The third and final patch of the MapleStory NEO update has been released. It contains the new level 270+ area, Hotel Arcs, as well as a new boss, Chosen Seren! Overview New Area <Hotel Arcs> An old hotel built in a desolate desert. Can you find clues of the ancient gods here? Discover the hidden secrets of Hotel Arcs. New Boss <Chosen Seren> Discover the strength of Seren, who was chosen by the ancient gods! NEO Event Ring Lune’s Magic Bell to call the snowflake reindeer and collect Neo Stones! Enjoy the newly added minigames, Colourful Invitations and Psychic Yutnori. 2021 New Year’s Greetings New year’s 2021! Share warm greetings with other Maplers and receive special New Year’s gifts! MapleStory NEO The MapleStory NEO update will take place over 3 patches: Signal (December 17) Chaser of Darkness, Kain (January 7) Hotel Arcs (January 28) The first patch will feature Cernium as a permanent level 260+ area, as well as the level cap increase to 300 and other growth-related changes. The second patch contains the new job, the Nova archer Kain. The third patch contains the new level 270+ area Hotel Arcs as well as the Chosen Seren as a new boss. New Area <Hotel Arcs> Following the clues of the ancient gods, you find yourself in the middle of a desolate desert. What are the secrets hidden in Hotel Arcs? Welcome to Hotel Arcs https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm57.img_.welcome-to-arcs-hotel_new.mp3 A Mechanic With a Wander https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm57.img_.a-mecanic-with-a-wander_new.mp3 Way Out of the Wilderness https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm57.img_.wayout-of-the-wilderness_new.mp3 Lonesome Cinema https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm57.img_.lonesome-cinema_new.mp3 Train Heading Nowhere https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm57.img_.train-heading-nowhere_new.mp3 Participation Requirements Characters level 270 or higher who have completed the 5th job advancement and the ‘[Cernium (After)] Divide and Conquer’ quest. Participation Method Accept the ‘[Hotel Arcs] In the Middle of the Desert…’ quest through the lightbulb on the left side of your screen. New NPCs have been added to Hotel Arcs. Rusty Achelon Tommy Kubo Robo Sancho Nacho Gracho Here are the new NPC illustrations. As you can see, other characters will appear such as Irena, Belle, and Senya. New monsters have been added to Hotel Arcs. Stone Kiwi (Lv. 270) Sand Blade Marauder (Lv. 270) Iron Bullet Slayer (Lv. 270) Searching Foxillian (Lv. 271) Antique Collector Foxillian (Lv. 272) Strict Station Attendant (Lv. 273) Lost Owner Watchdog (Lv. 274) When you complete all the quests in Hotel Arcs, you will receive 1 Authentic Symbol: Hotel Arcs. After completing the quests in Hotel Arcs, you can perform a daily quest for Achelon in Hotel Arcs Lobby. When you complete it, you will receive 5 Authentic Symbols: Hotel Arcs. New items have been added. The Slowest but Fastest One medal In Hotel Arcs, Elite Bosses will not appear, Elite Champions will appear instead. Click to view slideshow. Here are the new maps in Hotel Arcs. Click to view slideshow. Here are the illustrations. New Boss <Chosen Seren> After the battle at Cernium ended, Seren became hostile to the adversary through someone’s plot! Test your strength by defeating Seren, who has gained incredible power by becoming the incarnation of the ancient gods! Awakening of Old God https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/bgm53.img_.awakeningofoldgod_new.mp3 Participation Requirements Characters level 265 or higher who have completed the 5th job advancement and the ‘[Cernium (After)] Divide and Conquer’ quest. Participation Method Enter through the special portal in Cernium Royal Palace Main Hall. New items have been added. Mitra’s Rage: Warrior Mitra’s Rage: Magician Mitra’s Rage: Archer Mitra’s Rage: Thief Mitra’s Rage: Pirate Mitra’s Core Gemstone The Mitra’s Rage items are emblems, which are part of the Dark Boss accessory set. They give 40 main stat/secondary stat and 5 attack/magic attack, they are level 200 and are tradeable until equipped. The Mitra’s Core Gemstone gives a new 5th job skill, Crest of the Solar. This skill cannot be obtained by crafting or by opening Core Gemstones, it can only be acquired by using the Mitra’s Core Gemstones which are acquired from the Chosen Seren. Crest of the Solar: After emitting the heat of the sun with Mitra’s power, the flames’ rage is realized. If the Crest of Flames hits an enemy using Damage Reflect, you will not take damage. If you change maps, it will disappear. (max level: 25) Level 25: Consumes 15% max HP. Mitra’s Flames: Deals 1500% damage 12 times on up to 15 enemies, then summons the Crest of Flames. Crest of Flames: For 51 seconds, deals 400% damage 6 times on up to 2 enemies every 2.1 seconds. If there is only 1 enemy, the damage is increased to 550%. Cooldown: 250 seconds. Level 30: Consumes 15% max HP. Mitra’s Flames: Deals 1650% damage 12 times on up to 15 enemies, then summons the Crest of Flames. Crest of Flames: For 51 seconds, deals 440% damage 6 times on up to 2 enemies every 2.1 seconds. If there is only 1 enemy, the damage is increased to 605%. Cooldown: 250 seconds. Information Note: this is entirely information that I’m getting from the data, it could be inaccurate/incomplete! Seren is a level 275 boss and requires 200 Authentic Force. There are two phases, and both phases have 380% PDR. You can enter once per day and clear it once per week. The first phase has a special mechanic where if you get hit by Seren’s attacks, the gauge on the screen will fill up. When it’s full, you will be bound for a certain amount of time. Phase 1 takes place in the Cernium Royal Palace Main Hall. Seren’s second phase has 4 forms, each with its own animations and BGM. It seems that she can switch between them during the fight and the BGM will switch accordingly and seamlessly. Phase 2 takes place in the World’s Boundary map, from the Borderless patch in the Glory update! The map will also change based on Seren’s form. Dawn of Hope Solar Deity – Dawn of Hope https://orangemushroom.files.wordpr...bossseren_phase2.solardeitydawnofhope_new.mp3 Midnight of Silence Solar Deity – Midnight of Silence https://orangemushroom.files.wordpr...en_phase2.solardeitymidnightofsilence_new.mp3 Noon of Justice Solar Deity – Noon of Justice https://orangemushroom.files.wordpr...sseren_phase2.solardeitynoonofjustice_new.mp3 Twilight of Flame Solar Deity – Twilight of Flame https://orangemushroom.files.wordpr...eren_phase2.solardeitytwilightofflame_new.mp3 Improvements and Bug Fixes Skills Fixed an issue where if a character used a skill that made them disappear in a map where there are reflections on the floor, their face would still appear in the reflection. Fixed an issue where if a monster was inflicted with a status effect then used a pattern that made them disappear and come back, the previously applied status effect would not be outputted. This applies to the following skills: Adventurer magicians’ Empirical Knowledge Archmage (F/P)’s Poison Chain Shadower’s Assassinate Mikhail’s Light of Courage Phantom’s Mark of Phantom Kain’s Death Blessing For skills that create objects which pull monsters, the range to find platforms under the object that monsters can be moved to has been increased. There must be a platform which the mosters can be moved to in order for a monster to be pulled. This applies to the following skills: Wind Breaker’s Vortex Sphere Kain’s Shaft Break and Possess: Shaft Break Kinesis’ Law of Gravity Fixed an issue where if certain classes used Seed rings while riding their mounts caused the cast action to be longer than intended. Evan’s Dragon Master Mercedes’ Sylphidia Mechanic’s Metal Armor Fixed an issue where after using the Rune of Giants, if you jumped down or moved upwards quickly, certain summons would disappear or move to awkward locations. Resistance’s Infiltrate skill and Phantom’s Steal Skill can no longer be used in boss monster battle maps. Fixed an issue where the client would exit if adventurer warriors held Leap Attack down in terrain with forced movement. Fixed an issue with Paladin’s Parashock Guard where if they died while using the skill, it would not be removed from party members who had it applied. Fixed an issue with Archmage (F/P)’s Poison Chain where if the first attack didn’t hit an enemy, the infection effect would appear but it would not actually infect anything. Fixed an issue where Archmage (I/L)’s Chilling Step and Battlemage’s Dark Lightning activated in Meisterville. Fixed an issue with Bishop’s Dispel where sometimes dispellable status effects were not dispelled. Bowmaster’s Armor Piercing’s skill description has been updated to match the current logic of the skill only activating on your own attacking skills which hit an enemy. Bowmaster’s Silhouette Mirage’s attack will no longer activate if there are no attackable enemies. Night Lord’s Shadow Web’s skill description has been updated to match the current logic of “jumping while in the air”. Fixed an issue with Shadower’s Demon Slashing Shadow Formation where the boss attack would be activated even while hanging on a rope. Fixed an issue with Adventurer pirates’ Pirate Flag where the defense reduction sometimes did not apply. Fixed an issue where Viper could not use Furious Charge to move upwards in the Meister’s Herb/Mine Farm 1F. Fixed an issue where Soul Master did not return to the base stance when Rising Sun or Falling Moon were cancelled. Fixed an issue where if Flame Wizard used Infinity Flame Circle at the same time as the Phoenix Feathers being prepared, the feathers required to cast it would not be consumed. Fixed an issue with the Hero common skill Freud’s Blessing where after the 6 stacked buff ended, the cooldown would apply once more. Aran can no longer use Boost End – Hunter’s Targeting if they are in a state where they cannot use movement skills and an alert system message will be outputted. Fixed an issue with Luminous’ Punishing Resonator in Equilibrium mode where it did not deal damage to Zakum. Fixed an issue with Luminous’ Liberation Orb where the darkness passive effect sometimes did not deal damage. Fixed an issue where Phantom could sometimes use other skills while using Phantom Shroud. Eunwol’s Spirit Incarnation’s end action delay has been decreased by 60%. Fixed an issue where Eunwol’s Critical Insight did not apply to Black Mage phase 4. Pets will no longer consume potions when Demon Avenger’s Demon Frenzy consumes HP. Fixed an issue with Battlemage’s Death UI where it could be moved off the screen if you changed your resolution. Fixed an issue where if Kaiser used Will of Swords in Final Figuration form, moved to a map where the skill could not be used, then moved to a map with monsters, the previous Will of Swords could not be used. Fixed an issue where if you transferred Kain’s link skill Prior Preparation, then cancelled the transfer after preparing, the preparations would remain in your buff window. Fixed an issue with Kain’s Shadow Step where if it was used upwards, sometimes the cooldown was not applied. Fixed an issue where Kain’s Remain Incense was not affected by skill effect transparency. Fixed an issue with Possess: Scattering Shot where more than the set number of arrows were created. Fixed an issue where if Kain cast Possess: Falling Dust, the Possession mode would not be cancelled and another Possess skill could be used again. Fixed an issue with Kain’s Thanatos Descent’s arrows of death where they appeared to hit late to other characters. Fixed an issue where if Angelic buster used a skill that consumed HP in regular mode then moved a certain disatance in Dress Up mode, the HP would appear to be consumed again. Zero’s Transcendent Rhinne’s Prayer’s activated final attack will no longer be activated by Aura Weapon’s aura wave. Fixed an issue where Kinesis could cancel other skill actions by using Psychic Move on maps where you cannot use it. Kinesis’ Psychic Tornado’s object will now disappear instantly if you die after throwing it out. Fixed an issue with Ultimate – Psychic Bullet where the micro black hole effect was outputted twice to other characters. Kinesis’s Ultimate – Psychic Bullet has been reverted: if you use it continuously, the previously created micro black hole will not disappear, and if a micro black hole already exists, a new one will not be created. If an Ark uses Charge Spell Amplification while receiving the effects of Charge Spell Amplification from a party member, your own skill effects will be applied first. Boss Monsters Fixed an issue where if you died in a boss monster combat map where party members’ death count were shown, the party UI location would change after you revived. Fixed an issue where certain boss UI locations were changed after entering them. Fixed an issue where certain buffs were not removed when entering Ursus. Fixed an issue where certain skills did not hit Von Leon. Bowmaster’s Arrow Platter Captain’s Battleship Bomber Cannon Shooter’s ICBM and Special Monkey Escort’s Monkey Bomb Wild Hunter’s Wild Grenade Xenon’s Hologram Gravity Fixed an issue in Arkarium where items were dropped on platforms that could not be reached. Fixed an issue in the boss UI where it showed that you could enter Easy/Normal Magnus once per day. Fixed an issue where if you died in the Dusk entry waiting map, you would be moved to Void Current 2. Fixed an issue in Jin Hilla where the party members’ death count was shown only after a party member died. Quests and Maps Fixed an issue where certain Grandis world maps’ upper areas outputted Maple World. Fixed an issue with the ‘Letter Delivery’ quest where the quest information had the incorrect path. Fixed an issue in Clowns’ Tent map where you could not down jump on certain terrain. Fixed an issue where if you forfeited the ‘Reclamation HQ’s Crisis’ quest while in the battlefield map, you would be moved to Helisium Reclamation HQ. Fixed an issue in Dragon Rider where Dragonika did not appear. Certain terrain in Monster Park: Chew Chew Island stage 5 has been changed. Fixed an issue in Plunging Depths 5 where you could not down jump on certain terrain. Fixed an issue where you could search for the Magic Mortar and Moon Bunny on the world map. Fixed an issue in Wild Crocodile Swamp where the character could fall off the screen. Certain awkward backgrounds in Lilin’s House have been changed. Fixed an issue where you could use Return to Town Scrolls in Ereb. Fixed an issue in Evolving System where the ‘Training’ quest was outputted multiple times in the quest window. The background music in Suare’s Water Storage has been changed. Fixed an issue where if you moved to Cernium (After) through the Maple Guide, you would be moved to Battlefield’s West Castle Gate map. Fixed an issue in Royal Library 6 where certain ladders could not be used. Fixed an issue in Cernium West Castle Walls 3 where certain platform images were partially cut off. After completing the Hotel Arcs beginning quest, you can move to Arcs Stop Railroad by using the right portal in Cernium East Castle Walls. Fixed an issue where if Kain completed the ‘Member of the Alliance’ quest, the medal message would be outputted multiple times. In the Cross World Party Quest Traces of the Goddess <Walkway> map, monsters can no longer be moved by skills that move monsters. Fixed an issue where during the ‘[Daily Quest] Collect 50 Memory Remnants’, if you used the Collapsing Trueffet portal, a message that said you did not have enough Memory Fragments would be shown. Fixed an issue where if you had enough items, you could not use the ESC key to close dialogue. In Sharenian’s Underground Culvert, the macro detection system will no longer activate. Items Fixed an issue where the Spirit Pendant effect was not outputted on the buff window. Fixed an issue where if you used the Guild’s Blessing on a map where you could only see yourself, it would not apply to you. The Eyedrop’s description has been updated to match the current of logic of removing the curse status. Fixed an issue where the male blue Lua face’s wink emote’s eye colour was black. Fixed an issue with the Custom Mix Dye Coupon and Custom Mix Colour Lens where intermittently, you could not move the mix ratio setting scroll bar to the end. Fixed an issue where Premium Water of Life/Enriched Premium Water of Life appeared to be usable on pets that cannot be revived. When Demon Avengers use Ring of Sum/Weapon Puff – S Ring/Level Puff – S Ring, they will now instead receive an HP boost based on the stat boost. Demon Avengers will receive 17.5x the amount of the ring as HP. Fixed an issue with Ark where certain items did not appear normally while in Spectre mode. Fixed the awkward description of the Reboot Beauty Awards Hair Coupon. Hair/Face Room Slot Expansion Coupon item descriptions have been improved. Fixed an issue where the cash effect item Eye Shine did not output while using Metal Armor: Tank. Fixed an issue with certain Cash items where the images were awkward. Etc The Hero classes’ character creation illustrations have been updated to use spine effects. Fixed an issue where the stat window and skill window’s guide message images appeared awkwardly when job advancing. Fixed an issue in Monster Life where the monster information window for monster storage was hidden. Fixed an issue in Monster Life where the monster book’s category selection scroll image appeared awkwardly. Fixed an issue in Monster Collection where the remaining time until expedition completion was sometimes disaplayed differently. Certain world information messages will no longer be displayed. House Wedding congratulations message Acquiring an SS monster in Monster Life message Acquiring Cursed Kaiserium/Ruin Force Shield/Damaged Black Heart/Androids from boss monsters Acquiring the Horntail Slayer/Pink Bean Slayer medals Fixed an issue in the Crossroads of Choice where the Adventurer pirates’ Cannon Shooter skill effect was different than the current effect. Fixed an issue in the Guild UI where sorting in the alliance member list was not applied. Fixed an issue where the Super Transform/Battleship ridings could not be used. Fixed an issue where mesos were deducted multiple times when creating a guild. Fixed an issue when combining Arcane Symbols where the effect would be outputted on an empty slot. Fixed an issue where the equipment window’s Authentic Symbol buttom continued to flash even after completing the enhancement. Fixed an issue where you could try to continuously craft items with a crafting cooldown. You can no longer use teleport while crafting equipment. Fixed an issue in Reboot where fused items’ selling prices were wrongly outputted. Fixed an issue where after Pollo and Fritto would end, the quest alert’s registered quests would disappear. You can no longer right click in Maple News. Fixed an issue where you could not end Capture Mode if you died in Capture Mode while holding a Buff Freezer. Fixed an issue where changing the hotkeys was not applied instantly. Fixed an issue where you could see the buddy chat of characters not on your buddy list. If you try to pick up items a certain number of times without moving, you can no longer pick up items until after you move. Fixed an issue where the Deco tab did not appear in the Neo Core Shop, Neo Meso Shop, or Neo Stone Shop. Fixed an issue where certain chat messages would not appear if you moved to certain areas. Fixed an issue where Kain could not complete the ‘[Magnus] Nova’s Traitor, That’s You!’ achievement. Fixed an issue where clicking on item links in the chat window would sometimes not output the item information. The Mileage settling/use popup will now be displayed properly even while using the Microsoft Edge browser. Cash Shop Royal Style The Maple Royal Style Coupon will be on sale from January 28 to February 17. There are new items such as the Ebony set! It includes the 94th Special Label: the Forbidden Library set. If you collect all 5 items, you’ll receive the Forbidden Library Chair. Wisp’s Wonderberry Wisp’s Wonderberries will be on sale from January 28 to March 3. They contain the 12th Wonder Black set: the Snow Nyans pets, Panyan, Snownyan, and Bunyan. They have the We Are Carp Bread pets, which are based off bungeo-ppang. You can also get Bready, Macaroony, Organic Wonder Cookies, or Enriched Premium Water of Life. MapleStory NEO Neo Castle https://orangemushroom.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/bgmevent.img_.neocastle_new.mp3 Neo Castle, a mysterious space created when Maple World and Grandis World combined! Enjoy the abundant events taking place in Neo Castle! This event will take place from December 17 to February 24. You can participate by accepting the “[NEO] Mysterious Castle on the Sea <Neo Castle>” quest. After doing so, you can begin to collect Neo currency from various events at Neo Castle. Neo Stones (300 per day per character) Neo Gems (100 per day per character) Neo Cores (up to 400 per week per world) Lune’s Magic Bell The Lune’s Magic Bell event runs from January 28 to February 24. Lune is a beautiful spirit born together with Neo Castle! Acquire Neo Stones through Lune’s magic bell! You can talk to Lune to receive the Lune’s Magic Bell skill. When you enter a map with monsters around your level, the skill will automatically activate and the Magic Bell will appear above your head. When you kill monsters around your level, you’ll have a chance to acquire an Erda which will be absorbed by the magic bell and acquire 1 Neo Stone. When the magic bell absorbs 10 Erda, a giant magic bell will appear. When you defeat the giant bell, you will receive 20 Neo Stones. There is also a certain chance for the Snowflake Reindeer Rush to activate, giving you an additional 20 Neo Stones. As the event progresses, the chance for the Snowflake Reindeer to appear will increase. This increased chance will be applied per character. If you leave the map while the giant bell is active, it will be cancelled. If you reach your daily limit of Neo Stones, the Lune’s Magic Bell skill will be deactivated. Psychic Yutnori The Psychic Yutnori event will run from January 28 to February 24. You can talk to Maru to register for Psychic Yutnori, a minigame where you and another player move your pieces around the board by throwing sticks while using special powers to help yourself and hurt your opponent. The game will end when a player gets all 4 pieces to the finish line within the time limit. You will receive Neo Gems based on your results. Win: 40 Neo Gems Draw: 20 Neo Gems Loss: 10 Neo Gems You can participate if you have reached your daily limit of Neo Gems, but you will not acquire any more. Colourful Invitations The Colourful Invitations event will run from January 28 to February 24. You can talk to Pia to play Colourful Invitations, a minigame where you must send as many invitations to Neo Castle as possible and collect Neo Gems! When the game starts, you’ll see the invitations that have been prepared on the left side of your screen. You will have 1:30 minutes to press the arrow key with the same colour as the invitations to send them out. As you send invitations, your Fever Gauge will fill up. Once its full, Fever Time will be activated and you can quickly press space bar to send invitations. At the end of the game, you will receive Neo Gems based on number of invitations you sent. You can participate if you have reached your daily limit of Neo Gems, but you will not acquire any more. 2021 New Year’s Greetings The 2021 New Year’s Greetings event will run from February 9 to February 15. You can talk to Cassandra to choose one of the 12 zodiac animals. The one that you choose will be shown as a small icon to the left of your character’s name for the rest of the event. You can right click on other characters and greet them, or accept greetings from other players. You can accept Cassandra’s Greetings Daily Mission quest which requires you to greet certain zodiac animals to receive New Year’s gifts! The daily mission can only be completed once per day per world. There are 3 days of rewards: Day 1: 2021 Zodiac Damage Skin, 100 Neo Stones Voucher Day 2: I Became a Cow Tail Voucher, 100 Neo Stones Voucher Day 3: I Became a Cow Headband Voucher, 100 Neo Stones Voucher Sunday Maple The Sunday Maple event will take place on January 31, February 7, February 14, and February 21. On January 31, the following benefits will take place: ? 2x acquisition rate and daily limit of Neo Stones and Neo Gems On February 7, the following benefits will take place: ? 2x acquisition rate and daily limit of Neo Stones and Neo Gems On February 14, the following benefits will take place: ? 2x acquisition rate and daily limit of Neo Stones and Neo Gems On February 21, the following benefits will take place: ? 2x acquisition rate and daily limit of Neo Stones and Neo Gems Source: Orange Mushroom's Blog