapon of choice is a claw that is used to launch throwing stars; a Bandit wields daggers. Magicians will be given the option of either Cleric with healing and Holy-based attacks, or two different types of Wizards with either fire and poison or ice and lightning attacks. Magicians attack with wands and staves. A Bowman can choose to become a Hunter who equips a bow or a Crossbowman who sports a crossbow. Finally, a Warrior can choose between becoming a Page who attacks with blunt weapons or swords, a Spearman who uses spears or pole arms, or a Fighter who uses swords or axes. Pirates may choose between Brawlers or Gunslingers. Each class has its own merits and disadvantages. As is the case with each job advancement, new skills are introduced to the player.
At level 70, characters can once again change their job by talking to their respective 3rd job instructors at the Mystics Hut in El Nath of Ossyria and completing two quests assigned to them. Unlike previous job advancements, the player is not given a choice. Thieves who became Assassins become Hermits, but Thieves who chose to become Bandits become Chief Bandits. Magicians who chose the Cleric path become Priests and Wizards of both types become Mages. Hunters become Rangers and Crossbowmen become Snipers. Warriors who became Pages become White Knights, Spearmen become Dragon Knights, and Fighters become Crusaders. Pirates who became Brawlers become Marauders, Gunslingers become Outlaws.
At level 120, the character can again change classes and become even more powerful with their fourth job advancement. The Hermits become Night Lords, Chief Bandit become Shadowers, Rangers become Bow Masters, Snipers become Marksmen, Priests become Bishops, Mages comes Arch Mages, Crusaders become Heroes, Knights become Paladins, Dragon Knights become Dark Knights, Marauders become Buccaneers, and Outlaws become Corsairs. Players are granted 4th job status after they have retrieved 2 items for their respective 4th job instructors that are located in Leafre.
There is also a job called "Dual Blade" which is classified in the Rogue group.
Job Advancement:
| Blade Recruit(lv20) | Blade Acolyte(lv30) | Dual Master (lv55) | Slasher | (lv70)Dual Blader(lvl 120 ) |
Cygnus Knights
Divides into
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Legends
Aran
Evan
Citizen ( After Big Bang )
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| Mechanic |
Heres the full map of job progression :
| First Job Level 10 | Second Job Level 30 | Third Job Level 70 | Fourth Job Level 120 | |||
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| Beginner Adventurers Max Level : 200 | Swordman | Fighter | Crusader | Hero | ||
| Page | White Knight | Paladin | ||||
| Spearman | Dragon Knight | Dark Knight | ||||
| Magician (Level 8) | Wizard (Fire/Poison) | Mage (Fire/Poison) | Arch Mage (Fire/Poison) | |||
| Wizard (Ice/Lightning) | Mage (Ice/Lightning) | Arch Mage (Ice/Lightning) | ||||
| Cleric | Priest | Bishop | ||||
| Archer | Hunter | Ranger | Bow Master | |||
| Crossbow Man | Sniper | Marksman | ||||
| Rogue | Assassin | Hermit | Night Lord | |||
| Bandit | Chief Bandit | Shadower | ||||
| Blade Recruit(lv20) | Blade Acolyte | Dual Master (lv55) | Slasher | Dual Blader | ||
| Pirate | Brawler | Marauder | Buccaneer | |||
| Gunslinger | Outlaw | Corsair | ||||
| Noblesse Cygnus Knights Max Level : 120 | Dawn Warrior | |||||
| Blaze Mage | ||||||
| Wind Archer | ||||||
| Night Walker | ||||||
| Thunder Breaker | ||||||
| Legend Legendary Heroes Max Level : 200 | Aran | |||||
| Evan | ||||||
| Citizen The Resistance Max Level : 200 | Wild Hunter | |||||
| Battle Mage | ||||||
Big Bang Update:
What is it?
There have recently been quite a few major updates in KMS (Korean MapleStory). Those updates are called the Big Bang. It consisted of 3 parts. Here is an overview of what changed:
• Part I: The Beginning of Change
The black mage attacks the world of maplestory. He has led out a curse over all the continents of Maple World. Everything is changed, monsters are cursed and so are the jobs. That is in short the story nexon made for the Beginning of Change. This part is probably the widest known. It includes a major revamp for not only all the current classes, but also most of the monsters, maps and Party Quests of Maplestory. All of these changes are posted underneath.
• Part II: The Counter Attack
This is the release of the Resistance Classes. There are 2 Resistance Classes, and they’ve come out in KMS at 23-7-’10. The two classes are the Wild Hunter and the Battle Mage. The Wild Hunter is basically a Crossbowmaster riding a Jaguar all the time, and he is attacking from the jaguar, and the Battle Mage is a close-combat mage, hitting directly with staves (yet using the formula of Magical Attacks), hitting a monster up to 6 times with it. They both have different strong points. The Wild Hunter is the best solo, while the Battle Mage has some really nice party buffs, such as a 20% increase in W.Atk for everyone in the party. They are released with a reward if you get them to level 70, a ring with the same stats as Lilin’s Ring, and it can not be worn together with Lilin’s ring or any of the adventurer’s Rings.
• Part III: The Reinforcement
This includes only the newest job addition to MapleStory, the Mechanics. They ride an awesome robot mount at all times, which is used to perform attacks on. They are a pirate class, and use guns. However, they do not use any bullets. They are considered very strong, but very slow (in both attacking and walking speed).
The following are websites for Maplestory:
- MapleEurope:http://en.maplestory.nexoneu.com/Landing.aspx
- MapleGlobal:http://maplestory.nexon.net/
- MapleJapan: http://maplestory.nexon.co.jp/beginner/
- MapleSEA:http://maple.asiasoftsea.net/
- MapleThailand:http://maple.asiasoft.co.th/index.html
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