MapleStory is an online adventure game that centers around the “Maple World,” allowing players to combat monsters and develop their characters’ skills and abilities in an immense platform-inspired persistent world. Players, using charming characters, interact through chatting, trading, and playing mini-games while surrounded by vibrant backgrounds. Groups of players can unite in parties or guilds to socialize, hunt monsters, or embark on quests.
MapleStory’s innovative cash shop offers players the option to use real currency to pay for game enhancements, from cosmetic items such as haircuts and clothing, to virtual pets that can be trained to sit, stand, and breathe fire. This feature is purely optional and players can try out items prior to purchase in a virtual dressing room. Players create truly unique identities in MapleStory through avatar customizations.
As part of a month long event celebrating the world-renowned festival of Halloween, MapleStory Europe players can look forward to a wealth of special, horror-themed additions to the game, including creepy new quests to solve and ghoulish new items to be won.
The event, which takes place from October 18th to November 8th, tells the story of Jonas Prendergast, a famed MapleStory toymaker who, following the tragic death of his daughter Sophilia, locks himself away in his mansion never to be seen again. Years later – and just as Halloween approaches! – strange sounds can be heard emanating from the haunted Prendergast mansion: could old Prendergast really still be alive? Only by completing the special Halloween quests will players learn the truth, as they enter the Prendergast mansion, face off against an army of spooks and solve the riddle of Sophilia’s mysterious death, once and for all!
As part of the celebration, MapleStory Europe’s Cash shop – the unique online store where players can purchase special items and cool accessories for their character using real money – is set to feature several new Halloween-themed items. These include a Dracula Cape, a ‘Maple-Stein’ hat, a Safety Charm that allows players to keep their experience, even after death, and a brand new pet: the Junior Reaper, a charming baby version of the Grim Reaper who’ll faithfully follow their owners, while playing their mini guitar.
“Halloween is one of the most celebrated cultural events in the world and it’s only fitting that we recognise that in true MapleStory Europe fashion,” commented Calvin Yoo, Director of International Business Development at NEXON Europe Ltd.
“We’re delighted that we can continue to both welcome new players and reward our regular players with such an entertaining programme of special in-game events, and our Halloween event is the biggest and most exciting yet.”
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