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The name of this update has been revealed, the Advance of the Union brings reorganizations to the Resistance, Aran, and Evan! There is also an Ellin Forest reorganization and Halloween events as well~

Lets start with skill changes. I know some of you might have read the kMSt ver. 1.2.406 changes, so I have highlighted in red the changes from 1.2.406 (Tespia) > 1.2.144 (real server).

All skill values are from the max level.

Battle Mage

• Aura skill effects have been renewed
• Aura skills can now be overlapped
• The range of the Blow skills has been increased
• Upon advancing to second job, you will receive 7 extra SP (10 in total)

First Job

• Triple Blow: damage has been increased from 105% to 130%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Finish Attack: damage has been increased from 340% to 380% (510% at second job, 660% at third job, 840% at fourth job), 20% defense is ignored when attacking (25% at second job, 30% at third job, 35% at fourth job), number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8

Second Job

• NEW SKILL: High Wisdom: increases intelligence by 40 (max level: 10)
• Quad Blow: damage has been increased from 110% to 135%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Dark Chain: damage has been increased from 310% to 410%, stun time has been increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8, name was changed to Hyper Dark Chain
• MOVED SKILL: Blue Aura

Third Job

• NEW SKILL: Blue Aura: increases defense and magic defense by 300, HP by 250, 30% damage is distributed among the party, 20% of the distributed damage is absorbed (max level: 20)
  
• NEW SKILL: Stance: 90% chance of not being knocked back by an enemy’s attack, lasts 300 seconds (max level: 10)
• Advanced Blue Aura: increases Blue Aura’s damage absorption by 10%, increases party’s defense by 60%, passively increases status and elemental resistance by 20% (max level: 10, pre-requisite: 20 Blue Aura)
• Death Blow: damage has been increased from 115% to 140%, now ignores 20% of a monster’s defense, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Dark Lightning: damage has been increased from 1000% to 1040%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Conversion: skill duration has been increased from 120 seconds to 180 seconds
• DELETED SKILL: Advanced Dark Chain

Fourth Job

• Energize: increases HP and MP by 20%, and defense and magic defense by 150%, max level has been increased from 10 to 30
• Finish Blow: damage has been increased from 145% to 180%, now ignores 30% of a monster’s defense, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Cyclone: speed and attacking speed have been increased, damage has been decreased from 1000% to 500%, now attacks twice
• Dark Genesis: damage has been increased from 1800% to 2000%
• Shelter: buff duration has been increased from 30 seconds to 40 seconds, max level has been increased from 20 to 30
• Advanced Dark Aura: increases the damage boost of Dark Aura by 20%, continuously deals 100% damage per second to monsters nearby when using Dark Aura, increases magic attack by 30 (max level: 30, pre-requisite: 20 Dark Aura)
  
• MOVED SKILL: Stance

Wild Hunter

• The jaguar’s range of picking up items has been increased

• A new jaguar species has been added, it is obtainable if you complete the new ‘Advance of the Union’ quests and use the item you get to change your current jaguar, it has 120% speed and jump with a 50% chance of  not being knocked back

First Job

• Triple Shot: damage has been increased from 93% to 120%, attacking speed has been increased
• Jaguar Riding: now increases critical damage by 8%
• Double Jump: distance moved has been increased

Second Job

• NEW SKILL: Physical Training: increases strength and dexterity by 30 (max level: 10)
• Bomb Shot: damage has been increased from 310% to 360%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Jaguar Roar: damage has been increased from 230% to 280%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Swallow: max level decreased from 20 to 10 (800% damage to 6 monsters, 90 second buff duration when swallowed)

Third Job

• NEW SKILL: Beast Form: increases HP by 80%, attack by 20%, and speed by 15 for 120 seconds, cooldown has been decreased from 240 seconds to 150 seconds (max level: 30)
• Wild Shot: damage increased from 144% to 184%
• Blind: now decreases enemy’s defense by 50, max level has been decreased from 20 to 10 (for 160 seconds, 30% chance to reduce an enemy’s accuracy by 20% for 10 seconds, decreases enemy’s defense by 50)
• Claw Cut: damage has been increased from 190% to 300%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8

Fourth Job

• NEW SKILL: Advanced Final Attack: increases attack by 20 and accuracy by 10%, there is a 70% chance of activating Final Attack for 210% damage (max level: 30, pre-requisite: 20 Final Attack)
• Flash Rain: damage has been increased from 100% to 180%, now has a 100% chance to stun for 10 seconds
• Sonic Boom: damage has been increased from 850% to 1010%
• Chemical Shell: no longer increases a monster’s defense, max level has been decreased from 20 to 10 (increase the exp a monster gives by 40%)
• Wild Vulcan: damage has been increased from 220% to 270%
• MOVED SKILL: Beast Form

Mechanic

First Job

• Flame Launcher: max usage time has been increased from 8 seconds to 12 seconds, damage has been increased from 70% to 80%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Metal Armor: Prototype: now increases speed by 20
• Drill Rush: damage has been increased from 150% to 180%
• Gatling Shot: damage has been increased from 70% to 80%

Second Job

• NEW SKILL: Physical Training: increases strength and dexterity by 30 (max level: 10)
• Mechanic Mastery: now increases critical chance by 10%
• Atomic Hammer: damage has been increased from 430% to 460%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Rocket Booster: damage has been increased from 160% to 200%, max level has been decreased from 20 to 10

Third Job

• Satellite: damage has been increased from 210% to 240%
• Metal Armor: Heavy Machine Gun: skill can now be toggled On or Off, cooldown has been removed
• Rocket Punch: damage has been increased from 570% to 640%, number of monsters hit is now 6 at all levels

Fourth Job

• War Machine: Titan: damage has been increased from 1250% to 1440%
• Metal Armor: Missile Tank: damage has been increased from 100% to 120%
• Laser Blast: damage has been increased from 360% to 500%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8
• Metal Armor: Heavy Machine Gun: damage has been increased from 95% to 115%

 

Aran

• The range of the Swing skills has been increased
• The amount of time before a Combo disappears has been increased

First Job

• Combo Ability: attack boost of 2 per 10 combo has been increased to 3
• Double Swing: damage has been increased from 220% to 250%
• Combo Smash: damage has been increased from 450% to 480%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8

Second Job

• NEW SKILL: Final Attack: there is an 40% chance to activate a 150% damage Final Attack (max level: 20, pre-requisite: 3 Polearm Mastery)
• Polearm Mastery: now increases attacking speed by 1
• Triple Swing: damage has been increased from 370% to 500%
• Final Charge: damage has been increased from 200% to 230%, now has a 30% chance to inflict 10 second stun, number of monsters hit has been increased from 7 to 10
• Combo Drain: skill duration time is 240 seconds, HP recovery per hit has been increased from 5% to 10%, maximum HP able to be recovered has been increased from 10% to 20%, max level has been decreased from 20 to 10 (for 150 seconds, 10% of your damage will be used to recover HP)
• Combo Fenrir: damage has been increased from 430% to 480%
• Body Pressure: damage has been increased from 300% to 400%
• Snow Charge: max level has been decreased from 20 to 10 (35% damage increase, gives the ice element for 200 seconds, decreases an enemy’s attacking speed by 40 for 20 seconds)

Third Job

• NEW SKILL: Blessing Maha: increase the party’s attack and magic attack by 30 for 100 seconds (max level: 10)
• Full Swing: damage boost of Triple Swing has been increased from 540% to 570%
• Final Toss: damage has been increased from 350% to 400%
• Rolling Spin: damage has been increased from 110% to 160%
• Cleaving Attack: shared damage reduction has been removed, defense ignored has been increased from 25% to 40%, now increases damage by 20% when fighting a boss, max level has been decreased from 20 to 10 (ignore 40% of a monster’s defense, increase damage by 20% when fighting a boss)
• Combo Judgement: damage has been increased from 500% to 550%

Fourth Job

• NEW SKILL: Advanced Final Attack: increases attack by 30 and accuracy by 10%, there is a 60% chance of activating Final Attack for 250% damage (max level: 30, pre-requisite: 20 Final Attack)
• High Mastery: minimum critical damage boost has been increased to 15%, max level has been decreased from 30 to 20 (70% mastery over the polearm, increases attack by 30,  increases minimum critical damage by 15%)
• Over Swing: Double Swing’s attack boost has been increased from 360% to 400%, Triple Swing’s attack boost has been increased from 450% to 490%
• High Defense: now increases HP by 20%, max level has been decreased from 30 to 20 (decreases damage by 20%, increases HP by 20%)
• Final Blow: damage has been increased from 282% to 355%
• Combo Tempest: damage has been increased from 720% to 790%
• Combo Barrier: now increases party’s defense and magic defense by 60
• Swift Move: Final Charge and Final Toss’ damage boosts have been increased from 50% to 60%
• Freeze Standing: max level has been decreased from 30 to 20 (decreases chance of getting knocked back by 90% for 300 seconds)

 

Evan

• Dragon Flight skill has been added
• All attacking skills’ attacking speed have been increased

First Growth

• Dragon Soul: attacking speed boost has been increased from 1 to 2, now increases speed by 10
• Magic Missile: damage has been increased from 145% to 190%

Second Growth

• Fire Circle: damage has been increased from 220% to 280%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 4 to 6

Third Growth

• Lightning Bolt: damage has been increased from 280% to 340%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 3 to 8
• Magic Guard: now decreases damage taken by 10%

Fourth Growth

• Spell Mastery: now increases critical chance by 10%
• Ice Breath: damage has been increased from 410% to 470%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8, charge time removed

Fifth Growth

• Magic Flare: damage has been increased from 430% to 510%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 1 to 8
• Magic Shield: damage reduction has been decreased from 30% to 10%, now increases defense and magic defense by 300 and HP by 10%

Sixth Growth

• Critical Magic: now increases minimum critical damage by 15%
• Dragon Thrust: damage has been increased from 140% to 200%, chance to knock a monster back has been increased from 95% to 100%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 6 to 8

Seventh Growth

• Magic Amplification: MP usage and magic attacking skills’ boosts have been increased from 135% to 150%
• Breath: damage has been increased from 610% to 700%, charge time removed
• Killing Wing: damage has been increased from 450% t0 500%
• Magic Resistance: now increases magic defense by 100

Eighth Growth

• Dragon Fury: now activated whenever MP is above 30%
• Earthquake: damage has been increased from 640% to 720%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 8 to 10
• Ghost Lettering: damage has been increased from 400% to 440%
• Recovery Aura: now regenerates HP as well

Ninth Growth

• Illusion: damage has been increased from 190% to 380%, now has a 40% chance to stun for 10 seconds
• Flame Wheel: damage has been increased from 265% to 390%, now inflicts DoT for 25 seconds every second, number of monsters hit has been increased from 8 to 10

Tenth Growth

• Blaze: damage has been increased from 285% to 420%, chance to stun has been increased from 90% to 100%, number of monsters hit has been increased from 1 to 8
• Dark Fog: damage has been increased from 1950% to 2100%

The update is called Advance of the Union, so obviously there are new Union quests! They start at level 15 now, until the level 75 one where you join! Resistance, Aran, and Evan classes also get an extra quest to get a special ore from the Leben Mine for Cygnus.

The Awakening event applies to all currently reorganized jobs. When they log in, they get a free SP Reset (untradeable, expires in 3 days).

They also get free Union weapons, which give (in order): 97 attack (Union Polearm), 105 magic attack (Union Wand), 105 magic attack (Union Staff), 93 attack (Union Crossbow), and 70 attack (Union Shooter). They’re all level 75, come unidentified and they have 7 slots.

Ellin Forest has been reorganized! There is also a questline now, where Spiegelmann sends you to investigate the mysterious area and you end up helping Helena to protect the Altaire Camp!

As you can see, it now has a world map!

There are a couple of new monsters (the Ancient Fairy and Shining Ancient Fairy), as well as two new bosses~ The boar is called Chow, and the girl is called the Fairy Queen, Epineah!

She drops Epineah’s Ring, which gives 2 to all stats, 50 HP and MP, 45 defense and magic defense, 1 attack and magic attack, and 15 accuracy and avoid (level 105, untradeable, one-of-a-kind).

You can get the Ellin Forest’s Guardian medal from finishing this quest line, which gives 4 to all stats, 160 HP and MP, 90 defense and magic defense, 1 attack and magic attack, 40 accuracy and avoid, 7 speed, and 1 PvP damage.

The Cash Shop finally has a search feature~

There is now an option to change skill effect quality. On lowest, it looks something like this.

The first event is called Job Reorganization Celebration! Overshadowed much, Evan? Note, none of these events apply to Demon Slayers.

First of all, on newly created Resistance, Aran, and Evan, if you reach level 70 you’ll receive the Union’s Ring. It gives 3 to all stats, 3 attack and magic attack, and 20 accuracy and avoid. It is untradeable. I don’t know which rings it stacks with though…

Then there’s the Union’s Cheer! At second, third, and fourth job advancement (third, 5th, and 8th growth for Evan) on a Resistance, Aran, or Evan character, you’ll receive either a 60% One-handed Weapon for Magic Attack Scroll or a 60% Two-handed Weapon for Attack Scroll.

The Challenge Up! event is for anyone level 120~197. If you gain three levels, you’ll receive one of the above scrolls.

The Advance of the Union event supplies Resistance, Aran, and Evan characters with full sets of equipment from level 10 to level 70.

Finally, the Union’s Support gives every Resistance, Aran, and Evan over level 70 the choice of one Special Mastery Book that increases the maximum SP in a skill from 10 to 20/30 (whichever is higher) or a Secret Mastery Book.

The Haunted Mansion has returned~! Everyone in the Maple world is getting into Halloween, even Orca! I guess she’s Cannon Shooter’s rebound girl after being rejected by Mercedes. Francis seems a bit jealous too…

The Masked Gentleman has heard of your bravery and invites you to visit his mansion… Whenever you leave, you can always accept his quest to be teleported back there.

This year, the entire Haunted Mansion is similar to one giant party quest. It  consists of 5 parts, that must be completed with at least one other person (not all at one time though). For the first four parts, you get 1 Masked Gentleman’s Room Key  and Mask Piece per clear. Then you use all four keys to open the door to the fifth and final stage. You can collect the Mask Pieces to trade in for prizes.

Just like a regular party quest, the levels of the monsters will be adjusted to the average party level.

Sometimes, in a stage, you’ll see the Halloween Cat Witch! Defeat him and he’ll drop some items such as Secret Mastery Books, Smiley Face Masks (5 to all stats, 50 HP and MP, 50 defense and magic defense, 3 attack and magic attack, 7 speed and jump; untradeable, lasts 3 days, cannot time extend), Angry Face Masks (5 to all stats, 50 HP and MP, 50 defense and magic defense, 3 attack and magic attack, 7 speed and jump; untradeable, lasts 3 days, cannot time extend), Halloween 1.5x Experience Coupons, Mask Pieces, and personality trait potions.

Stage 1 – Guest Room. In this stage, you must look around the room and find hints to the password that will let you out! Once you have found the correct password, you can leave.

Stage 2 – Study. In this room, you must defeat the possessed books and return them to their place on the bookshelf! Once you fill up the bookshelf, you’re done~

Stage 3 – Messy Center Hall. To start this stage, you have to talk to the giant broken mirror in the center of the map. You have to defeat monsters and collect 30 Broken Mirror Pieces to finish.

Stage 4 – Pumpkin Patch. In this stage, you must break the locks on the Haunted Mansion while fighting tough monsters. You are done once the lock is off.

Stage 5 – Masked Gentleman’s Room. Finally, you use your four keys to enter the Masked Gentleman’s room, and he attacks you! Once you defeat him, you get the Masked Gentleman’s Bag.

You can open it for one of the above prizes. The Masked Gentleman’s Hat (5 to all stats, 50 HP and MP, 30 defense and magic defense, level 13, one-of-a-kind, untradeable), the Masked Gentleman is watching? title, the Happy Halloween title, or 2/3 Piece Pieces.

Now, you can trade in your Mask Pieces to Joey for a Sad Face Mask (4 to all stats, 30 defense and magic defense, 2 attack and magic attack, 30 accuracy and avoid; untradeable, lasts 3 days, cannot time extend) or Crying Face Mask (4 to all stats, 30 defense and magic defense, 2 attack and magic attack, 30 accuracy and avoid; untradeable, lasts 3 days, cannot time extend). He gives you one for 10 pieces.

Finally, theres the Merry Happy Halloween event!

You can collect candy from monsters, 50 to be exact, and fill up your basket! Once you’re done, Cassandra will give you a Halloween Badge Box.

You can open it for a Halloween Pumpkin Badge with random stats. They last for 30 days and cannot be time extended.

Monsters around your level will also drop the Halloween Surprise Box. You can open it for many prizes!

• Red Ball Mask (2 to all stats, lasts 14 days, 5 slots, cannot extend time limit)
• Brown Ball Mask (3 to all stats, lasts 14 days, 5 slots, cannot extend time limit)
• Halloween Pumpkin Hat (2 attack and magic attack, lasts 14 days, cannot extend time limit)
• Halloween Pumpkin (can be thrown at monsters)
• Halloween Invincibility Elixir (when used, you are invincible for 20 seconds, cooldown of 10 minutes)
• Secret Recipe
• Halloween Celebration Artisan Coupon (automatically level up one of your professions)
• 1.5x Experience Coupon
• Sunrise Dew, Reindeer Milk
• Personality trait potions
• Witch’s Broom Riding Coupon (7 days)
• Halloween Pumpkin Chair

In town, the Halloween Pumpkin might appear! If you defeat him, everyone will receive the Merry Happy Halloween! buff of 30 attack and magic attack for 30 minutes.

Sometimes, you might see a pumpkin in a map! If you attack it with your normal attack, you’ll get Magic Halloween Candy that can be used to gain experience.

This update also comes with Hot Times! On October 29, you’ll receive an SP Reset if you are logged in at 2:30 pm. On November 5, you’ll receive a Halloween’s Miraculous Blessing, which when used gives you enough experience to level up!

This is the Magical Halloween Tree! Like other ‘tree’ events, you can give in items to the witch to help this tree grow. Once its done, you’ll receive Halloween items!

To get the Event Stamp for this event, you must get both the Masked Gentleman’s Hat and the Witch’s Broom Riding.

Some monsters are also getting into the spirit of Halloween, while travelling the Maple world you might see them~

Also, Nexon created calendar wallpapers from the Halloween picture above (which is wallpaper size, but if you want a version with the calendar or the lighter version, then download one of these).

Wallpaper A – 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1280×1024, 1024×768

Wallpaper B – 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1280×1024, 1024×768

Note that the first picture of the Advance of the Union is also wallpaper size! Also, I’m sorry about the quality of some pictures, something went wrong while I was making them transparent. I’ll be sure to fix them tomorrow! I don’t think they’ll affect your reading experience much though.