Changes to Onyx Apples and GPQ

Hey everyone;
First, I'd like to thank all of you for voicing your opinions in the discussion thread.
One of the main intentions behind the changes was to reduce the current ''vote2win''. We had a good amount of people using their NX exclusively to run weddings every week to sell the apples/give them to guildies.
This system is not entirely being removed considering the delicate balance of the number of Apples in the server. One of the most brought up point for ways to obtain Apples was GPQ, and we agree on that. Much like APQ, it will require effort to obtain them, will be dropped from the bonus which is just like APQ's, and will have to be ran as a Guild.

Starting with the next patch, the following changes are being made to GPQ and Onyx Apples;

• Wedding Changes
  • Onyx Apple reward from Bride & Groom box reduced from 6 to 1-3
  • Onyx Apple reward from Guest box reduced from 1-3 to 1
• Sharenian Guild Party Quest
  • Addition of Onyx Apples to the bonus map boxes
  • Bonus map timer increased from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
  • The Group Warp to the Bonus Map has been removed due to the consistent Error 38 crash when warping the group. Once the Party Leader has cleared the stage, each party member must click the statue to be warped into the bonus map.

Note that these changes are experimental and very much subject to change or be rebalanced. This is also not meant to be a permanent solution, and the long term goal is obviously to bring APQ to the server and put Apples where they should be.

Feedback is obviously going to be needed (and much appreciated), so don't hesitate to tell us about your experience with the changes in this thread.

Thanks for playing MapleLegends ♥
Big thanks to Poofcakes for the GPQ warp fix ♥

 

No, the timer starts the moment the Party Leader clicks the statue. This is why we've increased the timer by 5 seconds, since people will need a second or two to click the statue themselves.
Once the 45 seconds are over, everyone is kicked out to the GPQ Exit map, no matter if you entered the bonus or not.

(It would be too easy if it was a individual timer, as a solo player could just run in one character by one to full clear the bonus by themselves )

EDIT: Ninja'd :I

 

Yes, the PQ is unchanged from it's original version.