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MapleSEA - Extra 2x EXP + Drop rate & v0.57 Full Client is out!

Author duststar | 06.06.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

The full client for current latest version v0.57 is out! Grab MapleSEA_MSSetup080605a.exe here!

Also latest 2x news from: http://www.maplesea.com/intro/news/newsdetail.aspx?id=77

Will MapleSEA full client and patch kills my server?

Author duststar | 05.06.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

Well. I just posted the patch mirror links yesterday and the response from the Internet community is overwhelming. Why is that so?

Bandwidth utilization over the last 24 hrs.

Bandwidth utilization over the last 12 hrs.

170 concurrent httpd sessions + average 2MB/sec (16,000kbps)

Given low resource limitation and prioritization, I might have to remove/relocate the links if the numbers still continues to rise horribly. The links will be relocated.

If you are from Singapore, or Malaysia, or countries in Asean, please download directly from MapleSEA website: http://www.maplesea.com/guide/download.aspx

For those, who has been leaving comments, asking why you can’t patch. It is better that you UNINSTALL maplestory client, then download the full client version v0.54, install the full client, then download the manual patch for v0.54 to v0.57, then apply the patch. If everything patches successfully, it’s probably other non-Maplestory software/configurations that are causing problems.

MapleSEA Client Patch v0.56 to v0.57

Author duststar | 04.06.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

Taken from: http://www.maplesea.com/intro/notices/noticesdetail.aspx?id=78

The client patch and server maintenance didn’t seems went well from 4th June 2008, 0100 hrs to 1000hrs and further extended until 2100 hrs. (Asiasoft Passport System is still down, perhaps til 5th June 2008, 1200 hrs, +8 GMT).

Nevertheless, for those overseas looking for ultra fast mirror, we got the patch ready for you again! Get patch v.54 to v.57, and patch v.56 to v.57 here if you want! Get them here.

p/s: If you client is corrupted, you may want to download the full v.54 client and then v.54 to v.57 patch, and apply the patch manually. MapleSEA servers has been unstable past few weeks, therefore it is advisable that don’t commit too much time in it because there might be/will be roll-backs.

MapleSEA 2x EXP event during June school holidays!

Author duststar | 22.05.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

From official webiste: http://www.maplesea.com/intro/news/newsdetail.aspx?id=72

Dear Maplers,

Yay! School Holidays is here again and MapleSEA will be having a 2X EXP event on every weekends from 27th May 2008 to 24th June 2008 for all worlds.

Here is the date and the time slot for the following 2X EXP event:

 

2X EXP EVENT
Dates:	From 27th May 2008 to 24th June 2008. (Only on every Saturday and Sunday within this period)
Timeslots:	2000 hrs to 2200hrs

 

So take a break this coming Holidays and enjoy Mapling together with your friends and family!

 

Happy Mapling!

 

-MapleSEA Administrator

Mark out your weekends now! Study hard, play hard!

31/5 - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
1/6  - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
7/6  - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
8/6  - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
14/6 - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
15/6 - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
21/6 - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs
22/6 - 2000 hrs to 2200 hrs

MapleSEA 3rd Anniversary Quests In-depth Walkthrough

Author duststar | 21.05.2008 | Category MMORPG, Maplestory

MapleSEA 3rd Anniversary Level Up event

If it’s the first time you are doing the quest, a light bulb would appear above your character’s head the moment you logged in, and clicking it (accept all the way) will give you certain amount of maple leaf. Amount given varies according to your level, and each time you level up, the light bulb would appear again. (Level 129 gains roughly about 580 maple leaf.)

The Maple Leaf’s Owner (Requirement: Level 10 and above)

1. Talk to the Maple Administrator, she will ask you to talk to Olaf
2. Olaf gives you a box, bring this box to Grendel the really old
3. Grendel the really old will further enhance the box. He will ask you to talk to Jay
4. Jay will see the box and will ask you to find a document. Look at your quest Log and look at the level req of the quest. For example; if its lv 71, you need to kill mobs that are lv 71 or greater for the document to drop. (Method is tested and proven)
Note: Check Hidden-Street to find out the levels of the monster you want to hunt.
Once you have the document, talk to the Orb at the top of the guild formation building (Exterior)
5. It will give you the quest item Maple Earrings. Go back to Olaf and you will finally get your Maple Earrings at lv 20.

To get your lv 40 Maple Earrings (Requirement: Level 40 and above)

Talk to Kriel the Fairy with the lv 20 Maple Earrings in inventory and she will
ask you to get 30 Star Pixie’s Star Piece and Additionally kill 50 Star Pixies. Get them to receive your lv 40 Maple Earrings.

To get your lv 70 Maple Earrings (Requirement: Level 60 and above)

Talk to Spiruna with the lv 40 Maple Earrings in inventory. She will ask you to hunt 30 Lucidas. Kill 30 Lucida and go back to Spiruna to receive the final upgrade to your Maple Earrings.

Cassandra’s Maple Quiz (Requirement: Level 10 and above)

Note: Skip this part if you want a challenge. (They’re quite easy anyway)

Answers are in order:

1. June 2005 (Reward: 100 exp + 1 Maple Leaf)
2. 2D Side Scroll (Reward: 150 exp + 2 Maple Leaf)
3. No Answer (Reward: 200 exp + 3 Maple Leaf)
4. Japan (Reward: 250 exp + 4 Maple Leaf)
5. Passionate Explorer Spirit (Reward: 300 exp + 5 Maple Leaf + Random Monster Cyrstal Piece)
6. 83 Million (Reward: 350 exp + 6 Maple Leaf)
7. Aramia (Reward: 400 exp + 7 Maple Leaf)
8. Wednesday (Reward: 450 exp + 8 Maple Leaf)
9. November 2007 (Reward: 500 exp + 9 Maple Leaf)
10. Spiegelmann (Reward: 550 exp + 10 Maple Leaf + 3 Random MapleSEA 3rd Anniversary Cakes)

Cassandra’s Fortune Telling (Requirement: Level 10 and above, 4 Maple Leaf)

Gives a special buff, effects are random.
List of buffs reported by other maplers so far: 2x Meso drop (2 hrs), 20WA/MA (1 hr) , 20WA (2 hrs), 100WDEF/MDEF , 50 ACC/AVOID , 10SPEED/JUMP, 10 WA/MA (20 mins), 20 Def, some accuracy, jump and speed
Note: Timings of the buff seems random as well. One special fortune you can get is a free regular haircut coupon.

Everyday Event (Occurs only on every Fridays)

Speak with Cassandra to select a monster, this will give 10% to 12% bonus exp when you fight the monster. You may choose from the whole list or a recommended list (meaning monsters around your level range).
Note: Monster choices are restricted based on which Cassandra NPCs that reside in World Tour areas which you speak with.

Secret of the Unseemly Statue (Requirement: Level 8 and above)

Speak to the Maple Administrator to start the quest, then she’ll ask you to look for Eurek the Alchemist.
Eurek will then ask you to look for some materials, they are 3 Sapphire Ores, 3 Garnet Ores and 3 Amethyst Ores.

Return to Eurek who will reward you one random monster piece.

The Evil Spirit Jar 1 (Requirement: Level 8 and above)

For Evil Jar Quest, please refer to this official link.

FAQ

Q: What quests are repeatable?
A: The Level Up event, Cassandra’s Maple Quiz, Cassandra’s Fortune Telling, Evil Spirit Jar, Sealed Jar, Aramia’s Fireworks and the Maple Leaf exchange quests are repeatable. Some of them have a cooldown time in between before you can do them again. (Refer to this official link)

Q: Why some characters have a golden girl effect?
A: They have the complete maple set, which should consist of Maple Earrings (level 70), any Maple weapon/shield (level 64) and a Maple hat (level 70).

Q: Why aren’t the old Maple weapons dropping?!! I hunted for so long and with 2x drop coupons…
A: The drop rate is just low as mentioned in my previous post.

Credits goes to Larg for consolidating and organising the information from various sources.