Information Christmas Community Event 2020 Winners

Hello!
Sorry it took so long, but we finally have the winners for the Christmas Community Event 2020 winners selected. A combination of tiredness, bug squishing, Valentine's event, and other stuff kept us busy until now to finally comb through all 60 very talented submissions. It was super difficult picking the top 3, but here they are:

1st Place

Spoiler: 1st Place

Members: HypebeastD, Eighty and Appetite
Theme: Newbie days
Notes: We've all grown up but most of our fondest memories of Maple are whacking slimes, pigs and mushrooms mostly around Lith Harbor. We go back to those days that seeded our destination to MapleLegends. Our tree is dressed as a noob from head to toe whacking slimes, pigs and mushrooms with multiple noob weapons.

2nd Place

Spoiler: 2nd Place

Members: Peppermint and Velcro
Theme: The Legend of Bob
Notes: Bob has been a legend to Maple World for years, spanning back to before the settlement of Victoria Island. Back some 15 years ago Bob was a legend among Maplers, with rumors circulating that if you were to catch Bob, his mythic powers would cause your scrolls to enchant without fail. But, this was just a myth.. right? Jay would have thought so too, but reading through the Maple World history books the name Bob Snale appears many times with no real information or photos provided. Rumor has it that he had gone deep into the dungeons of Sleepywood.

Outside of Drake's Meal Table, we meet Gwin, a hunter who had been injured by an especially aggressive Wild Kargo. Bob, who had been training inside, came to Gwin's aid and dragged him to safety. Gwin recounts the bravery shown by Bob, stating he would do anything for him. When we investigate inside we finally meet Bob for the first time, and find who he really is... a green snail.

Bob sparked an early friendship with Grendel, before he was "The Really Old". He was known for his intellect and his might, and survived many battles (with scars to boot). To the untrained eye, he may look like just a regular snail. But according to Bruce of Henesys: "The growth rings on this shell are very densely constructed making it practically impossible for human eyes to count them." We may never know Bob's true age.

This tree is to celebrate the life and lore of Bob Snale, and hoping for the future where he may return to his home on Maple Island. For now, he will continue to train the young snails deep within the bowels of Sleepywood. Forever a legend; forever a hero.

3rd Place
There was a tie for 3rd place!

Spoiler: 3rd Place

Members: Kwik, bloobs, ianeige, Coiette
Theme: Mesorangers' Day off
Notes: This festive season, using their handy warp cards, all the way from Omega Sector, the MESORANGERS are back in town to celebrate christmas to bring joy to all. As they enter Santa's house... they hear a weeping sound.... there in a corner, they saw a small girl. "What's wrong little girl?" they asked. The girl weeped.. "I've been gaining so much weight the past 2 weeks because all I've been getting is ham and cupcakes. I'm wearing this polar bear outfit to cover my blubber..".

With a sparkle in their eyes, the Mesoranger friends made a vow. Even on their only day off, the Mesorangers are here to save you from Santa helpers, who has a thing for giving out elixirs and ham.
P.S. don't forget to ask them to bring home some pain relievers as you camp out meta maps that deal heavy damage, for dat extra weapon def so your death rankings don't rise this holiday.
P.P.S. Pink ranger flew over in a heli!

Spoiler: 3rd Place

Members: Baeri, Artemys, Heritage
Theme: MapleLegends Staff
Notes:
Happy Holidays, MapleLegends!
Another year has gone by, and MapleLegends is just as festive and active as it was when I first joined back in Summer 2017. This year, as we all know, was not how everyone had predicted for it to go. Lockdowns were placed globally, and everyone was stuck at home trying to find ways to connect with their loved ones. But, as the saying goes, wherever there’s bad, there’s always good nearby. Lockdown pushed people to digitally socialize more, and thus MapleLegends was a platform that many people, looking to find a nostalgic game to play with their friends, went on to gather and spend time in with their friends that they couldn’t see due to social distancing.

From hosting a server population of 500 to the sudden uproar of 1,500 and more players, we only have the MapleLegends Staff team to say thank you to. Quite frankly, if it wasn’t for MapleLegends, our 9 months of quarantine (and more) would have felt unbearably long, lonely, and challenging. Despite the circumstances and also having to experience the pandemic themselves, the MapleLegends Staff continued to work around the clock to ensure the game ran as smoothly as possible. Doing this as a side-gig, for free, on top of having to also balance personal lives with the amount of stress this past year has brought is evidently not an easy feat, and it is something we are extremely grateful for. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for giving everyone a safe place to gather and spend time with their friends while also making new ones during these isolating times.

As a small gesture to show our appreciation, my friends and I decided to dedicate these two trees to the MapleLegends Staff team. Each unique ornament represents someone in Staff. The Staff members included (you can guess which ornament represents who ) are Kimmy, Serin, Hyoon, Nise, Mirror, Ducky, Mott, and Eduardo (because let’s be real, Eduardo has created such a monumental bot aka DRODS that he deserves a place on the tree despite not being a “GM”). We are very thankful for all that Staff team did, does, and continues to do, especially throughout this pandemic. You guys have given all the players, new and old, a place to connect and feel a little less lonely during these extremely trying times. So, thank you, thank you, thank you.

P.S. We tried to fit as many Staff members as possible, so we apologize if some were not included.
We appreciate all of you — be it the Game Assistants, Balance Team, Graphic Designers, Web Developers, etc., for your time and dedication towards this server.

Thank you.

Congratulations to all the winners! Please make a @gm in game to redeem your prizes.
- Staff