[Updated] News: Patch Notes for V: Limitless

To prepare for the upcoming 5th Job Advancement, the V: Limitless update brings you several limited-time events! Get a leg up on the competition and quickly level up and earn special in-game gift packs! This update also brings a host of major system changes and game improvements such as improved quest rewards, UI changes, and a permanent leveling curve reduction!

V.178 – V: Limitless is live as of November 30!

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NEW CONTENT

UI Revamp

The UI has been changed! The old interface was cluttered, and the new design is meant to give a bit more control over what is on your HUD. Do you want more keys to show? It's a click away. Do you want to hide them? Another click. There are also new cool-looking icons and some new functionality.

Some changes implemented include: Added some shortcut key functions to the menu. (Monster Collection, Daily Gift). Added an option to expand or collapse hotkeys with a small arrow controlling this feature. Expanding it will cause the icons for the Cash Shop, Event info and Settings to be hidden. The character's status window has been centered. Adjusted the EXP bar's appearance and length.

Chat Window The chat window's default size has changed. Added a combat tab for the chat window. Made the chat window smaller when minimized. Players can now resize the chat window horizontally and vertically.

Options UI Options have been grouped to make them easier to find. A function for Soul Weapons has been added. Hotkeys are now changed in the game options.

Keyboard Settings The keys are now separated by color to show their different function group. They are broken into: Basic controls Character Talk Contents Hotkey Storage has been increased by 14.

Quest Notifier Removed some repeated help quests. Silent Crusade UI is now able to be a hotkey binding. Event information has been moved to the menu area. Evolution System, Root Abyss, Black Heaven and Heroes of Maple are now accessed through the Dimensional Mirror.

Dimensional Mirror All content accessible is now shown, to give faster navigation. Recommended levels for each event, and their rewards, are now shown. Some content such as the Mu Lung map or Cygnus (Easy) is accessible through the Maple Guide.

World Map The button selections to View Other Worlds and Regions have been removed. The region's Map can now be seen by selecting it through a dropdown menu.

Maple Guide There is no more Maple Guide button showing on the screen. The Maple Guide window still opens as a player logs in, but it will now give a notification when closing the window. The Maple Guide can be assigned to a hotkey.



Damage Cap Removal

The damage cap has been removed! In the Detailed Stats window, the Damage Range will now display up to 99,999,999.

Skills that increase the Damage Cap have been changed: Angelic Buster: Final Ribbon - Overwhelm has changed to Final Ribbon - Enhance . Final Ribbon's damage increase from debuff is increased by 20%. Level Requirement: 168 Arch Mage (Fire, Poison): Mist Eruption - Limit Break has changed to Mist Eruption - Reinforce . Mist Eruption's damage is increased by 10%. Level Requirement: 155 Marksman: Sniping - Limit Break has changed to Sniping - Boss Rush . Sniping's damage to bosses is increased by 10%. Level Requirement: 195 Shadower: Assassinate - Limit Break has changed to Assassinate - Guardbreak . Assassinate's DEF ignored is increased by 10%. Level Requirement: 195



Reduced Leveling Curve

In an effort to speed up leveling in preparation for the arrival of the 5th Job Advancement, the overall experience (EXP) required from level 1 to level 200 has been reduced.

Auction House

Buy and sell items through an all-new Auction House system.

You can have a max of 10 listings at a time. Each listing lasts 24 hours.

Not all items can be sold in the Auction House, as some items are marked as untradeable.

Here is a basic list of what can be placed in the Auction House: Armor and weapons Use items Cash items Etc items



How To Search

There are two ways to search: The 'Quick Search' option - This allows you look to for a specific item immediately. Or use the 'Search' feature in each of the sections. Pro-Tip: Just clicking on the 'Search 'button in any of the sections will populate all items that are listed.



How to Buy

Once you know what you want, buying the item is easy.

Click on the item that you want to buy that is populated in the list.

Click on the 'Buy' button in the bottom right of the screen.

A confirmation window will appear.

Click the 'OK' button, and you have bought your item.

You have to click on the 'Transaction' tab, and 'Collect' the item.

How To Sell

If you have many items that you would like to sell, that process is easy too.

Click on the 'Sell' tab.

The same five sections in your inventory are listed in this UI.

Every item that has a white background can be put up for sale.

Every item that has a gray background cannot be sold.

Simply click and drag the item you wish to sell into the 'Sell' area.

Once there, set up the item amount and the price.

Click on the 'List Item' button, and the item is up for sale.

Character Name Change

With the new Character Name Change option, you will be able to instantly change your character's name by talking to NPC Mr. Newname, located in the Event Hall.

You need a Character Name Change Coupon to change your name. During the event period, you can purchase a single Character Name Change Coupon from the V Coin Shop.

The Character Name Change Coupon can also be purchased from the Cash Shop for 15,000 NX, starting later in December.

Your new name will be applied instantly after you log out and log back in to MapleStory.

You can only change your character's name once per week. Be sure to give your new name some thought!

ADDITIONAL UPDATES

Bug Fixes

White Cubes can now be used on locked items.

The Dragon Link skill can now be properly obtained by newly created Kaiser characters.

Stat Changes

Critical minimum and maximum have been removed and replaced with Critical Damage.

Magic Defense has been removed.

Accuracy has been removed.

Avoidability has been removed.

The stats mentioned above have been replaced with others in the following areas: Potential Bonus Potential Ability Character Card Consumables



Reboot World Monster HP Changes

The armor for certain monsters in Reboot world has been reduced.

Some monsters in Reboot world between the levels of 30-34 and 50-59 have had their HP and EXP decreased.

‘A Better Maple’ System Changes

The maximum number of slots for Equip, Use, Setup, and Storage Room is expanded to 128.

Recovery items now hold up to 10x their original amount in one slot.

Certain coins also hold a larger maximum per slot. (For example: Crusader Coins and Royal Lion King Medals).

Identical jobs can now share their Cash Shop inventory. For example, all Cygnus Knights and Mihile characters can access the same Cash Shop inventory.

EXP does not decrease when dying in certain boss maps. This affects Hard Hilla, Easy Arkarium, Normal Arkarium, Easy Von Leon, and Normal Von Leon.

Bundle items can now be bought individually or in certain groups.

Link skills are now easier to use. They are visible and can be linked and unlinked easier.

Zero can now purchase an Absolab Essence to upgrade their Lapiz/Lazuli weapon for 4 Absolab Coins.

The spawning intervals have been shortened for some monsters on some maps such as Colossus West Road, Colossus Dangerous Road, Colossus East Road, and some normal Kritias maps (after completing the questline) such as Freezing Forest 1-2, Forest of Pain 1-5 and Scorching Forest 1-2.

Searching for an NPC is now easier as well. Simply selecting the NPC button on the mini map and right-clicking the desired NPC will now navigate you to their location. (As long as you're in the same map).

Cash Shop inventory slots have been increased to 2000.

Drop restrictions for some boss fights have been adjusted to be less restrictive. This affects: Hard Magnus, Chaos Von Bon, Chaos Pierre, Chaos Crimson Queen, Chaos Vellum, and Madman Ranmaru.



MAPLESTORY V EVENTS

V Hot Day

December 3

Times:

PST: Saturday, December 3, 2016 12:00 AM –11:59 PM

EST: Saturday, December 3, 2016 3:00 AM – Sunday, December 4, 2016 2:59 AM

CET: Saturday, December 3, 2016 9:00 AM – Sunday, December 4, 2016 8:59 AM

AEDT: Saturday, December 3, 2016 7:00 PM – Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 30 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).

Log in and click the gift box icon on the left side of the screen to receive a Gift Box, and then double-click the box in your inventory to open it.

The Gift Box can be obtained until midnight, and can be opened until 1:00 AM PST (4:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM CET / 8:00 AEDT) of the following day.

Open the box to receive the following items. All rewards are for both Reboot and non-Reboot worlds unless specifically noted below.

Rewards:

V Coin (x50): Untradeable. Use to exchange for items in the V Coin Shop.

Spell Traces (x100): Use to enhance scrolls that use equipment upgrade count.

Gold Richie's Handkerchief : Trade disabled when equipped. Req. Lv: 140. Pocket Item. STR/DEX/INT/LUK: +7. MaxHP/MaxMP: +100. Weapon ATT/Magic ATT: +7.

Mysterious Storm Growth Potion : Untradeable. 7-day duration. One sip can grant 1 level, so it is most effective at higher levels. Can only be used by players Lv. 100-199.

Innocence Scroll 50%: Untradeable. 7-day duration. Resets all stats on an item, except for Hidden Potentials.

Mega Burning Project

November 30 - December 14



Requirement: This event can only be started by characters created during the event period.

Create a new character, and choose to select that character as your 'Burning' character.

The character will gain 2 additional level ups per one level up. This effect will last until the character reaches Lv. 150.

Rewards:

You can obtain the following items, and open them when you reach certain levels: Lv. 30 Equipment Box : Open to receive a weapon and armor set suitable for your class.

Mysterious Cryptic Chest : Open to receive a 5-hour Snail pet.

Legendary Cryptic Chest : Open to receive a Frozen Weapon Box , Frozen Secondary Weapon Box , Mastery Book 20 , and Mastery Book 30 . Keep on Burning : Title. Untradeable. 14-day duration on stats. Req. Lv: 130. STR/DEX/INT/LUK: +10, MaxHP/MaxMP: +400, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT: +10, Boss ATT: +10%, Ignore DEF: +10%.



Hi-Five Box Event

[Updated 11/30]

November 30 - December 14

Requirement: Lv.33 and above

Hunt monsters within your level range (10 levels below and 20 levels above) during the event period for a chance to find Hi-Five Boxes that they drop.

Open the Hi-Five box to receive a random reward.

Rewards:

Node Shard

V Coin

Reindeer Milk

Sunrise Dew

Power Elixir

Spell Trace

Medal of Honor

Chaos Scroll 100%

Chaos Scroll of Goodness 50%

Incredible Chaos Scroll of Goodness 50%

Special Potential Scroll

Golden Hammer 50%

Pure Clean Slate Scroll 10%

Golden Potential Stamp

Play V Rewards Event

[Updated]

November 30 - January 3

Requirement: Can be participated in and completed once per world.

Complete daily missions consisting of consecutive playtime and objective requirements in order to receive daily tiered box rewards. Each day you can earn up to 4 boxes that increase in value as you complete each daily tiered requirement.

Earn cumulative tiered box rewards based on the number of daily tiered box rewards earned throughout the event. For example, complete daily missions and earn 12 daily tiered box rewards to earn a Tier 1 cumulative box reward. Rewards increase in value as you complete each cumulative tiered requirement.



Rewards: Earn rewards including:

Mesos

M aple Reward Points

Miracle Circulators

Royal Hair Coupons

Red Cubes

AbsoLab Weapons (job-based): 12 Star, with Potential and 70% Scrolls applied 8 times. Cannot use Transfer Hammer. Cannot be traded. Will not have an equipment trace upon being destroyed.

V Breakthrough Event

November 30 - December 27

Requirements:

Lv. 140 and above

This event can only be started by characters created during the event period. (Excluding Zero characters.)

One character per account can claim the reward boxes. Deleting the character will not reproduce the reward boxes.

Overview:

Accept the quest to help a character reach Lv. 200 a bit easier. The core of this event revolves around Monster Park completion of specific dungeons.

In the V Breakthrough menu that appears, you need to select the current tab for your level and view the requirements needed to obtain the reward.

Complete the assigned mission for each level range, and receive gift boxes at Lv. 140, Lv. 150, Lv. 160, Lv. 170, Lv. 180, Lv. 190, and Lv. 200.



Rewards:

Breakthrough 140 Box : Breakthrough Potion 140 (14-day duration) Miracle Circulator x3 Coupon (7-day duration) Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)

Breakthrough 150 Box : Breakthrough Potion 150 (14-day duration) 1000 Maple Point Coupon (7-day duration) Spell Trace (x3000) Hyper Teleport Rock Coupon (7-day duration) Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)

Breakthrough 160 Box : Breakthrough Potion 160 (14-day duration) 50 Million Mesos Special Medal of Honor x5 Coupon (7-day duration). The items received are also 7-day duration.

Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)

Breakthrough 170 Box : Breakthrough Potion 170 (14-day duration) 3000 Maple Point Coupon (7-day duration) Epic Potential Scroll 100% (7-day duration) Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)

Breakthrough 180 Box : Breakthrough Potion 180 (14-day duration) 100 Million Mesos Master Craftsman's Cube x5 Coupon (7-day duration). The items rewarded are also 7-day duration.

Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration).

Breakthrough 190 Box : Breakthrough Potion 190 (14-day duration) 3000 Maple Point Coupon (x2) (7-day duration) Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)

Breakthrough 200 Box : 200 Million Mesos 1000 Maple Point Coupon (7-day duration) Character Slot Expansion Coupon Selective 4 Slot Coupon (7-day duration)



V Coin Shop

November 30 - December 27

Obtain V Coins through some of the various V-themed events and take them to the V Coin Shop to exchange for fun items.

The V Coin Shop is located in the Event Hall, Henesys, and Leafre.

Rewards:

The V Coin Shop is stocked with lots of items including: Vengeful Rings Vengeful Stones Vengeful Ring Cubes Double V Packs of Epic Potential Scroll 50% Double V Packs of Master Craftsman's Cubes Damage skins Chairs Mounts Mastery Books Character Name Change Coupon And more!





V Tracker

November 30 - December 27

Requirements:

This event can only be started by characters created during the event period. (Excluding Zero characters.)

After the event has been accepted and begun, the missions are shared between all new characters created during the event period on the same world.

Rewards can only be accepted once.

However, the rewards can be accepted on any character on the same world, regardless of when the character was created.

Overview:

Complete 40 missions of various difficulty to receive rewards. Missions include: Achieve 5th Job Advancement Clear Gold Beach Resort Hunt 1 Chaos Root Abyss boss Activate 5 Runes Clear Monster Park 5 times



Rewards:

Slot Expansion coupons

Nodestones (for 5th Job skills)

Chairs

Meister's Cubes

Spell Traces

Complete all the missions to receive a special title! Maple Specialist : STR/DEX/INT/LUK: +10, MaxHP: +500, Weapon ATT / Magic ATT: +5, Monster DEF Ignored: +10%



HOLIDAY EVENTS

Happyville

December 7 - December 27

Requirement: Lv. 33 and above

Talk to NPC Rooney in any major town to teleport to Happyville.

Once in Happyville, talk to NPC Cliff, who needs 50 Rascal Snowpieces.

Collect Rascal Snowpieces from monsters and return them to Cliff.

You will receive a three potions that will change your appearance and allow access to Santa's Shop.

Once inside Santa's Shop, you will be able to buy holiday-themed items using Rascal Snowpieces.

Rewards:

Items that can be bought from Santa include: Maplemas Party Potion Toasty Muffler Gingerbread Man Cookie Gingerbread Woman Cookie Gingerbuff (Weapon ATT / Magic ATT +15) Christmas Snow Clump



Christmas Everywhere

December 7 - December 27

Requirement: Lv. 33 and above

Christmas is everywhere! Talk to NPC Maple Administrator in the Event Hall to randomly receive one of four Christmas-themed costumes.

The Christmas costumes are 1-day duration and untradable, and you can receive 5 charm points when you equip the outfit (once per outfit).

Rewards:

You will have a chance to receive one of four Christmas costumes per day (Rudolph, Snowman, Santa, and Premium Santa!)

The Grand Christmas Tree

December 7 - December 27

Requirement: Lv. 33 and above

NPC Cassandra needs your help decorating the Christmas Tree!

Hunt monsters within your level range (10 levels below and 20 levels above) and collect the Christmas Decorations they drop.

Christmas Trees are located in each major town. Click on the Christmas tree to decorate it.

Decoration of the Christmas tree consists of 4 phases, each requiring 100 Christmas Decorations. You can add up to 100 Christmas Decorations at a time.

Once the Christmas Tree has been decorated, talk to NPC Cassandra for a reward!

Rewards:

You will have a chance to receive Gingerbread Cookies, a Christmas buff (Weapon ATT/ Magic ATT +10), and V Coins!

Santa’s Shining Gift

December 7 - December 27

Defeat monsters within your level range (10 levels below and 20 levels above) and you have a chance to receive a Shining Santa Box!

Rewards:

Shining Santa Box randomly gives one of the following items: V Coin (1, 2, 3, or 5) Rudolph's Red Nose Rudolph's Red Nose Bandage 60% Christmas Stocking Christmas Buff (Weapon ATT / Magic ATT +10) Christmas Buff (Weapon ATT / Magic ATT +15) Gingerbread Man Cookie Gingerbread Woman Cookie Power Elixir Cold Winter Energy Buff (Weapon ATT / Magic ATT +20)

Enjoyable Winter Buff (Increased EXP from monsters)

Lucky Winter Buff (Increased drop rate from monsters)

Santa Sled Mount 7-Day Coupon



OTHER NEW EVENTS

Zero Character Creation

November 30 - December 28

Zero will be available for creation for a limited time.

You must have a character that is Lv. 100 or above in the same world that you wish to create a Zero character.

Zero cannot be created on Reboot world.

Beast Tamer Character Creation

November 30 - December 28

Beast Tamer will be available for creation for a limited time.

Hot Week

December 5 – December 11

The Hot Week times are midnight (12:00 AM) to midnight (12:00 AM) Pacific Standard Time (PST).



Requirement: Lv. 30 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).



During the event period, log in and click the gift box icon on the left side of the screen to receive a Gift Box, and then double-click the box in your inventory to open it.

The Gift Box can be obtained once every day until midnight, and can be opened until 1:00 AM PST (4:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT) of the following day.

If you obtain a Gift Box every day from Monday to Saturday, then on Sunday—in addition to Sunday's reward—you can select another gift! You can select one from all of the items that were given out from Monday to Friday. You are not required to have received each day’s Gift Box on the same character in order to be eligible for the extra gift, but it does have to be with characters in the same world (multiple worlds in World Alliances don't count).

Reward items for each day's Gift Box are listed below. All rewards are for both Reboot and non-Reboot worlds unless specifically noted below.

Rewards:

Monday, December 5 Character Slot Expansion Coupon : Untradeable, 7-day duration.

Tuesday, December 6 1000 Reward Points Token : Untradeable

Wednesday, December 7 500 Maple Points Coupon : Untradeable

Thursday, December 8 V Coin (x30): Untradeable

Friday, December 9 Mysterious Meso Pouch : Untradeable

Saturday, December 10 1000 Reward Points Token : Untradeable

Sunday, December 11 1000 Maple Points Coupon : Untradeable. And if you received a Gift Box every day this week (with characters in the same world, not world alliance), then you can also select one additional reward from the items given Monday through Saturday!



2x EXP & Drop Weekends

December 3 - December 4

December 10 - December 11

Requirement: Available for all levels

We will be running 2x EXP & Drop events during select weekends in December! Be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out on these chances to power through your level-ups!

Times:

Saturday, December 3, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM CET: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM (Dec. 4) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 8:00 AM (Dec. 4) & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Dec. 4)

Sunday, December 4, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM CET: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM (Dec. 5) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 8:00 AM (Dec. 5) & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Dec. 5)

Saturday, December 10, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM CET: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM (Dec. 11) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 8:00 AM (Dec. 11) & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Dec. 11)

Sunday, December 11, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM CET: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM (Dec. 12) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 8:00 AM (Dec. 12) & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Dec. 12)



Spell Trace Fever Time

December 10 - December 11

Requirement: Available for all levels, in non-Reboot worlds only.

Enjoy higher success rates when upgrading your equipment during our Spell Trace Fever Time Event!

Times:

Saturday, December 10, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CET: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM (Dec. 11) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 7:00 AM (Dec. 11) & 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Dec. 11)



Sunday, December 11, 2016 PST: 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM & 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST: 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM & 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CET: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM & 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM (Dec. 12) AEDT: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM & 5:00 AM – 7:00 AM (Dec. 12) & 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Dec. 12)



Tinkerer’s Chest

[Updated 12/1]

December 5 - December 21

Requirement: Lv. 33 and above

This quest can be started when you obtain a Tinkerer's Chest from the Marvel Machine!

Talk to NPC Yulia, who can be found in major towns and the entry to Henesys Market, to accept quests to exchange your Tinkerer’s Chest for a new shoulder accessory or belt, or to attempt to upgrade your Tinkerer equip.

Wearing a matching color shoulder accessory and belt will give you a set bonus.

Accept the quest 'Tinkerer’s Set' from NPC Yulia in the Event Hall to receive an explanation about how to do the event.

Then accept the quest 'Tinker Til You Drop' from Yulia and defeat 200 monsters within your level range (10 levels below and 20 levels above).

Turn in the quest to Yulia, and she will give you a random shoulder accessory or belt. This will use 1 Tinkerer’s Chest. This quest is repeatable.

You can also bring your Tinkerer item to NPC Yulia for the chance to upgrade it! Each upgrade attempt uses 1 Tinkerer's Chest.

From weakest to strongest, the Tinkerer's set colors are Yellow -> Green -> Blue -> Red -> Black. Each colored set comes with its own set bonus.

Rewards: