What content can still be added to MapleLegends?

In the OP, it claims that the Dual Race PQ doesn't give any rewards when it actually does.



The PQ gives a cape as a reward if you complete it 30 and 50 times respectively (see here) — the same prizes mentioned here.

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To join the PQ, you talk to Norrington, who is said to be placed in Aqua Road:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRt38UHlJ5s

The video above also shows that KMS may have revamped it at some point to allow characters above Level 80 to join.

 

JMS hosted their own "World Tour Boss Raid" as an event in 2009. The format is similar to the Agent M Boss PQ that was in GMS — and looks much harder.



Edit:



Rewards may include consumable items, item exchange tickets, and cosmetics; see 2011.

 

Internet Cafe was given an expansion in JMS post Big-Bang.

ワンワンマントル (WanWan Mantle)


死霊の集う海岸 (Coast Where Ghosts Gather)


サボテンの砂漠 (Desert of Cacti)


Sources:

• https://maplestory.fandom.com/wiki/Kerning_City_Internet_Cafe
• https://blog.goo.ne.jp/speeeeeeedd/e/b1dfcbebfb62af79b38c5056d9067c69

 

Since we just had Lunar New Year (some countries still call it "Chinese New Year"), I thought it would be fitting to give a mention to Dong Dong Chiang. TMS and MSEA players have probably come across this event at some point.

The "Hong Bao" is the Red Envelope: . It's available both as a USE and ETC item in the game.

Later versions introduced another purple variant of the mob and other prizes including a ring.







(By then, it seems the damage was bumped up from "100" to "8888".) It might also just be me but I think the map fits well with Shaolin Temple.

There was also an exchange that you can join by talking to Cai Shen:



This is an article you can read to know more about the origins of the event.

Sources:

• https://www.hidden-street.net/forum/threads/45135-Patch-Notes-for-Version-098-(Lots-of-CNY-Events)
• https://strategywiki.org/wiki/MapleStory/Towns/House_of_Dong_Dong_Chiang

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The other server has already brought this event back for users. I guess it's only a matter of time before Legends gets to introduce theirs.

 

Peach Blossom Island

The map is traditionally acknowledged as an area of Victoria Island. I still think it could be transformed such that islanders could access this area, such that they can get married and make use of the functionality that comes with it.

 

Hidden Street claims that Poison Mushroom, which you can find on the outskirts of Mushroom Castle, was able to drop Lidium Ore.



In my opinion, it reads like a typo — akin to that of a scripting error — because according to the drop table, no other mobs in Mushroom Castle were said to drop that same item.

Although, it did make me think about Mushroom Castle in general, specifically as to how "overpowered" it became as a game area, and why it would lead to "detriment", at least in terms of ruining the overall balance within the game.

A side note, although probably not relevant: Mushroom Castle traditionally became an area limited only to characters between levels 30 to 38, however, it does appear differently in some servers in the game. For example, I read somewhere — I don't have the reference on hand — that you could start playing even as early as level 25. It is also true that MapleStory also revamped the area for characters above level 60, albeit introducing similar limitations as to the original design for the area, namely to make the character sit within level x and x to qualify for re-entry. This is a bit of wordful, sorry for expressing this in a clumsy way.

According to the world map, Mushroom Castle was conveniently accessed by entering a portal that can be found in "An Empty House", which is in Henesys. For reference:



It makes sense to give entry to Mushroom Castle by leaving a portal somewhere on Victoria Island; and Henesys at least seems to be good for doing just that. Going back to my embarrassing thought about connecting the Lidium Ore entry and Mushroom Castle, it does make me entertain the unusual possibility about Nihal Desert and Mushroom Castle being somehow linked, even though there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that it should.

I was thinking about how Karcasa in Ariant somehow gives you a "magic carpet ride" to Victoria Island, that is, they give you a free teleport to a random town on Victoria Island. Mushroom Castle stands out to me as being a "fantasy reconstruction". It only makes me wonder as to what it would be like if Karcasa became the point of entry into Mushroom Castle? It obviously would mean having to make changes to the World Map that was supplied, but I digress.

I read an unpopular opinion that was posted here about potentially making Mushroom Castle a higher-level area. I personally don't have much that I want to say about that. But I do think it entertains an interesting possibility, and I think it is worth noting in light of the various changes that were made to the area in the official game.

Anyway, I am not actually advocating for Mushroom Castle to be introduced into MapleLegends. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts about it, and I thought it would be perfect to say it here because it has been on my mind for a few good months.