MapleStory is a colorful 2-D role-playing experience that gives players access to wild adventures in a growing world filled with distinctive lands, dangerous monsters and a setting where players easily socialize and grow their circle of in-game friends.

During the life of the game, Nexon has added large chunks of content, including this year’s addition of Japanese-themed characters, Kanna and Hayato. The feature-packed content updates and nearly limitless character customization options have contributed to the creation of a faithful fan base where nearly ten percent of the North American gamers playing the game for six years or more.

“We have a dedicated and engaged group of players, and we appreciate the loyalty and passion they have for MapleStory,” said Teddy Kim, Nexon America’s producer of MapleStory. “We are committed to continuing to deliver the best content to our players to keep the adventures rolling.”

To celebrate its eighth anniversary, MapleStory will host events giving players the opportunity to earn special eighth anniversary celebration boxes dropping from defeated monsters, which include valuable in-game items. Players level 10 and above can collect eighth anniversary coin giveaways every day, while all players can count on hot-days and EXP bonus events throughout the month.

Check out Maplestory here.

Originally posted by o2jpl

I was unable to find the answer to my question, thus here it goes.

Will crafted items especially equipables have a variable value depending on its quality and will that value deterioriate and be possibly repairable to the point of destruction?

In other words will it be similar to what swg had going for its economy where crafters were always in demand instead of having the same armor piece being traded over and over and over again.

This is a great question, it was not covered in the presentation...but PAX is in one day....I'll be asking this one for sure.

Hi Guys,

going to answer as many as I can.

We did not see any expamples of the "improving" high level item crafting yet. I am sure we will, but they only showed us a demo of straight forward crafting. They did mention the improvements and we will just have to see how these play out.

There are No Gathering skills, it is very much like Elder Scrolls, you find stuff everywhere!

Nothing was mentioned about Binding, but that is a GREAT question.

High Level Raiders will NOT influence this development team. They are really building a craft system that everyone can use. They want all top gear on an equal playing field.

the points that Paul is talking about in the interview were hypotheical. They did not give us exact numbers on points yet. The system allows for players to spend the points how they want. I am sure they said you can Master 2 skills with some points into a 3rd. They want players who play solo for an RPG experience to be able to play a true generalist crafter and make everything up to a certain point. I dont see too many people doing that though.

I think I will go Weapon and Enchanting just like I did in Skyrim with maybe Provisioner Brewing or Alchemy as my 3rd.

Here are some highlights for me personally:

Experimenting with the Additives, so freaking cool that you can actually experiment.

The interface is VERY EASY TO USE.

The Racial weapons and armor are so freaking awesome! Orc only for me!

Yes you can enhance Raid Drops.

Crafting, Dungeon, and 3rd zone loot are all high up there. But everything can be worked on with crafting.

I think being a Master is the way to go, but you can spec your points however you want. As Paul says in the interview they have not determined the exact number of points you will get to spend ... yet.

I love this quote and could not agree more! 

Worlds are where things are going...hopefully, back to the beginnings with Ultima Online. 

Originally posted by Kuppa
If they nail the combat and exploration of TESO in an MMO this might be really good.

From the preview we saw, they are working very hard to get both aspects. It was very cool.

I cannot express how much this game impressed us last week !!

Since E3 they have been very hard at work!

Snit's Revenge = WIN!

Props to Traveller too, Car Wars, and Warhammer Fantasy RolePlay is still one of the best game systems around!

Thanks again for this one Mark, it is very cool to get Devs writing on the site again!

I love the posts of old games, Yes Gamma World ruled, so did Champions. I played a ton of Star Frontiers too as a kid.

I could only pick 5, these were my old favorites. But feel free to post yours!!

Hey gang, welcome to the first Kill3rCombo Elsword dev journal where we’ll point the spotlight on the newest and by far the freakiest secret dungeon in Elsword, arriving September 12th. So far secret dungeons have occupied a very unique spot among the more than 50 dungeons in Elsword. For most players, it’s the opportunity to test your weapon-wielding chops in some of the most challenging dungeons or a place to get your hands on valuable drops to craft the best equipment in the game. 

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SAN DIEGO - Sept. 6, 2012 -  Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced Player Studio™, a new program that offers players the opportunity to create in-game items that can be sold in the marketplace of their favorite participating online game. The company also announced two new expansions to its long-running, landmark EverQuest® franchise with EverQuest®: Rain of Fear™ and EverQuest® II: Chains of Eternity™.

SOE's Player Studio invites players to download sample geometry for actual in-game objects and through the use of third party art tools, learn how to develop, design and personalize items of their own. Players will be encouraged to name and create a description for their item, explain how the item fits into the prospective game's ongoing narrative storyline, and submit it to SOE for review and possible inclusion in the SOE Marketplace. If selected, SOE will share 40 percent of the net amount it receives from the sale of these items with the player that created the item.

"For the first time in SOE history, players will be able to build and sell their own items, truly creating a unique, customizable online marketplace within our games," said John Smedley, President, Sony Online Entertainment. "At SOE, we believe everyone is a gamer at heart, and our goal with Player Studio is to provide a platform on which our players can further explore their inner gamer while showcasing their passion for the games they love. We are looking forward to seeing our players' creativity come to life in an entirely new way."

Check out the full story here.

San Francisco, CA - September 6, 2012 - The arena just got a little hotter with Cross Server PvP in Outspark's Call of Gods, the popular, free-to-play browser game that blends the best of the SLG, RTS and RPG genres. Now valiant fighters from around the world can battle it out for the revered title of Super Champion. Players will undergo trials to enhance their strength and prepare for the final knockout. The winner will be granted infinite glory and a powerful legendary artifact to fight against the fallen god Amala.

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The Battle of the Immortals team is excited to announce the release date for Battle of the Immortals: Shifting Tides, the latest content update for Perfect World Entertainment's free-to-play action MMORPG. Starting September 19, 2012, players can dive into the tides of war and experience new zones, bosses, pets, gear, and much more.

"This is a very exciting time for Battle of the Immortals as we are proud to release some long awaited features. In this expansion players will be able to PVP with one another in an instance based combat and gain new skills and equipment. The new PVE based instances are difficult but rewarding with new monsters and mechanics every level. We have revamped a number of key game features so we believe players will definitely enjoy the new challenges," said Product Manager Thang Phan.

Check out the Expansion here.