MapleStory is a free-of-charge, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by the South Korean company Wizet.
Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or
regions, and each is published by various companies such as Wizet and Nexon.
Although playing the game is free, character appearances and gameplay
enhancements can be purchased from the "Cash Shop" using real money. MapleStory has a combined total of over 50 million subscriber accounts in all of its versions. MapleStory North America (Global), for players mainly in North AmericaEast Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, has over three million players. and outside of
In the game, players travel the "Maple World", defeating monsters and developing their character's skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing games. Players can interact with others in many ways, such as through chatting, trading, and playing minigames. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share the rewards. Players can also join a guild to interact more easily with each other.
Like most MMORPGs,
gameplay centers on venturing into dungeons and combatting monsters in
real-time. The players combat monsters and complete quests, in the
process acquiring in-game currency called "Mesos", experience points
(EXP), and various items. Players can kill monsters alone, or they can
form a party with up to six total characters. Loot is shared based on
relative damage and level of characters in the party, more being
awarded to the higher-level members.
MapleStory's 2D scrolling viewpoint more closely resembles a platform game rather than the typical 3D environment or top-down perspective of other games, such as Guild Wars or Mu Online. The controls for the game are executed using the keyboard and mouse.
The keyboard is used for many game functions, and much of it can be
rearranged to suit user's needs. The mouse is mainly used to trigger
non-player characters and manipulate items.
MapleStory characters exist in "worlds" or "servers." Players
are allowed to create multiple characters in each world. Each world,
similar in content between each other in the same version, is split
into at most twenty channels, among which characters are allowed to
freely switch.
The ability to transfer entire characters between worlds was added in
December 2007 to GlobalMS. However, this feature has a restriction —
transfer of mesos is limited to 1 million, and players cannot transfer
to the newest world.
Here are some videos for ya
Last edited by imaginity on Mon May 18, 2009 9:34 am; edited 1 time in total
Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or
regions, and each is published by various companies such as Wizet and Nexon.
Although playing the game is free, character appearances and gameplay
enhancements can be purchased from the "Cash Shop" using real money. MapleStory has a combined total of over 50 million subscriber accounts in all of its versions. MapleStory North America (Global), for players mainly in North AmericaEast Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, has over three million players. and outside of
In the game, players travel the "Maple World", defeating monsters and developing their character's skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing games. Players can interact with others in many ways, such as through chatting, trading, and playing minigames. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share the rewards. Players can also join a guild to interact more easily with each other.
Like most MMORPGs,
gameplay centers on venturing into dungeons and combatting monsters in
real-time. The players combat monsters and complete quests, in the
process acquiring in-game currency called "Mesos", experience points
(EXP), and various items. Players can kill monsters alone, or they can
form a party with up to six total characters. Loot is shared based on
relative damage and level of characters in the party, more being
awarded to the higher-level members.
MapleStory's 2D scrolling viewpoint more closely resembles a platform game rather than the typical 3D environment or top-down perspective of other games, such as Guild Wars or Mu Online. The controls for the game are executed using the keyboard and mouse.
The keyboard is used for many game functions, and much of it can be
rearranged to suit user's needs. The mouse is mainly used to trigger
non-player characters and manipulate items.
MapleStory characters exist in "worlds" or "servers." Players
are allowed to create multiple characters in each world. Each world,
similar in content between each other in the same version, is split
into at most twenty channels, among which characters are allowed to
freely switch.
The ability to transfer entire characters between worlds was added in
December 2007 to GlobalMS. However, this feature has a restriction —
transfer of mesos is limited to 1 million, and players cannot transfer
to the newest world.
Here are some videos for ya
Last edited by imaginity on Mon May 18, 2009 9:34 am; edited 1 time in total
